How To Use Maryland Land Records
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
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 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 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
Maryland 18th Century Tax List (1721-1771) is located on the Maryland Genealogical Society website. Records were transcribed from Secretary In Maryland (Tax List) 1721-1771 SM186 at the Maryland State Archives.… Read More
Frederick Town (Frederick County Maryland) Original Lot Owners 1748-1783. Records were obtained from Frederick & Prince Georges County Maryland Deed Books. Format of the records is by lot number and… Read More
New Connaught Manor [Susquehanna Manor] Cecil County Maryland was patented to George Talbot in 1660 (Patent Book SDA-230) for 32000 acres. The plat listed contains the names of 1782 tenants… 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
1793 Frederick County Maryland Tax Assessment Unity & Burnt House Woods Hundreds (Land Owners). The assessment covers present day east central Frederick County & Southwestern Carroll County. The area ranges… Read More