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Welcome to Somerset County, Maryland Genealogy Trails!
Hello, my name is Nancy Piper and I am your Maryland State host.
If you have data that you would like to have posted on this website, please email me.
Please include the County (and State) you are submitting data for.
THIS COUNTY IS AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION
Our goal is to help you track your ancestors through time by transcribing genealogical and historical
data and placing it online for the free use of all researchers.
If you have a love for history, a desire to help others, and basic web-authoring skills, consider joining us! Get
the details on our Volunteer Page.
[A desire to transcribe data and knowledge of how to make a basic webpage is required.]
This County currently does not have a host. This means that there is no one available to help answer
your questions about this county's history or to help you with your family's genealogy within this county. WE
REGRET THAT WE ARE UNABLE TO DO PERSONAL RESEARCH FOR YOU.
DATA
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Biographies
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Military
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County Records
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Newspaper Data
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Marriages
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Obituaries and Death Notices
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Wills/Probate Records
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Previous Updates
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Website Updates:
September 2024
Marriage Notice: Warrington-Pusey - tr. by GTHost CNP
August 2024
Death Notices: Captain James Adams, Hon. John U. Dennis, Samuel Gorden, Henry Scott
Marriage Notices: Cook-Devore, Sapp-Stanford, Turner-Anderson
News-Fires: Mrs. Goslee's Home Destroyed (1846), John Turphin's Property Destroyed (1846)
News-Accidents: William Willing Drowned (1859)
News-Illness: Miss Denson (1846)
Crime News: Attempted Jail Break - Jailer Abbott Beaten (1858) |
Created in 1666, Somerset county is the southernmost county in Maryland, located on
the state's Eastern Shore.
It was named for Mary, Lady Somerset, the wife of Sir John Somerset and daughter of Thomas Arundell, 1st Baron
Arundell of Wardour.
The county seat is Princess Anne.
Cities, Towns and Unincorporated Areas
City of Crisfield (inc. 1872)
Town of Princess Anne (inc. 1733)
CDP's:
Chance -- Dames Quarter -- Deal Island -- Eden -- Fairmount
Frenchtown-Rumbly -- Mount Vernon -- Smith Island -- West Pocomoke
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