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This list of 17th century land surveys includes the "Property Name", the number of acres and date surveyed, and the property owner. Provided by Genealogy Trails History Group, Anne Arundel County.
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Maryland Manual On-Line AA County
Examples are:
1608, June. Capt. John Smith landed at Sillery Bay and Gibson Island.
1649. Town of Providence (later Annapolis) founded.
1650, April. Providence erected as Annarundell County (now Anne Arundel County) (Chapter 7, Acts of 1650); named for Lady Anne Arundell (1615-1649), wife of Cecilius Calvert, 2nd Lord Baltimore.
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