Old Somerset On the Eastern Shore of Maryland A Study in Foundations and Founders. With an Added Prefatory Note by J. Millard Tawes, former Governor of Maryland; by Clayton Torrence; xvi+583pp; Paper; Published: 1935, Reprinted: 1996; ISBN: 9780806379708; Item # CF5805D

At the time of its formation Old Somerset included all the territory that is now Somerset, Wicomico, and Worcester counties. In addition to the deeds, wills and commissions, the genealogical material contained herein includes extensive, documented lists of early settlers with considerable biographical data. The 100-page appendix to the work contains still other valuable lists of source records and genealogical notes of early families.