Sister Ships Ark and Dove
Because of persecution by the Church of England, two vessels, financed by Caesilius Calvert, Second Lord Baltimore transported over 100 (perhaps over 300) "adventurers", many of whom were Roman Catholic, to the Colony of Maryland in America.
Richard Lowe, was Master of the Ark. Captain Winter commanded the Dove. The ship Ark, was of about 350 ton burden and the pinnace Dove of about 40 ton burden.
An account of the landing of the Ark and the Dove follows:
"It was March 25, 1634, the initial day of Spring and the first day of the Julian Calendar, as well as the Feast of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin, all of which were propitious for joyous and solemn celebration and a memorial day for each Adventurer, who had survived the voyage of 123 days or slightly over four months from the sailing from Cowes to their destination. They selected the larger of three islands lying near the shore of the Potomac not too far distant from the mainland to disembark. To the island they gave the name of St. Clement after the fourth Bishop of Rome. Father White directed several of his retainers to construct a huge cross from one fo the native trees. It was hastily hewn together and, on that virgin day of Spring in 1634, led by Father White who was assisted by Father Altham, all the Roman Catholics, and not a few of the Anglicans, gathered for the first sacrifice of the Roman Mass ever to have been celebrated in one of the Original Thirteen English Colonies." * [see reference below]
DOCUMENTED LIST OF THE ADVENTURERS ON THE Ark AND THE Dove AND THOSE WHO WERE EARLY IDENTIFIED WITH THE SETTLEMENT.* [see reference below] 1 John Alcome,Altham Transported 2 Thomas Allen Transported 3 William Andrews Transported 4 William Ashmore,Ashmead Transported 5 James Baldridge,Gent No Proof of Entry 6 Thomas Baldridge,Gent No Proof of Entry 7 James Barefoot,Gent Emigrated 8 John Baxter,Esq. Emigrated 9 Ralph Beane,Bayne,Gent. Transported 10 Thomas Beckwith Transported 11 Anan Benham,Bennan Transported 12 Henry Bishop Transported (sometimes transcribed as Briscoe) 13 John Bolles,Bowles,Gent Emigrated 14 Richard Bradley Transported 15 William Browne Transported 16 John Bryant Transported 17 Mathew Burrowes Transorted 18 George Calvert,Esq. Emigrated 19 Leonard Calvert,Esq. Emigrated 20 Christopher Carnell Transported 21 Thomas Charington Transported 22 Richard Cole Transported 23 John Cook Circumstantial evidence 24 Thomas Cooper Transported 25 Thomas Cornwalys,Esq. Emigrated 26 Ann Cox,Genglewoman. Emigrated 27 Edward Cranfield,Esq. Emigrated 28 Thomas Dorrell,Esq. Emigrated 29 Peter Draper,Gent. Transported 30 Richard Duke,Gent. Transported 31 Joseph Edlowe,Edloe unknown 32 Richard Edwards unknown 33 Robert Edwards Transported 34 William Edwin Transported 35 John Elbin Transported 36 Nicholas Fairfax,Esq. Emigrated 37 Cuthbert Fenwick,Esq. Transported 38 William Fitter,Gent. Transported 39 Henry Fleete,Gent. unknown 40 Lewis Fremand Transported 41 Richard Gerard,Esq. Emigrated 42 Thomas Gervase,Esq. Emigrated 43 Richard Gilbert Transported 44 Stephen Gore Transported 45 Thomas Greene,Esq. Emigrated 46 Thomas Grigston Transported 47 John Halfhead Transported 48 John Hallowes,Gent Transported (sometimes listed as Hollis or Hallis) 49 Nicholas Harvey,Gent. Transported 50 Jerome Hawley,Esq. Emigrated 51 Thomas Heath Transported 52 Capt. John Hill,Gent. Emigrated 53 John Hill Transported 54 John Hillard Transported 55 Richard Hills Transported 56 James Hockley Transported 57 Benjamin Hodges Transported 58 John Holderen Transported 59 Henry James Transported 60 Mary Jennings Transported 61 John Knowles Transported 62 William Lewis,Gent. Transported 63 Richard Loe,Lee Transported 64 Richard Lustead Transported 65 John Marlborough Transported 66 Christopher Martin Transported 67 John Medcalfe,Esq. Emigrated 68 Charles Middleton Transported 69 Thomas Minnus Transported 70 Roger Morgan Transported 71 John Nevill Transported 72 Richard Nevitt Transported 73 John Norton Jr. Transported 74 John Norton Sr. Transported 75 Robert Pike Transported 76 John Price,black Transported 77 John Price,white Transported 78 Lodovick Price Transported 79 Francis Rabnett Transported 80 John Robinson Transported 81 Francis Rogers,Gent. Transported 82 William Saire,Esq. Emigrated 83 Stephen Sammion Tansported 84 John Sanders,Esq. Emigrated 85 Robert Sherbys,Sherley Transported 86 Thomas Slathan Transported 87 Madam Ann Smith,Gentlewoman Emigrated 88 Robert Smith Unknown 89 Thomas Smith,Gent. Transported 90 William Smith Emigrated 91 ???? Smith Transported 92 Ann Smithson Transported 93 Mathias Sousa,mulatto Transported 94 Robert Sympson Transported 95 Richard Thompson Transported 96 William Thompson,Gent. unknown 97 James Thornton Transported 98 Cyprian Thorowgood,Gent. unknown 99 John Tomkins,Tomson unknown 100 Robert Vaughan,Gent. unknown 101 Roger Walter Transported 102 John Ward Transported 103 John Wells unknown 104 Andrew White,Gent. emigrated 105 Evan Wilkins Transported 106 Edward Wintour,Gent. Emigrated 107 Frederick Wintour,Esq. Emigrated 108 Robert Wiseman,Esq. Emigrated 109 Josias ???? Transported 110 Sam ???? Transported 111 Francisco,mulatto Transported 112 James ???? Transported THE CREW John Boulter. Purser and steward of the Ark. John Curke. Helper on the Dove. John Games. On the Dove. Richard Kenton. Boatswain on the Dove. Samuel Lawson. Mate on the Dove. Richard Orchard. Master of the Dove. Nicholas Perrie. Helper on the Dove. ???? Warreloe. Mate on the Dove. * The account of the Landing of the Ark and the Dove was taken from page 38, and the documented list of adventurers from pages 339-343 of: "The Flowering of the Maryland Palatinate" by Harry Wright Newman Originally published: Washington D.C. 1961 Reprinted for Clearfield Company, by Genealogical Publishing Co, Inc. Baltimore, Maryland 1998 Another source for a passenger list for the Ark and the Dove is Series II, "Register of Maryland's Heraldic Families", by Alice Norris Parran, 1938. See Maryland Catholics on the Frontier for a link to this listing. For further information regarding the early history of the Maryland Colony, particularly in regard to the Catholic/Protestant question, see Margaret Brent history This map shows the location of St. Clement's Island on the Potomac river where the passengers of the Ark and Dove disembArked. Correspondence May 20, 2001 passenger #48 Hallowes/Hollis John Hallowes (a.k.a. Hollis) married Restituta Tue circa 1639 in Maryland and had a number of children including William Hollis I. Then came William Hollis II, William Hollis III and Amos Hollis, all of whom lived in the Baltimore or Harford County area. Amos had a son named Benjamin who migrated to Bracken County, Kentucky circa 1797 and was followed by a long line of Hollis' who live there through the early 1900's. Charles Hollis Correspondence January 7, 2002 passenger #37 Fenwick I'm in the begining process of mapping my family genelogy. I do know that Cuthbert Fenwick came over on The Ark and The Dove in 1634. I'm interested in anyone who has any information to this portion of the Fenwick family. Cuinoc2 Correspondence October 26, 2002 passenger #71 Nevill I am looking for information on John Nevill who was a transportee on The Ark and The Dove. He married Bridget Throsley (Thoresby) abt 1638. They had a few children, one of which was James Nevill married to an Elizabeth. John Nevill was born in England. I would like any information that anyone may have. Shannon Callahan
Correspondence November 19, 2002 passenger #71 Nevill John Neville. Born 1612 England came to Maryland on the Ark and the Dove ....He died in June 1664 Calvert Co Maryland. He married in 1638 to Bridget Thoresby. His second wife's name was Ann and third wife Johanna Porter. I am descended from his son James bn 1640 Calvert Co Md died 1696, and his son John bn 1661 Northhampton Co Va died 1733. He married Elizabeth Bohannan 1685. His son Joseph Neville bn 1693 in Va, died 1766. He married Ann Bohannan 1730. His son George Neville bn 1734 died 1811 married Rachel Earle. His son George Washington Nevils bn 1760 Died Feb 02 1817, Married Sarah Foster July 27 1785. His son James Nevils bn 1786 died 1833 married Nancy Brooks. His son George Washington Nevils bn 1812 died June 01,1913 married Mary Sutton and #2 Muriay Luiza Baker. The daughter of G.W.Nevils and Muriay Luiza Baker, Minnie Dora Nevils bn 1882 died Aug 26, 1961 married Peter Monday. Their daughter, Agnes Golden Monday married Wesley Manelious Glass. Agnes and Wesley were my Parents. My name is Wilma J Glass-Carr. If you wish further information please contact me at Wilma J Glass-Carr More Correspondence May 13, 2005 passenger #71 Nevill John Neville, b. 1612 England, d. 1664 Maryland, and passenger on the Dove was my grandfather 11 generations back. Carol Penniman Correspondence added August 21, 2005 The crew ???? Warreloe is probably Nicholas Worriloe,Waddeloe, Wadelove born in Yorkshire England in 1613. His parents were Nicholas Wadelove and Mary Marsden. His daughter, Comfort, married Ambrose White of Wing Buckinghamshire UK, my ancestors. They had 2 children that I know of Grace and Wrixam White.The last I have on Nicholas is in 1654 in Northampton Co Virginia. The Waddeloe Society lists him as having gone to America. Linda Brown Correspondence January 17, 2008 The Ark and the Dove shows #16 as John Bryant, one of my forefathers, from Gravesend, England then Cowes, Isle of Wight to St. Clement Island, Maryland. This John Bryant may have had a younger brother with him, a Stephen Bryant, who was probably barely 15 or 16 at the time. I have been very fortunate in finding him as well as numerous relatives because of your publication. Thank you very much. Helen Clark Correspondence 21 November 2011 - Passengers Calvert LORD BALTIMORE George Calvert's son, the BARON Leonard Calvert (ca 1606-1647) became MD’s first Gov and came to MD with the first group of immigrants on the “Arc and Dove’ which left 11-22-1633 (via the coast of Africa to the tropic of Cancer>antilles>N to MD) and where he remained till his death 6-11-1647. He landed at what became St. mary’s City in Feb 1634 and purchased this land from the local Susquehaqnnah and iroquois indians. He had constant problems with William Claiborne who had settled on nearby kent Island and Wm was forced to leave MD. His son William Calvert (1642-1682) became Deputy Gov of MD and William's wife Elizabeth Stone, was the eldest daughter of William Maximillian Stone (b 1603), the 3rd Gov. of Maryland Leonard Calvert's brother George Calvert, Jr., also came on the Ark and Dove' and died shortly thereafter donna4@me.com Correspondence added 4 May 2012 - Passenger #2 Thomas Allen I am searching for anyone (England or America) who maybe connected to Thomas Allen, born about 1610 in England came on the ship larger ship "ARK" to Charles County, Maryland in 1633. Thomas Allen did not list a wife on the voyage, he married in Maryland. His wife's name has been listed as Mary and either she came on the Ark and Dove as a family member or she was in Virginia. It can be assumed she had died by the time Thomas wrote his will. Their children were: 1. Thomas Allen, son of Thomas proven by his will. Born after 1633 and before 1640 2. William Allen, son of Thomas Proven by his will. Born after 1633 and before 1640. 3. Robert Allen, son of Thomas Proven by his will. Born after 1633 and before 1640 Bob Allen Robert Allen
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