Kent County MD Genealogy
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If you're not sure which records would be helpful, you can try our Ancestor Source Finder tool. Kent Records by TypeBirth Records (10)Cemetery Records (95) Census Records (47) Church Records (30) City Directories (26) Court Records (10) Death Records (13) Histories and Genealogies (18) Immigration Records (2) Land Records (27) Map Records (20) Marriage Records (25) Military Records (9) Minority Records (3) Miscellaneous Records (7) Newspapers and Obituaries (36) Probate Records (19) School Records (18) 
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Kent County Records by City/TownChestertown Genealogy (97)Fairlee Genealogy (22) Galena Genealogy (36) Georgetown Genealogy (24) Kennedyville Genealogy (24) |
Millington Genealogy (28) Rock Hall Genealogy (32) Still Pond Genealogy (22) Worton Genealogy (30) |
Overview of Kent County Records
- Kent County was created in 1642 from St. Mary’s County.
- Birth and death records from 1898 to 1921 can be obtained from the Maryland State Archives. Birth and death records from 1898 to the present can be obtained from the Maryland Department of Health.
- The Kent County Clerk Circuit Court has marriage records starting in 1796, divorce records starting in 1867, land records starting in 1656, and court records starting in the early 1800s.
- Online indexes and images of some of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.