1798 Federal Direct Tax

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

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