Abstracts from Maryland Land Warrants & Patents, Worcester County, MD Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Martha E. Salberg, MartSal@aol.com ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/md/mdfiles.htm ************************************************ The Maryland Land Warrents 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. Harrison Ayres of Worcester County. MD LW&P, Liber No. 74, FHC Film 0013094, page 35 John Pope Mitchell – Worcester County Isaac Mitchell, John Mitchell, Mary Mitchell petitioned that their father John Pope Mitchell, Worcester County, deceased intestate, had land called “Mitchell’s Lott”, 13 acres. He left the following children: Robert Mitchell, Eloisa G. P. Mitchell, Isaac Mitchell, John Mitchell, Rufus Mitchell and Mary Mitchell, that Robert, Eloisa G. P. and Rufus died intestate and without heirs and that Rufus left a widow, who it was believed is still living. Granted 1825 ? MD Certificates & Patents 1818-1829, FHC film 0013135, page 493 John Patrick of Worcester County A certain John Patrick, the petitioner’s father, had on 14 October 1721 a tract of land called “Patrick’s Lott”, formerly in Somerset County, but now in Worcester County on the west side of Assateague Bay, 100 acres. Before the grant was given, John Patrick, the petitioner’s father, died intestate and the land devised to his only son and heir, John Patick. MDLW&P 1748-1749, FHC Film 0013094, page 105 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