Lord Baltimore - Founder of Maryland
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| Sir George Calvert Lord Baltimore - Founder of Maryland |
The Colvards of Ashe and Wilkes Counties, North Carolina may be descended from Sir George Calvert of Yorkshire, England. However, other information suggests that the first of our line of Colvards, (William, who married Temperance Butterworth) imigrated to America from England at the age of 24. A List of Emigrants from England to America 1718-1759 lists William as departing Nottingham, England on November 17, 1725 bound for America.
Sir Calvert was a member of a family that dates back to 1366 in Yorkshire, England. He was born in 1580, in England, at Kipling, in the chapelry of Bolton. His father was Leonard Calvert, a country gentleman, and his mother, Grace Crossland. These two families' coat-of-arms, the Calverts and Crosslands, are used in the design of the Maryland State flag.
At the young age of fourteen, in 1594, George entered Trinity College, Oxford. It was here that he became proficient in Latin, and earned a bachelor's degree in 1597, and an honorary degree of Master of Arts in 1604. In this year on November 22, he married Anne Mynne in St. Peter's, Cornhill, London. Anne was the daughter of George Mynne and Elizabeth Wroth, of Hertingfordbury, Hertfordshire, England.
Sir Calvert was the person responsible for securing Maryland's colonial charter. Historians have traditionally designated him the founder of Maryland. Born in Yorkshire, England, he was educated at Trinity College, University of Oxford. After being elected to Parliment in 1609, Calvert was knighted in 1617 by James I of England and became his secretary of state in 1619. In 1625 Calvert became a Roman Catholic and, because no Catholics were then permitted to hold public office in England, resigned from Parliament. James rewarded him for his public service, however, by granting him large estates in Ireland and giving him the title Baron Baltimore.
Thereafter Lord Baltimore devoted himself to establishing colonies in the New World. In 1623 Calvert received a charter for the colony of Avalon, Newfoundland, which he had founded in 1621. In 1628 he and his family went to live in Avalon, but because of the harsh climate he decided to establish a colony farther to the south.
In 1632 King Charles I granted him a tract of land to the northeast of the colony of Virginia. The grant comprised the present-day states of Maryland and Delaware and was named Maryland in honor of Charles's wife, Henrietta Maria, queen consort of England. On April 13, 1632, George Calvert, first Lord Baltimore died, before the charter had passed the great seal, or was issued. This charter, which was copied from that of Avalon, had the date of June 20, 1632, and thus was issued to George's first son, Cecilius, the second Lord Baltimore. George's second son, Leonard, became the first govenor of Maryland.
See the following link for more information on Sir George Calvert and the Lords Baltimore: The Calvert Family
| Leonard Calvert Born: Unknown Died: Unknown Married: Grace Crossland in England At Least One Known Child born in Kipling, England 1. George Calvert, born 1580 |
| Sir George Calvert First Lord Baltimore - Founder of Maryland Born: 1580 in Kipling, England Died: April 13, 1632 in England Married First: Anne Mynne on Nov. 22, 1604 in St. Peter's, Cornhill, London. Divorced: Anne Mynne abt. 1622 Eleven Known Children: 1. Cecil Calvert, second Lord Baltimore, born Aug. 8, 1605 and died Nov. 30, 1675. 2. Ann Calvert, born 1607, married William Peasley in 1627, and died in 1672. 3. Dorothy Calvert, born 1608, and died January 13, 1624. 4. Elizabeth Calvert, born 1609. 5. Leonard Calvert, Maryland's first governor, born 1610, and died June 9, 1647. 6. Henry Calvert, born 1611, and died in November 1635. 7. Francis Calvert, born 1612, and died ca. 1630. 8. George Calvert, born 1613, and died in 1634 at sea. 9. Grace Calvert, born 1615, and died on August 15, 1672. 10. John Calvert, born 1618, and died February 1618. 11. Helen Calvert, born 1619. Married 2nd: Joanne __?__ |
| Leonard Calvert First Governor of Maryland. Born: November 21, 1610 in St. Martins in the Fields, London, England Died: June 9, 1647 in St. Mary's County, Maryland Married: Anne Brent (b. 1622) in 1642 in Yorkshire, England Two Known Children born in Yorkshire, England 1. William Calvert, born 1643 2. Anne Calvert, born 1645 |
| William Calvert Born: 1643 in Yorkshire, England Died: January 10, 1680/81 by drowning in the Wicomico River, Charles Co., Maryland Married: Elizabeth Stone (b. 1644), December 15, 1664 in St. Mary's Co., Maryland Had at Least One Known Child born in Charles County, Maryland 1. William Calvert/Colvard, born 1666 |
| William Calvert/Colvard
This William Colvard is the earliest ancestor of the Ashe/Wilkes, NC Colvards that has been positively identified. The above connection with the Calverts descended from Sir George Calvert is not proven.
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| William Colvard II Born: About 1737 probably in Chesterfield County, Virginia Died: Before 1800 in Wilkes County, North Carolina Married: Mercy Holland, 1758 in Goochland County, Virginia Seven Known Children born in Goochland Co., VA: 1. Elizabeth Colbard, born June 2, 1759 2. Neil Colbert, born Oct. 12, 1760 3. William Colbert, born Nov. 1, 1762 4. Betty Colbert, born May 25, 1765 5. Nancy Colvard, born April 6, 1767 6. Damaris Colvard, born Mar. 25, 1769 7. Jesse Colbert, born ? |
| William Colvard III Born: November 1, 1762 in Goochland, Virginia Died: Oct/Nov, 1824 in Reddies River, Wilkes County, North Carolina Married: Rachael Berry about 1790 in Wilkes County, North Carolina Eleven Known Children born in Wilkes County, NC: 1. Peyton Colvard, born June 25, 1792 2. Neal Colvard, born 1794 3. William Colvard, born 1796 4. Jesse Colvard, born Oct. 7, 1800 5. Elizabeth Colvard, born 1801 6. Sibyl Colvard, born Mar. 21, 1803 7. Wade Hampton Colvard, born July 9, 1805 8. Rachael Colvard, born 1807 9. Jennie Colvard, born ? 10. Anna Colvard, born ? 11. Montford Colvard, born ? |
| Wade Hampton Colvard Born: July 9, 1805 in Reddies River, Wilkes County, NC Died: June 30, 1880 in Reddies River, Wilkes County, NC Married: Phoebe Vannoy, Nov. 2, 1831 in Wilkes Co., NC Eleven Known Children born in Wilkes Co., NC: 1. Rufus Winfield Colvard, born Aug. 8, 1832 2. Wiley T. Colvard, born Dec. 23, 1838 3. Sallie E. Colvard, born Jan. 17, 1843 4. Peyton M. Colvard, born July 6, 1844 5. William H. Colvard, born Sep. 2, 1845 6. Rachel Colvard, born Jan. 23, 1846 7. Thomas J. Colvard, born Aug. 9, 1847 8. Charles Cicero Colvard, born Jan. 21, 1849 9. John Colvard, died at age 12 10. Jessie Colvard, born abt. 1837 11. James W. Colvard, born abt. 1835 |
| Charles Cicero Colvard Born: January 21, 1849 in Reddies River, Wilkes County, North Carolina Died: July 5, 1876 in Reddies River, Wilkes County, North Carolina Married: Laura Ann Whittington, January 1, 1871 in Wilkes Co., NC Three Known Children born in Wilkes County, NC: 1. Sallie Anna "Anti" Colvard, born Oct. 23, 1871 2. Thomas R. Colvard, born Dec. 3, 1873 3. Phoebe s. Colvard, born Nov. 15, 1875 |
| Sallie Anna Colvard Born: October 23, 1871 in Reddies River, Wilkes County, North Carolina Died: November 14, 1933 in Ashe County, North Carolina Married: Willis Milton Walker, Nov. 24, 1889 in Ashe Co., NC Ten Known Children born in Ashe County, NC: 1. Roby A. Walker, born Oct. 20, 1890 2. Ethel Isabelle Walker, born Oct. 15, 1892 3. John Cicero Walker, Sr., born May 5, 1895 4. Clarence Eugene Walker, born Jan. 6, 1898 5. Wirt Houston Walker, born June 2, 1900 6. James Dumah Walker, born Mar. 18, 1904 7. Challie Thomas Walker, born April 17, 1905 8. Artie Gale Walker, born July 16, 1908 9. Edna Ophelia Walker, born Sep. 22, 1909 10. Iola Mae (May) Walker, born May 9, 1911 |
| Ethel Isabelle Walker Born: October 15, 1892 in Grassy Creek, Ashe County, NC Died: November 1, 1952 in Crumpler, Ashe County, NC Married: Grover Cleveland Shepherd, January 26, 1910 Eight Known Children: 1. James Wilburn Shepherd, born July 10, 1911. 2. Walter Leonard Shepherd, born Feb. 22, 1913. 3. Robert Blaine Shepherd, born Dec. 28, 1915. 4. Sallie Edith Shepherd Howard, born Aug. 16, 1918. 5. Ralph Franklin Shepherd, born July 8, 1920. 6. Myrtle Luna Shepherd Pugh, born Aug. 29, 1922. 7. Mont Fred Shepherd, born Sept. 1, 1926. 8. Betty Ruth Shepherd Williams, born Feb. 28, 1933. |
