This project is part of the State of Maryland Portal.=

About the Project

Please use this project to add, research, document, and discuss your ancestors from Maryland. You can add profiles for:

• People born in Maryland
• People who lived in Maryland
• People who died in Maryland

When you find helpful resources for research, please share them here so that others can benefit.

If you have projects related specifically to Maryland, like projects for towns or families centered within the county, you can also add those.

If you have any questions, suggestions, or general thoughts to share, please use the "Discussions" link at the upper right corner of the page.

County listing

There are 24 counties and county-equivalents in Maryland. Though an independent city rather than a county, the Baltimore is considered the equal of a county for most purposes and is a county-equivalent.

* County County seat

• Allegany County, Maryland}- Cumberland, Maryland
• Anne Arundel County, Maryland - Annapolis, Maryland
• Baltimore, Maryland *Considered county-equivalent
• Baltimore County, Maryland - Towson, Maryland
• Calvert County, Maryland - Prince Frederick, Maryland
• Caroline County, Maryland - Denton, Maryland
• Carroll County, Maryland - Westminster, Maryland
• Cecil County, Maryland - Elkton, Maryland
• Charles County, Maryland - La Plata, Maryland
• Dorchester County, Maryland - Cambridge, Maryland
• Frederick County, Maryland - Frederick, Maryland
• Garrett County, Maryland - Oakland, Maryland
• Harford County, Maryland
• Howard County, Maryland - Ellicott City, Maryland
• Kent County, Maryland- Chestertown, Maryland
• Montgomery County, Maryland - Rockville, Maryland
• Prince George's County, Maryland - Upper Marlboro, Maryland
• Queen Anne's County, Maryland - Centreville, Maryland
• Somerset County, Maryland - Princess Anne, Maryland
• St. Mary's County, Maryland - Leonardtown, Maryland
• Talbot County, Maryland - Easton, Maryland
• Washington County, Maryland - Hagerstown, Maryland
• Wicomico County, Maryland - Salisbury, Maryland
• Worcester County, Maryland - Snow Hill, Maryland

Source: https://ballotpedia.org/Counties_in_Maryland

Boston Family of Maryland

Ulster Scot settlers on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, Delaware, and Virginia