Daniel Carroll (1707 - 1734)

Born 3 Oct 1707 in Anne Arundel County, Province of Maryland, United Colonies, British America

Ancestors

Husband of Ann Elizabeth (Rozier) Young — married 1728 in Maryland

Descendants

Died 15 Apr 1734 at age 26 in Prince Georges County, Province of Maryland, United Colonies, British America [uncertain]

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Biography

Daniel Carroll was a Maryland colonist.

Daniel Carroll is Notable.

Daniel was born in Maryland in 1707. He was the son of Charles "The Settler" Carroll and Mary Darnall.

Daniel married Ann Elizabeth Rozier in 1730, when he was 21 and she was 18. Ann was the heiress of Notley Rozer and Daniel received a large tract of land upon the marriage, being the 1326 acre 'Duddington Manor' in Prince George's County, on which the Capitol now stands. He became known as Daniel Carroll 'of Duddinton'. Daniel and Ann had 3 children; a son and 2 daughters.

When his father died, Daniel also inherited 2 properties from him. These included Clynmalira which was about 5000 acres, and Litterluna near Green Spring Valley, a historic district in Baltimore County.

Daniel wrote a will on 12 Apr 1734 leaving household goods to his wife Ann. ^[1] and he passed away 3 days later on 15 April 1734. His will was probated 11 May 1734 in Prince George's County.

His only son Charles Carroll inherited his property, becoming Charles Carroll 'of Duddington' and in the following generation, his grandson 'Daniel Carroll of Duddington' owned a significant portion of the land which went to establish the District of Columbia and all of the land on which the Capitol was built. Duddington Manor stood where Johns Hopkins University stands today.

Daniel's nephew, Charles Carroll of Carrollton,was a signatory to the Declaration of Independence. He was the son of Daniel's only surviving brother, Charles Carroll of Annapolis and was the only Catholic signatory to the Declaration.

Sources

• Princes of Ireland, Planters of Maryland; a Carroll Saga 1500 1782, Hoffman Ronald, UNE Press, 2000.
• https://digitalcollections.frick.org/digico/#/
• https://thehillishome.com/2010/09/lost-capitol-hill-duddington/
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Spring_Valley_Historic_District

1. ↑ Maryland Calendar of Wills, v7, p74.