CHESAPEAKE CONFLICT

In 1621 William Claiborne of England arrived in Virginia He secured a position as a royal surveyor in Virginia became a prominent official in the local government and built up a successful fur trade operating from Kent Island which he discovered purchased named and settled in 1628 In 1632 the English king gave a patent which included Kent Island to his friend Lord Baltimore Claiborne disputed the action The ClaiborneBaltimore conflict dominated events and issues that helped to shape the Maryland colony and was the opening salvo in a series of disputes over Chesapeake rights which have never been completely resolved