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The extant Debt Books for the Western Shore counties are essentially annual, dating from 1753 to 1774. (The Debt Books for 1750 for five Western Shore counties, Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Charles, Prince George's, and Frederick, are found in the Calvert Papers, located at the Maryland State Archives.) The extant Debt Books for the Eastern Shore counties are also essentially annual, dating from 1733 to 1775.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe great value of the Provincial Land Office Debt Books is that they enable the genealogist to track land ownership over various years in cases of intestate estates, land inherited by women, and land that is not specified in a will. They are now the basis of a series of record abstracts from Vernon L. Skinner, compiler of the 42-volume series covering the Testamentary Proceedings of the Prerogative Court of Maryland.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis volume is the first in the series covering Dorchester County. 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These hearings consisted of depositions of persons knowledgeable of the original markers. The individuals gave not only their knowledge of the history of the boundary markers of the tract of land in question but their own ages, and other bits of information. For research of families in Dorchester County, which has such a dearth of early material, the land records are a must. Fortunately, the abstracts were done with care and a keen knowledge of the records. An index to full-names and places adds to the value of this work.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJames A. 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Included with the deeds are abstracts of land commissions that re-established the boundaries of land tracts at the request of a new owner. These hearings consisted of depositions of persons knowledgeable of the original markers. The individuals gave not only their knowledge of the history of the boundary markers of the tract of land in question but their own ages, and other bits of information. For research of families in Dorchester County, which has such a dearth of early material, the land records are a must. Fortunately, the abstracts were done with care and a keen knowledge of the records. An index to full-names and places adds to the value of this work.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJames A. 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Also included are a number of extant marriage license returns filed annually by ministers, showing which marriages they had performed by virtue of a license issued by the county clerks. In addition, this work includes the marriage licenses on file at certain county courts, especially Harford, Dorchester, and Allegany counties.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRobert W. Barnes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e(1979), 2005, paper, 300 pp.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e ISBN: 9780806307916 \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e102-0370\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GPC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42409048277110,"sku":"102-0370","price":35.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1654\/3033\/files\/102-0370.png?v=1760653395"}],"url":"https:\/\/heritagebooks.com\/collections\/maryland-dorchester-county\/census-records+military.oembed","provider":"Heritage Books, Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}