Maryland Prisons & Convicts
Convicts on the Ship York 1739/1740
A list of One Hundred and Fifteen Felons and Convicts shipped from Newgate on board the Ship York Capt Anthony Bacon Commander, bound for Maryland
Maryland Penitentiary
Various Records
Brief history
Crimes Misdemeanors and Transgressions in Colonial Maryland
Help in finding records showing your ancestor accused of breaking the criminal law, violating the rules of the church, and other misadventures.
Maryland Court Records
Mayland State Archives Court Records
In Maryland before 1776, information on ancestors may be found in any one of the following types of courts
Maryland Judiciary Case Search
Search back as far as 1940.
Residents appearing at Talbot County Court
Maryland Chancery Court Records
Residents Appearing in Chancery Court (1668-1672); Maryland
Anne Arundel County
Minutes Of The Maryland General Assembly, 1783
Minutes Of The Annapolis Council, May 12, 1783
Minutes Of The Annapolis Council, May 14, 1783
John R. McRae et al v. Kemp P. Battle, Ex’r et al, 1873
Act Empowering Land Sale by Elizabeth NORMAN to John GADSBY (1698)
Baltimore County
Act Empowering Land Sale by Elizabeth, widow of Vincent LOW (1698)
Act Empowering Land Sale by Elizabeth NORMAN to John GADSBY (1698)
Power of Attorney from Mary and Richard Taylor to Richard Taylor, Sr. (1723)
Orphans’ Court – Baltimore County Union
February 20, 1886
Orphans’ Court Proceedings (Oct 1898)
Calvert County Court Records
Court Records of George BECKWITH; 1857-1875
Cecil County
Multiple Genealogical Court Records
Charles County
Multiple Genealogical Court Records
Dorchester County
Chancery Court: John GRIFFIN vs. Solomon KIRWIN, Edward GRAHAM and Elizabeth is wife, Edward GRIFFITH and others (1829)
Chancery Court: William GRIFFITH vs. Eliza GRAHAM and others (1834)
James HALL; Inquisition, 1884
Act Empowering Land Sale by Elizabeth, widow of Vincent LOW (1698)
Chancery Court: Thomas H. & Elizabeth MEEKINS Vs. Samual & Susan MOBRAY & Others (1832)
Frederick County
Multiple Genealogical Court Records
Kent County Genealogical Court Records
Residents Appearing in the Provincial Court
Montgomery County Genealogical Court Records
Aden GRAY Grant Jeremiah Gray Power of Attorney; 1788
Adin GRAY Appoints Jeremiah Gray as Trustee; 1788
Somerset County
Residents Appearing the Provincial Court (1665-1668
Washington County
Various Genealogical Court Records
Court, Government, & Criminal Records
Court records are an often overlooked, yet very valuable tool for finding information to assist you in your research. Land records, such as deeds, allow you to tie an ancestor to a specific place at a point in time. Other court records like those dealing with finances and estates often list related family members or give interesting details like the total value of property owned by your ancestors to add interest to your family history.
Maryland Executions
Executions in Maryland
1638 – 1961