African Americans in Early Frederick County, Maryland
Maryland was first recognized as a "Free State" on November 1, 1864.   On that date, the Maryland Constitution of 1864 took effect.   By its provisions, slavery within the State's borders was abolished, and Maryland, indeed, became a free state. March 1 to June 1, 1860 - In these three months, 136 slaves were manumitted by their owners in Frederick County.   This was in advance of a new state law which took effect on June 1st, 1860, which prohibited the freeing of slaves. [from John W. Ashbury's "History Moments"] Note - You can also Search on Main Page on the given name, surname or "Slave, Slaves, negro, negroes, colored, coloured, mulatto" for more listings on the whole MidMdRoots website (except those linked to other sites or in pdfs).
County Records Frederick County Manumissions - 1748-1867 Land Records - 1752-1863 Wills - 1796-1854 Orphans Bound Out - 1800-1857 African American Land Owners 1825 Tax List 1835 Tax List includes Frederick Town Mortality Schedules (pdfs) 1850 & 1860 1870 & 1880 Slave Owners & Slaves - 1 Nov 1864 (when Slavery was Abolished in MD*) Carroll County Land Owners - 1837 Tax List Wills - 1837-1841 Slave Owners & Slaves - 1864* (large pdf file at MSA) Lists by Slave & by Owner (CCGS) Individual Pages (Enoch Pratt Library) Montgomery County Judgment & Land Records Washington County Judgment Records - 1782-1805 Wills - 1818-1820 (partial) Certificates of Freedom 1806-1834 (page down to pdf file) 1834-1862 (page down to pdf file) Western Maryland Slave Owners - 1850 & 1860 MARYLAND Chancery Records - 1784-1848	Burial Records / Deaths Frederick County Frederick - Laboring Sons Cemetery Frederick - Cooms Catoctin Furnace African American Cemetery Libertytown - John Wesley Church Cemetery Libertytown - Lawson Cemetery OldField - Keys Chapel Cemetery (from Death Certificates) Edgewood - Mount Olive Cemetery near New Windsor (from Death Certificates) Tuscarora - Forest Grove Graveyard Deaths & Burial Notices (From Page 1, Press Diagonal Arrows to view pdf) (Name, age, cemetery and newspaper/date only) Carroll County Westminster Westminster Cemetery - BEAL - Fisher Family St John's Catholic Cemetery Ellsworth Cemetery Photos Video Death Certificate Abstracts - 1898-1930 Montgomery County Seneca - Government Quarry a/k/a Clipper Family Cemetery Cabin John - Morningstar-Moses Cemetery Endangered by Expansion Washington County Hagerstown - Halfway African American Cemetery Keedysville - Red Hill Cemetery Coroner Inquisitions 1853-1939 Baltimore City & County Baltimore City - Mount Auburn Cemetery MARYLAND Lynchings Map & List - 1854-1933 Biographies - 1854-1933 (MSA)
Newspaper Abstracts Union Bridge - The Pilot Hagerstown Herald of Freedom Slaves & Free African Americans in Western MD - 1790-1864	Underground Railroad Harriet Tubman Visitors Center Nationl Historical Park Underground Railroad Underground Railroad Byway Maryland's Underground Railroad Network Hagerstown Underground Railroad Loudoun Co, VA to Frederick Co, MD Connection
Photos, Video, Places to See Porter's School - Frederick Catoctin Iron Furnace & African Americans Washington County - African American Heritage Harpers Ferry, WV - Black Heritage Walking Tour Story of John Brown's Raid	Other Links AFRIGENEAS Legacy of Slavery in Maryland (MSA) Ex-Slave Narratives in Maryland (Library of Congress) Men of Maryland Biographies
Frederick County MDGenWeb Coordinator - Dorinda Shepley Last revised: Dec 15, 2023 © Copyright 1995-2023