Talbot County Maryland Genealogy and History

County Seat: Easton

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Talbot County, Maryland genealogy records include colonial-era church registers, probate records from the 1600s onward, land patents, and court orders centered around Easton and Oxford. These historical documents help trace family lineages back to the early settlement of Maryland’s Eastern Shore.

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Talbot County History Overview

Talbot County was formed from part of Kent County and was named for Lady Grace Talbot, the wife of Sir Robert Talbot, an Anglo-Irish statesman, and the sister of Lord Baltimore.

Vital Records & Church Registers

• Births & Baptisms: Early Quaker and Anglican parish records track colonial births.
• Marriages: Historic marriage license bonds date back to the late 1700s.
• Deaths: Cemetery transcripts and early church burial logs cover prominent families.

Probate & Court Records

• Wills & Estates: County probate files document land and slave ownership.
• Orphans Court: Guardian accounts and apprentice records name minor children.

Land Records

• Land Records: Deeds and patents record property transfers along local rivers.

Talbot County Communities

Towns: Easton (county seat), Oxford, Queen Anne (partly in Queen Anne's County), Saint Michaels, Trappe.

Census-designated places: Cordova, Tilghman Island.

Unincorporated communities: Anchorage, Bellevue, Bozman, Claiborne, Copperville, Doncaster, Fairbanks, Lewistown, Lloyd Landing, Matthews, McDaniel, Neavitt, Newcomb, Royal Oak, Sherwood, Tunis Mills, Unionville, Wittman, Windy Hill, Woodland, Wye Mills.

Ghost towns: Doncaster, Dover, York, Wyetown.

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Genealogical Research in Talbot County, Maryland

• Talbot County Free Library: Has a fair collection of Genealogy resources in their Maryland Room.
• Genealogical Publishing Company: Access the GPC eBook Library at your convenience with a new subscription platform, 800+ of the best titles in genealogy & family history. $

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Adjacent counties

• Queen Anne's County (north)
• Dorchester County (south)
• Calvert County (southwest)
• Caroline County (east)
• Anne Arundel County (west)