Archives of Maryland
Historical List
Naval Officers, 1694-1777

Source: Edward C. Papenfuse, et al., Archives of Maryland, Historical List,
new series, Vol. 1. Annapolis, MD: Maryland State Archives, 1990.

The Naval Officer appointed by the Governor and was charged with collecting import and export duties and other fees on
ships using Maryland's ports.

See Donnell M. Owings, His Lordship's Patronage: Offices of Profit in Colonial Maryland, pps. 63-67.
 

Naval Officers
Naval Officers of Annapolis
1694-1696		Capt. Richard Hill	Anne Arundel County
1696-1698		Henry Denton	Annapolis
1698		Edward Batson	Calvert County
1698/99-1718		Col. William Bladen	Annapolis
1718-1719		John Steele	Annapolis
1719-1742		Benjamin Tasker, Sr.	Annapolis
1742-1755		Col. Benjamin Tasker, Jr.	Annapolis
1755-1762		Stephen Bordley	Annapolis
1762-1777		John Ridout	Annapolis
Naval Officers of Cecil County
1694-1695		Col. William Pearce	Kent County
1695-1701		Col. John Thompson, Sr.	Cecil County
1701-1711		Matthias Vanderheyden	Cecil County
1711-1733		Stephen Knight	Cecil County
1733-1742/43		Capt. William Rumsey	Cecil County
1743-1754		Col. John Veazey	Cecil County
Naval Officers of North Potomac
1689-1690		Capt. John Coode	St. Mary's County
1690-1694		Samuel Cooksey	Charles County
1694-1696		Philip Clarke Maj. William Dent [1]	St. Mary's County Charles County
1696-1704		Maj. William Dent	Charles County
1704-1711		John Rogers	Charles County
1711-1718		John Phelps	Somerset County
1718-1727		Capt. John Young	Annapolis
1727-1744		Philip Lee	Prince George's County
1744-1774		Richard Lee	Charles County
1774-1777		Philip Thomas Lee	Annapolis
Naval Officers of Oxford
1694-1695		Maj. Thomas Smithson	Talbot County
1695-1719		Thomas Collier	Talbot County
1719-1727		Robert Ungle	Talbot County
1727-1737		Michael Howard	Talbot County
1737-1747		Col. James Hollyday	Queen Anne's County
1747-1754		Col. Edward Lloyd	Talbot County
1754-1768		Samuel Chamberlaine, Sr.	Talbot County
1768-1777		Samuel Chamberlaine, Jr.	Talbot County
Naval Officers of Patuxent
1689		Maj. Samuel Bourne	Calvert County
1689-1691		Andrew Abington	Calvert County
1691-1694		Col. George Plater, I	St. Mary's County
1694-1695		Thomas Briscoe	Calvert County
1695-1698		Samuel Watkins	Anne Arundel County
1698-1707		Col. George Plater, I	St. Mary's County
1707-1717		Col. John Rousby, II	Calvert County
1717-1720		Thomas Macnemara	Annapolis
1720-1722		Col. William Holland	Anne Arundel County
1722-1726		Thomas Humphrys	Annapolis
1727-1729		John Ross	Annapolis
1729-1755		Col. George Plater, II	St. Mary's County
1755-1761		Henry Darnall, III	Prince George's County
1761-1765		John Ross	Annapolis
1765-1767		Walter Dulany	Annapolis
1767-1777		George Plater, III	St. Mary's County
Naval Officers of Pocomoke
1689-1697		Maj. Robert King, I	Somerset County
1697-1698		Capt. John West	Somerset County
1698-1705		John Bozman	Somerset County
1705-1708		Col. John Contee	Charles County
1708-1733		Col. Arnold Elzey	Somerset County
1733-1740		Col. Levin Gale	Somerset County
1740-1754		Samuel Chamberlaine, Sr.[2]	Talbot County
1754-1755		Charles Grahame	Calvert County
1755-1762		Col. Benjamin Young, Jr.	Baltimore County
1762-1766		Col. Robert Jenkins Henry	Somerset County
1766-1775		John Leeds	Talbot County
1775-1777		William Thomas, III	Talbot County

2. After 1750, Chamberlaine was effectively stripped of his powers. He retained the position in name only, and was to turn all
proceeds of the office over to David Graham. Chamberlaine left the colony for England in 1754 to protest his demotion, but died
on the voyage. See Owings, p. 161.