Meet the Ancestors

The stories of the people who shaped St. Anne’s Parish and Annapolis.

Meet the Ancestors is a historical research project that seeks to present the lives of those buried in St. Anne's Cemetery with honesty and context, including difficult aspects of our shared history.

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Meet the Ancestors: John Shaw

Meet John Shaw, the Scottish-born cabinetmaker whose craftsmanship helped shape Annapolis and Maryland's State House and who worshiped at St. Anne's.

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Meet the Ancestors: Richard Randall

Richard Randall was the fifth son of John Randall (builder of many of the fine houses in Annapolis). He became a physician in 1818 and became one of the founders of the American Colonization Society, which established a settlement in Liberia.

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Meet the Ancestors: John Kilty, Jr. (1756-1811)

A Revolutionary soldier, brigadier general, civic leader, and presidential appointee—John Kilty Jr. helped shape both Annapolis and the young United States.

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Meet the Ancestors: Judge William Hallam Tuck (1808-1884)

Judge William Hallam Tuck (1808-1884)

His tombstone lists him as the Speaker of the House of Delegates, member of the Constitutional Convention of 1850, judge of the Circuit Court and of the Court of Appeals of Maryland.