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'''1632-1691''', and '''1715-1776''' Maryland was a [[P genealogical glossary terms|proprietary]] colony. The Calvert family proprietors (and Governor's Council) issued land grants to entice settlers to the colony before 1680. Starting in 1680 they changed to a [[United States. United-States - Land and Property- Land Terms & Definitions|headrights]] system. <ref>John Leeds Bozman, ''History of Maryland from Its First Settlement in 1633 to the Restoration in 1660'' (Baltimore: James Lucas and E.K. Deaver, 1837) {{FHL|187462|item|disp=FHL Book 975.2 H2bj, 2: 9-22}}. Digitized in 2007 by [http://books.google.com/books?id=VMULAAAAYAAJ Google Book]. </ref>For more details see the [[Maryland Land and Property|Maryland Land and Property]] page. | '''1632-1691''', and '''1715-1776''' Maryland was a [[P genealogical glossary terms|proprietary]] colony. The Calvert family proprietors (and Governor's Council) issued land grants to entice settlers to the colony before 1680. Starting in 1680 they changed to a [[United States. United-States - Land and Property- Land Terms & Definitions|headrights]] system. <ref>John Leeds Bozman, ''History of Maryland from Its First Settlement in 1633 to the Restoration in 1660'' (Baltimore: James Lucas and E.K. Deaver, 1837) {{FHL|187462|item|disp=FHL Book 975.2 H2bj, 2: 9-22}}. Digitized in 2007 by [http://books.google.com/books?id=VMULAAAAYAAJ Google Book]. </ref>For more details see the [[Maryland Land and Property|Maryland Land and Property]] page. | ||
'''1634:''' The ships ''Ark'' and ''Dove'' brought about 200 Catholic and a few Protestant [[England|English settlers]] to the Western Shore of the Chesapeake Bay, where [[St. Mary's County, Maryland|St. Mary's County]] was established. <ref>McSherry, 25-33.</ref> | '''1634:''' The ships ''Ark'' and ''Dove'' brought about 200 Catholic and a few Protestant [[England|English settlers]] to the Western Shore of the Chesapeake Bay, where [[St. Mary's County, Maryland Genealogy|St. Mary's County]] was established. <ref>McSherry, 25-33.</ref> | ||
'''1634-:''' Virginia leaders refused to recognize the Maryland charter and continued to sell-off Maryland land on the {{wpd|Delmarva_Peninsula|Delmarva Peninsula}}. This resulted in decades of border conflicts and uncertain land and tax claims, and attempts by Virginians to incite Indians against Maryland.<ref>Reginald V. Truitt, and Millard G. Les Callette, ''{{WorldCat|3016672}} Worcester County Maryland’s Arcadia]'' (Snow Hill, Md.: Worcester County Historical Society, 1977), 23-24, 33. ▲ {{FHL|258278|item|disp=FHL Book 975.221 H2t; fiche 6087644}}.</ref> <ref>Bozman, 2:33-35.</ref> | '''1634-:''' Virginia leaders refused to recognize the Maryland charter and continued to sell-off Maryland land on the {{wpd|Delmarva_Peninsula|Delmarva Peninsula}}. This resulted in decades of border conflicts and uncertain land and tax claims, and attempts by Virginians to incite Indians against Maryland.<ref>Reginald V. Truitt, and Millard G. Les Callette, ''{{WorldCat|3016672}} Worcester County Maryland’s Arcadia]'' (Snow Hill, Md.: Worcester County Historical Society, 1977), 23-24, 33. ▲ {{FHL|258278|item|disp=FHL Book 975.221 H2t; fiche 6087644}}.</ref> <ref>Bozman, 2:33-35.</ref> | ||
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'''1706:''' Baltimore port was founded. It soon became a major port and commercial center. <ref>{{MDBalti}}</ref> | '''1706:''' Baltimore port was founded. It soon became a major port and commercial center. <ref>{{MDBalti}}</ref> | ||
'''1740s''' Germans from Pennsylvania started moving into central Maryland's [[Frederick County, Maryland|Frederick County]] until it was the second most populous county. <ref>Wilson and Brinder, 81-82.</ref> | '''1740s''' Germans from Pennsylvania started moving into central Maryland's [[Frederick County, Maryland Genealogy|Frederick County]] until it was the second most populous county. <ref>Wilson and Brinder, 81-82.</ref> | ||
'''1763-1767:''' The Maryland-Pennsylvania boundary was established by the surveying of the {{wpd|Mason_Dixon_line}}. <ref>{{MDMason}}</ref> | '''1763-1767:''' The Maryland-Pennsylvania boundary was established by the surveying of the {{wpd|Mason_Dixon_line}}. <ref>{{MDMason}}</ref> | ||