Maryland Marriage Evidences, 1634-1718

A companion volume to his 1975 workMaryland Marriages 1634 1777 Robert Barnes new book Maryland Marriage Evidences 1634 1718 is a collection of 6 500 marriage records found in sources other than church records closing the gap in the historical record and providing a clear alternative to traditional genealogical sources The records in this new work are based on both direct and indirect references With a bibliography and a full name index of brides and others mentioned in the text this work completes the tableau of sources available to the researcher in the area of colonial Maryland genealogy the final installment of a resource that began to prove its usefulness thirty years ago