Daniel
Carroll was member of a prominent Maryland family of Irish descent. A collateral
branch was led by Charles Carroll of Carrollton, signer of the Declaration of
Independence. Daniel's older brother was John Carroll, the first Roman Catholic
bishop in the United States.
Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer,
Maryland
Jenifer
was born in 1723 of Swedish and English descent at Coates Retirement (now
Ellerslie) estate, near Port Tobacco in Charles County, Md. Little is known
about his childhood or education, but as an adult he came into possession of a
large estate near Annapolis, called Stepney, where he lived most of his life. He
never married. The web of his far-reaching friendships included such illustrious
personages as George Washington.
Luther Martin, Maryland
Like
many of the delegates to the Constitutional Convention, Luther Martin attended
the College of New Jersey (later Princeton), from which he graduated with honors
in 1766. Though born in Brunswick, NJ., in 1748, Martin moved to Maryland after
receiving his degree and taught there for 3 years. He then began to study the
law and was admitted to the Virginia bar in 1771.
James McHenry, Maryland
McHenry
was born at Ballymena, County Antrim, Ireland, in 1753. He enjoyed a classical
education at Dublin, and emigrated to Philadelphia in 1771. The following year,
the rest of his family came to the colonies, and his brother and father
established an import business at Baltimore. During that year, James continued
schooling at Newark Academy in Delaware and then studied medicine for 2 years
under the well-known Dr. Benjamin Rush in Philadelphia.
John Francis Mercer, Maryland
John
Francis Mercer, born on May 17, 1759, was the fifth of nine children born to
John and Ann Mercer of Stafford County, VA. He attended the College of William
and Mary, and in early 1776 he joined the 3d Virginia Regiment. Mercer became
Gen. Charles Lee's aide-decamp in 1778, but after General Lee's court-martial in
October 1779, Mercer resigned his commission. He spent the next year studying
law at the College of William and Mary and then rejoined the army, where he
served briefly under Lafayette.
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Daniel
Carroll was member of a prominent Maryland family of Irish descent. A collateral
branch was led by Charles Carroll of Carrollton, signer of the Declaration of
Independence. Daniel's older brother was John Carroll, the first Roman Catholic
bishop in the United States.
Jenifer
was born in 1723 of Swedish and English descent at Coates Retirement (now
Ellerslie) estate, near Port Tobacco in Charles County, Md. Little is known
about his childhood or education, but as an adult he came into possession of a
large estate near Annapolis, called Stepney, where he lived most of his life. He
never married. The web of his far-reaching friendships included such illustrious
personages as George Washington.
Like
many of the delegates to the Constitutional Convention, Luther Martin attended
the College of New Jersey (later Princeton), from which he graduated with honors
in 1766. Though born in Brunswick, NJ., in 1748, Martin moved to Maryland after
receiving his degree and taught there for 3 years. He then began to study the
law and was admitted to the Virginia bar in 1771.
McHenry
was born at Ballymena, County Antrim, Ireland, in 1753. He enjoyed a classical
education at Dublin, and emigrated to Philadelphia in 1771. The following year,
the rest of his family came to the colonies, and his brother and father
established an import business at Baltimore. During that year, James continued
schooling at Newark Academy in Delaware and then studied medicine for 2 years
under the well-known Dr. Benjamin Rush in Philadelphia.
John
Francis Mercer, born on May 17, 1759, was the fifth of nine children born to
John and Ann Mercer of Stafford County, VA. He attended the College of William
and Mary, and in early 1776 he joined the 3d Virginia Regiment. Mercer became
Gen. Charles Lee's aide-decamp in 1778, but after General Lee's court-martial in
October 1779, Mercer resigned his commission. He spent the next year studying
law at the College of William and Mary and then rejoined the army, where he
served briefly under Lafayette.