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A categorized guide to genealogy resources for Caroline, Dorchester, Kent, Queen Anne’s, Talbot, and surrounding areas. Some links open resources hosted by USGSMD; others lead to outside archives, libraries, and research sites.
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African American Genealogy Resources
Caroline County
- Beneath the Underground Database, Caroline County, searchable, Legacy of Slavery in Maryland, Maryland State Archives
- Certificates of Freedom 1806 - 1827, Caroline County Court, Volume 836, Archives of Maryland Online, Maryland State Archives
- Certificates of Freedom 1827 - 1857, Caroline County Court, Volume 834, Archives of Maryland Online, Maryland State Archives
- Certificates of Freedom 1857 - 1864, Caroline County Court, Volume 835, Archives of Maryland Online, Maryland State Archives
Dorchester County
- Beneath the Underground Database, Dorchester County, searchable, Legacy of Slavery in Maryland, Maryland State Archives
- Chattel Records 1842 - 1847, Dorchester County Court, Volume 774, Archives of Maryland Online, Maryland State Archives
- Chattel Records 1847 - 1852, Dorchester County Court, Volume 805, Archives of Maryland Online, Maryland State Archives
- Chattel Records 1852 - 1860, Dorchester County Court, Volume 776, Archives of Maryland Online, Maryland State Archives
Kent County
- Beneath the Underground Database, Kent County, searchable, Legacy of Slavery in Maryland, Maryland State Archives
- Certificates of Freedom 1849 - 1864, Kent County Court, Volume 853, Archives of Maryland Online, Maryland State Archives
- Valuations and Distribution of Slaves 1860 - 1895, Kent County Register of Wills, Volume 860, Arhives of Maryland Online, Maryland State Archives
Queen Anne's County
- Beneath the Underground Database, Queen Anne's County, searchable, Legacy of Slavery in Maryland, Maryland State Archives
- Certificates of Freedom 1807 - 1848, 1858, Queen Anne's County Register of Wills, Volume 854, Archives of Maryland Online, Maryland State Archives
- Manumissions Index 1787 - 1865, pdf, Queen Anne's County Circuit Court Records, Maryland State Archives
Talbot County
- Beneath the Underground Database, Talbot County, searchable, Legacy of Slavery in Maryland, Maryland State Archives
- Certificates of Freedom 1807 - 1815, Talbot County Court, Volume 858, Archives of Maryland Online, Maryland State Archives
Maryland
- African American Department, Enoch Pratt Free Library, Baltimore, Maryland
- African American Genealogy, resources and databases, Enoch Pratt Free Library, Baltimore, Maryland
- Legacy of Slavery in Maryland, searchable database, many resources, Maryland State Archives
- Slavery Commission, many records viewable online, Archives of Maryland Online
USA
- African American Records, National Archives
- Freedman's Bank Records 1865-1874, searchable, FamilySearch
- Freedmen's Bureau, Records of the Assistant Commissioner, 1865-1872, FamilySearch
- Freedmen's Bureau, Records of the Commissioner, 1865-1872, FamilySearch
- Freedmen's Bureau, Records of the Superintendent of Education and of the Division of Education, 1865-1872, FamilySearch
- Freedmen's Branch Records, 1872-1878, FamilySearch
Cemetery Records
Caroline County
- Beneath These Stones - Tombstones of Caroline County, by USGSMD, available at the USGSMD Research Center and for sale at the USGSMD Bookstore
- Caroline County Cemeteries, Findagrave
Dorchester County
- Cemeteries, Dorchester County MDGenWeb Archives
- Dorchester County Cemeteries, Findagrave
- Tombstone Records of Dorchester County, Maryland 1678 - 1964 and Additional Tombstone Records, Dorchester County, Maryland 1982, comp. by Nellie M. Marshall. Dorchester County Historical Society, available at the USGSMD Research Center
- Old Trinity Church, Church Creek, searchable index
Kent County
- Kent County Cemeteries - Tombstoning in Kent County, by USGSMD, available at the USGSMD Research Center and for sale at the USGSMD Bookstore
- Volume 1 - Surname Index, pdf
- Volume 2 - Surname Index, pdf
- Volume 3 - Surname Index, pdf
- Volume 4 - Surname Index, pdf
- Volume 5 - Surname Index, pdf
- Kent County Cemeteries, Findagrave
Queen Anne's County
- Queen Anne Remembers - Tombstones of Queen Anne's County, by USGSMD, available at the USGSMD Research Center and for sale at the USGSMD Bookstore
- Volume 1 - Surname Index, pdf
- Volume 2 - Surname Index, pdf
- Volume 2 Addendum - Surname Index, pdf
- Volume 3 - Surname Index, pdf
- Queen Anne's County Cemeteries, Findagrave
Talbot County
- Talbot County Cemeteries, Findagrave
- Tombstones of Talbot County, by USGSMD, available at the USGSMD Research Center and for sale at the USGSMD Bookstore
Census Records
Maryland
- 1776 and 1778 Maryland Census Records, alphabetical, Maryland State Archives
USA
- 1790 US Federal Census, free and searchable, FamilySearch.org
- 1800 US Federal Census, free and searchable, FamilySearch.org
- 1810 US Federal Census, free and searchable, FamilySearch.org
- 1820 US Federal Census, free and searchable, FamilySearch.org
- 1830 US Federal Census, free and searchable, FamilySearch.org
- 1840 US Federal Census, free and searchable, FamilySearch.org
- 1850 US Federal Census, free and searchable, FamilySearch.org
- 1860 US Federal Census, free and searchable, FamilySearch.org
- 1870 US Federal Census, free and searchable, FamilySearch.org
- 1880 US Federal Census, free and searchable, Ancestry.com
- 1880 US Federal Census, free and searchable, FamilySearch.org
- 1900 US Federal Census, free and searchable, FamilySearch.org
- 1910 US Federal Census, free and searchable, FamilySearch.org
- 1920 US Federal Census, free and searchable, FamilySearch.org
- 1930 US Federal Census, free and searchable, FamilySearch.org
- 1940 US Federal Census, free and searchable, Ancestry.com
- 1940 US Federal Census, free and searchable, FamilySearch.org
Church Records
Caroline County
- Caroline County Churches, Maryland State Archives, list of churches, some church records have been archived.
Dorchester County
- Cambridge Circuit, Neck District, 1830 - 1880, Marriages, Baptisms and Deaths, Dorchester County, MD Genealogical Magazine
- Church Creek Charge, Dorchester County, MD Genealogical Magazine
- Cokesbury M. P. Church Records, class records and baptisms, Dorchester County, MD Genealogical Magazine
- Dorchester Circuit of the Methodist Episcopal Church
- Dorchester County Churches, Maryland State Archives, list of churches, some church records have been archived.
- Friendship Church, Airey, MD - Register of Members 1890's, Dorchester County, MD Genealogical Magazine
- Galestown M.P. Church 1868 - 1878, Dorchester County, MD Genealogical Magazine
- Hooper's Island Methodist Episcopal Church South 1882 - 1898, Deaths, Baptisms and Marriages, Dorchester County, MD Genealogical Magazine
- Old Trinity Church, Church Creek
- Wheatley M.P. Church, Class Records 1868, Dorchester County, MD Genealogical Magazine
Kent County
- Kent County Churches, Maryland State Archives, list of churches, some church records have been archived.
Queen Anne's County
- Old Churches of Queen Anne's County, 1938, by Homemaker's Clubs of Queen Anne's County, Maryland
- Queen Anne's County Churches, Maryland State Archives, list of churches, some church records have been archived.
Talbot County
- Talbot County Churches, Maryland State Archives, list of churches, some church records have been archived.
Maryland
- Barratt's Chapel and Museum of Methodism, database and repository for Eastern Shore Maryland Methodist church records
- Maryland Churches, Maryland State Archives, list of churches, some church records have been archived.
- Methodist Episcopal Church Records, Hillsborough Circuit, 1860 - 1890, by USGSMD, Caroline, Queen Anne's and Talbot Counties: Hall's Cross Road, St. Paul's, King's Creek, Wye Mills, Magee's Chapel, Ridgely, Beaver Dam, Miles River, and Hillsboro. Available at the USGSMD Research Center and for sale at the USGSMD Bookstore
USA
- The United Methodist Church, General Commision on Archives and History, Annual Conference Journal Memoirs Index, Obituaries and Honor Rolls; searchable
Databases and Websites
Caroline County
Dorchester County
- Dorchester County Maryland Genealogical Magazine
- FamilySearch Wiki
- Genealogy Trails
- Linkpendium
- Maryland State Archives
- MDGenWeb Archives
Kent County
Queen Anne's County
- FamilySearch Wiki
- Genealogy Trails
- Godwin and Related Families, Queen Anne's County, MD, by Robert Greiner
- Linkpendium
- Maryland State Archives
- MDGenWeb Archives
Talbot County
Maryland and more
- Access Genealogy, A Free Genealogy Resource, Maryland
- Ancestry.com, $
- Ancestry.com List of Free Index Collection, free and searchable, Ancestry.com
- Ancestry.com List of Maryland Data Collections, some free, Ancestry.com
- Ancestry Wiki, free
- Archives of Maryland Online, Maryland State Archives
- Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet, Maryland
- Early Chesapeake Families, pedigrees and DNA project
- Ethnic Research in Maryland, Maryland State Archives
- FamilySearch.org, free
- FamilySearch - Maryland Records, free, list of Maryland records, more at the bottom of page
- FamilySearch Maryland Wiki, links and history
- Freepages RootsWeb Genealogy Websites Index
- Maryland State Archives
- Maryland State Archives, Reference and Research, holdings and online records
- RootsWeb, free
- US National Archives
- WikiTree, free
Death Certificates
Maryland
- Instructions on how to find a death record at the Maryland State Archives
- Maryland Death Certificates - Index 1898-1944, Maryland State Archives
- Maryland Death Certificates - Index 1945-1968, Maryland State Archives
- Maryland Death Certificates - Index 1973-2014, Maryland State Archives
DNA
DNA quick reference
- Autosomal DNA, test for both males and females to find both their mother's and father's DNA lineage and cousins. All males and females get 1/2 their DNA from their mother and 1/2 their DNA from their father. Therefore, all males and females get 1/4 of their DNA from each grandparent, 1/8 from each great grandparent, etc.
- MtDNA (Mitochondrial DNA), test for both males and females to get their mother's mother's mother's etc. line. Males and females get MtDNA from their mother only.
- YDNA, test for males only (males have an X chromosome and a Y; females have 2 X chromosomes). The YDNA test will get their father's father's father's etc. line. Males get a Y chromosome from their fathers only and fathers pass a Y chromosome to their sons only.
- X Chromosome, part of the Autosomal DNA, males have one X chromosome and females have 2 X chromosomes. Not to be confused with Mitochondrial DNA. Males get an X chromosome from their mother only, while females get an X chromosome from both their mother and father. Fathers pass an X chromosome only to their daughters and mothers pass an X Chromosome to their sons and daughters.
- Beginners Guide to Genetic Genealogy by Kelly Wheaton, great resource and easy to understand.
- ISOGG - International Society of Genetic Genealogy's Beginners' Guides to Genetic Genealogy
DNA Testing Companies
- 23andMe.com, one test available for both males and females that tests all of the following: Autosomal DNA (males and females), YDNA (males only) and Mitochondrial DNA (males and females) and health.
- AncestryDNA, one test available for both males and females, tests autosomal DNA only, to get both your mother's and father's DNA lineage and cousins.
- FamilyTreeDNA.com, 3 types of tests available; Autosomal (for males and females), Mitochondrial DNA (for males and females) and Ydna (for males only).
DNA Tools and Websites
- AncestryDNA Helper by Jeff Snavely for Chrome, free, This extension downloads list of matching users and ancestor information and helps with analyzing and comparing your AncestryDNA test results and more.
- GEDmatch.com, free, download your Ancestry, 23andMe and FTDNA DNA results to compare to others and cousins to view which chromosomes you match, and many other great tools. 2016 - Ranked the Top 20th Genealogy Site and 2014 FGS Award.
- Genome Mate Pro, free, A tool for managing DNA comparisons. Genome Mate Pro is an app to help manage the data collected from autosomal DNA research. Data is stored locally on the user’s computer, not in the cloud or on a server.
Facebook Groups
- Dorchester County Cemetery Preservation Organization
- Dorchester County Maryland Genealogy Club
- Genealogy
- Genome Mate Pro
- Heirloom's Lost, Found & Returned
- International Society of Genetic Genealogy (ISOGG)
- Maryland Genealogy Network
- RootsWeb Genealogists
- Upper Shore Genealogical Society of Maryland
- Your Genealogy Brick Walls
How To...
Genealogy
- Back to the Basics: Genealogy 101 - Video, youtube, free, Ancestry
- Begin Your Genealogy Quest, FamilySearch.org
- FamilySearch Wiki, FamilySearch.org
- Researching your Revolutionary War Patriot Ancestor
Genealogy Website, free
- Genealogy Web Creations, Website Design for the Genealogist, Patricia Geary
- Working With Rootsweb Freepages Accounts, by Patricia Geary, How to request a free website account, organize and create your genealogy website and how to download your gedcom to WorldConnect for free, pdf.
Land Records, Deeds, Plats and Maps
Guide to Maryland Land Records Online, by USGSMD Member, Gary Willis
Caroline County
- Caroline County Plats, go to advanced search and type surname in description, Maryland State Archives
Dorchester County
- Dorchester County Plats, go to advanced search and type surname in description, Maryland State Archives
Kent County
- Kent County Plats, go to advanced search and type surname in description, Maryland State Archives
Queen Anne's County
- Queen Anne's County Plats, go to advanced search and type surname in description, Maryland State Archives
Talbot County
- Talbot County Plats, go to advanced search and type surname in description, Maryland State Archives
Maryland
- 1910 Maryland and Delaware Census Map, AccessGenealogy.com
- Maryland Land Records - Deeds, free, need to register, Maryland State Archives
- Maryland Plats, Maryland State Archives
Marriages
Caroline County
- 1774 - 1851 - Original Book, Maryland State Archives
- 1774 - 1781, Genealogy Trails
- 1774 - 1815, Sandy's Index
- 1774 - 1815, $ Ancestry.com
- 1845 - 1847, Genealogy Trails
- 1848 - 1849, Genealogy Trails
- 1850, Genealogy Trails
- 1865 - 1886 - Original Book, Maryland State Archives
- Marriages From the Journal of American Ancestry Genealogy, Genealogy Trails
Dorchester County
- 1780 - 1867
1865 - 1876
1866 - 1906
1877 - 1885
1906 - 1921, MDGenWeb Archives - 1861 - 1879 Church Creek Charge Marriages, Dorchester County Maryland Genealogical Magazine
- Misc. Early Marriages from "History of Dorchester County" by Elias Jones 1902, GenealogyBuff.com
Kent County
- 1654 - 1676, MDGenWeb Archives
- 1699 - 1715, Genealogy Trails
Queen Anne's County
- 1730 - 1740, Genealogy Trails
- 1817 - 1858, Sandy's Index
- 1817 - 1906 - Original Book, Maryland State Archives
- 1865 - 1908, Sandy's Index
Talbot County
- 1663 - 1681, MDGenWeb Archives
- 1796 - 1810, $ Ancestry.com
- Pre - 1800, Genealogy Trails
- 1800 - 1803, Genealogy Trails
- 1804 - 1805, Genealogy Trails
- Marriage Announcements, Genealogy Trails
- Marriages from the Journal of American Ancestry Genealogy, Genealogy Trails
Maryland
- 1634 - 1777, Ancestry.com $
- 1649 - 1720 and 1774 - 1886, index alphabetized by bride and groom, Maryland State Archives
- 1655 - 1850, Ancestry.com $
- 1666 - 1970, FamilySearch.org
- 1667 - 1899, Ancestry.com $
- 1727 - 1839, Marriages and Deaths from the Maryland Gazette, Ancestry.com $
- 1788 - 1800, Ancestry.com $
- 1801 - 1820, Ancestry.com $
- 1837 - 1850, Index to Marriages and Deaths in the Baltimore Sun, Ancestry.com $
- 1851 - 1860, Index to Marriages and Deaths in the Baltimore Sun, Ancestry.com $
- Marriage Reference Guide, Maryland State Archives
Member Websites
BALL-KILBOURNE, Gary L. - Prairie Genealogy
CREEDEN, Kathryn - Kathryn's Quest
JANSEN, J. Bradley - GEDMatch.com
MILLER, Stephani - My Eastern Shore Roots
PROUSE, Randall - WikiTree.com
REDMAN, Matthew C. - Descendants of John Redman of Virginia's Northern Neck with Matt Redman's Ancestors & Allied Families, Ancestry.com
RUFFNER, Malissa - Family Epic, Storied Genealogical Research
THOMAS, Nathalie - Nathalie's - Thomas Family Genealogy
WILLIS, Gary Noble - Digging Up Dead Relatives
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Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center, Indiana
Caroline County Public Library, Maryland
Cincinnati Public Library, Ohio
Dorchester County Public Library, Maryland
Enoch Pratt Free Library, Baltimore, Maryland
Family Search International
Historical Society of Kent County, Maryland
Kent County Public Library, Maryland
Maryland Historical Society
Mid-Continent Public Library - Midwest Genealogy Center, Missouri
Queen Anne's County Free Library, Maryland
Talbot County Free Library, Maryland
Wisconsin Historical Society
Military
Maryland
- The British Invasion of Maryland 1812 - 1815 and Maryland Roster of War of 1812, PDF, Roster starts on page 205
USA
- Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865, free and searchable, Ancestry.com
- Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865, free and searchable, Ancestry.com
Newspapers
Caroline County
- Caroline County Newspapers, Maryland State Archives
- Caroline County Online Newspapers:, Maryland State Archives
- American Union 1860 - 1926
- Caroline Intelligencer (1831 - unknown) Online: 1831
- Denton Journal (1847 - 1965) Online: 1870 - 1916
- Maryland Courier (1872 - 1883) Online: 1877
- Denton Journal 1870 - 1965, $ Ancestry.com
- Denton Journal 1870 - 1965, Caroline County Public Library
- Denton Journal 1870 - 1965, $ NewspaperArchive.com
- NewsBank Database:, searchable, Caroline County Public Library
- Bay Times 2008 - Current
- The Capital 1991 - Current
- Crisfield Times 2007 - Current
- Dorchester Star 2006 - Current
- Kent County News 2006 - Current
- Record Observer 2006 - Current
- The Star Democrat 2005 - Current
- Sunday Star 2005 - Current
- Times Record 2006 - Current
Dorchester County
- Dorchester County Newspapers, Maryland State Archives
- Dorchester County Online Newspapers:, Maryland State Archives
- American Eagle (1855 - 1864) Online: 1856 - 1857
- Cambridge Chronicle and Eastern Shore Advertiser 1825 - 1827
- Cambridge Chronicle and Maryland Weekly Advertiser (1827 - 1828) Online: 1827
- Cambridge Chronicle 1828 - 1855
- Cambridge Chronicle (1871 - unknown) Online: 1871 - 1904
- Cambridge Democrat (unknown - 1866) Online: 1849 - 1863
- Cambridge Era (1878 - 1882) Online: 1878 - 1879
- Cambridge Herald (1857 - 1866) Online: 1865
- Cambridge Tribune (1936 - unknown) Online: 1937 - 1947
- Daily Banner (1897 - unknown) Online: 1897
- Democrat and News (unknown - 1965) Online:1881 - 1898
- Democrat and Dorchester Advertiser (1845 - unknown) Online: 1845 - 1850
- Dorchester Aurora (1835 - 1840) Online: 1835 - 1840
- Dorchester Era (1883 - 1900) Online: 1884
- NewsBank Database:, searchable, Dorchester County Public Library
- Bay Times 2008 - Current
- The Capital 1991 - Current
- Crisfield Times 2007 - Current
- Dorchester Star 2006 - Current
- Kent County News 2006 - Current
- Record Observer 2006 - Current
- The Star Democrat 2005 - Current
- Sunday Star 2005 - Current
- Times Record 2006 - Current
Kent County
- Kent County Newspapers, Maryland State Archives
- Kent County Online Newspapers:, Maryland State Archives
- Chestertown Transcript (1862 - 1946) Online: 1866 - 1946
- Enterprise (1893 - unknown) Online: 1919 - 1935
- Kent County News (1946 - unknown) Online: 1965
- Kent News (1840 - 1946) Online: 1840 - 1934
- NewsBank Database:, searchable, Kent County Public Library
- The Star Democrat 2005 - Current
Queen Anne's County
- Digital Newspaper Archives:, searchable, Queen Anne's County Library
- Bay Times 1980 - 2014
- Record Observer 1980 - 2014
- NewsBank Database:, searchable, Queen Anne's County Library
- Bay Times 2008 - Current
- The Capital 1991 - Current
- Crisfield Times 2007 - Current
- Dorchester Star 2006 - Current
- Kent County News 2006 - Current
- Record Observer 2006 - Current
- The Star Democrat 2005 - Current
- Sunday Star 2005 - Current
- Times Record 2006 - Current
- Queen Anne's County Newspapers, Maryland State Archives
- Queen Anne's County Online Newspapers:, Maryland State Archives
- Centreville Evening Times and Eastern Shore Publick Advertiser (unknown) Online: 1828 - 1832
- Centreville Observer (1864 - 1936) Online: 1871 - 1918
- Centreville State Rights (1860 - 1864) Online: 1860
- Centreville Times and Eastern Shore Advertiser (1822 - unknown) Online: 1826
- Centreville Times and Eatern-Shore Public Advertiser (1831 - unknown) Online: 1832 - 1834
- Queen Anne's Record (1933 - 1936) Online: 1936
- Queen Anne's Record-Observer (1936 - 1956) Online: 1936 - 1939
- The Queenstown News (1882 - 1956) Online: 1888 - 1956
- State Rights Advocate (1857 - 1860) Online: 1860
Talbot County
- Talbot County Newspapers, Maryland State Archives
- Talbot County Online Newspapers:, Maryland State Archives
- Eastern-Shore Star (1841 - 1843) Online: 1842
- Eastern-Shore Whig and People's Advocate (1828 - 1841) Online: 1828 - 1841
- Easton Gazette (1822 - 1929) Online: 1825 - 1906
- Easton Journal (1863 - 1874) Online: 1863 - 1865
- Easton Star (1843 - 1896) Online: 1843 - 1891
- Republican Star or Eastern Shore General Advertiser (1802 - 1814) Online: 1802 - 1814
- Republican Star or General Advertiser (1814 - 1832) Online: 1814 - 1832
- NewsBank Database:, searchable, Talbot County Free Library
- Bay Times 2008 - Current
- The Capital 1991 - Current
- Crisfield Times 2007 - Current
- Dorchester Star 2006 - Current
- Kent County News 2006 - Current
- Record Observer 2006 - Current
- The Star Democrat 2005 - Current
- Sunday Star 2005 - Current
- Times Record 2006 - Current
Maryland
- Chronicling America - Historic American Newspapers, free, Library of Congress
- Google News Archive, free, Google
- Maryland Early State Records - Newspapers, Early State Records Online - Maryland State Archives
- Maryland Newspapers, Maryland State Archives
- Maryland Online Historical Newspapers Summary, The Ancestor Hunt
- Online Digitized Maryland Newspapers, Maryland State Archives
Societies and Libraries
Caroline County
- Caroline County Historical Society
- Caroline County Public Library
- Caroline County Public Library - Genealogy
- Choptank River Heritage
- Federalsburg Historical Society
- Greensboro Historical Society
- Preston Historical Society
- Ridgely Historical Society
Dorchester County
- Dorchester County Historical Society
- Dorchester County Public Library
- Dorchester County Public Library - Genealogy
Kent County
- County of Kent, Maryland - Genealogy
- Kent County Historical Society
- Kent County Historical Society - Genealogy and Local History Library
- Kent County Public Library
Queen Anne's County
- Historic Sites Consortium of Queen Anne's County
- Kent Island Heritage Society
- Queen Anne's County Historical Society
- Queen Anne's County Library
Talbot County
- Talbot County Historical Society
- Talbot County Free Library
- Talbot County Free Library - Maryland Room - Genealogy
Maryland
- Lower Delmarva Genealogical Society
- Maryland Historical Society
- Maryland Historical Trust - Inventory of Historical Properties
- Maryland Genealogical Society
- Maryland State Archives
Wills, Estates and Probate
Caroline County
- Administrative Accounts Index 1703-1776, for Administrative Account Books in the Register of Wills Records on FamilySearch.org (link below). By USGSMD Member Gary Willis.
- Administrative Accounts Index 1790-1805, for Administrative Account Books in the Register of Wills Records on FamilySearch.org (link below). By USGSMD Member Gary Willis.
- Administrative Accounts Index 1805-1817, for Administrative Account Books in the Register of Wills Records on FamilySearch.org (link below). By USGSMD Member Gary Willis.
- Probate Estate and Guardianship Files, FamilySearch.org
- Register of Wills Records, FamilySearch.org
- Will Index 1688 - 1898, MDGenWeb Project
- Will and Probate Records Index 1634 - 1940, over 1,000 pages. A joint volunteer project by the Maryland State Archives, Comptroller of the Treasury, Register of Wills and FamilySearch. The volunteers are in the process of indexing all of the Maryland counties. Baltimore and Carroll counties have also been completed. If you would like to volunteer for this project, please email usgsmd@yahoo.com.
Dorchester County
- Register of Wills Records, FamilySearch.org
Kent County
- Probate Estate and Guardianship Files, FamilySearch.org
- Register of Wills Records, FamilySearch.org
Queen Anne's County
- Probate Estate and Guardianship Files, FamilySearch.org
- Register of Wills Records, FamilySearch.org
Talbot County
- Register of Wills Records, FamilySearch.org
Maryland
- 1635 - 1777 Perogative Court Wills, Maryland State Archives
- Probate Estate and Guardianship Files, FamilySearch.org
- Register of Wills Records, FamilySearch.org
- Register of Wills Office, Estate Search, free, searchable, Maryland.gov
- Will and Probate Records Index 1634 - 1940, Maryland Genealogical Society. A joint volunteer project by the Maryland State Archives, Comptroller of the Treasury, Register of Wills and FamilySearch. The volunteers are in the process of indexing all of the Maryland counties. Baltimore, Caroline and Carroll counties have been completed. If you would like to volunteer for this project, please email usgsmd@yahoo.com.
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