Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-28
Rambler Resumes His Discussions
OF Family History of the Queens
American of the Line

TWO months have passed since
we met on this page. Most
of the Rambler's one million
i readers have borne his alb
sence with patience. though
three or four subscribers of unusual
literary judgment have become rest
less and haye telephoned the. office to
ask why their ancestors were neg
lected. Blame me not. When sew
eral doctors come to see you 1t Is
very hard to get back ones health.
During his absence from this page
the Rambler has received some
gracious compliments from men who
sense the virtue of the rambles. One
physician, with a keen understanding
of the art of letters. said: Harry,
when we get insomnia patients in
this hospital we no longer give 'em
bromide and chloral We give 'em a
Ramble to read A famous surgeon
said: Harry. l am performing major
operations now by reading a few lines
OF Il Ramble to the patient. / con
slider your Rambles Il good anesthetic
They work as well as chloroform."
Well, let's go.
In stories about Queens Chapel and
the Queens lands on which much of
Northeast Washington is built, the
Rambler gave you the name Marsham
Queen several times. A will in the
courthouse at Marlboro shows that
Samuel, Marsham, William, Rather
inc and Margaret Queen received the
tract 'Intlosure''-1. 040 acre<-under
the will of their randfather, Richard
Marsham. filed at Marlboro April
a. 1713. The Ramber's friend, Alex
aHder II. Bell, lawyer. of Washington
sends the following notes on Richard
AIarsham He came from England
to Maryland in 165S and died in Prince
Georges County in 1913 He was en-
gagged in shipping and commerce, OPP
Grating from wharves on the Eastern
Branch so years before the establish
ment of the port of Bladensburg. He
was member of the Quorum chat
is without his presence or the presence
Of another of equal rank the County
Court could not be heidi for Calvert
County from 1879 to 1851. Married,
firstly; katherine Brent. married sec
ondlY, Ann Calvert Brooke. d daugh-
ter of Leonard Calvert first colonial
governor of the province and the
widow of Baker Brooke, sr., surveyor
general of the province, and later wild
CIV of Henry Brent The issue of
Richard and katherine Brenu Mar
sham. We're Sarah Marsham. who
j. William Barton and thirdly the
Rev. James HaddOck; Katherine Mar
sham, who, as has been said, married
firstly Baker Brooke, jr., and secondly
samuel Queen"
In the matter of the Queens, MIR.
Fell sent me this: while | have
never made any systematic eXamina.
ton of the official records of Mary
land, in re Queen family, my notes
show-that Samuel Queen probably
the emigrant ancestor of the family
with which you have been dealing III
your recent StOrieS) came from Eng
land TO Maryland about 1855 and died
in st. Marys County in IN; that he
married katherine Marsham Brooke.
d daughter of Richard and Katherine
OBrenU Marsham, who at the time of
her marriage to Me. Queen was the
widow of Baker Brooke. jr. The is
sue of the marriage of Samuel Queen
and (NIrsl Katherine (MarSham)
Brooke-Queen, were Samuel Queen.
died 1874, and married Sarah Edelin,;
Marsham Queen of st. Marys County.
William, Katherine and Margaret
Queen
THE Rambler has notes that Baker
Brooke. ST.. son of Robert and
Mary tBaker) Brooke, was born No
vember l6, 1928, at Battle. Sussex
County, England and died 1879 in
Maryland. He married in 1864 Ann
Calvert, a daughter of Gov. Leonard
Calvert. d younger son of Sir George
Calvert, the first Lord Baltimore
Ann (CalverU Brooke married. second.
Henry Brent, and third. Richard
Marsham. Baker Brooke was the
eldest son of that Robert Brooke who
arrived in Maryland. June 80. 1850,
with his second wife, 10 children and
Is persons, who were listed as his
servants. Lord Baltimore gave sev-
eral honors TO Robert Brooke and his
family Baker Brooke, ir.. left a will
February ). 1851. in which he men
lions his wife Catherine sons Baker.
Leonard and Richard. and a daughter
Ann. His brother, Charles Brooke, is
to divide certain lands, and his
fatheE-in-laW. Richard Marsham is an
executor with the testator's wife
\ Brooke family note which the
Rambler finds i'll his file of 1915. or
about that date, is: 'One of the Ram
blcr'S friends after reading the ac-
count of the ramble to Port Tobacco,
he ancient seat of Charles County.
Md, sends a letter reminding the
Rambler of certain facts in connection
with Robert Brooke, the commander
Of Charles County. This Robert