Family name
Related
Family members
Notes
Adams
Charles County
Francis Adams
(c. 1645 – 1698)[ 1] early settler
John Adams
(c. 1670 – 1740) early settler[ 2]
Francis Adams II
(1680 – 1766) revolutionary, planter and gentleman[ 1]
Charles Adams
(c. 1672 – 1733) carpenter[ 3] [ 4]
Bowie
Prince George's County
John Bowie, Sr.
(1688 – 1759) early settler[ 5]
Oden Bowie
(1826 – 1894) 34th governor of the state of Maryland
Robert Bowie
(1750 – 1818) 11th governor of Maryland [ 6]
Thomas Fielder Bowie
(1808 – 1869) politician
Walter Bowie
(1748 – 1810) slave owner, racehorse owner and politician[ 7]
Captain William Bowie
(c 1721 – c 1791) revolutionary, member of the Assembly of Freemen , and Annapolis Convention delegate[ 8]
William Duckett Bowie
(1803 – 1873) politician
Brent
St. Mary's County, Queen Anne's County, Kent County
Margaret Brent
(c 1601 – c 1671) first woman in the English colonies to appear before court[ 9] [ 10]
Mary Brent
early settler and plantation owner, sister of Margaret[ 11]
Giles Brent
(c1600 – 1672) Catholic early settler,[ 12] married Mary Kittamaquad , the daughter of the Piscataway Tayac [ 13] [ 14]
Brice
Anne Arundel County
Brice III
(1738–1820) lawyer and mayor of Annapolis
John Brice Jr.
(1705–1766) settler and Loyalist politician[ 15]
James Brice
(1746–1801) governor of Maryland[ 16]
Brooke
Old Charles County , Calvert County, Prince George's County, Montgomery County
Robert Brooke, Sr.
(1602–1655) early settler, planter[ 17]
Thomas Brooke, Sr.
(1632 – 1676) lawyer, planter , High Sheriff and Chief Justice [ 18] [ 19]
Thomas Brooke, Jr.
(1659 – 1730/31) politician, planter[ 18]
Thomas Brooke III
(1683 – 1744) politician, planter[ 20]
Richard Brooke
(1736 – 1788) politician, planter[ 21]
Burgess
Anne Arundel County, Frederick County
William Burgess
(c 1622 – 1686/87) planter, merchant, politician[ 22]
John Burgess
(1696 – 1774) planter[ 23]
Edward Burgess
(ca. 1733 – 1809) planter, captain, First Maryland Battalion of the
Flying Camp [ 24]
Calvert , Barons Baltimore
St. Mary's County, Ann Arundel County
Cecilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore
(1605 – 31675) politician, peer and lawyer, first proprietor of Maryland
Leonard Calvert
(1606 – 1647) first proprietary governor of the Province of Maryland
Phillip Calvert (governor)
(c. 1626 - c. 1682), fifth Governor of Maryland
Charles Calvert, 3rd Baron Baltimore
(1637 – 1715) English peer and colonial administrator
Benedict Calvert, 4th Baron Baltimore
(1679 – 1715) English peer and politician
Charles Calvert Lazenby
(c. 1688 – 1734) British Army officer, colonial administrator, planter and Proprietary Governor of Maryland
Charles Calvert, 5th Baron Baltimore
(1699 – 1751) British nobleman and Proprietary Governor of Maryland
Benedict Leonard Calvert
(1700 – 1732) 15th Proprietary Governor of Maryland
Benedict Swingate Calvert
(1722 – 1788) illegitimate son of Charles Calvert, 5th Baron Baltimore , planter, slave owner, politician and Loyalist
Henry Harford
(1758 – 1834), illegitimate son of Frederick Calvert, 6th Baron Baltimore , namesake of Harford County , last proprietary owner of the British colony of Maryland
Carroll
St. Mary's County, Anne Arundel County, Frederick County, Cecil County
Charles Carroll the Settler
Charles Carroll of Annapolis
Charles Carroll (barrister)
Charles Carroll of Carrollton
Carrollton Manor , Mount Clare
Daniel Carroll
John Carroll (bishop)
Thomas King Carroll
Anna Ella Carroll
James Carroll (Maryland politician)
Chase
Somerset County, Baltimore County, Anne Arundel County
Samuel Chase
(1741 – 1811) signer of the Continental Association and Declaration of Independence
Jeremiah Chase
(1748 – 1828) lawyer, jurist, and land speculator
Chew
Anne Arundel County,
Cecil County
Samuel Chew (I-V)
early settlers of Herring Bay beginning in1650, colonists and plantation owners[ 25] [ 26]
John Chew Thomas
(1764 – 1836) politician, member of the House of Representatives for Maryland's 2nd district
Contee
Prince George's County
Thomas Contee
(c. 1729–1811) militia man, politician and planter
Benjamin Contee
(1755 – 1815) priest and member of the House of Representatives
Key
Cecil County,
Montgomery County
Philip Barton Key
(1757 – 1815), loyalist and judge
Philip Key
(1750 – 1820) congressional representative
Barnes Compton
(1830 – 1898) politician and Treasurer of Maryland
Francis Scott Key
(1779 – 1843) lawyer and author of author of the national anthem
Cresap
Allegany County
Thomas Cresap
(c. 1702—c. 1790) settler and trader, served Lord Baltimore as an agent in Cresap's War
Michael Cresap
(1742 – 1775) frontiersman immortalized in Logan's Lament , owned the Michael Cresap House
Darnall
Prince George's County, Calvert County
Henry Darnall
(1645 – 1711) planter, military officer and politician, proprietary agent for Lord Baltimore
Henry Darnall II
(1682–1759) planter and landowner
Digges
Prince George's County
William Digges
(c. 1651— 1697) planter, soldier and politician
Dent
St. Mary's County, Charles County
Thomas Dent Sr.
(1630–1676), justice, sheriff, and member of the Maryland General Assembly
George Dent
(1756 – 1813) planter, served in the House of Representatives [ 27] [ 28]
Dorsey
Anne Arundel County, Calvert County
Edward Dorsey
(c. 1615 – 1659) boat-wright and patriarch
Hon. John Dorsey
(before 1646 – 1714) colonial settler[ 29]
Major Edward Dorsey
(before 1646 – 1705) colonial settler[ 30]
Dulany
Anne Arundel County, Baltimore County
Daniel Dulany the Elder
(1685–1753) lawyer and land-developer[ 31] [ 32] [ 33]
Daniel Dulany the Younger
(1722 – 1797) loyalist politician, mayor of Annapolis and lawyer[ 34] [ 35]
Walter Dulany
(died 1773) politician and mayor of Annapolis
Duvall
Prince George's County, Anne Arundel County
Mareen Duvall
(1625–1694) French Huguenot and early settler[ 36]
Gabriel Duvall
(1752 – 1844) politician and jurist
Eden baronets
St. Mary's County, Anne Arundel County
Sir Robert Eden, 1st Baronet, of Maryland
(1741 – 1784) colonial administrator and last colonial governor of Maryland [ 37]
Caroline Calvert Eden
(c. 1737 – c.1773) namesake of Caroline County
Fendall
Charles County, Prince George's County
Josias Fendall
(c. 1628 – c. 1687) colonial administrator, planter and proprietary governor
Goldsborough
Dorchester County, Talbot County
Robert Goldsborough
(1711 – 1788) lawyer, Burgess, statesman[ 38] and delegate to the Continental Congress [ 39]
Nicholas Goldsborugh
(1732 – 1750) Justice of Talbot County, Burgess, Ferry manager[ 40]
John Goldsborough
(1742 – 1770) Managed a ferry,[ 41] Freeman, General Assembly of state Talbot County[ 42]
Colonel Nicholas Goldsborough
(c 1787 – c 1858) plantation owner, politician[ 43]
Charles Goldsborough
(1765 – 1834) 16th Governor and federalist politician[ 44]
William Goldsborough
(1750–1801) plantation owner, politician[ 45]
Greenberry
Anne Arundel County, Baltimore County
Nicholas Greenberry
(c.1627 – 1697) 4th Royal Governor and military commander
Greene
St. Mary's County, Charles County
Governor Thomas Greene
(1610 – 1652) early settler and second Provincial Governor[ 46]
Hammond
Anne Arundel County, Howard County
Major Philip Hammond
(1697–1760) planter, politician and landowner
Mathias Hammond
(1740–1786) revolutionary
Rezin Hammond
(1745–1809) revolutionary, patriot and planter
John Hammond Maj.Gen.
Tombstone from 'Mountain Neck' plantation to St.Anne's, Church Circle, Annapolis
Hanson
Charles County, Prince George's County
John Hanson
(1721 – 1783) merchant, politician and delegate to the Continental Congress
Alexander Contee Hanson
(1786 – 1819) lawyer, publisher, and statesman
Alexander Contee Hanson Sr.
(1749 – 1806) attorney and Chancellor of Maryland
Hatton
St. Marys County
Thomas Hatton Sr.
(d 1655) early settler, secretary, provincial justice[ 47] [ 48]
Thomas Hatton
(1642 – 1675) early settler[ 49]
Howard
Baltimore County, Howard County
Matthew Howard Sr
early settler
John Eager Howard
(1752 – 1827) soldier, plantation owner and politician, Howard County is named after him[ 50]
George Howard (Governor of Maryland)
(1789 – 1846) 22nd governor of Maryland
Benjamin Chew Howard
(1791 – 1872) politician and lawyer
William Howard
(1793–1834) engineer who worked for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Jenifer
Charles County, Anne Arundel County
Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer
(1723 – 1790) politician and Constitution signer
Daniel Jenifer
(1791 – 1855) lawyer and statesman
Lee
Prince George's County, Frederick County
Philip Lee
(1681–1744), planter, naval officer and member of the Maryland General Assembly
Thomas Sim Lee
(1745 – 1819) American planter, patriot, and politician who served as Maryland Governor
Lloyd
Edward Lloyd (Colonial Governor of Maryland)
Edward Lloyd (delegate)
Edward Lloyd (Governor of Maryland)
Henry Lloyd (governor)
James Lloyd (Maryland)
(1756 – 1830) politician
Ogle
Prince George's County, Anne Arundel County
Samuel Ogle
(c. 1694 – 1752) 16th, 18th and 20th Proprietary Governor of Maryland
Benjamin Ogle
(1749 – 1809) ninth Governor of Maryland
Paca
Queen Anne's County, Anne Arundel County
William Paca
(1740 – 1799) signatory to Continental Association and Declaration of Independence [ 51] [ 52]
Peale
Charles Willson Peale
James Peale
Raphaelle Peale
Rembrandt Peale
Rubens Peale
Titian Peale
Anna Claypoole Peale
Charles Peale Polk
Margaretta Angelica Peale
Sarah Miriam Peale
Ridgely
Howard County, Baltimore County
Henry Ridgely
(1640–1710)
Henry Ridgely III
(1690–1749)
Charles Ridgely II
(1702–1772) planter, politician, justice, merchant
Charles Ridgely III
(1733–1790) planter, iron monger, builder of Hampton Mansion
Charles Carnan Ridgely
(1760 – 1829) politician, 15th Governor of Maryland
Riggin
Somerset County
Teague Riggin
Founder; Planter, Golden Lyon Plantation, Pocomoke Sound[ 53]
Darby Riggin
Founder; Planter, Annemessex, later moved to Accomack County, Virginia
John Riggin
Planter, Marumsco, Pocomoke Sound[ 54]
John Riggin
Planter, Annemessex
Isaac Riggin
Corporal, Maryland Militia, War of 1812 .
Elisha Riggin
shipbuilder[ 55]
John Riggin
Deputy clerk of the court, Worcester County ; father of Brig. Gen. John Riggin, Jr.
Rodgers
Cecil County,
Harford County
Colonel John Rodgers Sr.
(b 1726) early settler, naval officer
Commodore John Rodgers
(1772 – 1838) naval officer
Admiral John Rodgers III
(1812 – 1882) naval officer
George Washington Rodgers
(1787–1832) naval officer
Saffell
Frederick County
Montgomery County
Samuel Saffell
(1712–1777) early settler, landowner, second probated will in Montgomery County[ 56]
Joshua Saffell
revolutionary soldier[ 57]
Sewall
St. Mary's County,
Dorchester County,
Queen Anne's County
Henry Sewall
(d 1665) early settler, founder of Mattapany,[ 58] My Lady Sewall's Manor[ 59] [ 60]
Nicholas Lewis Sewall
planter, slave owner[ 61] [ 62]
Charles S. Sewall
(1779 – 1848) politician, served in the Maryland State Senate , House of Delegates and House of Representatives
Smallwood
Anne Arundel County, Charles County
Governor William Smallwood
planter , soldier and politician, fourth Governor of Maryland
Sparrow
Anne Arundel County
Thomas Sparrow
(1746–1784) Goldsmith, engraver jeweler, created the dies for the 1788 Chalmers shilling, the first coin minted in the Republic[ 63] [ 64] [ 65]
Steuart
Anne Arundel County, Baltimore County
George H. Steuart (planter)
Planter
George H. Steuart (politician)
(1700–1784) physician, tobacco planter, and Loyalist politician
George Steuart Hume
George H. Steuart (Major General)
Richard Sprigg Steuart
(1797–1876) physician and pioneer of the treatment of mental illness
George H. Steuart (Brigadier General)
(1828 – 1903) planter and Confederate military officer
William Steuart (Mayor of Baltimore)
(1780 – 1839) stonemason and mayor of Baltimore
Stone
Charles County, Anne Arundel County
William Stone
(c. 1603 – c. 1660) English-born merchant, planter and proprietary governor of Maryland
Thomas Stone
(1743 – 1787) planter , politician, and lawyer who signed the Declaration of Independence , namesake of the SS Thomas Stone
Michael J. Stone
(1747 – 1812) American planter and statesman
John Hoskins Stone
(1749 – 1804) planter, soldier, and 7th Governor of Maryland
William Murray Stone
(1779 – 1838) clergyman
Frederick Stone
(1820 – 1899) lawyer and Congressman from Maryland's fifth district
Tasker
Prince George's County
Benjamin Tasker, Sr.
(c. 1690–1768) 21st Proprietary Governor of Maryland
Benjamin Tasker, Jr.
(1720–1760) politician, slave trader and Mayor of Annapolis
Tilghman
Talbot County
James Tilghman
(1716–1793) lawyer and public servant
Tench Tilghman
(1744 – 1786) Continental Army officer and aide-de-camp to George Washington
Vallette
Anne Arundel County
Elie Vallette
(1744 – 1786) early settler, loyalist and clerk[ 66] [ 67]
Elie Augustus Frederick La Vallette
(1790 – 1862) naval officer
Warfield
Howard County
Anne Arundel County
Richard Warfield Capt.
(b.1646) early settler[ 68]
Charles Alexander Warfield
(1751–1813) planter, militia member, revolutionary
Henry Ridgely Warfield
(1774 – 1839) politician, U.S. Representative
Worthington
Prince George's County, Baltimore County
John Worthington Capt.
Founder; tombstone transferred to St. Anne's, Church Circle, Annapolis
Walter Brooke Cox Worthington
(1795 – 1845) member of Maryland House of Delegates
Thomas Contee Worthington
(1782–1847) U.S. Representative from Maryland
William Grafton Dulany Worthington
(1785–1856) lawyer, statesman, member of Maryland House of Delegates [ 69] [ 70]