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n 1632 a charter was granted to Cecilius Calvert (2nd Lord Baltimore) which included all the land between the fortieth parallel and the southern bank of the Potomac River. Leonard Calvert, brother of Cecilius, brought the first colonists aboard the ships Ark and Dove, landing in March, 1634 at St Clements Island, about nine miles up the St Georges River. The colony was called Maria's Land or Mariland, named for Henrietta Maria, wife of King Charles I. The Maryland Colony enjoyed rapid growth, due in part to the passage of the Act of Toleration in 1649 which declared that "no person professing to believe in Jesus Christ shall henceforth be troubled or molested on account of religion." Baltimore County was formed as an original county in 1659. Harford County, with the county seat at Bel Air, was carved from Baltimore County in 1773.

Records for four Gilbert gentlemen have been found in Baltimore County MD archives prior to 1700; they are John Gilbert, Thomas Gilbert Sr, Thomas Gilbert Jr and Garvis Gilbert, grandfather of Daniel Gilbert Jr. Following are excerpts concerning John, Thomas Sr, and Thomas Jr from Barnes, Baltimore County Families 1659-1759:

John Gilbert of Balto. Co., immigrated by 1671; in May 1670 with Abraham Wild purch. 1000 a. called Grove from Richard Low; on 15 June 1670 or 1671 bought 100 a. Markefield from Abraham and Joyce Coffen; on 1 June 1670 sold 1600 a. The Grove and Haslemore to Abraham Wild (96; 97; 98; 338).

Thomas Gilbert was in Balto. Co. by 1692 as a taxable in Spesutia Hund.; had s. Thomas, Jr., who first appeared as a taxable in 1695 in Spesutia Hund. (138; 140). (Note: According to research by Marcum, Thomas Jr was not a son of Thomas Sr; the designation Sr=elder and the designation Jr=younger - not blood relatives). Thomas d. by 22 July 1710 when his est. was inv. by John Cattall and John Clark, and val. at £31.11.8, and Eliz. Gilbert signed as kin (48).

Thomas Gilbert Jr., m. 1st on 27 May 1700 Sarah Bedford who was bur. 15 Feb 1700; m. 2nd on 1 April 1703 Hannah Ashford, d. 24 Oct 1713; his will, 24 Oct 1713/2 June 1714, named ch. Thomas, Michel, and other ch., w. Hannah, tracts Gilbert's Adventure and Stony Hill; admin. bond posted on 2 June 1714 by Hannah Gilbert; est. admin. 17 Sept. 1715 by Hannah Gilbert, sworn to by John Hicks; had iss.: (by 1st w.): Thomas, twin, b. 6 Feb 1700; Nem, dau., b. 6 Feb 1700, bur. 13 Aug. 1701; Thomas b. 1 Jul 1705; Elizabeth b. 22 June 1708; Michael, s. of Thomas and "Johannah," d. 3 Sept. 1716 (1; 13; 123; 128; 129).

Following are excerpts from William H & Fonda Waters Marcum, The Way it Was with our Ancestors, (self-published), ©1982:

"It is a matter worth noting that the John Gilbert who also came to Baltimore County, Maryland in 1671 owned property called The Grove which consisted of 1000 acres. Property owned by Thomas Sr and Elizabeth (immigrants in 1671) adjoined this acreage, and appears to show some relationship to this John since Thomas Sr's heirs owned adjoining property as late as 1754. . . Thomas Gilbert (Jr) received a grant of land in 1695 called Gilbert's Adventure so he had established residence by that time. . .

"It is believed by many Gilbert researchers and concurred in by the writer that Thomas Gilbert (Jr) and his younger brother Garvais (as he spelled it in his will) arrived in the Province of Maryland circa 1693, since Thomas appeared on the Maryland Tax Rolls for Spesutia Hundred for the first time for the years 1694-1696. At this time Thomas (Jr) would have been 18-20 years old. The next Maryland Tax Roll which could be located is the list for 1699 and Jarvis Gilbard is shown with Thomas Gilbord, Jr. and another Thomas Gilbord, Sr (whose connection with our Gilbert family is unknown)."

Information on this page was given to me byDAVID H. GILBERT.from his Manuscript "Their Descendents In Henderson, Polk, and Rutherford Counties, North Carolina.

Compiled and Published By: Elaine M Gilbert David H Gilbert 380 Corbly Dr #11 Hendersonville NC 28739

Descendants of Mary Gilbert Taylor Compiled By: Wanda Garren Schneider 6224 Linwood Drive Odessa, Texas 79762

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