On November 10, 1849, John Casper Fritchie died at age 69. He was survived by his wife of 43 years, Barbara. On November 10, 1922, William A. Stultz became the last person executed at the Frederick County Jail. He was hanged for the murder of Frederick City Policeman John Adams. 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 (wasps65@earthlink.net)

Frederick County, Maryland - Equity JS-14 188-204 - HARBAUGH, FLAUTT, GETTY, HAGMAN - May 1833 Jacob HARBAUGH and Henry HARBAUGH vs George FLAUTT - Foreclosure Land - "Buck Range", 144 acres. The Harbaughs also obtained an injunction against Flautt to prevent him from cutting timber and selling it which would result in decreased value of the property. Trustee was James RAYMOND; on 10 Oct 1835, private sale made to Abraham STONER at $850. Payment was made to a judgement of James GETTY for use of William HAGMAN with only $112 remaining; finalized 8 Feb 1836. ====================== - Dorinda Shepley - Dorinda@MidMdRoots.com www.MidMdRoots.com

On November 9, 1778, Thomas Johnson began his third one-year term as Maryland Governor. On November 9, 1819, Thomas Sim Lee, second governor of Maryland, died at Needwood near Petersville. He was born October 29, 1745. On November 9, 1925, the bylaws of The Sgt. Lawrence Everhart Chapter of The Sons of The American Revolution, located in Frederick, were adopted. On November 9, 1931, Walker N. Jolliffe, the pioneer real estate entrepreneur who developed Rockwell Terrace in Frederick, died at the Maryland State Tuberculosis Sanatorium at Sabillasville. He was an active Rotarian and member of Calvary Methodist Church. On November 9, 1945, Margaret Minerva Robinson, the first principal and first teacher at Girls High School in Frederick in 1889, died at the Home for The Aged on Record Street, now the Record Street Home. 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 (wasps65@earthlink.net)

----- Original Message ----- From: "Walter F. Williams" <WaltFW@comcast.net> To: "VA-Roots List" <VAROOTS@LISTLVA.LIB.VA.US>; "Frederick MD List" <MDFREDER-L@rootsweb.com>; "Maryland List" <Maryland-L@rootsweb.com>; "Anne Arundel List" <MDANNEAR-L@rootsweb.com>; "Ridgway List" <RIDGWAY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, November 08, 2006 2:13 PM Subject: [MDFR] John & Mary Ridgway's (1 or 2) >A question for the list. How do we reconcile the info below?? > > In 1769 a John Ridgway buys 150 acres in Frederick County Maryland called > "Dan" and this deed shows him as a resident of Prince Georges Count > Maryland. > [portion deleted] > > Then in 1781 a John Ridgway and his wife Mary sell 150 acres of land > called > "Dan" in Montgomery County Maryland and this deed shows them as residents > of > Montgomery County. > If the issue is Frederick Co./Montgomery Co. - Montgomery Co. was formed from Frederick Co. in 1776. > Are we dealing here with one John and Mary or with two???? > > Happy to swap info anytime. If anyone needs the full abstracts of these I > will be happy to e-mail. > > Walt > > > Visit www.MidMdRoots.com > for Old Court Records, Tombstone > Inscriptions, Old Newspaper items, etc > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MDFREDER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

A question for the list. How do we reconcile the info below?? In 1769 a John Ridgway buys 150 acres in Frederick County Maryland called "Dan" and this deed shows him as a resident of Prince Georges Count Maryland. In 1775 a John Ridgway buys land in Berkeley County West Virginia. In 1780 John Ridgway and Mary his wife deed part of this land to sons Philip and John and these deeds show them as residents of Berkeley County. Then in 1781 a John Ridgway and his wife Mary sell 150 acres of land called "Dan" in Montgomery County Maryland and this deed shows them as residents of Montgomery County. Are we dealing here with one John and Mary or with two???? Happy to swap info anytime. If anyone needs the full abstracts of these I will be happy to e-mail. Walt

Frederick County, Maryland - Equity JS-14 166-188 - MULLENIX, MOALSWORTH, WADE, WEST, CHAMBERS, CLARY, BIDDLE, SLAVES, FLEMING, BUZZARD, WAYMAN, DIXON - Feb 1833 Estate of Thomas MULLENIX - Sale of Real Estate Thomas MULLENIX Sr. of Anne Arundel County, d/ May 1810 (will written 16 Mar 1810), leaving widow - Elizabeth and 9 children, - Robert MULLENIX - Charles MULLENIX, now dec'd (widow, Elizabeth) - his children, ...Joshua MULLENIX - Anne Arundel County ...Asbury MULLENIX - Anne Arundel County ...Amelia w/o Thomas FLEMING - PA ...Charlton/Charlotte MULLENIX, a minor - Anne Arundel County ...Jessee MULLENIX, a minor - Anne Arundel County ...Eleanor MULLENIX, a minor - Anne Arundel County ...Elizabeth MULLENIX, a minor - Anne Arundel County ...Jason MULLENIX, a minor - Anne Arundel County ...Thomas MULLENIX, a minor - Anne Arundel County ...Caroline MULLENIX, a minor - Anne Arundel County ...RhodeAnn MULLENIX, a minor - Anne Arundel County ...Andrew Jackson MULLENIX, a minor - Anne Arundel County - Thomas MULLENIX - Anne Arundel County - Rebecca w/o Joseph MOALSWORTH, both dec'd - her children, ...George MOALSWORTH - Anne Arundel County ...Harriet MOALSWORTH w/o Edward CHAMBERS - Ohio ...Elie MOALSWORTH - Anne Arundel County ...Samuel MOALSWORTH - PA ...James MOALSWORTH - Ohio ...Nancy MOALSWORTH wid/o John FLEMING - Anne Arundel County ...Henrietta MOALSWORTH - PA - Aria/Ary w/o John WADE, both dec'd - her child, ...Upton WADE - Anne Arundel County - Nancy w/o Joseph WEST - Achsah/Knackey MULLENIX wid/o ______ CHAMBERS - Anne Arundel County - Eleanor wid/o Henry CLARY - Ohio - Elizabeth w/o John BIDDLE - PA SLAVES - HENNY, POLL, NICK and FREDERICK (Nick to go to Charles and Thomas; the others to go to his six daughters) (Grandchildren not listed in will) Executor was son Charles; witnesses: Warfield TODD, Benjamin CLARY and Daniel CLARY. Land - "Pretty Sally", 267 acres (less the 60 acres to son, Robert) willed to wife and then divided amongst the other 8 children after her death, leaving 207 acres; from Joshua WADDINGTON, merchant of New York in 1795. (Charles and Thomas were given land in Anne Arundel County.) The widow died "many years ago"; Knackey was declared a lunatic and Thomas (younger) is her trustee. Guardian was Henry BUZZARD for the Mullenix minors; trustee was John H. McELFRESH; on 8 Aut 1835, sale made at house of George DIXON of Ridgeville, to Anthony KIMMELL at $2.14/acre, $444.05. On 12 May 1834 in Baltimore County, Henry WAYMAN testified that Charles' widow, Elizabeth, was 35 years of age; she received 2/15 of 1/8, $6.29, in lieu of her dower. Each 1/8 part was $46.43; finalized 21 Jan 1836. ========================== - Dorinda Shepley - Dorinda@MidMdRoots.com www.MidMdRoots.com

On November 8, 1865, Decatur Dorsey, who was born at New London and who entered the Union army in Howard County, was awarded a Congressional Medal of Honor for his actions at Petersburg, VA, on July 30, 1864. On November 8, 1882, an autopsy was performed on the body of John Israel Groff, who was shot and killed by Frederick City Policeman Charles A. Porter. On November 8, 1903, Grace Reformed Church on East Second Street in Frederick was dedicated. On November 8, 1907, the City Opera House re-opened after extensive renovation. "Buster Brown" was the opening performance. The Opera House was located in the building which also housed Frederick City Hall and is today the location of Brewer's Alley on North Market Street. On November 8, 1980, a fire, caused by an electrical short circuit in the first floor of the Brunswick YMCA, destroyed the historic three story building. A new site on Souder Road, next to the Brunswick Cooperative, was purchased and a new "Y" was built. On November 8, 1865, Decatur Dorsey, who was born at New London and who entered the Union army in Howard County, was awarded a Congressional Medal of Honor for his actions at Petersburg, VA, on July 30, 1864. On November 8, 1882, an autopsy was performed on the body of John Israel Groff, who was shot and killed by Frederick City Policeman Charles A. Porter. On November 8, 1903, Grace Reformed Church on East Second Street in Frederick was dedicated. On November 8, 1907, the City Opera House re-opened after extensive renovation. "Buster Brown" was the opening performance. The Opera House was located in the building which also housed Frederick City Hall and is today the location of Brewer's Alley on North Market Street. On November 8, 1980, a fire, caused by an electrical short circuit in the first floor of the Brunswick YMCA, destroyed the historic three story building. A new site on Souder Road, next to the Brunswick Cooperative, was purchased and a new "Y" was built. 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 (wasps65@earthlink.net)

Va tx lists for lost census http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~ysbinns/vataxlists/ ======= ===================== Not sure if you all know this, but the old wills, before and after Frederick County was formed, are abstracted and online at http://www.mdarchives.state.md.us/msa/stagser/s500/s538/html/s538abstracts.html Abstracts of Maryland Prerogative Court Wills - 1635-1777 (from MD State Archives site) Visit www.MidMdRoots.com for Old Court Records, Tombstone Inscriptions, Old Newspaper items, etc

Not sure if you all know this, but the old wills, before and after Frederick County was formed, are abstracted and online at http://www.mdarchives.state.md.us/msa/stagser/s500/s538/html/s538abstracts.html Abstracts of Maryland Prerogative Court Wills - 1635-1777 (from MD State Archives site)

Frederick County, Maryland - Equity JS-14 152-166 - LIDIE, McELFRESH, HOFF - Oct 1833 John H. McELFRESH and Joseph M. PALMER vs Jacob LIDIE and w/ Sarah - Foreclosure Land - 80+ acres, (previously to Abraham HOFF by Joseph M. PALMER, trustee in 1830). Trustee was John H. McELFRESH; sale was made to Henry FUNDENBERG at $520.80 on 12 Apr 1834 at the tavern of John DILL; but petition was made to court by him because Jacob LIDIE was refusing to give up possession of the property. An Injunction was then served on Lidie by Thomas GURLEY, a deputy of Mahlon TALBOTT, Sheriff on 11 Aug 1834. Notes to Adam SNOOK was paid and half of note paid to McElfresh; finalized 31 Mar 1836. ================= - Dorinda Shepley - Dorinda@MidMdRoots.com www.MidMdRoots.com

On November 7, 1780, Clement Hollyday sold the land on which Brunswick sits today, to Leonard Smith, who later laid out the town. On November 7, 1815, Daniel Fundenburg recorded a deed for a plat of Lewistown. On November 7, 1820, John Fessler, famous clockmaker of Frederick, died. On November 7, 1821, the Frederick County Agricultural Society was organized with William E. Williams as president. On November 7, 1924, forest fires raged around Frederick County. On November 7, 1935, Manual Silva Varela was murdered at his Doubs home. Alfred Brown, the son of Varela's common law wife, was later convicted for the crime and sentenced to life in prison. 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 (wasps65@earthlink.net)

Frederick County, Maryland - Equity JS-14 145-152 - RADCLIFF, PRATHER, ELLIOTT, FISHER, RINE, BROWN, TAYLOR - 1834 Estate of Thomas RADCLIFF Henry PRATHER of Macoupin Co, IL was married to Elizabeth, a d/o Thomas RADCLIFF. Elizabeth (Radcliff) PRATHER d/ 13 Oct 1835, w/o issue. Trustee, William RADCLIFF sold remaining parcels of Thomas RADCLIFF's estate: to John RINE? for 126 acres at private sale on 13 Sep 1836 at $1,000; to Frederick BROWN for 114+ acres at $1,600. Henry PRATHER was petitioning for his wife's share of this and previous sales since she died after her father. Distributions of Thomas RADCLIFFE's Estate: - Joseph RADCLIFFE - Upton RADCLIFFE - William RADCLIFFE - Sarah RADCLIFFE, now w/o Jessee H. ELLIOTT - Mary RADCLIFFE, now w/o Seth FISHER - Joshua RADCLIFFE*, dec'd - his children, ...Mary RADCLIFFE ...Sarah RADCLIFFE ...Harriet RADCLIFFE ...Thomas RADCLIFFE Virginia Louden County Office presented that per the Family Bible, Ann TAYLOR, now Ann M. RATCLIFF* was born 6 Feb 1804 (or possibly 1814), she being the widow of Joshua RADCLIFFE who received 2/13 of 1/6, $63.63. At least in these parcels, there was nothing distributed to Henry Prather; finalized 3 Nov 1836. ==================== - Dorinda Shepley - Dorinda@MidMdRoots.com www.MidMdRoots.com

On November 6, 1882, Dr. Bernard O. Thomas, Sr., who practiced medicine in Frederick from 1906 to 1965, and who was medical examiner for Frederick County for 10 years, was born near Adamstown. He died at his Watkins Acres home on April 15, 1969. On November 6, 1912, Edward Schley Delaplaine, later a judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals and an active local historian, set a school record in a traditional 5-mile race at Washington & Lee University in Lexington, VA. He was awarded a gold medal and a place on the school's track team. He won the race in 30 minutes and 40 seconds, eclipsing the old record by more than a minute. On November 6, 1946, D. John Markey, of Walkersville, lost to two-term Maryland Governor Herbert R. O'Conor in the race for a U. S. Senate seat. 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 (wasps65@earthlink.net)

Need Help! Have problems with the three generations of Fee's, as follows. George Fee was born about 1650 in Ireland (?) and died anti 1719 in Talbot County, Maryland (?).George Fee born about 1675 in Ireland (?) and died post 1727(?). George Fee was born in late 1701 or slightly later. The earliest record of George is from the Maryland eastern shore, Queen Anne County in 1726, when George and his wife Parnell are administrators for the estate of Henry Snowden. A year earlier, Pernall Snowden was listed as the administrix for this estate. The juxtaposition of these two estate records suggests that they were married in 1725 or the first half of 1726. Any assistance with primary or secondary documentation of these lines greatly appreciated. Always happy to swap files. Walt

Frederick County, Maryland - Equity JS-14 128-145 - STEVENSON, WILLSON, HAMMOND, BALDNER, SWEADNER, JONES - Feb 1835 Basil D. STEVENSON vs Joshua STEVENSON - Foreclosure Joshua STEVENSON owed a debt to John F. WILLSON and asked Basil D. STEVENSON of Baltimore County to be a surety along with Thomas HAMMOND and Henry STEVENSON and thereby made a deed of mortgage to his three sureties. In 1834, Joshua STEVENSON deeded 111 acres of the mortgaged property to Priscilla HAMMOND and believes he conveyed the residue of the said property to Thomas HAMMOND in trust. Willson is still due monies. Land - "Hope for the Best", "Look", "Sandy Creek" and "Walnut Ridge", 415 acres; lies next to land of Abraham JONES. Trustee was Thomas HAMMOND who divided the property into parcels in hopes of a more profitable sale; then sold at private sale to Michale BALDNER for 60+ acres (mine field lot) at $,571.86; to Nathan C. HAMMOND for 107+ acres (homestead lot) at $24/acre and also for 119? acres (raw ground lot) at $16/acre, both parcels totaling $4,477.17; to Daniel SWEADNER for 37+ acres (tobacco ground lot) at $40.25/acre or $1,575.41; to Abraham JONES for 37+ acres lying adjacent to the raw ground lot and lands of Abraham JONES at $20/acre. The total amount of sales was $8,177.81; finalized 30 May 1835. ========================= - Dorinda Shepley - Dorinda@MidMdRoots.com www.MidMdRoots.com

On November 5, 1781, John Hanson, of Frederick, was elected by Congress as the first "President of the United States in Congress Assembled." On November 5, 1912, Dr. Franklin Buchanan Smith, the first health officer for both Frederick City and Frederick County, died of typhoid fever. He was buried in Mt. Olivet Cemetery. On November 5, 1963, 9-year-old Donald K. Smith, son of Floyd and Marie Smith of Old Annapolis Road, was critically injured when attacked by three dogs belonging to Gilmore "Jake" Hamilton. On November 5, 1973, Claude Delauter went to bed unaware that within 24 hours he would become the first African-American elected to Frederick City's Board of Aldermen. Elizabeth Burkett became the first woman elected to the Board of Aldermen in the same election. On November 5, 1991, Frederick County voters rejected a change in county government from the commissioner form to the charter form by a 3-1 margin. On November 5, 1994, Dr. George R. Houston Jr., the endowment fund manager for Georgetown University, was installed as the 23rd president of Mt. Saint Mary's College in Emmitsburg. 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 (wasps65@earthlink.net)

Hello All, I recently came across another old book that I thought may be of interest to some of you. It is from 1843 and is titled "Pilgrims of Maryland". It's pretty interesting reading so if anyone would like to see it I have scanned the first half and placed it on my web site. I hope to get the second half done soon. It's at http://www.midatlanticarchives.com Alan RESEARCHING: Buckingham, Gilpin, Eastburn, Jeanes, Nowland, Wade, Creswell, Vansant and related families -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.409 / Virus Database: 268.13.28/518 - Release Date: 11/4/2006

Frederick Co, MD - Equity Court Abstracts - JS-14 112-128 - HALLER, KOONTZ - Feb 1835 David BOYD, Valentine BRUNNER, creditors vs Estate of John HALLER John HALLER d/ 21 Sep 1832 intestate, leaving widow - Mary and minor daughter, - Mary M. HALLER Administrator was Daniel HALLER. Land - Brick House and Lot #12 in the "Addition to Frederick Town" called Bentz Town on the south side of Patrick Street, from Peter HALLER Sr. (w/ Magdalina) in 1822 (occupied by Peter HALLER and conveyed to him by Richard ENGLISH in 1816) (mortgage); - Lot #12 (with same description) from Peter HALLER Sr. to John HALLER and Peter HALLER Jr.(latter now dec'd). Guardian and trustee was Godfrey KOONTZ; in Mar 1835, private sale made to Daniel HALLER for the house and lot in Bentz Town at $600. The widow Mary stated she was 37 years of age and her health was bad; she received 2/15 in lieu of her dower rights, $71.24. Proceeds were short, paid $76.78 on the dollar; finalized 27 Aug 1835. ======================================== - Dorinda Shepley - Dorinda@MidMdRoots.com www.MidMdRoots.com

On November 4, 1732, Thomas Johnson, Maryland's first governor, was born in Calvert County. On November 4, 1865, Daniel P. Myers, 10, was beaten to death with a club wielded by Sambo Stephen Rozell Bowens, 15, on a farm near Walkersville (Dearbought). Originally sentenced to hang, Bowens' sentence was commuted to life in prison. On July 19, 1880, Bowens was paroled. On November 4, 1942, Edward S. Delaplaine and Patrick M. Schnauffer were elected judges of the county's Circuit Court in an upset. Edward F. Nikirk was elected state's attorney, and W. Jerome Offutt was elected to the House of Delegates. 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 (wasps65@earthlink.net)

Frederick Co, MD - Equity Court Abstracts - JS-14 99-112 - BAKER, ROUTZANG, HARBAUGH - Feb 1835 Conrad BAKER vs Jacob BAKER and others Jacob BAKER d/ 1833 intestate, leaving widow - Hannah and 6 minor chldren, - Mary Ann BAKER - Elizabeth BAKER - Susanna BAKER - Catharine BAKER - Philip BAKER - Jacob BAKER Administrator was John BAKER. Land - "Content", "Weymans Cheges", "Resurvey on Waymans Chages" and "Nicholas Content"; totaling 124 acres; from Christian RAMSBURG, and John COBLENTZ, exec/of George BOWLUS in 1829. Guardian was Joseph ROUTZANG; trustee was John BAKER; farm was divided with 78 3/4 acres purchased by Conrad BAKER at $38/acre, and 43 1/4 acres purchased by Henry HARBAUGH at $$61.15/acre. After debts, each 1/6 share was $562.40; nothing is mentioned about the widow in the sale or disbursements; finalized 29 Aug 1835. ======================================== - Dorinda Shepley - Dorinda@MidMdRoots.com www.MidMdRoots.com