Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-30


possession of the grants, of which was
Mattapony, prominently mentioned in subse-
quent annals of Maryland
In 1912 Leonard Calvert returned to Eng
land, and Giles Brent was selected as Governor
i'm his stead. The Office of Governor was no
SineSure at that period. The Indians, eSpe-
cial1y the Susquehanocks, had become trouble
some and it became necessary several times to
raise forces, under Capt. Thomas Cornwalys,
to resist and punish the Indians. The colonistS
felt and suffered frcm the civil struggle then
being waged in England between Charles
and Parliament, which began in the latter part
of 1912. Richard Ingle, having lately arrived
in the province, sought to take advantage OF
the troublesome times and dssensions by COM
mencing a rebellion against the proprietary
government. Drastic steps were taken by Gov.
Brent, and he promptly instituted the charge
of high treason against the diStuTber. Proc
lamation against Richard Tngle' issued
by Brent on January 20, 1913, wherein Ingle
was commanded TO yield his body to the
sheriff to answer the charge of treason, and
all persons admoEi shed to assist in his
capture A subsequent proclamation informed
the public that Ingle had been captured, and
warned all persons against assisting him in
any way.
Ingle, however escaped with the assistance,
1t is said, of Capt Cornwalys, who apparently
befriended him. Ingle bided his time and
patiently waited for his revenge The political
situation became more unsettled. and. in 1914.
Ingle, burning for retaliation, sailed st.
Marys River in the armed ship Reformation.
laid siege TO st. Marys City, and. with the
help of CIayborne very quickly captured it.
Leonard Calvert who had returned from Eng
land and had resumed the Office of Cove; nor
a short time before the beginning of hostilities,
being taken By surprise, was compelled to fee
the colony and seek protection in Virginia.
1ngle and his companicns sacked the town.
even robbirg his former friend Capt. Com
xxya1syc 0f all lie ipc1
the locks on the doors Gov. Calvert, however,
was not of the stuff that would tamely submit
to the REIMBURSEMENT Of the province without
a fight. he raised armed force in Virginia,
promptly returned ard drove Ingle out OF
Maryland
Unhappily Gov Calvert did not lorg enjoy
the fruits Of the recapture of the colony. At
the early age Of 40, in June OF 1647, at st.
Marys City. of the noblest characters
OF colonial America passed away. History tells
us only that he was buried in the colony The
exact spot knows
On his deatlbed he appointed Thomas
Greene of the Council, his successor. BY
his viii he appointed Mistress Margaret Brent
a woman of extraordinary business ability. his
executTix In that capacity she demanded the
right to seat in the Assembly. This patron
saint" Of the sufTragists was too far ahead of
her times, and her claim was denied by the
Assembly
Leonard Calvert at the time of his death
was thought to have been a bachelor Some
years after it was learned that he was married
and had children. These children later came
to the Province and instituted and success
fully prosecuted a suit against Gov. Thomas
Stone to recover the former residence of Leon
ard Calvert which had been sold to Stone by
Margaret Brent executrix of Calvert. One
of the children, Ann Calvert, married Baker
Brooke, surveyor general OF de La Brooke, St
MGrys County. and became the ancestress Of
a large branch of the Brooke family in Mary
land, including Monica Brooke the mother of
Roger Brooke fancy; and Of Catherine Boar
man, mother of Maj william Thomas the
Revolutionary hero of st. Mary's
CECuIUS. considering the unsettled times,
- decided it for the best interests of
the colony that the Governor be Protestant;
and accordingly in 1913. he removed Thomas
Greene and appointed in his place William
Stone, then an inhabitant of Northumberland
County. Virginia. and said to BE- "a jealous
Protestant, and generally knowne to have
beene always zeslously affected to the pariia-
ment." He was, however liberal and tolerant
and TO him as well as to Lord Baltimore Is
due the credit for the enactment OF the Tolera-
ton act in l649. His loyalty to the proprietary
was never fairly questioned. To appreciate
what problems confronted Stone and what
situations he had to meet it is necessary to
understand the history of struggle between
King Charles I ard Cromwell and Parliament
King Charles had fed to Scotland had been
delivered 10 his enemies, and had been. in
1919 tried convicted a public enemy, and
beheaded- Parliament supreme. Plans
were initiated to reduce" the colonies of Viz
gnia and Maryland. and in consequence COM
missioners Of Parliament for the reduction of
Maryland arrived IN the colony in 1852. They
deposed william Stone and appointed G2obert
Brooke in his stead. Matters continued in this
way until the dissolution Of Parliament by
Cromwell in 1854 when Stone proclaimed
Cromwell Lord Protector" This move proved
successful at first, and it enabled Lord Balti-
more and Stone To reorganize the Government