Family
Charles Carroll of Carrollton married Mary Darnall, known as Molly, on June 5, 1768. She was a granddaughter of Henry Darnall. They had seven children before Molly died in 1782, but only three survived infancy:
- Mary Carroll, who married Richard Caton, a Baltimore merchant (father of two daughters by another marriage, Elizabeth Stafford-Jerningham, Baroness Stafford, and Louisa Hervey-Bathurst then Louisa D'Arcy-Osborne, Duchess of Leeds). From 1820 to 1832, Carroll would winter with the Catons in Baltimore. One of Mary's daughters, Marianne (Caton) Patterson, sister-in-law of Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte, married the British statesman Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley, who was the brother of the legendary military commander Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington. Another Mary's daughter, Emily Caton, married John McTavish, British Consul at Baltimore, and were parents of Mary Wellesley McTavish, The Hon. Mrs Henry George Howard (of the Earls of Carlisle).
- Charles Carroll Jr. (sometimes known as Charles Carroll of Homewood because he oversaw its design and construction), who married Harriet Chew and lived in Philadelphia. Harriet was the daughter of Benjamin Chew, the chief justice of Pennsylvania, and her sister married John Eager Howard who had served in the Senate with Charles Carroll of Carrollton. Charles Jr. was an alcoholic who reportedly consumed up to two quarts of brandy a day. This led to erratic behavior that resulted in his separation from Harriet.
- Catherine ("Kitty") Carroll, who married Robert Goodloe Harper, a lawyer and U.S. senator.
Today, Carroll's descendants continue to own Doughoregan Manor, the largest parcel of land in Howard County, Maryland, with over 1000 acres (4 km²) of valuable but historically preserved land in Ellicott City, Maryland.
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