Kent County, Maryland Genealogy
Guide to Kent County, Maryland ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.
- This article is about a county in the state of Maryland. For other uses, see Kent (disambiguation).
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County Information
Description
Kent County was created 2 Aug 1642[2] and was named for the county of Kent in England. Its county seat is Chestertown. It is located in the northeastern area of the state.[3]
County Courthouse
Kent County Courthouse
103 N Cross Street
Chestertown, MD 21620
Phone: 410-778-7460
Kent County Website
Clerk of the Circuit Court has marriage records from 1796; divorce records from 1867, land records from 1656, and court records from early 1800's.[4]
Kent County, Maryland Record Dates
Information for this chart was taken from various sources, often containing conflicting dates. This information should be taken as a guide and should be verified by contacting the county and/or the state government agency.
| Birth* | Marriage | Death* | Court | Land | Probate | Census |
| 1865[6] | 1796 | 1898 | early 1800s | 1656 | 1674 | 1790 |
Record Loss
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1720 A courthouse fire in 1720 destroyed some records. For suggestions about research in places that suffered historic record losses, see:
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Boundary Changes
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Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit Hometown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:[8]
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| Unincorporated communities | ||
| Census-designated places | ||
History Timeline
- By 1631, William Clayborne was appointed Commander of the settlers of the Isle of Kent which he named for his home, the English County of Kent.
Resources
Bible Records
Biographies
Business, Commerce, and Occupations
Cemeteries
Census Records
For tips on accessing Kent County, Maryland Genealogy census records online, see: Maryland Census.
| Historical populations | ||
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| Census | Pop. | %± |
| 1790 | 12,836 | — |
| 1800 | 11,771 | −8.3% |
| 1810 | 11,450 | −2.7% |
| 1820 | 11,453 | 0.0% |
| 1830 | 10,501 | −8.3% |
| 1840 | 10,842 | 3.2% |
| 1850 | 11,386 | 5.0% |
| 1860 | 13,267 | 16.5% |
| 1870 | 17,102 | 28.9% |
| 1880 | 17,605 | 2.9% |
| 1890 | 17,471 | −0.8% |
| 1900 | 18,786 | 7.5% |
| 1910 | 16,957 | −9.7% |
| 1920 | 15,026 | −11.4% |
| 1930 | 14,242 | −5.2% |
| 1940 | 13,465 | −5.5% |
| 1950 | 13,677 | 1.6% |
| 1960 | 15,481 | 13.2% |
| 1970 | 16,146 | 4.3% |
| 1980 | 16,695 | 3.4% |
| 1990 | 17,842 | 6.9% |
| 2000 | 19,197 | 7.6% |
| 2010 | 20,197 | 5.2% |
| Source: "Wikipedia.org". | ||
Federal Census reports available 1790-1930 including slave and veterans schedules.
Church Records
- 1668-1995 Maryland, Church Records, 1668-1995 at FamilySearch — index- How to Use this Collection
- Maryland State Archives Guide to Maryland Religious Records is not intended to be a complete listing of all Religious institutions in Maryland. It was originally based upon the churches recorded by the Federal Works Progress Administration during a records survey conducted from 1935 to 1941. It has been expanded by later acquisitions from religious organizations to the Maryland State Archives. Search for church records at the Archives by denomination, by county or by title. The following records, taken from its collection, have been digitized and made available to view for free online:
- Protestant Episcopal (Church of England), Shrewsbury Parish; includes parish registers 1699-1882, vestry minutes 1701-1861 (gaps), and communicants 1876-1882
Church of England
List of Churches and Church Parishes
Court Records
Provincial Court
- Residents Appearing at the Provincial Court, 1647-1656
- Residents Appearing at the Provincial Court, 1656-1660
- Residents Appearing at the Provincial Court, 1662-1670
- Residents Appearing at the Provincial Court, 1670-1676
Directories
- 1970-2024 United States, Residence Database, 1970-2024 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index, coverage may vary
Emigration and Immigration
The New Early Settlers of Maryland at Maryland State Archvies. Search for immigrants who had arrived in the colony by the 1680s. The database "comprises 34,326 entries from Gust Skordas' Early Settlers of Maryland and Carson Gibb's Supplement to the Early Settlers of Maryland."
- 1897-1952 Maryland, Baltimore Passenger Lists Index, 1897-1952 at FamilySearch — index & images - How to Use this Collection
- Act of Naturalization of Several Individuals
- Coldham, Peter Wilson. "Correspondence with the American Colonies 1739-1782," The Genealogist, Vol. 12, No. 1 (Spring 1998):108-128; Vol. 12, No. 2 (Fall 1998):189-205. Overseas correspondence of residents of Chester Town [Chestertown] and Kent County with the following surnames: Ringold and Wilmore. Available at FS Library.
- Kent County Immigration Index 1663-1667
- Immigrant Servants Database at PriceGen - 20,000+ colonial immigrants, primary focus: Chesapeake Bay colonies (Virginia and Maryland)
Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups
Funeral Homes
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Genealogies
- Barnes, Robert W., F. Edward Wright, Vernon L. Skinner and Henry C. Peden. Colonial Families of the Eastern Shore of Maryland. 23 vols. Westminster, Md.: Family Line, 1996-2003; Lewes, Del.: Delmarva Roots and Colonial Roots, 2007. FS Library US/CAN Book 975.21 D2b v. 1 ff. Kent County families appear in Vols. 1-3, 7, and 21.
- Hanson, George Adolphus. Old Kent: The Eastern Shore of Maryland; Notes Illustrative of the Most Ancient Records of Kent County Maryland, and of the Parishes of St. Paul's, Shrewsbury and I. U. and Genealogical Histories of Land and Distinguished Families of Maryland, and Their Connections by Marriage, etc., with an Introduction. Baltimore: J. P. Des Forges, 1876. FS Library Film 908691 Item 11; 1967 reprint: FS Library Book 975.21 D2h 1967. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive.
- Asbury - Holtzclaw, B.C. "Asbury of Westmoreland County, Virginia," Virginia Genealogical Society Quarterly, Vol. 5, No. 3 (Jul. 1967):55-65; Vol. 5, No. 4 (Oct. 1967):77-87; Vol. 6, No. 1 (Jan. 1968):10-26. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
- Barry - Bidlack, Russell E. Ann Arbor's First Lady, Events in the Life of Ann I. Allen. Ann Arbor, Mich., n.d.
- Boyer - Wallis, Guy. The Boyer Family of Kent & Cecil County, Maryland and Tompkins County, New York. Bristol, Vt.: G. Wallis, 1997. FS Library Film 1750868 Item 10
- Brooke - Brayton, John Anderson. "Madam Esther Pollock of Kent Co., Md., and Chowan Co., N.C., and the Lutens," North Carolina Genealogical Journal, Vol. 26, No. 4 (Nov. 2000):376-392. FS Library Book 975.6 B2j.
- Burchinal - Gans, John Lyons and Frank M. Burchinal. The Burchinal Genealogy: Jeremiah Burchinal of Mt. Harmon, Kent County, Maryland and His Descendants. MSS., Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah. Microfilmed 1965: FS Library Film 410183
- Burchinal - Burchinal, Beryl Modest and Martin Luther Burchinal. The Burchinal Genealogy, Thomas Burtchnell of Cecil County, Maryland and His Son, Jeremiah "Jeremy" Burchinal of Mount Harmon, Kent Co. Maryland and Their Descendants. Pittsburgh: B.M. Burchinal, 1984. FS Library Book 929.273 B893bb; 1988 supplement: FS Library Book 929.273 B893bb supp. 1
- Burchinal - Burchinal, Beryl Modest and Donald Lee Robinson. The Burchinal Genealogy: The Descendants of Thomas Burtchnell ca 1670-1709 of Cecil County, Maryland, and His Children Jeremiah Burchinal "Jeremy" and Mary Burchinal, Kent County, Maryland. Apollo, Penn.: Closson Press, 1998. FS Library Book 929.273 B893bba
- Caulk - Russell, George Ely. "The Swedish Settlement in Maryland, 1654," The American Genealogist, Vol. 54, No. 4 (Oct. 1978):203-210. FS Catalog 973 D25aga v. 54
- Coleman - Coleman, Richard F. and Caroline Coleman Cofrode. A Coleman Family History: De[s]cendants of Charles Coleman, Born 1763, Kent County, Maryland. North Canton, Ohio: R.F. Coleman, 1986. FS Library Book 929.273 C677ccc
- Comegys - Moss, Ernestine Parke. Cornelius Comegys of Kent County, Maryland. Memphis, Tenn.: E.P. Moss, 1982. FS Library Book 929.273 C734m
- Dabb - Russell, George Ely. "Anicake (Hanson) (Elena) (MacKenny) Dabb of Kent County, Maryland, 1652-1674," The American Genealogist, Vol. 54, No. 3 (Jul. 1978):159-164. FS Catalog 973 D25aga v. 54
- de Hinojosa - Hoff, Henry B. "Alexander de Hinojosa and His Descendants in Maryland," The American Genealogist, Vol. 79, No. 4 (Oct. 2004):260-273.
- Elena - Russell, George Ely. "Anicake (Hanson) (Elena) (MacKenny) Dabb of Kent County, Maryland, 1652-1674," The American Genealogist, Vol. 54, No. 3 (Jul. 1978):159-164. FS Catalog 973 D25aga v. 54
- Elena - Russell, George Ely. "Portuguese and Spanish Colonists in Seventeenth-Century Maryland," The American Genealogist, Vol. 76, No. 1 (January 2001):50-60.
- Elenor - See Elena.
- Elexson - Russell, George Ely. "The Swedish Settlement in Maryland, 1654," The American Genealogist, Vol. 54, No. 4 (Oct. 1978):203-210. FS Catalog 973 D25aga v. 54
- Forman - Dandridge, Anne Spottswood and Anne Elizabeth Forman Dismukes. The Forman Genealogy: Descendants of Robert Forman of Kent Co., Maryland, Who Died in 1719-1720: Also Descendants of Robert Forman of Long Island, New York, Who Died in 1671; the Forman Family of Monmouth Co., New Jersey; Together with Notices of Other Families of the Name Forman. Salem, Mass.: Higginson, [2001?]. FS Library Book 929.273 F765d; another copy: FS Library Film 547060. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive.
- Goodhand - Brayton, John Anderson. "Madam Esther Pollock of Kent Co., Md., and Chowan Co., N.C., and the Lutens," North Carolina Genealogical Journal, Vol. 26, No. 4 (Nov. 2000):376-392. FS Library Book 975.6 B2j.
- Hanson - Russell, George Ely. "Anicake (Hanson) (Elena) (MacKenny) Dabb of Kent County, Maryland, 1652-1674," The American Genealogist, Vol. 54, No. 3 (Jul. 1978):159-164. FS Catalog 973 D25aga v. 54
- Hanson - Russell, George Ely. "The Swedish Settlement in Maryland, 1654," The American Genealogist, Vol. 54, No. 4 (Oct. 1978):203-210. FS Catalog 973 D25aga v. 54
- Hanson - Hanson, George A. Old Kent. 1876. 159-168.
- Harris - Brayton, John Anderson. "Madam Esther Pollock of Kent Co., Md., and Chowan Co., N.C., and the Lutens," North Carolina Genealogical Journal, Vol. 26, No. 4 (Nov. 2000):376-392. FS Library Book 975.6 B2j.
- Holman - Utermohlen, William J. The Holman Family of Kent County, Maryland and Woodford County, Kentucky: A Preliminary Study. Alexandria, Va.: W.J. Utermohlen, 1993. FS Library Book 929.273 H731u
- Holman - Utermohlen, William J. "The Ancestry of Richard Rue and His Holman and Vansant Connections," The American Genealogist, Vol. 69, No. 4 (Oct. 1994):235-245.
- Hosier - Henry Hosier of Kent County, Maryland. Typescript. No date. Microfilmed 1983: FS Library Fiche 6018871
- Ingram - Brayton, John Anderson. "Madam Esther Pollock of Kent Co., Md., and Chowan Co., N.C., and the Lutens," North Carolina Genealogical Journal, Vol. 26, No. 4 (Nov. 2000):376-392. FS Library Book 975.6 B2j.
- Jenkins - Brayton, John Anderson. "Madam Esther Pollock of Kent Co., Md., and Chowan Co., N.C., and the Lutens," North Carolina Genealogical Journal, Vol. 26, No. 4 (Nov. 2000):376-392. FS Library Book 975.6 B2j.
- MacKenny - Russell, George Ely. "Anicake (Hanson) (Elena) (MacKenny) Dabb of Kent County, Maryland, 1652-1674," The American Genealogist, Vol. 54, No. 3 (Jul. 1978):159-164. FS Catalog 973 D25aga v. 54
- Pollock - Brayton, John Anderson. "Madam Esther Pollock of Kent Co., Md., and Chowan Co., N.C., and the Lutens," North Carolina Genealogical Journal, Vol. 26, No. 4 (Nov. 2000):376-392. FS Library Book 975.6 B2j.
- Rue - Utermohlen, William J. "The Ancestry of Richard Rue and His Holman and Vansant Connections," The American Genealogist, Vol. 69, No. 4 (Oct. 1994):235-245.
- Strong - Albee, Fredericka Strong (b. 1878). One Branch of the Strong Family of Kent County, Maryland. Typescript, National Library, DAR. Microfilmed 1971: FS Library Film 875394 Item 3
- Sweatman - Brayton, John Anderson. "Madam Esther Pollock of Kent Co., Md., and Chowan Co., N.C., and the Lutens," North Carolina Genealogical Journal, Vol. 26, No. 4 (Nov. 2000):376-392. FS Library Book 975.6 B2j.
- Usilton - Stuart, Sarah Elisabeth. William Usilton of Kent County, Maryland (? -1729) and Some of His Descendants. Chestertown, Md.: E.V. Tuttle, 1938. FS Library Film 1401461
- Vansant - See Rue.
- Wallis - Wallis, Lucille A. and Guy Wallis. Samuel Wallis of Kent County, Maryland: Some of His Descendants & Allied Families. Multi-volume. Decorah, Iowa: Anundsen, 1991-2000. FS Library Book 929.273 W158wL
- Wolcott - Wolcott, John Benjamin and Charles V. Waid. Wolcott Immigrants and Their Early Descendants (the First Six Generations): Henry and Elizabeth Wolcott of Windsor, Connecticut; John and Winifred Wolcott of Watertown, Massachusetts; William and Alice Wolcott of Salem, Massachusetts; John and Sarah Wolcott of Kent County, Maryland; Samuel Wolcott of Shrewsbury, New Jersey. n.p.: Society of the Descendants of Henry Wolcott, 2002. FS Library Book 929.273 W83wj
Guardianship
Land and Property Records
Through a Joint eGovernment Service of the Maryland Judiciary and the Maryland State Archives, free images and indexes of the complete series of Kent County Deed Books (1648-present) have been uploaded to their website: A Digital Image Retrieval System for Land Records in Maryland. (Requires free registration.)
Online Land Indexes and Records
- Land Records, USGenWeb Archives (scroll down the page)
- Full-Text Search - Land Records at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary; How to Search
Local Histories
- History of Kent County, Maryland, 1630-1916. N.d. By Fred G. Usilton. N.p: n.p. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Hathitrust, Internet Archive, Ancestry ($); At various libraries (WorldCat).
- Old Kent : the Eastern Shore of Maryland. 1876. By George A. Hanson. Baltimore : J. P. Des Forges. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Hathitrust; At various libraries (WorldCat).
Maps and Gazetteers
- FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places
for more resources
Migration
Military Records
Revolutionary War
Kent County men served in the 5th Maryland Regiment.[9]
- A Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services: With their Names, Ages, and Places of Residence, as Returned by the Marshals of the Several Judicial Districts, Under the Act for Taking the Sixth Census. 1841. 1967 reprint: FS Catalog Collection 973 X2pc 1840. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive, Ancestry ($). See Maryland, Kent County on page 127.
War of 1812
- List of Pensioners on the Roll, January 1, 1883; Giving the Name of Each Pensioner, the Cause for Why Pensioned, the Post-Office Address, the Rate of Pension Per Month, and the Date of Original Allowance... Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1883. FS Catalog Collection 973 M2Lp v. 5. Online at: Internet Archive, Ancestry ($). See Vol. 5, Maryland, Kent County, pp. 151-152. Identifies War of 1812 veterans living in this county in 1883.
Civil War
- 1861-1865 Maryland, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection
- 1861-1865 Maryland, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — index- How to Use this Collection
Regiments. Service men in Kent served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were specifically formed in Kent:
- 2nd Regiment, Maryland Eastern Shore Infantry, Companies A, B, C, D and E.
World War II
- 1940-1945 Maryland, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945 at FamilySearch — index & images - How to Use this Collection
Naturalization and Citizenship
Newspapers
- 1800s-Current Maryland, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's-Current at Ancestry — index & images ($)
- 1800s-1999 U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999 at Ancestry - index ($)
- Online Digitized Newspapers at Maryland State Archives. Kent County newspapers are identified in "Guide to Maryland Newspapers" at Maryland State Archives.
Obituaries
Other Records
- 1853-1898 Maryland, Kent County, Voter Registration Records, 1853-1898 at FamilySearch - index & images
- Coldham, Peter Wilson. "Correspondence with the American Colonies 1739-1782," The Genealogist, Vol. 12, No. 1 (Spring 1998):108-128; Vol. 12, No. 2 (Fall 1998):189-205. Overseas correspondence of residents of Chester Town [Chestertown] and Kent County with the following surnames: Ringold and Wilmore. Available at FS Library.
Periodicals
Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records
- Maryland, Wills and Probate Records at findmypast - index
- 1629-1999 Maryland Register of Wills Records, 1629-1999 at FamilySearch - images - How to Use this Collection
- 1634-1777 Maryland, Index To Colonial Probate Records, 1634-1777 at findmypast - index
- 1634–1777 Probate Records, Colonial Index, 1634-1777 at Maryland State Archives website
- 1635–1743 Maryland Calendar of Wills 1635-1743 at Ancestry — index & images ($)
- 1635–1777 Maryland Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1777 at Ancestry — index & images ($)
- 1796–1940 Maryland Probate Estate and Guardianship Files , 1796-1940 at FamilySearch - images - How to Use this Collection
- Wills and Estate Records, USGenWeb (scroll to bottom of page)
- Full-Text Search - Wills and Probate Records at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary; How to Search
School Records
Social Security Records
- 1935-2014 United States Social Security Death Index at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
- 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.
- 1936-2007 United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
Tax Records
- 1678, 1681 1678 and 1681 Kent County tax lists, available online, courtesy MDGenWeb.
- 1746-1750 1746-1750 Kent County Tax Lists at Maryland Genealogical Society, transcription
- 1749 1749 Eastern Neck Hundred at Maryland Genealogical Society, transcription
- 1749 1749 Chester Hundred Tax List at Maryland Genealogical Society, transcription
- 1749 1749 Chestertown Hundred Tax List at Maryland Genealogical Society, transcription
- 1749 1749 Lower Langford Bay Hundred Tax List at Maryland Genealogical Society, transcription
- 1749 1749 Lower South Sassafras Hundred Tax List at Maryland Genealogical Society, trancription
- 1749 1749 Morgans Creek Hundred Tax List at Maryland Genealogical Society, transcription
- 1749 1749 Upper Langsford Bay Hundred Tax List at Maryland Genealogical Society, transcription
- 1749 Upper South Sassafras Hundred Tax List at Maryland Genealogical Society, transcription
- 1749 1749 Worton Hundred Tax List at Maryland Genealogical Society, transcription
- 1750 1750 Kent County Tax List at Maryland Genealogical Society, transcription
- 1750 1750 (continued) Kent County Tax List at Maryland Genealogical Society, transcription
- 1783 Kent County Tax List of 1783 at Maryland State Archives. Alphabetical index to names to all property owners assessed. The index cards include county, hundred, names of tracts of land and whether individuals were paupers or single males as provided in the law.
Vital Records
Birth
- Guide to Birth Records at Maryland State Archives
- 1650-1681 Colonial Births 1650-1681
- 1865-1873 Births recorded by the Circuit Court at the Maryland State Archives, C1027
- 1898-Onward Births recorded by the Department of Health at the Maryland State Archives
Marriage
- 1654-1676 Colonial Marriages 1654-1676
- 1658-1940 Maryland County Marriages, 1658-1940 at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection
- 1666-1970 Maryland Marriages, 1666-1970 at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection
Death
- 1655-1678 Colonial Deaths 1655-1678
Divorce
Research Facilities
Archives
Listed below are archives in Kent County. For state-wide archival repositories, see Maryland Archives and Libraries.
FamilySearch Centers
FamilySearch Center and Affiliate Library Locator map - search for local FamilySearch Centers or Affiliate Libraries
- FamilySearch Centers provide one-on-one assistance, free access to center-only databases, and to premium genealogical websites.
- FamilySearch Affiliate Libraries have access to most center-only databases, but may not always have full services normally provided by a FamilySearch center.
Local Centers and Affiliate Libraries
- Dover Delaware FamilySearch Center
- Newark Delaware FamilySearch Center
- Salisbury Maryland FamilySearch Center
- Cecil County Public Library - Cecilton Branch - an affiliate library (multiple branches).
- Winterthur Library - an affiliate library
Libraries
Listed below are libraries in Kent County. For state-wide library facilities, see Maryland Archives and Libraries.
Kent County Public Library
408 High Street
Chestertown, MD 21620
Phone: 410-778-3636
Website
The Historical Society of Kent County Library
301 High Street
P.O. Box 665
Chestertown, MD 21620
Phone: 410-778-3499
Email: library@kentcountyhistory.org
Website
Museums
Societies
Listed below are societies in Kent County. For state-wide genealogical societies, see Maryland Societies.
Historical Society of Kent County
301 High Street
P.O. Box 665
Chestertown, MD 21620
Phone: 410-778-3499
Email: Director@kentcountyhistory.org
Website
Upper Shore Genealogical Society of Maryland
P.O. Box 275
Easton, MD 21601
Email: usgsmd@yahoo.com
Website
Websites
- "Kent Co." in Genealogical Sources in Periodicals at The Maryland State Archives.
- The USGenWeb Archives Project for Kent County.
- FamilySearch Catalog - The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection. Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records
Research Guides
References
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Maryland.At various libraries (WorldCat); FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ Individual County Chronologies, https://digital.newberry.org/ahcb/documents/MD_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Kent County, Maryland," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kent_County,_Maryland&oldid=1220730939 (accessed May 22, 2024).
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Maryland.At various libraries (WorldCat); FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Kent County, Maryland. Page 317-318 At various libraries (WorldCat); FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002; Alice Eichholz, ed. Ancestry’s Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources, Third ed. (Provo, Utah: Ancestry, 2004), 308-309.
- ↑ Maryland State Archives, Guide to Government Records, Birth Records
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Maryland.At various libraries (WorldCat); FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Kent County, Maryland," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kent_County%2C_Maryland, accessed 4 Aug 2018.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "5th Maryland Regiment," accessed 31 May 2012.
