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The Founders of Anne Arundel and Howard Counties, Maryland. a Genealogical and Biographical Review from Wills, Deeds, and Church Records
This work contains genealogical and biographical sketches of the founders and founding families of Anne Arundel and Howard counties and is interspersed with sketches of early homesteads, settlements, and historic landmarks.
543 pages, Hardcover
First published July 1, 1905
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August 14, 2022
Such an oddly written book he started numbering chapters but just gave up after chapter 4. Its tons of info, written before and around 1905, its as if there was a common thread of Maryland pride and patriotism he displays in this random dumping of info gathered from wills and deeds and govt records. Its written like a genealogical study of prominent Anne Arundel families but ends up being a good history of long forgotten nuggets of Maryland lore. Theres no way to give any idea of the common thread of the book as it is so random throughout so ive given it a new title and split the book up into definitive chapters to make it more intelligible. 543 pages.
The title should be,
“A History of Anne Arundel County, Maryland: Sketches of Notable Events, Short Biographies and Governmental Records in a Roughly Chronological Order (1648-1905)”
Chapter 1: Our Early Settlers…Pg.5
Chapter 2: The Battle of the Severn…Pg. 22
Chapter 3: The Quakers…Pg. 31
Chapter 4: The Historical Gap of 1655-1683 told through: The boundaries of the counties and various short biographies, etc…Pg. 34
Chapter 5: Biographies & Historical Gap Continued…Pg. 41
Chapter 6: The Revolution of 1688 or “Coodes Rebellion”…Pg.189
Chapter 7: A History of the First Colonial Governors of Annapolis 1694…Pg. 193
Chapter 8: The South River Clubhouse…Pg. 199
Chapter 9: A History of the Last Colonial Governors of Annapolis, The End of the Proprietary Government..Pg. 203
Chapter 10: The Council of Safety…Pg. 216
Chapter 11: King Williams School or St. Johns College…..Pg. 219
Chapter 12: Ante-Revolutionary Movements…Pg. 220
Chapter 13: 1776…Pg. 222
Chapter 14: A History of the First Governors of the State of Maryland, From the Revolution to 1905…Pg. 224
Chapter 15: Brief Sketches of Notable Events in Maryland History…Pg. 304
Chapter 16: Distinguished Men of Anne Arundel…Pg. 316
Chapter 17: A Glance at Anne Arundel County Old and New…Pg. 330
Chapter 18: Notable Families of Howard County…Pg. 337
The title should be,
“A History of Anne Arundel County, Maryland: Sketches of Notable Events, Short Biographies and Governmental Records in a Roughly Chronological Order (1648-1905)”
Chapter 1: Our Early Settlers…Pg.5
Chapter 2: The Battle of the Severn…Pg. 22
Chapter 3: The Quakers…Pg. 31
Chapter 4: The Historical Gap of 1655-1683 told through: The boundaries of the counties and various short biographies, etc…Pg. 34
Chapter 5: Biographies & Historical Gap Continued…Pg. 41
Chapter 6: The Revolution of 1688 or “Coodes Rebellion”…Pg.189
Chapter 7: A History of the First Colonial Governors of Annapolis 1694…Pg. 193
Chapter 8: The South River Clubhouse…Pg. 199
Chapter 9: A History of the Last Colonial Governors of Annapolis, The End of the Proprietary Government..Pg. 203
Chapter 10: The Council of Safety…Pg. 216
Chapter 11: King Williams School or St. Johns College…..Pg. 219
Chapter 12: Ante-Revolutionary Movements…Pg. 220
Chapter 13: 1776…Pg. 222
Chapter 14: A History of the First Governors of the State of Maryland, From the Revolution to 1905…Pg. 224
Chapter 15: Brief Sketches of Notable Events in Maryland History…Pg. 304
Chapter 16: Distinguished Men of Anne Arundel…Pg. 316
Chapter 17: A Glance at Anne Arundel County Old and New…Pg. 330
Chapter 18: Notable Families of Howard County…Pg. 337
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