The 1798 Federal Direct Tax is available for 10 counties including Baltimore City and the District of Columbia. The listing shows occupant name, tract name, number of acres. An added… Read More
1783 Tax Assessment
The 1783 Tax Assessment is available for 15 counties. The list provides owner name, tract name, number of acres and election district or hundred. The tract name listing may help… Read More
County Patent List
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
Frederick County Land Record Abstracts
Frederick County Land Record Abstracts 1748-1778 (12 Volumes) Patricia A. Andersen. Deed records list many transactions besides deeds such as bills of sale, manumissions, estate sales and boundary disputes etc.… Read More
Maryland Historical Properties
Maryland Historical Properties site can provide excellent information on past and present historical homes and sites. Information that may be found includes detailed architectural features of homes, deed information and… Read More
Election District Formation
Volume 630 of “The Archives of Maryland Online” provides a detailed listing of election district formation for each county within the state. This information may assist tracking ancestors back in… Read More
Early Maps
The Carroll County Maryland Genealogical Society Website (Maps section) contains a central location for a variety of Western Maryland maps. These range from early state, election district, military, postal and… Read More
Thomas & James Ford (Washington County)
Upper Indian Bottom Prince Georges Co. Patent 2218 for 200 acres (Red outline) was patented to John Hamblin/Hamilton in 1742 . In Washington County Deed (E-125 1786) for 200… Read More
Provincial Court Deeds 1658-1790
During a deed search you may fail to locate the deed for your ancestor. A location that is often overlooked are the Provincial Court Deeds. While a person had many… Read More
Election District Patent Maps
The Historical Society of Carroll County maintains a resource, which is part of the Dr. Arthur G. Tracey Collection, that may be of value to researchers. For the counties of… Read More