George Calvert, m--second--Joan ............, issue (see No. 12 above) Philip. George, Ist, d--April, 1632, and is buried in St. Dunstans in West Fleet Street, London, in the grounds adjoining the Royal Courts of Justice. Cecil Calvert, Second Lord Baltimore, was b--Aug. 8, 1605, and d--Nov. 30, 1675. On June 20, 1632, the charter was executed to Cecil. Although he was never able to visit his province, his whole administration was distinguished for its just, beneficent and paternal character. He appointed his brothers, Leonard and George, to accompany the expedition to Md., the former as Governor. The "Ark" and the "Dove" set sail for Md., November 22, 1633. The number of colonists was about two hundred, mostly all men of means. Cecil Calvert, Second Lord Baltimore, m--March 20, 1627, Anne, second dau--of Sir Thomas, Lord of Arundal, Knight, First Baron Arundal of Wardour, by his second wife, Anne Philipson, dau--of Miles Philipson of Crook Co., Westmoreland, by his wife, Barbara, sister and coheir of Francis Sandys, Lancashire. Sir Thomas Arundal was the eldest son and heir. He served as a volunteer in the imperial Army in Hungary. Sir Thomas captured the Turkish Standard and was by patent dated the 14th of December, 1595, created by the Emperor, Rudolph II, a Count of the Holy Roman Empire, to hold to him and the heirs of his body, male and female, forever. He was also created Baron of Arundal of Wardour, in the Peerage of England, on the 4th of May, 1605. He d--the 7th of Nov., 1639, in his 79th year. There is a portrait, in ruff and black dress at Wardour Castle. Cecil Calvert, Second Lord Baltimore, and his wife, Lady Anne Arundal, went to live at Wardour Castle, Wiltshire, near Salisbury, in the south of England. They had five children, as follows: (1) Anne Calvert, d--young; (2) Mary Calvert, b--1630, d--1663, m--about 1650, Sir William Blackiston of Gibside, Durham. No issue; (3) George Calvert, b--Sept. 15, 1634, d--June 6, 1635; (4) Elizebeth Calvert; (5) Charles Calvert, Third Lord Baltimore--of whom below. Charles, Third Lord Baltimore, b--Aug. 27, 1637, d--Feb. 21, 1715, became Governor in 1661, coming to Md. at that time with his wife. In 1684 he returned to England, where he d--Feb. 21, 1715. He m--four times: (1) in 1656, Mary Darnall; (2) in 1666, Jane Sewall (d--1700), widow of Dr. Henry Sewall; (3) in 1701, Mary (Banks) Thorpe, a widow, who d--in 1710; (4) in 1712, Margaret Charleton, who d--1731. There were four children by the second m--as follows: (1) Cecil Calvert, b--1667, d--1681; (2) Clare Calvert, b--1670, d--before 1694, m--about 1690, Hon. Edward M. Somersett; (3) Anne Calvert, b--1673, d--Feb. 10, 1731, m--1694--1st--Hon. Edward M. Somersett, 2nd--William Paston; (4) Benedict Leonard Calvert, Fourth Lord Baltimore--of whom below. Benedict Leonard, Fourth Lord Baltimore, was b--March 21, 1679 and d--April 16, 1715. He was a member of Parliament, 1714-15. He m--Jan. 2, 1698, the Lady Charlotte Lee, dau--of Edward Henery, Earl of Litchfield. They had seven children as follows: (1) Charles Calvert, Fifth Lord Baltimore--of whom below; (2) Benedict Leonard, b--Sept. 20, 1700. He was Governor of Md., 1727, d--at sea June 1, 1732, unm; (3) Edward Henery, b--Aug. 31, 1701, d--1730. He was Commissary General of the Colony and also elected President of the Council of Md. He m--in 1728, Margaret Lee. No issue; (4) Cecil, b--Nov. 6, 1702, d--1765, unm--. He was Secretary of the Province; (5) Charlotte, b--Nov. 6, 1702, m--Thomas Brerwood, issue--one son, Francis; (6) Jane, b--Nov. 19, 1703, m--May 4, 1720, John Hyde; (7) Barbara, b--1704 d--young. Charles Fifth Lord Baltimore, was b--Sept. 29, 1699, and d--April 24, 1751. He was a member of Parliament, Fellow of the Royal Society, and a Lord of the Admiralty. He ruled the Province for thirty-six years. He m--July 20, 1730, Mary Janssen (d--March 25th, 1748), dau--of Theodore Janssen. By this m--there were five ch--. A natural son, Benedict Swingate, was b--several years before the above m--. Of him later. The five ch--by Mary Janssen are as follows: (1) Frederick Calvert, Sixth Lord Baltimore--of whom below; (2) Frances Dorothy, b--1734, d--1736; (3) Louisa, m--John Browning, Esq.; (4) Charles, b--1737, d--in infancy; (5) Caroline, m--Robert Eden, who was the last of the Royal Governors of Md., 1769-76. They returned to England during the Revolution. A descendant of this couple is the handsome and dashing young former Foreign Secretary of London, England, Anthony Eden. Frederick, Sixth Lord Baltimore, b--Feb. 6, 1732, d--at Naples, Sept. 4, 1771. He was an extensive traveler but never visited his Province. He m--March 9, 1753, Lady Diana Egerton, b--1732, d--1758, dau--of Scropt Egerton, Duke of Bridgewater. Frederick Calvert left no legitimate issue, and with his death, the title of "Lord Baltimore" ceased. Benedict Calvert (otherwise--Swingate), as above mentioned; was b--about 1724, several years before his father, Charles, Fifth Lord Baltimore, m--Mary Janssen. It is said that his mother was a dau--of George II, and that therefore his birth was kept secret. Page 107 Christi Visit our homepage at: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~cbrogan Visit our genealogy pages at: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~cbrogan/gen.html Country living at it's finest! http://www.onelist.com/subscribe/countrylife