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Colonel Henry Lowe (1652-1717) was a planter, soldier and politician in Colonial Maryland. Born in Denby in Derbyshire in 1652, in 1674 Lowe sailed to Calvert County, Maryland where he was granted land by Lord Baltimore, and by 1695 had settled in St. Mary's County, Maryland. Lowe was an active member of the Maryland Provincial Assembly.
About 1-mile (1.6 km) east of Drayden on the St. Mary's River: Drayden: Early Colonial-era house built between 1700 and 1730. 32: Woodlawn: Woodlawn: April 2, 1980 : South of St. Marys on Maryland Route 252, west of Maryland Route 5
St. Mary's County has the oldest documented sheriff's office in Maryland and one of the oldest in the United States. [11] In 1637, James Baldridge was appointed sheriff. Since 1776, sheriffs in St. Mary's County have been determined by election. Steven A. Hall is the current sheriff. He was sworn in on December 5, 2022.
Mary, Lady Somerset, sister-in-law of Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore: 24,910: 611 sq mi (1,582 km 2) St. Mary's County: 037: Leonardtown: 1637: From unorganized territory. Was named Potomac County between 1654 and 1658. The Virgin Mary, first county named in a colony intended to be a haven for Catholics: 115,281: 611 sq mi (1,582 km 2 ...
Tragically, Mary did not live long; she died in childbirth sometime before 1667. [citation needed] Charles was not slow to find a new bride. In 1667, he was married a second time, to Jane Lowe (1644–1693/4), the widow of Colonel Henry Sewall [2] of St Mary's County, Maryland, [3] daughter of Vincent Lowe and his wife Anne Cavendish. In late ...
St. Francis Xavier Church and Newtown Manor House Historic District, St. Mary's County, including undated photo, at Maryland Historical Trust; Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. MD-322, "St. Francis Xavier Church, State Route 243 vicinity, Compton vicinity, St. Mary's County, MD", 14 photos, 7 measured drawings, 1 photo caption page
St. Richard's Manor is a historic home located at Lexington Park, St. Mary's County, Maryland. It is a 1 + 1 ⁄ 2-story Flemish bond brick dwelling, with a steeply pitched gable roof, constructed before 1750 on the Patuxent River. Also on the property are two tobacco barns built about 1935, and a small pyramid-roofed concrete block pumphouse. [2]
Resurrection Manor was a historic home located near Hollywood, St. Mary's County, Maryland, United States. It was built amidst a 4,000-acre (16 km 2) farm granted to Thomas Cornwaleys in 1650. It was an example of early brick architecture in the United States dating from about 1660 to 1720.