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About Giles Brent
Giles Brent was an English colonist in the Province of Maryland and Virginia Colony. As a Roman Catholic family, Brent and his siblings emigrated away from Protestant-favoring England in the 1630s. Giles lived on Kent Island and eventually became acting governor of Maryland. He was married to Mary Kittamaquund, the daughter of a Piscataway chief. After a disagreements with Lord Baltimore, Giles and sisters moved to Northern Neck, Virginia, where they established major tracts of property. Giles's son, Giles Brent II was active during Bacon's Rebellion.
Everything about Giles Brent →- Position held
- Colonial Governor of Maryland
- Born
- 1600
- Died
- 1672