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White settlers in colonial Maryland were primarily from the British Isles. In 1660 many English immigrants began settling the Eastern Shore (east of Chesapeake Bay) in what is now Wicomico County. Nearly all British immigrants to colonial Maryland came either as servants or convicts. Maryland received more indentured servants than any other colony. | White settlers in colonial Maryland were primarily from the British Isles. In 1660 many English immigrants began settling the Eastern Shore (east of Chesapeake Bay) in what is now Wicomico County. Nearly all British immigrants to colonial Maryland came either as servants or convicts. Maryland received more indentured servants than any other colony. | ||
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*Coldham, Peter Wilson. "William Roberts of Maryland: Sidelights from the British Public Records Office," ''National Genealogical Society Quarterly'', Vol. 85, No. 3 (Sep. 1997):219-221. {{FHL|39597|item|disp=FHL Book 973 B2ng}} | *Coldham, Peter Wilson. "William Roberts of Maryland: Sidelights from the British Public Records Office," ''National Genealogical Society Quarterly'', Vol. 85, No. 3 (Sep. 1997):219-221. {{FHL|39597|item|disp=FHL Book 973 B2ng}} | ||
From 1611 to 1776, more than 50,000 English and Irish felons were sentenced to deportation to American colonies over the centuries. These include Irishmen who rebelled against Cromwell's army in 1649. The 1755 Census of Maryland reveals the distribution of transported convicts across the colony:<ref>"</ref> | From 1611 to 1776, more than 50,000 English and Irish felons were sentenced to deportation to American colonies over the centuries. These include Irishmen who rebelled against Cromwell's army in 1649. The 1755 Census of Maryland reveals the distribution of transported convicts across the colony. The highest concentrations of transported felons were in [[Anne_Arundel_County,_Maryland|Anne Arundel]], [[Baltimore_County,_Maryland|Baltimore]], [[Charles County, Maryland|Charles]], and [[Queen_Anne's_County,_Maryland|Queen Anne's]] counties:<ref name="null">[http://books.google.com/books?id=3TY3AAAAYAAJ "An Account of the Number of Souls in the Province of Maryland, in the Year 1755,"] ''The Gentleman's Magazine,'' Vol. 34 (1764):261.</ref> | ||
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| ''Total'' | | '''Total''' | ||
| ''1509'' | | '''1509''' | ||
| ''386'' | | '''386''' | ||
| ''67'' | | '''67''' | ||
| ''21'' | | '''21''' | ||
| ''1983'' | | '''1983''' | ||
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