One more comment? I believe the heirs trying to get the lands back were the Chenowith-Calverts and this branch of the Calvert family is now thought to be descended from Quaker families and not related to the Lords Baltimore. Joanne Calvert ----- Original Message ----- From: "James Calvert" <j.calvert@attbi.com> To: <CALVERT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2002 12:27 PM Subject: RE: [CALVERT] CALVERT Suit against BALTIMORE? > Carolyn's message came in right after I sent my response. Please ignore my > response. > > Jim > > At 09:51 AM 12/17/2002 -0600, you wrote: > >In 2000 a number of us had the same interest and the following is from a old > >email. I hope this help you. > >******* > >I have a letter from another person and Letters of my GGRANDFATHER William > >Marion Calvert MD, who mentions Mrs Bourgeoise coming to visit them for > >interviews. > > > >I found my Anita Calvert Bourgeoise BOOK, "The Calvert Family of > >Maryland and Virginia" > > > >There is a stamped date in the book "St. Louis, MO. Public Library, Oct 4, > >1919". The book was copywriter in 1916. So the book is at least 83 years > old. > > > >Thanks to Debbie Wodickers of High Ridge, MO who was kind enough to go to > >the library and make me a copy as the library would not lend it our on > >library loan. I had located two books one in St. Louis, MO and the other > >Fort Wayne, Allen CO., Ind. > > > >Dan Whitmire sent me a copy of a Anita Calvert Bourgeoise letter head letter. > > > > >Email from Elizabeth Calvert a news paper clipping among her grandmothers > >notes. > > > >Newspaper clipping: "Kansas City, Mo., Jan 5, 1913 - The Western Calvert > >Heirs' Association met here today and resolved to take up the fight of > >possession of the lands in and around the city of Baltimore that were > >granted in the 17th century to Lord Baltimore by King James I of England. > >The estate, for which the association assert they will soon open a legal > >contest, has an estimated value of $600,000,000." > > > >Here are some other email that may be interested in joining our search. > >They chatted were on the Calvert email last year when the subject on the > >Calvert Heirs came up. Greg Nelson said that the lawsuit was actually filed > >in Baltimore, and that the family lost their claim. If you want to look for > >the suit, I would expect to find it filed in the late 20s or early 30s, and > >to be title Calvert Heirs v. City of Baltimore. They were still trying to > >raise money when Cora Hiatt published her Chenaweth history which was Greg > >Nelson's line. > >Carolyn Joy > >******* > >The case was filed in the Maryland Supreme Court then withdrawn and > >filed in the US Supreme Court. > >******* > > Someone in this group has the book by Mrs. Bourgeooise. She was the > >attorney and Genealogist that handled the case. I to have old letters that > >discuss the case. And mention my family sending money for the legal fees. I > >hope to see the book done by Mrs., Bourgeoise. > > > >Henry Turner > >******* > >Your mention of Anita Calvert Bourgeoise fits with what I know. A letter > >that I have dated 1915 is written from Attorney Alexine Hobbs Craig of > >Gallatin Co. KY. My research indicates that she was a cousin through my > >Hobbs line. Apparently she was the daughter of my 3rd ggrandmother, Nancy > >Hobbs's youngest brother, Emory Hobbs. Alexine's letter urges her cousin, > >Mary Speer to gather the cousins together "to write to everyone of your > >Calvert line" and prepare for the great legal battle which will surely > >regain our rightful inheritance that the greatest legal minds are working > >on this etc etc and that everyone should contact Mrs Anita Calvert > >Bourgeoise oh yeah I think that they were also urged to write to their > >congressmen etc. > >Teri > >******* > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: DJames Adams [mailto:montanan2@worldnet.att.net] > >Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2002 9:27 AM > >To: CALVERT-L@rootsweb.com > >Subject: [CALVERT] CALVERT Suit against BALTIMORE? > > > > > > > >Hi All, > > I heard from a cousin that our CALVERTs sent their family records, > >bibles and other papers to someone who was trying to prove relationship to > >the CALVERTs who were trying to win a Court Case. While it sounds a little > >scammy; if it did happen, does anyone know what happened to all the records, > >documents and what else? I am not sure but supposedly this must have been > >50-60 years ago, or more. > > My interest is Genealogically related to, which of the wives of Hezekiah > >"Hazzard" WOOD (b.1774 likely in Md.) was the mother to my GG Grandmother > >Lucinda WOOD b. abt 1800, ie,was she the GENTRY or the BRADLEY; any info > >appreciated, > >JA > > > > > > > >==== CALVERT Mailing List ==== > >No copyrighted materials are permitted on this list unless by the copyright > >owner themselves. > > > > > > > >==== CALVERT Mailing List ==== > >Please do not send spam warnings, chain letters, attachments and/or html or > >rich text formatted email to the list. If in questions, please address the > >listowner at calvert-admin@rootsweb.com > > > ==== CALVERT Mailing List ==== > Please visit the surname mailing list homepage at: http://jadis.darktech.org/genealogy/calvert for information on this list, it's member's pages, queries and other helpful genealogy pages. > >
I am also looking for Calverts of PA and MD who were not of the Lord Baltimore group. I have a Thomas Calvert whose dau Sarah married in 1823 Cecil Co, MD. Cathy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joanne Yundt Calvert" <ladybaltimore@comcast.net> To: <CALVERT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, December 31, 2002 10:02 AM Subject: Re: [CALVERT] CALVERT Suit against BALTIMORE? > One more comment? > > I believe the heirs trying to get the lands back were the Chenowith-Calverts > and this branch of the Calvert family is now thought to be descended from > Quaker families and not related to the Lords Baltimore. > > Joanne Calvert > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "James Calvert" <j.calvert@attbi.com> > To: <CALVERT-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2002 12:27 PM > Subject: RE: [CALVERT] CALVERT Suit against BALTIMORE? > > > > Carolyn's message came in right after I sent my response. Please ignore > my > > response. > > > > Jim > > > > At 09:51 AM 12/17/2002 -0600, you wrote: > > >In 2000 a number of us had the same interest and the following is from a > old > > >email. I hope this help you. > > >******* > > >I have a letter from another person and Letters of my GGRANDFATHER > William > > >Marion Calvert MD, who mentions Mrs Bourgeoise coming to visit them for > > >interviews. > > > > > >I found my Anita Calvert Bourgeoise BOOK, "The Calvert Family of > > >Maryland and Virginia" > > > > > >There is a stamped date in the book "St. Louis, MO. Public Library, Oct > 4, > > >1919". The book was copywriter in 1916. So the book is at least 83 > years > > old. > > > > > >Thanks to Debbie Wodickers of High Ridge, MO who was kind enough to go to > > >the library and make me a copy as the library would not lend it our on > > >library loan. I had located two books one in St. Louis, MO and the other > > >Fort Wayne, Allen CO., Ind. > > > > > >Dan Whitmire sent me a copy of a Anita Calvert Bourgeoise letter head > letter. > > > > > > > >Email from Elizabeth Calvert a news paper clipping among her grandmothers > > >notes. > > > > > >Newspaper clipping: "Kansas City, Mo., Jan 5, 1913 - The Western Calvert > > >Heirs' Association met here today and resolved to take up the fight of > > >possession of the lands in and around the city of Baltimore that were > > >granted in the 17th century to Lord Baltimore by King James I of England. > > >The estate, for which the association assert they will soon open a legal > > >contest, has an estimated value of $600,000,000." > > > > > >Here are some other email that may be interested in joining our search. > > >They chatted were on the Calvert email last year when the subject on the > > >Calvert Heirs came up. Greg Nelson said that the lawsuit was actually > filed > > >in Baltimore, and that the family lost their claim. If you want to look > for > > >the suit, I would expect to find it filed in the late 20s or early 30s, > and > > >to be title Calvert Heirs v. City of Baltimore. They were still trying > to > > >raise money when Cora Hiatt published her Chenaweth history which was > Greg > > >Nelson's line. > > >Carolyn Joy > > >******* > > >The case was filed in the Maryland Supreme Court then withdrawn and > > >filed in the US Supreme Court. > > >******* > > > Someone in this group has the book by Mrs. Bourgeooise. She was the > > >attorney and Genealogist that handled the case. I to have old letters > that > > >discuss the case. And mention my family sending money for the legal fees. > I > > >hope to see the book done by Mrs., Bourgeoise. > > > > > >Henry Turner > > >******* > > >Your mention of Anita Calvert Bourgeoise fits with what I know. A letter > > >that I have dated 1915 is written from Attorney Alexine Hobbs Craig of > > >Gallatin Co. KY. My research indicates that she was a cousin through my > > >Hobbs line. Apparently she was the daughter of my 3rd ggrandmother, > Nancy > > >Hobbs's youngest brother, Emory Hobbs. Alexine's letter urges her > cousin, > > >Mary Speer to gather the cousins together "to write to everyone of your > > >Calvert line" and prepare for the great legal battle which will surely > > >regain our rightful inheritance that the greatest legal minds are > working > > >on this etc etc and that everyone should contact Mrs Anita Calvert > > >Bourgeoise oh yeah I think that they were also urged to write to > their > > >congressmen etc. > > >Teri > > >******* > > > > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > > >From: DJames Adams [mailto:montanan2@worldnet.att.net] > > >Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2002 9:27 AM > > >To: CALVERT-L@rootsweb.com > > >Subject: [CALVERT] CALVERT Suit against BALTIMORE? > > > > > > > > > > > >Hi All, > > > I heard from a cousin that our CALVERTs sent their family records, > > >bibles and other papers to someone who was trying to prove relationship > to > > >the CALVERTs who were trying to win a Court Case. While it sounds a > little > > >scammy; if it did happen, does anyone know what happened to all the > records, > > >documents and what else? I am not sure but supposedly this must have been > > >50-60 years ago, or more. > > > My interest is Genealogically related to, which of the wives of > Hezekiah > > >"Hazzard" WOOD (b.1774 likely in Md.) was the mother to my GG Grandmother > > >Lucinda WOOD b. abt 1800, ie,was she the GENTRY or the BRADLEY; any info > > >appreciated, > > >JA > > > > > > > > > > > >==== CALVERT Mailing List ==== > > >No copyrighted materials are permitted on this list unless by the > copyright > > >owner themselves. > > > > > > > > > > > >==== CALVERT Mailing List ==== > > >Please do not send spam warnings, chain letters, attachments and/or html > or > > >rich text formatted email to the list. If in questions, please address > the > > >listowner at calvert-admin@rootsweb.com > > > > > > ==== CALVERT Mailing List ==== > > Please visit the surname mailing list homepage at: > http://jadis.darktech.org/genealogy/calvert for information on this list, > it's member's pages, queries and other helpful genealogy pages. > > > > > > > > ==== CALVERT Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, please send email to: > calvert-l-request@rootsweb.com (for list mail) or calvert-d-request@rootsweb (for digest mail) > with the body message of > UNSUBSCRIBE > >