The Examiner, Frederick, MD - Wednesday, April 26, 1882 Equity No. 4778 - WACHTER, STRAFFER In the Circuit Court for Frederick county in Equity - Joshua WACHTER and wife Ann Maria WACHTER and others vs John STRAFFER and wife Julia STRAFFER and others The object of this suit is to procure a decree for the sale of certain Real Estate situate in Frederick county of which Daniel STRAFFER died, seized and possessed, and for distribution of the proceeds of sale among this heirs at law. The bill states that a certain Daniel STRAFFER was in his lifetime seized and possessed of a certain piece or parcel of land; situate and being in Fredeirck county, being parts of several tracts of land called "Vulvershum", "Bull Frog", and "Clem's Chance", containing 21 acres, 2 roods and 7 perches of land, described in deed from John HARDY and wife to said Daniel STRAFFER. That said Daniel STRAFFER on the 12th day of May 1881, made his last will and by it bequeathed pecuniary legacies to the various legatees therein named, but made no dispositon of the Real Estate, and as to said real estate he died intestate, and that the said lands descended to his brothers and sisters and descendants of deceased sisters, he having died without leaving a widow and children, as follows: 1. Ann Maria w/o Joshua WACHTER 2. John STRAFFER and wife Julia 3. Jacob STRAFFER and wife Harriette 4. Michael STRAFFER and wife Elizabeth 5. Henrietta KLINE, dec'd; her children - .......(1) Willie Ann S. KLINE .......(2) Charles M. KLINE .......(3) Clara M. w/o James SHAFER .......(4) Ester w/o George WILES .......(5) Daniel C. KLINE 6. Susan STULL, dec'd; her children - .......(1) Joanna M. w/o Daniel CRAVER .......(2) Willie Ann S. w/o John CLEM .......(3) Jeannette M. STULL 7. Margaret CURFMAN, dec'd; her children - .......(1) Sarah A. R. w/o James LOYNS .......(2) Charlotte M. w/o Peter H. BUSSARD .......(3) Mary R. w/o William FRY .......(4) Harriette CURFMAN That all of said heirs at law are of full age and reside in Frederick, Washington and Montgomery counties, Maryland, except John and Julia STRAFFER and Jacob and Harriette STRAFFER, Michael and Elisabeth STRAFFER, Charles M. KLINE and Harriette CURFMAN, who are all nonresidents of the State of Maryland. Harriette CURFMAN left the state many years ago and her whereabouts is unknown and whether she is dead or alive is unknown. That the said lands cannot be divided without loss and injury to the parties interested and that it would be to their interest and advantage that the lands and premises be sold and the proceeds divided among the heirs. - Dorinda MidMdRoots@aol.com Maryland State Coordinator for http://newspaperabstracts.com/MD/ <A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~mdfreder/">Early Frederick Co, Maryland</A> http://rootsweb.com/~mdfreder/