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442
HISTORY OF MARYLAND,
his will, which was afterwards proved in the prerogative court of the Archbishop of Canterbury, England, bearing date 17th of November, 1750,
whereby he devised to trustees therein mentioned, the Province of Maryland,
and all his estates, " of what nature or kind soever the same were (except the
manor of Anne Arundel, in the county of Anne Arundel, in the said province)
to the use of his only son Frederick Calvert, afterwards Lord Baltimore, in
strict settlement, with the reversion in fee to his, the testator's, eldest
daughter, Louisa Calvert."1
Governor Ogle, who had been re-commissioned in 1746-47, died on the 3d
of May, 1762, in the 58th year of his age. Upon his death, the government
of the province devolved upon Benjamin Tasker, then President of the
Council, until the arrival of Horatio Sharpe, the new governor, on the 10th
of August, 1753.
The intentions and movements of the French being now understood, the
Governor of Virginia prepared for immediate war. He summoned the House
of Burgesses to meet at an early day, and also wrote letters to the governor's
of the other provinces, calling on them for aid, drawing a vivid picture of the
common danger, and making moving appeals to their patriotism and sense
of duty to their sovereign. The English government recognized the dangerous
1 Charles Browning's memorial to the Legislature of Maryland, dated September 29,1820,
for compensation for the losses sustained by
the Baltimore family in the confiscation of their
property during the Revolutionary war, of
which he and his mother were then the sole
legal representatives. Mr. Daniel Dulany estimated the loss of the Baltimore family by the
results of the Revolutionary war, as follows:
" The revenue for the support of government,
fines, forfeitures, appointments to offices, presentations to livings, caution money for vacant
lands, querents, fines of. a year's rent upon
every alienation, escheat manors (as they are
called), reserved lands, as well as the tonnage,
constitute the subject intended to be devised to
Mr. Browning, a subject which, I think, if purchased at the price of £400,000, would be purchased at a very moderate rate, and it would
seem to carry a fiction of a recompence beyond
the supposition, there being no possibility of a
repetition, as there is no instance of a similar
estate or subject."
Mr. Browning, in his memorial, says : " Frederick Calvert, afterwards Lord Baltimore,
[married Diana, daughter of the Duke of
Bridgewater], departed this life on the 4th day
of September, in the year 1771, without issue.
That, on the 13th day of May, 1762, the above
named Louisa Calvert intermarried with John
Browning, late of [Horton Lodge] Epsom,
Surrey aforesaid Esquire, deceased, your memorialist's late father. That the said John Browning departed this life on the 13th day of May,
1792, leaving issue of his marriage with the
said Louisa Calvert only one son, your memorialist, who was born on the 29th day of July,
1765. That the said Charles Browning, on the
7th of April, 1795, married Elizabeth Anne
More, daughter of Sir William More, Baronet,
[Stamford], by whom he has issue living, three
sons and two daughters. [Charles, born and
died an infant, buried at Hamilton. Charles
Calvert, born at Epsom 27th of May, 1798;
Louisa, born Londonderry, Ireland, September
2,1799; Frederick, born at Epsom, January 23,
1801; Cecil, born at Epsom 26th May, 1802;
and Elizabeth, born at Epsom, June 25,1804.
All of these children, except the first, were
christened at Epsom, by the Rev. Jonathan
Boucher, formerly of Maryland.] . . ._ That,
on the 9th day of February, in the year 1779,
your memorialist's said mother, Louisa Browning, being unable, through mental derangement, to govern herself or her affairs, and
which took place very shortly after the birth of
her said son, Charles Browning (considerably
above fifty years since), a commission was issued
under the Great Seal of Great Britain, to enquire of the lunacy of the said Louisa Browning, and she was, by inquisition taken thereon,
found to be a lunatic, and the custody of her
person was granted to your memorialist's late
father, and afterwards, on his decease, to your
memorialist; as also the committeeship of his
said mother, Louisa Browning's estates, soon
after the decease of Sir Cecil Wray, Bar't, who
acted in that capacity for several years under a.
similar order."
Object Description
| Title | History of Maryland - 1 |
| Creator | Scharf, J. Thomas (John Thomas) |
| Publisher | J. B. Piet |
| Place of Publication | Baltimore |
| Date | 1879 |
| Language | eng |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
Description
| Title | 00000475 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | 442 HISTORY OF MARYLAND, his will, which was afterwards proved in the prerogative court of the Archbishop of Canterbury, England, bearing date 17th of November, 1750, whereby he devised to trustees therein mentioned, the Province of Maryland, and all his estates, " of what nature or kind soever the same were (except the manor of Anne Arundel, in the county of Anne Arundel, in the said province) to the use of his only son Frederick Calvert, afterwards Lord Baltimore, in strict settlement, with the reversion in fee to his, the testator's, eldest daughter, Louisa Calvert."1 Governor Ogle, who had been re-commissioned in 1746-47, died on the 3d of May, 1762, in the 58th year of his age. Upon his death, the government of the province devolved upon Benjamin Tasker, then President of the Council, until the arrival of Horatio Sharpe, the new governor, on the 10th of August, 1753. The intentions and movements of the French being now understood, the Governor of Virginia prepared for immediate war. He summoned the House of Burgesses to meet at an early day, and also wrote letters to the governor's of the other provinces, calling on them for aid, drawing a vivid picture of the common danger, and making moving appeals to their patriotism and sense of duty to their sovereign. The English government recognized the dangerous 1 Charles Browning's memorial to the Legislature of Maryland, dated September 29,1820, for compensation for the losses sustained by the Baltimore family in the confiscation of their property during the Revolutionary war, of which he and his mother were then the sole legal representatives. Mr. Daniel Dulany estimated the loss of the Baltimore family by the results of the Revolutionary war, as follows: " The revenue for the support of government, fines, forfeitures, appointments to offices, presentations to livings, caution money for vacant lands, querents, fines of. a year's rent upon every alienation, escheat manors (as they are called), reserved lands, as well as the tonnage, constitute the subject intended to be devised to Mr. Browning, a subject which, I think, if purchased at the price of £400,000, would be purchased at a very moderate rate, and it would seem to carry a fiction of a recompence beyond the supposition, there being no possibility of a repetition, as there is no instance of a similar estate or subject." Mr. Browning, in his memorial, says : " Frederick Calvert, afterwards Lord Baltimore, [married Diana, daughter of the Duke of Bridgewater], departed this life on the 4th day of September, in the year 1771, without issue. That, on the 13th day of May, 1762, the above named Louisa Calvert intermarried with John Browning, late of [Horton Lodge] Epsom, Surrey aforesaid Esquire, deceased, your memorialist's late father. That the said John Browning departed this life on the 13th day of May, 1792, leaving issue of his marriage with the said Louisa Calvert only one son, your memorialist, who was born on the 29th day of July, 1765. That the said Charles Browning, on the 7th of April, 1795, married Elizabeth Anne More, daughter of Sir William More, Baronet, [Stamford], by whom he has issue living, three sons and two daughters. [Charles, born and died an infant, buried at Hamilton. Charles Calvert, born at Epsom 27th of May, 1798; Louisa, born Londonderry, Ireland, September 2,1799; Frederick, born at Epsom, January 23, 1801; Cecil, born at Epsom 26th May, 1802; and Elizabeth, born at Epsom, June 25,1804. All of these children, except the first, were christened at Epsom, by the Rev. Jonathan Boucher, formerly of Maryland.] . . ._ That, on the 9th day of February, in the year 1779, your memorialist's said mother, Louisa Browning, being unable, through mental derangement, to govern herself or her affairs, and which took place very shortly after the birth of her said son, Charles Browning (considerably above fifty years since), a commission was issued under the Great Seal of Great Britain, to enquire of the lunacy of the said Louisa Browning, and she was, by inquisition taken thereon, found to be a lunatic, and the custody of her person was granted to your memorialist's late father, and afterwards, on his decease, to your memorialist; as also the committeeship of his said mother, Louisa Browning's estates, soon after the decease of Sir Cecil Wray, Bar't, who acted in that capacity for several years under a. similar order." |
