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William Claiborne (also spelled William Clayborne) was an English pioneer and surveyor who was an early settler of Virginia and Maryland. Claiborne became a wealthy planter, a pioneering trader, and a major figure in the politics of the colony. He was a central figure in disputes between colonists of Maryland and Virginia, which partially revolved around his trading post on Kent Island in the Chesapeake Bay.
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- 1600
- Died:
- 1677
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The definitive Wikipedia entry for William Claiborne. Wikipedia is the biggest multilingual free-content encyclopedia on the Internet. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Claiborne |
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CLAIBORNE, or CLAYBORNE, William , colonist,
known as "The Evil Genius of Maryland," born in Westmoreland, England, about
1589; died in Virginia about 1676. famousamericans.net/williamclaiborneorclayborne/ |
| William Claiborne, a member of the Virginia council, established a trading
post on Kent Island just before King Charles I granted the colony of Maryland
to Lord Baltimore. mdroots.thinkport.org/library/williamclaiborne.asp |
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Our members share genealogical information, visit Claiborne historical places, and have a reunion at least every two years. www.claibornesociety.org/home.shtml |
