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28. Nov. 2014 · His son Charles, known as Charles Carroll of Annapolis, maintained and expanded the family fortune. His grandson, Charles Carroll of Carrollton, achieved the restoration of political rights his grandfather had desired, becoming the only Catholic to sign the Declaration of Independence.[38] Charles Carroll the Settler
Beginning in the late 1740s, when "Papa" (Charles Carroll of Annapolis) sent "Charley" (Charles Carroll of Carrollton) away from his native Maryland to be educated in Europe, the letters present a new perspective on colonial and Revolutionary America as the lived experience of Roman Catholics, whose defiant adherence to their faith denied them the civil rights and guarantees--including the ...
Before reaching Annapolis, we had stopped at Monticello and Mount Vernon -- truly impressive historic sites! -- so, we were quite surprised to discover an empty house with only a chair once owned by Charles Carroll. Having said that, we are glad we went. There were two of the super volunteer guides there and we did get to walk through with one ...
Charles Carroll was born in 1737, the only child of wealthy, Catholic landowners, Charles Carroll of Annapolis and his wife, Elizabeth Brooke. Charles and his cousin, John Carroll, were educated at a Jesuit school in Cecil County, Maryland. John Carroll would later become the first American Catholic Bishop while Charles continued his education in Paris and studied law in London.
Even so, Carroll did slowly grow accustomed to leading the Annapolis property, Carrollton and Doughoregan Manors and despite signing his name “Charles Carroll of Carrollton” Carroll preferred Doughoregan Manor. Charles spent much of his adult life in at Doughoregon and at the Annapolis property. He was responsible for the significant expansion that took place in Annapolis during the 1770s.
Of the ten children born to Charles and Mary Carroll, five died within a year of their birth. Henry, their eldest son, died the year before his father in 1719, at the age of 21 or 22. Only the third child, named Charles and later known as Charles Carroll of Annapolis, and their next son Daniel would marry and have children of their own.
Carroll was born on September 19, 1737, in Annapolis, Maryland, the only child of Charles Carroll of Annapolis and his wife Elizabeth Brooke. He was born an illegitimate child, as his parents were not married at the time of his birth, for technical reasons to do with the inheritance of the Carroll family estates. They eventually married in 1757.
