At 07:59 PM 2/7/2002 EST, you wrote: >I'm sure someone has asked and had this question answered before, but here >goes again. My ancestor died in 1831 in Baltimore County. Where will I find >records of his death, such as a death certificate, where he was buried, and >if he had a will? And if he didn't have a will and died intestate, where >would I find those records? >Thanks so much for any help. >Susan Death certs in Baltimore Co did not start until 1898..and early compliance was spotty. There is an index for wills at the State Archives (MSA) and the Wills are on microfilm there, originals used to be at the courthouse. but where sent to MSA for filming and conservation. Also one can find administration of estates and inventories of estates with indexes these records on microfilm at the MSA. There are some cemetery records that have been compiled. A lot of people were buried in family plots on their land and those have disappeared over the years with changes in ownership, development ect. Might find a death notice in an early newspaper of that time. Baltimore American would be the most likely for 1831, though not all issues exist. Lee