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Charles County is located in the south central portion of the U.S. state of
Maryland. Its county seat
is La Plata. This county was named for Charles Calvert (1637–1715), third Baron Baltimore. On April 13, 1658, the governors council established Charles County, as
Maryland's fifth county. The
boundaries were not clearly established until 1695, when the upper part of
the territory became Prince George's County. There was an earlier Charles County from 1650 to
1653, sometimes referred to in historic documents as “Old Charles County.”
The following counties lie adjacent to Charles County: Prince George's County (north); Fairfax County, Virginia (northwest); Calvert County (east); Stafford County, Virginia (west); Prince William County, Virginia (west); St. Mary's County (southeast); Westmoreland County, Virginia (southeast); and
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Our Moreland family line has been traced
back to our 7th great-grandfather Patrick Moreland who died at Charles
County in 1717. Patrick and his wife
Mary had at least six known off-spring.
They are John, Philip, Mary, Patrick, William and Jacob all born in
this County between about 1702 and 1710.
John and Philip Moreland both appear on the 1733 Port Tobacco, East
Side Tax List. As such it is believed
that this Moreland family lived in that part of the county encompassed by the
Port Tobacco Parish, and as such attended the Christ Anglican Church that was
established in 1692. Jacob Moreland, son of Patrick was born at Charles County around 1710. Jacob patented property on July 24, 1744 in Charles County, Maryland. This property contained two parcels of escheat land, contiguous to each other, totaling 110 acres, plus 3 acres of contiguous vacant land. The properties were resurveyed and reduced to one entire tract of 113 acres held of Zachaiah Manor. Jacob named his tract Jacob's Birthright. (Source. "Certificate of Resurvey of Escheat Lands for Jacob Moreland," July 24, 1744, Charles County, Maryland). He and his wife Catherine produced at least three children between circa 1746 and 1750. They are named Sarah, Walter, and Jacob all born in Charles County. Jacob appeared on the tax list of in 1758 in Trinity Parish, Upper Hundred, Charles County, Maryland. (Source : 1758 Tax List, Charles County, Maryland. After owning Jacob's Birthright for 23 years, Jacob sold the 113 acre plantation to George Maxwell, a merchant of Charles County, for Ł120, on December 12, 1767. Jacob
Moreland, son of the aforementioned Jacob and Catherine Moreland was born in
this county around 1750. Jacob,
age 18, and his brother, Walter, age 20, were listed as occupants of property
leased by their uncle, William Moreland, on a rent roll February, 1768 in Zachaiah Manor, Charles County, Maryland. By 1775 Jacob had married a woman named
Celia. Three known children are known
to have been produced by the couple.
They are George 1775; Mary 1777; and Sarah c.1780. Jacob took an "Oath of Fidelity and
Support to the State of Maryland" on May 30, 1780 in Charles County,
Maryland. (Source: Charles County Court Record Book Y3:549, Maryland Hall of
Records Microfilm No. CR 34,670-2.)
Jacob's household on the 1790 Census in Charles County, Maryland, is
composed of 1 male over 16, 3 males under 16, 4 females, and no slaves.
(Source: Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States in the
Year 1790 - Maryland (1907; reprint Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing
County, 1977), p. 52.) He migrated
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La Plata
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LOCATION: Coordinates/Map: 38°32′3″N 76°58′24″W |
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NAME / DESCRIPTION: Charles County Courthouse Click on Thumbnail |
La Plata is the county seat of Charles County. The town was founded around 1895 after the river
flowing into the previous county seat, Port Tobacco located a few miles to
the west, silted up, ending the town’s utility as a port. At the same time, a new railroad line made
La Plata attractive as a new county seat location. The courthouse was built after the Port
Tobacco courthouse burned down. Christ
Episcopal Church also in Port Tobacco was dismantled stone by stone and
rebuilt in La Plata. |
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INTERNET WEB LINK(S): Town of La Plata Website; La Plata, Maryland - Wikipedia; |
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Port Tobacco Parish
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LOCATION: Coordinates/Map: Port Tobacco - 38° 30' 49.4" N 77° 01' 05.9" W; Christ Church - 38°32′3″N 76°58′24″W Driving
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NAME / DESCRIPTION: Port Tobacco - Marker Click on
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In the 1775-1778 Charles County
Maryland Census (18 years and upward) the Port Tobacco Parish was listed as
having a West Hundred and an East Hundred.
Port Tobacco Parish (exact time period unknown) lay between Nanjemoy creek & Mattowoman
creek on the west and north and the upper part of Wicomico River/Creek as it
continues through the Zachia Swamp on the east
side. Do to the large area covered by
the aforementioned description entire area was most likely divided into two
areas. Christ Church, the principle church of Port Tobacco Parish was
established in 1692 as part of the Anglican Church in the Colony of Maryland.
Anglicans first had begun meeting in the village of Port Tobacco in 1683. |
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INTERNET WEB LINK(S): Port Tobacco, Maryland; 1733 Tax Charles County Tax List - East Side Port Tobacco; Christ Church, Port
Tobacco Parish; Moving stones Christ
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Trinity Parish
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LOCATION: Coordinates/Map: 38° 26' 59.4" N 76° 51' 52.9" W ; Trinity
Church, 9560 Trinity Church Road, Newport, Maryland
20646 38°32′1″N 76°46′56″W: Oldfields Chapel, 15837 Prince Frederick
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NAME /
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Trinity Episcopal
Parish, Charles County, Maryland was created by the Maryland Assembly in
1744. It was comprised of portions of King and Queen Parish, Chaptico and All Faith Parish, Charlotte Hall. The
original church was bought from Chaptico Parish. In
1751, a new church was built along with a Vestry House which was completed in
1756. A vestry was organized in 1750,
and on July 16, 1751, the first full time clergyman, Rev. Isaac Campbell,
presented his letter of induction from Governor Ogle to serve Trinity
Church. On November 25, 1765, the
vestry petitioned the Lower House of the Maryland Assembly to levy 50,000
pounds of tobacco upon the taxable inhabitants of Trinity Parish for the
purpose of building a Chapel of Ease in Benedict Hundred. It became a regular
house of worship in 1769 for parishioners who lived in Hughesville, Bryantown and Benedict. The Chapel came to be known as Oldfields Chapel.
Trinity Church was dedicated in 1793 by Bishop Clagett,
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INTERNET WEB LINK(S): 1758 Charles County Tax List - Upper Trinity Parish; |
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Zachia Manor
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The Calvert family, holders of the hereditary
title “Lord Baltimore,” had been granted the colony of Maryland as a
proprietary by the King of England in 1634.
The Calverts made provisions for sharing in
the increase in land values by setting aside specific tracts of land known as
proprietary manors. The proprietor had
the option either to sell the manors as the price of land increased or to
lease land on them to persons who were unable to acquire a freehold. In all, there were twenty-three manors in
Maryland, including three in Charles County.
Zachia Manor was one of the three of Lord
Baltimore’s Manors in Charles County and is listed in Rent Rolls of
1766-68. It appears as the fourth
largest of the 23 manors with 9,637 acres. Zachia
Manor had the poorest soil of any of Lord Baltimore’s manors. As such Lord Baltimore’s leases were on
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INTERNET WEB LINK(S): Survey for Zachia Manor (1731); Zachia » Blog Archive » Zachia Manor; |
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The list below will assist in your research
regarding the matching of your ancestor’s birth, marriage, death dates and the
place(s) within this locality at which these events may have occurred. |
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Profiles for 201 cities, towns and other populated
places in Charles County, Maryland |
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Map of Charles County
Maryland Charles County Physical,
Cultural & Historic Features | Schools Charles County ZIP Codes
| Area Codes Charles County Land -
Property, Farms & Ranches |
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This county contains the following incorporated
municipalities: 1.
Indian Head (incorporated 1920) 2.
La Plata (incorporated 1888) 3.
Port Tobacco Village (incorporated 1888) (Note that,
despite its name, Port Tobacco Village is a town, not a village.) All three are classified as towns under
Maryland law. About half the County population lives around the large
unincorporated community of Waldorf, Maryland. |
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Installations; Populated Places, Post
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County boundary
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Conducting genealogical
research in the United States requires an understanding of county
boundaries. As the population grew
more counties were created to meet the public’s need for localized
governments. This phenomena
was common in all states during the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. As such you must be sure that you are not
looking for records in the wrong county or state. The web-site for the Atlas of Historical County Boundary Project provides interactive
maps for all states. This Atlas is meant to be a resource for people seeking
records of past events, and people trying to
analyze, interpret and display county-based historical data like Land Records, Probate Records, Court Records, Tax Records,
and Vital Records
that document birth, death, and marriage.
Listed below are the boundary changes for this county, the dates they
occurred, as well as the government statute that decreed the change. To see actual changes in a mapping format
follow this LINK to the Atlas of
Historical County Boundary Project . |
Map of 1658 -
1696 Charles County
Boundaries (heavy
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21 Nov 1650 - CHARLES (original,
extinct) created from ST. MARYS; boundaries are estimated. 03 Jul 1654 - CHARLES (original,
extinct) lost all territory to creation of CALVERT; CHARLES (original)
eliminated. CHARLES County (current) 13 Apr 1658 - CHARLES created from
ST. MARYS; territorial limits not specified, and boundaries are estimated. 23 Apr 1696 - CHARLES gained from
CALVERT, lost to creation of PRINCE GEORGES. 10 Dec 1748 - CHARLES gained from
PRINCE GEORGES. |
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Our “Gen-Tool Kit” has been primarily designed for those researchers who may be traveling to this location to perform on-site studies of their family history, or to just visit some of the interesting historical sites located in the area. It can be very satisfying to mix research with sightseeing at historical and scenic spots. Such activity not only gives you an understanding of the land but a needed break from intense research sessions. When visiting an ancestral county for genealogical research we’ve found that the three most important places to visit are the county courthouse; the county library; and the county historical and/or genealogical societies. It is also good to plan ahead by contacting any site you intend visiting in order to ascertain where it is and when it will be open. This is especially true with regard to historical and genealogical societies. We hope that the following information will provide you with a better idea of what resources are available, within this county, to the family historian. |
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Cemeteries
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Cemeteries of Charles County ·
Cemetery records, Vol. 22 Quaker
Cem., Hughesville ·
Charles County Transcription
& Photo Project |
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Charles County Cemetery List |
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Charles County Historical Markers ·
Southern Maryland Heritage Area
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St. Ignatius Church Port Tobacco, MD |
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Libaries, Museums, Archives
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Genealogy Pathfinder Charles
Co. Public Library ·
PERiodical Source Index Search Charles
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Charles
County – 1895 Atlas ·
Charles
County Post Offices 1846 ·
Charles
County Topo Maps and Aerial Photos ·
Maryland
Forest Areas by Commercial Type 1915 ·
Quad
List of Allens Fresh, Maryland |
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Quad
List of Cross, Maryland ·
Quad
List of Crossroads, Maryland ·
Quad
List of Harris Lot, Maryland ·
Quad
List of Hilltop, Maryland ·
Quad
List of La Plata, Maryland ·
Quad
List of Pomonkey, Maryland ·
Quad
List of White Plains, Maryland ·
Topographical atlas of
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Charles County Federal Census Index ·
United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850
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United States Census, 1850
Charles County ·
United States Census, 1870
Charles County ·
Census Search - 1880 Charles County ·
United States Census, 1900
Charles County ·
Charles County on Reel 872 – 1930 U.S. Census ·
Charles County Court Proceedings
1666-1674 ·
Charles County Court Records 1689-1775 ·
Livingston's Law Register, 1851
Charles County Lawyers ·
Proceedings:
County Court of Charles Co. 1658 to 1666 ·
Pensioners
on the Roll Jan. 1, 1883 - Charles Co., MD |
· Charles County, Maryland World War II Casualties ·
Charles
County Public Records Links ·
Charles County –
Newspaper Abstracts ·
Chronicling America Charles
County ·
Guide to Maryland Newspapers ·
African American Schools –
Charles Co., MD ·
College of Southern Maryland ·
Wicomico, MD High School Class of 1907 ·
Wilcomico, MD High School Class of 1909 ·
Charles County Marriage Records |
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Societies
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Charles County Maryland Genealogical Society ·
The Governor William Smallwood Chapter
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Private Wallace Bowling Camp 1400, La Plata - Sons of Confederate
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The Dr. Samuel A. Mudd House Museum was the home of Dr. Samuel A. Mudd, the country doctor who set the broken leg of John
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