On July 25, 1781, the trial of seven men for treason against the United States was held in Frederick. Three men, including Casper Fritchie, father of John Fritchie who would become the husband of Barbara Hauer, were executed after their conviction. On July 25, 1821, Frederick citizens gave William Perry $300 when his two horses were swept away and drowned in a Carroll Creek flood the day before. The driver had escaped the rising waters by climbing a tree. On July 25, 1861, former Maryland Governor Enoch Louis Lowe's wife Esther offered their Frederick home on East Second Street for sale. On July 25, 1931, Victorine Artz, daughter of Christian Burr and Catherine Thomas Artz, died, setting in motion the trust of her mother's will which led to the establishment of Frederick County's public library system named for her father. 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-12 102-117 - PEARCE, SMELSER, MILLER, ENGLEMAN - May 1832 Peter GEIGER and John LAMBERT Jr. vs Isaiah PEARCE Josiah PEARCE d/ intestate, leaving 9 children, - Isaiah PEARCE - Josiah/Joseph PEARCE - John PEARCH - Sarah w/o George SMELSER - Nancy/Ann w/o George MILLER - Ellen/Eleanor w/o Lewis ENGLEMAN - Elizabeth PEARCE, a minor - Mary PEARCE, a minor - Matilda PEARCE, a minor Administrator was Isaiah PEARCE. Land - "Stevenson's Lot", 32+ acres from John SMELSER in 1819. Guardian of Mary and Matilda was John PEARCE; Isaiah was Elizabeth's guardian. Trustee was Jeremiah CURREY; on 1 Sep 1832, sale made to George SMELSER at $800; each 1/9 share was $23.43; finalized 10 Jan 1833. ======================================== - Dorinda Shepley - Dorinda@MidMdRoots.com www.MidMdRoots.com

Hi Dorinda: Thank you so much for the Smith Equity Court record. I am sure this is my Schmidt/Smith family but I am having a hard time sorting them out. Is anyone else on the List working on this family? I would like to compare notes. I think maybe this is Mary Magdalena BOSTIAN who m. 1st Philip SMITH 1793 and he d. in 1814, but I did not know that she m. George SMITH. But this record says that this Philip SMITH d. in 1828. I must have the wrong family. Any Smith experts out there? Gwen Boyer Bjorkman gwenbj@seanet.com -----Original Message----- From: Dorinda Shepley [mailto:midmdroots@yahoo.com] Sent: Monday, July 24, 2006 12:16 AM To: MDFREDER-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [MDFR] SMITH, SHAFER Frederick Co, MD - Equity Court Abstracts - JS-12 89-102 - SMITH, SHAFER - May 1831 William SMITH and Mary Magdalena SMITH vs George SMITH Estate George SMITH d/ Mar 1820 (will 25 Feb 1820; 18 Mar 1820) widow - Mary Magdalena and 8 children, - Sally SMITH - Charles SMITH - Anthony SMITH - Andrew SMITH - Susanna SMITH - Llydia SMITH - Catharine SMITH - Christena SMITH Executor was brother, Philip SMITH (but d/ 15 Apr 1828). Witnesses: Brooke BAKER, William SMITH and William ANDERS. The only surviving children in May 1831 were: - Anthony SMITH - Charles SMITH (step son of Mary Magdalena) - Andrew SMITH (youngest son, turned 21 on 30 Apr 1831) - Lydia SMITH, a minor - Catharine SMITH, a minor Land - "Smith's Good Will" and "Luckey Discovery", 209 acres The widow purchased Charles' interests; the widow and brother Philip, as executor, sold 15+ acres of "Luckey Discovery" to William SMITH, but it was not conveyed before Philip's death. Guardian was Noah A. SHAFER; trustee was L.P.W. BALCH; on 11 Jun 1831, sale made to the widow at $836 ($600 was due her from the estate per the will); each 1/5 share was $31.27; finalized 31 Jan 1833. ========================================

On July 24, 1821, 1848 and 1868, floods of The Carroll Creek through Frederick occurred. During the flood in 1868, the original home of Barbara Fritchie was destroyed and had to be demolished. On July 24, 1942, a temporary bridge over the Monocacy River on U. S. 40 east of Frederick was opened to traffic. It replaced the old (1808) stone Jug Bridge which collapsed on March 3. 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-12 89-102 - SMITH, SHAFER - May 1831 William SMITH and Mary Magdalena SMITH vs George SMITH Estate George SMITH d/ Mar 1820 (will 25 Feb 1820; 18 Mar 1820) widow - Mary Magdalena and 8 children, - Sally SMITH - Charles SMITH - Anthony SMITH - Andrew SMITH - Susanna SMITH - Llydia SMITH - Catharine SMITH - Christena SMITH Executor was brother, Philip SMITH (but d/ 15 Apr 1828). Witnesses: Brooke BAKER, William SMITH and William ANDERS. The only surviving children in May 1831 were: - Anthony SMITH - Charles SMITH (step son of Mary Magdalena) - Andrew SMITH (youngest son, turned 21 on 30 Apr 1831) - Llydia SMITH, a minor - Catharine SMITH, a minor Land - "Smith's Good Will" and "Luckey Discovery", 209 acres The widow purchased Charles' interests; the widow and brother Philip, as executor, sold 15+ acres of "Luckey Discovery" to William SMITH, but it was not conveyed before Philip's death. Guardian was Noah A. SHAFER; trustee was L.P.W. BALCH; on 11 Jun 1831, sale made to the widow at $836 ($600 was due her from the estate per the will); each 1/5 share was $31.27; finalized 31 Jan 1833. ======================================== - Dorinda Shepley - Dorinda@MidMdRoots.com www.MidMdRoots.com

Frederick Co, MD - Equity Court Abstracts - JS-12 78-89 - DUVALL, SLAVES - Sep 1832 Daniel DUVALL and Casper MANTZ vs Thomas DUVALL Charles BENTZ d/ intestate Dr. William TYLER and Dr. William WATERS practiced medicine under the firm name of Drs. Tyler & Waters. Thomas DUVALL signed over his real estate and personal property in trust to Daniel DUVALL for the benefit of Thomas' creditors. Daniel sold off the personal property but has been unsuccessful in selling the real estate; he requests someone else be chosen for trustee to sell the real estate so he may be able to bid on it. Land - 170 acres, part from Thomas DEAN in 1828; part from Gilbert DAVIS and w/ Elizabeth in 1828; part from Ephraim DAVIS in 1828; part from Daniel DUVALL, as trustee of Equity #902 (and adm/of Charles BENTZ, dec'd), but not yet conveyed (part is reserved for Baltimore & Ohio Railroad). SLAVES - negro man LLOYD, age about 21; negro woman ALLEY, age about 40. Plummer IJAMS Sr. was appointed as new trustee; on 20 Oct 1832, sale made to Daniel DUVALL at $1,881.90; proceeds about 20% short. ======================================== - Dorinda Shepley - Dorinda@MidMdRoots.com www.MidMdRoots.com

On July 23, 1950, radio and television personality Arthur Godfrey attended an air show at the Frederick Municipal Airport sponsored by the local squadron of the Civil Air Patrol. Godfrey was the honorary commander of the CAP unit. On July 23, 2001, A. Irvin Renn, a former county commissioner and longtime member of the board of The Great Frederick Fair, and his wife, Elgie Wachter Renn, celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary. 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)

On July 22, 1864, Granville E. Smelser, who murdered Mrs. David Nusbaum and her son, was hanged in the jail yard on West South Street in Frederick. On July 22, 1950, Folger McKinsey, The Bentztown Bard and co-author of History Of Frederick County with Thomas T. C. Williams, died at his home on the Magothy River at age 83. He was born August 29, 1866, in Elkton. He was also an editor of The News, published by The Great Southern Printing and Manufacturing Company in Frederick. On July 22, 1951, was the first day in the bicentennial celebration of the founding of Mechanicstown, now Thurmont, by the Daniel Weller family. 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-12 64-78 - HESSONG, NEFF, SNIDER, MINICK, BOWLUS, HEDGES, BISER, JOHNSON, BAER, RICHMOND - Apr 1832 Samuel ZEAST and David BOWLUS vs John HESSON Estate John HESSONG d/ 1831 intestate, leaving 10 children, - Margaret HESSONG w/o George NEFF - Drucilla HESSONG w/o Joshua SNIDER - Mary HESSONG w/o Joseph MINICK - Catharine HESSONG - John HESSONG, a minor - Elizabeth HESSONG, a minor - Sarah Ann HESSONG, a minor - Maria HESSONG, a minor - Mahala HESSONG, a minor - Ezra HESSONG, a minor Administrator was David BOWLUS. Land - "Resurvey on Johnson's Level", 51+ acres, from Shadrach HEDGES (w/ Mary), s/o Charles HEDGES, dec'd, in 1796. - another part of same tract (30 acres) from Frederick BISER (w/ Margaret) in 1811 (previously to Biser from William JOHNSON, an exec/of John JOHNSON) and with exception to the house and 1+ acre, being the life estate as dower rights, to Margaret, the widow of John JOHNSON; lies next to Adam MAIN's part. Guardian was Doctor Jacob BAER; trustee was John SIFFORD; sale held 18 Aug 1832 at tavern of Francis RICHMOND in Middletown; to John BISER for 30+ acres at $1,464; to Francis RICHMOND for 51 acres at $1,507.50; totaling $2,971.50. Each 1/10 share was $202.23; finalized on 10 Jan 1833. Note - Hessong also spelled as Hesson ======================================== - Dorinda Shepley - Dorinda@MidMdRoots.com www.MidMdRoots.com

Frederick Co, MD - Equity Court Abstracts - JS-12 52-64 - BARRICK, SHAW, JONES, ZIMMERMAN, POE, BAKER - Jul 1832 Brooke BAKER and Jacob BARRICK vs Catharine BARRICK Catharine BARRICK, dec'd (will 12 Mar 1831; 31 Oct 1831) (will declared null and void because only attested by two witnesses per Act of 1798, Chapter 101, Section 4) her 9 children as listed in petition, - Samuel BARRICK (sold his interest to Brooke BAKER for $50) - Jacob BARRICK - Solomon BARRICK - John BARRICK - Peter BARRICK - Elizabeth BARRICK - Nancy/Ann (Barrick) w/o Francis SHAW - Christian BARRICK, a minor - Phebe JONES, dec'd - her 2 children, .....Catharine JONES, a minor .....Sophia JONES, a minor Land - Lot #35 on tract "Woodstown", in Woodsborough. Guardian was Nelson POE; trustee was L.P.W. BALCH; on 7 Feb 1833, at tavern of Francis SHAW in Woodsborough, sale made to John BARRICK at $600 but then Solomon ZIMMERMAN was substituted as purchaser with consent of John BARRICK. Each 1/9 share was $58.28; finalized 10 May 1833. ======================================== - Dorinda Shepley - Dorinda@MidMdRoots.com www.MidMdRoots.com

On July 21, 1861, Calvin Lamar, of Adamstown, was shot and killed by Samuel Webster, a Union soldier, during a quarrel over the use of a railroad handcar. On July 21, 1863, General George G. Meade's Union troops crossed the Potomac River at Berlin (Brunswick) on a pontoon bridge. On July 21, 1979, Dr. A. Austin Pearre, prominent local physician and among the founders of the county's Heart Association, died at his home on Upper College Terrace. He was born February 1, 1899. 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-12 43-52 - DARE/DERR, EADER, KAHLER, MILLER - Aug 1831 Henry KAHLER vs Jacob DARE/DERR Estate Jacob DARE/DERR* d/ Feb 1831 intestate, leaving widow - Catharine and one daughter, - Catharine w/o George EADER - Ohio Administrator was Henry KAHLER. Land - House and Lot in Frederick Town. Trustee was Henry KELLY; on 16 Feb 1832, sale made to John W. MILLER at $581; proceeds short, paid $.59 on the dollar; finalized 28 Jun 1832. * Name was spelled both ways throughout the records. ======================================== - Dorinda Shepley - Dorinda@MidMdRoots.com www.MidMdRoots.com

On July 20, 1963, D. John Markey, who owned and operated a shoe and hat store at 9 North Market Street in Frederick, and who was a brigadier general in the Maryland National Guard, committed suicide at his Talbot County home. He was born October 7, 1882, in Frederick. On July 20, 1972, The Articles of Incorporation were signed creating The Frederick County Landmarks Foundation. On July 20, 1973, retired Associate Judge of The Maryland Court of Appeals Edward S. Delaplaine married Helen M. Stickell, widow of R. Dean Stickell. 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)

I am trying to locate any descendants of Eleanor Gould Pearce, great granddaughter of Mary Shriver Wilson. Mary was the daughter of Edward Shriver, Edward the son of Judge Abraham Shriver. I am hoping to discover who has old family photos of Edward Shriver that are photocopied at the Fred. Hist. Soc. I want to use them to illustrate a historical article. Thank you. Tim Snyder tspider888@earthlink.net EarthLink Revolves Around You.

Frederick Co, MD - Equity Court Abstracts - JS-12 29-43 - HERRING, BAER, HART, TITLOW, BRENGLE, BLACKSTONE, BAILES, DEGRANGE - Nov 1831 Sarah BAER, exec/of George BAER vs Joseph HERRING Estate George BAER, dec'd (will 5 Sep 1830; 5 Oct 1830), leaving w/ Sarah (their house and lot on Market Street in Frederick) Witnesses: Michael BALTZELL, John OTT and Cyrus MANTZ. As executrix of George BAER, Sarah BAER sold a brick tenement and Lot, fronting Market Street in Frederick, to Joseph HERRING but monies are still due. Joseph HERRING died with a will, but will was witnessed by only two people instead of three; he left 9 siblings, sis/ Sarah BAER - later, w/o Charles BRENGLE bro/ George HERRING bro/ John HERRING bro/ Lewis HERRING bro/ Jacob HERRING bro/ Henry HERRING sis/ Catharine HART, later w/o Benjamin C. BLACKSTONE sis/ Margaret HERRING, later w/o Aquilla BAILES sis/ Elizabeth TITLOW, dec'd - her 3 children, ......Patrick TITLOW, a minor ......Isaac TITLOW, a minor ......Catharine TITLOW, a minor Guardian was David F. SCHAEFFER; trustee was William J. ROSS; on 14 Apr 1832, sale made to Peter DEGRANGE at $683.25; each 1/9 share was $27.42; finalized 27 Jun 1833. ======================================== - Dorinda Shepley - Dorinda@MidMdRoots.com www.MidMdRoots.com

On July 19, 1753, Richard Potts was born in Upper Marlboro in Prince George's County. He was a Frederick lawyer and served as a U. S. Senator, succeeding Charles Carroll of Carrollton in 1792. On July 19, 1951, the Third Annual Tri-County Soap Box Derby Championships was held on West Patrick Street with 33 boys competing. On July 19, 1960, Thomas E. Dawkins, of Washington County, was fined $1,000 and given a year in prison for operating an illegal still, which was discovered after a farmer in the Fingerboard Road area found six heifers intoxicated from eating the mash. Robert Winston was fined $500 and given a 6-month term in the same case by Magistrate Joseph Cody. On July 19, 1978, the Carty Furniture Store at 48 East Patrick Street, founded by C. C. Carty in 1869, closed its doors. The building is now the home of the National Museum of Civil War Medicine. On July 19, 1982, a reception was held to honor Margaret Clary, who retired after more than 40 years of portraying Barbara Fritchie at the Civil War heroine's replica West Patrick Street home 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 (wasps65@earthlink.net)

Frederick Co, MD - Equity Court Abstracts - JS-12 19-29 - CURFMAN, BUSH, BEAM, BITZENBERGER - Nov 1832 Dr. William TYLER vs Peter CURFMAN Estate Peter CURFMAN d/ 1832 intestate, leaving 5 children, - Rebecca w/o David BUSH - Samuel CURFMAN, a minor - William CURFMAN, a minor - George CURFMAN, a minor - Susanna CURFMAN, a minor Land - House and land, "Hedge Hog", 2 acres; and "Resurvey on Turn Stile" and "Hill in the Middle", <1 acre (previously to Andrew HEDGE from Henry LEATHERMAN in 1805), from Thomas CARLTON (w/Mary) in 1818. Administrators and trustees were Thomas CARLTON and David BUSH; guardian was William BEAM; sale made on 13 Mar 1833 to Abraham BITZENBERGER at $933.50; proceeds short, paid $.16 on the dollar; finalized 8 Aug 1833. ======================================== - Dorinda Shepley - Dorinda@MidMdRoots.com www.MidMdRoots.com

Frederick Co, MD - Equity Court Abstracts - JS-12 11-19 - DERR, COVER, RICHENBAUGH - Oct 1831 Rachel COVER vs Abraham S. DERR Abraham S. DERR was indebted to Rachel COVER but has refused to pay his debt. In addition, he is continually cutting down timber and selling it off, decreasing the value of his mortgaged property. Injunction was obtained to prevent Derr from removing any more timber. Land - "The World's Wonder", 119 acres, on South Mountain and south bank of Friend's Creek, next to "Carolina" and "Jarland's Eye"; - "The Orchard", 22+ acres, in Union Town (belongs to heirs of Everhart COVER). Trustee was Samuel BAUMGARDNER; on 25 Nov 1833, sale made to Henry RICHENBAUGH at $327; proceeds short. ======================================== - Dorinda Shepley - Dorinda@MidMdRoots.com www.MidMdRoots.com

On July 18, 1775, 300 Frederick Countians left Frederick to re-enforce troops after the Battle of Bunker Hill. They were the first militia from a southern state to join the Continental Army. On July 18, 1797, Thomas Sim Lee, Maryland's second governor, offered his farm near Burkittsville - called "Needwood" - for sale. He lived at Needwood off and on from 1784 until his death in 1819. On July 18, 1841, John Walker, after whom the town of Walkersville is named, died. He was buried in Israel Creek Cemetery at the intersection of Devilbiss Bridge Road and MD Rt. 194. On July 18, 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt made his first visit to Shangri-La near Thurmont. With him were Wild Bill Donovan, head of the Office of Strategic Services, now the CIA, and Supreme Court Justice James F. Byrnes. On July 18, 1978, Mrs. Janie H. Quynn, widow of William T. Delaplaine, Jr., publisher of The Frederick Post and The News, died at her home at 273 Dill Avenue. She was a founder of the Frederick Garden Club and was an active supporter of the arts in the county. She was born January 9, 1888. 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-12 1-11 - RIDGELY, SIERS, SLAVE, SHAWEN - Mar 1833 David BOWLUS, next friend of Richard RIDGELY and Joshua RIDGELY, minor children of Samuel RIDGELY, dec'd Isaac RIDGELY of Washington County d/ (will 5 May 1791; 21 Dec 1796) widow - Elizabeth d/ long before 1833 to Samuel RIDGELY (s/o Richard RIDGELY) after death of wife, Samuel to receive lands. SLAVE - negro girl POLL (to bro/ Richard RIDGELY) Executors were wife and brother; witnesses: Samuel TOMPLIN, Harman COBELLANBY, John HESSONG. Samuel RIDGELY of Richard, d/ intestate, leaving widow - Charlotte, now w/o Alexander SIERS of Allegany County s/ Richard RIDGELY s/ Joshua RIDGELY Land - "Resurvey on Ridgely's Rest", 55+ acres (in Frederick County). Appointed guardian was Horatio G. ONEILL; trustee was David BOWLUS; on 29 Jan 1833, sale made to Jacob RIDGELY at $832.50. Petition made by Thomas POWELL, exec/of Samuel TEMPLIN, for monies due from Ridgely to Templin. In Sep 1833, both Samuel TEMPLIN and Samuel RIDGELY had been dead for 12 years. Petition also made by George CURFMAN - on 24 Jun 1811, he was an orphan with James SHAWEN as his guardian having Daniel SHAWEN and Samuel RIDGELY bonded as sureties. James SHAWEN had possession of the orphan's property and in 1820, the orphan obtained age 21 and the remaining balance of $165.73 bonded for him was due him from James SHAWEN who has not paid him. He obtained a judgement against James and Daniel SHAWEN and Joshua RIDGELY as adm/of Samuel RIDGELY but still has not received his money and both of the Shawens are now insolvent. Distribution was made without any deduction for the additional petitions, 1/2 share each to Joshua and Richard RIDGELY, $375.54; finalized 3 Oct 1833. ======================================== - Dorinda Shepley - Dorinda@MidMdRoots.com www.MidMdRoots.com