To M Murray, The first newspapers in the Westminster Area was published in 1833, and was called "Westminster Carrolltonian-Baltimore & Frederick Advertiser" Carroll County was former in January 1837 out of eastern part of Frederick County and western part of Baltimore County. So, in 1800, Taneytown would have been Frederick County and you will need to check with the Historical Society of Frederick County, to see if they have the newspapers for that time period. http://www.hsfcinfo.org/index.htm I have a copy of "Western Maryland Newspaper Abstracts 1799-1805, vol. 2, abstracted by F. Edward Wright", published 1986, 1995 by Family Line Publications, now Willow Bend Books, Westminster, Md. If you want to give me the name and dates of your person, I will be happy to check it to see if anything is there for you. SueB