Exhibit 32.1

Certification of Periodic Report

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350

As adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

Pursuant to, and for purposes only of, 18 U.S.C. § 1350, each of the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) the Annual Report of First United Corporation on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”) fully complies with the  requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and (ii) information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of First United Corporation.

Date: March 2, 2009	By:	/s/ William B. Grant
		William B. Grant, Esq., CFP
		Chairman of the Board and
		Chief Executive Officer
Date: March 2, 2009	By:	/s/ Carissa L. Rodeheaver
		Carissa L. Rodeheaver, CPA, CFP,
		Executive Vice President and
		Chief Financial Officer