John Randall (1750 – June 12, 1826) was an architect, American Revolutionary War soldier and officer, and was an early 19th-century mayor of Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Maryland.
Thomas was a large landowner, planter, Justice of the Peace for the Northern Neck of Virginia,[1][2] and vestryman of North Farnham Parish.
[3] Beginning in 1770 Randall worked as an architect in Annapolis and designed and constructed several notable colonial buildings.
The tavern, first opened in 1750 by Horatio Middleton, was known to be frequented by Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and other notable men from the Continental Congress.
They had fourteen children: Elizabeth Hamilton "Eliza," Frances (wife of Peter Hagner), John, Daniel, Thomas, Henry Knapp, Richard, Anne, Henrietta Sanford, Alexander, and Burton.
Thomas had a noteworthy legal and military career; he was an attorney, judge, and United States Special Agent.
Richard was a successful physician, founder of the American Colonization Society and Governor to Liberia.
After his death, son Alexander inherited the house and his descendants owned the home for about 125 years.