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Brooke (1642-1725), widow of Thomas Brooke
(1632-1676). HALF UNCLE: Thomas Brooke (ca.
1659-1730/31). HALF AUNT: Mary Brooke, who
married second, Benjamin Hall (1667-1721).
BROTHERS: Charles (1695-1695); Charles (1696-
1696); Henry (1697-1719), died at sea on a voyage
home from school in England; and Daniel (1707-
1734), who married Ann Rozer (1710-1764), who
subsequently married Benjamin Young (?-1754).
SISTERS: Eleanor (1699-1699); Bridget (1701-
1701); Mary (1711-?); and Eleanor (1712-1734).
NIECE: Eleanor Carroll, who married Daniel Car-
roll (1730-1 796). OTHER KINSHIP: a distant cousin
of Charles Carroll (1691-1 755). MARRIED on Feb-
ruary 15, 1757, Elizabeth (1709-1761), daughter
of Clement Brooke (ca. 1676-1737) and wife Jane
(?-1761); granddaughter of both Thomas Brooke
(1632-1676) and Nicholas Sewall (ca. 1655-1737);
niece of Thomas Brooke (CA. 1659-1730/31) and
Mary Brooke, who married second, Benjamin
Hall (1667-1721). Her brothers were Henry; Jo-
seph; Nicholas; Charles; William; and Clement, Jr.
(?-1732). CHILDREN. SON: Charles Carroll of Car-
rollton (1737-1832). PRIVATE CAREER. EDUCA-
TION: College of St. Omer, France, left after ob-
taining a philosophy degree, but before entering
the Middle Temple in England because his father's
death in 1720 required his return to Maryland.
RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION: Catholic. SOCIAL STATUS
AND ACTIVITIES: Esq., 1774. ADDITIONAL COM-
MENTS: in 1757 Gov. Horatio Sharpe(1718-1790)
described him as "a sensible man, who has read
much and is well acquainted with the constitution
and strength of these American colonies." OCCU-
PATIONAL PROFILE: planter, with several large
estates under cultivation; original partner in the
Baltimore Ironworks Company; moneylender.
PUBLIC CAREER. STATE OFFICE: Executive Coun-
cil, 1777 (elected, but declined to serve due to ad-
vanced age). STANDS ON PUBLIC/ PRI VATE ISSUES:
thought of himself as a "provident and tender fa-
ther." Considered moving to Louisiana under a
grant from the French in 1756 to escape the "envy
and malice" caused by discrimination against Ro-
man Catholics in Maryland. Bitter toward the
proprietor for his harsh treatment of Carroll's fa-
ther and other Catholics; said of the proprietor in
1760 that "the family of the Proprietary have sac-
rificed us, abandoned their friends.....they have no
principle at all." Opposed the legal tender bill of
1777. WEALTH DURING LIFETIME. PERSONAL
PROPERTY: said in 1756, 'There is but one man in
the Province whose fortune equals mine." In 1757
Gov. Horatio Sharpe (1718-1790) estimated Car-
roll's fortune at £30,000-£40,000. Carroll's own
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evaluation of his assets in 1764 was: one-fifth in-
terest in the Baltimore Ironworks Company at
£10,000; 285 slaves at an average of £30 each,
equalling £8,550; cattle, horses, livestock, and
equipment totaling £1,000; plate at £600; debts
due him as of 1762, £24,230. Much of Carroll's
personal wealth was derived from lending money
at interest for which he received bonds or mort-
gages on land and/or personal property. ANNUAL
INCOME: £400.0.0 sterling from the Baltimore
Ironworks Company; ca. £1,800.0.0 from land,
1764. LAND AT FIRST ELECTION: at least 22,228
acres in Anne Arundel, St. Mary's, Prince
George's, Queen Anne's, and Frederick counties
(most inherited from his father). SIGNIFICANT
CHANGES IN LAND BETWEEN FIRST ELECTION
AND DEATH: Charles Carroll of Carrollton (1737-
1832) took increased control of his father's land as
his father advanced in age. WEALTH AT DEATH.
DIED: on May 30, 1782, as a result of a fall from
the porch of his mansion in Annapolis. PERSONAL
PROPERTY: assessed value £12,864.0.0, including
434 slaves and 362 oz. plate, 1783. LAND: at least
13,538 acres in Anne Arundel and Talbot
counties, 28 lots in Annapolis, 2 lots owned with
his son in Bath, Virginia (Berkley Springs, West
Virginia), plus perhaps 3,000 acres in Frederick
County.
CARROLL, CHARLES, BARRISTER (1723-
1783). BORN: on March 22, 1723, in Annapolis,
Anne Arundel County; elder son. NATIVE: second
generation. RESIDED: in Portugal and England,
1734-1746; Annapolis, 1746-1751; England,
1751-1755; Annapolis, 1755 until death; spent
much of this last period at his estate "Mt. Clare"
outside of Baltimore Town, but always styled him-
self "of Annapolis" in official records. FAMILY
BACKGROUND. FATHER: Charles Carroll (1691-
1755). MOTHER: Dorothy Blake. STEPMOTHER:
Ann. BROTHER: John Henry (1732-1754). SISTER:
Mary Clare. NEPHEWS: Nicholas (Maccubbin) Car-
roll (1750/51-1812); James (Maccubbin) Carroll
(1761-1832). NIECE: Mary Clare Maccubbin
(1749-1806), who married John Brice (1738-
1820). MARRIED on June 23, 1763, Margaret
(1742-1817), daughter of Matthew Tilghman
(1717/18-1790); grandddaughter of James Lloyd
(1679/80-1723); niece of William Tilghman
(1711-1782), Edward Tilghman (1713-1786),
James Tilghman (1716-1793), Robert Lloyd (ca.
1712-1770), Mary Tilghman (1702-1736), who
married James Earle, Jr. (ca. 1694-1739), Anna
Maria Tilghman (1709-1763), who married first,
William Hemsley (1703-1736), and second, Robert
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