Eastern Shore Bibliography

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Maryland Eastern Shore County Records, Wills, Deeds, etc.
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Dryden, Ruth T. Land Records of Somerset Co, MD (xx:xx, 1995 (1985)), 537 pp, paper. [available at heartstone]

Dryden, Ruth T. (trans) Somerset County MD Rent Rolls 1663-1723 (xx:xx, xx), 136 pp, paper. [available from heartstone]

Dryden, Ruth T. Somerset County Will Books. Book 1 1748-1749; Book 2 1750-1772; Book 3 Liber WK 1777-1788; Book 4 Liber EB1 1788-1799 (xx:xx,xx).. Four different publications available from family line.

Dryden, Ruth T. Worcester County Maryland Administratiors Bonds & inventories 1783-1790 (xx:xx, xx). available from family line.

Dryden, Ruth T. Worcester County Maryland Will Books 1769-1851Seven separate publications as follows: Liber JW2, 1742-1758; Liber JW4, 1769-1783; Liber JWB 1790-1799; Liber JBR 1803-1806; Liber MH 1806-1813; Liber MH 1813-1822; Liber MH 1822-1833; and Liber LPS 1834-1851. available from family line. Also see listing for this series under Sharon Jones.

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Evans, Jennings L., Frank V. Walczyk & Gail Walczyk. Graven Inscriptions of Northend (Smith's Island, (Coram, NY: Peters Row, xx), paper, 67 pp. PETERSROW@aol.com

Evans, Jennings L., Frank V. Walczyk & Gail Walczyk. Graven Inscriptions of Rhodes Point (Smith's Island, (Coram, NY: Peters Row, 1999), paper, 51 pp. PETERSROW@aol.com

Evans, Jennings L., Frank V. Walczyk & Gail Walczyk. Graven Inscriptions of Tylerton (Smith's Island, (Coram, NY: Peters Row, 1999), paper, 67 pp. PETERSROW@aol.com

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Hanson, George A. Old Kent: The Eastern Shore of Maryland (Clearfield Company, (1876) rept 1990), 383 pp, cloth. [available from Clearfield]

Harper, Irma & F. Edward Harper. Maryland Eastern Shore Newspaper Abstracts (8 Volumes as follows) Vol 1 1790-1805 (152 pp, paper); Vol 2 1806-1812 (162 pp, paper; Vol 3 1813-1818 (128 pp, paper); Vol 4 1819-1824 (164 pp, paper); Vol 5 Northern Counties 1825-1829 (189 pp, paper); Vol 6 Southern Counties 1825-1829 (72 pp, paper); Vol 7 Northern Counties 1830-1834(178 pp, paper); Vol 8 Southern Counties 1830-1834 (181 pp, paper). [availabvle at Heartstone]

Heise, David V. Somerset County Marland Orphans Court Proceedings: A SERIES . Available from Family Line Books.

Somerset Co MD Orphans' Court Proceedings

Vol. 1, 1777-1792 & 1811-1822 (xx:xx, 1997)
Vol. 2, 1823-1838, 245 pp.
Vol. 3, 1838-1852, 309 pp.
Heise, David V. Worchester County, Maryland, Orphans Court proceedings, Vol. 1, 1777-1800(xx:xx, 1998), 363 pp, index.Available from Family Line Books.
Hume, Joan. Maryland. Index to the Wills of St. Mary's County , 1662-1960 and Somerset County, 1664-1955(Baltimore: Clearfield Co., (1970) repr. 1996), 277 pp. paper. Available.
Jacob, Jr., John E. In Presbytrian People of Wicomico (Princess Anne, MD: Manokin press, 1992). Available from Lower Delmarva Genealogical Society.
Jones, Sharon. Worcester County Maryland Wills, Liber JW2 1742-1758. Available from family line. Also see listing for this series under Ruth T. Darden.
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Long, Mary Beth and Vanessa Long. Worcester County Marriage Licenses 1795-1865 (xx:xx, 1990). Available from Family Line Books.
Meyer, Mary K. Free Blacks in Harford, Somerset, and Talbot Counties, MD 1832 (xx:xx, 1991), 104 pp, paper. [available from heartstone]
Miller, Rebecca F. Somerset County EB16 Administrative Accounts 1779-1796 (princess Anne MD: Miller) available from miller.
Miller, Rebecca F. Somerset County Bond Book EB28 1805-1815 (princess Anne MD: Miller). available from Miller.
Miller, Rebecca F. Somerset County Commissions & Affidavits 1717-1767 (princess Anne MD: Miller). available from miller.
Miller, Rebecca F. Somerset County EB19 inventories 1791-1797 (Princess Anne MD: Miller). available from Miller.
Miller, Rebecca F. Somerset County Judicial Records 1690-1692 (Princess Anne MD: Miller). avialable from Miller.
Miller, Rebecca F. Somerset County Judicial Records 1733-1735 (Princess Anne MD: Miller). available from Miller.
Miller, Rebecca F. Somerset County EB Orphans Court proceedings 1778-1792 (Princess Anne MD: Miller). available from Miller.
Miller, Rebecca F. Somerset County EB30 Receipt book 1808-1830 (princess Anne MD: Miller). available from Miller.
Miller, Rebecca F. Somerset County JP10 Receipts, Releases & Powers of Attorney 1830-1842 (princess Anne MD: Miller) available from miller.
Miller, Rebecca F. Somerset County Rent Rolls of 1744 (Princess Anne MD: Miller). available from miller.
Miller, Rebecca F. Somerset County Tax Lists (princess Anne MD: Miller). Separate publications for years: 1727, 1730, 1733, 1744, 1748, 1750, 1753, 1757, 1759. available from miller
Miller, Rebecca F. Somerset County 1865 Voter Registration List & 1862 Union Draft (Princess Anne MD: Miller). available from miller.
Miller, Rebecca F. Somerset County W1 Will Book SCL5 1859-1890: part I 1859-1880 (princess Anne MD: Miller) available for miller.
Miller, Rebecca F. Somerset County W2 Will Book SCL5 1859-1890: Part II 1880-1890 (Princess Anne MD: Miller) available from miller.
Mowbray, Calvin W. & Mary I. Mowbray,Early Settlers of Dorchester County and Their Lands (xx:xx,xx), 2 Volumes, 330 pp., maps, index.Available from Family Line Books.
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Peden, Jr., Henry C. Revolutionary Patriots of Dorchester Co., MD, 1775-1783(xx:xx, 1998), 279 pp.Available from Family Line Books.
Peden, Jr., Henry C. Revolutionary Patriots of Worcester & Somerset Counties, Maryland, 1775-1783(xx:xx, 1999), 204 pp.Available from Family Line Books.
Powell, Jody. Dorchester County Maryland 1820 Census (Roanoke, TX: Powell, xxxx). Available from Powell.
Powell, Jody. Dorchester County Maryland 1840 Census (Roanoke, TX: Powell, xxxx). Available from Powell.
Powell, Jody. Dorchester County Maryland 1776 and 1790 Census and Worchester County Maryland 1790 Census (Roanoke, TX: Powell, xxxx). Available from Powell.
Powell, Jody. Somerset County Maryland Census 1810, 1820 & 1840 (Roanoke TX: Powell, xxxx). Available from Powell.
Powell, Jody. Somerset County Maryland 1880 Census (Roanoke TX: Powell, xxxx). Available from Powell.
Powell, Jody. Somerset County Maryland Liber IKI 1649-1720 (Roanoke TX: Powell, xxxx). Available from Powell.
Powell, Jody. Somerset County Maryland - 1739 Tax List (Roanoke TX: Powell, xxxx). Available from Powell.
Powell, Jody. Somerset County Maryland Tax Lists 1798 - 1803 (Roanoke TX: Powell, xxxx). Available from Powell.
Powell, Jody. Somerset County Maryland Livestock Marks 1665-1803 (Roanoke TX: Powell, xxxx). Available from Powell.
Powell, Jody. Somerset County Maryland--Coventry Parish Church Records Vol. I 1703-1834 and Vol. II 1800-1899 (Roanoke TX: Powell, xxxx). includes corrections and additionas to material previously published in early 1900s. Vol II contains information never before published. Available from Powell.
Powell, Jody. Eastern Shore of Maryland - 1890 Census of Civil War Vetrans (Roanoke, TX: Powell, xxxx). Available from Powell.
Powell, Jody. Worcester County Maryland Marriage Records 1795-1865 (Roanoke TX: Powell, xxxx). Available from Powell.
Powell, Jody. Worcester County Maryland Census 1800, 1810, 1820 (Roanoke TX: Powell, xxxx). Available from Powell.
Powell, Jody. Worcester County Maryland 1830 Census (Roanoke TX: Powell, xxxx). Available from Powell.
Powell, Jody. Worcester County Maryland 1840 Census (Roanoke TX: Powell, xxxx). Available from Powell.
Powell, Jody. Worcester County Maryland 1880 Census (Roanoke TX: Powell, xxxx). Available from powell.
Priesler, Julian H. The Jesish Cemeteries of the Delmarva peninusula (xx:xx, 1995). available from family line.
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Reedy, Tom. The 1798 Federal Direct Tax of Somerset Co., MD(xx:xx, 1999), 233 pp., indexAvailable from Family Line Books.
Russo, J. Elliott. Tax Lists of Somerst County MD 1730-1740 (xx:xx, 1995 (1992)), 300 pp, paper. [available at heartstone]
Torrence, Clayton. Old Somerset on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. (Baltimore: Clearfield Company, (1935) rept 1993), 583 pp, paper. [available from Clearfield]
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Walczyk, Frank V. Somerset County, Maryland Judicial Records Series. Available from Peter's Row: PETERSROW@aol.com
1. 1707-1711 Part 1 1707-1709, 253 pp, paper
2. 1707-1711, Part 2 1709-1711, 253 pp, paper
3. 1711-1713, 266 pp.
4. 1713-1715, 216 pp.
5. 1715-1717, 216 pp.
  Walczyk, Gail. Smith's Island in 1870 (Coran, NY: Peters Row Publishing, 1999), 253 pp, paper.Availabe from Peter's Row: PETERSROW@aol.com
  Wicomico Bicentennial Commission. The 1877 Atlases and Other Early Maps of the Eastern Shore of Maryland. May be available: contactUnicorn used Bookstore, POB 154, Trappe MD 21673.
  Wright, F. Edward (comp). Maryland Eastern Shore Vital Records in 5 Volumes as follows:
6. Vol. 1, 1648-1725, 1983, 206 pp, index. birth/death/marriage records from courts and churhes: Counties of Kent, Talbot, and Somerset
7. Vol. 2, 1726-1750, 1983, 171 pp, index. Church records. Counties: Kent, Queen Anne, Talbot, Somerset, Worcestrr, and What became of Wicomico
8. Vol. 3, 1751-1775, 1984, 130pp,index. Church records: counties of Kent, Queen Anne's, Dorchester, Talbot, and Somerset. Some in Caroline and Worcestor.
9. Vol. 4, 1776-1800, 1985, 125 pp, index. Church Records. Counties of Kent, Talbot, Dorchester, Somerset, Wicomico.
10. Vol. 5, 1801-1825, 1986, 125 pp, index. Church records. Counties of Kent, Talbot, Dorchester, Wicomic, Somerset, Worchester. [available at Heartstone & Southern Historical Press]
  
  Maryland Eastern Shore Family Histories
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  Barnes, Robert W. & F. Edward Wright Colonial Families of The Eastern Shore of Maryland Vol 1, Vol 2.: Vol. 3 by Robert W. Barnes: Vol. 4 by Christos Christou and F. Edward Wright: Vol. 5 by Henry C. Peden Jr & F. Edward Wright. Available from Family Line Books.
  1. Vol. 1., (1996), 443 pp., index.
  2. Vol. 2., (1996), 394pp., index.
  3. Vol. 3., (1997), 433 pp., index
  4. Vol. 4., (1998), 408 pp., index
  5. Vol. 5, (1999), 398 pp., index
    Batchelder, Pauline Manning, Editor. A Somerset Sampler, Families of old Somerset County, Maryland (xx:xx, 1994), hardbound, 312 pp, index.Available from Family Line Books.
    Dryden, Leslie P. Lankfords of Annemessex . indexed by Rebecca Miller. available from Miller.
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    Miller, Rebecca F. Byrd Family of Wicomico County, Maryland available from Miller.
    Miller, Rebecca F. The Descendants to 1800 of John Evans of Eicomico Hundred avialable from Miller.
    Miller, Rebecca F. Descendants of John Tyler of Smith's Island. available from miller.
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    Sketches of Maryland Eastern Shoreman(xx:xx, 1985), 286 pp., index.Available from Family Line Books.
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    Walczyk, Gail M. A Primer on the Crocketts of the Eastern Shore available from Miller and Walczyk.
    Wright, F. Edward. Citizens of the Eastern Shore of Maryland, 1659-1750(xx:xx, 1986), 145 pp., index.Available from Family Line Books.
    
    General Maryland: Histories, Genealogical Research Sources, etc.
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    Baldwin, Jane, Editor. Maryland Calendar of Wills, Volumes 1 - 8 Available from Family Line Books.
  6. Vol. 1, 1635-1685
  7. Vol. 2, 1685-1702
  8. Vol. 3, 1703-1713
  9. Vol. 4, 1713-1720
  10. Vol. 5, 1726-1732
  11. Vol. 6, 1726-1732
  12. Vol. 7, 1732-1743
  13. Vol. 8, 1738-1743
    AND Volumes 9 - 16 by F. Edward Wright. Available from Family Line Books.
  14. Vol. 9, 1744-1749
  15. Vol. 10, 1748-1753
  16. Vol. 11, 1753-1760
  17. Vol. 12, 1759-1764
  18. Vol. 14, 1767-1772
  19. Vol. 15, 1772-1774
  20. Vol. 16, 1774-1777
    
    Barnes, Robert. Marriages of Maryland 1634-1777 (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., (1978) rep 1995, 233 pp, indexed, cloth. ISBN 0-8063-0700-S. available
    Barnes, Robert. Marriages of Maryland 1778-1800 (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., (1978) rep 1993). out of print
    Barnes, Robert. Marriages of Maryland 1801-1820 (Baltimore: Genealogical Publsihing Co, 1993). ISBN 0-8063-0791-9 out of print.
    Brumbaugh, Galius M., & Margaret R. Hodges. Revolutionary Records of Maryland (Baltimore: Clearfield Co., (1924) rept. 1996. Available.
    Brumbaugh, Gaius M. Maryland Records: Cononial, Revolutionary, County, and Church. (xx, 1915, 1928, 1993) , 688 pp, index. Available from Southern Historical Press.
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    Carothers, Bettie S. Maryland Oaths of Fidelity (xx:xx, (1989) rept 1995). available from family line.
    Clements, S. Eugene & F. Edward Wright. Maryland Militia in the Revolutionary War, 285 pp, index. Available from Southern Historical Press.
    Coldham, Peter Wilson. Settlers of Maryland 1679-1700 (Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co, Inc., 1995). ISBN 0-8063-1477-X
    Coldham, Peter Wilson. Settlers of Maryland 1701-1730 (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co, Inc., 1996). ISBN 0-8063-1488-5
    Coldham, Peter Wilson. Settlers of Maryland 1731-1750 (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co, Inc., 1996) ISBN 0-8063-1500-8
    Coldham, Peter Wilson. Settlers of Maryland 1751-1765 (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1996. ISBN 0-8063-1514-8.
    Cotton, Jane Baldwin. Maryland Calendar of Wills Vol 1-8 1635-1743 (xx:xx, 1988). This complete series is in 16 Volumes, each available from family line. See listing under F. Edward Wright.
    Early Settlers of Maryland, 1633 - 1765, Volumes 1 - 5. See listings for this series under: Peter Wilson Coldham and Gust Skordas; this section.
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    Gannett, Henry. Gazetteer of Maryland and Delaware (xx:xx, 1979 (1904)), paper. [available at Heartstone]
    Hartsock, Elisabeth and Gust Skordas. Land Offices and Preogative Court Records of Colonial Maryland (Baltimore: Clearfield Co., (1946) repr. 1996. Available.
    Hooper, Debbie. Abstracts of Chancery Court Records of Maryland 1669-1782 (Westminister MD: Family line, 1996). available from family line.
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    Kanely, Edna A. Directory of Maryland Church Records Available from Southern Historical Press.
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    Magruder, Jr., James M. Wills of Colonial Maryland 1634-1777 (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., (1933) rept 1986). out of print.
    Maryland Calendar of Wills: 1635 - 1777, Volumes 1 - 16. See listings under: Jane Baldwin Cotton and Edward F. Wright; this section.
    Maryland Historical Society. Muster Rolls and Other Records of Service of Maryland Troops in the American Revolution, 1775-1783 (Archives of Maryland, SVIII) . (Westminister MD: Family Line, (1900) rept 1996). available from family line.
    Meyer, Mary K. Genealogical Research in Maryland - A Guide (xx:xx, 1992 (1983)), 117 pp, paper. [available at Heartstone]
    Newman, Harry Wright. The Flowering of the Maryland Palatinate (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1961, rept 1985). ISBN 0-8063-1051-0.
    Newman, Harry Wright. To Maryland From Overseas (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1982). ISBN 0-8063-1109-6
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    Osakiewski, Robert A. Maryland naturalization Abstracts, Vol 2: The County Court of Maryland 1779-1851, The US Circuit Court for Maryland 1790-1851 (Westminister MD: Family Line, 1996). available from family line.
    Parran, Alice Norris. Register of Maryland's Heraldic Families: 25 Mar 1634 to 25 Mar 1935 (Baltimore: H. G. Roebuck & Son., 1935).
    Peden, Jr., Henry C. Marylanders to Carolina, Migration of Marylanders to North and South Carolina Prior to 1800 (xx:xx, 1994). available from family line.
    Peden, Jr., Henry C. Marylanders to Kentucky 1775-1825 (xx:xx, 1991). available from family line.
    Powell, Jody. Maryland Revolutionary War Records 1727-1851 (Roanoke, TX: Powell, xxxx). In 3 sections: Rev. War Pensioners, soldiers who were non-pensioners and other states service; 2- federal bounty land warrants 1789-1768; 3- maryland marriages proved through pension applications 1735-1844. Available from Powell.
    Richardson, Hester Dorsey. Side-Lights on Maryland History (Two Volumes) (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1913, rept 1967, 1995). ISBN for the set: 0-8063-0296-8. Available.
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    Skinner, Vernon L.Abstracts of Inventories and Accounts of the perogative Court of Maryland: A SERIES Available from Family Line Books.
    1. 1679-1686, 134 pp
    2. 1685-1701, 137 pp
    3. 1688-1698, 135 pp
    4. 1697-1700, 90 pp
    5. 1689-1704, 111 pp
    6. 1699-1708, 136 pp
    7. 1708-1711, 136 pp
    8. 1711-1713, 110 pp
    9. 1712-1716, 116 pp
    10. 1715-1718, 103 pp
    11. 1718-1724, 215 pp
    12. 1724-1731, 230 pp
    13. 1731-1737, 259 pp
    14. 1737-1744, 314 pp
    15. 1744-1750, 263 pp
    16. 1750-1754, 263 pp
    17. 1754-1760, 269 pp
    18. 1760-1764, 246 pp
      Skordas, Gust. The Early Settlers of Maryland, An Index to names of Immigrants Compiled from Records of land patents, 1633-1680.(xx:xx, 1969). available from family line.
      Skordas, Gust. Early Setterls of Maryland 1633-1689 (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co, Inc., (1968) rep 1995). available from Genealogical Publishing
      Tepper, Michael H., Editor. Passenger Arrivals at the Port of Maryland, 1820-1834 (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1982). ISBN 0-8063-0996-2. Available.
      Touart, Paul B. Somerset, An Architectural History (Maryland Historical Trust, 1990)
      Walczyk, Gail M. Holland's Island's Disappearing (Coram, NY: Peter's Row, 1993). (This is a compilation of the Families of Holland's Island, Dorchester Co, MD with thies to Somerset County, MD). Available from Walczyk at Peters Row at PETERSROW@aol.com
      Walczyk, Gail M. Report and Journal of the Proceedings of the Joint Commission To Adjust The Boundary of the States of Maryland and Virginia (Coram, NY: Walczyk, xxxx). Available from Walczyk at Peters Row at PETERSROW@aol.com
      Wise, Matthew. The Boston Family of Maryland
      Wright, F. Edward. Maryland Calendar of Wills Vol 9-16 1744-1777 (xx:xx, 1988). available from family line. Also see listing under Jane Baldwin Cotton.
      
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      Clearfield Company, Inc., 200 East Eager Street, Baltimore MD 21202 (410) 625-9004.
      Family Line Publications, Rear 63East main Street, Westminister, MD 21157, (410)876-6101 or 1-800-876-6103
      Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc. 1001 North Calvert St, Baltimore MD 21202-3897. 1-410-837-8271.
      Rebecca F. Miller. Miller's Choice Genealogy, 11130 Stewart's Neck Road, Princess Anne, MD 21853.
      Jody Powell. Rt. 3, Box 13R, Roanoke TX 76262
      Gail M. Walczyk. Peter's Row, 27 Thomas Street, Coram, NY 11727 PETERSROW@aol.com
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