spelled english pioneer surveyor early colonies provinces virginia maryland chesapeake_bay wealthy trader major figure politics colonies central figure disputes colonists virginia later settling maryland partly earlier trading post mid way chesapeake_bay provoked naval military battles north american waters repeatedly attempted failed regain maryland force arms inclusion lands granted royal charter family sir baron lord baltimore reigning charles reigned execution maryland territory sided parliament english civil war appointed commission charged managing virginia maryland colonies played role submission virginia parliamentary rule period following restoration english monarchy retired involvement politics virginia colony died plantation virginia according historian consistently influential politician virginia pre restoration period early life emigration america born county kent england lord mayor king norfolk living small scale businessman involved variety industries including salt fish trades daughter london family spelled alternately baptized august younger sons family business profitable rich older brother london merchant involved eventually tobacco trade offered position land surveyor new colony virginia arrived north shore position carried acre land grant salary year promise fees paid settlers needed land grants surveyed political quickly successful virginia colonists years arrival secured grants acres hectares land salary year council managed survive march attacks native indian virginia settlers killed colonists financial success followed political success gained appointment secretary state colony began trade native north shores chesapeake_bay largest tributaries facilitate trade wanted establish trading post mid way chesapeake_bay intended center vast empire found financial political support venture london merchants dispute maryland 1st baron baltimore arrived virginia having traveled south failed colony newfoundland welcomed catholicism offended secret desired charter portion land considered brief stay returned england press charter capacity secretary state virginia colony sent england argue case happened private advantage trying complete arrangements trading post high official government king james asked permission build colony called land south virginia settlements area modern day north_carolina south_carolina georgia arrived soon expressed concerns virginia territorial integrity threatened joined protests group london merchants planned build sugar colony area intent project received royal trading commission london supporters granted right trade natives lands mid atlantic patent effect sailed servants recruited london money trading post likely believing hopes defeated able gain support project reward london merchant financial support helped associates contract virginia monopoly tobacco settlers established small plantation island appointed clergyman settlement progressing proposed sir secretary state king granted charter lands north virginia colony replacement unsuccessful settlements earlier colony eastern modern canada order create pressure dutch settlements north delaware modern states delaware new_jersey new_york accepted died charter formally signed charter new colony maryland instead granted son june turn events unfortunate maryland charter included lands chesapeake_bay north mouth region included proposed trading post mid way support including representatives settlers issued series protests news granting maryland charter reached ocean claiming lands virginia protesting charter legality appeal royal authority dispute complained lands maryland charter unsettled charter claimed charter gave power undermined rights settlers rejected july following year main body settlers arrived established permanent settlement lands support virginia establishment clear allegiance virginia royal authority authority maryland historical reports claim tried natives maryland colonists telling settlers mary actually spanish enemies english claim proven maryland commissioner named swept illegal traders captured tried recover force defeated retained settlement naval battles north american waters april killed events governor virginia liked colonists followed royal orders support maryland settlement naval battles removed office secretary state response supporters expelled harvey colony years later attorney concerned revenues receiving fur trading original investment arrived attorney took possession island return england company filed suit attorney invited maryland island force december march declared property colony belonged proprietor maryland temporarily won legal battle won final appeal rejected april parliamentary commissioner second dispute maryland fresh defeat received commission advised old friend create new colony coast honduras caribbean_sea time honduras spain spanish settlements dominated mainland central_america called new colony spanish power area strong colony destroyed soon chaos english civil war gave opportunity reclaim received constant support king turn supported monarchy early stages parliamentary crisis found new ally pro parliament merchant ships seized catholic authorities maryland response royal decree parliament saw opportunity revenge parliamentary dispute political cover seized took religion tool gain popular support arguing trusted governor mary support governor berkeley virginia died appointed governor rebellion religious overtones factors led passage landmark maryland act declared religious tolerance catholics maryland group merchants london applied parliament maryland charter rejected received final opportunity reclaim appointed controlled parliament commission charged suppressing anglican virginia virginia case defined plantations fellow commissioner secured peaceful submission virginia parliamentary rule new appointed secretary colony proposed parliament new acts virginia autonomy england benefit pressed claims bennett turned attention maryland arguing trusted charter gave power demanded colony submit commonwealth governor stone briefly refused gave commission submitted maryland parliamentary rule overt legal attempts assert control commission rule maryland treaty concluded time claimed owned kent islands legal designs maryland defeated returned power ended governor stone maryland tried reclaim authority proprietor declared property life taken governor pleasure stone declaration ignored bennett creating new assembly catholics allowed serve angry stone perceived weakness demanded stone stone reclaimed control led group soldiers providence modern stone captured force defeated local settlers took control colony given new situation bennett went england hopes convincing change mind dismay decision lacking royal authority gave power new governor appointed going bennett commissioner reached agreement virtually guaranteed continued control maryland remainder authority left maryland turned political offices virginia ally parliament english civil war restoration british monarchy friends left government retired political affairs spent remainder life managing acre estate near west_point dying family life descendants midst political turmoil conflict married essex remain wife number lines descendants governor louisiana fashion designer late minister number political figures tennessee virginia descendants family formed society advance study lineage descendants families harris church
William Claiborne