Carrollsburgh tract (5000 acres) located in northern Frederick County MD. and southern Adams County PA. was patented to Charles, Mary and Elinor Carroll in 1735. The land was left to… Read More
Month: September 2019
Ulrick Messler Farm (Frederick/Carroll County)
Ulrick Messler (1716-1802) land near Union Bridge has its beginnings in 1754 when Ulrick Messler obtained a deed for the tract Locust Thickett (50 acres) from William Farquhar. Thru the… Read More
Thomas Harris Farm (Carroll/Frederick County)
In completing this file questions became apparent with the Thomas Harris properties. The tract Harris’s Delight was patented to Thomas Harris in 1746 and the tract Boxes Search was patented… Read More
Maryland Patent Owner Index 1634-1985
Maryland Patent Owner Index 1634-1985 which is also known as Index 54 is a alphabetical listing of patent owners for the state. The index covers both patented and unpatented tracts.… Read More
Somerset County Maryland Tax Lists 1729-1759
Somerset County Tax List 1729-1759 is located on the Maryland State Archives website. The first link is a introduction to Somerset County Tax Lists by J. Elliott Russo, Ph.D. which… Read More