There was a pledge of allegiance required upon arrival, but there was also other requirements before purchasing land. There may have been different requirements for different states, but in Maryland I believe it was required to have lived in the US for seven years and to be naturalized which was different from the pledge upon arrival. I have a widow who became naturalized years after living here with her husband so she would be able to purchase land. =================== www.MidMdRoots.com -----Original Message----- From: Mr G Crooks 2nd Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2012 7:48 AM To: Art Miller Cc: Md Fred Subject: Re: [MDFR] naturalization Actually Art his naturalization would have come much earlier and her is why. Until 1776 we were subjects of the British Crown. The Crown was interested in populating the colonies so the entrance rules were quite liberal for its time. Upon arrival in a port here the Ship's captain and/or land agents were required to submit a list of it passengers and the foreign born were require to sign a pledge of allegiance to the Crown. This was then submitted to the Royal Governor, but normally handled by the lieutenant Governor who then signed the petition and only then were the foreign born allowed off the ship. This act admited them to citzenship Going back to your George Kraft, if he came from Chester, Pa., he mostb probably arrived at either the port of Philadelphia and/or New Casrle, Delaware. Many arrived down the river at New castle because there was no Port of Philadelphia head tax I have a copy on the arrivals book on German and other foreign immigrants and I see a Gottfried Krafft arrived in Sept 1731 at Philadelphia, is he yours ?? Gordon Crooks ----- Original Message ----- From: "Art Miller" <[email protected]> To: "ZZ-Frederick Co., Md." <[email protected]>; "ZZ-Washington Co., Md." <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, October 08, 2012 5:59 PM Subject: [MDFR] naturalization > Looking for someone that has copy of "Colonial Maryland Naturalizations" > who is willing to check for a record for George Craft/Kraft. He came to > Md. in 1754 from Chester Co., Pa. and I suspect his naturalization would > have been in 1760's. > Thanks for any help. > Art Miller, Louisville > Visit www.MidMdRoots.com > for Old Court Records, Tombstone > Inscriptions, Old Newspaper items, etc > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message Visit www.MidMdRoots.com for Old Court Records, Tombstone Inscriptions, Old Newspaper items, etc ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Actually Art his naturalization would have come much earlier and her is why. Until 1776 we were subjects of the British Crown. The Crown was interested in populating the colonies so the entrance rules were quite liberal for its time. Upon arrival in a port here the Ship's captain and/or land agents were required to submit a list of it passengers and the foreign born were require to sign a pledge of allegiance to the Crown. This was then submitted to the Royal Governor, but normally handled by the lieutenant Governor who then signed the petition and only then were the foreign born allowed off the ship. This act admited them to citzenship Going back to your George Kraft, if he came from Chester, Pa., he mostb probably arrived at either the port of Philadelphia and/or New Casrle, Delaware. Many arrived down the river at New castle because there was no Port of Philadelphia head tax I have a copy on the arrivals book on German and other foreign immigrants and I see a Gottfried Krafft arrived in Sept 1731 at Philadelphia, is he yours ?? Gordon Crooks ----- Original Message ----- From: "Art Miller" <[email protected]> To: "ZZ-Frederick Co., Md." <[email protected]>; "ZZ-Washington Co., Md." <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, October 08, 2012 5:59 PM Subject: [MDFR] naturalization > Looking for someone that has copy of "Colonial Maryland Naturalizations" > who is willing to check for a record for George Craft/Kraft. He came to > Md. in 1754 from Chester Co., Pa. and I suspect his naturalization would > have been in 1760's. > Thanks for any help. > Art Miller, Louisville > Visit www.MidMdRoots.com > for Old Court Records, Tombstone > Inscriptions, Old Newspaper items, etc > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

On October 9, 1824, the Rev. Patrick Davidson, pastor of the Presbyterian Church in Frederick, died. He began serving the church in 1809. He was also the principal of The Frederick Academy during part of his pastorate. On October 9, 1839, Winfield Scott Schley, the hero of an 1884 Arctic expedition and the 1898 Battle of Santiago, Cuba, was born at Richfield, the home that was originally built by Thomas Johnson just north of Frederick. On October 9, 1877, Archbishop J. Roosevelt Bayley, nephew of Mother Elizabeth Ann Seton, was buried in the mortuary chapel of St. Joseph's Church in Emmitsburg MD. On October 9, 1976, the Carroll Creek through downtown Frederick flooded again, bringing about a $65 million flood control project that was declared completed in 1991. On October 9, 2005, Dr. Fahed Abu-Akel, moderator of the 214 General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA), was the guest preacher at the Frederick Presbyterian Church on West Second Street. The service marked the 225th anniversary of the founding of the church. If anyone can add information to these History Moments, or would like to suggest an item for another calendar day, please contact me privately. John W. Ashbury [email protected]

Hi, I checked my copy of Wyand's Colonial Maryland naturalizations, but did not find any Crafts or Krafts at all. I then decided to check under the G's (as it could have sounded like that or perhaps been misread like that) and I DID find a George Graft. I think this is your man. The entry on page 60 is as follows; I've added in brackets the information the different columns/lines mean: [Record number] 316 [date of naturalization] September 12, 1765 [date of communion] August 18, 1765 [Source vol. and page] DD- 9,17 Graft, George, of Frederick County, German, a member of the people called Unitas Fratrum (Baptists) [communion administered by] Leatherman wit[nesses to the communion] Daniel Arnold, Johannes Grossnickel The Unitas Fratrum normally refers to the Moravians, but Rev. (Daniel) Leatherman was a minister of the German Baptist aka Dunkard church, so perhaps it was more convenient for him to take communion with the Dunkards for some reason. If he was a Moravian, there may be more information about him among the published records at Moravian records from Graceham. Will check that when I get a chance if you like. Don't have a copy of that book. Hope this helps. Sam P.S. According to the introduction, the source vol. and page refer to the liber/vols. of the Provincial Court Judgments found at the Hall of Records, Annapolis. On Mon, Oct 8, 2012 at 5:59 PM, Art Miller <[email protected]> wrote: > Looking for someone that has copy of "Colonial Maryland Naturalizations" who is willing to check for a record for George Craft/Kraft. He came to Md. in 1754 from Chester Co., Pa. and I suspect his naturalization would have been in 1760's. > Thanks for any help. > Art Miller, Louisville

Looking for someone that has copy of "Colonial Maryland Naturalizations" who is willing to check for a record for George Craft/Kraft. He came to Md. in 1754 from Chester Co., Pa. and I suspect his naturalization would have been in 1760's. Thanks for any help. Art Miller, Louisville

On October 8, 1758, The Moravian Church, then called "Die Gemeindes in Manakasy," at Graceham was organized by Bishop Matthew Hehl. On October 8, 1762, Michael Peck was hanged in Frederick for the murder of George Jacob Poe. On October 8, 1871, John Belt, of Adamstown, who was shot during an altercation with Dr. Jacob Thomas on October 2, died at his home. Dr. Thomas was eventually convicted of manslaughter in March 1873. On October 8, 1900, the owners of The McMurray Packing Company announced they would be closing their plant in Frederick in the spring of 1901 and moving to Appleton, Wisconsin. The reason given was the reduced cost of corn for packing in Wisconsin. The McMurray plant in Frederick covered most of the square block bounded by Bentz Street on the West, South Street on the south, Ice Street on the east and All Saints Street on the north. On October 8, 1987, Eleanor M. Johnson, founder of The Weekly Reader for America's schools, died. During her retirement she lived on Record Street in Frederick, in the same house where William Tyler Page, author of The American Creed, grew up. She was born December 10, 1892, in Washington County. On October 8, 2009, groundbreaking ceremonies for a new Citizens Care & Rehabilitation Center and Montevue Assisted Living took place at the site at the corner of Rosemont Avenue and Montevue Lane in Frederick. The facility opened in 2012. If anyone can add information to these History Moments, or would like to suggest an item for another calendar day, please contact me privately. John W. Ashbury [email protected]

On October 7, 1826, a resident of Frederick's West Patrick Street had pipes laid from the street pipe into his cellar. The cost was $10. On October 7, 1847, the Carroll Creek through downtown Frederick flooded. Four town bridges were lost. On October 7, 1882, D. John Markey, who operated a store at 9 North Market Street in Frederick, and who commanded Camp Pickett, VA, during World War II, was born. He died July 20, 1963, at his summer home in Talbot County of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. On October 7, 1908, and continuing through October 11, special services were held at the Moravian Church at Graceham as the congregation celebrated its sesquicentennial. On October 7, 1935, Herman L. Routzahn, one of the organizers of The Grangers Mutual Fire Insurance Company, and the Valley Savings Bank of Middletown, was buried. He died on October 5. On October 7, 2005, The Islamic Society of Frederick held its first services at its new mosque at 1250 Key Parkway in Frederick. If anyone can add information to these History Moments, or would like to suggest an item for another calendar day, please contact me privately. John W. Ashbury [email protected]

Frederick Co, MD - Equity Court Abstracts - ES-4 22-47 - SUMMERS, WALLICK, PUTMAN, SLIFER, BOWERS, BEAKLEY, WASTLER, COLE - Mar 1856 George SUMMERS & Others vs Adam SUMMERS & Others Abraham SUMMERS d/ Feb 1856 intestate widow - Catharine and 11 children s/ George SUMMERS and w/ Ellen (WALLICK) d/ Elizabeth w/o Samuel PUTMAN d/ Mary w/o Israel SLIFER - Ohio d/ Susanna w/o David BOWERS s/ Daniel SUMMERS and w/ Mary d/ Eliza w/o John H. BEAKLEY d/ Catharine SUMMERS d/ Malinda SUMMERS s/ Adam SUMMERS, a minor s/ Jacob SUMMERS, a minor d/ Amanda SUMMERS, a minor Land - "Land of Promise", 52 acres, from Jacob SUMMERS (w/ Elizabeth) in 1838; adjoins lands of Joseph WASTLER. - "Stephen's Hope", 24 acres, from James GLADDEN (w/ Mary Ann) and Sophia AMBROSE in 1840. - "Land of Promise", 52 1/4 acres, from Jacob SUMMERS of C. (w/ Elizabeth) in 1850; adjoining lands of John SUMMERS and Joseph WASTLER. Exceptions were 1/4 acre to Joshua SNYDER and 1 acre to Wiliam RENNER. - "Land of Promise", 14 acres, from Daniel MAIN and w/ Malinda in 1852; adjoins lands of Abraham SUMMERS, John SUMMERS and brother Jacob SUMMERS. - "Land of Promise", 38 perches, from William RENNER and w/ Elizabeth in 1856; on road leading to Wolfsville. Lands of 140 acres lie in Middletown Valley, adjoining those of Daniel LEATHERMAN and Jacob SUMMERS, Guardian was Daniel WASTLER; testimony was heard from Daniel MAIN and Henry BOWER. Guardian for Malonda SUMMERS was Charles COLE. A commission of William METZGER, Jacob JOHNSON, Jacob ROUTZANG, Samuel WISEMAN and Jacob POFFENBERGER was formed to value the estate and lay out the dower land for the widow. The dower land was laid off for 30 acres and the remainder divided into four lots with a sliver of land in a fifth lot. George SUMMERS, being the eldest son, had first choice to take the land, giving his siblings their equal share of the value of the estate; he elected to take the property. The value of the land was $8,923.21; court costs, $171.28; each 1/11 share was $722.91. Closed 2 Dec 1856. =================== www.MidMdRoots.com

On October 6, 1871, a large procession of Colored Independent Order of Odd Fellows marched through Frederick to the fairgrounds for speeches. On October 6, 1893, Edward Schley Delaplaine, a future judge of the Frederick County Circuit Court and The Maryland Court of Appeals, and a local author and historian, was born in Frederick. He died May 21, 1989. On October 6, 1908, Lewis Walter found $1,800 in gold coins among a pile of rags in a warehouse owned by his deceased father. On October 6, 2002, Mount Olivet Cemetery celebrated its 150th anniversary with a pageant and other special ceremonies, including horse-drawn carriage rides through the historic burial grounds, at the South Market Street facility. If anyone can add information to these History Moments, or would like to suggest an item for another calendar day, please contact me privately. John W. Ashbury [email protected]

Frederick County, Maryland - Equity Court Abstracts - ES-4 15-22 - HOUCK, PAYNE, STULL, EATON, HEFFNER - Sep 1856 Michael STULL vs Ezra HOUCK & Others Petition for Title On 6 Jan 1855, Ezra HOUCK and Peter HOUCK, executors of Michael HOUCK, sold to Daniel HOUCK 136 acres for $5,476.52, being part of Michael HOUCK's estate. Daniel HOUCK paid the 1/3, but is now unable to make remaining payments. Daniel conveyed all his personal and real estate, including this tract, to Joseph PAYNE in trust for the benefit of his creditors. Payne sold to Michael STULL the real estate from the Michael HOUCK sale, 2/3 of the sale is still due. Other Land - tract known as 'Mountain Lot', consisting for tracts, in part, "Content", "New Germany" and "Sandy Springs", 88 acres, to Daniel HOUCK by Godleip I. SIGMOND and w/ Elizabeth in Apr 1854. - "The Force Putts", 50 acres, to Daniel HOUCK by James STEVENS and w/ Matilda in 1839 (to Stevens from Godfrey LEATHERMAN in 1833) Exceptions are 36 acres conveyed by Daniel HOUCK to Henry EATON and 14 acres occupied by William HEFFNER, tenant of Daniel HOUCK. It isn't totally clear the other 2/3 was received, but title was transferred to Michael STULL. Closed 15 Oct 1856. =================== www.MidMdRoots.com

On October 5, 1849, James W. Eichelberger, Jr., who practiced medicine in Emmitsburg into the 20th Century, was born. On October 5, 1882, articles of incorporation were recorded for The Loats Female Orphans Asylum on East Church Street in Frederick. This property is now the home of The Historical Society of Frederick County. On October 5, 1893, The Frederick News reported on two runaway teams of horses in downtown Frederick. On October 5, 1934, the states of Virginia and Maryland made the iron bridge over the Potomac at Brunswick, which had been a toll bridge from its construction in 1893, free to the public. This bridge was replaced in 1955. On October 5, 1970, Robert L. Warfield, president of The Frederick Motor Company, and a director of The Frederick County National Bank, died in Palm Beach, FL. He was buried at Mt. Olivet Cemetery after services at The United Presbyterian Church. If anyone can add information to these History Moments, or would like to suggest an item for another calendar day, please contact me privately. John W. Ashbury [email protected]

On October 4, 1777, Philip Greenwood, 22, of Frederick, outran a British soldier, was grazed in the temple by grapeshot, but survived the Battle of Germantown. He died in Owen County, Indiana, in 1842. On October 4, 1852, the Mt. Olivet Cemetery was incorporated with William J. Ross as president. On October 4, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln visited Frederick after touring the South Mountain and Antietam Battlefields. He addressed crowds twice and was in town for a total of 35 minutes. He visited a wounded General George L. Hartsuff at Mary Tyler Ramsey's house on Record Street. On October 4, 1903, John V. Atanasoff, who is credited with the invention of the computer, was born in Hamilton, N. Y. He died June 15, 1995, of a stroke. He and his wife lived on their New Market farm for many years prior to his death. If anyone can add information to these History Moments, or would like to suggest an item for another calendar day, please contact me privately. John W. Ashbury [email protected]

Since there seems to be a duplication of two page numbers in ES-3, I am putting that on hold until the Archives gets it fixed. So, I will do ES-4 and then come back to ES-3. 1-15 - DEVILBISS, POWELL, LEATHERMAN, TODD, OTT, SCHLEY, COPPERSMITH, RAMSBURG, CRUMBAUGH, SNOOK, WARRENFELS - Sep 1855 Charles GOLDSBOROUGH vs Mary DEVILBISS & Others Samuel DEVILBISS of I. d/ Jan 1855 intestate widow - Mary s/ Samuel DEVILBISS - Ohio s/ Isaiah DEVILBISS d/ Martha R. w/o George H. POWELL s/ Ephraim DEVILBISS, a minor s/ Joseph DEVILBISS, dec'd .....Absalom I. DEVILBISS .....Thomas N. DEVILBISS .....Joseph DEVILBISS, a minor .....William DEVILBISS, a minor Land - Home Farm, 187 acres. - Saw Mill tract, 83+ acres. - Division #12, 23 acres - Lot #1, 11+ acres - Lot #2, 12+ acres - Lot #3, 12+ acres - Lot #4, 12+ acres - Lot #5, 11+ acres - Lot #6, 10+ acres - Lot #7, 13+ acres - Lot #8, 12+ acres - Lot #9, 12+ acres - Lot #10, 15+ acres - Lot #11, 15+ acres All lands were adjoining (plat shown). Administrator was Isaiah DEVILBISS with sureties as William OTT and Samuel KEEFER. Guardian was William G. COLE; trustee was William OTT with sureties as Henry ROUZER and John ROUZER. Sale was held 7 Jun 1856 at the City Hotel in Frederick Town; high bidders were: - Isaiah DEVILBISS for Home Farm at $20.50/acre - Daniel LEATHERMAN for saw mill tract at $34/acre - Jacob D. OTT for Div 12 at $22.50/acre - William H. TODD for Lot #1 at ? - William H. TODD for Lot #2 at $27.50/acre - Frederick A. SCHLEY for Lot #3 at $44.25/acre - Lewis F. COPPERSMITH for Lot #4 at $34.25/acre - David F. RAMSBURG for Lot #5 at $43.62/acre - Dennis RAMSBURG for Lot #6 at $48/acre - George F. B. CRUMBAUGH for Lot #7 at $35/acre - Dennis RAMSBURG for Lot #8 at $36.25/acre - Ezra WARRENFELS for Lot #9 at $33.25/acre - F. A. SCHLEY for Lot #10 at $33.25/acre - Daniel SNOOK for Lot #11 at $30/acre Total sales, $12,760.88. 1st Distribution of $4,848.94; court costs $590.68 - widow, in lieu of dower, 1/10 or $1,157.02 - Charles GOLDSBOROUGH, creditor, $59.36 - Charles T. KELLER, creditor, $2.874 - David KENAJA, creditor, $344.65 - Aseline WAGNER, creditor, $20.69 - each child's portion, $534.73 each Thomas PICKING replaced William OTT as trustee. Closed 18 May 1857. =================== www.MidMdRoots.com

On October 3, 1778, a ferry was authorized to begin operations between Loudoun County, VA, and Berlin (Brunswick), MD. The fare was 8 pence. On October 3, 1789, Alexander Contee Hanson, son of John Hanson, the first "president of The United States in Congress Assembled under the Articles of Confederation," was appointed Chancellor of Maryland, succeeding John Rogers. He held the post until January 11, 1806, the day he died. Alexander C. Hanson was born October 22, 1749. He was also a judge of The Frederick County Circuit Court. On October 3, 1822, Father Francis Maleve, who oversaw the construction of St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church on Carrollton Manor in 1811, while serving as rector of St. John The Evangelist Roman Catholic Church in Frederick, died. He was born December 1, 1770, in Russia. On October 3, 1825, John Alexander Lynch, who would serve 30 years on the Sixth Judicial Circuit Court bench, was born near Jefferson. He died January 31, 1904, at his West Second Street home in Frederick. On October 3, 1894, William Pickney Maulsby, retired judge of the Frederick County Circuit Court, died at his Westminster home. He was born July 10, 1815, in Harford County. On October 3, 1976, the Rev. Paul L. Althouse, pastor of The Evangelical Reformed United Church of Christ on West Church Street for 30 years, retired after conducting Sunday services. He died June 25, 2004, in San Diego, CA. On October 3, 1991, Ballenger Creek and Spring Ridge Elementary Schools were closed to allow workmen to make essential repairs as shoddy construction concerns about the two schools continued. Both new schools had opened in September, but concerns about the masonry construction forced school officials to take this action. If anyone can add information to these History Moments, or would like to suggest an item for another calendar day, please contact me privately. John W. Ashbury [email protected]

On October 2, 1774, Congress passed a resolution that an address to the British Crown be prepared and selected Thomas Johnson of Frederick, among others, to write it. On October 2, 1797, Frederick's first "Free School" opened with Samuel Knox as principal. It evolved into the Frederick Academy, then Frederick College, and was last used as Boy's High School until it moved to Elm Street in 1912. It was located in a building that faced Council Street, at the corner of Record Street across from what is now Frederick's City Hall. On October 2, 1830, Frederick Academy was chartered as Frederick College. On October 2, 1850, Enoch Louis Lowe, of Frederick, was elected governor of Maryland, the youngest man ever to hold the office. He was born August 10, 1820, and died August 23, 1892, in Brooklyn, NY. On October 2, 1882, the building committee of the Evangelical Reformed Church on West Church Street in Frederick, made a final report of all expenses incurred in erecting Trinity Chapel. The total was $11,067.16. This, of course, was the second chapel built on the site, and it retained the original steeple and town clock. On October 2, 1911, Admiral Winfield Scott Schley, the "Hero of Santiago" and a native of Frederick, died in New York City. On October 2, 1930, the Frederick Presbyterian Church celebrated its 150th anniversary. On October 2, 1950, Marine Cpl. Conrad W. Theriault, of Lewistown, was killed in action at Nuwon-ni, North Korea. The circumstances of his death are unknown, as is his burial place. On October 2, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon hosted Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko for an overnight visit at Camp David near Thurmont. If anyone can add information to these History Moments, or would like to suggest an item for another calendar day, please contact me privately. John W. Ashbury [email protected]

On October 1, 1822, John Garrison Etchison, who founded The Etchison Funeral Home in 1848 in Jefferson, was born. He died February 24, 1880, at age 57. On October 1, 1853, Robert E. Jones opened a military academy at the former Landon Female Seminary in Urbana. On October 1, 1854, Wesley Chapel of the Methodist Church was dedicated in Urbana. It was also known as the Urbana Methodist Episcopal Church in its early history. On October 1, 1860, Lewis Edward Byerly, a tanner and for 48 years president of The Great Southern Printing and Manufacturing Company, publishers of The Frederick News-Post, was born on East Patrick Street in Frederick. He died February 27, 1941, of a heart attack. On October 1, 1882, the banking house of Annan, Horner & Company, of Emmitsburg, was organized. It was the first banking institution in Frederick County outside Frederick City. On October 1, 1903, the Citizens Savings Bank of Thurmont opened for business in the "Mackley Building." On October 1, 1908, the First National Bank of Monrovia, Maryland, opened for business. It had been organized on June 30, 1908. On October 1, 1912, Charles Wright Ely, superintendent of The Maryland School for The Deaf and Dumb for 42 years, died in Washington, D.C. He was born in 1839 in Madison, CT. On October 1, 2010, Army Sgt. 1st Class Lance Herman Vogeler, a 1999 graduate of Frederick's Gov. Thomas Johnson High School, was killed in action in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, during a ferocious firefight. He was born August 9, 1981, in Manchester, MD, the son of Timothy R. and Donna L. Vogeler. At the time of his death, he and his wife and two children made their home in Savannah, GA. If anyone can add information to these History Moments, or would like to suggest an item for another calendar day, please contact me privately. John W. Ashbury [email protected]

Frederick County, Maryland - Equity Court Abstracts - ES-3 56-66 - EVITT, NICHOLLS, WERTENBAKER, HAMILTON, ETCHISON, BURGESS, KESSLER, BOTELER, SLAVES, PENN - May 1854 Peter NICHOLLS and wife vs Mary EVITT & Others Woodward EVITT d/ (Will 12 Aug 1830; 17 Oct 1830) widow - Mary (she appears to be a 2nd wife w/ no children by him in Aug 1830) d/ Mary w/o Peter NICHOLLS d/ Susannah** (now dec'd) w/o William WERTENBAKER .....William WERTENBAKER .....George W. E. WERTENBAKER - Out of State .....Woodward WERTENBAKER - Out of State .....Mary w/o Thomas ETCHISON .....Ann A. w/o Washington BURGESS - Baltimore City .....Catharine w/o Absalom P. KESSLER s/ George W. EVITT * (now dec'd) d/ Catharine w/o John HAMILTON s/ Joseph EVITT - Ohio SLAVES - negro girls, MARY (to be freed 13 Mar 1834) and ELIZA (to be freed 10 Nov 1845) (willed to wife) Land - House & Lot, on south side of Turnpike road and adjoined Baltimore & Ohio Rail Road Company (life estate to wife. - Brick House on Patrick St in Frederick (occupied by James WALLING), 1/2 lot divided idway between Patrick and Church Streets (to d/ Mary NICHOLS) - House & Lot on Patrick St in Frederick (from Philip PYFER), presently occupied by James WHITEHILL (to d/ Susannah WERTENBAKER) - Lands adjoining and east of Monocacy, (to s/ George W. EVITT) - Lands north of Planthston Branch (to d/ Catharine HAMILTON) (south side to d/ Mary NICHOLLS and Smith Shop on Church St, then occupied by David SPRINGLE) - Lands adjoining and east of Monocacy (to s/ George W. EVITT and d/ Catharine HAMILTON) - House on Patrick St in Frederick, then occupied by Stocton & Strokes as a stage office (in trust to s/ Joseph EVITT for his minor children) also rear portion of ground running back to Church St with brick house, then occupied by George W. SHARP as a printing office. Exec/ widow; Witnesses: John KUNKEL, Lewis BIRELY, Edward TRAIL and David STEINER The widow of Woodward, Mary EVITT, is willing the real estate be sold and proceeds to surviving heirs of Woodward. Mary and Woodward didn't have any children together. *George W. EVITT of Frederick Town (Will 22 Oct 1834; 10 Nov 1834) - Mary EVITT, wid/o Woodward EVITT (personal and real estate except as noted below) - Elizabeth PENN - Baltimore City, but was living in Virginia in 1854. (Lands lying on south side of Turnpike Road and adjoining the Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road, then occupied by Mary EVITT) Exec/ Mary EVITT; Witnesses: John WILLS, William WILLS, N. TURBUTT William WERTENBAKER filed for insolvency; his trustee was Michael H. HALLER. George W. E. WERTENBAKER filed for insolvency in 1847 in MD and his trustee was William WERTENBAKER. ** Petition filed 5 Oct 1854 by John E. BOTELER and Ann S. E. BOTELER, children of Elias BOTELER, dec'd s/o Susannah WERTENBAKER who claim a share of their grandmother's estate and were previously omitted. Trustee for sale was Seth H. NICHOLS with sureties as Peter NICHOLS and P. H. SINN. (Appears to be a flaw in the pages as bottom of page 65 indicates the next page is the Report of Sales; however, page 66 appears to be page 2 in the next case even though the page numbers seem to corespond. Perhaps it will show up later; will confirm with MSA.) =================== www.MidMdRoots.com

On September 30, 1734, James Johnson, brother of Thomas Johnson, Maryland's first governor, and the man legend says laid out Lewistown and named it after his son Lewis, was born in Calvert County. On September 30, 1754, Nicklas and Catherine Hauer, parents of Barbara Hauer Fritchie, arrived in Philadelphia from Germany. On September 30, 1836, President Andrew Jackson ate breakfast at Talbott's City Hotel in Frederick on his way to Washington from The Hermitage. On September 30, 1841, James McSherry, who authored the first comprehensive History of Maryland published in 1848, married Eliza Spurrier. He was born July 29, 1819, and died July 13, 1869. On September 30, 1855, Alice Taney, daughter of Anne Key and Roger Brooke Taney, died at Old Point Comfort (VA) of yellow fever. Her mother died the previous day following a massive stroke. On September 30, 1947, the last trolley run from Braddock Heights to Frederick was made at 7:30 P.M. On September 30, 1968, The Frederick News-Post began full operations from its new plant at 200 East Patrick Street in Frederick, having moved from its previous location at 26 North Court Street, where it had been located since 1917. If anyone can add information to these History Moments, or would like to suggest an item for another calendar day, please contact me privately. John W. Ashbury [email protected]

On September 29, 1829, the Rev. Jonathan Helfenstein, pastor of the German (Evangelical) Reformed Church on West Church Street in Frederick from 1811 to 1828, died at age 44. On September 29, 1837, the Carroll Creek through downtown Frederick flooded. On September 29, 1855, Anne Key Taney, wife of Chief Justice Roger Brooke Taney, and sister of Francis Scott Key, died at Old Point Comfort (VA) after a severe stroke. Her daughter died the next day of yellow fever. On September 29, 1874, C. Burr Artz, whose wife Catherine Thomas Artz endowed the Frederick library named for him, died in Chicago. He made his fortune through land speculation in the Chicago area. He was also a former Frederick County assessor. On September 29, 1878, Dr. George Joseph Snowball, who practiced dentistry in Frederick for 57 years (1913-1970) and who retired at age 92, was born in Kingston, Jamaica. He died at age 105 on May 22, 1984. On September 29, 1951, Frederick City made the final payment to the local banks which lent the ransom money to the city which was paid to Confederate General Jubal Early who threatened to burn the city to the ground in July 1864. If anyone can add information to these History Moments, or would like to suggest an item for another calendar day, please contact me privately. John W. Ashbury [email protected]

On September 28, 1786, Philip Rodenspiller signed a deed for a parcel of land in Middletown to Jacob Sagaser, of the Reformed Church and to Michael Troutman of the Lutheran Church, for the purpose of erecting a combined church for the two faiths. The parishes operated together for 66 years. On September 28, 1805, Dr. Charles Worthington Johnson, the son of Baker Johnson and father of Confederate General Bradley T. Johnson, was born in Frederick. He died in 1883. On September 28, 1829, a circus displayed the bones of a mastodon at the Frederick County Courthouse. On September 28, 1897, Cpl. Alexander Scott, of Company D, 10th Vermont Infantry, was awarded a Congressional Medal of Honor for his actions at The Battle of Monocacy on July 9, 1862. His citation reads: "Under a very heavy fire of the enemy saved the national flag of his regiment from capture." On September 28, 1920, nearly 4,000 Frederick County women registered to vote for the first time. On September 28, 1921, drilling for oil began in Thurmont at the end of Main Street on the property of C. C. Merritt. The company was called the Annie Laura Oil and Gas Company. If anyone can add information to these History Moments, or would like to suggest an item for another calendar day, please contact me privately. John W. Ashbury [email protected]