In around 1726 Carroll began courting Elizabeth Brooke, the daughter of Clement Brooke and Jane Sewall.
They were not married, however, until 1757, when their son Charles was twenty years old.
It's unclear why they waited so long; it may have had something to do with Maryland inheritance laws.

The Carroll family were enthusiastic horse breeders and raced thoroughbreds, competing with other well-to-do
families at annual racing events, which also formed an important part of the social and political life of the colony.
Charles Carroll of Annapolis's horse was beaten in 1743 by George Hume Steuart's "Dungannon" in the Annapolis Subscription Plate, the first recorded formal horse race in Maryland.
The plate itself (actually more of a bowl than a plate) now forms part of the collection of the Baltimore Museum of Art, (established 1914) [mostly modern art collections].
In around 1726 Carroll began courting Elizabeth Brooke, the daughter of Clement Brooke and Jane Sewall. They were not married, however, until 1757, when their son Charles was twenty years old. It's unclear why they waited so long; it may have had something to do with Maryland inheritance laws.
The Carroll family were enthusiastic horse breeders and raced thoroughbreds, competing with other well-to-do
families at annual racing events, which also formed an important part of the social and political life of the colony. Charles Carroll of Annapolis's horse was beaten in 1743 by George Hume Steuart's "Dungannon" in the Annapolis Subscription Plate, the first recorded formal horse race in Maryland. The plate itself (actually more of a bowl than a plate) now forms part of the collection of the Baltimore Museum of Art, (established 1914) [mostly modern art collections].
Charles Carroll of Annapolis