 These were descendants of Thomas Notley, the 8th Proprietary governor of the Province of Maryland from 1676 through 1679.Mary Fenwick's father was Notley Young, one of the largest landowners in southern Maryland and who, along with David Burns, Daniel Carroll, Samuel Davidson, and Robert Peter were later known as the "original patentees" (original landowners) of the District of Columbia.The land that became the District of Columbia was originally given to George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore, by King Charles I in 1632 (ignoring claims to the land held by Native Americans).