Maryland Genealogy - Our Family Tree

The original chapel was built on this site which was donated by Moses LeCompte and Elizabeth LeCompte. The deed, dated September 15, 1787, is the oldest one on record for Methodist Episcopal Church land in Dorchester County. Both Bishop Francis Asbury and Reverend Freeborn Garrettson preached here.

Most Frequent Names
Count	Surname	Date Range	Updated
464	Beall	1660 - 2006	11-19-2022
373	Dorsey	1652 - 1966	11-14-2022
238	Magruder	1658 - 1942	11-17-2022
232	Duvall	1661 - 2017	11-21-2022
210	Smallwood	1664 - 1956	8-23-2022
191	Smith	1615 - 2014	11-22-2022

Record Type	Count
> Members	331
> Others	631
Art & Music > Artists	54
Art & Music > Musicians	64
Art & Music > Organists	7
Business > Bankers	605
Business > Businesspeople	282
Business > Collectors	36
Business > Foodies	3
Business > Railroads	484
Business > Treasurers	66
Education > Board of Education	36
Education > Graduates	7,193
Education > Journalists	70
Education > Librarians	155
Education > Principals	414
Education > Professors	620
Education > School Superintendents	39
Education > Teachers	4,332
Education > Tutors	26
History > Genealogists	2
Justice > Attorneys	978
Justice > Attorneys General	32
Justice > Court Clerks	25
Justice > District Attorneys	303
Justice > Judges	336
Justice > Justices of the Peace	28
Justice > Sheriffs	1,298
Local Government > Commissioners	94
Local Government > Lighthouse Keepers	79
Local Government > Mayors	414
Local Government > Postmasters	192
Local Government > Surveyors	18
Military > Army Deployments	591
Military > Battle Participants	3,064
Military > Other Naval Service	258
Religion > Bishops	9
Religion > Ministers	5,320
Religion > Missionaries	5
Science > Architects	24
Science > Dentists	246
Science > Engineers	234
Science > Nurses	12
Science > Pharmacists	47
Science > Physicians	2,909
Science > Scientists	128
Sports > Baseball Players	960
State Government > Constitutional Conventions	27
State Government > Governors	60
State Government > Secretaries of State	63
State Government > State Legislators	9
State Government > State Representatives	538
State Government > State Senators	573

Campaign	Side	Unit	Count
Revolutionary War	USA	MD Regiment	1
Revolutionary War	Maryland	MD Worcester Co. Militia	1
Revolutionary War	USA	MD Summerville's Regiment	1
Revolutionary War	USA	1st MD Regiment	1
Revolutionary War	USA	3rd MD Regiment	1
Revolutionary War	USA	7th MD Infantry	1
Revolutionary War	Maryland	25th MD Regiment	1
War of 1812	USA	MD Regiment	2
War of 1812	USA	MD 2	1
War of 1812	Maryland	MD Infantry	1
War of 1812	USA	MD Militia	2
War of 1812	USA	1st MD Militia	1
War of 1812	USA	3rd MD Militia	1
War of 1812	USA	16th MD Militia	1
War of 1812	USA	32nd MD Militia	2
US Civil War	USA	MD 1	1
US Civil War	USA	1st MD Artillery	2
US Civil War	CSA	1st MD Battalion Cavalry	1
US Civil War	CSA	1st MD Cavalry	1
US Civil War	CSA	1st MD Infantry	1
US Civil War	USA	1st MD Volunteers	1
US Civil War	CSA	1st MD Cavalry (Confederate)	13
US Civil War	CSA	1st MD Infantry (Confederate)	3
US Civil War	USA	1st MD Cavalry (Union)	2
US Civil War	USA	1st MD Infantry (Union)	1
US Civil War	CSA	2nd MD Battalion Infantry	3
US Civil War	CSA	2nd MD Infantry	2
US Civil War	CSA	3rd MD Cavalry	1
US Civil War	USA	3rd MD Infantry	1
US Civil War	USA	4th MD Infantry	5
US Civil War	CSA	4th MD Light Artillery	1
US Civil War	USA	5th MD Regiment	1
US Civil War	USA	5th MD Infantry	1
US Civil War	Maryland	6th MD Cavalry	1
US Civil War	USA	6th MD Infantry	1
US Civil War	USA	8th MD Infantry	1
US Civil War	USA	10th MD Infantry	1
US Civil War	USA	11th MD Infantry	1
US Civil War	USA	13th MD Infantry	3
World War I	USA	63rd MD Infantry	1
World War II	USA	MD Regiment	1

Spotlight

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John Eager Howard

4 JUN 1752	born in Baltimore City, MD
1788-1791	MD, Governor
12 OCT 1827	died in Baltimore City, MD, about age 75.

22 SEP 1822	born in St Marys Co, MD
1845	DC, George Washington University
1858-1876	DC, Georgetown University, Professor
21 JUN 1889	died in Washington, DC, about age 67.

08/02/1767	born in MD
10/18/1850	died in Greenville Co, SC, about age 83.

1723	born in Port Tobacco, Charles Co, MD
16 NOV 1790	died in Annapolis, Anne Arundel Co, MD, about age 68.

7 MAY 1887	born in Worcester Co, MD
1911	MD, Annapolis, Naval Academy
1913	USS Michigan (BB27), Ensign
1915	USS Burrows (DD29), Ensign
1921	USS DeLong (DD129), Lt Commander
1921	USS Wood (DD317), Lieutenant
1929-1930	USS Panay (PG45), Lt Commander
1931	USS Pillsbury (DD227), Lt Commander
21 SEP 1961	died in Worcester Co, MD, about age 74.

19 MAY 1916	born in Silver Spring, Montgomery Co, MD
1938	NJ, Princeton, Princeton University
1969-1971	MD, Secretary of State
1971-1977	MD, Lieutenant Governor
1977-1979	MD, Governor
25 OCT 1985	died in Silver Spring, Montgomery Co, MD, about age 69.

State: Maryland, Southeast USA, USA, World

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Spotlight: Bethlehem Methodist Church — Taylors Island, Dorchester Co, MD

Beall

Dorsey

Magruder

Duvall

Smallwood

Smith

Schools

Baltimore City

Named For Henrietta Maria of France

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Miscellaneous Postcards, MD

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Portraits in History of Western MD

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Maryland Historical Markers

Spotlight

John Eager Howard

James Ethelbert Morgan

Richard Gantt

Daniel Jenifer

Lee Cummins Carey

Blair Lee

Donald Livingston Maxson

Eliza Eichelberger Ridgely

Joshua Barney

27 OCT 1894	born in Kensington, Montgomery Co, MD
1914	DC, Central High School
APR 1971	died in Silver Spring, Montgomery Co, MD, about age 76.

10 FEB 1803	born in Baltimore City, MD
20 DEC 1867	died in Towson, Hampton House, Baltimore Co, MD, about age 65.

6 JUL 1759	born in Baltimore City, MD
1776	USS Andrew Doria (1775), Second Lieutenant
1776	USS Sachem (1776), Second Lieutenant
1776	USS Wasp (1775), Second Lieutenant
1778-1778	USS Virginia (1776), First Lieutenant
1780	MD Privateer Ponoma, Commander
1782	PA Privateer Hyder Ally, Commander
1 DEC 1818	died in Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co, PA, about age 59.