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Free Somerset County records transcribed and contributed by researchers over many years. Browse parish and vital records, marriages, deeds, land material, family Bibles, wills, military and civic records, and other historical transcriptions.
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Parish, Vital and Marriage Records
- Stepney Parish Register and Vestry Proceedings, 1703–1890 — births, marriages, deaths, burials, membership, vestry business, disciplinary records and more.
- Early Vital Records, 1666–1699 — an extensive transcription from Maryland Archives CR 50,078.
- Somerset County Marriage Licenses, 1796–1832 — searchable by both groom and bride surname.
- More Somerset County Marriage Licenses, 1669–1907 — compiled from records at the Somerset County Clerk Office.
Land, Deeds and Surveying
- Somerset and Worcester Surveyors of Record, 1662–1867 — a chronological list prepared by John C. Lyon.
- Somerset County Land Patent: Owens Choice — grant to Owen Mackrue.
- Somerset County Deed MA3:891–892 — Beaver Dams, William Jones to Adam Hitch.
- Somerset County Deed E:6 — Cox’s Advice, Hiron Reddish to John Nelms.
- Somerset County Deed L?:201–203 — Partner’s Choice, Do Better, Plain Dealing and Addition to Plain Dealing.
- Maddux Meeting House Methodist Episcopal Church Deed, 1804 NEW — Joshua Hall conveys one-half acre of Halls Adventure to seven trustees for a Methodist Episcopal meeting house; transcription and record scans contributed by Ed Smith.
Community, Military and Religious Records
- 1689 Address of Loyalty — from Somerset County inhabitants to William and Mary.
- Princess Anne Battalion, Monie Company, Maryland Militia, 1780 — names of men serving during the War for Independence.
- Batchelor of Bristoll, 1674 — servants transported by Samuel Gibbons of Bristol.
- Somerset County Cattlemarks, 1685–1724.
- Index to Catholics in Colonial Delmarva by Peterman.
Family Bible Records
- Sydney T. Shores Family Bible — Births, marriages and deaths of members of the Shores family; also Stokes and Tyler.
- Collins / Rider Family Bible — Births, marriages and deaths of the Joseph Collins family; also Rider, Dashiell and others.
- William S. Disharoon Family Bible — Disharoon family births, marriages and deaths; also Covington, Tyler, Shore, Sanders and others.
- Littleton Bowen Family Bible — Bowen family births, marriages and deaths; also Hammond, Hayward, Farrel, Collins, Purnell and Truitt.
- Hall Family Bible — Births, marriages and deaths in the Hall and Briddelle family of Morumsco.
- McDorman / Milligan Family Bible — Births, marriages and deaths in the McDorman (Dorman) and Milligan families.
- James Smith Family Bible — Births, marriages and deaths of the James Smith family of Shelltown, Kingston and Westover.
- Isaac Wilson Family Bible — Births, marriages and deaths of the Isaac Wilson family of Somerset and Wicomico Counties.
- Levin Pollitt Family Bible — Genealogy of Levin and Elizabeth Morris Pollitt, their son Jacob H. Pollitt, and his children.
Somerset County Wills
Transcriptions range from the seventeenth through the nineteenth century.
2026 expansion: This directory has been substantially expanded with a large group of will transcriptions contributed by Ed Smith.
- Will of Richard Ackworth NEW — 1676
- Will of Mary Acworth NEW — 1772
- Will of Richard Acworth — 1798
- Will of Phillip Addams NEW — 1772
- Will of Alexander Adison NEW — 1688
- Will of Benjamin Aydellot — 1704
- Will of James Barnabe NEW — 1667
- Will of John Booth NEW — 1698
- Will of William Boyse NEW — 1665
- Will of David Brown NEW — 1697
- Will of Ellenor Cain NEW — 1695
- Will of Nicholas Carpenter NEW — 1693
- Will of Robert Cattlen NEW — 1699
- Will of Thomas Clifton NEW — 1694
- Will of Elijah Conner NEW — 1771
- Will of Mathias Costen NEW — 1805
- Will of William Coulbourne — 1690
- Will of John Covington NEW — 1693
- Will of Nehemiah Covington NEW — 1681
- Will of Samuel Cox NEW — 1772
- Will of John Croper NEW — 1688
- Will of James Dashiell NEW — 1697
- Will of Donnack Dennis — 1716
- Will of Michael Disharoone — 1690
- Will of Ambrose Dixon NEW — 1688
- Will of George Downs — 1738
- Will of George Eares NEW — 1692
- Will of Archibald Ereskin NEW — 1687
- Will of John Evans NEW — 1686
- Will of Marcy Fountain (Sr.) — 1727
- Will of Marcy Fountain (Jr.) — 1734
- Will of Nicholas Fountain — 1708
- Will of Nicholas Fountain — 1743
- Will of George Gale NEW — 1772
- Will of Isaac Gibbons NEW — 1820
- Will of Thomas Gibbons NEW — 1795
- Will of John Gillis — 1720
- Will of Henry Grimes NEW — 1772
- Will of Francis Gunby — 1694
- Will of James Gunby — 1800
- Will of John Gunby — 1744
- Will of Kirk Gunby — 1775
- Will of Sarah Bounds Dakes Gunby — 1788
- Will of Charles Hall NEW — 1695
- Will of Samuel Haney NEW — 1772
- Will of Miles Harrison NEW — 1698
- Will of George Hey — 1708
- Will of Richard Hill NEW — 1686
- Will of Rachel Hitch NEW — 1773
- Will of Benjamin Horner — 1842
- Will of Robert Houston — 1694
- Will of George Irving NEW — 1772
- Will of Samuel Jackson NEW — 1688
- Will of Cornelius Johnson NEW — 1687
- Will of George Johnson NEW — 1681
- Will of James Jones NEW — 1667
- Will of John Kellam — 1793
- Will of Elizabeth Kellum — 1815
- Will of Robert King, Esq. — 1755
- Will of Thomas Lamping NEW — 1688
- Will of John Langford — 1766
- Will of Panter Lawes — 1769
- Will of Joseph Leonard — 1767
- Will of David Lindsay NEW — 1681
- Will of Samuel Long NEW — 1695
- Will of Mark Manlove — 1666
- Will of Owen McCragh NEW — 1692
- Will of Julian Mezick — 1716
- Will of William Morgan NEW — 1675
- Will of John Murphey NEW — 1688
- Will of Frances North Murray — 1782
- Will of Zachariah Nelson
- Will of William Nox NEW — 1698
- Will of Thomas Osborn NEW — 1688
- Will of John Osbourne NEW — 1687
- Will of William Owens NEW — 1699
- Will of William Parker NEW — 1689
- Will of Arnell Parramore NEW — 1688
- Will of Peter Parsons NEW — 1687
- Will of Roger Philips NEW — 1699
- Will of Magdalen Polk — 1726
- Will of William Porter NEW — 1696
- Will of Anne Hey Taylor Prior — 1772
- Will of Thomas Prior — 1772
- Will of Thomas Pryor — 1745
- Will of Thomas Purnell — 1694
- Will of Charles Rackliffe NEW — 1696
- Will of John Reddish — 1789
- Will of Nicholas Reddish — 1794
- Will of Thomas Rencher NEW — 1772
- Will of Randall Revell NEW — 1686
- Will of Christopher Reynolds NEW — 1695
- Will of Nicholas Rice NEW — 1677
- Will of Robert Richardson NEW — 1682
- Will of John Roberts NEW — 1688
- Will of Alexander Roxburgh — 1807
- Will of Elizabeth Roxburgh — 1867
- Will of John Shepway NEW — 1687
- Will of Thomas Shills NEW — 1676
- Will of Samuel Simes NEW — 1687
- Will of Ann Smith NEW — 1688
- Will of Charlotte Smith NEW — 1848
- Will of Edward Smith NEW — 1687
- Will of Eliza G. Smith NEW — 1868
- Will of Esther Smith NEW — 1826
- Will of James Smith NEW — 1858
- Will of Margaret Smith NEW — 1773
- Will of Thomas Smith NEW — 1697
- Will of William Smith NEW — 1734
- Will of William Smith NEW — 1845
- Will of Mary Somers NEW — 1888
- Will of David Spence — 1679
- Will of Wm. Steven NEW — 1688
- Will of Edward Stevens NEW — 1684
- Will of Joseph Surman NEW — 1772
- Will of Elias Taylor — 1770
- Will of Gilbert Taylor NEW — 1695
- Will of John Townsend Sr. NEW — 1698
- Will of John Tull NEW — 1780
- Will of Thomas Tull NEW — 1720
- Will of William Turvile NEW — 1698
- Will of Thomas Walker NEW — 1681
- Will of William Wallace NEW — 1698
- Will of William Wallton NEW — 1686
- Will of Arthur Warwick NEW — 1743/4
- Will of Josiah Warwick NEW — 1791
- Will of William Warwick NEW — 1729
- Will of James Waters NEW — 1823
- Will and Codicils of John Waters NEW — 1860
- Will of Margarett Waters NEW — 1853
- Will of Sampson Waters NEW — 1693
- Will of John White NEW — 1685
- Will of James Whittington NEW — 1849
- Will of James Whittington NEW — 1853
- Will of Michaell Williams NEW — 1699
- Will of Robert Wilson NEW — 1688
- Will of Thomas Wilson NEW — 1688
- Will of John Winder NEW — 1698
- Will of Solomon Wright NEW — 1772