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==Online Resources== | ==Online Resources== | ||
*[http://guide.msa.maryland.gov/pages/viewer.aspx?page=landrecords Land Records] at Maryland State Archives | *[http://guide.msa.maryland.gov/pages/viewer.aspx?page=landrecords Land Records] at Maryland State Archives | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/full-text Full-Text Search - Land Records] at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P00oMDsAsSw How to Search] | |||
== Maryland Land Records == | == Maryland Land Records == | ||
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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 have been published. The [[Maryland State Archives]] has digitized books by Skordas and Gibb, and [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=49058 Ancestry] ($) has digitized Coldham's five volume set: | All Maryland land was first owned by the Calvert family proprietors who obtained it from the Crown. From 1633 to 1683 they issued headrights, or land grants, in return for immigrants transporting themselves and others to Maryland. In 1680 the headright system under Charles Calvert, the third Lord Baltimore, and the Land Office was created. The names of individuals receiving land through the headright system and later through cash sales have been published. The [[Maryland State Archives]] has digitized books by Skordas and Gibb, and [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=49058 Ancestry] ($) has digitized Coldham's five volume set: | ||
*Skordas, Gust. ''Early Settlers of Maryland: An Index to Names of Immigrants Compiled from Records of Land Patents, 1633-1680''. Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1968. {{FSC|82176|item|disp=FS Library Book 975.2 W2s}}. This source lists the settler's name, immigration date, and the source of the information. [ | *Skordas, Gust. ''Early Settlers of Maryland: An Index to Names of Immigrants Compiled from Records of Land Patents, 1633-1680''. Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1968. {{FSC|82176|item|disp=FS Library Book 975.2 W2s}}. This source lists the settler's name, immigration date, and the source of the information. | ||
*Gibb, Carson. | **Online index search at [https://earlysettlers.msa.maryland.gov/ The New Early Settlers of Maryland] at [[Maryland State Archives]]. | ||
*Coldham, Peter Wilson. ''Settlers of Maryland. [1679 | *Gibb, Carson. ''A Supplement to "The Early Settlers of Maryland" comprising 8,680 entries Correcting Omissions and Errors in Gust Skordas, The Early Settlers of Maryland.'' Annapolis, Md.: Maryland State Archives, 1997. {{FSC|691316|item|disp=FS Library Book 975.2 W2s supp.}}. | ||
**Online index search at [https://earlysettlers.msa.maryland.gov/ The New Early Settlers of Maryland] at [[Maryland State Archives]]. | |||
*Coldham, Peter Wilson. ''Settlers of Maryland. [1679 1783'']. 5 vols. Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1995-1996. {{FSC|496310|item|disp=FS Library Book 975.2 R28c}}; digital version at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=49058 Ancestry] ($). This series is a continuation of the work started by Gust Skordas. It may include county, name of tract, acreage, date, and references. In the late 1600s, the headright system was replaced by cash sales of proprietary lands. The series covers 1679 to 1783. | |||
The 1759 Maryland land tax return reveals the proportions of land, county-by-county, owned by Catholics in contrast to land owned by Protestants. The highest percentages of Catholic landholdings were in [[Charles County, Maryland Genealogy|Charles]], [[Prince George's County, Maryland Genealogy|Prince George's]], and [[St. Mary's County, Maryland Genealogy|St. Mary's]] counties. The lowest percentages of Catholic landholdings were in [[Calvert County, Maryland Genealogy|Calvert]], [[Cecil County, Maryland Genealogy|Cecil]], [[Somerset County, Maryland Genealogy|Somerset]], [[Talbot County, Maryland Genealogy|Talbot]], and [[Worcester County, Maryland Genealogy|Worcester]] counties. Most land in those counties was owned by Protestants.<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=-nLPAAAAMAAJ "An Account of the Number of Acres of Land in each County, in the Province of Maryland; distinguishing what Number of Acres are held by Protestants, and what Number of Acres are held by Papists, in each County, as it was returned by the Several Collectors of the Land Tax on Sept. 29, 1759,"] ''The Gentleman's Magazine,'' Vol. 35 (1765):15.</ref> | The 1759 Maryland land tax return reveals the proportions of land, county-by-county, owned by Catholics in contrast to land owned by Protestants. The highest percentages of Catholic landholdings were in [[Charles County, Maryland Genealogy|Charles]], [[Prince George's County, Maryland Genealogy|Prince George's]], and [[St. Mary's County, Maryland Genealogy|St. Mary's]] counties. The lowest percentages of Catholic landholdings were in [[Calvert County, Maryland Genealogy|Calvert]], [[Cecil County, Maryland Genealogy|Cecil]], [[Somerset County, Maryland Genealogy|Somerset]], [[Talbot County, Maryland Genealogy|Talbot]], and [[Worcester County, Maryland Genealogy|Worcester]] counties. Most land in those counties was owned by Protestants.<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=-nLPAAAAMAAJ "An Account of the Number of Acres of Land in each County, in the Province of Maryland; distinguishing what Number of Acres are held by Protestants, and what Number of Acres are held by Papists, in each County, as it was returned by the Several Collectors of the Land Tax on Sept. 29, 1759,"] ''The Gentleman's Magazine,'' Vol. 35 (1765):15.</ref> | ||
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The [[Maryland State Archives]] has the original county land records and microfilm copies of many of these records to the present. | 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 appropriate county courthouse. See [http://publicrecords.onlinesearches.com/Maryland-Land-Records-and-Deeds.htm Maryland Land Records and Deeds Directory] for the | You can also obtain copies by writing to the county clerk at the appropriate county courthouse. See [http://publicrecords.onlinesearches.com/Maryland-Land-Records-and-Deeds.htm Maryland Land Records and Deeds Directory] for the addresses, phone numbers, etc. of the Recorder of Deeds for each county and the city of Baltimore. | ||
Baltimore City, Maryland deeds since 1851 have been filed with the clerk of the Baltimore City Supreme Court. | Baltimore City, Maryland deeds since 1851 have been filed with the clerk of the Baltimore City Supreme Court. | ||
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=== National Register of Historic Places === | === National Register of Historic Places === | ||
*[http://www.mdihp.net/ Inventory of Historic Properties ]- access full nomination files of places listed in Maryland on the National Register of Historic Places. Files include the name of site, location, approximate date, public or private ownership, if occupied, if open to the public, description of physical appearance and condition, and photographs. | *[http://www.mdihp.net/ Inventory of Historic Properties ]- access full nomination files of places listed in Maryland on the National Register of Historic Places. Files include the name of site, location, approximate date, public or private ownership, if occupied, if open to the public, description of physical appearance and condition, and photographs. Site maintained by the Maryland State Archives. | ||
== References == | == References == | ||