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'''1632''' The King of England granted a charter for a colony where British Roman Catholics could settle in North America between [[Virginia, United States Genealogy|Virginia]] and what would become [[Pennsylvania, United States Genealogy|Pennsylvania]]. The charter was granted to Cecilius Calvert, (Lord Baltimore). <ref>James McSherry, ''History of Maryland from Its First Settlement in 1634 to the Year 1848'' (Baltimore: John Murphy, 1849), 22-25. Digitized in 2006 by [http://books.google.com/books?id=K7AcFOAF_9cC Google Book].</ref> | '''1632''' The King of England granted a charter for a colony where British Roman Catholics could settle in North America between [[Virginia, United States Genealogy|Virginia]] and what would become [[Pennsylvania, United States Genealogy|Pennsylvania]]. The charter was granted to Cecilius Calvert, (Lord Baltimore). <ref>James McSherry, ''History of Maryland from Its First Settlement in 1634 to the Year 1848'' (Baltimore: John Murphy, 1849), 22-25. Digitized in 2006 by [http://books.google.com/books?id=K7AcFOAF_9cC Google Book].</ref> | ||
'''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) {{ | '''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) {{FSC|187462|item|disp=FS Library 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 Genealogy|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. ▲ {{ | '''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. ▲ {{FSC|258278|item|disp=FS Library Book 975.221 H2t; fiche 6087644}}.</ref> <ref>Bozman, 2:33-35.</ref> | ||
'''1649''' Maryland passed the {{wpd|Maryland_Toleration_Act|Religious Toleration Act}} to protect Catholics and immigrating Puritans from each other and create an environment to attract more immigrants. <ref>{{MDTol}}</ref> Eight years of religious wars followed anyway. | '''1649''' Maryland passed the {{wpd|Maryland_Toleration_Act|Religious Toleration Act}} to protect Catholics and immigrating Puritans from each other and create an environment to attract more immigrants. <ref>{{MDTol}}</ref> Eight years of religious wars followed anyway. | ||
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'''1682''' Pennsylvania began to assert ownership of what became [[Delaware, United States Genealogy|Delaware]] and northern parts of Maryland. The Maryland citizens resisted including the murder of a pushy Pennsylvania tax collector. These border conflicts would not be fully resolved until the drawing of the Mason-Dixon line between 1763 and 1767. <ref>Richard Wilson, and Jack Bridner, ''{{WorldCat|8530259}} Maryland: Its Past and Present'' (Lanham, Md.: Maryland Historical Press, 1981) ▲ {{ | '''1682''' Pennsylvania began to assert ownership of what became [[Delaware, United States Genealogy|Delaware]] and northern parts of Maryland. The Maryland citizens resisted including the murder of a pushy Pennsylvania tax collector. These border conflicts would not be fully resolved until the drawing of the Mason-Dixon line between 1763 and 1767. <ref>Richard Wilson, and Jack Bridner, ''{{WorldCat|8530259}} Maryland: Its Past and Present'' (Lanham, Md.: Maryland Historical Press, 1981) ▲ {{FSC|549692|item|disp=FS Library Book 975.2 H2wi}}, 83-84.</ref> | ||
'''1691-1715''' Maryland became a {{wpd|Crown colony}}. <ref>Richard Walsh, and William Lloyd Fox, ''{{wpd|1217352}} Maryland: A History 1632-1974]'' (Baltimore: Maryland Historical Society, 1974) ▲ {{ | '''1691-1715''' Maryland became a {{wpd|Crown colony}}. <ref>Richard Walsh, and William Lloyd Fox, ''{{wpd|1217352}} Maryland: A History 1632-1974]'' (Baltimore: Maryland Historical Society, 1974) ▲ {{FSC|231377|item|disp=FS Library book H2wr, 24-28}}.</ref> | ||
'''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> | ||
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But certain kinds of state, county, and local histories, especially older histories published between 1845 and 1945, often include biographical sketches of prominent individuals. The sketches usually tend toward the lauditory, but may include some genealogical details. If these histories are indexed or alphabetical, check for an ancestor's name. Some examples for the State of Maryland are: | But certain kinds of state, county, and local histories, especially older histories published between 1845 and 1945, often include biographical sketches of prominent individuals. The sketches usually tend toward the lauditory, but may include some genealogical details. If these histories are indexed or alphabetical, check for an ancestor's name. Some examples for the State of Maryland are: | ||
*Ethan Allen, ''History of Maryland: to Which Are Added Brief Biographies of Distinguished Statesmen, Philanthropists, Theologians, etc.'' (1866; Reprint Fort Wayne, Ind.: Allen County Public Library, 1988?) {{ | *Ethan Allen, ''History of Maryland: to Which Are Added Brief Biographies of Distinguished Statesmen, Philanthropists, Theologians, etc.'' (1866; Reprint Fort Wayne, Ind.: Allen County Public Library, 1988?) {{FSC|497808|item|disp=FS Library Book 975.2 H2aL; Fiche 6125065}}. [http://books.google.com/books?id=ZlwVAAAAYAAJ Google Book]. Includes 18 biographical sketches of prominent citizens. | ||
*Matthew Page Andrews, and Henry Fletcher Powell, {{WorldCat|1655587}} ''Tercentenary History of Maryland''], 4 vols. (Chicago: S.J. Clarke Pub., 1925). ▲ {{ | *Matthew Page Andrews, and Henry Fletcher Powell, {{WorldCat|1655587}} ''Tercentenary History of Maryland''], 4 vols. (Chicago: S.J. Clarke Pub., 1925). ▲ {{FSC|232274|item|disp=FS Library Book 975.2 H2t}}. Volumes 2-4 contain biographical sketches. | ||
*Ronald Hoffman, and Sally D. Mason, {{WorldCat|42649800}} ''Princes of Ireland, Planters of Maryland: a Carroll Saga, 1500-1782''] (Chapel Hill, North Carolina: University of North Carolina Press, c2000). {{ | *Ronald Hoffman, and Sally D. Mason, {{WorldCat|42649800}} ''Princes of Ireland, Planters of Maryland: a Carroll Saga, 1500-1782''] (Chapel Hill, North Carolina: University of North Carolina Press, c2000). {{FSC|1055704|item|disp=FS Library Book 975.2 H2hr}}. 11 pages of a Carroll family descendancy chart. | ||
*Francis Sims McGrath, {{WorldCat|1725334}} ''Pillars of Maryland'' (Richmond, Va: Dietz Press, c1950; Reprint, 198-). {{ | *Francis Sims McGrath, {{WorldCat|1725334}} ''Pillars of Maryland'' (Richmond, Va: Dietz Press, c1950; Reprint, 198-). {{FSC|488742|item|disp=FS Library Book 975.2 H2mcg}}. Almost entirely biographical sketches. | ||
*Harry Wright Newman, {{WorldCat|10552122}} ''The Flowering of the Maryland Palatinate: an Intimate and Objective History of the Province of Maryland to the Overthrow of Proprietary Rule in 1654, with Accounts of Lord Baltimore's Settlement at Avalon''] (Washington, D.C.: H.W. Newman, 1961). {{ | *Harry Wright Newman, {{WorldCat|10552122}} ''The Flowering of the Maryland Palatinate: an Intimate and Objective History of the Province of Maryland to the Overthrow of Proprietary Rule in 1654, with Accounts of Lord Baltimore's Settlement at Avalon''] (Washington, D.C.: H.W. Newman, 1961). {{FSC|231258|item|disp=FS Library Book 975.2 H2nh}}. About half the book is biographical sketches. | ||
*Hester Dorsey Richardson, ''Side-lights on Maryland History: with Sketches of Early Maryland Families'', 2 vols. (First published serially in the ''Baltimore Sunday Sun'' from May 17, 1903 to December 25, 1904; Reprint Baltimore: Williams and Wilkins, 1913; Reprint 1967). {{ | *Hester Dorsey Richardson, ''Side-lights on Maryland History: with Sketches of Early Maryland Families'', 2 vols. (First published serially in the ''Baltimore Sunday Sun'' from May 17, 1903 to December 25, 1904; Reprint Baltimore: Williams and Wilkins, 1913; Reprint 1967). {{FSC|231274|item|disp=FS Library Book 975.2 H2r 1967}}; {{FSC|237813|item|disp=FS Library Film 1697311}}, which is digitized by BYU Family History Archives. Vol. 1 and Vol. 2. Family History Library [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/532007-redirection Vol 1] and [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/530664-redirection Vol 2]. Unusually detailed history including lists of settlers and document transcripts mentioning citizens. | ||
*J. Thomas Scharf, {{WorldCat|444161}} ''History of Western Maryland: Being a History of Frederick, Montgomery, Carroll, Washington, Allegany, and Garrett Counties from the Earliest Period to the Present Day; Including Biographical Sketches of Their Representative Men''], 2 vols. (1882; Reprint Baltimore: Regional Pub., 1968). {{ | *J. Thomas Scharf, {{WorldCat|444161}} ''History of Western Maryland: Being a History of Frederick, Montgomery, Carroll, Washington, Allegany, and Garrett Counties from the Earliest Period to the Present Day; Including Biographical Sketches of Their Representative Men''], 2 vols. (1882; Reprint Baltimore: Regional Pub., 1968). {{FSC|231288|item|disp=FS Library Book 975.2 H2s 1968; Fiche 6046813}}. Several indexes have been published. | ||
*Raphael Thomas Semmes, {{WorldCat|2351809}} ''Captains and Mariners of Early Maryland''] (Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press, 1937). {{ | *Raphael Thomas Semmes, {{WorldCat|2351809}} ''Captains and Mariners of Early Maryland''] (Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press, 1937). {{FSC|258230|item|disp=FS Library Book 975.2 H2sr; Fiche 6049133}}. | ||
'''Draper Manuscript Collection.''' Look for ancestors from Maryland 1740-1830 in the '''[[Draper Manuscript Collection]]'''. These manuscripts cover the history of the "trans-Allegheny West," a region including the west Carolinas and Virginia, all the Ohio River Valley, and part of the upper Mississippi Valley. There are 491 volumes of partially-indexed manuscripts, papers, and books. | '''Draper Manuscript Collection.''' Look for ancestors from Maryland 1740-1830 in the '''[[Draper Manuscript Collection]]'''. These manuscripts cover the history of the "trans-Allegheny West," a region including the west Carolinas and Virginia, all the Ohio River Valley, and part of the upper Mississippi Valley. There are 491 volumes of partially-indexed manuscripts, papers, and books. | ||
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