407,336
edits
Added Ancestry access
(online access) |
(Added Ancestry access) |
||
| Line 9: | Line 9: | ||
== Proprietary Land == | == 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. 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: | 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 {{Ancestry|49058}} ($) has digitized Coldham's five volume set: | ||
*Skordas, Gust. ''Early Settlers of Maryland: An Index to Names of Immigrants Compiled from Records of Land Patents, 1633-1680''. Baltimore, | *Skordas, Gust. ''Early Settlers of Maryland: An Index to Names of Immigrants Compiled from Records of Land Patents, 1633-1680''. Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1968. {{FHL|82176|item|disp=FHL Book 975.2 W2s}}. This source lists the settler's name, immigration date, and the source of the information. [http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/speccol/sc4300/sc4341/html/search.html Free online index], courtesy: [[Maryland State Archives]]. | ||
*Gibb, Carson. ''A Supplement to "The Early Settlers of Maryland" comprising 8,680 entries Correcting Omissions and Errors in Gust Skordas, The Early Settlers of Maryland. | *Gibb, Carson. ''A Supplement to "The Early Settlers of Maryland" comprising 8,680 entries Correcting Omissions and Errors in Gust Skordas, The Early Settlers of Maryland.'' Annapolis, Md.: Maryland State Archives, 1997. {{FHL|691316|item|disp=FHL Book 975.2 W2s supp.}}. [http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/speccol/sc4300/sc4341/html/search.html Free online index], courtesy: [[Maryland State Archives]].<br> | ||
*Coldham, Peter Wilson. ''Settlers of Maryland. [1679- 1783'']. | *Coldham, Peter Wilson. ''Settlers of Maryland. [1679- 1783'']. 5 vols. Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1995-1996. {{FHL|496310|item|disp=FHL Book 975.2 R28c}}; digital version at {{Ancestry|49058}} ($). 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. | ||
== Military Land == | == Military Land == | ||