Allegany County, Maryland Genealogy

Guide to Allegany 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 Allegheny Mountains. The County has Cumberland as its seat and the County was created December 25, 1789. The County is located in the northwest area of the state.

County Courthouse
Allegany County Courthouse 3 Pershing Street Cumberland, MD 21502 Phone: 301-777-5911 Allegany County Website Clerk of the Circuit Court has marriage, divorce, court and land records from 1791 and naturalization records 1821-1973. Register of Wills 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:

Variant Place Names
 * Mount Savage: Arnold Settlement, Corriganville, Jennings, Jennings Run, Jennons Run, Luthworth

Biographies

 * Allegany County Biographies
 * Biographies from Allegany County, Maryland

Census Records
Census records

Church Records
Maryland State Archives' Guide to Maryland Religious Institutions is not intended to be a complete listing of all Religious institutions in Maryland. It was originally based upon the churches recorded by the Federal Works Progress Administration during a records survey conducted from 1935 to 1941. It has been expanded by later acquisitions from religious organizations to the Maryland State Archives.


 * Methodist Episcopal, First Methodist Episcopal Church, Registers 1838-1852, 1859-1870, 1870-1892, 1892-1915, 1914-1928 "One Hundredth Anniversary of Organization and Rededication 1832-1932"
 * Roman Catholic, St. Michael's Church, Baptismal Registers, 1852-1910; Marriage Registers 1852-1871; Pew Book 1861-1864; Creditors of the Church 1853-1857; Subscribers 1857; Invested Persons; Indexes
 * Roman Catholic, St. Michael's Church, Marriage Register 1946-1984; Interments 1920-1984; Confirmations 1868-1940, 1943-1966, 1975-1985; First Communions 1923-1983
 * Roman Catholic, St. Patrick's Church, General Register, 1818-1884 (baptisms, communions, marriages, confessions, deaths, cemetery records, renunciation of secret societies, choir subscriptions, and indexes)
 * Roman Catholic, St. Patrick's Church, Marriage Register 1932-1983; Interments 1885-1939
 * 1668-1995 at FamilySearch — index
 * Allegany County Church Records

Court Records

 * Allegany County Court Records

Genealogies

 * [Lamar] Lamar, William Harmong, "Thomas Lamar of the Province of Maryland, and a Part of His Descendants," Publications of the Southern History Association, Vol. 1, No. 3 (Jul. 1897):203-210. Digitized by Internet Archive.
 * [Randolph] Randolph, Blanche Willie Grace and Deborah Ann Kraemer Small. The Randolphs of Prince William County, Virginia. Little Rock, Arkansas: B. Randolph, 1979.
 * [Randolph] Small, Deborah Ann Kraemer and Blanche Willie Grace Randolph. The Randolphs of Prince William County, Virginia, Volume II. Winter Park, Florida: D. Small, 1989.
 * [Randolph] Raski, Arma, James Randolph, and Glenita Guthrie. Additions &amp; Corrections to Vol. II, the Randolphs of Prince William Co., VA by Deborah K. Small.

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 Allegany County Deed Books (1791-present) have been uploaded to their website: MDLandRec.Net: A Digital Image Retrieval System for Land Records in Maryland. (Requires free registration.)


 * Allegany County Land Records

Revolutionary War

 * 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. 1967 reprint: 973 X2pc 1840. See Maryland, Alleghany County on page 127.

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, Alleghany County [sic], pp. 109-110. Identifies War of 1812 veterans living in this county in 1883.

Civil War

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


 * - 2nd Regiment, Maryland Infantry, Potomac Home Brigade, Companies A, B, C, E, G, H, I and K.
 * - 3rd Regiment, Maryland Infantry, Potomac Home Brigade, Companies A, B, C, D and H.

Newspapers

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

Obituaries

 * Obituary excerpts from the Cumberland Times

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes
 * 1635-1743 Maryland Calendar of Wills 1635-1743 at Ancestry — index and images ($)
 * 1635-1777 Maryland Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1777 at Ancestry — index and images ($)
 * 1796-1940 at FamilySearch images
 * Allegany County Wills
 * "Index to Wills of Allegany County, Md., 1784-1850," The Maryland and Delaware Genealogist, Vol. 31, No. 1 (Winter 1990):10-11; Vol. 31, No. 2 (Spring 1990):50-51; Vol. 31, No. 3 (Summer 1990):90-91.

Tax Records

 * 1793 "1793 Tax Assessment of Allegany County," Western Maryland Genealogy, Vol. 6, No. 2 (Apr. 1990):50-55; Vol. 6, No. 3 (Jul. 1990):107-112; Vol. 6, No. 4 (Oct. 1990):160-164.

Marriage

 * 1658-1940 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1666-1970 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1847-1865 Marriage Licenses of Allegany County 1847-1865
 * 1865-1873 Marriage Licenses of Allegany County 1865-1873
 * Allegany County Marriage Records
 * Marriage Records - Maryland State Archives

Death

 * 1898-1944 Maryland Death Index 1898-1944

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to Family History Centers

Libraries

 * Donald L. Alexander Library Allegany College of Maryland, Cumerland Campus 12401 Willowbrook Road, SE Cumberland, MD 21502-2596 Phone: 301-784-5005 Email: [mailto:mhay@allegany.edu mhay@allegany.edu] Website
 * Appalachian Collection Allegany College of Maryland  12401 Willowbrook Road SE   Cumberland, MD 21502-2596   https://www.allegany.edu/x111.xml

Societies

 * Genealogical Society of Allegany County P. O. Box 3103 La Vale, MD 21504 301 777-8850 Email: Website

Websites

 * Allegany County, Maryland Genealogy, History and Facts (Genealogy Inc)
 * "Allegany Co.," in Genealogical Sources in Periodicals at The Maryland State Archives.
 * - 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

Research Guides
Russell, Donna Valley. Allegany and Garrett Counties, Maryland, Genealogical Research Guide. New Market, Md.: Catoctin Press, 1996.