Eleanor Darnall Carroll

Eleanor Darnall
Eleanor Darnall as a child, c. 1710, painted by Justus Engelhardt Kühn
Born1703
The Woodyard, Prince George’s County, Maryland
Died1796
Occupationheiress
SpouseDaniel Carroll
Children6, including Daniel Carroll
FatherHenry Darnall II
Relatives

Eleanor Darnall Carroll (1703–1796) was a prominent heiress in colonial Maryland. She married Daniel Carroll, a wealthy planter, and together they became the parents of two notable figures in American history: Daniel Carroll, a Founding Father of the United States, and John Carroll, the first Archbishop of Baltimore and the founder of Georgetown University.