MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENTS
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Sir George Calvert, The 1st Lord Baltimore
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Invitation to membership in The Order of the First Families of
Maryland is extended by the Governing Council to individuals eighteen years
of age or older, of good moral character and respectable standing in
society, who are acceptable to The Order and have a verifiable, lineal
descent from either:
 (1) Sir George
Calvert, The First Lord Baltimore, who was granted the Palatinate of
Maryland by King Charles I of England,
or (2) an ancestor who aided in the establishment of the Palatinate of
Maryland or who was an office holder, real property owner or resident in Maryland
prior to December 31, 1734.
(NOTE: Those members admitted prior to July 1, 2005, when the ancestor cutoff date was July 4, 1776, will continue to be
in good standing, and their relatives who are the member’s second
cousins or closer and are lineal descendants of that original
ancestor will remain eligible for admission to the Order on the basis of
that original ancestor.)
Benefits of Membership
Eldon
Lee White Memorial Scholarship Fund
National
Debutante Cotillion -- Female
relatives of members of The Society may be proposed to the Council as
candidates for the National Debutante Cotillion and Ball. They must meet
certain requirements before being proposed to the Council.
Click here for membership applications.
Certificates and Insignia
Membership certificates personalized
with the member's name and the name of the qualifying ancestor are
available for $20.00 plus $4.60 for Priority Mail shipping.
Gold-colored metal emblems are
available in two sizes: 5/8" ($12.00) and 1 1/4" ($14.00) and
lapel pins ($10.00). Members of the Governing Council, Deputy Governor
Generals, and State Governors are authorized to wear the badge suspended
from a neck ribbon which costs $8.00. A Priority Mail shipping charge of $4.60
per order applies.
Members may send orders with check
payable to “The Order of the First Families of Maryland” to:
Rev. Dr. Cynthia Forde,
Insignia Chairman, P. O. Box 598,
Hempstead, TX 77445.
CURRENT QUALIFYING ANCESTORS
Current members represent
the following ancestors. Shown for reference are the counties in and years
by which each first settled in Maryland.
Robert Abell (St. Mary's Co., 1650)
John Baldwin Adamson (Prince George’s Co., 1726)
James Alexander
(Somerset Co., 1678)
Joseph Alexander (Cecil
Co., 1715)
Samuel Alexander (Cecil
Co., 1714)
Thomas Allanson (Charles Co., 1663)
Rodham Allen (Charles
Co., 1742*)
Hugh Allison Sr.
(Baltimore Co., 1767*)
William Anderson (Anne ArundelCo., 1670)
Susanna Asfordby (Prince George’s Co., 1731)
George Athey (Calvert Co., 1668)
Dr. Luke Barber (St.
Mary's Co., 1654)
Joseph Bardell (Baltimore Co., 1755*)
Ninian Beall (Calvert Co. ,
1652)
Hnery Bennington (Baltimore Co. 1700)
Francis Billingsley
(Calvert Co., 1650)
Robert Birchfield Sr. (Baltimore Co., 1710)
Benjamin Brashear
(Calvert Co. 1664)
Isaiah Bredell (Somerset Co., 1710)
Dr. John Briscoe (St.
Mary’s Co., 1634)
Robert Brooke (Calvert
Co., 1655)
Edward Brown (Baltimore
Co. 1734)
Gustavus Brown (Charles Co. 1708)
William Burgess (Anne Arundel
Co., 1650)
John Byrn
(Calvert Co., 1720)
Sir George Calvert,
First Lord Baltimore (St. Mary's Co., 1647)
Leonard Calvert (St.
Mary's Co., 1633/4)
Edmund Cartledge (Frederick Co., 1733)
Richard Caswell
(Baltimore Co., 1712)
William Cecil (Prince George’s Co., 1665)
John Chaires
(Somerset Co., 1666)
John Chew (Calvert Co.,
1649)
Capt. Thomas Claggett (Calvert Co., 1674)
Robert Clarke, Surveyor
General (St. Mary's Co., 1638)
Anders Clementsson (Cecil Co., 1661)
William Coale (Anne Arundel Co. 1667)
St. Ledger Codd (Cecil Co.. 1688)
Jane Corbin (Baltimore
Co., 1746*)
William Crabtree
(Baltimore Co., 1706)
Donnack Dennis (Somerset Co., 1673)
John Dent (St. Mary's Co., 1679)
Thomas Dent Esq. (St.
Mary's Co., 1660)
Michael Disharoon (Somerset Co., 1690)
James Ditto (Baltimore
Co., 1712)
Col. Edward Dorsey Sr.
(Anne Arundel Co., 1650)
Col. John Douglas
(Charles Co., 1659)
John Douthit
Sr. (Prince
George’s
Co., 1733)
David Dryden (Somerset
Co., 1689)
Mareen Duvall (Anne Arundel Co., 1658)
William Elder (Prince George's Co., 1707)
John Estep (Anne Arundel
Co., 1738*)
Mrs. Mary Estep (Anne
Arundel Co., 1730)
Samuel Estep (Frederick
Co., 1760*)
Thomas Estep Sr. (Anne
Arundel Co., 1730)
James Ferrell (Talbot
Co., 1730)
Guy Fitch (Calvert Co.
1674)
Loyd Ford Jr. (Baltimore Co., 1748*)
Thomas Ford (Baltimore
Co., 1652)
Jean Henri Fortineaux (Frederick Co., 1730)
Col. Gerard Fowke (Charles Co., 1662)
Richard Gardiner (St.
Mary's Co., 1650)
Nicholas Gassaway (Anne
Arundel Co., 1649)
Capt. James Givan Sr. (Somerset Co., 1687)
Robert Goldsborough (Dorchester Co., 1761)
Col. Nicholas Greenberry (Anne Arundel Co., 1693)
Thomas Greenfield
(Baltimore Co., 1678)
James Greer (Baltimore
Co. 1687)
William Griffith (Anne
Arundel Co., 1675)
Elias Harding (Frederick
Co., 1728)
Nicholas Harvey (St.
Mary's Co., 1635)
Joseph Hawkins (Anne
Arundel Co., 1665)
Augustine Hermann (Cecil
Co., 1661)
William Hitchcock
(Baltimore Co., 1716)
Anthony Holland (Anne
Arundel Co. 1650)
George Hollingsworth
(Cecil Co., 1712)
Owen Humphrey (Frederick
Co., 1755*)
Lt. Col. John Jarboe (St. Mary's Co., 1648)
Capt. Griffith/Griffin
Johnson (Anne Arundel Co., 1734)
William Johnson (St.
Mary’s Co., 1668)
Henry Keedy Sr. (Frederick Co., 1755*)
Robert Lambden (Talbot Co., 1663)
Corbin
Lane (Baltimore
Co., 1750*)
Dutton
Lane
(Anne Arundel Co., 1670)
Samuel
Lane
(Anne Arundel Co., 1670)
Samuel
Lane
(Baltimore Co., 1736*)
John Lewgar
Sr. (Charles Co., 1628)
Thomas Linthicum Sr.
(Anne Arundel Co., 1658)
John Lovelace (Charles
Co., 1689)
Samuel Luckett (Charles Co. 1674)
Lazarus Maddox (Somerset
Co. 1692)
John Manley (Cecil Co.,
1712)
Henry Maynard (Anne
Arundel Co., 1702)
John Medley (St. Mary's Co., 1637)
Robert Middleton
(Charles Co., 1672)
Mary Miller (Anne
Arundel Co., 1732)
Richard Minshall (Somerset Co., 1666)
James Moore (Prince George’s Co., 1697)
James Mulikin (Dorchester Co. 1664)
Pierce Noland (Charles
Co., 1688)
Thomas Norris (St.
Mary’s Co. 1639)
Gov. Samuel Ogle (Anne
Arundel Co., 1731)
Richard Owens (Baltimore
Co., 1650)
Thomas Pattison (Dorchester Co. 1688)
Thomas Payne (St.
Mary’s Co. 1664)
John Phillips (Cecil
Co., 1734)
Thomas Plummer (Anne
Arundel Co. 1667)
Thomas Prather (Calvert
Co. 1673)
Benjamin Ricaud (Kent Co. 1674)
Robert Richardson
(Somerset Co. 1666)
Henry Ridgely (Anne Arundel Co., 1661)
William Robinson
(Baltimore Co., 1706)
Nicholas Rogers
(Baltimore Co. 1688)
James Ruark (Worcester Co., 1703)
William Sample (Kent
Co., 1653)
John Sappington (Anne
Arundel Co., 1698)
George Scroggins
(Charles Co. 1665)
Henry Sewell (secretary
to Lord Baltimore) (Talbot Co., 1665)
William Sherrill (Cecil
Co., 1702)
Adam Shipley (Anne
Arundel Co., 1668)
Abraham Short (Anne
Arundel Co. 1706)
Isaac Short (Anne
Arundel Co., 1739*)
John Short (Anne Arundel
Co., 1732)
Col. James Smallwood
(Charles Co., 1666)
James Smith (St. Mary's Co., 1726)
William Smoot (St.
Mary’s Co. 1646)
Thomas Spalding I (St.
Mary's Co., 1674)
Mrs. Ann Sparks
(Frederick Co., 1730)
James Sparks (Frederick
Co., 1762*)
Matthew Sparks
(Frederick Co., 1730)
William Sparks (Queen
Anne’s Co., 1725)
William Sparks (Talbot
Co., 1662)
Detmar Stansbury (Baltimore
Co., 1659)
James Stavely (Kent Co., 1675)
Detmar Sternburg (Baltimore
Co. 1659)
Robert Stewart
(Baltimore Co., 1638)
Thomas Stockett (St. Mary's Co., 1661)
Gov. William Stone
(Charles Co., 1648)
Edward Talbott (Anne Arundel Co. 1659)
Benjamin Tasker (Anne Arundel Co., 1690)
John Taylor Sr.
(Baltimore Co., 1661)
Edward Teal (Charles
Co., 1682)
Abraham Tennison (St. Mary’s Co., c1676)
Christopher Thomas (Kent
Co. 1637)
Naomy Thurman (Anne Arundel Co., 1706)
Gideon Tilghman (Somerset Co., 1681)
Michael Troutman
(Frederick Co., 1762*)
Pretitia Tydings (Baltimore
Co., 1675)
Jacob Isaaks Van Bebber (Cecil Co.,
1704)
Garrit von Sweringen (St.
Mary’s Co. 1669)
Thomas Wall (Dorchester
Co. 1682)
John Waller (Somerset
Co., c1665)
Capt. Richard Warfield
(Anne Arundel Co., 1662)
Humphrey Warren (Charles
Co. 1667)
Leonard Wayman (Anne Arundel 1688)
Edward Welborn (Baltimore Co., 1680)
Johan Jacob Weller
(Frederick Co., 1738*)
Josiah Wilson (Calvert
Co. 1689)
Mary Wood (Baltimore
Co., 1760*)
Roger Woolford (Somerset Co., 1670)
John Worland (Charles
Co. 1662)
Nicholas Wyatt (d. abt. 1671-75)
Sewell Young (Anne
Arundel Co., 1675)
Peter Youngblood (Prince George's Co., 1728)
*  Closed line to that qualifying ancestor for new
members
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