Items are arranged alphabetically by the principal subject's name. The year in which the event occurred is included, and, usually, the day and month are also given. Often the names of relatives and survivors of the subject are given. The listings are arranged alphabetically by cemetery, and span more than 200 years. Full names and all available birth, death, and marriage dates are included, as well as any additional details provided by the author's research.
Listings also identify family relationships whenever possible.
The deed records abstracted here include lands that lie within present-day Baltimore City, Cecil and Harford counties, and parts of Carroll, Anne Arundel, Howard and Kent counties. The entries are more or less chronological, variations being due to the fact that transactions were often recorded in the books at some later date. A typical entry includes the date of transaction, names of grantors and grantees and their places of residence, acres of land involved and the names signed on the document. Other information is included when available, such as sales price, location of land, neighbors, chain of deed and landmarks. Part I covers the early history in the form of imaginary interviews with early residents.