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−	~~[[Image:~~MD Cecil map.png\|~~thumb~~\|~~right~~\|~~350px]~~]	+	{{Infobox U.S. County
		+	\| county = Cecil County
		+	\| county_map = MD Cecil map.png
		+	\| state = Maryland
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		+	\| founded year = 1674
		+	\| founded date = June 6
		+	\| seat = Elkton
		+	\| building image = Cecil County, Maryland Courthouse.JPG
		+	\| building address = Cecil County Courthouse<br> 200 Chesapeake Blvd., Suite 2100<br>Elkton, MD 21921<br>Phone: 410-996-5201 <br>[http://www.ccgov.org/ '''Cecil County Website'''] }}
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	== [http://www.ccgov.org/ Cecil County Maryland Courthouse] ==		== [http://www.ccgov.org/ Cecil County Maryland Courthouse] ==
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−	~~[http://www.ccgov.org/ Cecil County Courthouse]<br>200 Chesapeake Blvd., Suite 2100<br>Elkton, MD 21921<br>Phone: 410-996-5201<br><br>~~Clerk Circuit Court has marriage records from 1777, divorce, court, and land records from 1674;<br>Register of Wills has probate records; <br>Clerk Court has indexes from 1674.<ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Cecil, Maryland page 317, {{WorldCat\|50140092\|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL\|1049485\|item\|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref>	+	Clerk Circuit Court has marriage records from 1777, divorce, court, and land records from 1674;<br>Register of Wills has probate records; <br>Clerk Court has indexes from 1674.<ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Cecil, Maryland page 317, {{WorldCat\|50140092\|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL\|1049485\|item\|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref>

	[http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/mdmanual/36loc/ce/html/ce.html Maryland State Archives - Guide to Government Records - Cecil County Information]		[http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/mdmanual/36loc/ce/html/ce.html Maryland State Archives - Guide to Government Records - Cecil County Information]
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	== Cecil County Maryland History ==		== Cecil County Maryland History ==

−	[[Image:Calvert-cecil-2nd.jpg\|thumb\|right\|185px~~\|Calvert-cecil-2nd.jpg~~]]	+	[[Image:Calvert-cecil-2nd.jpg\|thumb\|right\|185px]]

	Though Cecil County was not established by Lord Baltimore and his colonists until 1674, a small settlement came prior to that time. In 1633, twenty five years after [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Smith_(explorer) John Smith] sailed the tributaries of the Upper Chesapeake Bay, Englishman [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Claiborne William Claiborne] opened a trading post on Palmers Island at the mouth of the Susquehanna. He traded beavers and furs with the Susquehannocks, and sold them to the French in Canada. A small settlement and a plantation surrounded the first white man's post in the area.		Though Cecil County was not established by Lord Baltimore and his colonists until 1674, a small settlement came prior to that time. In 1633, twenty five years after [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Smith_(explorer) John Smith] sailed the tributaries of the Upper Chesapeake Bay, Englishman [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Claiborne William Claiborne] opened a trading post on Palmers Island at the mouth of the Susquehanna. He traded beavers and furs with the Susquehannocks, and sold them to the French in Canada. A small settlement and a plantation surrounded the first white man's post in the area.
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	==== Parent County ====		==== Parent County ====

−	*'''1674--'''Cecil County was created 6 June 1674 from [[Baltimore County, Maryland\|Baltimore]] County by a proclamation by the Proprietary Governor Cecil Calvert.  '''County seat:''' Elkton.<ref name="HBG">[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50140092&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;referer=brief_results ''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed.''] (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), 181. [FHL book 973 D27e 2002].</ref>	+	*'''1674--'''Cecil County was created 6 June 1674 from [[Baltimore County, Maryland\|Baltimore]] County by a proclamation by the Proprietary Governor Cecil Calvert.  '''County seat:''' Elkton.<ref name="HBG">[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50140092&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;referer=brief_results ''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed.''] (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), 181. [FHL book 973 D27e 2002].</ref>

	==== Boundary Changes ====		==== Boundary Changes ====

−	*'''1659''' - Much of what is now Cecil County was originally attached to [[Kent County, Maryland\|Kent County]] until [[Baltimore County, Maryland\|Baltimore County]] was created 12 January 1659. <ref name="inhabitants" /> [[Image:Province of Maryland Boundaries.PNG\|thumb\|right\|300px]]	+	*'''1659''' - Much of what is now Cecil County was originally attached to [[Kent County, Maryland\|Kent County]] until [[Baltimore County, Maryland\|Baltimore County]] was created 12 January 1659. <ref name="inhabitants" /> [[Image:Province of Maryland Boundaries.PNG\|thumb\|right\|300px\|Province of Maryland Boundaries.PNG]]
	*'''1674''' - Cecil County was erected by proclamation on June 6, 1674. The original boundaries of Cecil County, as created in 1674, by proclamation of Governor Charles Calvert, are described as follows: "From the mouth of the Susquehanna River down the eastern side of the bay to Swan Point, thence to Hell Point, and so up Chester River to the head thereof." Nothing appears to have been said about the eastern or northern bounds of the county, because they were in dispute, nevertheless the lord proprietary still claimed to the Delaware and to the fortieth degree of north latitude. These bounds were slightly varied by another proclamation issued a few days afterwards, which there is reason to believe threw a small part of what is now the extreme southwestern part of Kent County under the jurisdiction of the authorities of Kent Island. <ref name="geological">Maryland Geological Survey, George Burbank Shattuck, Florence Bascom, Edward Bennett Mathews, Clarence Wilbur Dorsey, Jay Allan Bonsteel, Oliver Lanard Fassig, Henry Albert Pressey, Louis Agricola Bauer, Hugh M. Curran, George Bishop Sudworth. Cecil County, Volume 1. Page 26. Geological Survey (U.S.), United States. Bureau of Soils. Digitized by [http://books.google.com/books?id=d7VLAAAAMAAJ Google Books]</ref>		*'''1674''' - Cecil County was erected by proclamation on June 6, 1674. The original boundaries of Cecil County, as created in 1674, by proclamation of Governor Charles Calvert, are described as follows: "From the mouth of the Susquehanna River down the eastern side of the bay to Swan Point, thence to Hell Point, and so up Chester River to the head thereof." Nothing appears to have been said about the eastern or northern bounds of the county, because they were in dispute, nevertheless the lord proprietary still claimed to the Delaware and to the fortieth degree of north latitude. These bounds were slightly varied by another proclamation issued a few days afterwards, which there is reason to believe threw a small part of what is now the extreme southwestern part of Kent County under the jurisdiction of the authorities of Kent Island. <ref name="geological">Maryland Geological Survey, George Burbank Shattuck, Florence Bascom, Edward Bennett Mathews, Clarence Wilbur Dorsey, Jay Allan Bonsteel, Oliver Lanard Fassig, Henry Albert Pressey, Louis Agricola Bauer, Hugh M. Curran, George Bishop Sudworth. Cecil County, Volume 1. Page 26. Geological Survey (U.S.), United States. Bureau of Soils. Digitized by [http://books.google.com/books?id=d7VLAAAAMAAJ Google Books]</ref>
	*<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1277308173025_456">The present county of Kent was in the original bounds of Cecil County for two weeks, until the inhabitants of Kent demanded their territory be returned. <ref name="geological" /></span>		*<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1277308173025_456">The present county of Kent was in the original bounds of Cecil County for two weeks, until the inhabitants of Kent demanded their territory be returned. <ref name="geological" /></span>
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	==== Populated Places ====		==== Populated Places ====
		+	[[Image:Cecil County Boundary Map.jpg\|thumb\|center\|350px\|Cecil County Boundary Map.jpg]]

	===== Towns =====		===== Towns =====
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	==== Bible Records ====		==== Bible Records ====

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	*[http://www.cecilhistory.org/bibles.html Family Bible Records at the Historical Society of Cecil County]		*[http://www.cecilhistory.org/bibles.html Family Bible Records at the Historical Society of Cecil County]

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	''[[United States\|United States ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[Maryland\|Maryland ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[Cecil_County,_Maryland\|Cecil County]]''		''[[United States\|United States ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[Maryland\|Maryland ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[Cecil_County,_Maryland\|Cecil County]]''

−	Guide to '''Cecil County Maryland genealogy.''' Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.	+	Guide to '''Cecil County Maryland genealogy.''' Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

	{{MDDC}}		{{MDDC}}

−	[[Image:MD Cecil map.png\|thumb\|right\|350px~~\|MD Cecil map.png~~]]	+	[[Image:MD Cecil map.png\|thumb\|right\|350px]]

−	[[Image:Cecil County Boundary Map.jpg\|thumb\|right\|350px~~\|Cecil County Boundary Map.jpg~~]]	+	[[Image:Cecil County Boundary Map.jpg\|thumb\|right\|350px]]

−	== [http://www.ccgov.org/ County Courthouse] ==	+	== [http://www.ccgov.org/ Cecil County Maryland Courthouse] ==

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−	[[Image:Cecil County, Maryland Courthouse.JPG\|thumb\|right\|300px]]	+	[[Image:Cecil County, Maryland Courthouse.JPG\|thumb\|right\|300px\|Cecil County, Maryland Courthouse.JPG]]

	[http://www.ccgov.org/ Cecil County Courthouse]<br>200 Chesapeake Blvd., Suite 2100<br>Elkton, MD 21921<br>Phone: 410-996-5201<br><br>Clerk Circuit Court has marriage records from 1777, divorce, court, and land records from 1674;<br>Register of Wills has probate records; <br>Clerk Court has indexes from 1674.<ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Cecil, Maryland page 317, {{WorldCat\|50140092\|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL\|1049485\|item\|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref>		[http://www.ccgov.org/ Cecil County Courthouse]<br>200 Chesapeake Blvd., Suite 2100<br>Elkton, MD 21921<br>Phone: 410-996-5201<br><br>Clerk Circuit Court has marriage records from 1777, divorce, court, and land records from 1674;<br>Register of Wills has probate records; <br>Clerk Court has indexes from 1674.<ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Cecil, Maryland page 317, {{WorldCat\|50140092\|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL\|1049485\|item\|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref>
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	'''Mailing Address''':<br>Register of Wills, Cecil County<br>P O Box 468<br>Elkton, MD 21922-0468<br>Business Hours: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm Monday through Friday		'''Mailing Address''':<br>Register of Wills, Cecil County<br>P O Box 468<br>Elkton, MD 21922-0468<br>Business Hours: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm Monday through Friday
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−	== History ==	+	== Cecil County Maryland History ==

−	[[Image:Calvert-cecil-2nd.jpg\|thumb\|right\|185px]]	+	[[Image:Calvert-cecil-2nd.jpg\|thumb\|right\|185px\|Calvert-cecil-2nd.jpg]]

	Though Cecil County was not established by Lord Baltimore and his colonists until 1674, a small settlement came prior to that time. In 1633, twenty five years after [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Smith_(explorer) John Smith] sailed the tributaries of the Upper Chesapeake Bay, Englishman [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Claiborne William Claiborne] opened a trading post on Palmers Island at the mouth of the Susquehanna. He traded beavers and furs with the Susquehannocks, and sold them to the French in Canada. A small settlement and a plantation surrounded the first white man's post in the area.		Though Cecil County was not established by Lord Baltimore and his colonists until 1674, a small settlement came prior to that time. In 1633, twenty five years after [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Smith_(explorer) John Smith] sailed the tributaries of the Upper Chesapeake Bay, Englishman [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Claiborne William Claiborne] opened a trading post on Palmers Island at the mouth of the Susquehanna. He traded beavers and furs with the Susquehannocks, and sold them to the French in Canada. A small settlement and a plantation surrounded the first white man's post in the area.
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	==== Parent County ====		==== Parent County ====

−	*'''1674--'''Cecil County was created 6 June 1674 from [[Baltimore County, Maryland\|Baltimore]] County by a proclamation by the Proprietary Governor Cecil Calvert.  '''County seat:''' Elkton.<ref name="HBG">[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50140092&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;referer=brief_results ''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed.''] (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), 181. [FHL book 973 D27e 2002].</ref>	+	*'''1674--'''Cecil County was created 6 June 1674 from [[Baltimore County, Maryland\|Baltimore]] County by a proclamation by the Proprietary Governor Cecil Calvert.  '''County seat:''' Elkton.<ref name="HBG">[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50140092&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;referer=brief_results ''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed.''] (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), 181. [FHL book 973 D27e 2002].</ref>

	==== Boundary Changes ====		==== Boundary Changes ====

−	*'''1659''' - Much of what is now Cecil County was originally attached to [[Kent County, Maryland\|Kent County]] until [[Baltimore County, Maryland\|Baltimore County]] was created 12 January 1659. <ref name="inhabitants" /> [[Image:Province of Maryland Boundaries.PNG\|thumb\|right\|300px~~\|Province of Maryland Boundaries.PNG~~]]	+	*'''1659''' - Much of what is now Cecil County was originally attached to [[Kent County, Maryland\|Kent County]] until [[Baltimore County, Maryland\|Baltimore County]] was created 12 January 1659. <ref name="inhabitants" /> [[Image:Province of Maryland Boundaries.PNG\|thumb\|right\|300px]]
	*'''1674''' - Cecil County was erected by proclamation on June 6, 1674. The original boundaries of Cecil County, as created in 1674, by proclamation of Governor Charles Calvert, are described as follows: "From the mouth of the Susquehanna River down the eastern side of the bay to Swan Point, thence to Hell Point, and so up Chester River to the head thereof." Nothing appears to have been said about the eastern or northern bounds of the county, because they were in dispute, nevertheless the lord proprietary still claimed to the Delaware and to the fortieth degree of north latitude. These bounds were slightly varied by another proclamation issued a few days afterwards, which there is reason to believe threw a small part of what is now the extreme southwestern part of Kent County under the jurisdiction of the authorities of Kent Island. <ref name="geological">Maryland Geological Survey, George Burbank Shattuck, Florence Bascom, Edward Bennett Mathews, Clarence Wilbur Dorsey, Jay Allan Bonsteel, Oliver Lanard Fassig, Henry Albert Pressey, Louis Agricola Bauer, Hugh M. Curran, George Bishop Sudworth. Cecil County, Volume 1. Page 26. Geological Survey (U.S.), United States. Bureau of Soils. Digitized by [http://books.google.com/books?id=d7VLAAAAMAAJ Google Books]</ref>		*'''1674''' - Cecil County was erected by proclamation on June 6, 1674. The original boundaries of Cecil County, as created in 1674, by proclamation of Governor Charles Calvert, are described as follows: "From the mouth of the Susquehanna River down the eastern side of the bay to Swan Point, thence to Hell Point, and so up Chester River to the head thereof." Nothing appears to have been said about the eastern or northern bounds of the county, because they were in dispute, nevertheless the lord proprietary still claimed to the Delaware and to the fortieth degree of north latitude. These bounds were slightly varied by another proclamation issued a few days afterwards, which there is reason to believe threw a small part of what is now the extreme southwestern part of Kent County under the jurisdiction of the authorities of Kent Island. <ref name="geological">Maryland Geological Survey, George Burbank Shattuck, Florence Bascom, Edward Bennett Mathews, Clarence Wilbur Dorsey, Jay Allan Bonsteel, Oliver Lanard Fassig, Henry Albert Pressey, Louis Agricola Bauer, Hugh M. Curran, George Bishop Sudworth. Cecil County, Volume 1. Page 26. Geological Survey (U.S.), United States. Bureau of Soils. Digitized by [http://books.google.com/books?id=d7VLAAAAMAAJ Google Books]</ref>
	*<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1277308173025_456">The present county of Kent was in the original bounds of Cecil County for two weeks, until the inhabitants of Kent demanded their territory be returned. <ref name="geological" /></span>		*<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1277308173025_456">The present county of Kent was in the original bounds of Cecil County for two weeks, until the inhabitants of Kent demanded their territory be returned. <ref name="geological" /></span>
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	[http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/mdmanual/36loc/ce/chron/html/cechron.html Cecil County Chronology]		[http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/mdmanual/36loc/ce/chron/html/cechron.html Cecil County Chronology]

−	== Places/Localities ==	+	== Cecil County Maryland Places/Localities ==

	[[Image:{{ChesCityMaryPict}}]]		[[Image:{{ChesCityMaryPict}}]]
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	[[Harford County, Maryland\|Harford]] \| [[Kent County, Maryland\|Kent]] \| [[New Castle County, Delaware\|New Castle County]], Delaware \| '''Pennsylvania''' counties: [[Chester County, Pennsylvania\|Chester]] \| [[Lancaster County, Pennsylvania\|Lancaster]] \| [[York County, Pennsylvania\|York]]		[[Harford County, Maryland\|Harford]] \| [[Kent County, Maryland\|Kent]] \| [[New Castle County, Delaware\|New Castle County]], Delaware \| '''Pennsylvania''' counties: [[Chester County, Pennsylvania\|Chester]] \| [[Lancaster County, Pennsylvania\|Lancaster]] \| [[York County, Pennsylvania\|York]]

−	== Resources ==	+	== Cecil County Maryland Genealogy Resources ==

	==== Bible Records ====		==== Bible Records ====

−	[[Image:398px-Family-bible.jpg\|thumb\|right\|210x185px]]	+	[[Image:398px-Family-bible.jpg\|thumb\|right\|210x185px\|398px-Family-bible.jpg]]

	*[http://www.cecilhistory.org/bibles.html Family Bible Records at the Historical Society of Cecil County]		*[http://www.cecilhistory.org/bibles.html Family Bible Records at the Historical Society of Cecil County]
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	*[http://www.prattlibrary.org/locations/periodicals/index.aspx?id=3124#death How do I find a death notice or obituary in a newspaper?]		*[http://www.prattlibrary.org/locations/periodicals/index.aspx?id=3124#death How do I find a death notice or obituary in a newspaper?]

−	== ~~Web Sites~~ ==	+	== Cecil County Maryland Genealogy Websites ==

	*[http://www.cecilgenweb.com/ Cecil County MDGenWeb Project], a member of [[MDGenWeb\|The MDGenWeb Project]], an affiliate of [[USGenWeb\|The USGenWeb Project]].		*[http://www.cecilgenweb.com/ Cecil County MDGenWeb Project], a member of [[MDGenWeb\|The MDGenWeb Project]], an affiliate of [[USGenWeb\|The USGenWeb Project]].
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−	== References ==	+	== Cecil County Maryland Genealogy References ==

	<references />{{Maryland\|Maryland}}		<references />{{Maryland\|Maryland}}
	{{featured article}} </div>		{{featured article}} </div>
	[[Category:Cecil_County,_Maryland]]		[[Category:Cecil_County,_Maryland]]

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	''[[United States\|United States ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[Maryland\|Maryland ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[Cecil_County,_Maryland\|Cecil County]]''		''[[United States\|United States ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[Maryland\|Maryland ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[Cecil_County,_Maryland\|Cecil County]]''
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		+	Guide to '''Cecil County Maryland genealogy.''' Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

	{{MDDC}}		{{MDDC}}

−	[[Image:MD Cecil map.png\|thumb\|right\|350px]]	+	[[Image:MD Cecil map.png\|thumb\|right\|350px\|MD Cecil map.png]]

−	[[Image:Cecil County Boundary Map.jpg\|thumb\|right\|350px]]	+	[[Image:Cecil County Boundary Map.jpg\|thumb\|right\|350px\|Cecil County Boundary Map.jpg]]

	== [http://www.ccgov.org/ County Courthouse] ==		== [http://www.ccgov.org/ County Courthouse] ==
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−	[[Image:Cecil County, Maryland Courthouse.JPG\|thumb\|right\|300px~~\|Cecil County, Maryland Courthouse.JPG~~]]	+	[[Image:Cecil County, Maryland Courthouse.JPG\|thumb\|right\|300px]]

	[http://www.ccgov.org/ Cecil County Courthouse]<br>200 Chesapeake Blvd., Suite 2100<br>Elkton, MD 21921<br>Phone: 410-996-5201<br><br>Clerk Circuit Court has marriage records from 1777, divorce, court, and land records from 1674;<br>Register of Wills has probate records; <br>Clerk Court has indexes from 1674.<ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Cecil, Maryland page 317, {{WorldCat\|50140092\|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL\|1049485\|item\|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref>		[http://www.ccgov.org/ Cecil County Courthouse]<br>200 Chesapeake Blvd., Suite 2100<br>Elkton, MD 21921<br>Phone: 410-996-5201<br><br>Clerk Circuit Court has marriage records from 1777, divorce, court, and land records from 1674;<br>Register of Wills has probate records; <br>Clerk Court has indexes from 1674.<ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Cecil, Maryland page 317, {{WorldCat\|50140092\|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL\|1049485\|item\|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref>
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	== History ==		== History ==

−	[[Image:Calvert-cecil-2nd.jpg\|thumb\|right\|185px~~\|Calvert-cecil-2nd.jpg~~]]	+	[[Image:Calvert-cecil-2nd.jpg\|thumb\|right\|185px]]

	Though Cecil County was not established by Lord Baltimore and his colonists until 1674, a small settlement came prior to that time. In 1633, twenty five years after [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Smith_(explorer) John Smith] sailed the tributaries of the Upper Chesapeake Bay, Englishman [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Claiborne William Claiborne] opened a trading post on Palmers Island at the mouth of the Susquehanna. He traded beavers and furs with the Susquehannocks, and sold them to the French in Canada. A small settlement and a plantation surrounded the first white man's post in the area.		Though Cecil County was not established by Lord Baltimore and his colonists until 1674, a small settlement came prior to that time. In 1633, twenty five years after [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Smith_(explorer) John Smith] sailed the tributaries of the Upper Chesapeake Bay, Englishman [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Claiborne William Claiborne] opened a trading post on Palmers Island at the mouth of the Susquehanna. He traded beavers and furs with the Susquehannocks, and sold them to the French in Canada. A small settlement and a plantation surrounded the first white man's post in the area.
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−	*'''1674--'''Cecil County was created 6 June 1674 from [[Baltimore County, Maryland\|Baltimore]] County by a proclamation by the Proprietary Governor Cecil Calvert.  '''County seat:''' Elkton.<ref name="HBG">[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50140092&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;referer=brief_results ''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed.''] (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), 181. [FHL book 973 D27e 2002].</ref>	+	*'''1674--'''Cecil County was created 6 June 1674 from [[Baltimore County, Maryland\|Baltimore]] County by a proclamation by the Proprietary Governor Cecil Calvert.  '''County seat:''' Elkton.<ref name="HBG">[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50140092&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;referer=brief_results ''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed.''] (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), 181. [FHL book 973 D27e 2002].</ref>

	==== Boundary Changes ====		==== Boundary Changes ====

−	*'''1659''' - Much of what is now Cecil County was originally attached to [[Kent County, Maryland\|Kent County]] until [[Baltimore County, Maryland\|Baltimore County]] was created 12 January 1659. <ref name="inhabitants" /> [[Image:Province of Maryland Boundaries.PNG\|thumb\|right\|300px]]	+	*'''1659''' - Much of what is now Cecil County was originally attached to [[Kent County, Maryland\|Kent County]] until [[Baltimore County, Maryland\|Baltimore County]] was created 12 January 1659. <ref name="inhabitants" /> [[Image:Province of Maryland Boundaries.PNG\|thumb\|right\|300px\|Province of Maryland Boundaries.PNG]]
	*'''1674''' - Cecil County was erected by proclamation on June 6, 1674. The original boundaries of Cecil County, as created in 1674, by proclamation of Governor Charles Calvert, are described as follows: "From the mouth of the Susquehanna River down the eastern side of the bay to Swan Point, thence to Hell Point, and so up Chester River to the head thereof." Nothing appears to have been said about the eastern or northern bounds of the county, because they were in dispute, nevertheless the lord proprietary still claimed to the Delaware and to the fortieth degree of north latitude. These bounds were slightly varied by another proclamation issued a few days afterwards, which there is reason to believe threw a small part of what is now the extreme southwestern part of Kent County under the jurisdiction of the authorities of Kent Island. <ref name="geological">Maryland Geological Survey, George Burbank Shattuck, Florence Bascom, Edward Bennett Mathews, Clarence Wilbur Dorsey, Jay Allan Bonsteel, Oliver Lanard Fassig, Henry Albert Pressey, Louis Agricola Bauer, Hugh M. Curran, George Bishop Sudworth. Cecil County, Volume 1. Page 26. Geological Survey (U.S.), United States. Bureau of Soils. Digitized by [http://books.google.com/books?id=d7VLAAAAMAAJ Google Books]</ref>		*'''1674''' - Cecil County was erected by proclamation on June 6, 1674. The original boundaries of Cecil County, as created in 1674, by proclamation of Governor Charles Calvert, are described as follows: "From the mouth of the Susquehanna River down the eastern side of the bay to Swan Point, thence to Hell Point, and so up Chester River to the head thereof." Nothing appears to have been said about the eastern or northern bounds of the county, because they were in dispute, nevertheless the lord proprietary still claimed to the Delaware and to the fortieth degree of north latitude. These bounds were slightly varied by another proclamation issued a few days afterwards, which there is reason to believe threw a small part of what is now the extreme southwestern part of Kent County under the jurisdiction of the authorities of Kent Island. <ref name="geological">Maryland Geological Survey, George Burbank Shattuck, Florence Bascom, Edward Bennett Mathews, Clarence Wilbur Dorsey, Jay Allan Bonsteel, Oliver Lanard Fassig, Henry Albert Pressey, Louis Agricola Bauer, Hugh M. Curran, George Bishop Sudworth. Cecil County, Volume 1. Page 26. Geological Survey (U.S.), United States. Bureau of Soils. Digitized by [http://books.google.com/books?id=d7VLAAAAMAAJ Google Books]</ref>
	*<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1277308173025_456">The present county of Kent was in the original bounds of Cecil County for two weeks, until the inhabitants of Kent demanded their territory be returned. <ref name="geological" /></span>		*<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1277308173025_456">The present county of Kent was in the original bounds of Cecil County for two weeks, until the inhabitants of Kent demanded their territory be returned. <ref name="geological" /></span>
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	*[http://www.cecilhistory.org/bibles.html Family Bible Records at the Historical Society of Cecil County]		*[http://www.cecilhistory.org/bibles.html Family Bible Records at the Historical Society of Cecil County]

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−	*[https://~~www.~~familysearch.org/~~#p=collectionDetails&c=fs%3A1386082~~ Cecil County Probate Estate Files from ~~1851~~ to 1940 ]are searchable.The site will let you view and save.	+	*[https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1542664 Cecil County Probate Estate and Guardianship Files from 1796 to 1940] are searchable.The site will let you view and save.
	*[http://usgwarchives.net/md/cecil/wills.htm Wills and Estate Records ]contributed to USGenWeb		*[http://usgwarchives.net/md/cecil/wills.htm Wills and Estate Records ]contributed to USGenWeb
	*{{FHL\|507207\|subject-id\|disp=Probate records}} and {{FHL\|418728\|subject-id\|disp=probate record indexes}} in the Family History Library catalog		*{{FHL\|507207\|subject-id\|disp=Probate records}} and {{FHL\|418728\|subject-id\|disp=probate record indexes}} in the Family History Library catalog

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−	*[http://www.~~immigrantservants~~.com/search/advancedResults.php?surname=&givenName=&varientSurnameSpellings=&gender=&dateOfBirthDay=&dateOfBirthMonth=&dateOfBirthQuantifier=&dateOfBirthYear=&placeOfBirthParish=&placeOfBirthTown=&placeOfBirthCity=&placeOfBirthCounty=&placeOfBirthColony=&placeOfBirthNation=&occupations=&religions=&orphan=&familyPosition=&immigrationYearQualifier=&immigrationYear=&portOfDepartureTown=&portOfDepartureCity=&portOfDepartureCounty=&portOfDepartureNation=&placeOfArrivalTown=&placeOfArrivalCounty=&placeOfArrivalColony=&shipName=&convict=&yearOfIndentureQualifier=&yearOfIndenture=&lengthOfIndentureYears=&lengthOfIndentureMonths=&yearOfFreedomQualifier=&yearOfFreedom=&placeOfIndentureTown=&placeOfIndentureCity=&placeOfIndentureCounty=Cecil&placeOfIndentureColony=Maryland&agentSurname=&agentGivenName=&agentTitle=&masterSurname=&masterGivenName=&masterTitle=&residenceParish=&residenceTown=&residenceCity=&residenceCounty=&residenceColony=&residenceNation=&landowner=&literate=&spouseSurname=&spouseGivenName=&spouseMarriageDateDay=&spouseMarriageDateMonth=&spouseMarriageDateQualifier=&spouseMarriageDateYear=&spouseMarriageLocationParish=&spouseMarriageLocationCounty=&spouseMarriageLocationColony=&spouseMarriageLocationNation=&deathDateDay=&deathDateMonth=&deathDateQualifier=&deathDateYear=&deathLocality=&deathCounty=&deathColony=&deathState=&testate=&proofServantStatus=&proofConvictStatus=&headright=&preServitudeSources=&postServitudeSources=&comments=&family=&sourceCitations=&interestedResearchers= List of imported servants and convicts from Europe] who served labor terms in Colonial Cecil County, Maryland (work in progress), courtesy: [http://www.immigrantservants.com Immigrant Servants Database]. [Includes Richard J. Cox's abstracts of ''Maryland Gazette'' runaways.]	+	*[http://www.pricegen.com/immigrantservants/search/advancedResults.php?surname=&givenName=&varientSurnameSpellings=&gender=&dateOfBirthDay=&dateOfBirthMonth=&dateOfBirthQuantifier=&dateOfBirthYear=&placeOfBirthParish=&placeOfBirthTown=&placeOfBirthCity=&placeOfBirthCounty=&placeOfBirthColony=&placeOfBirthNation=&occupations=&religions=&orphan=&familyPosition=&immigrationYearQualifier=&immigrationYear=&portOfDepartureTown=&portOfDepartureCity=&portOfDepartureCounty=&portOfDepartureNation=&placeOfArrivalTown=&placeOfArrivalCounty=&placeOfArrivalColony=&shipName=&convict=&yearOfIndentureQualifier=&yearOfIndenture=&lengthOfIndentureYears=&lengthOfIndentureMonths=&yearOfFreedomQualifier=&yearOfFreedom=&placeOfIndentureTown=&placeOfIndentureCity=&placeOfIndentureCounty=Cecil&placeOfIndentureColony=Maryland&agentSurname=&agentGivenName=&agentTitle=&masterSurname=&masterGivenName=&masterTitle=&residenceParish=&residenceTown=&residenceCity=&residenceCounty=&residenceColony=&residenceNation=&landowner=&literate=&spouseSurname=&spouseGivenName=&spouseMarriageDateDay=&spouseMarriageDateMonth=&spouseMarriageDateQualifier=&spouseMarriageDateYear=&spouseMarriageLocationParish=&spouseMarriageLocationCounty=&spouseMarriageLocationColony=&spouseMarriageLocationNation=&deathDateDay=&deathDateMonth=&deathDateQualifier=&deathDateYear=&deathLocality=&deathCounty=&deathColony=&deathState=&testate=&proofServantStatus=&proofConvictStatus=&headright=&preServitudeSources=&postServitudeSources=&comments=&family=&sourceCitations=&interestedResearchers= List of imported servants and convicts from Europe] who served labor terms in Colonial Cecil County, Maryland (work in progress), courtesy: [http://www.immigrantservants.com Immigrant Servants Database]. [Includes Richard J. Cox's abstracts of ''Maryland Gazette'' runaways.]
	*Burns, Gary L., compiler. ''Naturalization records, Cecil County, Maryland''. Charlestown, Md (Box 11, Charlestown 21914) : Genealogical Society of Cecil County, 1997. <br>		*Burns, Gary L., compiler. ''Naturalization records, Cecil County, Maryland''. Charlestown, Md (Box 11, Charlestown 21914) : Genealogical Society of Cecil County, 1997. <br>

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	'''Mailing Address''':<br>Register of Wills, Cecil County<br>P O Box 468<br>Elkton, MD 21922-0468<br>Business Hours: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm Monday through Friday		'''Mailing Address''':<br>Register of Wills, Cecil County<br>P O Box 468<br>Elkton, MD 21922-0468<br>Business Hours: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm Monday through Friday
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	== History ==		== History ==

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−	*'''1674--'''Cecil County was created 6 June 1674 from [[Baltimore County, Maryland\|Baltimore]] County by a proclamation by the Proprietary Governor Cecil Calvert.  '''County seat:''' Elkton.<ref name="HBG">[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50140092&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;referer=brief_results ''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed.''] (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), 181. [FHL book 973 D27e 2002].</ref>	+	*'''1674--'''Cecil County was created 6 June 1674 from [[Baltimore County, Maryland\|Baltimore]] County by a proclamation by the Proprietary Governor Cecil Calvert.  '''County seat:''' Elkton.<ref name="HBG">[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50140092&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;referer=brief_results ''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed.''] (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), 181. [FHL book 973 D27e 2002].</ref>

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	== Resources ==		== Resources ==

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	*[http://www.cecilhistory.org/bibles.html Family Bible Records at the Historical Society of Cecil County]		*[http://www.cecilhistory.org/bibles.html Family Bible Records at the Historical Society of Cecil County]

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	''[[United States\|United States ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[Maryland\|Maryland ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[Cecil_County,_Maryland\|Cecil County]]''		''[[United States\|United States ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[Maryland\|Maryland ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[Cecil_County,_Maryland\|Cecil County]]''

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	== [http://www.ccgov.org/ County Courthouse] ==		== [http://www.ccgov.org/ County Courthouse] ==
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	[http://www.ccgov.org/ Cecil County Courthouse]<br>200 Chesapeake Blvd., Suite 2100<br>Elkton, MD 21921<br>Phone: 410-996-5201<br><br>Clerk Circuit Court has marriage records from 1777, divorce, court, and land records from 1674;<br>Register of Wills has probate records; <br>Clerk Court has indexes from 1674.<ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Cecil, Maryland page 317, {{WorldCat\|50140092\|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL\|1049485\|item\|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref>		[http://www.ccgov.org/ Cecil County Courthouse]<br>200 Chesapeake Blvd., Suite 2100<br>Elkton, MD 21921<br>Phone: 410-996-5201<br><br>Clerk Circuit Court has marriage records from 1777, divorce, court, and land records from 1674;<br>Register of Wills has probate records; <br>Clerk Court has indexes from 1674.<ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Cecil, Maryland page 317, {{WorldCat\|50140092\|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL\|1049485\|item\|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref>
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	== History ==		== History ==

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	Though Cecil County was not established by Lord Baltimore and his colonists until 1674, a small settlement came prior to that time. In 1633, twenty five years after [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Smith_(explorer) John Smith] sailed the tributaries of the Upper Chesapeake Bay, Englishman [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Claiborne William Claiborne] opened a trading post on Palmers Island at the mouth of the Susquehanna. He traded beavers and furs with the Susquehannocks, and sold them to the French in Canada. A small settlement and a plantation surrounded the first white man's post in the area.		Though Cecil County was not established by Lord Baltimore and his colonists until 1674, a small settlement came prior to that time. In 1633, twenty five years after [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Smith_(explorer) John Smith] sailed the tributaries of the Upper Chesapeake Bay, Englishman [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Claiborne William Claiborne] opened a trading post on Palmers Island at the mouth of the Susquehanna. He traded beavers and furs with the Susquehannocks, and sold them to the French in Canada. A small settlement and a plantation surrounded the first white man's post in the area.
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−	*'''1674--'''Cecil County was created 6 June 1674 from [[Baltimore County, Maryland\|Baltimore]] County by a proclamation by the Proprietary Governor Cecil Calvert.  '''County seat:''' Elkton.<ref name="HBG">[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50140092&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;referer=brief_results ''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed.''] (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), 181. [FHL book 973 D27e 2002].</ref>	+	*'''1674--'''Cecil County was created 6 June 1674 from [[Baltimore County, Maryland\|Baltimore]] County by a proclamation by the Proprietary Governor Cecil Calvert.  '''County seat:''' Elkton.<ref name="HBG">[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50140092&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;referer=brief_results ''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed.''] (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), 181. [FHL book 973 D27e 2002].</ref>

	==== Boundary Changes ====		==== Boundary Changes ====

−	*'''1659''' - Much of what is now Cecil County was originally attached to [[Kent County, Maryland\|Kent County]] until [[Baltimore County, Maryland\|Baltimore County]] was created 12 January 1659. <ref name="inhabitants" /> [[Image:Province of Maryland Boundaries.PNG\|thumb\|right\|300px~~\|Province of Maryland Boundaries.PNG~~]]	+	*'''1659''' - Much of what is now Cecil County was originally attached to [[Kent County, Maryland\|Kent County]] until [[Baltimore County, Maryland\|Baltimore County]] was created 12 January 1659. <ref name="inhabitants" /> [[Image:Province of Maryland Boundaries.PNG\|thumb\|right\|300px]]
	*'''1674''' - Cecil County was erected by proclamation on June 6, 1674. The original boundaries of Cecil County, as created in 1674, by proclamation of Governor Charles Calvert, are described as follows: "From the mouth of the Susquehanna River down the eastern side of the bay to Swan Point, thence to Hell Point, and so up Chester River to the head thereof." Nothing appears to have been said about the eastern or northern bounds of the county, because they were in dispute, nevertheless the lord proprietary still claimed to the Delaware and to the fortieth degree of north latitude. These bounds were slightly varied by another proclamation issued a few days afterwards, which there is reason to believe threw a small part of what is now the extreme southwestern part of Kent County under the jurisdiction of the authorities of Kent Island. <ref name="geological">Maryland Geological Survey, George Burbank Shattuck, Florence Bascom, Edward Bennett Mathews, Clarence Wilbur Dorsey, Jay Allan Bonsteel, Oliver Lanard Fassig, Henry Albert Pressey, Louis Agricola Bauer, Hugh M. Curran, George Bishop Sudworth. Cecil County, Volume 1. Page 26. Geological Survey (U.S.), United States. Bureau of Soils. Digitized by [http://books.google.com/books?id=d7VLAAAAMAAJ Google Books]</ref>		*'''1674''' - Cecil County was erected by proclamation on June 6, 1674. The original boundaries of Cecil County, as created in 1674, by proclamation of Governor Charles Calvert, are described as follows: "From the mouth of the Susquehanna River down the eastern side of the bay to Swan Point, thence to Hell Point, and so up Chester River to the head thereof." Nothing appears to have been said about the eastern or northern bounds of the county, because they were in dispute, nevertheless the lord proprietary still claimed to the Delaware and to the fortieth degree of north latitude. These bounds were slightly varied by another proclamation issued a few days afterwards, which there is reason to believe threw a small part of what is now the extreme southwestern part of Kent County under the jurisdiction of the authorities of Kent Island. <ref name="geological">Maryland Geological Survey, George Burbank Shattuck, Florence Bascom, Edward Bennett Mathews, Clarence Wilbur Dorsey, Jay Allan Bonsteel, Oliver Lanard Fassig, Henry Albert Pressey, Louis Agricola Bauer, Hugh M. Curran, George Bishop Sudworth. Cecil County, Volume 1. Page 26. Geological Survey (U.S.), United States. Bureau of Soils. Digitized by [http://books.google.com/books?id=d7VLAAAAMAAJ Google Books]</ref>
	*<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1277308173025_456">The present county of Kent was in the original bounds of Cecil County for two weeks, until the inhabitants of Kent demanded their territory be returned. <ref name="geological" /></span>		*<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1277308173025_456">The present county of Kent was in the original bounds of Cecil County for two weeks, until the inhabitants of Kent demanded their territory be returned. <ref name="geological" /></span>
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	*[http://www.cecilhistory.org/bibles.html Family Bible Records at the Historical Society of Cecil County]		*[http://www.cecilhistory.org/bibles.html Family Bible Records at the Historical Society of Cecil County]

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	*[http://www.cecilhistory.org/bibles.html Family Bible Records at the Historical Society of Cecil County]		*[http://www.cecilhistory.org/bibles.html Family Bible Records at the Historical Society of Cecil County]
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	*Barnes, Robert W., F. Edward Wright, Vernon L. Skinner and Henry C. Peden. ''Colonial Families of the Eastern Shore of Maryland''. 23 vols. Westminster, Md.: Family Line, 1996-2003; Lewes, Del.: Delmarva Roots and Colonial Roots, 2007. {{FHL\|767097\|title-id\|disp=FHL US/CAN Book 975.21 D2b v. 1}} ff. [Cecil County families appear in Vol. 6]		*Barnes, Robert W., F. Edward Wright, Vernon L. Skinner and Henry C. Peden. ''Colonial Families of the Eastern Shore of Maryland''. 23 vols. Westminster, Md.: Family Line, 1996-2003; Lewes, Del.: Delmarva Roots and Colonial Roots, 2007. {{FHL\|767097\|title-id\|disp=FHL US/CAN Book 975.21 D2b v. 1}} ff. [Cecil County families appear in Vol. 6]
−	*[http://usgwarchives.~~org~~/md/cecil/bios.htm Biographies] contributed to USGenWeb	+	*[http://usgwarchives.net/md/cecil/bios.htm Biographies] contributed to USGenWeb
	*{{FHL\|426551\|subject-id\|disp=Maryland, Cecil - Biography}} section of the Family History Library catalog		*{{FHL\|426551\|subject-id\|disp=Maryland, Cecil - Biography}} section of the Family History Library catalog

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	*Rising Sun Herald - 303 E. Main St., Rising Sun, MD 21911; (410) 658-5740		*Rising Sun Herald - 303 E. Main St., Rising Sun, MD 21911; (410) 658-5740
	*[http://www.cecilsoilmagazine.com/ Cecil Soil Magazine ]- P.O. Box 645, Rising Sun, MD 21911; (410) 658-3244		*[http://www.cecilsoilmagazine.com/ Cecil Soil Magazine ]- P.O. Box 645, Rising Sun, MD 21911; (410) 658-3244
−	*[http://usgwarchives.~~org~~/md/cecil/newspaper.htm Newspaper articles ]transcribed for USGenWeb	+	*[http://usgwarchives.net/md/cecil/newspaper.htm Newspaper articles ]transcribed for USGenWeb
−	*[http://files.usgwarchives.~~org~~/md/cecil/obits/obitindx.txt Obituary/Death Notice Index (Surnames A-L) ]for Cecil County, Maryland	+	*[http://files.usgwarchives.net/md/cecil/obits/obitindx.txt Obituary/Death Notice Index (Surnames A-L) ]for Cecil County, Maryland
−	*[http://files.usgwarchives.~~org~~/md/cecil/obits/obitindx2.txt Obituary/Death Notice Index (Surnames M-Z) ]for Cecil County, Maryland	+	*[http://files.usgwarchives.net/md/cecil/obits/obitindx2.txt Obituary/Death Notice Index (Surnames M-Z) ]for Cecil County, Maryland
−	*[http://usgwarchives.~~org~~/md/cecil/obits.htm Obituaries] contributed to USGenWeb	+	*[http://usgwarchives.net/md/cecil/obits.htm Obituaries] contributed to USGenWeb
	*{{FHL\|645780\|subject-id\|disp=Newspaper}} results in the Family History Library catalog		*{{FHL\|645780\|subject-id\|disp=Newspaper}} results in the Family History Library catalog

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	*[https://www.familysearch.org/#p=collectionDetails&c=fs%3A1386082 Cecil County Probate Estate Files from 1851 to 1940 ]are searchable.The site will let you view and save.		*[https://www.familysearch.org/#p=collectionDetails&c=fs%3A1386082 Cecil County Probate Estate Files from 1851 to 1940 ]are searchable.The site will let you view and save.
−	*[http://usgwarchives.~~org~~/md/cecil/wills.htm Wills and Estate Records ]contributed to USGenWeb	+	*[http://usgwarchives.net/md/cecil/wills.htm Wills and Estate Records ]contributed to USGenWeb
	*{{FHL\|507207\|subject-id\|disp=Probate records}} and {{FHL\|418728\|subject-id\|disp=probate record indexes}} in the Family History Library catalog		*{{FHL\|507207\|subject-id\|disp=Probate records}} and {{FHL\|418728\|subject-id\|disp=probate record indexes}} in the Family History Library catalog

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	[http://www.vitalrec.com/mdcounties.html#Cecil Cecil County Vital Records] Order records from Vitalrec.com		[http://www.vitalrec.com/mdcounties.html#Cecil Cecil County Vital Records] Order records from Vitalrec.com

−	[http://usgwarchives.~~org~~/md/cecil/vitals.htm Vital records] for Cecil County from USGenWeb	+	[http://usgwarchives.net/md/cecil/vitals.htm Vital records] for Cecil County from USGenWeb

	{{FHL\|466647\|subject-id\|disp=Vital records }}for Cecil County in the Family History Library catalog		{{FHL\|466647\|subject-id\|disp=Vital records }}for Cecil County in the Family History Library catalog
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	'''''Marriage'''''		'''''Marriage'''''

−	*[http://files.usgwarchives.~~org~~/md/cecil/vitals/marriages/ USGenWeb Marriages Project for Cecil County Maryland]	+	*[http://files.usgwarchives.net/md/cecil/vitals/marriages/ USGenWeb Marriages Project for Cecil County Maryland]

	*Hovermill, Harry A. ''Indices to Cecil County, Maryland marriage licenses, 1865-1885. ''Charlestown, Maryland : Cecil County Genealogical Society, c1982. Available in the {{FHL\|68696\|title-id\|disp=Family History Library}}.		*Hovermill, Harry A. ''Indices to Cecil County, Maryland marriage licenses, 1865-1885. ''Charlestown, Maryland : Cecil County Genealogical Society, c1982. Available in the {{FHL\|68696\|title-id\|disp=Family History Library}}.
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	*[http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/refserv/library/periodicals/perbib/html/bibc.html "Cecil Co.,"] in ''Genealogical Sources in Periodicals at The Maryland State Archives.''		*[http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/refserv/library/periodicals/perbib/html/bibc.html "Cecil Co.,"] in ''Genealogical Sources in Periodicals at The Maryland State Archives.''

−	*[http://usgwarchives.net/md/cecil/ The USGenWeb Archives Project for Cecil] County and [http://usgwarchives.~~org~~/md/cecil/ Backup site].	+	*[http://usgwarchives.net/md/cecil/ The USGenWeb Archives Project for Cecil] County and [http://usgwarchives.net/md/cecil/ Backup site].
	*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cecil_County,_Maryland Wikipedia] results for Cecil County		*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cecil_County,_Maryland Wikipedia] results for Cecil County