PREFACE A REV This b ook seeks to trace the descendants in merica of . BAR ROL WILLIAM L, of Hereford , England , who , after he was hn ’ 1 5 graduated from St . Jo s College , Cambridge , in 7 7, was 1 5 1 60 ordained a priest in the Church of England in 7 9 . In 7 he 90 was invited by his uncle , Rev . Hugh Jones , then years of age , A A . who himself held the degrees of . B and M , from Oxford University, and who was then the venerable rector of North Sassafras Parish , in Cecil County, Md . , to come to Maryland and succeed him in his rectorship . The young clergyman , at 26 e 1 0 that time years of age , r ached Maryland in the year 76 . He succeeded his uncle as rector and a year later intermarried with An n Williamson . From this union have descended the Barrolls m A here enu erated and now living in merica . - . Barroll The English Welsh ancestry of Rev William , which a one is an ancient and honor ble , his descendants have requested the writer , who for many years has been interested in the matter, to compile and trace ; this has been done in the following pages . HOPE BARBOLL H . H ESTERTOW N MD. NOVEM BE 1 6 1 R 1 9 0. C , , , LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE ‘ a 2 Fo r Stack o le rea St ae o o le P ge 9 . po d p . g Shin }? read Shin n . 7 D ’ m n so n I n N ot e 6 sa me a e read Edmo nd so n n ot Ed o . 5 , p g , ( r Rag e $718 O n and lin e ‘ io r ead “ P 0 Lin 1 f n H ll in s r a e 6 fr m t t m a t e H e r r e t b . e b o g 9 o o y a re , v ‘ f “ “ ‘ 6 3 P e L i n f m o m t er h n in s r ( Se t a . e ro b tt o a o St ew rt e t . g 9 9 7 j a , I . p ’ ‘ 6 P a e n Last lin e fo r D av id read D av id P erin e g ge . ' ’ Facsimile Lo ttery Tic ket fo r lNash in gto n s M o nument p ag e 9 6 ” “ ” B ord Co urt an d . D oo rw a a e 6 n o t 0 6 f . y I y p g 9 Law office of William Hands Barroll LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS Barroll arms Frontispiece Facsimile of lottery ticket f or the benefit of Washington Monument 6 Signature of R ichard Barroll t o letter on page 4 8 o C o o o of o of T o Barroll Byf rd hurch, sh wing l cati n m nument h mas l r Monumen t to Thomas Barro l in Byt o d Churchyard . Allensmore Church B o En yf rd Church , gland on to o Barroll A o M ument J seph , llensm re Churchyard ’ n Lt ~ en l Barroll A Monume t t o . G William in Westminster bbey Hereford Cathedral Tablet in Hereford Cathedral R e H o Will of v . ugh J nes . o of R ev Hu o e t In the the invent ry . gh J n s the able and fire set are given , and o R ev Barroll s e were eventually wned by . William with chairs and ilv r, G Lo o 1 75 3 . hall mark urney, nd n , Rev B arrol o e H o Bo of . l of R v . on nd William as execut r his uncle ugh J nes, stamped paper R Bart oll ev . William S u o f Barr ll n s o ignat re William o as attesti g witne s t will . S of Ann Barroll on o f R v arroll . ignature b nd as executrix o e . William B o of f A rt oll F lded address letter o bigail Ba . Letter of Abigail Barroll f o of o R ev . rro l Facsimile title page serm n preached by the William Ba l . R of f R e arrol educed facsimile will o v . William B l S of R Barroll Barroll f a o B o o f R ev . ignatures ichard and James ltim re, s ns o . Barroll of o E B arroll Wm , and his grands n , James dwin Cop y of share of Chester R iver Bridge Company r William Bar oll V . R of Barroll o esidence William Chestert wn, Md James E dmondson Barroll Re of e E o o Barroll o sidence Jam s dm nds n in Chestert wn , Md ’ Minute book of troop of. Caulk s Field R educed facsimile of horse at bat tle John Leeds Barroll Book plate of James Edmondson Bart oll Sarah Hands Barroll t o S H c h o n Mural tablet arah ands in hurch at C estert w , Md R ebecca Johnson Barroll H rroll . a Signatures of Sarah H James E . and Wm . B R esiden ce of William Han ds B arroll rr l Law office of William Hands Ba o l . LIST OF I LLUSTRATIONS FACI NG in 1 78 3 o 1 8 2 7 Origin al building erected , destr yed by fire, Facsimile of lottery ticket f or the ben efit of Washington College James Barroll o f Baltimore Ann o of Barroll of B o Mary Cr ckett, wife James altim re a Donn w of B C o J ne ellan , ife enjamin r ckett ’ Jane Crockett s certificate of confirmation A glimpse of the river Wye n ear Byford n S H o Mai treet, eref rd B arroll S H o E n treet, eref rd , ngla d of T o Donn of A o Lo Mary , daughter h mas ellan , wife m s ney Continental currency signed by Thomas D onnellan Masonic regalia o f James Barroll of Baltimore Byford court Old S on oo n t o B o o ax d rway , entra ce yf rd c urt E dward B arroll a Lo a H w of E w Barroll M ria uis atcher , ife d ard Benjamin Crockett Barroll Henry Barroll R ochester Cathedral Barroll monument in R ochester Cathedral yard on n R o C t o F n B n and M ume t in chester athedral ra cis arrell I , serjea t at law member of P arliamen t from R ochester on n R o a t o n s B 1 707 M ume t in chester C thedral Fra ci arrell II , bencher , and - . P . R o 1 701 2 M , chester, Monument in R ochester Cathedral t o Fran cis Barrell III ; he died February 2 3 , 1 772 THE BARROLL FAMILY IN ENGLAND This accoun t of the family history is taken from copies of wills and records of the Probate Registry and Diocesan C ourt of Hereford ; from the Consistory Court of the Deanery of Here f ord ; from the grants in the Consistory Court of the Bishop of Hereford ; from records of the family in Rochester in Kent dl Coun ty and Isleworth , Mid esex, where the spelling of the name was BARRELL ; from various books hereinafter referred to ; and RE BARROLL from the family records from 1 760when V. WILLIAM a came to America . Frequent references are m de to books and of um . copies wills , deeds , mon ents , etc , and there may seem to be needless repetition of such references , but this is done because all statements relating to family history and pedigrees are ifi valueless un less each fact as stated can be ver ed . n in The cou ty of Hereford , the west of England, on the border o h of Wales , adjoins Shr ps ire on the north, Worcestershire on o the northeast and east , Gl ucestershire on the southeast, Mon m u h hire on k dn o t s the southwest , and Brec nockshire and Ra or shire , both in Wales , on the west and northwest . The hills of Malvern constitute a kind of natural boundary on the east and the Hatterell (Black) mountains present a formidable b arrier on the west . o 221 1 1 un The county c mprises parishes , in h dreds ; two bor ou h s eble fiv e g , Leominster and Wo y ; and market towns , Ross , n Ledbury, Ki gston , Bromyard and Pembridge . The Parishes o Al n of Byf rd , Canon Frome and lensmore are in the Hu dreds rim w rth s o o . of G , Radl w and Webtree respectively A glance at the map will show that Kent is the extreme south o easterly county of England, and the city of R chester is in its 28 northern part, on the Medway, within miles southeast of 0 il 1 5 . London . The cathedral is a Norman structure , bu t about 7 A number of monuments and mural tablets erected in the cathe 2 2 BABBOLL IN GREAT BRITAIN AND AM ERI CA dral to the memory of various members of this family, because of their curious interest , are hereafter, with their translations, given at length . The name was spelt , as disclosed by various records BAB ” B BABBELL BB OLL , and BA EL Th e REV BABB LL .