Although Maryland earned the nickname "The Free State" that meant for
Catholics and Protestants. Jews could be severely punished.
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From: "Clay Gullatt" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, December 05, 2011 2:16 PM
Subject: Re: Puritans in Early Virginia
While Cecil Calvert the Lord Proprietor of Maryland was Catholic, Maryland
like Pennsylvania and Rhode Island tolerated all religions.
Clay
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From: Sally Phillips <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Monday, December 5, 2011 9:55 AM
Subject: [VA-ROOTS] Puritans in Early Virginia
One of my ancestors, Richard Cheyney, supposedly came from a wealthy, noble,
royalist family in England. In the early 1600s, as the Puritans began to
attain power, Richard and his family began to lose some of their influence
and wealth. He supposedly came to Virginia about 1635, paying his own
passage. A group of English Puritans in Virginia were forced out by the
early Virginia government because of their religion. These Puritans and
Richard Cheyney the Immigrant then moved over to Providence near present-day
Annapolis, Maryland. I assume "a wealthy, noble, royalist" would not be a
Puritan. His son was a member of the Episcopal All Hallows Church near
Annapolis. So I'm not clear about these early Puritans and Cheyney's
connection (or lack thereof) to them.
Does anyone know about these Puritans in early Virginia? Were they a
cohesive group? Did they settle in one place? How were they forced out? Did
they all go to Maryland? Maryland was supposed to be Catholic; why would
Puritans choose to go there?
Clearly my knowledge of religious history needs work! Thanks in
advance. --Sally Phillips
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