How To Use Maryland Land Records
Funkstown (Jerusalem Town) was laid out by Jacob Funk (Funck) in 1767 and consisted of 177 lots. Deed information was obtained from Frederick & Washington County Land Records. During the… Read More
Carrollton Manor (Frederick County) Tenant List 1821. Carrollton Manor consisted of 93 lots of various acreage. The tract Carrollton which makes up Carrollton Manor (10,000 acres) was patented in 1723… Read More
Bureau Of Land Management (GLO-General Land Management Office) provides access to the Federal land records for public access lands starting in 1788. The records include patents, field survey notes, tract… Read More
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
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
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 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 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
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
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