Henry Darnall III (c. 1702-c. 1783) was a wealthy planter in Colonial Maryland. He was the son of the politician and planter Henry Darnall II, and the grandson of Henry Darnall who was the Proprietary Agent of Charles Calvert, 3rd Baron Baltimore (1605–1675), and served for a time as Deputy Governor of the Province. Henry Darnall III converted to Anglicanism and entered politics at a time when the Calvert family had regained their proprietary colony, having lost it during the Protestant Revolution of 1689. Darnall received much criticism for his faith and was accused of being a secret Catholic. Worse, in 1761 he was accused of embezzling almost £1,000 thanks to his position as Naval Officer of the colony, and was forced to flee Maryland for Europe in order to avoid being placed on trial.
Henry Darnall III was born in 1702, the eldest son of Henry Darnall II and his first wife Anne Digges. Henry Darnall III would go on to serve the colonial government in a number of offices. He served as Chief Naval Officer of Prince Georges County from 1755 to 1761. He was Receiver of the Rents for the Lord Proprietary, and Attorney General from 1751 to 1756. In order to hold these offices he converted to the Anglican Church, though the rest of his family remained Roman Catholic, for which he received much criticism. [1]
In 1761 Darnall III was accused of embezzling almost £1,000 thanks to his position as Naval Officer of the colony, and was forced to flee Maryland for Europe in order to avoid being placed on trial. [2]
Family lifeedit
Henry Darnall III married Anne Talbot, the niece of George Talbot, 14th Earl of Shrewsbury. They had a number of children, including
^Henry Darnall III at RootsWeb Retrieved 20 July 2018
^Arnett, Earl; Dr. Robert J Brugger; Edward C. Papenfuse (1999). Maryland: A New Guide to the Old Line State. Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 44. rose hill charles county.
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History of Poplar Hill Retrieved 17 August 2018
April 15, 2024
henry, darnall, 1702, 1783, wealthy, planter, colonial, maryland, politician, planter, henry, darnall, grandson, henry, darnall, proprietary, agent, charles, calvert, baron, baltimore, 1605, 1675, served, time, deputy, governor, province, converted, anglicanis. Henry Darnall III c 1702 c 1783 was a wealthy planter in Colonial Maryland He was the son of the politician and planter Henry Darnall II and the grandson of Henry Darnall who was the Proprietary Agent of Charles Calvert 3rd Baron Baltimore 1605 1675 and served for a time as Deputy Governor of the Province Henry Darnall III converted to Anglicanism and entered politics at a time when the Calvert family had regained their proprietary colony having lost it during the Protestant Revolution of 1689 Darnall received much criticism for his faith and was accused of being a secret Catholic Worse in 1761 he was accused of embezzling almost 1 000 thanks to his position as Naval Officer of the colony and was forced to flee Maryland for Europe in order to avoid being placed on trial Henry Darnall III aged around 8 by Justus Engelhardt Kuhn Contents 1 Early life and career 2 Family life 3 Death and legacy 4 See also 5 References 6 Notes 7 External linksEarly life and career editHenry Darnall III was born in 1702 the eldest son of Henry Darnall II and his first wife Anne Digges Henry Darnall III would go on to serve the colonial government in a number of offices He served as Chief Naval Officer of Prince Georges County from 1755 to 1761 He was Receiver of the Rents for the Lord Proprietary and Attorney General from 1751 to 1756 In order to hold these offices he converted to the Anglican Church though the rest of his family remained Roman Catholic for which he received much criticism 1 In 1761 Darnall III was accused of embezzling almost 1 000 thanks to his position as Naval Officer of the colony and was forced to flee Maryland for Europe in order to avoid being placed on trial 2 Family life editHenry Darnall III married Anne Talbot the niece of George Talbot 14th Earl of Shrewsbury They had a number of children including Henry Darnall IV who was born in 1725 in Prince Georges County Maryland Mary Darnall born about 1732 in Prince Georges Co Maryland Robert Darnall born in Prince Georges Co Maryland 3 Death and legacy editA small portion of Darnall s former property now called Darnall s Chance can still be visited today 4 See also editHistory of Maryland Colonial families of MarylandReferences editRoark Elisabeth Louise Artists of Colonial America p 78 Retrieved 20 July 2018Notes edit Roark Elisabeth Artists of Colonial AmericaRetrieved 20 July 2018 History of Poplar Hill Retrieved 17 August 2018 Henry Darnall III at RootsWeb Retrieved 20 July 2018 Arnett Earl Dr Robert J Brugger Edward C Papenfuse 1999 Maryland A New Guide to the Old Line State Johns Hopkins University Press p 44 rose hill charles county External links editHistory of Poplar Hill Retrieved 17 August 2018 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Henry Darnall III amp oldid 1217353803, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
