What Did Margaret Brent Do For Maryland?
What Did Margaret Brent Do For Maryland? On October 4, 1639, Margaret Brent became the first Maryland female land owner. She obtained the first recorded land grant in St. Mary’s, a 70.5-acre (285,000 m2) patent, with which she and her sister Mary established the “Sisters’ Freehold”, and an adjacent 50 acres (200,000 m2) titled St.