Hi I was wondering if there was a webpage where people can volunteer to do look-ups from films available at their local Family History Centers. There is an extensive collection of films at my local FHC that pertains to Maryland and Baltimore. If no such webpage is currently available, perhaps one could be started. Meriah Williams

I live in Georgia and am physically incapable of traveling anymore so I would like to hire someone to run two chains of title for me at the Baltimore courthouse. Do you know of anyone who does this as a business? Or does someone working there do this for a fee? Thank you very much.

What ward would 4407 Penhurst Avenue be on the 1910 or 1920 census? Is it ward 28? Peggy peggy0155@attbi.com

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Looking for info on Corbins. I have that they were there but who and exactly where. I am related to a Nicholas that came there in 1671 with wife and children from England. I have no information on who his parents were in England. Where did he settle, who was with him and what did he do there. Alot of confusion on dates and a Nicholas Jr. that was mentioned. Trying to fill in the blanks. I would appreciate it if someone would get back to me. Thanks. Jim Corbin, Mt. Union, Pennsylvania, corb1013@excite.com ------------------------------------------------

Sorry for the jokes...I hit the wrong button! Mary Jean

Working as a computer instructor for an adult-education program at a community college, I am keenly aware of the gap in computer knowledge between my younger and older students. My observations were confirmed the day a new student walked into our library area and glanced at the encyclopedia volumes stacked on a bookshelf. "What are all these books?" he asked. Somewhat surprised, I replied that they were encyclopedias. "Really?" he said. Someone printed out the whole thing?" ============ Ford has added wires to the rear window to clear fog and frost. Dodge is adding wires under the wipers so they can be freed when frozen and not burn up the motor. But Chevy is adding the wire elements to the tailgates on all of their trucks to keeps your hands warm while you're pushing! ============= A lady is giving a party for her granddaughter, and has gone all out -- caterer, band, and a hired clown. Just before the party starts, two guys show up looking for a handout. Feeling sorry for them, the woman tells them that they can get a meal if they will chop some firewood. Gratefully, they head to the rear of the house. Guests arrive, and all is going well with the children having a wonderful time. But the clown has not shown up, and finally, the clown calls to report that he is stuck in traffic, and will probably not make the party at all. The woman is very disappointed and unsuccessfully tries to entertain the children herself. She happens to look out the window and sees one of the guys doing cartwheels across the lawn. She watches in awe as he swings from tree branches, does midair flips, and leaps high in the air. She calls the other guy over and says, "What your friend is doing is absolutely marvelous. I have never seen such a thing. Do you think your friend would consider repeating this performance for the children at the party? I would pay him $50!" "Well...," he responds, "I dunno...let me ask him... HEY WILLIE...FOR $50 WOULD YOU CHOP OFF ANOTHER TOE?" =============== Two blonde friends rented a boat and fished in a lake every day. One day they caught 30 fish. One guy said to his friend, "Mark this spot so that we can come back here again tomorrow." The next day, when they were driving to rent the boat, the same guy asked his friend, "Did you mark that spot?" His friend replied, "Yeah, I put a big 'X' on the bottom of the boat." The first one said, "You stupid fool! What if we don't get that same boat today!?!?"

Henry Peden has published a series of books on Revolutionary Patriots, which includes those who provided some kind of service and those who took an Oath of Allegiance. I think he has covered most of the counties. Many of these books are located at the Maryland Historical Society, as well as other genealogical societies in Maryland. > From: BALTGEN-D-request@rootsweb.com > Reply-To: BALTGEN-L@rootsweb.com > Date: Sat, 20 Apr 2002 03:00:05 -0600 > To: BALTGEN-D@rootsweb.com > Subject: BALTGEN-D Digest V02 #89 > > From: "The Sproat Family" <sproats@msn.com> > Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2002 22:29:23 -0400 > To: BALTGEN-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [BALTGEN-L] Oath of Allegiance > > Can anyone tell me what records might exist if someone took an Oath of > Allegiance (AA/Balt county area)? I was given the following information by > a friend but don't have any idea what might be gained from it. The 1778 > date is the earliest mention of this person I have seen. I have also seen > him listed paying taxes in 1783 AA Upper Fork & Bear Ground Hundred (area is > now in part of Howard Co) but can't find the original deed/property. Would > love any assistance anyone might have! > > Greenberry GTreakle, oath of Allegiance, 1778, before Hon. Geo. Lindenberger > > Thanks so much! > ~Lisa Sproat > Virginia Beach, VA > sproats@msn.com > > _

ROBERT BROWN b ca 1780 MD, probably W, SW Baltimore area. Reportedly went "west" to PA then OH in about 1815, living in Perry County OH, 1850 Census, Monroe Twp, with wife SARAH. ROBERT and SARAH had sons HENRY, ELIJAH, ELIAS and WILLIAM as well as LLOYD, my g-g-gf. Robert's son LLOYD BROWN lived a time in Muskingum County OH, married to a Perry County OH girl, SARAH (SALLY) PARGIN. Then LLOYD moved to Madison Co Indiana. Known ch were ELIAS, ANDERSON, OBADIAH, ELIJAH, REBECCA, SARAH, and CATHERINE BROWN.

Dear Rick, Thanks so much for your help! The entry on the Tax Assessment record is one of the few that does not list the name of the property. Only lists a few items that he paid taxes on and in the area of Upper Fork & Bear Ground Hundred. Earliest date of owning land (9 years after 1783 Tax Assessment) I have is when he purchased 102 1/2 acres of Good Range plat Feb 21, 1795 from Lancelot Dorsey for 179L, 7s, 6p and sold it Feb. 15, 1800 to Nicholas Merweather for 340L, 7s, 6p. Greenbury Treakle is blacksmith, Greenbury's wife is named Rachel both stated in the sale of the land. I have found where he has purchased crops and goods from 1788-1795, as well as being listed on the both the 1790 and 1800 census. I am under the assumption that his original location this is in/or near Brother's Partnership area (near Glenelg) where I have other documents from the Chancery Court showing he was there (Good Range plat is to the east). I can only guessed that I missed seeing any earlier purchases of land on the index and will have to look harder on my next visit :) I've not been able to tell from where he originally came or where he married Rachel. I have not looked into the idea of the land being inherited...maybe Rachel holds the key if I can find any information on her. The family (Treakle) has been in AA/Balt/Howard counties for many years yet nothing of any great importance has been written about them, with many dealings with the Dorsey, Warfield and Hobbs families. I'll have to make a trip back to MSA one of these days and looking at the deed books will be first on my list! Thank you so very much for the help! ~Lisa Lisa Sproat Virginia Beach, VA sproats@msn.com

At 10:35 AM 4/19/2002 -0400, you wrote: >Hi Rick, > >Do you know if there still lists of this tax in existence? > >Hans >Hannover, Germany >----------------- >Nachricht geschrieben von INTERNET:BALTGEN-L@rootsweb.com >> >It was a tax levied in 1798 by the U. S. government that had a description >of the owner's dwelling, number of slaves, number of acres, other buildings >on the property owner, and an adjacent land owner. It has nicknames as the >"window tax" or "glass tax" because part of the tax was based on the number >of glass windows. > > THis list does exist, some of the data was extracted and published a few years ago "The Particular Assessment Lists for Baltimore and Carroll Counties 1798 by George J Horvath Jr. There were really 3 lists: the book above it from the 2nd list: first list was a general listing of land dwellinghouses, warfs, slaves on 1 OCt 1789 the second list was the "the Particular assessment list" the third list was a list of people who were to pay the tax with the amounts All three lists are on microfilm at the MD Historical Society Lee

Can anyone tell me what records might exist if someone took an Oath of Allegiance (AA/Balt county area)? I was given the following information by a friend but don't have any idea what might be gained from it. The 1778 date is the earliest mention of this person I have seen. I have also seen him listed paying taxes in 1783 AA Upper Fork & Bear Ground Hundred (area is now in part of Howard Co) but can't find the original deed/property. Would love any assistance anyone might have! Greenberry GTreakle, oath of Allegiance, 1778, before Hon. Geo. Lindenberger Thanks so much! ~Lisa Sproat Virginia Beach, VA sproats@msn.com

> I have also seen him listed paying taxes in 1783 AA Upper Fork & Bear >Ground Hundred (area is now in part of Howard Co) but can't find the >original deed/property. Would love any assistance anyone might have! When you say you can't find the original deed, do you mean when/how he acquired the land? If you have the name of the property on which he was taxed, it sometimes might be easier to trace forward, rather than back, especially if he inherited the land, and it was not by purchase. Determine when and by whom the land was originally patented, and then follow forward any sales or inheritances. The Anne Arundel deed books contain an index not only by grantor and grantee, but by tract names. Rick Saunders http://genealogypro.com/fsaunders.html

>Do you know if there still lists of this tax in existence? >Hans >Hannover, Germany For some areas, yes. It does not survive for all states, and for MD, not all counties. For MD, the originals were microfilmed at the Hall of Records in 1965. Look in the Family History Library Catalog under Maryland-Taxation-Federal Assessment 1790-1805. For Maryland there are Anne Arundel, Caroline, Baltimore City, District of Columbia, Baltimore Co., Charles, Harford, Prince George's, Queen Anne's, St. Mary's, Somerset, and Talbot Counties. Rick Saunders http://genealogypro.com/fsaunders.html

Eden Mill Mansion c.1798, still stands proudly overlooking the Deer Creek in northern Harford Co. Resembling a "transplanted town house from Fells Point" the porch windows have always been a mystery. The shutters are always closed, there are no windows behind them. Is it possible that this was intentional because of the glass tax? The house was built by Elijah Stansbury. Sam Jones -----Original Message----- From: Fredric Z. Saunders <fzsaund@ix.netcom.com> To: BALTGEN-L@rootsweb.com <BALTGEN-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Thursday, April 18, 2002 12:09 PM Subject: [BALTGEN-L] Glass Tax >It was a tax levied in 1798 by the U. S. government that had a description of the owner's dwelling, number of slaves, number of acres, other buildings on the property owner, and an adjacent land owner. It has nicknames as the "window tax" or "glass tax" because part of the tax was based on the number of glass windows. > >Rick Saunders >http://genealogypro.com/fsaunders.html > > >==== BALTGEN Mailing List ==== >Check Out the USGenWeb/MDGenWeb page for Baltimore Co. >http://www.rootsweb.com/~mdbaltim > > >

Hi Rick, Do you know if there still lists of this tax in existence? Hans Hannover, Germany ----------------- Nachricht geschrieben von INTERNET:BALTGEN-L@rootsweb.com > It was a tax levied in 1798 by the U. S. government that had a description of the owner's dwelling, number of slaves, number of acres, other buildings on the property owner, and an adjacent land owner. It has nicknames as the "window tax" or "glass tax" because part of the tax was based on the number of glass windows. Rick Saunders http://genealogypro.com/fsaunders.html <

Hi Parker Listers; This might be of help to someone. I have two birth records that do not belong to my family. One is for a Bertha Lucille Parker born Dec.5,1908 Other is Bertha Parker born Dec.25,1882. Both were born in Ohio. If this will help, let me know. pansy.rumsey@verizon.net

Thank you, appreciate the information, Mary ----- Original Message ----- From: "Fredric Z. Saunders" <fzsaund@ix.netcom.com> To: <BALTGEN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2002 7:42 PM Subject: [BALTGEN-L] Glass Tax > It was a tax levied in 1798 by the U. S. government that had a description of the owner's dwelling, number of slaves, number of acres, other buildings on the property owner, and an adjacent land owner. It has nicknames as the "window tax" or "glass tax" because part of the tax was based on the number of glass windows. > > Rick Saunders > http://genealogypro.com/fsaunders.html > > > ==== BALTGEN Mailing List ==== > Check Out the USGenWeb/MDGenWeb page for Baltimore Co. > http://www.rootsweb.com/~mdbaltim > >