"The main purpose of this work is to chronicle and categorize the life experiences of 519 persons who entered Maryland as indentured servants or, to a lesser extent, as convicts forcibly transported [between 1634-1777]. The text itself is composed of solidly researched sketches of Maryland servants and convicts and their descendants, including 84 that are traced to the third generation or beyond."--Amazon.com.

"The families in this volume were found in many counties, but primarily Baltimore and Anne Arundel Counties."--Page ix.

This volume primarily covers families of Dorchester County, including: Andrew/Andrews, Bowdle, Connerly, Covey, Dagg, Dail, Denwood, Dorsey, Geoghegan, Hackett, Henry, Hicks, Magee/Mcghee, McNemara, Medford, Merchant, Mowbray, Muir, Navey, Nowell/Noel, Skinner, Slacombe, Stanford, Steele, Swiggett, Thomas (Talbot Co.), Trippe, Tubman, Tunis. An index to full-names adds to the value of this work.