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SOMERSET COUNTY TAX LISTS

Heads of houshold and taxable males age 16 or older, widows taxed for males and/or slaves; number of slaves indicated, listed by household order, per Hundred location, indexed.

T-1 1727. 33pp. 1900 names ($9.25)

T-2 1730. 34pp. 2300 names ($7.50)

T-3 1733. 46pp. 2500 names ($7.50)

T-4 1744. 21pp. 1400 names ($7.50)

T-5 1748. 19pp. 1600 names ($7.50)

T-6 1750. 22pp. 1530 names ($9.25)

T-7 1753. 19pp. 1600 names ($7.50)

T-8 1757. 25pp. 1600 names ($7.50)

T-9 1759. 25pp. 1750 names ($9.25)

JUDICIAL RECORDS

Somerset Judicial Records 1733-1735. Detailed synopsis of 546pp. of court cases, including guardian and tax relief petitions, boundary commissions, guardian bonds, overseers of roads. Many ages, some specific birth and marriage dates not elswhere found. 145pp., 1197 indexed individuals. (19.00)

Commissions & Affidavits 1717-1767. A "must have" for the mid-Colonial Somerset researcher. Alpha abstract of 50 years of deponents' affidavits from Somerset County Judicial Records stating deponent ages, tract names, relationships; including liber/folio ref. 45pp. ($16.00)

Somerset Judicial Records 1690-1692. Synopsis of 231 pp. of court records including 33 deeds not found in land records, 12 wills and 10 inventories not recorded in probate records and 4 deeds of gift naming children of intestates. Also contains court cases, apprenticeships, depositions, petitions and bastardy cases. 59pp. indexed; including land tract names, Native American references as well as surnames. ($15.00)
 

ORPHANS' COURT RECORDS

EB Orphans' Court Proceedings 1778-1792. 550+ entries indexed by entry, primarily guardian and apprentice bonds a companion to EB16. 15pp. ($9.25)

EB16 Administrative Accounts 1779-1796. Abstracted from courthouse original; 222 testators, 187 intestate with estate distributions (names heirs.) Contains all names in the liber including those to whom estate payments made, inventory date and amount. Indexed by folio number. The most complete abstract of this type you will ever see. ($15.50)

EB19 Inventories 1791-1797. 225 inventories abstracted from courthouse original, not on microfilm; preface containes probate process and definition of legal terms. 42pp. indexed with annotated will references for the testates. ($12.50)

Bond Book EB28 1805-1815. Abstracted fron original: 1192 entries, including 213 apprentice bonds (ages,) 225 intestate bonds, 97 property appraisals & more. 81pp. alpha indesed per entry. ($15.00)

EB30 Receipt Book 1808-1830. Abstracted from courthouse original, not on microfilm; indicates guardianships, info on intestates, including children, marriages. 31pp. indexed. ($9.25)

JP10 Receipts, Releases & Powers of Attorney 1830-1842. Abstracted from courthouse original, not on microfilm; guardianships, info on intestates; unrecorded marriages. 49pp. ($10.25)

Will Book SCL5 1859-1890: Part I - 1859-1880. Abstracted from courhouse original; names all persons mentioned in will, tract names and acquisition; 330 wills, 25% by women, plus census annotations. 77pp. indexed. ($14.00)

Will Book SCL5 1859-1890: Part II - 1880-1890. Abstracted from courthouse original; names all persons mentioned in will, tract names and acquisition; 133 wills, 27% women. 37pp. indexed. ($10.00)
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Additional Resourses

Antioch Metodist Church Records 1856-1877. Also by Philip Goldsborough. 382 marriages, 1200 baptism of upper Somerset County. Many marriages have age /residence/occupation. 17% unlicensed marriages. 52pp. ($15.00)

Antioch Methodist Church Records 1877-1917 & Cokesbury, Williams, Hollands & Curtis Chapel Church Records 1888-1897. Completion of Antioch Charge records; East Princess Anne records; 774 marriages, 696 baptisn, alpha indexed, 62pp. ($15.00)

1865 Voter Registration List & 1862 Union Draft List. 1786 male voters listed alpha, voting district indicated; plus alpha/distrcit listing of Union Army draftees of 1862. 15pp. ($5.00)

Somerset County Rent Roll of 1744. Rent Rolls by tract name, includes tract surveyed to 1732; indicates tracts, rent paid, rent payers and acreage held. Some 1750's deeds noted. this is a unique unmicrofilmed record. Completely indexed both by tract name and surname, as well as locations. Preface describes how to use this record. 159pp. ($25.00)
 

Family Histories

Lankfords of Annemessex. by Leslie P. Dryden, annotated and indexed by Rebecca F. Miller, thorough treatment of the Lankford family 1700-1900. 77pp. ($14.00)

A Primer On The Crocketts Of Eastern Shore. Also by Gail M. Walczyk. Contains c1920 The Crockett Family, by J. Shiles Crockett with 9pp. of additional, documented research, as well as appendices of Crockett marriages, charts and bibliography. If you have a Delmarva Crockett, you should be abe to connect yourself with this compilation. 35pp. ($25.00)

The Descendants to 1800 of John Evans of Wicomico Hundred. 5 generations of male descendants of John Evans (c1650-1686,) a first settler of Wicomico Hundred, and progenitor of many Whitehaven and western Wicomico County families. Documented evidence alters priviously published lineages. Indexed, 18 pp. ($15.00)

Decendants of John Tyler of Smith's Island. 8 generations of decendants of John Tyler (d1714,) a first settler of Smith's Island. New evidence reveals an early John Tyler which alters priviously accepted Tyler lineage. Fully documented. Indexed, 55pp. ($20.00)

Byrd Family of Wicomico County, Maryland. Exhaustive treatment of 4 generations of the male descendants of Thomas and Sarh Byrd, from Thomas Byrd (d. 1741/3) to late 19th century. Fully documented guide through the maze of Thomas and Benjamin Byrds. Indexed, 15pp. ($15.00)

Four Generations Of Evans On the Eastern Shore. Also by Gail M. Walczyk. The descendants of John Evans (c1660-1721) and Elizebeth Ewell of Accomack County, Virginia including person on the mainland shore and Tangier Island, Virginia and Smith's Island Maryland. This complilation delineates the myraid of Richard and Slomon Evanes. Fully documented and indexed, 61pp. ($25.00)

The Websters of Somerset County, Maryland. This compilation sets forth the convoluted descendency of the male issue of John Webster (c1726-1780) of Devil's Island (Deal Island.) John, William, Meshack, and Jabus Webster's male descendants and the female lines who intermarried back into the Websters are listed through 1910. Indexed 90pp. ($30.00)

Four Generations of Venables 1698-1800. fully documented treatment of the male descendants of William Venables (c1646-1698) of Wicomico Hundred, Somerset County, Maryland to 1800. Information found to settle past confusion. Indexed, 23pp. ($15.00)

ADDITIONAL SERVICES

Pedigrees traced for Somerset County families will include charts, lists of sources checked. ($15.00 per hour)

Preparation of DAR/SAR, COLONIAL DAMES, etc. lineage papers, including all documentation. You provide the lineage/citations: $10.00 per hour. I find the documents to prove the line: $25.00 per hour.

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