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''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Maryland|Maryland]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Montgomery_County,_Maryland|Montgomery County]]'' | ''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Maryland|Maryland]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Montgomery_County,_Maryland|Montgomery County]]'' | ||
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| + | Guide to '''Montgomery County Maryland genealogy.''' Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records. | ||
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| + | | county = Montgomery County | ||
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| + | | state = Maryland | ||
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| + | | founded year = 1776 | ||
| + | | founded date = September 6 | ||
| + | | seat = Rockville | ||
| + | | building image = Montgomery County, Maryland Courthouse.JPG | ||
| + | | building address = Montgomery County Courthouse<br> | ||
| + | 101 Monroe Street, 2nd Floor<br>Rockville, MD 20850<br>Phone: 240-777-9466<br>[http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/ '''Montgomery County Website'''] }} | ||
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| − | == [http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/ County Courthouse] == | + | == [http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/ Montgomery County Maryland Courthouse] == |
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| − | {{RAOGKcourthouse} | + | {{RAOGKcourthouse}<br><br><br>Clerk Circuit Court has marriage records from 1799,<br>divorce, court and land records from 1776<br>1830 Census Missing. <ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Montgomery, Maryland page 318, {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref> |
| − | == History == | + | == Montgomery County Maryland History == |
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*Named for Richard Montgomery, general in the American Revolutionary War. | *Named for Richard Montgomery, general in the American Revolutionary War. | ||
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==== Record Loss ==== | ==== Record Loss ==== | ||
| − | == Places/Localities == | + | == Montgomery County Maryland Places/Localities == |
==== Populated Places ==== | ==== Populated Places ==== | ||
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[[Frederick County, Maryland|Frederick]] | [[Howard County, Maryland|Howard]] | [[Prince George's County, Maryland|Prince George's]] | '''Virginia''' counties: [[Arlington County, Virginia|Arlington]] | [[Fairfax County, Virginia|Fairfax]] | [[Loudoun County, Virginia|Loudoun]] | [[District of Columbia|District of Columbia]] | [[Frederick County, Maryland|Frederick]] | [[Howard County, Maryland|Howard]] | [[Prince George's County, Maryland|Prince George's]] | '''Virginia''' counties: [[Arlington County, Virginia|Arlington]] | [[Fairfax County, Virginia|Fairfax]] | [[Loudoun County, Virginia|Loudoun]] | [[District of Columbia|District of Columbia]] | ||
| − | == Resources == | + | == Montgomery County Maryland Genealogy Resources == |
==== Cemeteries ==== | ==== Cemeteries ==== | ||
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*'''[Allnutt]''' Allnutt, Ernest C. "William Allnutt and Wife Sarah (Mears) Talbott, Widow of John Talbott of Calvert County, Maryland: The Progenitors of the American Colonial Family of Allnutt with One Line of Their Descendants in Montgomery County, Maryland," ''Maryland Genealogical Society Bulletin,'' Vol. 33, No. 4 (Fall 1992):712-766. {{FHL|832519|item|disp=FHL CD-ROM no. 9 pt. 208}}. | *'''[Allnutt]''' Allnutt, Ernest C. "William Allnutt and Wife Sarah (Mears) Talbott, Widow of John Talbott of Calvert County, Maryland: The Progenitors of the American Colonial Family of Allnutt with One Line of Their Descendants in Montgomery County, Maryland," ''Maryland Genealogical Society Bulletin,'' Vol. 33, No. 4 (Fall 1992):712-766. {{FHL|832519|item|disp=FHL CD-ROM no. 9 pt. 208}}. | ||
| + | *'''[Austin]''' Galau, Jeane K. ''The Austin Family of Montgomery County, Maryland and Ohio County, Kentucky: With Related Lines.'' 3 vols. Menasha, Wisc.: J.K. Galau, 1978-1979. Digitized by FamilySearch Books Online: {{FSbook|223604|disp=Vol. 1}} | {{FSbook|223626|disp=Vol. 2}} | {{FSbook|223613|disp=Vol. 3}}. | ||
*'''[Baker]''' Hurley, William Neal. ''Baker Families of Maryland''. Bowie, Md.: Heritage Books, Inc., 2001. {{FHL|1952307|item|disp=FHL Book 929.273 B167Hwn}}.<br> | *'''[Baker]''' Hurley, William Neal. ''Baker Families of Maryland''. Bowie, Md.: Heritage Books, Inc., 2001. {{FHL|1952307|item|disp=FHL Book 929.273 B167Hwn}}.<br> | ||
*'''[Chilton]''' Dorman, John Frederick. "The Chilton Families of Virginia and Maryland," ''The Virginia Genealogist'', Vol. 11, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1967):71-78; Vol. 11, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1967):121-125; Vol. 11, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1967):167-174; Vol. 12, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1968):15-18; Vol. 12, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1968):83-86; Vol. 12, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1968):109-113; Vol. 12, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1968):169-175; Vol. 13, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1969):32-36; Vol. 13, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1969):65-71; Vol. 13, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1969):177-180; Vol. 14, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1970):15-22; Vol. 14, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1970):75-82; Vol. 14, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1970):123-128; Vol. 14, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1970):165-168; Vol. 15, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1971):32-41; Vol. 15, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1971):122-124; Vol. 15, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1971):259-264; Vol. 16, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1972):301-306; {{FHL|1024202|item|disp=FHL Book 975.5 B2vg v. 11-v. 16}}; digital version at [http://www.americanancestors.org/search.aspx?Ca=098&Da=285 American Ancestors] ($). | *'''[Chilton]''' Dorman, John Frederick. "The Chilton Families of Virginia and Maryland," ''The Virginia Genealogist'', Vol. 11, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1967):71-78; Vol. 11, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1967):121-125; Vol. 11, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1967):167-174; Vol. 12, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1968):15-18; Vol. 12, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1968):83-86; Vol. 12, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1968):109-113; Vol. 12, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1968):169-175; Vol. 13, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1969):32-36; Vol. 13, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1969):65-71; Vol. 13, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1969):177-180; Vol. 14, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1970):15-22; Vol. 14, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1970):75-82; Vol. 14, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1970):123-128; Vol. 14, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1970):165-168; Vol. 15, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1971):32-41; Vol. 15, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1971):122-124; Vol. 15, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1971):259-264; Vol. 16, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1972):301-306; {{FHL|1024202|item|disp=FHL Book 975.5 B2vg v. 11-v. 16}}; digital version at [http://www.americanancestors.org/search.aspx?Ca=098&Da=285 American Ancestors] ($). | ||
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==== Probate ==== | ==== Probate ==== | ||
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| + | ==== Research Guides<br> ==== | ||
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| + | *Andersen, Patricia Abelard. “Research in Montgomery County.” ''Maryland Genealogical Society Journal ''51, no. 2 (2010): 207-217. | ||
| + | *Cook, Eleanor M. V. ''Guide to the Records of Montgomery County, Maryland: Genealogical and Historical''. Westminster, Md.: Family Line Publications, 1989.<br> | ||
==== Taxation ==== | ==== Taxation ==== | ||
| − | *''' | + | *'''1733''' - Russell, Donna Valley. "1733 Taxables," ''Western Maryland Genealogy,'' Vol. 3, No. 3 (July 1987):99-103. |
| + | *'''1783''' - [http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/stagser/s1400/s1437/html/1437mo.html Montgomery County Tax List of 1783]: This is an alphabetical index to names to all property owners assessed. The index cards at the [http://www.msa.md.gov/ Maryland State Archives] include county, hundred, names of tracts of land and whether individuals were paupers or single males as provided in the law. | ||
==== Vital Records ==== | ==== Vital Records ==== | ||
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*[http://mdvitalrec.net/cfm/index.cfm Maryland Death Certificate Index 1898-1944], available online, courtesy: Vital Records Indexing Project, [http://www.msa.md.gov/ Maryland State Archives]. | *[http://mdvitalrec.net/cfm/index.cfm Maryland Death Certificate Index 1898-1944], available online, courtesy: Vital Records Indexing Project, [http://www.msa.md.gov/ Maryland State Archives]. | ||
| − | == Societies and Libraries == | + | == Montgomery County Maryland Genealogy Societies and Libraries == |
{{RAOGKlibrary}} | {{RAOGKlibrary}} | ||
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*[[Seneca Maryland Family History Center]] | *[[Seneca Maryland Family History Center]] | ||
| − | == | + | == Montgomery County Maryland Genealogy Websites == |
*The Montgomery County MDGenWeb Project, a member of [[MDGenWeb|The MDGenWeb Project]], an affiliate of [[USGenWeb|The USGenWeb Project]]. | *The Montgomery County MDGenWeb Project, a member of [[MDGenWeb|The MDGenWeb Project]], an affiliate of [[USGenWeb|The USGenWeb Project]]. | ||
*[http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/refserv/library/periodicals/perbib/html/bibm.html "Montgomery Co.,"] in ''Genealogical Sources in Periodicals at The Maryland State Archives.'' | *[http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/refserv/library/periodicals/perbib/html/bibm.html "Montgomery Co.,"] in ''Genealogical Sources in Periodicals at The Maryland State Archives.'' | ||
*[http://usgwarchives.net/md/montgomery/ The USGenWeb Archives Project] for Montgomery County. | *[http://usgwarchives.net/md/montgomery/ The USGenWeb Archives Project] for Montgomery County. | ||
| − | *[http://usgwarchives. | + | *[http://usgwarchives.net/md/montgomery/ The USGenWeb Archives Project] for Montgomery County. (Backup site) |
*[http://www.gurganus.org/ourfamily/county.cfm/state/MD/county/Montgomery%20Co Montgomery County at Our Family Tree] | *[http://www.gurganus.org/ourfamily/county.cfm/state/MD/county/Montgomery%20Co Montgomery County at Our Family Tree] | ||
*{{FHL|Maryland%2C+Montgomery|subject|disp=FamilySearch.org Family History Library Catalog}} for Montgomery County. | *{{FHL|Maryland%2C+Montgomery|subject|disp=FamilySearch.org Family History Library Catalog}} for Montgomery County. | ||
| − | == References == | + | == Montgomery County Maryland Genealogy References == |
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Latest revision as of 16:35, 13 March 2013
United States
Maryland
Montgomery County
Guide to Montgomery County Maryland genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
| Montgomery County, Maryland | |
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| Facts | |
| Founded | September 6, 1776 |
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| County Seat | Rockville |
| Courthouse | |
| Address | Montgomery County Courthouse 101 Monroe Street, 2nd Floor |
Montgomery County Maryland Courthouse
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| Birth | Marriage | Death | Census | Land | Probate |
| 1898 | 1798 | 1898 | 1790 | 1777 | 1776 |
{{RAOGKcourthouse}
Clerk Circuit Court has marriage records from 1799,
divorce, court and land records from 1776
1830 Census Missing. [1]
Montgomery County Maryland History
- Named for Richard Montgomery, general in the American Revolutionary War.
Parent County
- Created 6 September 1776 from Frederick County.
Boundary Changes
- 1791, portions of the county (including Georgetown) along with portions of Prince George's County were ceded to form District of Columbia.
Record Loss
Montgomery County Maryland Places/Localities
Populated Places
Cities
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Neighboring Counties
Frederick | Howard | Prince George's | Virginia counties: Arlington | Fairfax | Loudoun | District of Columbia
Montgomery County Maryland Genealogy Resources
Cemeteries
- "Brown Family Cemetery, Montgomery County, Maryland," The American Genealogist, Vol. 51, No. 2 (Apr. 1975):110. FHL 973 D25aga v. 51
- Riggs, Ronald Paul and John Frederick Dorman. "Two Montgomery County, Maryland, Cemeteries," The American Genealogist, Vol. 50, No. 2 (Apr. 1974):91. FHL 973 D25aga v. 50 [Peter Family Cemetery and Offutt Family Cemetery.]
- Our Lady Queen of Poland, Silver Spring BillionGraves
Census
Provincial Census of 1776, Frederick County; Including Lower Potomac Hundred, August 22, 1776; George Town Hundred, August 22, 1776; [Unnamed] Hundred, including present Montgomery County, 1776; Elizabeth Hundred, July 22, 1776 (24 pages of facsimile reproductions); Sugar Land Hundred, September 2, 1776; North West Hundred, September 2, 1776 is available online, see pages 177-257 of:
- Brumbaugh, Gaius Marcus. Maryland Records: Colonial, Revolutionary, County and Church from Original Sources. Vol. 1. Baltimore, Md.: Williams & Wilkins Company, 1915. Digital version at Google Books.
Federal Census reports available 1790-1930 including slave and veterans schedules. For tips on accessing Montgomery County, Maryland census records online, see: Maryland Census.
Church
Maryland State Archives' Guide to Maryland Religious Institutions identifies all churches known to have existed in Montgomery County, Maryland. It covers all denominations and includes record descriptions.
Church of England
See also All Saints Parish
See also Eden Parish
See also Prince George's Parish
See also St. Peter's Parish
Court
Family Histories
- [Allnutt] Allnutt, Ernest C. "William Allnutt and Wife Sarah (Mears) Talbott, Widow of John Talbott of Calvert County, Maryland: The Progenitors of the American Colonial Family of Allnutt with One Line of Their Descendants in Montgomery County, Maryland," Maryland Genealogical Society Bulletin, Vol. 33, No. 4 (Fall 1992):712-766. FHL CD-ROM no. 9 pt. 208.
- [Austin] Galau, Jeane K. The Austin Family of Montgomery County, Maryland and Ohio County, Kentucky: With Related Lines. 3 vols. Menasha, Wisc.: J.K. Galau, 1978-1979. Digitized by FamilySearch Books Online: Vol. 1 | Vol. 2 | Vol. 3.
- [Baker] Hurley, William Neal. Baker Families of Maryland. Bowie, Md.: Heritage Books, Inc., 2001. FHL Book 929.273 B167Hwn.
- [Chilton] Dorman, John Frederick. "The Chilton Families of Virginia and Maryland," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 11, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1967):71-78; Vol. 11, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1967):121-125; Vol. 11, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1967):167-174; Vol. 12, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1968):15-18; Vol. 12, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1968):83-86; Vol. 12, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1968):109-113; Vol. 12, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1968):169-175; Vol. 13, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1969):32-36; Vol. 13, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1969):65-71; Vol. 13, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1969):177-180; Vol. 14, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1970):15-22; Vol. 14, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1970):75-82; Vol. 14, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1970):123-128; Vol. 14, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1970):165-168; Vol. 15, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1971):32-41; Vol. 15, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1971):122-124; Vol. 15, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1971):259-264; Vol. 16, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1972):301-306; FHL Book 975.5 B2vg v. 11-v. 16; digital version at American Ancestors ($).
- [Hennage] Rubincam, Milton. "The Hennage Family of Virginia," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 19, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1975):163-169. Digital version at American Ancestors ($). FHL Book 975.5 B2vg v. 19 (1975).
- [Miles] Hurley, William Neal. Our Maryland Heritage, Book Thirteen, Miles Families, Primarily of Montgomery County, Maryland, But Including Members of the Family Found in Other Counties of Maryland and Elsewhere. Bowie, Md.: Heritage Books, Inc., 1999.
- [Rawlins] Lancaster, Jeannie. "Rawlins Family," Tree Builders, Christian County Genealogical Society, Vol. 27, No. 3 (Fall 2006):57-67. Digital version at FamilySearch Books Online.
Gazetteers
Immigration
- Coldham, Peter Wilson. "Intercepted Letters Relating to America 1777-1811," The Genealogist, Vol. 14, No. 2 (Fall 2000):184-200; Vol. 15, No. 1 (Spring 2001):53-74. [Overseas correspondence of residents of Georgetown with the following surnames: Beatty, Deakins, Forrest, Johns, Levy, Magruder, Mason, and Stoddert.]
- List of imported servants and convicts from Europe who served labor terms in Colonial Montgomery County, Maryland (work in progress), courtesy: Immigrant Servants Database.
Land
Through a Joint eGovernment Service of the Maryland Judiciary and the Maryland State Archives, free images and indexes of the complete series of Montgomery County Deed Books (1777-present) have been uploaded to their website: MDLandRec.Net: A Digital Image Retrieval System for Land Records in Maryland. (Requires free registration.)
Local Histories
Maps
Military
Revolutionary War
- A Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services: With their Names, Ages, and Places of Residence, as Returned by the Marshalls of the Several Judicial Districts, Under the Act for Taking the Sixth Census]. 1841. Digital version at Google Books. 1967 reprint: FHL Collection 973 X2pc 1840. [See Maryland, Montgomery County on page 127.]
War of 1812
- List of Pensioners on the Roll, January 1, 1883; Giving the Name of Each Pensioner, the Cause for Why Pensioned, the Post-Office Address, the Rate of Pension Per Month, and the Date of Original Allowance... Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1883. FHL Collection 973 M2Lp v. 5; digital versions at Google Books and Internet Archive. [See Vol. 5, Maryland, Montgomery County, pp. 152-153. Identifies War of 1812 veterans living in this county in 1883.]
Newspapers
- Montgomery County newspapers are identified in "Guide to Maryland Newspapers," available online, courtesy: Special Collections, Maryland State Archives.
Probate
Research Guides
- Andersen, Patricia Abelard. “Research in Montgomery County.” Maryland Genealogical Society Journal 51, no. 2 (2010): 207-217.
- Cook, Eleanor M. V. Guide to the Records of Montgomery County, Maryland: Genealogical and Historical. Westminster, Md.: Family Line Publications, 1989.
Taxation
- 1733 - Russell, Donna Valley. "1733 Taxables," Western Maryland Genealogy, Vol. 3, No. 3 (July 1987):99-103.
- 1783 - Montgomery County Tax List of 1783: This is an alphabetical index to names to all property owners assessed. The index cards at the Maryland State Archives include county, hundred, names of tracts of land and whether individuals were paupers or single males as provided in the law.
Vital Records
Death
- Maryland Death Certificate Index 1898-1944, available online, courtesy: Vital Records Indexing Project, Maryland State Archives.
Montgomery County Maryland Genealogy Societies and Libraries
Montgomery County Historical Society
Family History Centers
Montgomery County Maryland Genealogy Websites
- The Montgomery County MDGenWeb Project, a member of The MDGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
- "Montgomery Co.," in Genealogical Sources in Periodicals at The Maryland State Archives.
- The USGenWeb Archives Project for Montgomery County.
- The USGenWeb Archives Project for Montgomery County. (Backup site)
- Montgomery County at Our Family Tree
- FamilySearch.org Family History Library Catalog for Montgomery County.
Montgomery County Maryland Genealogy References
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Montgomery, Maryland page 318, At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
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