Philip Darnall (born 1604), was an English

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. His son Henry Darnall, (1645–1711), emigrated to North America, where he became the Proprietary Agent of George Calvert, the first Lord Baltimore, (1579–1632), and George Calvert's son, Cecilius Calvert, second Lord Baltimore, (1605–1675) and the founder of

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Early life

Philip Darnall was the son of Henry Darnall (1564–1607) and Mary Tooke of "Bird's Place" in Essendon, Hertfordshire, England.Duhamel, Elizabeth, "Col. Henry Darnall and His Family", ''Records of the Columbia Historical Society, Washington, D.C.'', Vol. 26 (1924), pp. 129–145 Henry Darnall's memorial stone in the parish church was described in 1826 as bearing the following inscription:

Career

Philip Darnall became a barrister like his father. He is said to have been secretary to George Calvert, and to have converted to Catholicism along with Calvert while the two were on an extended diplomatic mission to France, but this is doubtful. No source is cited in the book either for the claim that Darnall was secretary to Calvert, nor for the claim that he accompanied Calvert on his 1610 mission to France. The latter claim is demonstrably incorrect, since Darnall was still a child at the time of Calvert's mission to France. It seems likely that the author unwisely relied on claims made in a family history book, ''The Darnall, Darnell family'', written by Harry Clyde Smith and lithoprinted in Baltimore in 1979; this work is included in Roark's bibliography. According to the Catholic Encyclopedia, Calvert converted in 1624. The mission to France took place in 1610, when Darnall was still a child.

Family life

Philip Darnall's brother Ralph, also a barrister, was Clerk to the Parliament during the

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. Ralph Darnall's daughter Mary married Charles Calvert, son and heir of the Proprietor of Maryland, Cecil Calvert, 2nd Lord Baltimore. Philip Darnall's wife was Mary Breton, daughter of Sir Henry Breton (or Britton) by his wife, Anne Yate, daughter of Edward Yate of Buckland, Berkshire, England. Philip and Mary married 11 January 1638 at Essex and had at least two sons: * Colonel Henry Darnall (1645–1711) emigrated to Maryland, where he received political appointments including Deputy Governor under Charles Calvert, third Lord Baltimore, (1637–1715), and large grants of land from the Calverts, and thus amassed a large fortune. * John Darnall (1647-1684) also emigrated to Maryland, where he settled at

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in Anne Arundel County and married Susanna Maria Bennett, daughter of Richard Bennett, Jr. (died 1667), by his wife, Henrietta Maria Neale. His will, proved 18 February 1684, named brother Col. Henry Darnall as executor.''Abstracts of the Testamentary Proceedings of the Prerogative Court of Maryland'', p.92

References

* Davis, George Lynn-Lachlan (1855)
''The Day-Star of American Freedom'', p.267.
Retrieved 22 February 2010.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Darnall, Philip Year of death unknown 1604 births 17th-century English lawyers English lawyers People from Essendon, Hertfordshire