Darnall family
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The Darnall family is a prominent colonial Maryland lineage known for its substantial landholdings, political influence, and ties to leading Catholic gentry in the 17th and 18th centuries.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Henry Darnall | 0 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic gentry
ⓘ
colonial Maryland family ⓘ colonial official ⓘ landowning family ⓘ planter ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Province of Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | religious tensions between Catholics and Protestants in colonial Maryland ⓘ |
| country | Colonial Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
slave-based plantation agriculture
ⓘ
tobacco planting ⓘ |
| employer | Calvert family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| family | Darnall family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governanceRole | local officeholding in colonial Maryland ⓘ |
| heritage | English ⓘ |
| historicalContext | English proprietary colony of Maryland ⓘ |
| influenceOn |
Catholic community in Maryland
ⓘ
colonial Maryland politics ⓘ |
| knownFor |
political influence in colonial Maryland
ⓘ
substantial landholdings in Maryland ⓘ ties to leading Catholic gentry in Maryland ⓘ |
| landholdings |
large estates in Prince George's County, Maryland
ⓘ
plantations in central Maryland ⓘ |
| legacy | influence on Maryland’s Catholic planter class ⓘ |
| network | Catholic gentry of the Chesapeake ⓘ |
| notableMember | Henry Darnall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablePeriod |
17th century
ⓘ
18th century ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | proprietary party in Maryland ⓘ |
| politicalAlly | Calvert family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalRole | supporters of the proprietary government in Maryland ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
deputy governor of Maryland
ⓘ
proprietary agent of the Calvert family ⓘ |
| region | Chesapeake Bay region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation |
Roman Catholicism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| settlementType | immigrant family to Maryland ⓘ |
| socialClass |
gentry
ⓘ
planter elite ⓘ |
| status | prominent colonial Maryland lineage ⓘ |
| timeInRegion |
18th century Maryland society
ⓘ
late 17th century ⓘ |
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