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This is a collection of 9,910 research notes on wills/ probates in Worcester County, Maryland based on over 1,000 families from the 1700s - mid 1800s. Also included are other genealogy related notes such as marriage dates, birth dates, etc.
These research notes were compiled by local researcher Ruth Dryden. Most of these notes have been published. However, her notes are organized by family name, while her published materials are organized by year (in most cases).
Worcester County Library has almost all the wills/ probates included here on Microfilm. If you would like a copy of the will, email History@worcesterlibrary.org, or submit a message at the bottom of the page. Please include the name of the person, and the f # for our team to quickly locate it. You can also contact the Maryland State Archives with the same information for a copy of the will.
This collection will not be added to. If you have a correction, we would love to add your research to our Family Folders & Charts.
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*The information below is arranged by the Family Name. Clicking on the letter tab will pull up the names for that letter.
Abbott
Abdell
Ackworth
Adams
Addison
Adkins / Atkins
Adrion
Agnew / Agnue
Agnifield
Aikman
Ainsworth
Airs / Aires / Ayres
Ake
Alexander
Allen
Allison / Alison
Alpha / Alfa
Ames
Anderson
Andrews
Anno / Anner
Ansley / Annsley
Ardis
Armstrong
Armwood
Arvey
Ascue / Askew
Ashmead
Atkinson
Austin
Aydelott
Bacon
Badger
Badley
Baker
Balch
Ball
Ballard
Bane/ Baines/ Baynes
Banks
Bannister
Barbon
Barkley
Barnaby
Barnes
Barrett
Bassett
Bayley/ Bailey
Baynum
Beach
Beachboard
Beard
Beauchamp
Bedsworth/ Betsworth
Beeby
Bell
Bennett
Benson/ Bentson
Benton
Berry
Beshaw/ Bashaw
Bethards
Betts
Bevans
Bigland
Billings
Birch/ Burch
Birckhead/ Birkhead
Bishop
Black
Blades
Blair/ Blain
Blake
Blizzard
Blocksom/ Bloxom/ Bloxsom
Bloodsworth
Bluett/ Blure
Boardman/ Bordman
Bodkin
Boggs
Boles/ Bolds/ Bowls
Bolitho
Bolst/ Boice/ Boyss
Bond
Bonewell/ Bonnewell
Booth
Boston
Botham
Bouger/ Bonger/ Butcher/ Boutcher/ Bougher
Bounds
Bourdillion
Bousee
Bowden
Bowditch
Bowen
Bowhannon/ Bouchannon/ Brohawn
Bowlin/ Bowling/ Bowland
Boyce
Boyer
Bozman/ Bosman
Bradford
Bradley
Bradshaw/ Bratcher
Brady/ Bready
Bramble
Bravard/ Brevard
Bray
Brereton
Brewington
Brickhouse
Briddell/ Bredell
Bright/ Brite
Brimer
Brinkley
Bristow
Britt
Brittingham
Britton
Broadwater
Brooks
Broughton/ Bratten/ Bratton
Brown
Bruff
Brumble
Brumbly
Buck
Buckley
Bullen
Buncle
Bunting
Burbage
Burchnall
Burgen
Burk/ Burke/ Birk
Burn/ Burns
Burnett
Burroughs
Burton
Bush
Bushaw/ Beshaw
Bussells
Buttler/ Butter/ Butler
Byrd/ Bird
Carlisle
Carmichael
Carmine
Carpenter
Carr
Carroll
Carsey/ Carsley/ Kersey/ Kersley
Carsley
Carter
Carver
Cathell
Catherwood
Catlin
Caudry/ Cordry/ Cordray
Causey
Cavanaugh/ Cavender/ Carvender
Cave
Chaille
Chamberlain
Chambers
Chandler
Chapman
Chapwill/ Chapell/ Chappell
Chase
Chatman/ Cheetan/ Chittam
Cheeseman
Chelton
Cheney/ Cheny
Cherrix/ Cherricks
Chrisfield
Christian
Christie
Christopher
Church
Clark/ Clarke
Claywell/ Claville/ Clayvil/ Clavor
Clifton
Clogg
Cluff
Cobb
Coe
Coffin
Colbert
Cole
Colgan
Collier
Collier Collator
Collins
Colonna/ Colony/ Colonia
Connelly/ Connerly
Conner
Conway/ Conaway
Cooksey
Cooper
Cope
Corbin
Cord/ Coard
Cornish
Cornwell/ Cornell
Costen
Cottingham
Cottman
Coulbourn
Covington
Cox
Craft/ Croft
Craig
Crawford
Crippen
Crockett
Cropper/ Crapper
Crossdale
Crosswell
Crouch
Cullen
Culver
Cummins
Curren
Curry
Curtis
Custis
Cutler
Dagworthy
Daily/ Dailey/ Daley
Dakes
Dale
Daltrieu
Daniel/ Daniels
Darby
Darcus/ Darkus/ Dorcus
Dashiell
Daugherty
Davidson
Davis
Davy
Day
Dean
Dear
Debonne
Delaslatius
Dennis
Denny
Denson/ Denston
Dent
Denwood
Derrickson
Devorox/ Devrox/ Devereaux
Diamond
Dickerson/ Dickeson/ Dickinson
Digner
Dill
Dise/ Dize
Disharoon
Dix/ Dicks
Dixon
Donas
Done
Donelson/ Donnelson
Donoho/ Donohoe
Dorman
Dorsey
Douglas
Dove
Dowdell
Downes/ Downs
Downing
Dowty/ Douty/ Doubty
Driggus
Driscoll/ Driskill
Drummond
Drura/ Dura/ Drury
Drury/ Drura
Dryden
Dubberly
Duer
Duett
Duffy/ Duffie/ Duffield
Dukes
Dulaney
Dunaway/ Dunnway
Duncan
Dunn
Durham
Duskey/ Dusky
Dutton/ Dunton
Dykes/ Dyse
Dymoch
Earle
Eaves
Edgar
Edge
Elgate
Ellegood
Ellingsworth/ Elmsworth
Elliott
Ellis
Elmore
Elzey
English
Ennalls
Ennis
Ent/ Int
Erskine
Erva
Esham/ Eshom
Evans
Everdon
Ewell/ Ewing
Fall
Fallon
Farlow
Farrington
Farrow/ Farwell/ Farrel
Faskey
Fassitt/ Fassett
Fedderman/ Feddeman
Fenton
Ferguson
Ferry
Fields
Fig/ Figgs
Finch
Fisher
Fitchett
Fitzgerald
Fleming
Fletcher
Flint
Flowers
Floyd
Follen/ Follin/ Flewelling
Fooks
Forbush/ Furbush
Ford
Forman/ Foreman
Foster
Fountain
Fowler
Foxwell
Frame
Franklin
Freeman
Freeny/ Freeney
Fruce
Fuld
Fullerton
Furniss/ Furnace
Gage
Gale
Game
Gantt
Gardner/ Garner
Garrett/ Garrettson
Gassaway
Gates/ Gasteneau
Gault
Geddes
Gemmell
Gibbons/ Givans
Gibbs
Gibson
Giles/ Gillis
Gillette/ Gyllot/ Gullett
Gilliland
Gillis
Gladden
Glascow/ Glasgow
Glass
Godard
Godfrey
Godwin/ Goodwin/ Godden/ Godman
Goldsborough
Gootee/ Gowte
Gordon
Gordy
Gore
Gornell
Goslee
Graham
Graves
Gravner
Gray
Green
Grier/ Greer
Griffith/ Griffin
Groten
Grove
Grumble
Gunby
Gunn/ Gum
Gupton
Guthrey/ Guttery
Guy
Hack
Hacker
Hadder
Hales/ Hailes/ Haley
Hall
Hambleton/ Hamilton
Hamlin/ Hamblin
Hammond
Hampton
Hancock
Handy
Hangline/ Hongline
Harcum
Hardy
Hargis
Harman/ Herman/ Hindman
Harper
Harrington
Harris
Harrison
Harvey
Haste
Hastings
Hatheley
Hatton/ Hadden/ Haddon
Hawes
Hayden
Hayman
Haynie/ Haney
Hayward
Hazzard
Hearn
Heath/ Hathe
Hemmon/ Hemmons/ Hemman/ Hinman
Henderson
Henry
Hewitt/ Hewett
Hey
Hickman
Highway
Higman/ Hilgman
Hill
Hilliard
Hillman
Hitch
Hitchens
Hix/ Hicks
Hobbs
Hodge
Hodgson
Hoffman
Hogg/ Hough/ Hogue/ Hugg/ Hogin
Holbrook
Holder
Holland
Holloway/ Holliday
Holston
Holt
Hook
Hooper
Hope
Hopkins
Horner
Horsey
Horsman/ Horseman
Hoshier/ Hosier
Hough
Houston
Howard
Howeth/ Howarth
Hubbard/ Hurbart
Hudson
Huffington
Huggins
Hughes/ Hues
Hull
Humphreys/ Humphris
Hunt/ Hurt
Hurley
Hurst/ Hust/ Hush/ Husk
Hutchens
Hutcheson
Hyland
Ingersoil/ Engersoil/ Ingerson
Ingram
Insley
Iron/ Ironshire
Irving
Jackson
Jacobs
James
Jamison
Jarmon/ Jerman/ German
Jarrett
Jarvis
Jefferson
Jenkins
Jewett/ Juett
Johnson
Jones
Jordan
Joyce
Joynes
Judah/ Judson
Justice
Keene/ Keen
Kellett/ Killett
Kelly/ Kelley
Kemp
Kendall
Kenley
Kennedy/ Kenady/ Kenney
Kennerly
Kennitt/ Kennett
Ker-Kerr
Keyser/ Keizer
Kibble/ Kilby
Killum
Kimble/ Kemble
King
Kinnikin
Kinny/ Kenney/ Kinney
Kirby
Kirk
Kirwin/ Kerwin
Knight
Knowles
Knox
Kollock
Laird
Lambertson/ Lamberson
Landing/ Lambden/ Landen
Landreth/ Landry
Lane
Langsdale
Lankford
Lank/ Langcake/ Lancheake
Larkin
Larmore
Lary
Latchum
Lawrence
Laws
Lawson
Layfield
Layton
Leach/ Leech
Leatherbury
Lecates
Leckie/ Lackey/ Leikie/ Lokey
LeCompte/ LaCompte
Ledbetter
Lemon
Leonard
Lewis
Lindsey
Lingo/ Lindow
Linton
Lister
Littleton
Livingston
Lloyd
Lockerman
Lockwood
Long
Lord
Lowe
Lowry
Lucas
Lurkins/ Lumby
Lynch/ Linch
Maddux/ Maddox
Majors
Makemorie/ Makormie
Malcomb
Mallett
Malone
Malvery/ Malavery
Manlove
Manning/ Mannion
Manuel
Marchment/ Marchant/ Merchant
Mariner
Marsh
Marshall
Martin
Marvel
Mason
Massey/ Marcy
Mathis
Matthews
Miscellaneous Families starting with Mc
McAllen
McAllister/ McClister/ McClester
McBryde
McCabe
McCan
McClain
McClemmy
McCrady/ McCready
McCrea
McCullogh
McDaniel
McDonald/ McDonnell
McDorman
McDowell
McGath/ McGarth
McGee/ McKee/ McMurray/ McGlammery
McGraw/ McGraugh
McGreggor
McHenry
McIntyre
McKeen/ McCormack/ McKinsey/ McKinny/ McGiveran
McMaster
McNeal
Meadows
Mears/ Meirs
Melson
Melvin
Merrick/ Mercer
Merrill/ Murrell
Mezick/ Messick
Michael
Midgley/ Middleton
Mifflin
Milbourn
Miles
Miller
Milligan
Mills
Millward
Minshall/ Mitchell
Mister
Mitchell
Montgomery
Moore
Morgan
Morris
Morrison
Muer/ Muir
Muguane
Mumford
Mungar
Murphy
Murray
Nairne
Neal
Nehulian
Nelms
Nelson
Neshum
Newbold
Newcomb
Newman
Newton
Niblet
Nichols
Nicholson
Noble
Norman
Norris
North
Nutter
O'Dear
O'Dell
Olindman
Oliphant/ Alliphen
Oneal
Onions
Osborne
Otly
Otwell/ Outwell
Outerbridge
Outten
Overton
Owens
Oxford
Paden/ Peden
Palmer
Panter/ Panther
Paradise
Paramore/ Parmer
Parker
Parks
Parsons
Patrick
Patterson
Patty/ Patey
Paul
Payne
Peacock
Peale
Pealkey
Pearson
Pennewell
Pepper
Perdue
Perkins
Perry
Pettitt
Phillips
Phippin
Phoebus
Pilchard
Pinto
Piper
Pitts
Planner
Plunkett
Poe
Polk
Pollitt
Pool
Pope
Porter
Postly
Potter
Powell
Poynter/ Pointer
Predeaux
Prettyman
Price
Prideaux
Prior
Pritchett/ Prichard
Probart
Pruitt
Purnell
Pusey
Quertermous
Quigg
Quillin
Quinn
Quinton
Ragley
Rain/ Rayne
Ralph/ Rolph/ Relfe
Ramsey
Rankin
Ratcliffe/ Rackliffe
Ready
Records/ Ricords
Redden
Reddish
Reed
Reese
Renshaw/ Renchee
Revell
Reynolds
Rhodes/ Rodes
Riall
Rice
Rich
Richards
Richardson
Rider
Ridgely
Rigby/ Rigsby
Riggen/ Riggin
Riley
Ritchie/ Richey
Roach
Roan
Roberts
Robertson
Robins
Robinson
Roby
Rodney
Rogers
Ross
Round/ Rounds/ Rownd
Rousby/ Rowndslee/ Rowsaloe
Rowe
Rowley
Roxburg/ Roxbury
Ruark/ Rock
Rugg
Rush
Russell
Russum
Ryan
Salisbury
Sampson
Samuel
Sanders/ Saunders
Sasser/ Saucer
Savage
Scady
Scarborough/ Scarburgh
Schoolfield
Scott
Scrogin
Seabrease
Sears
Seaward
Selby
Seon
Sewall
Sharp
Shay/ Shaw
Shehee/ Shelton
Shepheard
Sherman/ Surman/ Serman
Sherriff
Shiles/ Shyles
Shipley/ Sharpley
Shockley
Shores
Short
Shreeves/ Shrieves/ Shreaves
Siddons
Silverthorn
Simpkins
Simpson
Sims/ Simms
Skinner
Skirven
Slattery
Slemaker
Slemens/ Slemons
Sloan
Slocumb
Sloss
Small
Smith
Smock/ Smack
Smullen/ Smulling
Smyly
Snead/ Sneed
Snelling
Somers
Sorin
Sparroe
Spear
Spence
Spencer
Sprogle
Stafford/ Stanford
Staton/ Stayton
Steele
Sterling
Stevenson/ Stephenson
Stevens/ Stephens
Stewart/ Stuart
Stockdell/ Stogdell
Stockley
Stone
Stoughton
Strawbridge
Street
Sturgis
Sudler
Sullivan
Summers/ Somers
Sutton
Swain
Swift
Talbot
Tarr
Tatum
Taws/ Tawes
Taylor
Teackle
Teague
Tharp/ Thorp
Thomas
Thompson
Thorns
Thorogood
Tier
Tigner/ Tignal
Tilghman
Tilney
Timmons
Tindal
Tingle
Toadvine/ Todvine
Todd
Tomer
Tomlinson
Townsend
Trader
Train
Travers/ Travis
Trehearn/ Trahearn
Truitt
Truman
Tubbs
Tull
Tully
Tunis
Tunnell
Turner
Turpin
Turville
Twiford
Twig
Twilly
Tyler
Undrill/ Underhill
Upshur
Valentine
Van Bibber
Vance
Vaughn
Veazey/ Veasey
Venables
Venetson
Vickers
Victor
Vigerous
Vincent
Vitry/ Verty/ Verta
Waggman
Wailes/ Wales
Wainright/ Winright
Walker
Wallace
Waller
Walley
Wallop
Walls
Walston/ Walstone
Walter
Walton
Waples
Ward
Ware
Warren
Warrington
Warwick
Washburn
Waters
Watson
Watts
Weatherly
Weaver
Webb
Webster
Welbourn/ Welborne
Weldon
Wells
West
Westlock
Whaley/ Whalen/ Whayland
Wharton
Wheatley
Wheeler
Wheelton/ Whealton/ Welton
White
Whitelock
Whitney
Whittingham
Whittington
Whitty
Widdowson
Wiggin
Wildhane/ Wildgoose
Wilkerson/ Wilkison
Wilkins
Willett
Williams
Williamson
Willing
Willis
Wilson
Wimbrow
Winder
Windsor/ Winsor
Wingate
Wise
Wishart
Wonnell
Wood
Woodcraft
Woolford
Wooten
Wordie
Worthington
Wright
Wrotten/ Rotten
Wyatt