Who Was the Mother of Leonard Calvert, 1st Governor of Maryland?

Question

Leonard Calvert was the first governor of Maryland, the son of George Calvert, 1st Lord Baltimore. The Maryland State Archives posted a biography online stating that the Leonard's mother was Anne Mynne, the daughter of George Mynne, and that George married 2nd, after 1621, Joan UNKNOWN.  WikiTree profiles show Ann Wynne and Ann Mynne.  I'm merging Calvert profiles, and I would like documentation for the correct mother.

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OK, I have left this for 9 months, and there hasn't been any objection or information supporting Anne's LNAB as being Wynne instead of Mynne, as I propose, So, in three days, I am going to divorce her from her parents and make the other appropriate changes.  i will include a note in the Bio that some show her LNAB as Wynne..

If anyone has input, now is the time!

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you cant put Anne Mynne as the mother of leonard (father of George) bec she is the wife of George Calvert..!!!!! I am a genealogy expert and specialist. I will research some more about this...

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Hi Marlon, Welcome to Wikitree.

Please post your information and sources so we can make sure that the profile is correct and properly sourced.

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Sorry I didn't see this before. In the spirit of "another country heard from" the Maryland State Archives has the following entry for Leonard:

Mother: Anne (1579-1622), daughter of George Mynne.

here's the link: http://msa.maryland.gov/megafile/msa/speccol/sc3500/sc3520/000100/000198/html/198bio.html

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I'm looking at the birth dates on both of those individuals, George Calvert born 1579 and Anne Mynne born 1579,this is who I have ad husband and wife, according to others on this WIKI website. they don't match properly. unless I'm mistaken. are you referring to Leonard Jr, Born 1576 or Leonard Sr born 1550. or is this the one in relation to George Son Leonard Born 1606.

 

Don't mind me, I could be reading your question wrong. but thanks for any insight or corrections.

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This is about the mother of George's children - Cecil, proprietor of Maryland, and Leonard, sent by his brother with the Ark and Dove to be the first governor (and several more).

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In my years old Calvert research tree at Ancestry, I have Lady Anne Mynne Calvert, 20 Nov 1579 - 12 Aug 1622, of Hertfordshire, England.

Answer 1

Deferring to the reliability of Wikipedia, I'm changing my personal records of Anne Wynne to Anne Mynne as outlined in the aforementioned record source. It is interesting to note that there are within contact of that early family individuals named Wynne. Unless documentation can be secured of the marriage of Sir George Calvert (1st Baron Baltimore) to other than Mynne, I feel that the Wynne surnames who are linked with his should be merged into the Mynne. It would be interesting/disconcerting, however, if his second wife Joan (Jane) turned out to be a Wynne. And what is the documentation regarding her mother, Elizabeth Wroth who apparently was married to a Wynne?

Answer 2

QUESTION: asked Nov 22, 2013 in Requests for Genealogy Help - by Vic Watt on the webpage below:

http://www.wikitree.com/g2g/52414/who-was-the-mother-leonard-calvert-1st-governor-of-maryland
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I don't know if this question was ever answered to your satisfaction, however below is the answer as shown in the Calvert family tree on the website www.kiplinhall.co.uk.
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14. John Mynne: MYNNE (m.Abt 1525)
and married:
Alice Hale STANDISH (b.Abt 1505-Hertingfordbury,Herts;d.Abt 1540)
    13. Son: George MYNNE (b.14 Feb 1530-Hertingfordbury,Herts;m.24 Jun 1574;d.20 May 1581-Hertingfordbury,Herts)
    and married: 13. Elizabeth WROTH (b.1554-Enfield,Middlesex;d.14 Aug 1614)

14. Thomas WROTH (b.1516-Durrants,Enfield,Middlesex;d.9 Oct 1573)
 and married:
Mary RICH (b.Abt 1547-Enfield,Middlesex)
    Daughter: 13. Elizabeth WROTH (b.1554-Enfield,Middlesex;d.14 Aug 1614)
    and married: 13. George MYNNE (b.14 Feb 1530-Hertingfordbury,Herts;m.24 Jun 1574;d.20 May 1581-Hertingfordbury,Herts)
    
13. Leonard CALVERT (b.23 Aug 1550-Danby Wiske;m.1575;d.1611)
and married:
13. Alice CROSSLAND (b.20 Aug 1552-Yorkshire;d.24 Nov 1587)
    Son: 12.  George CALVERT - 1ST BARON BALTIMORE (b.1579;m.22 Nov 1604;d.12 Apr 1632-London)
    and married: 12. Anne MYNNE (b.21 Oct 1579-Hertingfordbury,Herts;d.8 Aug 1622-Hertingfordbury,Herts)

13.George MYNNE (b.14 Feb 1530-Hertingfordbury,Herts;m.24 Jun 1574;d.20 May 1581-Hertingfordbury,Herts)
and married:
13.  Elizabeth WROTH (b.1554-Enfield,Middlesex;d.14 Aug 1614)
    Daughter: 12. Anne MYNNE (b.21 Oct 1579-Hertingfordbury,Herts;d.8 Aug 1622-Hertingfordbury,Herts)
    and married: 12. George CALVERT - 1ST BARON BALTIMORE (b.1579;m.22 Nov 1604;d.12 Apr 1632-London)
        
11. Leonard CALVERT (b.20 Nov 1610;m.Abt 1643;d.9 Jun 1647-St Mary's,Maryland)
and married: 11. Anne BRENT (b.23 Jun 1619;d.3 Dec 1659)
    Son: 10. William CALVERT (b.1643-England;m.1663;d.10 Jan 1682-Maryland)

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I do have a question about Anne Mynne father. in Wikipedia and on other family trees on this site, her father is George Mynne, yours is the only one I see John Mynne as the father, are they the same person?

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Richardson's Magna Carta Ancestry shows George Mynne, son of John Mynne, as father of Anne Mynne who married George Calvert 1604 & says "They had six sons, ... and five daughters ...." Among the sons were Cecil & Leonard.

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Marlon - Looking at what George posted, I'm not seeing what you're seeing (although I find his tree fairly difficult to interpret). Looks to me that he shows John Mynne as father of George Mynne,who was father of Anne m George Calvert, which is as it should be according to most, as you noted, including Richardson.

There is a problem though with his tree showing Ann Brent as wife of Leonard Calvert. His wife is "unidentified" by Richardson, and a note on his profile states is plainer:

Caution: No Marriage to Anne Brent

It is often alleged that Calvert married Anne Brent. The fact is, Calvert's wife and mother of his children is unknown. Anne Brent died a spinster.

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I am late replying, and new to Wikitree. Leonard Calvert is my ancestor and of course our family tree has Ann Brent as his wife. May I inquire where the source is that shows Ann Brent to have never married, etc? Curious, as even Wikipedia has her as his wife.

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in my comment I say "...his tree showing Ann Brent as wife of Leonard Calvert. His wife is "unidentified" by Richardson..."

Richardson would be Douglas Richardson. Looking at his Magna Carta Ancestry online ([Google books], search for "leonard calvert"), one finds on p 393 that Leonard Calvert's wife is unknonwn.

Wikipedia may say he married Ann Brent, but there's not a source given for it. Can you provide a reliable source that show he did marry Ann Brent?

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of interest, the same section that says Leonard Calvert's wife was unknown shows his daughter Anne married (1) Henry Brooke, (2) Henry Brent, and (3) Richard Marsham. Perhaps there's confusion with his daughter who was at one time Anne Brent?

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and... I figured you would have looked at Anne's profile. My bad. From https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Brent-2#Spinster -

Anne is frequently shown as the wife of Leonard Calvert. However, "Margaret's sister Anne was a non-juring spinster in 1651, ten years after the birth of Leonard Calvert's children). ^[3] Daniel French concurs in this observation. ^[4] He points out that Calvert's sons were born ten years prior to the supposed marriage.^[4]

Therefore the mother of Leonard Calvert's children is undiscovered, although she was quite possibly a member of the prolific Brent family." None of the Brents showed any interest in the children of Leonard Calvert, by will or otherwise, as it seems natural they would have done, had the children been nephew and niece." ^[5]

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And we have another immigrant, with another Brent connection.

https://www.wikitree.com/genealogy/Bartlett-Family-Tree-6208

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Yes, I had read over the information on Anne Brent's but, after reading rather convincing points about her niece Anne Brent, who was a spinster?, and that the Brent family was Catholic, often in trouble with the Dhurch of England, etc., as a point for why their wedding, if Catholic, would not have been documented with the Church of England.... still wondering.