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Gravesend, England then Cowes, Isle of Wight to St. Clement's Island, Maryland
25 March 1634

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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28 November 1999,
updated 21 November 2011



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