Individual Details

Col. Henry Darnall, 1645-1711, acted as Proprietory's Agent to the second Lord Baltimore and served as his Deputy Governor. Harry Clyde Smith comments that
"Henry Darnall was both affluent and influential. He owned much land and many slaves. At his death, he bequeathed some thirty thousand acres of land...A devout Roman Catholic, he sent his sons to Jesuit schools in Europe - one of the inciting factors in the"Protestant Revolution," following which Henry maintained secret quarters in his home, with all equipment necessary for observing the rites of his religion." Through his daughter, Mary, Henry Darnall was the great grandfather of Charles Carroll, one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence.Through his grand-daughter, Eleanor, he was also the great-grand fathe rof John Carroll, Bishop of Baltimore and the first Roman Catholic bishop of the country.

Birth	1645	England
Marriage	Abt 1658	Eleanor Hatton
Death	1711	Portland Manor, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland

Spouse	Eleanor Hatton (1642 - 1724)
Child	Mary Darnell ( - )
Child	Henry Darnell (1682 - )

Child

Anne Darnall (1680 - 1749)

Father	Phillip Darnall (1604 - )
Mother	Mary Calvert ( - )