The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1912-02-07
DESCENDANTS Of Carroll
Will RETURN 70 AMERICA

ONE or DESCENDANTS or THE
sleNER OF DECLARATION or
INDEPENDENCE.
The following interesting article
relative to the return TO this country
from several years residence abroad
OF the Carroll family Is from the New
York Sun. The CAROLS spoken Of
are descendants of Charles Carron of
CarroAlton. one of the sieners OF the
Declaration OF Independence. The
article which we publish Is of local
interest in Norwalk because OF the
fact that one Of Norwalk's most prom
inent and well known ladies-Mrs.
W. G. Gilger-was a Carroll, a DIS
tant rela&lve Of the Charles CAROLS
spoken Of below. Mrs. Gdager's
fathers branch of the family, origin
ally settled in Pennsylvania, but were
direct descendants Of Charles Car
roll. They were Irish ard Cafho-
lies and professional men. Mr.. Car
roll, father OF Mrs. Giiger. was a
visitor in Norwaak a few years ago
and met quite a number of people.
He then was q resident OF Tacoma.
Wash. He is a handsome gentleman
of culture and refinement and Of very
pleasing and polished manners. In
speaking of the CAROLS the Sun
says:
The Charles Carrolls-Mr. Carroll
Is a descendent OF Charles Carroll of
Carrolfon. signer of the Declaration
OF Lndependence-who have lived
abroad for years, are to undergo re-
patrhtion as Americans. They sailed
at the last sailing of the Olympic af.
ter having made arrangements to put
in order the old mansion OF Charles
Carroll of Carrollton, near Elliott City
Md.
Mr.. Carroll has acquired the inter
est of the other heirs in the property
His son. who is a recent graduate of
the naval academy, is now working as
an engineer in Kentucky, and the
/. family will hereafter spend the win
tiers at DoHghoregan manor, the Mary
!. land place.
Mrs. Carroll was born abroad. She
is the granddaughter of George Ban.
croft, the historian, who as minister
to Great Britain in the early years OF
Queen Victorias reign and as
= minister, first to Prussia, next to the
Z North German confederation and ther
: to the German empire, made a great
deal of our diplomatic history. The
Carols are supposed to be descend
ed from the old kings of Munster in
Ireland. The Charles Carroll. who
first came to this country when the
accession of William and Mary drove
many Catholics to this country, was
a landed proprietor in Maryland, and
it was his grandson who signed the
Declaration of independence A great
great-grandson of the first Carroll
John Lee Carroll, was governor O
Maryland.
DoughoCegan manor is a big es
tate short distance from Baltimore
= The enormous old mansion was bull
= of bricks brought to this country
from England.
1t is the intention of Mr.. Carroll
merely to have the place thorough!
cleaned up for the present, but hi
has been in consultation with tbs
curator of Mount Vernon with view
to undertake an extensive work o
restoration. There IS a big acreage
of hand in connection with the es
tate, and Mr.. Carroll expects to inn
port quail and other game Sufficien
to stock a preserve of about 500
acres.
A visit concluded but a little whla
ago was the first of any length tina
in many years. Many relatives lv'
in Europe. Three aunts of Mr.. Car
rell married respectively the Maj
quis of Wellesley, the Duke Of Iced
and Lord Stafford
Mr., and Mrs. Carroll will spen'
several weeks at Beaulieu, in tn
south of France, and expect to RENAL
on the Riviera during the create
part of the winter. They intend t
settle IN Maryland next winter
Evening Herald, Norwalk, Ohio.
DR.. S. w. Carroll of this city i
- also descendent of Charles Carol
z being the youngest SON of Major job
Q Lee Carroll Of South Carolina, VIII
3 died in 1853 Only two of this branc
Z of the family are left, DR.. Caro-
and an older brother. Thomas Chi
y holm Carroll, clerk of the court g
q Macclenmy, Baker county, Florid;
B Being only a child at the time {
\ his fathers death, DR.. Carroll know
. nothing, comparatively of the Caro-
\ family history, except his fathers of
repeated declaration that he was
dipect descendent OF Charles Ca
roll of CarTollton, and of John LIE
Carroll, the first governor of Mar!
land.
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