Queen Anne's County, Maryland Genealogy

Guide to Queen Anne's County, Maryland ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.



Description
The County was named for Queen Anne. The County has Centreville as its seat and the County was created 1706. The County is located in the northeast area of the state.

County Courthouse
Queen Anne's County Courthouse 107 N. Liberty St. Centreville, MD 21617 Phone: 410-758-1773 Queen Anne's County Website Clerk of the Courts has marriage, divorce, court and land records. Orphan's Court has probate records.

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit Hometown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Cemeteries
For a more detailed list, including addresses, phone numbers, and external links, see Queen Anne's County, Maryland Cemeteries.

Census Records
Federal Census reports available 1790-1930 including slave and veterans schedules.

Church Records

 * 1668-1995 at FamilySearch — index
 * Maryland State Archives' Guide to Maryland Religious Institutions identifies all churches known to have existed in Prince George's County, Maryland. It covers all denominations and includes record descriptions.

Emigration and Immigration
The New Early Settlers of Maryland database is a great place to start searching for immigrants who had arrived in the colony by the 1680s. The database "comprises entries from Gust Skordas' Early Settlers of Maryland and Carson Gibb's Supplement to the Early Settlers of Maryland." Available online, courtesy: Maryland State Archives.

Other Queen Anne's County immigration resources include:


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Genealogies

 * Barnes, Robert W., F. Edward Wright, Vernon L. Skinner and Henry C. Peden. Colonial Families of the Eastern Shore of Maryland. 23 vols. Westminster, Md.: Family Line, 1996-2003; Lewes, Del.: Delmarva Roots and Colonial Roots, 2007. ff. Queen Anne's County families appear in Vols. 4-5, 7, 13, and 21.


 * [Brown] Brown, John B. "The Posthumous Son of William Turbutt Wright of Queen Anne's County, Maryland," National Genealogical Society Quarterly, Vol. 53, No. 1 (Mar. 1964):46-50. 973 B2ng v. 53
 * [Claiborne] Washington, S.H. Lee. "William Claiborne: His Parentage and Pedigree," The William and Mary Quarterly, 2nd Ser., Vol. 19, No. 4 (Oct. 1939):474-475. Digital version at JSTOR ($).
 * [Claiborne] Torrence, Clayton. "The English Ancestry of William Claiborne of Virginia: Part I: A Critical Study of the Traditionally Stated English Origins," The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 56, No. 3 (Jul., 1948), pp. 328-343. Digital version at JSTOR ($).
 * [Claiborne] Torrence, Clayton. "The English Ancestry of William Claiborne of Virginia: Part II. The English Connection," The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 56, No. 4 (Oct., 1948), pp. 431-460. Digital version at JSTOR ($).
 * [Claiborne] Dorman, John Frederick and Claiborne T. Smith. Claiborne of Virginia, Descendants of Colonel William Claiborne, The First Eight Generations. Baltimore: Gateway Press, Inc., 1995.
 * [Claiborne] Davis, Virginia Lee Hutcheson. "William Claiborne, 1621 The George to Virginia," Tidewater Virginia Families: A Magazine of History and Genealogy, Vol. 12, No. 1 (May/June 2003):3-7. 975.51 D25t
 * [Paca] Harris, Mrs. Norris. "The Paca Family of Queen Anne's County, Maryland," The Maryland and Delaware Genealogist, Vol. 31, No. 2 (Spring 1990):69..
 * [Wright] Hardy, Stella Pickett. Colonial Families of the Southern States of America. New York: Tobias A. Wright, 1911. Digital version at Google Books - free.
 * [Wright] Brown, John B. "The Posthumous Son of William Turbutt Wright of Queen Anne's County, Maryland," National Genealogical Society Quarterly, Vol. 53 (1965):46-50.

Land and Property Records
Through a Joint eGovernment Service of the Maryland Judiciary and the Maryland State Archives, free images and indexes of the complete series of Queen Anne's County Deed Books (1706-present) have been uploaded to their website: A Digital Image Retrieval System for Land Records in Maryland. (Requires free registration.)

Revolutionary War
Queen Anne's County men served in the 5th Maryland Regiment and the 6th Maryland Regiment.


 * A Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services: With their Names, Ages, and Places of Residence, as Returned by the Marshalls of the Several Judicial Districts, Under the Act for Taking the Sixth Census. 1841. Digital version at Google Books et. al. 1967 reprint: 973 X2pc 1840. See Maryland, Queen Anne's County on page 128.

War of 1812

 * List of Pensioners on the Roll, January 1, 1883; Giving the Name of Each Pensioner, the Cause for Why Pensioned, the Post-Office Address, the Rate of Pension Per Month, and the Date of Original Allowance... Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1883. 973 M2Lp v. 5; digital versions at Google Books and Internet Archive. See Vol. 5, Maryland, Queen Anne County, p. 154. Identifies War of 1812 veterans living in this county in 1883.

Civil War

 * 1861-1865  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861-1865  at FamilySearch — index


 * - 6th Regiment, Maryland Infantry, Company K

Newspapers

 * Queen Anne's County newspapers are identified in "Guide to Maryland Newspapers," available online, courtesy: Special Collections, Maryland State Archives.

Probate Records
Online Probate Records
 * 1634-1777 Probate Records, Colonial Index, 1634-1777 online at Maryland State Archives website - free
 * 1635-1743 Maryland Calendar of Wills 1635-1743 at Ancestry — index and images ($)
 * 1635-1777 Maryland Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1777 at Ancestrym — index and images ($)
 * 1796-1940 at FamilySearch images

Tax Records

 * 1783 Queen Anne's County Tax List of 1783: This is an alphabetical index to names to all property owners assessed. The index cards at the Maryland State Archives include county, hundred, names of tracts of land and whether individuals were paupers or single males as provided in the law.

Marriage

 * 1658-1940 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1666-1970 at FamilySearch — index
 * Maryland Marriage References by Robert Barnes - free.
 * Marriage Records - Maryland State Archives

Death

 * 1898-1944 Maryland Death Index 1898-1944

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to Family History Centers

Societies

 * Queen Anne’s County Historical Society 124 S. Commerce Street P. O. Box 62 Centreville, MD 21617 Phone: 410-758-3010 Email: [mailto:info@qachistory.org info@qachistory.org] Website
 * Upper Shore Genealogy Society USGS of MD P.O. Box 275 Easton, MD 21601 Email: [mailto:USGSMD@yahoo.com USGSMD@yahoo.com] Website

Websites

 * Queen Anne's County, Maryland Genealogy, History and Facts (Genealogy Inc)
 * "Queen Anne's Co.," in Genealogical Sources in Periodicals at The Maryland State Archives.
 * The Queen Anne's County MDGenWeb Project, a member of The MDGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Queen Anne's County.
 * - The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records