Land Records (MD)

The land patents, also known as land grants, for the years 1730 to 1830, covering the area of the current Washington County, Maryland, are listed here. Patents are documents granting ownership rights to some previously unpatented property. They have the nature of a deed and contain a description of the property and conditions of tenure.

Margaret Durst Cupler, under the auspices of the Cresap Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution in Cumberland, transcribed many records from the Allegany County Courthouse. This is part of her work, Early Allegany County Records, 1788-1812. Abstracts of Land Records - Deed Book A. 1788-1795 and Real Estate Tax Lists 1804-1812.