Abstracts from Maryland Land Warrants & Patents, Dorcester County, Maryland

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The Maryland Land Warrants and Patents were researched primarily for information 
concerning the Tracy/Tracey family of Maryland.  Most of the surnames researched 
are associated with this family either by marriage or land ownership.  Other 
surnames are recorded because of the listing of heirs if the ancestor died 
intestate. 

William Standiford of Dorcester County
MDLW&P 1748-1749, FHC Film 0013092, page 21

Thomas Sumall (?) and Anne		Dorcester County, MD
Joseph Hopkins and Elizabeth
John Peeleston and Dorothy 
Mary Shimer 

Petitioners for a certain tract of land laid out for them called “Andrew’s 
Fortune” in Dorchester County, part of 500 acres 3 Mary 1738.  Mary Shimer by 
the name of Mary Thomas, intermarried with Tristram Thomas, assigned rights, 
etc.  
MD LW&P 1737-1744,  FHC Film 0013089, page 47.

Jonathon Bestpatch of Dorcester County

Jonathon Bestpatch left a last will and testament that the proceeds from sales 
of land go to pay debts, balance to go to three daughters, Leah, Molly and 
Nancy.  The executors have died without ……..the trust placed in them and that 
Leah hath intermarried with Zebulon Beard, the petitioner, and Molly hath 
intermarried with Joseph Yates and Nancy hath intermarried with William 
Craft/Croft.  Molly Yates has died, leaving Henry Yates, her only child and 
heir-at-law.  The petitioner prays that patent may issue for resurvey to the 
said Leah Beard, Henry Yates and Nancy Craft/Croft.  Patent issued
MDLW&P, 1801-1808, FHC Film 0013131, page 583.

Petition of John Bestpatch of Dorcester County showeth that Jonathon Bestpatch 
had in his lifetime devised land to his wife, Margaret and her heirs and 
Margaret has since intermarried with Levin Breewood and they sold and assigned 
land to petitioner, John Bestpatch.
MDLW&P, 1801-1808, FHC Film 0013131, page 583.

Luke Hurley, son of Roger Hurley of Dorcester County

Petitioners Trephaina Brambley/Bramble,  Sarah Allon/Cotton,  Luke Robertson, 
Rachel Robertson, Shadrach Robertson, Shadrach Hurley of Dorcester County, show 
that Roger Hurley on 10 August 1716 obtained a special warrant to survey 30 
acres, returned a certificate by name of “The End of All Strife” lying in 
Dorcester County containing 30 acres.  Roger Hurley died and by will, left land 
to son Mathew Hurley, who left land to his son, Luke Hurley.  Said Luke Hurley 
died intestate and without leaving children whereby your petitioners children 
and grandchildren of Mathew Hurley become his heirs.  /s/ Trephamia Bramble, 
Sarah Cotton, Luke Robertson, Rachel Robertson, Shadrach Robertson, Shadrach 
Hurley.
MD LW&P 1801-1808, FHC Film 0013131, page 744.

SOURCES:

MD Land Warrants & Patents 1717-1727 FHC Film 0013082, Libers 48-49 
MD Land Warrants & Patents 1710-1722, 1730-1734 FHC Film 0013083, Libers 
	50-52.
MD Land Warrants & Patents 1737-1744 FHC Film 0013089, Liber 62
MD Land Warrants & Patents 1739-1747, Film No. 0013141, Liber 64
MD Land Warrants & Patents 1748-1749  Film No. 0013092, Liber 69.70
MD Land Warrants & Patents  1749-1752  Film No. 0013094, Liber 73-74
MD Land Warrants & Patents 1784-1787 FHC Film No. 0013123, Libers 135-136
MD Land Warrants & Patents 1788-1791  FHC Film No. 0013125, Libers 139-140
MD Land Warrants & Patents 1792-1795  FHC Film No. 0013125, Libers 139-140
MD Land Warrants & Patents 1801-1808, FHC film No. 0013131, Liber No. 149-150
MD Land Warrants & Patents 1804-1814, FHC Film No. 0013132, Libers 151- 152
MD Land Warrants & Patents 1811-1815/1819, Film No. 013133, Libers 153-154
MD Land Warrants & Patents 1812-1818, Film No. 0013134,Libers 155-156
MD Land Warrants & Patents 1814-1820, Film No. 0013135, Libers 157-158
MD Land Warrants & Patents 1814-1829, Film No. 0013136, Libers 159-160