Archives of Maryland
(Biographical Series)

James Calder (1729-1808)
MSA SC 3520-16454

Sources:

Archival sources -

BALTIMORE COUNTY SURVEYOR (Survey Record) Thomas Gist, Vol. 1790-1798 p. 59 [MSA CM145-3, CR 35712-1]

BALTIMORE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF THE TAX (Assessed Persons List) 1804 [MSA C266-1, 2/59/12/3]

LAND OFFICE (Patent Record) Certificate of Survey for Fowler, Volume IC N pp. 379-380 [MSA S11-168, 1/23/4/32] Note: All indexes incorrectly state that this certificate is recorded on page 397.

LAND OFFICE (Patent Record) Patent for Fowler, Volume IC M pp. 693-694 [MSA S11-167, 1/23/4/31]

LAND OFFICE (Certificates, Patented, BA) Fowler, No. 1746 [MSA S1190-1852, 1/25/2/10]

LAND OFFICE (Certificates, Patented, BA) Cool Spring, No. 1205 [MSA S1190-1308, 1/25/2/]

Probate records

BALTIMORE COUNTY REGISTER OF WILLS (Administration Docket) Volume 4 pp. 49-50 [MSA CM130-4, CR 10673-4]

BALTIMORE COUNTY REGISTER OF WILLS (Wills) Volume 8 pp. 352 & ff [MSA C435-9, 2/28/12/8] See also: MSA CM188-8, CR 72243-2

BALTIMORE COUNTY REGISTER OF WILLS (Inventories) Volume 25 pp. 406-408 [MSA C340-26, 2/29/9/26]

BALTIMORE COUNTY REGISTER OF WILLS (Administration Accounts) Volume 18 p. 366 [MSA C261-19, 2/30/7/24] See also: MSA CM127-18, CR 74975-2

BALTIMORE COUNTY REGISTER OF WILLS (Administration Accounts) Volume 19 p. 317 [MSA C261-21, 2/30/7/26] See also: MSA CM127-19, CR 74976-1

BALTIMORE COUNTY REGISTER OF WILLS (Accounts of Sale) Volume WB 4 p. 63 [MSA CM125-4, CR 9512-1]

BALTIMORE COUNTY REGISTER OF WILLS (Orphans Court Proceedings) Volume 7 p. 28 [MSA C396-, 2/31/14/3]

BALTIMORE COUNTY REGISTER OF WILLS (Orphans Court Proceedings) Volume 8 p. 95 [MSA C396-, 2/31/14/4]

Court records

“AN ACT to authorise the Circuit Court of Baltimore county, to confirm the partition of the real estate of James Calder, deceased.” 1854 Laws of Maryland ch. 202

BALTIMORE COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT (Equity Docket) Turner v. Withers, Volume WMI 2 p. 33 [MSA C326-2, 2/49/8/1]

BALTIMORE COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT (Equity Papers) Turner v. Withers, Box 684 No. 746 [MSA T696-12, 0/35/4/40] - Papers contain color plats. No mention of Fowler or Cool Spring in the description of the land.

BALTIMORE COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT (Judicial Record) Park v. Ehrman, Volume HMF 6 pp. 351-414 [MSA T258-6, 0/36/8/5]
Plats from plats.net (p. 373)
Plats from plats.net (pp. 400-411)

BALTIMORE COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT (Judicial Record) JB 40 p. 458 [T258-40, 0/36/8/39]
Plats from plats.net

BALTIMORE COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT (Judicial Record) EHA 26 pp. 235-248 [T258-26, 0/36/8/25]
Plats from plats.net

BALTIMORE CITY ARCHIVES (Bouldin Family Survey Records) Estate surveys of James Calder, 1854 [BCA BMS4-1-9-11, BC/16/01/025/S00]

BALTIMORE CITY SUPERIOR COURT (Survey Papers) 83: Calder Estate, Northern Central Railroad 7th District, MSA CE71-83

BALTIMORE CITY SUPERIOR COURT (Survey Papers) 201: Calder Estate Northern Central Railroad - deed Mrs. Rebecca Lowe to Andrew B. Cross; Walkerton C. R. near Parkton; Hunts proeprty above Parkton; Crossman Stadt; Addition to Braham; Bee Tree Resurveyed; Northern Central Railroad property near Bentley Station, MSA CE71-201

COURT OF APPEALS (Decrees) Turner v. Withers, April 1865 No. 77 [MSA S379-270, 1/64/7/36]

COURT OF APPEALS (Briefs) Turner v. Withers, April 1865 No. 77 [MSA S375-39, 1/64/13/8]

COURT OF APPEALS (Opinions) Turner v. Withers, April 1865 Nos.  77 & 78 [MSA S393-21, 1/65/12/63] recorded in 23 Md. 18 (1865)

Calder’s patents purportedly now in Carroll County (chronological order)

Castle Calder, 662 acres (1771)
LAND OFFICE (Certificates, Patented, BA) No. 962, MSA S1190-1063

Williams, 103 acres (1797)
LAND OFFICE (Certificates, Patented, BA) No. 5247, MSA S1190-5558

Ruby, 113 ½ acres (1800)
LAND OFFICE (Certificates, Patented, BA) No. 4272, MSA S1190-4415

Samland, 35 acres (1800)
LAND OFFICE (Certificates, Patented, BA) No. 4308, MSA S1190-4451

Fowler, 39 ½ acres (1800)
LAND OFFICE (Certificates, Patented, BA) No. 1746, MSA S1190-1852

Addition, 34 acres (1802)
LAND OFFICE (Certificates, Patented, BA) No. 39, MSA S1190-50

Flowers, 53 acres (1802)
LAND OFFICE (Certificates, Patented, BA) No. 1694, MSA S1190-1799
Later resurveyed as part of Tyson

Cavin, 80 acres (1807)
LAND OFFICE (Certificates, Patented, BA) No. 976, MSA S1190-1077

Incult/Incutt, 16 ½ acres (1807)
LAND OFFICE (Certificates, Patented, BA) No. 2479, MSA S1190-2592

Kelso, 63 ¼ acres (1807)
LAND OFFICE (Certificates, Patented, BA) No. 2725, MSA S1190-2841

Michael’s Mount, 91 acres (1807)
LAND OFFICE (Certificates, Patented, BA) No. 3268, MSA S1190-3391
Resurvey including Rockhold. Adjacent to Andersons Retreat, Tarmania, and Mount Rutledge.

Rock Hill, 60 acres (1807)
LAND OFFICE (Certificates, Patented, BA) No. 4223, MSA S1190-4366
Adjacent to: Castle Calder, Bleak Hill, Samland, and Wildan

Tyson. 217 ¼ acres (1808)
LAND OFFICE (Certificates, Patented, BA) No. 5018, MSA S1190-5165
Resurvey patent including Bleak Hill (112 acres, 1798), Flowers (53 acres, 1802), and Roussa (57 acres, 1802). Adjacent to: Mount Joy and Meiry Meadows.

Books -

Scharf, J. Thomas. History of Baltimore City and County. Philadelphia: Louis H. Everts, 1881.

 

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