THE CALVERT PEDIGREE. [In Vol. I, p. 276 of the Maryland Historical Magazine mention is made of a pedigree drawn up by Benedict Leonard Calvert for the antiquary Thomas Hearne, and published in his Diary. As there have been many erroneous statements about the family, it is here reproduced.] This Pedigree was drawn up and written (with his own Hand) by the Honble Benedict Leonard Calvert, Esq., who gave it to me on Mond. Sept. I, MDCCXVIII. Tho. Hearne. []]]] 4 Francis 5 Henry 6 Philip Sr George Calvert, Knt born at Kypling in Yorkshire: Secretary of State to James the 1st K. of England. By him created Ld Baron of Baltemore in Ireland. First Ld Proprietor of Avalon in America. Granted him in 1623. Died 1632. Aged 53. And was buried att St. Dunstan's in the west. 1 Cecil Calvert Son and Heire. La Baltemore to whom Maryland was granted, June 20, 1632 = = Ann, daughter to George Ann, his wife 2 daughter of the Ld Arundell of Wardour, and Count of the Sacred Roman Empire, by wch all her descendants, Male and Female are Counts and Countesses. T Ann Benedict Leonard, Lord Baltemore, born March 21 1679, died Apr. 16, 1715, aged 37. And was buried att Epsome in Surry. Married Jan. 2d 1698 to Cecil, twin with his Eldest Sister, Charlott. Born Nov. 1702 9 · ... 1 Dorothy Elizabeth 4 Margarett Charletton who survived him Charlotte daughter to Edward Henry Earl of Litchfield, etc., And Charlotte his wife daughter of K. Charles IId by Barbara, Dutchess of Cleveland. 12 Charlott Married to Mr. Brerewood 2 1 Jane 2 Ann Barbara born Oct. 1704 Jane born Nov. 1703 Unmarried PLATER FAMILY. 1. GEORGE PLATER1 of St. Mary's County, the immigrant ancestor of this family, was born about 1664 and came to Maryland before 1689. In a deposition made in 1694 he states his age as upwards of thirty years (Md. Arch., xx, 179) and, 28 Nov. 1689, he signed the address of the Protestant inhabitants of St. Mary's County (ibid., viii, 146). He was commissioned, 8 Jan'y 1691, Receiver of the Revenues for Patuxent River (Lib. WRC. no. 1, fol. 588). In 1691 he was Attorney General of Maryland (Md. Arch., viii, 247–248) and held the position until 21 Oct. 1698 when he resigned and was succeeded by William Dent (ibid., xxv, 13). On the following day he was commissioned Naval Officer of Patuxent (ibid., xx, 528). He died in 1707 intestate, and letters of administration on his estate were issued 22 October in that year (Test. Proc., Lib. 19, fol. 257). He married, about 1694, Anne daughter of Attorney General Thomas Burford and widow of Robert Doyne. She subsequently married, in October 1708, John Rousby of Calvert County. George Plater and Anne (Burford) his wife had issue : 2. i. GEORGE PLATER, b. 1695; d. 17 May 1755. ii. ANNE PLATER, living at Annapolis in 1738 (Chancery, Liber IR., no. 3, fol. 33 ff.). 2. GEORGE PLATER of St. Mary's County was born in 1695 and died 17 May 1755. He was Clerk of the Upper House of Assembly 1725-1729 (U. H. Journals), Justice of the Provincial Court 1729-1732 (Commission Book), and Member of the Council of Maryland from 18 April 1732 until his death (U. H. Journals). The Annapolis Maryland Gazette announces, 20 March 1755, that "the Hon. George Plater Esq. is appointed Secretary of the Province in the room of the Hon. Edmund Jennings Esq. (now in England) who has resigned." The same newspaper, in its issue, of 22 May 1755, has the following obituary notice: "Saturday last died, at his Seat in St. Mary's County, aged upwards of Sixty, the Honourable George Plater Esq; who was for many Years one of his Lordship's Council of State, Naval Officer of Patuxent, and Lately L As appointed Secretary of this Province; a Gentleman eminent for every social Virtue, which could render him truly valuable; He was as Horace says, ad unguem factus Homo. his Life was a Pleasure, so was his Death a Greif, to every one that knew him." In the Gazette of 17 June 1729 we read: "On Tuesday last (10 June) George Plater Esq; was married to Mrs. Rebecca Bowles, the Relict of James Bowles Esq; a Gentlewoman of considerable Fortune." She was the daughter of Col. Thomas Addison, in whose will she is mentioned as "my daughter Rebecca Bowles," and she died between 1742 and 1749. The second wife of George Plater was also a widow. "Last Monday (25 June), the Honourable George Plater Esq; of St. Mary's County was married to Mrs. Elizabeth Carpenter, Widow of Capt. John Carpenter, late of this place deceased." (Md. Gazette, 28 June 1749). She died the following year. Under date of 14 Nov. 1750, the Gazette states: "We hear from St. Mary's County, of the death of Madam Plater, the virtuous Consort of the Hon. Col. George Plater, on the Thirtieth of October past; a Gentlewoman much esteem'd when living, and whose Death is greatly lamented." By his second marriage George Plater had no issue. By his first wife, Mrs. Rebecca (Addison) Bowles, he had issue as follows, the dates of birth being derived from entries in his own handwriting in a prayer book :— : i. REBECCA PLATER,3 b. 8 Aug. 1731; d. 22 Jan'y 1787; mar. 11 July 1747, Col. John Tayloe of Mt. Airy, Member of the Council of Virginia. ii. ANNE PLATER, b. 31 Oct. 1732. 3. iii. GEORGE PLATER, b. 8 Nov. 1735; d. 10 Feb. 1792. iv. THOMAS ADDISON PLATER, b. 27 Oct. 1738; d. young. 3 3. GEORGE PLATER was born 8 Nov. 1735, and died at Annapolis 10 Feb. 1792, being at the time of his death Governor of Maryland (Md. Gazette, 16 Feb. 1792). He was one of the Justices of St. Mary's County 1757-1771 (Commission Book) and represented the County in the Assembly 1757-1759 and 1762-1768 (L. H. Journals). He was a Member of the Council of Maryland 1771-1774 (U. H. Journals), and was Governor of the State from 1791 until his death. He married first, 5 Dec. 1762, Hannah, daughter of Hon. Richard Lee (Md. Gazette, 16 Dec. 1762), and she died 20 Sept. 1763 leaving no issue (ibid., 29 Sept. 1763). He married secondly, 19 July 1764, Elizabeth, only child of John Rousby of Calvert County and Anne his wife, daughter of Peregrine Frisby. Mrs. Elizabeth Plater died 23 Nov. 1789; the dates of her marriage and death and of the births of her children are derived from the Plater prayer book record. George Plater and Elizabeth (Rousby) his wife had issue : i. REBECCA PLATER, b. 18 Sept. 1765; mar. Philip Barton Key. iii. JOHN ROUSBY PLATER, b. 15 Oct. 1767; mar. Elizabeth Tootell. V. ANNE PLATER, b. 23 Sept. 1772; mar. Uriah Forrest. MORGAN FAMILY. 1. HENRY MORGAN' came to Maryland in 1637 and settled on Kent Island (Land Office, Lib. ABH, fol. 131). He appears on the tax list of Kent County in 1642 (Md. Arch., iii, 121) and, 2 Nov. 1648, was commissioned High Sheriff and commander of the militia of the County (ibid., 197). He was one of the Justices of Kent County from 1650 to 1659 (Md. Arch., iii, 363, Kent Co. Records), and represented the County in the Assembly 1659–60 (Md. Arch., i, 382). In a deposition made in 1648 he gives his age as 30 years or thereabouts (Md. Arch., iv, 452), while in another deposition made in 1648/9 his age is stated as 33 years (ibid., 478). The latter statement is doubtless more exact, so that he was probably born in 1615 or 1616. His wife, Mrs. Frances Morgan, was 30 years old in 1655 (Old Kent, p. 205). Henry Morgan died in or about 1663. His widow Frances married Jonathan Sybrey of Talbot Couuty, and died in 1672. A petition, filed 8 Jan'y 1673/4, by William Coursey and Peter Sayer, Gent., on behalf of Frances one of the daughters and coheirs of Henry Morgan late of Kent County deceased, recites that the said Henry Morgan died about the year 1663. No will was proved, nor administration committed to any one. Not long after his decease his widow Frances married Jonathan Sybrey, who possessed himself of the estate, never taking out letters during the life of the said Frances, relict of the said |