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|Born 1651
|Born 1651
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| rowspan="3" |Adams
| rowspan="4" |'''Adams'''
<small>Charles County</small>
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|Francis Adams
|Francis Adams
|(c. 1645 – 1698)<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Adams |first=William Newton |date=1901 |title=Adams Family |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/4242363 |journal=The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography |volume=8 |issue=3 |pages=312–314 |issn=0042-6636}}</ref> early settler
|c. 1645 (or 1626) – December 1698
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|John Adams
|John Adams
|(c. 1670 – 1740) early settler<ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-09-07 |title=“One Family, One Love” Adams family holds reunion |url=https://www.somdnews.com/archive/unknown/one-family-one-love-adams-family-holds-reunion/article_7f030146-b443-5eb8-81fc-db15284e9896.html |access-date=2024-08-30 |website=SoMdNews.com |language=en}}</ref>
|c. 1670 – September 1740
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|Francis Adams II
|(1680 – 1766) revolutionary, planter and gentleman<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Adams |first=William Newton |date=1901 |title=Adams Family |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/4242363?seq=2 |journal=The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography |volume=8 |issue=3 |pages=312–314 |issn=0042-6636}}</ref>
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|Charles Adams
|Charles Adams
|(c. 1672 – 1733) carpenter<ref>{{Cite book |last=Adams |first=Katharine Kellogg |url=https://archive.org/stream/adamsaddamsfamil00adam/adamsaddamsfamil00adam_djvu.txt |title=The Adams-Addams family of Maryland : The Beeks family of Virginia, The Gannaway family of Virginia, The Concklin family of New York, The Kellogg family of Massachusetts, The Williams-Love families of Virginia and Kentucky. |publisher=[Rogers Park, Ill., 1925] |others=Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/stream/marylandgenealog17unse/marylandgenealog17unse_djvu.txt |title=The Maryland genealogical bulletin |date=1936 |publisher=Baltimore, Maryland : Robert F. Hayes, Jr. |others=Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center}}</ref>
|c. 1672/3 – 1733) carpenter
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| rowspan="7" |[[:Category:Bowie family|Bowie]]
| rowspan="7" |[[:Category:Bowie family|'''Bowie''']]
<small>Prince George's County</small>
| rowspan="7" |{{See also|Bowie, Maryland|Mattaponi (John Bowie Jr. House)|Fairview Plantation|label 1=Bowie, Maryland is named after Colonel William Duckett Bowie's son Oden Bowie|label 3=Fairview Plantation is the plantation home of the Bowie family}}
| rowspan="7" |{{See also|Bowie, Maryland|Mattaponi (John Bowie Jr. House)|Fairview Plantation|label 1=Bowie, Maryland is named after Colonel William Duckett Bowie's son Oden Bowie|label 3=Fairview Plantation is the plantation home of the Bowie family}}
|[[John Bowie, Sr.]]
|[[John Bowie, Sr.]]
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|(1803 – 1873) politician
|(1803 – 1873) politician
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| rowspan="3" |Brent
| rowspan="3" |'''Brent'''
<small>St. Mary's County</small>
| rowspan="3" |{{See also|Margaret Brent Middle School|Maryland Women's Hall of Fame|label 1=Margaret Brent Middle School, named after Margaret Brent}}
| rowspan="3" |{{See also|Margaret Brent Middle School|Maryland Women's Hall of Fame|label 1=Margaret Brent Middle School, named after Margaret Brent}}
|[[Margaret Brent]]
|[[Margaret Brent]]
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|Catholic early settler, married [[Mary Kittamaquund|Mary Kittamaquad]], the daughter of the [[Piscataway Indian Nation and Tayac Territory|Piscataway Tayac]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Brent Family |url=http://www.virginiaplaces.org/religion/brentfamily.html#:~:text=Four%20members%20of%20the%20Brent,by%20crossing%20the%20Atlantic%20Ocean. |access-date=2024-08-30 |website=www.virginiaplaces.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Richardson |first=Eudora Ramsay |date=1933-11-01 |title=Margaret Brent--Gentleman |url=https://www.pdcnet.org/thought/content/thought_1933_0007_0004_0533_0547?file_type=pdf |journal=Thought: Fordham University Quarterly |language=en |volume=7 |issue=4 |pages=533–547 |doi=10.5840/thought1933741}}</ref>
|Catholic early settler, married [[Mary Kittamaquund|Mary Kittamaquad]], the daughter of the [[Piscataway Indian Nation and Tayac Territory|Piscataway Tayac]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Brent Family |url=http://www.virginiaplaces.org/religion/brentfamily.html#:~:text=Four%20members%20of%20the%20Brent,by%20crossing%20the%20Atlantic%20Ocean. |access-date=2024-08-30 |website=www.virginiaplaces.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Richardson |first=Eudora Ramsay |date=1933-11-01 |title=Margaret Brent--Gentleman |url=https://www.pdcnet.org/thought/content/thought_1933_0007_0004_0533_0547?file_type=pdf |journal=Thought: Fordham University Quarterly |language=en |volume=7 |issue=4 |pages=533–547 |doi=10.5840/thought1933741}}</ref>
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| rowspan="3" |Brice
| rowspan="3" |'''Brice'''
<small>Anne Arundel County</small>
| rowspan="3" |{{See also|Brice House (Annapolis, Maryland)}}
| rowspan="3" |{{See also|Brice House (Annapolis, Maryland)}}
|[[John Brice III|Brice III]]
|[[John Brice III|Brice III]]
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|(1746–1801) governor of Maryland
|(1746–1801) governor of Maryland
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| rowspan="3" |Brooke
| rowspan="3" |'''Brooke'''
<small>[[Old Charles County, Maryland|Old Charles County]]</small>
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|[[Robert Brooke, Sr.]]
|[[Robert Brooke, Sr.]]
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|Founder, Deputy Governor
|Founder, Deputy Governor
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| rowspan="14" |[[Calvert family|Calvert]]
| rowspan="14" |'''[[Calvert family|Calvert]], [[Baron Baltimore|Barons Baltimore]]'''
<small>St. Mary's County, Ann Arundel County</small>
Lords Baltimore
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| rowspan="14" |{{See also|Category:Calvert family residences}}
|[[George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore]]
|[[George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore]]
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|[[Henry Harford]]
|[[Henry Harford]]
|illegitimate son of [[Frederick Calvert, 6th Baron Baltimore]], [[Harford County, Maryland|namesake of Harford County]]
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|[[Eleanor Calvert]]
|[[Eleanor Calvert]]
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| rowspan="9" |[[Carroll family|Carroll]]
| rowspan="9" |[[Carroll family|'''Carroll''']]
<small>St. Mary's County, Anne Arundel County, Frederick County, Cecil County</small>
| rowspan="9" |{{See also|Doughoregan Manor|Category:Carroll family residences|St. Thomas Manor}}
| rowspan="9" |{{See also|Doughoregan Manor|Category:Carroll family residences|St. Thomas Manor}}
|[[Charles Carroll the Settler]]
|[[Charles Carroll the Settler]]
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|[[Charles Carroll of Carrollton]]
|[[Charles Carroll of Carrollton]]
|[[Carrollton Manor]], [[Mount Clare (Maryland)|Mount Clare]]
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|[[Daniel Carroll]]
|[[Daniel Carroll]]
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| rowspan="2" |[[Chase family|Chase]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Chase family|'''Chase''']]
<small>Somerset County, Baltimore County, Anne Arundel County</small>
| rowspan="2" |{{See also|Impeachment of Samuel Chase|SS Samuel Chase|Chase–Lloyd House}}
| rowspan="2" |{{See also|Impeachment of Samuel Chase|SS Samuel Chase|Chase–Lloyd House}}
|[[Samuel Chase]]
|[[Samuel Chase]]
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|(1748 – 1828) lawyer, jurist, and land speculator
|(1748 – 1828) lawyer, jurist, and land speculator
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| rowspan="2" |'''Chew'''
|Chew
<small>Anne Arundel County,</small>
|{{See also|Tulip Hill|Maidstone (Owings, Maryland)|Warfield's Range}}
<small>Cecil County</small>
| rowspan="2" |{{See also|Tulip Hill|Maidstone (Owings, Maryland)|Warfield's Range}}
|Samuel Chew (I-V)
|Samuel Chew (I-V)
|early settlers of [[Herring Bay]] beginning in1650, colonists and plantation owners<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Chew Family |url=https://cliveden.org/discover-cliveden/the-chew-family/ |access-date=2024-08-30 |website=Cliveden |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Spotlight: Black Families in the Chew Family Papers |url=https://cliveden.org/spotlight-black-families-chew-family-papers/ |access-date=2024-08-30 |website=Cliveden |language=en-US}}</ref>
|early settlers of [[Herring Bay]] beginning in1650, colonists and plantation owners<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Chew Family |url=https://cliveden.org/discover-cliveden/the-chew-family/ |access-date=2024-08-30 |website=Cliveden |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Spotlight: Black Families in the Chew Family Papers |url=https://cliveden.org/spotlight-black-families-chew-family-papers/ |access-date=2024-08-30 |website=Cliveden |language=en-US}}</ref>
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|[[John Chew Thomas]]
| rowspan="2" |[[:Category:Contee family|Contee]]
|(1764 – 1836) politician, member of the [[U.S. House of Representatives|House of Representatives]] for [[Maryland's 2nd congressional district|Maryland's 2nd district]]
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| rowspan="2" |[[:Category:Contee family|'''Contee''']]
<small>Prince George's County</small>
| rowspan="2" |{{See also|Clivedon Hall|Oaklands (Laurel, Maryland)}}
| rowspan="2" |{{See also|Clivedon Hall|Oaklands (Laurel, Maryland)}}
|[[Thomas Contee]]
|[[Thomas Contee]]
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|(1755 – 1815) priest and member of the [[United States House of Representatives|House of Representatives]]
|(1755 – 1815) priest and member of the [[United States House of Representatives|House of Representatives]]
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| rowspan="4" |[[:Category:Key family of Maryland|Key]]
| rowspan="4" |[[:Category:Key family of Maryland|'''Key''']]
<small>Cecil County,</small>
<small>Montgomery County</small>
| rowspan="4" |{{See also|Terra Rubra|Woodley Mansion|label 1=Terra Rubra, Key Family plantation}}
| rowspan="4" |{{See also|Terra Rubra|Woodley Mansion|label 1=Terra Rubra, Key Family plantation}}
|[[Philip Barton Key]]
|[[Philip Barton Key]]
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|(1779 – 1843) lawyer and author of author of the national anthem
|(1779 – 1843) lawyer and author of author of the national anthem
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| rowspan="2" |Cresap
| rowspan="2" |'''Cresap'''
<small>Allegany County</small>
| rowspan="2" |{{See also|Cresaptown, Maryland|Cresaptown-Bel Air, Maryland|Dans Mountain}}
| rowspan="2" |{{See also|Cresaptown, Maryland|Cresaptown-Bel Air, Maryland|Dans Mountain}}
|[[Thomas Cresap]]
|[[Thomas Cresap]]
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|(1742 – 1775) frontiersman immortalized in ''[[Logan's Lament]],'' owned the [[Michael Cresap House]]
|(1742 – 1775) frontiersman immortalized in ''[[Logan's Lament]],'' owned the [[Michael Cresap House]]
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| rowspan="2" |Darnall
| rowspan="2" |'''Darnall'''
<small>Prince George's County, Calvert County</small>
| rowspan="2" |{{See also|Darnall's Chance|Portland Manor|His Lordship's Kindness}}
| rowspan="2" |{{See also|Darnall's Chance|Portland Manor|His Lordship's Kindness}}
|[[Henry Darnall]]
|[[Henry Darnall]]
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|(1682-1759) planter and landowner
|(1682-1759) planter and landowner
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|Digges
|'''Digges'''
<small>Prince George's County</small>
|{{See also|Warburton Manor}}
|{{See also|Warburton Manor}}
|[[William Digges]]
|[[William Digges]]
|(c. 1651— 1697) planter, soldier and politician
|(c. 1651— 1697) planter, soldier and politician
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| rowspan="2" | '''[[John Dent|Dent]]'''
| Dent
<small>St. Mary's County, Charles County</small>
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| rowspan="2" |{{See also|Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site|label 1=Whitehaven, the Dent Family plantation is now the Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site}}
|[[Thomas Dent Sr.]]
|[[Thomas Dent Sr.]]
|(1630–1676), justice, sheriff, and member of the [[Maryland General Assembly]]
|(1630–1676), justice, sheriff, and member of the [[Maryland General Assembly]]
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|[[George Dent]]
| rowspan="3" |[[Dorsey family|Dorsey]]
|(1756 – 1813) planter, served in the [[United States House of Representatives|House of Representatives]]<ref>https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/D000254</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=George Dent , MSA SC 3520-333 |url=https://msa.maryland.gov/megafile/msa/speccol/sc3500/sc3520/000300/000333/html/333bio.html |access-date=2024-08-30 |website=msa.maryland.gov}}</ref>
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| rowspan="3" |[[Dorsey family|'''Dorsey''']]
<small>Anne Arundel County, Calvert County</small>
| rowspan="3" |{{See also|Dorsey Hall|Howard Lodge|Waverly (Marriottsville, Maryland)}}
| rowspan="3" |{{See also|Dorsey Hall|Howard Lodge|Waverly (Marriottsville, Maryland)}}
|[[Edward Dorsey (shipwright)|Edward Dorsey]]
|[[Edward Dorsey (shipwright)|Edward Dorsey]]
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|(before 1646 – 1705) colonial settler<ref>Joshua Dorsey Warfield. [[iarchive:foundersofannear00warf|The Founders of Anne Arundel and Howard Counties, Maryland: A genealogical and biographical review from wills, deeds and church records]]. Kohn & Pollock. 1905.</ref>
|(before 1646 – 1705) colonial settler<ref>Joshua Dorsey Warfield. [[iarchive:foundersofannear00warf|The Founders of Anne Arundel and Howard Counties, Maryland: A genealogical and biographical review from wills, deeds and church records]]. Kohn & Pollock. 1905.</ref>
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| rowspan="3" |Dulany
| rowspan="3" |'''Dulany'''
<small>Anne Arundel County, Baltimore County</small>
| rowspan="3" |{{See also|Frederick, Maryland|label 1=Frederick, Maryland, founded by Daniel Dulany in honor of Lord Baltimore's son}}
| rowspan="3" |{{See also|Frederick, Maryland|label 1=Frederick, Maryland, founded by Daniel Dulany in honor of Lord Baltimore's son}}
|[[Daniel Dulany the Elder]]
|[[Daniel Dulany the Elder]]
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|(died 1773) politician and mayor of Annapolis
|(died 1773) politician and mayor of Annapolis
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| rowspan="2" |[[:Category:Duvall family|Duvall]]
| rowspan="2" |[[:Category:Duvall family|'''Duvall''']]
<small>Prince George's County, Anne Arundel County</small>
| rowspan="2" |{{See also|Middle Plantation (Davidsonville, Maryland)|label 1=Middle Plantation, home of the Duvall family patented in 1664}}
| rowspan="2" |{{See also|Middle Plantation (Davidsonville, Maryland)|label 1=Middle Plantation, home of the Duvall family patented in 1664}}
|[[Mareen Duvall]]
|[[Mareen Duvall]]
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|(1752 – 1844) politician and jurist
|(1752 – 1844) politician and jurist
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| rowspan="2" |[[Eden baronets]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Eden baronets|'''Eden baronets''']]
<small>St. Mary's County, Anne Arundel County</small>
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|[[Sir Robert Eden, 1st Baronet, of Maryland]]
|[[Sir Robert Eden, 1st Baronet, of Maryland]]
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|(<abbr>c.</abbr> 1737 – c.1773) namesake of [[Caroline County, Maryland|Caroline County]]
|(<abbr>c.</abbr> 1737 – c.1773) namesake of [[Caroline County, Maryland|Caroline County]]
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|[[Fendall family|Fendall]]
|[[Fendall family|'''Fendall''']]
<small>Charles County, Prince George's County</small>
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|{{See also|Fendall-Dent-Worthington family political line|Blenheim (Maryland)|Marshall Hall, Maryland}}
|[[Josias Fendall]]
|[[Josias Fendall]]
|(<abbr>c.</abbr> 1628 – <abbr>c.</abbr> 1687) colonial administrator, planter and [[Proprietary Governor|proprietary governor]]
|(<abbr>c.</abbr> 1628 – <abbr>c.</abbr> 1687) colonial administrator, planter and [[Proprietary Governor|proprietary governor]]
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| rowspan="4" |[[:Category:Goldsborough family|Goldsborough]]
| rowspan="4" |[[:Category:Goldsborough family|'''Goldsborough''']]
<small>Dorchester County</small>
| rowspan="4" |{{See also|Myrtle Grove (Easton, Maryland)|label 1=Myrtle Grove, plantation country home of the Goldsboroughs}}
| rowspan="4" |{{See also|Myrtle Grove (Easton, Maryland)|label 1=Myrtle Grove, plantation country home of the Goldsboroughs|Goldsborough House}}
|[[Robert Goldsborough]]
|[[Robert Goldsborough]]
|(1733 – 1788) lawyer, statesman and delegate to the [[Continental Congress]]
|(1733 – 1788) lawyer, statesman and delegate to the [[Continental Congress]]
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|(1750-1801) plantation owner, politician<ref>{{Cite web |title=William Goldsborough |url=https://hammondharwoodhouse.org/william-goldsborough/ |access-date=2024-08-30 |website=Hammond-Harwood House |language=en-US}}</ref>
|(1750-1801) plantation owner, politician<ref>{{Cite web |title=William Goldsborough |url=https://hammondharwoodhouse.org/william-goldsborough/ |access-date=2024-08-30 |website=Hammond-Harwood House |language=en-US}}</ref>
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|Greenberry
|'''Greenberry'''
<small>Anne Arundel County, Baltimore County</small>
|{{See also|Whitehall (Annapolis, Maryland)|Greenbury Point Light|Newtowne Neck State Park|label 1=Whitehall, property once owned by the Greenberrys|label 2=Greenbury Light, a historic site at Greenberry Point, owned by the family|label 3=Newtowne Neck State Park, public park on the former landholdings of the Greenberry family}}
|{{See also|Whitehall (Annapolis, Maryland)|Greenbury Point Light|Newtowne Neck State Park|label 1=Whitehall, property once owned by the Greenberrys|label 2=Greenbury Light, a historic site at Greenberry Point, owned by the family|label 3=Newtowne Neck State Park, public park on the former landholdings of the Greenberry family}}
|[[Nicholas Greenberry]]
|[[Nicholas Greenberry]]
|(c.1627 – 1697) 4th [[Colonial government in the Thirteen Colonies|Royal Governor]] and military commander
|(c.1627 – 1697) 4th [[Colonial government in the Thirteen Colonies|Royal Governor]] and military commander
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|Greene
|'''Greene'''
<small>St. Mary's County, Charles County</small>
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|{{See also|Green's Inheritance}}
|[[Thomas Greene (governor)|Governor Thomas Greene]]
|[[Thomas Greene (governor)|Governor Thomas Greene]]
|(1610 – 1652) early settler and second Provincial Governor
|(1610 – 1652) early settler and second Provincial Governor<ref>{{Cite web |title=Thomas Greene, MSA SC 3520-529 |url=https://msa.maryland.gov/megafile/msa/speccol/sc3500/sc3520/000500/000529/html/00529bio.html |access-date=2024-08-30 |website=msa.maryland.gov}}</ref>
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| rowspan="4" |Hammond
| rowspan="4" |'''Hammond'''
<small>Anne Arundel County, Howard County</small>
| rowspan="4" |{{See also|Howard's Adventure|Hammond–Harwood House|Burleigh (Ellicott City, Maryland)|label 1=Howard's Adventure, country estate of the Hammond Family|label 2=Hammond–Harwood House, historic home built by Mathias Hammond|label 3=Burleigh Manor, historic home built by Rezin Hammond}}
| rowspan="4" |{{See also|Howard's Adventure|Hammond–Harwood House|Burleigh (Ellicott City, Maryland)|label 1=Howard's Adventure, country estate of the Hammond Family|label 2=Hammond–Harwood House, historic home built by Mathias Hammond|label 3=Burleigh Manor, historic home built by Rezin Hammond}}
|Major [[Philip Hammond (plantation owner)|Philip Hammond]]
|Major [[Philip Hammond (plantation owner)|Philip Hammond]]
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|Tombstone from 'Mountain Neck' plantation to St.Anne's, Church Circle, Annapolis
|Tombstone from 'Mountain Neck' plantation to St.Anne's, Church Circle, Annapolis
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| rowspan="3" |Hanson
| rowspan="3" |'''Hanson'''
<small>Charles County, Prince George's County</small>
| rowspan="3" |{{See also|Statue of John Hanson|John Hanson Highway|Belmont Estate}}
| rowspan="3" |{{See also|Statue of John Hanson|John Hanson Highway|Belmont Estate}}
|[[John Hanson]]
|[[John Hanson]]
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|(1749 – 1806) attorney and [[Chancellor of Maryland]]
|(1749 – 1806) attorney and [[Chancellor of Maryland]]
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|Hatton
| rowspan="2" |'''Hatton'''
<small>St. Marys County</small>
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|Thomas Hatton Sr.
|(d 1655) early settler, secretary, provincial justice<ref>{{Cite web |title=Archives of Maryland, Volume 0426, Page 0422 - A Biographical Dictionary of the Maryland Legislature 1635-1789 by Edward C. Papenfuse, et. al. |url=https://msa.maryland.gov/megafile/msa/speccol/sc2900/sc2908/000001/000426/html/am426--422.html |access-date=2024-08-30 |website=msa.maryland.gov}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Maryland State Archives - Guide to Government Records |url=https://guide.msa.maryland.gov/pages/series.aspx?id=T252 |access-date=2024-08-30 |website=guide.msa.maryland.gov}}</ref>
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|[[Thomas Hatton (colonist)|Thomas Hatton]]
|[[Thomas Hatton (colonist)|Thomas Hatton]]
|(1642 – 1675) early settler<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Johnson |first=Christopher |last2=Tyler |first2=Lyon G. |date=1914 |title=The Hatton and Johnson Families |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/1915111 |journal=The William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine |volume=23 |issue=2 |pages=113–116 |doi=10.2307/1915111 |issn=1936-9530}}</ref>
|MD Secretary, killed in action at the Battle of the Severn
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| rowspan="5" |[[:Category:Howard family of Maryland|'''Howard''']]
|Heydon
<small>Baltimore County, Howard County</small>
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| rowspan="5" |
|[[Francis Heydon/Hayden (colonist)|Francis Heydon/Hayden]]
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| rowspan="4" |[[:Category:Howard family of Maryland|Howard]]
| rowspan="4" |
|[[Matthew Howard Sr]]
|[[Matthew Howard Sr]]
|early settler
|Founder
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|[[John Eager Howard]]
|[[John Eager Howard]]
|(1752 – 1827) soldier and politician, [[Howard County, Maryland|Howard County]] is named after him
|(1752 – 1827) soldier, plantation owner and politician, [[Howard County, Maryland|Howard County]] is named after him
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|[[George Howard (Governor of Maryland)]]
|[[George Howard (Governor of Maryland)]]
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|(1791 – 1872) politician and lawyer
|(1791 – 1872) politician and lawyer
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|[[William Howard (engineer)|William Howard]]
| rowspan="2" |[[:Category:Jenifer family|Jenifer]]
|(1793–1834) [[Topography|engineer]] who worked for the [[Baltimore and Ohio Railroad]]
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| rowspan="2" |[[:Category:Jenifer family|'''Jenifer''']]
<small>Charles County, Anne Arundel County</small>
| rowspan="2" |{{See also|Ellerslie|Retreat|Sunnyside (Aquasco, Maryland)}}
| rowspan="2" |{{See also|Ellerslie|Retreat|Sunnyside (Aquasco, Maryland)}}
|[[Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer]]
|[[Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer]]
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|(1791 – 1855) lawyer and statesman
|(1791 – 1855) lawyer and statesman
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| rowspan="2" |[[Lee family|Lee]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Lee family|'''Lee''']]
<small>Prince George's County, Frederick County</small>
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| rowspan="2" |{{See also|Blenheim|Melwood Park|SS Thomas Sim Lee|label 1=Blenheim, the Lee Family of Maryland descends from the "Blenheim" line of the Lee Family of Virginia|label 2=Melwood Park, an estate that came into possession of the Lee family by marriage}}
|[[Philip Lee, Sr.|Philip Lee]]
|[[Philip Lee, Sr.|Philip Lee]]
|(1681–1744), planter, naval officer and member of the Maryland General Assembly
|(1681–1744), planter, naval officer and member of the Maryland General Assembly
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|(1757 – 1818) planter and soldier
|(1757 – 1818) planter and soldier
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| rowspan="2" |[[Ogle family|Ogle]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Ogle family|'''Ogle''']]
<small>Prince George's County, Anne Arundel County</small>
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| rowspan="2" |{{See also|Belair Mansion (Bowie, Maryland)|Ogle Hall|label 1=Belair, home to the Ogle family}}
|[[Samuel Ogle]]
|[[Samuel Ogle]]
|(c. 1694 – 1752) 16th, 18th and 20th [[Proprietary Governor]] of [[Province of Maryland|Maryland]]
|(c. 1694 – 1752) 16th, 18th and 20th [[Proprietary Governor]] of [[Province of Maryland|Maryland]]
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|(1749 – 1809) [[List of Governors of Maryland|ninth Governor of Maryland]]
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|Paca
|'''Paca'''
<small>Queen Anne's County, Anne Arundel County</small>
|{{See also|Wye River (plantation)|Paca House and Garden}}
|{{See also|Wye River (plantation)|Paca House and Garden}}
|[[William Paca]]
|[[William Paca]]
|(1740 – 1799) signatory to [[Continental Association]] and [[United States Declaration of Independence|Declaration of Independence]]
|(1740 – 1799) signatory to [[Continental Association]] and [[United States Declaration of Independence|Declaration of Independence]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Signers of the Declaration of Independence: William Paca |url=https://www.ushistory.org/declaration/signers/paca.html |access-date=2024-08-30 |website=www.ushistory.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=William Paca, New Dictionary of National Biography Entry |url=https://msa.maryland.gov/megafile/msa/speccol/sc3500/sc3520/000900/000965/html/ndnbpaca.html |access-date=2024-08-30 |website=msa.maryland.gov}}</ref>
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| rowspan="2" |Ridgely
Howard County
| rowspan="8" |{{See also|Nelson Homestead|label 1=Nelson Homestead, also known as the Elisha Riggin House}}
| rowspan="2" |{{See also|Hickory Ridge (Highland, Maryland)|label 1=Hickory Ridge, home of the Ridgely's}}
|[[Henry Ridgley|Henry Ridgely]]
|(1640–1710)
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|Henry Ridgely III
|(1690–1749)
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| rowspan="7" |'''Riggin'''
<small>Somerset County</small>
| rowspan="7" |{{See also|Nelson Homestead|label 1=Nelson Homestead, also known as the Elisha Riggin House}}
|Teague Riggin
|Teague Riggin
|Founder; Planter, Golden Lyon Plantation, Pocomoke Sound<ref>{{Cite web |title=Archives of Maryland, Volume 0106, Page 0188 - Somerset County Judicial Records, 1689-1690 |url=https://msa.maryland.gov/megafile/msa/speccol/sc2900/sc2908/000001/000106/html/am106--188.html |access-date=2024-08-30 |website=msa.maryland.gov}}</ref>
|Founder; Planter, Golden Lyon Plantation, Pocomoke Sound
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|Darby Riggin
|Darby Riggin
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|John Riggin
|John Riggin
|Planter, Marumsco, Pocomoke Sound<ref>{{Cite news |date=1892-03-13 |title=Riggin Family History |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/los-angeles-herald-riggin-family-history/24099226/ |access-date=2024-08-30 |work=Los Angeles Herald |pages=3}}</ref>
|Planter, Marumsco, Pocomoke Sound
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|John Riggin
|John Riggin
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|[[Nelson Homestead|Elisha Riggin]]
|[[Nelson Homestead|Elisha Riggin]]
|shipbuilder<ref>{{Cite web |last=Stump |first=Brice |title=Musicians try to save piece of Somerset history |url=https://www.delmarvanow.com/story/news/local/maryland/2015/02/05/nelson-homestead-crrisfield-maryland/22937849/ |access-date=2024-08-30 |website=The Daily Times |language=en-US}}</ref>
|Shipbuilder, Crisfield
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|John Riggin
|John Riggin
|Deputy clerk of the court, [[Worcester County, Maryland|Worcester County]]; father of Brig. Gen. John Riggin, Jr.
|Deputy clerk of the court, [[Worcester County, Maryland|Worcester County]]; father of Brig. Gen. John Riggin, Jr.
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| rowspan="4" |[[:Category:Rodgers family|'''Rodgers''']]
|John Riggin, Jr.
<small>Cecil County,</small>
|Bvt. Brig. Gen., [[Union Army]]; additional [[aide-de-camp]], to Maj. Gen. [[Ulysses S. Grant]] during the [[American Civil War|Civil War]].
<small>Harford County</small>
| rowspan="4" |{{See also|Rodgers Tavern|Sion Hill}}
|Colonel John Rodgers Sr.
|(b 1726) early settler, naval officer
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| rowspan="3" |[[:Category:Rodgers family|Rodgers]]
|Commodore [[John Rodgers (naval officer, born 1772)|John Rodgers]]
|(1772 – 1838) naval officer
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|[[John Rodgers (naval officer, War of 1812)]]
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|[[John Rodgers (American Civil War naval officer)]]
|Admiral [[John Rodgers (admiral)|John Rodgers III]]
|(1812 – 1882) naval officer
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|[[George Washington Rodgers (1787–1832)|George Washington Rodgers]]
|[[Calbraith Perry Rodgers]]
|(1787–1832) naval officer
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|[[Saffell (disambiguation)|Saffell]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Saffell (disambiguation)|'''Saffell''']]
<small>Frederick County</small>
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<small>Montgomery County</small>
|Samuel
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|Saffell, Samuel. Born 1712, originally from Essex, England. Arrived Oct 1732 on the ship, ''Patapsco Merchant'', captained by Capt Darby Lux. Samuel was a "King's Passenger," either a convict or volunteer indentured servant for free passage. The ''Patapsco Merchant'' departed London in April 1732.Samuel owned land and was married to Mary Saffell née Watson in 1738. When he died in 1777, his will was the second will ever probated in the newly incorporated Montgomery County.
|Samuel Saffell
|(1712–1777) early settler, landowner, second probated will in Montgomery County<ref>Will of Samuel Saffell, 1777, Montgomery County Register of Wills, Estate Record, Liber A, p. 3 [MSA C1138-2, 1/17/8/2]; Inventory of Samuel Saffell, 1778, Estate Record, Liber A, p. 136; Land Office, Debt Books, Frederick County, 1773, vol. 26, 163 [MSA S12-115, 1/24/2/28]</ref>
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|Joshua Saffell
| rowspan="2" |Sewall
|revolutionary soldier<ref>{{Cite web |title=Joshua Saffell, MSA SC 3520-18067 |url=https://msa.maryland.gov/megafile/msa/speccol/sc3500/sc3520/018000/018067/html/18067bio.html |access-date=2024-08-30 |website=msa.maryland.gov}}</ref>
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| rowspan="3" |'''Sewall'''
<small>St. Mary's County,</small>
<small>Dorchester County,</small>
<small>Queen Anne's County</small>
| rowspan="3" |{{See also|Mattapany-Sewall Archeological Site}}
|Henry Sewall
|Henry Sewall
|(d 1665) early settler, founder of Mattapany,<ref>{{Cite web |title=18ST390 Mattapany-Sewall c. 1666 - 1740 |url=https://apps.jefpat.maryland.gov/diagnostic/SmallFinds/Site%20Summaries/18ST390%20Mattapany%20Site%20Summary.htm |access-date=2024-08-30 |website=Diagnostic Artifacts in Maryland apps.jefpat.maryland.gov}}</ref> My Lady Sewall's Manor<ref>{{Cite web |title=My Lady Sewall's Manor, Dorchester County, Maryland |url=https://www.loc.gov/item/2017887465/ |access-date=2024-08-30 |website=Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Henry Sewall House, My Lady Sewall's Manor Road & State Route 14, Secretary, Dorchester County, MD |url=https://www.loc.gov/item/md0387/ |access-date=2024-08-30 |website=Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA}}</ref>
|MD Secretary; grandson and grand nephew of the Mayors of Coventry
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|Nicholas Sewall
|Nicholas Lewis Sewall
|planter, slave owner<ref>{{Cite web |title=8.8 Sewall Family, 1762 - 1800 {{!}} Georgetown University Archival Resources |url=https://findingaids.library.georgetown.edu/repositories/15/archival_objects/1454739 |access-date=2024-08-30 |website=findingaids.library.georgetown.edu}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=O Say Can You See: Early Washington, D.C., Law & Family |url=https://earlywashingtondc.org/doc/oscys.mdcase.0014.057 |access-date=2024-08-30 |website=earlywashingtondc.org}}</ref>
|Dep.Governor
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|[[Charles S. Sewall]]
|(1779 – 1848) politician, served in the [[Maryland State Senate]], [[Maryland House of Delegates|House of Delegates]] and [[U. S. House of Representatives|House of Representatives]]
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|Physician, Queen Anne's Co.
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|Smallwood
|'''Smallwood'''
<small>Anne Arundel County, Charles County</small>
|{{See also|Smallwood State Park}}
|{{See also|Smallwood State Park|Fort Smallwood Park}}
|[[William Smallwood|Governor William Smallwood]]
|[[William Smallwood|Governor William Smallwood]]
|[[Planter (American South)|planter]], soldier and politician, [[List of Governors of Maryland|fourth Governor of Maryland]]
|[[Planter (American South)|planter]], soldier and politician, [[List of Governors of Maryland|fourth Governor of Maryland]]
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|Sparrow
|Sparrow
|{{See also|Sparrows Point, Maryland}}
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|[[Thomas Sparrow]]
|[[Thomas Sparrow]]
|Planter, Sparrows Point, Rhode River
|Planter, Sparrows Point, Rhode River
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| rowspan="7" |[[Steuart family|'''Steuart''']]
<small>Anne Arundel County, Baltimore County</small>
| rowspan="7" |{{See also|Maryland Square|Dodon (farm)}}
| rowspan="7" |{{See also|Maryland Square|Dodon (farm)}}
|[[George H. Steuart (planter)]]
|[[George H. Steuart (planter)]]
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|(1780 – 1839) stone mason and [[mayor of Baltimore]]
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| rowspan="6" |[[:Category:Stone family|Stone]]
| rowspan="6" |[[:Category:Stone family|'''Stone''']]
<small>Charles County, Anne Arundel County</small>
| rowspan="6" |{{See also|Thomas Stone National Historic Site|Peggy Stewart House}}
| rowspan="6" |{{See also|Thomas Stone National Historic Site|Peggy Stewart House|Category:Stone family residences}}
|[[William Stone (Maryland governor)|William Stone]]
|[[William Stone (Maryland governor)|William Stone]]
|(<abbr>c.</abbr> 1603 – <abbr>c.</abbr> 1660) English-born merchant, planter and [[List of colonial governors of Maryland|proprietary governor of Maryland]]
|(<abbr>c.</abbr> 1603 – <abbr>c.</abbr> 1660) English-born merchant, planter and [[List of colonial governors of Maryland|proprietary governor of Maryland]]
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|[[Thomas Stone]]
|[[Thomas Stone]]
|(1743 – 1787) [[Planter class|planter]], politician, and lawyer who signed the [[United States Declaration of Independence|Declaration of Independence]]
|(1743 – 1787) [[Planter class|planter]], politician, and lawyer who signed the [[United States Declaration of Independence|Declaration of Independence]], namesake of the [[SS Thomas Stone|SS ''Thomas Stone'']]
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|[[Michael J. Stone]]
|[[Michael J. Stone]]
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|[[John Hoskins Stone]]
|[[John Hoskins Stone]]
|(1749 – 1804) planter, soldier, and was the [[List of Governors of Maryland|7th Governor]] of Maryland
|(1749 – 1804) planter, soldier, and [[List of Governors of Maryland|7th Governor]] of Maryland
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|[[William Murray Stone]]
|[[William Murray Stone]]
|(1779 – 1838) clergyman
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|[[Frederick Stone]]
|[[Frederick Stone]]
|(1820 – 1899) lawyer and [[United States House of Representatives|Congressman]] from Maryland's [[Maryland's 5th congressional district|fifth district]]
|(1820 – 1899) lawyer and [[United States House of Representatives|Congressman]] from Maryland's [[Maryland's 5th congressional district|fifth district]]
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| rowspan="2" |[[:Category:Tasker family|Tasker]]
| rowspan="2" |[[:Category:Tasker family|'''Tasker''']]
<small>Prince George's County</small>
| rowspan="2" |{{See also|Belair Mansion (Bowie, Maryland)|Selima (horse)|label 1=Belair Mansion, ancestral home of the Tasker family|label 2=Selima, Tasker Jr.'s prized mare that became a foundational dam for thoroughbreds in the United Staes}}
| rowspan="2" |{{See also|Belair Mansion (Bowie, Maryland)|Selima (horse)|label 1=Belair Mansion, ancestral home of the Tasker family|label 2=Selima, Tasker Jr.'s prized mare that became a foundational dam for thoroughbreds in the United Staes}}
|[[Benjamin Tasker, Sr.]]
|[[Benjamin Tasker, Sr.]]
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|(1720–1760) politician, slave trader and [[Mayor of Annapolis]]
|(1720–1760) politician, slave trader and [[Mayor of Annapolis]]
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| rowspan="2" |[[:Category:Tilghman family|Tilghman]]
| rowspan="2" |[[:Category:Tilghman family|'''Tilghman''']]
<small>Talbot County</small>
| rowspan="2" |{{See also|Sherwood Manor (St. Michaels, Maryland)}}
| rowspan="2" |{{See also|Sherwood Manor (St. Michaels, Maryland)|Hope House (Easton, Maryland)}}
|[[James Tilghman]]
|[[James Tilghman]]
|(1716–1793) lawyer and public servant
|(1716–1793) lawyer and public servant
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|(1744 – 1786) [[Continental Army]] officer and [[aide-de-camp]] to [[George Washington]]
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|Vallette
| rowspan="2" |'''Vallette'''
<small>Anne Arundel County</small>
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|[[Elie Vallette]]
|[[Elie Vallette]]
|(1744 – 1786) early settler, loyalist and clerk<ref>{{Cite web |title=Elie Valette/Vallette , MSA SC 3520-1936 |url=https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/speccol/sc3500/sc3520/001900/001936/html/msa01936.html |access-date=2024-08-30 |website=msa.maryland.gov}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Institution |first=Smithsonian |title=Elie Valette Family, (painting) |url=https://www.si.edu/object/elie-valette-family-painting:siris_ari_213173 |access-date=2024-08-30 |website=Smithsonian Institution |language=en}}</ref>
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|[[Elie A. F. La Vallette|Elie Augustus Frederick La Vallette]]
|[[:Category:Warfield family|Warfield]]
|(1790 – 1862) naval officer
|{{See also|Paternal Gift Farm, Maryland|Sunnyside (Woodbine, Maryland)|Oakdale Manor}}
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| rowspan="3" |[[:Category:Warfield family|'''Warfield''']]
<small>Howard County</small>
<small>Anne Arundel County</small>
| rowspan="3" |{{See also|Paternal Gift Farm, Maryland|Warfield's Range|Oakdale Manor}}
|[[Richard Warfield]] Capt.
|[[Richard Warfield]] Capt.
|(b.1646) early settler<ref>{{Cite web |title=Our Maryland Heritage, Book 15: The Warfield Families |url=https://heritagebooks.com/products/101-h1211?srsltid=AfmBOop8JlquGp-B_ZbnSiGa0syoOUjKOUxSMpI7DMISUlBZ04NXNPSX |access-date=2024-08-30 |website=Heritage Books, Inc. |language=en}}</ref>
|Founder; ancestor of Wallis Warfield, [[Duchess of Windsor]]; tombstone transferred from plantation to St. Anne's, Church Circle, Annapolis
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|[[Charles Alexander Warfield]]
| rowspan="3" |Worthington
|(1751–1813) planter, militia member, revolutionary
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|Henry Ridgely Warfield
|(1774 – 1839) politician, [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]]
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| rowspan="4" |'''Worthington'''
<small>Prince George's County, Baltimore County</small>
| rowspan="4" |{{See also|Worthington's Quarters}}
|[[John Worthington (colonist)|John Worthington]] Capt.
|[[John Worthington (colonist)|John Worthington]] Capt.
|Founder; tombstone transferred to St. Anne's, Church Circle, Annapolis
|Founder; tombstone transferred to St. Anne's, Church Circle, Annapolis
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|[[Thomas Contee Worthington]]
|[[Thomas Contee Worthington]]
|(1782–1847) [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]] from Maryland
|(1782–1847) [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]] from Maryland
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|[[William Grafton Delaney Worthington|William Grafton Dulany Worthington]]
|(1785–1856) lawyer, statesman, member of [[Maryland House of Delegates]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Founders Online: William G. D. Worthington to Thomas Jefferson, 4 [February?] 1 … |url=https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/03-02-02-0157 |access-date=2024-08-30 |website=founders.archives.gov |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Founders Online: To James Madison from William Grafton Dulany Worthington, 22 F … |url=https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Madison/03-11-02-0744 |access-date=2024-08-30 |website=founders.archives.gov |language=en}}</ref>
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The colonial families of Maryland were the leading families in the Province of Maryland. Several also had interests in the Colony of Virginia, and the two are sometimes referred to as the Chesapeake Colonies.

Founders and scions

See also: American gentry and Tobacco colonies
Family name Related Family members Notes
Abbott Simon Abbott Founder
Madeline Abbott Wife of Simon, Mother of Dorcas
Dorcas Abbott Born 1651
Adams

Charles County

Francis Adams (c. 1645 – 1698)[1] early settler
John Adams (c. 1670 – 1740) early settler[2]
Francis Adams II (1680 – 1766) revolutionary, planter and gentleman[3]
Charles Adams (c. 1672 – 1733) carpenter[4][5]
Bowie

Prince George's County

See also: Bowie, Maryland is named after Colonel William Duckett Bowie's son Oden Bowie; Mattaponi (John Bowie Jr. House); and Fairview Plantation is the plantation home of the Bowie family
 John Bowie, Sr. (1688 – 1759) early settler[6]
Oden Bowie (1826 – 1894) 34th governor of the state of Maryland
Robert Bowie (1750 – 1818) 11th governor of Maryland
Thomas Fielder Bowie (1808 – 1869) politician
Walter Bowie (1748 – 1810) slave owner and politician
Captain William Bowie (c 1721 – c 1791) revolutionary, member of the Assembly of Freemen, and Annapolis Convention delegate
William Duckett Bowie (1803 – 1873) politician
Brent

St. Mary's County

See also: Margaret Brent Middle School, named after Margaret Brent and Maryland Women's Hall of Fame
 Margaret Brent (c 1601 – c 1671) first woman in the English colonies to appear before court[7][8]
Mary Brent early settler and plantation owner, sister of Margaret[9]
Giles Brent Catholic early settler, married Mary Kittamaquad, the daughter of the Piscataway Tayac[10][11]
Brice

Anne Arundel County

See also: Brice House (Annapolis, Maryland)
 Brice III (1738–1820) lawyer and mayor of Annapolis
John Brice Jr. (1705–1766) settler and Loyalist politician
James Brice (1746–1801) governor of Maryland
Brooke

Old Charles County

Robert Brooke, Sr.
Thomas Brooke, Sr. (1632 – 1676) lawyer, planter, High Sheriff and Chief Justice
Thomas Brooke, Jr.
Burgess William Burgess Founder, Deputy Governor
Calvert, Barons Baltimore

St. Mary's County, Ann Arundel County

See also: Category:Calvert family residences
 George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore
Cecilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore
Leonard Calvert
Phillip Calvert (governor)
Charles Calvert, 3rd Baron Baltimore
Benedict Calvert, 4th Baron Baltimore
Charles Calvert, 5th Baron Baltimore
Benedict Leonard Calvert
Benedict Swingate Calvert
Frederick Calvert, 6th Baron Baltimore
Henry Harford illegitimate son of Frederick Calvert, 6th Baron Baltimore, namesake of Harford County
Eleanor Calvert
Charles Benedict Calvert
Charles Calvert (governor)
Carroll

St. Mary's County, Anne Arundel County, Frederick County, Cecil County

See also: Doughoregan Manor, Category:Carroll family residences, and St. Thomas Manor
 Charles Carroll the Settler
Charles Carroll of Annapolis
Charles Carroll (barrister)
Charles Carroll of Carrollton Carrollton Manor, Mount Clare
Daniel Carroll
John Carroll (bishop)
Thomas King Carroll
Anna Ella Carroll
James Carroll (Maryland politician)
Chase

Somerset County, Baltimore County, Anne Arundel County

See also: Impeachment of Samuel Chase, SS Samuel Chase, and Chase–Lloyd House
 Samuel Chase (1741 – 1811) signer of the Continental Association and Declaration of Independence
Jeremiah Chase (1748 – 1828) lawyer, jurist, and land speculator
Chew

Anne Arundel County, Cecil County

See also: Tulip Hill; Maidstone (Owings, Maryland); and Warfield's Range
 Samuel Chew (I-V) early settlers of Herring Bay beginning in1650, colonists and plantation owners[12][13]
John Chew Thomas (1764 – 1836) politician, member of the House of Representatives for Maryland's 2nd district
Contee

Prince George's County

See also: Clivedon Hall and Oaklands (Laurel, Maryland)
 Thomas Contee (c. 1729–1811) militia man, politician and planter
Benjamin Contee (1755 – 1815) priest and member of the House of Representatives
Key

Cecil County, Montgomery County

See also: Terra Rubra, Key Family plantation and Woodley Mansion
 Philip Barton Key (1757 – 1815), loyalist and judge
Philip Key (1750 – 1820) congressional representative
Barnes Compton (1830 – 1898) politician and Treasurer of Maryland
Francis Scott Key (1779 – 1843) lawyer and author of author of the national anthem
Cresap

Allegany County

See also: Cresaptown, Maryland; Cresaptown-Bel Air, Maryland; and Dans Mountain
 Thomas Cresap (c.1702—c.1790) settler and trader, served Lord Baltimore as an agent in Cresap's War
Michael Cresap (1742 – 1775) frontiersman immortalized in Logan's Lament, owned the Michael Cresap House
Darnall

Prince George's County, Calvert County

See also: Darnall's Chance, Portland Manor, and His Lordship's Kindness
 Henry Darnall (1645 – 1711) planter, military officer and politician, proprietary agent for Lord Baltimore
Henry Darnall II (1682-1759) planter and landowner
Digges

Prince George's County

See also: Warburton Manor
 William Digges (c. 1651— 1697) planter, soldier and politician
Dent

St. Mary's County, Charles County

See also: Whitehaven, the Dent Family plantation is now the Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site
 Thomas Dent Sr. (1630–1676), justice, sheriff, and member of the Maryland General Assembly
George Dent (1756 – 1813) planter, served in the House of Representatives[14][15]
Dorsey

Anne Arundel County, Calvert County

See also: Dorsey Hall; Howard Lodge; and Waverly (Marriottsville, Maryland)
 Edward Dorsey (c. 1615 – 1659) boat-wright and patriarch
Hon. John Dorsey (before 1646 – 1714) colonial settler[16]
Major Edward Dorsey (before 1646 – 1705) colonial settler[17]
Dulany

Anne Arundel County, Baltimore County

See also: Frederick, Maryland, founded by Daniel Dulany in honor of Lord Baltimore's son
 Daniel Dulany the Elder (1685–1753) lawyer and land-developer[18][19][20]
Daniel Dulany the Younger (1722 – 1797) loyalist politician, mayor of Annapolis and lawyer[21][22]
Walter Dulany (died 1773) politician and mayor of Annapolis
Duvall

Prince George's County, Anne Arundel County

See also: Middle Plantation, home of the Duvall family patented in 1664
 Mareen Duvall (1625–1694) French Huguenot and early settler[23]
Gabriel Duvall (1752 – 1844) politician and jurist
Eden baronets

St. Mary's County, Anne Arundel County

Sir Robert Eden, 1st Baronet, of Maryland (1741 – 1784) colonial administrator and last colonial governor of Maryland[24]
Caroline Calvert Eden (c. 1737 – c.1773) namesake of Caroline County
Fendall

Charles County, Prince George's County

See also: Fendall-Dent-Worthington family political line; Blenheim (Maryland); and Marshall Hall, Maryland
 Josias Fendall (c. 1628 – c. 1687) colonial administrator, planter and proprietary governor
Goldsborough

Dorchester County

See also: Myrtle Grove, plantation country home of the Goldsboroughs and Goldsborough House
 Robert Goldsborough (1733 – 1788) lawyer, statesman and delegate to the Continental Congress
Colonel Nicholas Goldsborough (c 1787 – c 1858) plantation owner, politician[25]
Charles Goldsborough (1765 – 1834) 16th Governor and federalist politician[26]
William Goldsborough (1750-1801) plantation owner, politician[27]
Greenberry

Anne Arundel County, Baltimore County

See also: Whitehall, property once owned by the Greenberrys; Greenbury Light, a historic site at Greenberry Point, owned by the family; and Newtowne Neck State Park, public park on the former landholdings of the Greenberry family
 Nicholas Greenberry (c.1627 – 1697) 4th Royal Governor and military commander
Greene

St. Mary's County, Charles County

See also: Green's Inheritance
 Governor Thomas Greene (1610 – 1652) early settler and second Provincial Governor[28]
Hammond

Anne Arundel County, Howard County

See also: Howard's Adventure, country estate of the Hammond Family; Hammond–Harwood House, historic home built by Mathias Hammond; and Burleigh Manor, historic home built by Rezin Hammond
 Major Philip Hammond (1697–1760) planter, politican and landowner
Mathias Hammond (1740–1786) revolutionary
Rezin Hammond (1745–1809) revolutionary, patriot and planter
John Hammond Maj.Gen. Tombstone from 'Mountain Neck' plantation to St.Anne's, Church Circle, Annapolis
Hanson

Charles County, Prince George's County

See also: Statue of John Hanson, John Hanson Highway, and Belmont Estate
 John Hanson (1721 – 1783) merchant, politician and delegate to the Continental Congress
Alexander Contee Hanson (1786 – 1819) lawyer, publisher, and statesman
Alexander Contee Hanson Sr. (1749 – 1806) attorney and Chancellor of Maryland
Hatton

St. Marys County

Thomas Hatton Sr. (d 1655) early settler, secretary, provincial justice[29][30]
Thomas Hatton (1642 – 1675) early settler[31]
Howard

Baltimore County, Howard County

Matthew Howard Sr early settler
John Eager Howard (1752 – 1827) soldier, plantation owner and politician, Howard County is named after him
George Howard (Governor of Maryland) (1789 – 1846) 22nd governor of Maryland
Benjamin Chew Howard (1791 – 1872) politician and lawyer
William Howard (1793–1834) engineer who worked for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Jenifer

Charles County, Anne Arundel County

See also: Ellerslie; Retreat; and Sunnyside (Aquasco, Maryland)
 Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer (1723 – 1790) politician and Constitution signer
Daniel Jenifer (1791 – 1855) lawyer and statesman
Lee

Prince George's County, Frederick County

See also: Blenheim, the Lee Family of Maryland descends from the "Blenheim" line of the Lee Family of Virginia; Melwood Park, an estate that came into possession of the Lee family by marriage; and SS Thomas Sim Lee
 Philip Lee (1681–1744), planter, naval officer and member of the Maryland General Assembly
Thomas Sim Lee (1745 – 1819) American planter, patriot, and politician who served as Maryland Governor
Lloyd Edward Lloyd (Colonial Governor of Maryland)
Edward Lloyd (delegate)
Edward Lloyd (Governor of Maryland)
Henry Lloyd (governor)
James Lloyd (Maryland) (1756 – 1830) politician
Mason William Mason (1757–1818) (1757 – 1818) planter and soldier
Ogle

Prince George's County, Anne Arundel County

See also: Belair, home to the Ogle family and Ogle Hall
 Samuel Ogle (c. 1694 – 1752) 16th, 18th and 20th Proprietary Governor of Maryland
Benjamin Ogle (1749 – 1809) ninth Governor of Maryland
Paca

Queen Anne's County, Anne Arundel County

See also: Wye River (plantation) and Paca House and Garden
 William Paca (1740 – 1799) signatory to Continental Association and Declaration of Independence[32][33]
Peale Charles Willson Peale
James Peale
Raphaelle Peale
Rembrandt Peale
Rubens Peale
Titian Peale
Anna Claypoole Peale
Charles Peale Polk
Margaretta Angelica Peale
Sarah Miriam Peale
Ridgely

Howard County

See also: Hickory Ridge, home of the Ridgely's
 Henry Ridgely (1640–1710)
Henry Ridgely III (1690–1749)
Riggin

Somerset County

See also: Nelson Homestead, also known as the Elisha Riggin House
 Teague Riggin Founder; Planter, Golden Lyon Plantation, Pocomoke Sound[34]
Darby Riggin Founder; Planter, Annemessex, later moved to Accomack County, Virginia
John Riggin Planter, Marumsco, Pocomoke Sound[35]
John Riggin Planter, Annemessex
Isaac Riggin Corporal, Maryland Militia, War of 1812.
Elisha Riggin shipbuilder[36]
John Riggin Deputy clerk of the court, Worcester County; father of Brig. Gen. John Riggin, Jr.
Rodgers

Cecil County, Harford County

See also: Rodgers Tavern and Sion Hill
 Colonel John Rodgers Sr. (b 1726) early settler, naval officer
Commodore John Rodgers (1772 – 1838) naval officer
Admiral John Rodgers III (1812 – 1882) naval officer
George Washington Rodgers (1787–1832) naval officer
Saffell

Frederick County Montgomery County

Samuel Saffell (1712–1777) early settler, landowner, second probated will in Montgomery County[37]
Joshua Saffell revolutionary soldier[38]
Sewall

St. Mary's County, Dorchester County, Queen Anne's County

See also: Mattapany-Sewall Archeological Site
 Henry Sewall (d 1665) early settler, founder of Mattapany,[39] My Lady Sewall's Manor[40][41]
Nicholas Lewis Sewall planter, slave owner[42][43]
Charles S. Sewall (1779 – 1848) politician, served in the Maryland State Senate, House of Delegates and House of Representatives
Skirvin

Skirven

George Skirvin/Skirven Judge, Chestertown, Kent Co., Skirvin's Neglect
Francis Skirvin/Skirven Planter, Ordinary owner, Annapolis
William Skirvin/Skirven Physician, Queen Anne's Co.
Smallwood

Anne Arundel County, Charles County

See also: Smallwood State Park and Fort Smallwood Park
 Governor William Smallwood planter, soldier and politician, fourth Governor of Maryland
Sparrow
See also: Sparrows Point, Maryland
 Thomas Sparrow Planter, Sparrows Point, Rhode River
Stafford William Stafford
Steuart

Anne Arundel County, Baltimore County

See also: Maryland Square and Dodon (farm)
 George H. Steuart (planter) Planter
George H. Steuart (politician) (1700–1784) physician, tobacco planter, and Loyalist politician
George Steuart Hume
George H. Steuart (Major General)
Richard Sprigg Steuart (1797–1876) physician and pioneer of the treatment of mental illness
George H. Steuart (Brigadier General) (1828 – 1903) planter and Confederate military officer
William Steuart (Mayor of Baltimore) (1780 – 1839) stone mason and mayor of Baltimore
Stone

Charles County, Anne Arundel County

See also: Thomas Stone National Historic Site, Peggy Stewart House, and Category:Stone family residences
 William Stone (c. 1603 – c. 1660) English-born merchant, planter and proprietary governor of Maryland
Thomas Stone (1743 – 1787) planter, politician, and lawyer who signed the Declaration of Independence, namesake of the SS Thomas Stone
Michael J. Stone (1747 – 1812) American planter and statesman
John Hoskins Stone (1749 – 1804) planter, soldier, and 7th Governor of Maryland
William Murray Stone (1779 – 1838) clergyman
Frederick Stone (1820 – 1899) lawyer and Congressman from Maryland's fifth district
Tasker

Prince George's County

See also: Belair Mansion, ancestral home of the Tasker family and Selima, Tasker Jr.'s prized mare that became a foundational dam for thoroughbreds in the United Staes
 Benjamin Tasker, Sr. (c. 1690–1768) 21st Proprietary Governor of Maryland
Benjamin Tasker, Jr. (1720–1760) politician, slave trader and Mayor of Annapolis
Tilghman

Talbot County

See also: Sherwood Manor (St. Michaels, Maryland) and Hope House (Easton, Maryland)
 James Tilghman (1716–1793) lawyer and public servant
Tench Tilghman (1744 – 1786) Continental Army officer and aide-de-camp to George Washington
Vallette

Anne Arundel County

Elie Vallette (1744 – 1786) early settler, loyalist and clerk[44][45]
Elie Augustus Frederick La Vallette (1790 – 1862) naval officer
Warfield

Howard County Anne Arundel County

See also: Paternal Gift Farm, Maryland; Warfield's Range; and Oakdale Manor
 Richard Warfield Capt. (b.1646) early settler[46]
Charles Alexander Warfield (1751–1813) planter, militia member, revolutionary
Henry Ridgely Warfield (1774 – 1839) politician, U.S. Representative
Worthington

Prince George's County, Baltimore County

See also: Worthington's Quarters
 John Worthington Capt. Founder; tombstone transferred to St. Anne's, Church Circle, Annapolis
Walter Brooke Cox Worthington (1795 – 1845) member of Maryland House of Delegates
Thomas Contee Worthington (1782–1847) U.S. Representative from Maryland
William Grafton Dulany Worthington (1785–1856) lawyer, statesman, member of Maryland House of Delegates[47][48]

See also

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Further reading

  • Barnes, Robert W. (2007). Colonial Families of Maryland: Bound and Determined to Succeed. Genealogical Publishing Com. ISBN 9780806353166.
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