James Barroll of Baltimore, Maryland

Found Photo: James Barroll of Baltimore, Maryland

The text on the back on this photograph reads:

James Barroll of Baltimore
Son of Rev. William Barroll and Ann Williamson his wife - she was daughter of Rev. Alexander Williamson.
James Barroll married Mary A. Crockett and was the father of twelve children of whom only one is living, Benjamin C. Barroll.
Charles Barroll, my father, was next to the youngest son.
This photograph after the portrait by Hardy and was a sparkling likeness.
[illegible] Sept. 21, 1906

James' father, William Barroll, was born in 1734 in England. He attended St. John's College at Cambridge, and emigrated to the American Colonies in about 1760. He became the reverend at St. Stephen's Church in Cecil County, Maryland and married Ann Williamson in 1761.

Their youngest son, James Barroll, was born in 1777 in Maryland and married Mary Ann Crockett on December 15, 1812 in Baltimore, Maryland. The twelve children of James and Mary Ann were as follows:

James William Barroll, 1813–1887
Edward Barroll, 1814–1814
Jane Barroll, 1815–1887
Edward Barroll, 1816–1854
Mary Ann Barroll, 1817–1844
Benjamin Crockett Barroll, 1819–1908
Elizabeth Hands Barroll, 1820–1899
William Barroll, 1822–
Richard Barroll, 1823–
Charles Barroll, 1825–1905
Henry Barroll, 1827–1865
Serena Barroll, 1830–1879

Charles Barroll, the second youngest son who is referenced on this photo, married twice. His first wife was Elizabeth Virginia Reed. They had two children:

Mary Jane Barroll (b. 1853)
Edward Reed Barroll (b. 1855)

Upon Elizabeth's death, Charles married Nancy Bingham Cowden. They had three children:

Victoria Barrell (b. 1858)
Isabella Maude (b. 1860)
Elizabeth Virginia (b. 1863)

It appears that Mary Jane and Victoria died rather young, so it was likely Edward, Isabella or Elizabeth who wrote the description on the back on this picture in 1906.

The Hardy mentioned as the artist who created James' portrait was likely Jeremiah Pearson Hardy (1800–1887), who is known for painting many portraits of notable colonial men, particularly in New England.