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From: Nancy & David Lindroth <>
Subject: Re: [LDR] Talbot County Rent Rolls
Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2003 08:54:56 -0500
References: <002301c2db5b$35d5b4e0$267e21a2@computer>


Were rent rolls a common MD record?

During what years would they have been a common record?

Has anyone seen these types of documents for other MD counties, ie
Baltimore, Harford or Frederick?

Would the Rent Rolls be at MD archives or always kept locally?

NML



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From: "Family Tree Bookshop" <>
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Sent: Sunday, February 23, 2003 11:47 AM
Subject: [LDR] Talbot County Rent Rolls


> Dear Rooters:
> We realize that these works do not quite fit in with the Lower
Shore
> but should there be any of you whose chase has led you to Talbot County,
> Leslie and I would like to inform you that we have completed two
> volumes of Rent Roll abstracts for Talbot County. The first volume covers
> those tracts of land surveyed during the years 1658-1665 ($18.00) and
> thesecond covers those tracts of land surveyed between the years 1666-1680
> ($18.00).
>
> The Rent Rolls were a series of books kept to track all quit rents due the
> Proprietor. All lands surveyed and patented were entered into the books
> along with quite a bit of other information. The rolls included the
> following: the number of acres surveyed, rent assessed the tract, date of
> survey, for whom the land was surveyed, a brief description of the
> land--where it lay in the county--and who possessed the land when the roll
> books were established (probably some time in the 1730s). Additionally,
on
> a facing page were
> listed the conveyances, alienations, and re-surveyes (where applicable)
for
> each tract. Included here were the dates of the conveyances, to whom the
> land was conveyed, from whom and--where applicable--the amount of acres
sold
> or conveyed. Additionally where noted are name changes for those parcels
> sold out of the tract or where tracts were re-surveyed into larger tracts
of
> land. The dates of the conveyances and re-surveys run from about 1700 to
> 1772.
>
> A typical entry in the work looks something like this:
>
> 100a ..02.. Scott's Lott
> Surveyed: 03/21/1666
> Surveyed for James Scott, lying on
> the north side of the St. Michael's River near the head
> of Hunting Creek and on the west
> side of the creek.
> Possessors:
> Andrew Kinnement
> Conveyances & Re-surveys
> 08/04/1726 Benjamin, John and Andrew
> Kennement from John Kennement & others
> 100
> acres
>
> Included in the volume for the years 1658-1665 are the following surnames:
> Abbott, Adams, Airey, Alexander, Alferino, Anderson, Anderton, Angley,
> Armstrong, Ashcroft, Baily/Bale, Ball, Barnett, Barnwell, Barrow,
> Barry/Berry, Bartlett, Bennett, Benson, Bodwell, Booker, Bowdle, Bowman,
> Bozman, Brown/Browne, Bruff/Bruffe, Bullen, Camper, Carey, Carslake,
> Cathrop/Cathrup/Catrup, Chalmer, Chamberlain/Chamberlaine, Chew, Clayland,
> Clement/Clements, Cockayne, Cockerin, Collins, Connelly/Connerly/Connolly,
> Davis, Dawson, Dayly, Deane, Delahay, Dickenson/Dickinson, Dixon, Dudley,
> Durden/Durding, Eason, Eccleston, Edmondson,
> Elliott, Elson/Elston, Emerson, Ennalls, Evans/Ewen, Farrell/Ferrell,
> Fisbourne/Fishburn, Ford, Frith, Gale, Garey/Gary, Gibson, Giddens,
Gideon,
> Glover, Goldsborough, Greenwood, Grundy, Gurling, Haddaway, Hall,
> Hambleton, Harding, Harrison, Harwood, Hawkins, Hayward, Hemsley, Hill,
> Holliday, Holmes, Hopkins, Horney, Jadwin/Jadwyn, Jenkins, Jones, Kemp,
> Kininmont/Kinnamont/Kinnement, Larramore, Lloyd/Loyd, Loveday, Low/Lowe,
> Lowrey, Lurkey, Maccotter, Mackey, Marsh. Martin, Maxwell, McCallum,
Moore,
> Morgan, Mullican/Mullikin, Neal/Neale, Needles, Newnam, Nichols/Nicols,
> Noble, Parker, Parr, Parratt/Parrett/Parrott, Phillips, Porter, Powell,
> Pratt, Price, Prouse, Ray, Robins, Robinson, Russell, Russum, Sale/Sales,
> Sanders, Scott, Seeney/Seney, Sewell, Sharp/Sharpe, Sherwood, Skinner,
> Smith, Spencer, Stacy, Stanton, Stevens, Taylor, Thomas, Thompson,
Tilghman,
> Troth, Turbutt, Turner, Ungle, Vaughan, Walker, Ward, Watts, Webb, White,
> Whittington, Williams, Willson/Wilson, Winslow, Wise, Woolman, Wooters,
> Worgan, Wright, Young and many others.
>
> Included within the volume for the years 1666-1680 are the following
> surnames: Abbott, Aldern, Alexander, Anderson, Anderton, Angley,
Armstrong,
> Ashcroft, Baggs, Banning, Barker, Barnwell, Barrow, Bell, Bennett, Benson,
> Berry, Beswick, Blackwell, Blake, Blaney, Bowdle, Bozman, Brinsfield,
> Bruff/Bruffe, Bromwell/Brumwell, Bullen, Carey/Cary, Carr, Carslake,
> Chamberlain/Chamberlaine, Chaplin, Clark/Clarke, Clayton, Cockayne,
> Coulbourne, Cox, Davis, Dawson, Delahuntee, Dickenson/Dickinson, Dixon,
> Dobson, Dudley, Eason/Eaton, Edmondson, Elliott, Elston, Emerson, Ewbanks,
> Evans, Fairbank, Faulkner/Falconar, Farrell, Fellows, Fiddeman/Feddeman,
> Finney, Francis, Garey, Gaskin, Gibson, Goldsborough, Gordon, Gross,
Grundy,
> Hall, Hardin/Harding, Haris, Harrison, Harwood, Hawkins, Hayward, Hemsley,
> Hewes/Hughs, Hicks, Higgs, Hill, Holliday, Holmes, Holt, Hopkins, Horney,
> Hurlock, Hutchinson, Jadwin/Jadwyn, James, Johnson, Jones, Jordan,
> Kerswick/Kerwick, Kinnement, Kirby, Lane, Larramore, Lloyd/Loyd, Low/Lowe,
> Lurkey, Mansfield, Marling. Martin, Mecotter, Morris, Mullican/Mullikin,
> Neale, Needles, Nichols/Nicols, Noble, Oldfield, Oldham, Palmer, Parker
> Parrott, Pickering, Pitts, Porter, Pratt, Price, Prince, Ratcliff, Ray,
> Register, Richardson, Rigby, Robbins/Robins, Roberts, Robinson, Robson,
Roe,
> Royston, Russam/Russum, Sanders, Seney, Sharp/Sharpe, Sherwood, Silvester,
> Skinner, Smith, Smithson, Spedden, Spencer, Squires, Stevens, Stevenson,
> Taylor, Teasdale, Thomas, Tilghman, Troth, Turner, Ungle, Valliant,
Walker,
> Ward, White, Whittby, Whittington, Williams, Wilson, Winckles, Wise,
> Woolman, Wrightson, and many many others.
>
> If any of you might be interested, or have any questions--please give us a
> holler
> Hope this finds all well
> <<<Neil>>>
>
> www.familytreebookshop.com
> Featuring abstracts so thorough, the dead come to life.
>
> www.familytreebookshop.com
> Featuring abstracts so thorough, the dead come to life.
>
> ______________________________

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