Manor of Cornwaleys' Cross
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The Manor of Cornwaleys' Cross 2000 acres granted Sept. 8th, 1639 to Thomas Cornwaleys who came to Maryland with "The Ark and the Dove". He and Jerome Hawley were appointed "His Lordship's Commissioners for the Government of said Province" 1633 with Leonard Calvert as Governor.
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