There are two grooms in the Washington County Marriage index which begins in 1799 - these are both before 1810. There is an alternate spelling listed in the index BURROLL. Richard/Ruhanmah Wade 6/4/1800 Benj./ Sus. Weaver 8/29/1807 There are no estates in the estate distributions which run from 1778-1835. Lauren Brantner Carrol Baker wrote: >Hey!!! Thanks for this information. > >I'm still trying to locate the BURRELL family in Maryland prior to 1776. >Early as lat 1600s. Given names: Peter, David, Benjamin are most common. > >any help VERY appreciated!!! > >Carrol >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Alice Hawrilenko" <alicepat47@comcast.net> >To: <MDWASHIN-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Friday, October 08, 2004 9:23 AM >Subject: Re: [MDWASHIN] Re: Joppa Petitions > > > > >>Thank you very much. Just lately I was thinking that I should check >> >> >Fredrick > > >>County records since my ancestor owned land that was definitely part of >>Frederick County in 1774. Now I will folow through on that hunch! >>Alice >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: "Wilmoth" <wilmoth@crosslink.net> >>To: <MDWASHIN-L@rootsweb.com> >>Sent: Friday, October 08, 2004 9:29 AM >>Subject: Re: [MDWASHIN] Re: Joppa Petitions >> >> >> >> >>>The Political History of Maryland is: >>> Original Counties = >>> 1617 - St. Mary's, formed much as it is today >>> 1642 (by) Kent >>> 1650 - Anne Arundel >>> 1654 - Calvert >>> 1658 - Charles created included what is today P.G., Montgomery, >>>Frederick, Washington and west >>> 1659/60 - Baltimore County which included Baltimore City >>> 1661/62 - Talbot >>> 1666 - Somerset >>> Additional counties formed from or taken from above original = >>> 1669 - Dorcester from Somerset and Talbot >>> 1674 - Cecil from Baltimore and Kent >>> 1696 - Prince George's from Calvert and Charles >>> 1706 - Queen Anne's from Dorcester, Kent and Talbot >>> 1747 - Worcester from Somerset >>> 1748 - Frederick from Baltimore and Prince Georges >>> 1773 - Caroline from Dorcester and Queen Anne's >>> 1776 - Montgomery from Frederick >>> 1776 - Washington from Frederick >>> 1789 - Alleghany from Washington >>> 1837 - Carroll from Baltimore and Frederick >>> 1851 - Baltimore City from Baltimore County >>> 1851 - Howard from Anne Arundel >>> 1867 - Wicomico from Somerset and Worcester >>> 1872 - Garrett from Alleghany >>> >>>In other words, "No Washington County was not part of Baltimore County >>> >>> >in > > >>>1776, it was part of Frederick County". >>>When researching, especially western Maryland, one must watch dates, >>> >>> >since > > >>>at one time what is now western Maryland was part of Charles County. >>>Also, >>>one must remember, that during the colonization days and shortly >>>afterwards, >>>official acts, such as births and marriages, were not always filed with >>>the >>>Court House of that county. It was often the practice of filing such >>> >>> >acts > > >>>with any Court House when someone was going to that Court House. >>>Then, too, often births and marriages were not recorded with any Court >>>House; they may have been recorded in a church record somewhere, or >>> >>> >never > > >>>officially recorded. >>> >>>This may all be more than you really wanted to know, and I'm sorry if it >>>is >>>and disturbed you. >>> >>>The Genealogy Nut >>> >>> >>>----- Original Message ----- >>>From: "gordon crooks" <glcrooks@BCPL.net> >>>To: <MDWASHIN-L@rootsweb.com> >>>Sent: Friday, October 08, 2004 8:01 AM >>>Subject: Re: [MDWASHIN] Re: Joppa Petitions >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>No thery are separate counties and quite far apart. >>>> >>>> Gordon >>>>----- Original Message ----- >>>>From: "Debbie & Larry Gilpin" <gilpin@qx.net> >>>>To: <MDWASHIN-L@rootsweb.com> >>>>Sent: Friday, October 08, 2004 5:16 AM >>>>Subject: [MDWASHIN] Re: Joppa Petitions >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>I have found Francis Green Gilpin who signed an Oath of Allegience in >>>>>Washington County in 1776 signing Joppa Petitions in 1768 in >>>>> >>>>> >Baltimore > > >>>>>County. 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