Category: Guide

Recently came across a 20 November 1925 article in the Hagerstown Daily Mail titled “Find Finger Prints On Walls Of Fort” Article states G. C. Mann a resident at Fort… Read More

The first step in obtaining land was to obtain a warrant. Person applied for a certain number of acres from the Crown or the State which was then presented to… Read More

Located in deed records are Depositions & Commissions. Both can provide ages of ancestors, boundary lines, land transfer and a record if local history about a person or event is… Read More

Frederick County Maryland Colonial Structures covers a period from 1729-1854. The information was obtained from Certificates of Survey located at Plats.net on the Maryland State Archives website. The intent is… Read More

What was the original name for Hancock Maryland? Hancocks Town or Williams Town? It appears to be both. The information begins with the tract Callidonia 1765 (Fr Co. Patent# 733… Read More

When working with wills be sure to cross check with deed records. Excellent family history and land transfers may be located which could provide a breakthrough in your research. Estate… Read More

Listing of surveys for Baltimore City with record location (167 pages).

Dr. Arthur G. Tracey Patent & Tract Index consist of handwritten index cards for tracts located in Carroll, Frederick & Washington County. Along with tract information is a map guide… Read More

When working with deeds for Washington D.C., Prince Georges and Montgomery County. You may come across property located in Washington County, D.C.. This means the land was located outside of… Read More

A list of patents for each county can be found in the Plats & Surveys (Plats.net) section on the Maryland State Archives website. Access to the list is the same… Read More