The general index is a Campbell index to both parties in a land transaction. This index indicates the type of record. The volumes have numbers other than those in the index but are listed below on the basis of the index. The Hall of Records has an index on film for the years 1662-1950. The records include Court Proceedings for 1662-1674, 1686-1689, 1692, 1696-1700 and 1705-1708. Vital records for 1657-1691 which include baptisms are also found in...

The counties of the Eastern Shore are in two geographic groups: southern counties of Worcester, Somerset, Wicomico, and Dorchester; and the northern counties of Caroline, Talbot, Queen Annes, Kent, and Cecil.