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 == Introduction  ==
-Early Maryland land records are available at the Maryland State Archives with copies and indexes to many of them available in other libraries and archives. The State Archives is digitizing some of those early records, incuding many of those listed below. For a list of the digitized land collection&nbsp;explore the Web Publications link at the [http://www.msa.md.gov/ Maryland State Archives] site.
+Early Maryland land records are available at the Maryland State Archives with copies and indexes to many of them available in other libraries and archives. A joint Government service of the Maryland Judiciary and the Maryland State Archives provides a digital image retrieval system ([http://mdlandrec.net/ MDLandRec.net]) to Maryland land records. This includes digital scans of Maryland county deed indexes and deed books, an index to land patents (land transferred from the government to individuals), and digital scans of survey certificates. This site allows you to conduct the majority of your Maryland deed research online.
 == Maryland Land Records  ==
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 === Proprietary Land  ===
-All Maryland land was first owned by the Calvert family proprietors who obtained it from the Crown. From 1633 to 1683 they issued headrights, or land grants, in return for immigrants transporting themselves and others to Maryland. In 1680 the headright system under Charles Calvert, the third Lord Baltimore, and the Land Office was created.
+All Maryland land was first owned by the Calvert family proprietors who obtained it from the Crown. From 1633 to 1683 they issued headrights, or land grants, in return for immigrants transporting themselves and others to Maryland. In 1680 the headright system under Charles Calvert, the third Lord Baltimore, and the Land Office was created. The names of individuals receiving land through the headright system and later through cash sales are found in:
-*A joint Government service of the Maryland Judiciary and the Maryland State Archives provides a digital image retrieval system ([http://mdlandrec.net/ http://MDLandRec.net]) to Maryland land. This includes digital scans of Maryland county deed indexes and deed books, an index to land patents (land transferred from the government to individuals), and digital scans of survey certificates. This site allows you to conduct the majority of your Maryland deed research online.
-The names of individuals receiving land through the headright system and later through cash sales are found in:
 *Skordas, Gust. ''Early Settlers of Maryland: An Index to Names of Immigrants Compiled from Records of Land Patents, 1633-1680''. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1968. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&callno=975.2+W2s 975.2 W2s].) This source lists the settler's name, immigration date, and the source of the information.
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 *Scharf, John T. ''History of Western Maryland: Being a History of Frederick, Montgomery, Carroll, Washington, Allegany, and Garrett Counties from the Earliest Period to the Present Day . . . 1882''. Reprint, Baltimore, Maryland: Regional Publishing Company, 1968. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=231288&disp=History+of+western+Maryland%20%20&columns=*,0,0 975.2 H2s 1968]; fiche [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=231288&disp=History+of+western+Maryland++ 6046813]; 1882 ed. on Family History Library films [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=223910&disp=History+of+western+Maryland++ 962679]-80.) This work is indexed by the following work:
-Long, Helen R. ''Index to Scharf’s History of Western Maryland: Volumes I and II''. Westminster, Md.: Clearfield Co. &amp; Family Lines Publications, 1995. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=231288&disp=History+of+western+Maryland%20%20&columns=*,0,0 975.2 H2s] index) <!--{12034673570703} --><!--{12034673570704} --><!--{12034673570705} --><!--{12034673570706} -->
+Long, Helen R. ''Index to Scharf’s History of Western Maryland: Volumes I and II''. Westminster, Md.: Clearfield Co. &amp; Family Lines Publications, 1995. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=231288&disp=History+of+western+Maryland%20%20&columns=*,0,0 975.2 H2s] index)
 === Land Office Records  ===
-[http://www.msa.md.gov/ The Maryland State Archives] has the original land office records, dating from 1634 to the present, and other early records that were once filed in each county. The land office records include land patents, surveys, grants, warrants, and proprietary rent rolls and debt books. A list of the records is in the inventory compiled by Morris Radoff, mentioned in [[Maryland Archives and Libraries]]. The Maryland State Archives also has a card index arranged by grantee, by later owners, and by county and tract name.
+[http://www.msa.md.gov/ The Maryland State Archives] has the original land office records, dating from 1634 to the present, and other early records that were once filed in each county. The land office records include land patents, surveys, grants, warrants, and proprietary rent rolls and debt books. A list of the land office records is in the inventory compiled by Morris Radoff, mentioned in [[Maryland Archives and Libraries]]. The Maryland State Archives also has a card index arranged by grantee, by later owners, and by county and tract name.
+*[http://mdlandrec.net/ MDLandRec.net] has an index to land patents and digital scans of survey certificates.
 A guide to help you locate and use the early land records is:
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 *Hartsook, Elizabeth, and Gust Skordas. ''Land Office and Prerogative Court Records of Colonial Maryland''. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1968. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=300463&disp=Land+Office+and+Prerogative+Court+record%20%20&columns=*,0,0 975.2 B4ma No. 4 1968], also Family History Library microfiche [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=146058&disp=Land+Office+and+Prerogative+Court+record++ 6117897]).
-The Maryland Historical Society has rent receipts, quitrent rolls (1633 to 1765), and debt books (1750) purchased from the Calvert family. The Family History Library has a microfilm copy of these records (Family History Library films [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=501065&disp=Calvert+papers%20%20&columns=*,0,0 1685853]-860). <!--{12034674251681} --><!--{12034674251682} -->
+The Maryland Historical Society has rent receipts, quitrent rolls (1633 to 1765), and debt books (1750) purchased from the Calvert family. The Family History Library has a microfilm copy of these records (Family History Library films [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=501065&disp=Calvert+papers%20%20&columns=*,0,0 1685853]-860).
 === County Land Records  ===
-After land was transferred to private ownership, deeds and mortgages were filed with the county clerk. Baltimore City, Maryland deeds since 1851 have been filed with the clerk of the Baltimore City Supreme Court. Many deeds and mortgages were also recorded with the Provincial Court and General Courts from 1637 to 1805. The Maryland State Archives has the original county land records and microfilm copies of many of these records to the present. You can also obtain copies by writing to the county clerk at the county courthouse. The Family History Library has many of these records on microfilm. <!--{12034675370691} --><!--{12034675370692} -->
+After land was transferred to private ownership, deeds and mortgages were filed with the county clerk. See [http://mdlandrec.net/ MDLandRec.net] for digital scans of Maryland county deed indexes and deed books. Baltimore City, Maryland deeds since 1851 have been filed with the clerk of the Baltimore City Supreme Court. Many deeds and mortgages were also recorded with the Provincial Court and General Courts from 1637 to 1805. The Maryland State Archives has the original county land records and microfilm copies of many of these records to the present. You can also obtain copies by writing to the county clerk at the county courthouse.
 === Records at the Family History Library  ===
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 ''Patents Series: Of the Maryland Land Office. Land patents, certificates, and warrants, 1636 to 1852.'' (Family History Library films [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=296677&disp=Patents+series+of+the+Maryland+Land+Offi%20%20&columns=*,0,0 013063]-141.) See also the Calvert Papers, mentioned in [[Maryland Genealogy]]. (Family History Library films [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=501065&disp=Calvert+papers%20%20&columns=*,0,0 1685853]-4)
-''Provincial court judgments, 1679 to 1778.'' (Family History Library films [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=271666&disp=Provincial+Court+judgements%20%20&columns=*,0,0 012941]-68)
+''Provincial court judgments, 1679 to 1778.'' (Family History Library films [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=271666&disp=Provincial+Court+judgements%20%20&columns=*,0,0 012941]-68) <br> {{Maryland|Maryland}}
-== References  ==
-''[[Maryland]] Research Outline]''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1998, 2001.
-:NOTE: All of the information from the original research outline has been imported into this Wiki site and is being updated as time permits.
-{{Maryland|Maryland}}
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