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| ===== British Immigrants ===== | | ===== British Immigrants ===== |
| 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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| In Maryland, it was popular to name tracts of land. English colonists often named their tract after their place of origin in the old country. This was a common practice up through the mid 1700s.<ref>John Frederick Dorman, "Review of ''Settlers of Maryland, 1731-1750,''" in ''The Virginia Genealogist,'' Vol. 40, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1998):78.</ref>
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| The earlier colonists settled along Maryland's rivers and bays, as these were the primary routes of transportation. By about 1740, English, Scottish, and Scotch-Irish immigrants began moving into the Appalachian section of western Maryland. | | The earlier colonists settled along Maryland's rivers and bays, as these were the primary routes of transportation. By about 1740, English, Scottish, and Scotch-Irish immigrants began moving into the Appalachian section of western Maryland. |
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| Sometimes records in the English Court of Chancery help Americans learn about their British origins, for an example, see:
| | 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. |
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| :*[[Peter Wilson Coldham|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. Digital version at [http://www.ngsgenealogy.org/ National Genealogical Society website] ($); {{FHL|39597|item|disp=FHL Book 973 B2ng v. 85 (1997)}}.
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| 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 Genealogy|Anne Arundel]], [[Baltimore County, Maryland Genealogy|Baltimore]], [[Charles County, Maryland Genealogy|Charles]], and [[Queen Anne's County, Maryland Genealogy|Queen Anne's]] counties:<ref name="con">[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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| | bgcolor="#cc99ff" colspan="6" | <center>'''Distribution of Convicts in Maryland (1755)'''<ref name="con" /></center>
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| | '''County'''
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| | '''Male convicts (taxable; sixteen years of age)'''
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| | '''Female convicts (not taxable)'''
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| | '''Boy convicts (under age 16)'''
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| | '''Girl convicts (under age 16)'''
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| | '''Total'''
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| | Baltimore
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| | 472
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| | 87
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| | 6
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| | 6
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| | 571
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| | Ann Arundell
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| | 184
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| | 51
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| | 16
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| | 0
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| | 251
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| | Calvert
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| | 0
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| | 0
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| | 0
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| | 0
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| | 0
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| |-
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| | Prince George
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| | 73
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| | 27
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| | 1
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| | 0
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| | 101
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| |-
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| | Frederick
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| | 94
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| | 32
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| | 9
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| | 1
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| | 136
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| | Charles
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| | 205
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| | 78
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| | 16
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| | 7
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| | 306
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| | St. Mary's
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| | 29
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| | 13
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| | 5
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| | 3
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| | 50
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| | Worcester
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| | 1
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| | 1
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| | 0
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| | 0
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| | 2
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| | Somerset
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| | 1
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| | 0
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| | 0
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| | 0
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| | 1
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| | Dorset
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| | 7
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| | 0
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| | 0
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| | 2
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| | 9
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| | Talbot
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| | 25
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| | 4
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| | 0
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| | 0
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| | 29
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| | Queen Anne's
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| | 287
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| | 73
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| | 9
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| | 0
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| | 369
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| | Kent
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| | 82
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| | 12
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| | 4
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| | 1
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| | 99
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| | Cecil
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| | 47
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| | 8
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| | 1
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| | 1
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| | 57
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| | '''Total'''
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| | '''1509'''
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| | '''386'''
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| | '''67'''
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| | '''21'''
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| British Naval Office Shipping Lists, 1678-1825, have been digitized by [http://www.britishonlinearchives.co.uk/collection.php?cid=9781851173181&pid=&did=&cat=&sid=BOABRAW&date_option=equal British Online Archives] (site requires subscription). Names of passengers are not included.
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| ===== German Immigrants ===== | | ===== German Immigrants ===== |