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> United States > Maryland > MD Counties > St. Mary's
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| Website | https://www.stmaryscountymd.gov/ |
| Established | January 24, 1638 |
| Disbanded | Still Active |
| Last Modified | RP February 07, 2023 09:31am |
| Description | What was to become St. Mary's County was land where the Conoy Indians lived. Here, the English settlement of Lord Baltimore's Maryland began with the arrival of the passengers who had set sail on the Ark and the Dove from the Isle of Wight on November 22, 1633. They landed at St. Clement's Island in the Potomac River on the southwestern side of present-day St. Mary's County on March 25, 1634. Now, the date of their landing is commemorated annually as Maryland Day.
St. Mary's, the first Maryland county, was established in 1637, probably by an order of the Governor. The County was named in honor of Mary, the mother of Jesus. |
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April 23, 1696 -
ST. MARYS gained from CALVERT.
(Archives of Md., 19:213, 214)
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April 13, 1658 -
April 23, 1696
ST. MARYS lost to creation of CHARLES.
(Archives of Md., 1:381, 3:341)
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March 24, 1658 -
April 13, 1658
[24 March 1657/1658] POTOMAC renamed ST. MARYS.
(Archives of Md., 1:369)
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November 21, 1650 -
October 20, 1654
ST. MARYS lost to creation of CHARLES (original, extinct).
(Archives of Md., 3:259-260)
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April 29, 1650 -
November 21, 1650
ST. MARYS lost to creation of ANNE ARUNDEL.
(Archives of Md., 1:292)
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August 02, 1642 -
April 29, 1650
By 2 August 1642, ST. MARYS lost to creation of KENT; boundaries are estimated.
(Archives of Md., 3:105)
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January 24, 1638 -
August 02, 1642
By 24 January 1637/1638, ST. MARYS was created as the first county in Maryland. ST. MARYS was meant to serve the entire colony; territorial limits, if any, are unknown, and boundaries are estimated.
(Archives of Md., 3:60)
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