Brandywine, MD
Local News
- Brandywine polling location runs out of paper ballots on Election Day — WJLA
- Cool and Unusual Things to Do in Brandywine — Atlas Obscura
- Obituary | Betty Jane Windsor of Brandywine, Maryland — Brinsfield Funeral Home
- Investigation Launched Into Police-Involved Crash In Brandywine: Maryland AG — Patch
- Burlington Opening June 2026 In Brandywine, Replacing Former Joann Store — The BayNet
Official Local Resources
Prince George’s County · maryland.gov · Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration
Brandywine people, or simply the Brandywine (sometimes known as the “Brandywine deme” by sociologists), are a mixed-race group of free African American descent in southern Maryland, some of whom claim to be descended from the Piscataway people. The term “Brandywine people” references the Brandywine area of the Prince George’s and Charles County border line where the majority have historically resided.
The sometimes-used label “Wesorts” is regarded as derogatory and a pejorative by some. It was listed as a self-identified “Other race” on the 2000 census.
Families with the surnames Proctor, Swann, Savoy, Newman, Harley, Butler and Thompson comprise the group, documented to be descended from free Black ancestors. They are described as a network of lighter-skinned African-American families that practice intermarriage.