Maryland, United States Genealogy

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Online Probate Records
Guide to Maryland ancestry, genealogy, and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records Welcome to the Maryland page, the Old Line StateUnique genealogical features:
 * 1604 – 1878 Maryland Wills and Probate Records 1604-1878 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1635 – 1743 Maryland Calendar of Wills 1635-1743 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1796 – 1940 at FamilySearch images
 * Maryland State Archives has state and county records, land, probate, vital records, &amp; indexes since 1634.
 * Three-fourth of the colonists arrived in bondage as a slave, convict, or indentured servant
 * Some MD colonial wills were sent to England or Scotland for probate

Counties
Click on a county to go to that county's page: Extinct or Renamed Jurisdictions:  New Netherland | Charles (old) | Durham | Patuxent | Worcester (old)

Major Repositories
Maryland State Archives· Maryland Historical Society· Maryland Historical Trust Library· Maryland State Law Library· Maryland Genealogical Society· Allehany County Library System Washington Street Library· Baltimore City Archives· Dorchester County Central Public Library· Enoch Pratt Free Library· Frederick County Artz Public Library· Frostburg State University Ort Library·Johns Hopkins University George Peabody Library· Talbot County Free Library· University of Maryland McKeldin Library· Washington County Free Library· Pennsylvania State Archives· Historical Society of Pennsylvania· Library of Congress DC· National Archives and Records Administration (Archives I) DC· National Archives at College Park, Maryland (Archives II)· National Archives at Philadelphia PA

Migration Routes
Bank Road · Braddock's Road · Chesapeake and Ohio Canal · Fall Line Road· Gist's Trace· Memacolinis Path · Great Indian Warpath · Great Valley Road · King's Highway · Maryland Road · National Road· Cumberland Road · Old Northwestern Turnpike · Baltimore and Harrisburg Railway · Baltimore and Ohio Railroad · Atlantic Coast Ports · Potomac River· Southern Road

Did you know?



 * Want to locate an historic place in Maryland such as learning which county a town was in? Fisher's 1852 Gazetteer of the State of Maryland is on Google Books.
 * Maryland Genealogy (located on Sailor: Maryland's Public Information Network)
 * The websites of any Maryland county association (such as a county genealogical society) are listed on the county pages linked above.

Wiki articles describing online collections are found at:


 * Maryland Births and Christenings (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Maryland Deaths and Burials (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Maryland Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Maryland, Naturalization Indexes (FamilySearch HIstorical Records)
 * Maryland, Naturalization Petitions (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Maryland, Probate Estate and Guardianship Files (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Maryland, Register of Wills Books (FamilySearch Historical Records)

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Obtain additional help

 * Call or chat with an experienced researcher
 * Join a Facebook Group
 * Consult a Professional Genealogist

Things you can do
Below list some of the many tasks you can help with:

To add your knowledge and help expand the wiki click here:

Research Tools

 * How to order Maryland Vital Records
 * Researching Maryland Census Records
 * State of Maryland County &amp; City Government Court records
 * Research in Maryland Military Records
 * Rotating Formation Maryland County Boundary Maps and Atlases
 * David Rumsey Map Collection is a large online collection of rare, old, antique historical atlases, globes, maps, charts plus other cartographic treasures.
 * Maryland Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * List of Maryland Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical &amp; Genealogical Societies
 * History &amp; Facts of Maryland Counties