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    1. History Moment - 6-22-06
    2. John Ashbury
    3. On June 22, 1755, Indians attacked settlers on this night and the next morning near Burkittsville. It is believed to be the slaughter of William House and 12 members of his family. On June 22, 1809, Mother Elizabeth Ann Seton arrived in Emmitsburg from Baltimore with several members of her Sisters of Charity. On June 22, 1832, the Post Office was established at Ijamsville, with Plummer Ijams, Jr., as postmaster. On June 22, 1946, President Harry S Truman attended the annual Alfalfa Club outing at Prospect Hall, the home of Joseph H. Himes. On June 22, 1972, Hurricane Agnes created havoc throughout Frederick County, destroying bridges, toppling trees, washing out roads, and causing the evacuation of Point of Rocks. On June 22, 1977, George Birely Delaplaine, Sr., president of the Great Southern Printing and Manufacturing Company, which published The News (1883 to 2001) and The Frederick Post (1916 to 2001), died at Frederick Memorial Hospital at age 88. He was born October 9, 1888, and was a linear descendent of John Thomas Schley, who built the first house in Frederick. The Frederick News-Post was purchased by the Randall Family LLC in March 2001. The owners of this new corporation are also descendants of George B. Delaplaine, Sr., and John Thomas Schley. On June 22, 1989, newspapers across the country report the decision of the United States Supreme Court in which Chief Justice William Rehnquist cited John Greenleaf Whittier's Barbara Fritchie poem and Francis Scott Key in a dissenting opinion in a flag burning case. On June 22, 1990, President George H. W. Bush played 18 holes of golf at the Holly Hills Country Club after landing at Frederick Municipal Airport. Playing with him was Chicago Bears running back Walter Payton. After golf, the President ate at the Jug Bridge Seafood restaurant. On June 22, 2001, Monsignor Hugh Phillips, 94, who had spent most of his life at Mt. Saint Mary's College in Emmitsburg from student to president, and the caretaker of The Grotto of Lourdes, spent his first full day at the Carroll Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Washington. He was ordered to retire completely from the college by Cardinal Keeler. 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)

    06/21/2006 11:40:00
    1. History Moment - 6-21-06
    2. John Ashbury
    3. On June 21, 1878, Edward H. Costley was hanged in the jail yard for killing his cousin, Solomon Costley, on April 4, 1877, near Libertytown. On June 21, 1911, Mrs. Effie Marken Motter, wife of Circuit Court Judge John C. Motter, died at 58. On June 21, 1922, W. K. Klingaman was named principal of Frederick High School. The 1922-1923 school year was the first for the combined Boys and Girls High School. The school was located at what we know today as The Elm Street School, which opened in 1912 as Boys High School. This facility was torn down to make way for a parking deck at Frederick Memorial Hospital. On June 21, 1934, Congress created The Monocacy National Military Park at the site of the Battle of Monocacy. The name was changed in 1976 to Monocacy National Battlefield. The bill creating the park was signed on this date by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. On June 21, 1936, world-renowned opera star Lily Pons visited the post office in southern Frederick County that bore her name. (The post office was closed some years later when it was combined with another facility.) On June 21, 1953, former President Harry S Truman and his wife, Bess, stopped at Carroll H. Kehne's Gulf Service Station on the southwest corner of the intersection of West Patrick and South Jefferson streets in Frederick, on their way from Independence, MO, to Washington. 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)

    06/21/2006 12:31:08
    1. BARRICK, McCUTCHIN, JONES, SHAW, SLAVES, ROUSS, WAGNER
    2. Dorinda Shepley
    3. Frederick Co, MD - Equity Court Abstracts - JS-10 117-137 - BARRICK, McCUTCHIN, JONES, SHAW, SLAVES, ROUSS, WAGNER - Feb 1829 Christian BARRICK Estate Christian BARRICK d/ 3 Jul 1819 (will 28 Jun 1819; 26 Jul 1819) widow - Catharine and 10 children (not named in will) - Mary McCUTCHIN (house and lot in Woodsbury) - Phoebe JONES, dec'd w/o Raphael JONES - their children, .....Catharine Ann JONES, a minor .....Sophia JONES, a minor - Jacob BARRICK - Chambersburg, PA - Solomon BARRICK - John BARRICK - Samuel BARRICK - Ann w/o Francis SHAW, she a minor - Peter BARRICK, a minor - Elizabeth BARRICK, a minor - Christian BARRICK, a minor SLAVES - male GEORGE and female NELLY (to wife) Executors were widow, son, Jacob BARRICK and son-in-law Raphael JONES; witnesses: William GRIMES Jr, Jacob CRAMER and H. STALEY. Land - 198 acres and Wood Lot of 9+ acres in Hills of Liberty John BARRICK sold his interest to Catharine BARRICK in 1827. Catharine BARRICK and Raphael JONES were trustees; private sale made after failed public sales to Peter H. ROUSS for $40/acre with a survey to be made; Josua STEVENSON and Joseph L. WAGNER were high bidders for the wood lot at $200 in Jun 1831; each 1/10 was $780.49; finalized 20 Jul 1831. ======================================== - Dorinda Shepley - Dorinda@MidMdRoots.com www.MidMdRoots.com

    06/20/2006 10:41:07
    1. HAGAN, Elmer F.; Frederick County, Maryland; 1880
    2. Fred Hagan
    3. Elmer F. Hagan was born in Frederick County, Maryland about 1880. He married Daisy Beal. One of his brothers was named Harland. His parents were Frank Hagan and Catherine Waggner. Who were his other siblings? Where were his parents born? Tks, Fred Hagan

    06/20/2006 02:23:33
    1. STICKEL, NELSON
    2. Dorinda Shepley
    3. Frederick Co, MD - Equity Court Abstracts - JS-10 108-117 - STICKEL, NELSON - Jan 1831 Thomas CARLTON and Mathias E. BARTGIS vs George STICKEL Estate George STICKEL d/ 1830, leaving widow - Sarah and 3 minor children, - Ann Mary STICKEL - Solomon STICKEL - Joseph STICKEL Land - Lot #113 (30'x393') and house in Frederick Town (George's 2/7 undivided shares from Thomas STICKLE in 1826). Guardian was Sarah STICKEL; trustee was Madison NELSON; sale made to William STICKEL for $185 subject to the widow's dower; proceeds short; finalized 29 Jul 1831. ======================================== - Dorinda Shepley - Dorinda@MidMdRoots.com www.MidMdRoots.com

    06/20/2006 01:20:34
    1. History Moment - 6-20-06
    2. John Ashbury
    3. On June 20, 1863, there was heavy fighting around Frederick and Middletown as Lee's Confederate Army moved north. On June 20, 1870, George Henry Riggs, who would become a psychiatrist and who would operate a hospital for the mentally ill in Ijamsville, was born. He died March 10, 1957, at the Glenmerrie Nursing Home in Lander. On June 20, 1909, the Woodsboro Church of God was formed following a revival meeting. It was disbanded in 1944. On June 20, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Soviet Premier Leonid I. Brezhnev reached agreement on a treaty banning offensive nuclear weapons after several days of talks at Camp David near Thurmont. On June 20, 1980, Judge William W. Wenner, of the Frederick County District Court, was sworn is as a Circuit Court judge, replacing Judge Robert E. Clapp, Jr., who retired. 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)

    06/20/2006 12:26:28
    1. History Moment - 6-19-06
    2. John Ashbury
    3. On June 19, 1802, the first issue of The Fredericktown Herald was published. On June 19, 1910, the Rev. Henri L. G. Kieffer was installed at the pastor of The Evangelical Reformed Church on West Church Street 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)

    06/19/2006 12:32:32
    1. DORSEY, LOVE, SMITH, ROWE, BOLLER, SEAS
    2. Dorinda Shepley
    3. Frederick Co, MD - Equity Court Abstracts - JS-10 87-108 - DORSEY, LOVE, SMITH, ROWE, BOLLER, SEAS - Jan 1824 Michael BLESSING, Lewis MOTTER, Jacob ADELSPERGER and Isaac BAUGHER, creditors vs Michael DORSEY Estate Michael DORSEY d/ 18__ intestate, leaving widow - Elizabeth and 8 children, - Frederick DORSEY - Mary Anne DORSEY w/o James LOVE - Elizabeth w/o Joseph SMITH - John DORSEY, a minor but of age by Feb 1829 - Henry DORSEY, a minor but of age by Feb 1829 - Michael DORSEY, a minor - Owen DORSEY, a minor - Harriet DORSEY, a minor Land - "Jacob's Neglect", 11 acres, from John BLACK (w/ Catharine) in 1816, lies next to "Michael's Fancy" and "Resurvey on Black Forrest"; and "Resurvey on Poplar Spring", 15 1/2 acres, lies on South Mountain (also from John BLACK in same deed). - "The Havenor?" and "Creager's Schuler?", 23 acres from William M. BEALL Jr, Sheriff, in 1820 writ of fieri facias decreed in 1819 against Henry WELLER, Daniel WELLER and John CREEGER of Lawrence for judgements to Samuel OGLE, signed by Andrew SMITH and John LEATHERMAN, gentlemen justices of the peace. Guardian was John ROW; trustee was Samuel BOMBGARDNER; on 7 Nov 1829, sale made to John DORSEY for home place at $275; sale to Jacob BOLLER for one of the mountain lots at $25.06; sale to Daniel SEAS? for mountain lot at $30.50; total sales $330.56; proceeds short, paid $.14 on the dollar; finalized 7 May 1821. ======================================== - Dorinda Shepley - Dorinda@MidMdRoots.com www.MidMdRoots.com

    06/18/2006 10:33:13
    1. V. Mason Johnson male b. 1880 in Maryland , living in PRince Georges co in 1930
    2. V. Mason Johnson male b. 1880 in Maryland ,living in Prince Georges Co., MD in 1930 anyone know anything about this man? Carol .............................................................................. ........................................ surnames: WASH,DC : LEECH,SHERMAN , BRADLEY : MD PGCO: Bradley : MD WASH CO: Gawthorp, Luter , Smith MDFRED.CO :Shivers, Smith, Grahe : MDWASHCO :Smith , Grim , Franck , Geltmacher, Cutshaw MD CHARLES.,CO: Mason , Johnson: GREEN CO., TENN :Cutshall, Harman, Ricker, Swaggerty,MDPGCO: Leech WASH DC: Cutshaw, Register, Leech FLA: Pinellas , WASHCO ,HILLSBCO, LEVY ,TAYLORCO, : : Henley, Mock, Giles, STRICKLAND, REGISTER , OSBORN: ALA, SC, GA GreenCoPenn: Cutshall, Cleasly: Penn: Luter , Cutshaw

    06/18/2006 03:03:29
    1. History Moment - 6-18-2006
    2. John Ashbury
    3. On June 18, 1856, John Llewellyn Johnson, who became managing superintendent of The Union Manufacturing Company of Frederick, was born in Philadelphia. He died in Frederick on June 27, 1922. On June 18, 1967, President Lyndon B. Johnson and Australian Prime Minister Harold Holt attended services at Harriet Chapel Episcopal Church at Catoctin Furnace. On June 18, 1992, James E. Tucker, the hearing-impaired director of admissions at Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C., was named superintendent of The Maryland School for The Deaf, succeeding Dr. David Denton. 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)

    06/18/2006 12:11:29
    1. DERR, DAHOFF, GOLLY, MIKESELL, RUDOLPH, BRENGLE, BABYLON, HALBASTADT, HILDEBRIDLE
    2. Dorinda Shepley
    3. Frederick Co, MD - Equity Court Abstracts - JS-10 65-86 - DERR, DAHOFF, GOLLY, MIKESELL, RUDOLPH, BRENGLE, BABYLON, HALBASTADT, HILDEBRIDLE - Oct 1829 Abraham DERR Estate Abraham DERR d/ 11 May 1829 intestate, leaving 8 children, (name listed as Abraham TAR in deed) - Abraham L. DERR - Henry DERR - John DERR - Mactalanah (Magdalena) w/o Peter DAHOFF - Lydia w/o Jacob GOLLY - Rachel w/o George MIKESELL - Elizabeth, widow of Peter RUDOLPH - Ohio - Jacob DERR, dec'd - his minor children, .....Sarah DERR .....Elizabeth DERR .....Lydia DERR .....Israel DERR Land - 139 acres, near Union Town; - "Elory", 105 acres, from Joshua Earp (w/ Eleanor) in 1802, (resurveyed for Valentine BAIST in 1767 which was a resurvey on "Resurvey on Friendship granted him by patent in Jan 1765), lies next to lands of Henry SELLS and Christian STOUFFER; - and part "Elory Co__ed", 20 acres, from Christian STOUFFER (w/ Catharine in 1804 (previously from Joshua EARP to Jonathan DAVIS); - "Empty Cupboard", 4 acres, from Conrad STULLER (w/ Catharine) in 1806, and 10 more acres of same tract by Bear Branch, a draft of Pipe Creek in 1802. In 1815,land indenture for "Addition to Empty Cupboard" and "Resurvey on Locust Neck" and "The Crooked Rounds", 69 3/4 acres (by survey), from Henry STULLER and Conrad STULLER as executors (by the 18 Jul 1810 Will of Ulrick STULLER). In 1809, land indenture for 110 acres (where Adam GRABER now resides and next to lands of Abraham DERR) from Samuel YOUNG (w/ Elizabeth) (conveyed to Young by John HULL SR, ex/of Henry SELL in 1807). Guardian was Francis BRENGLE; trustee was James RAYMOND to sell land located in Taney Town area; in Oct 1830, sale made to Peter BABYLON for the farm of 103 acres at $6.25/acre; sale to Jacob GOLLY and Peter HALBASTADT for the 70 acre farm at $9/acre; sale to John HILDEBRIDLE for the 140 acre farm at $10/acre; totaling $2,673.25; each 1/8 share was $315.63; finalized 14 Apr 1831. ======================================== - Dorinda Shepley - Dorinda@MidMdRoots.com www.MidMdRoots.com

    06/18/2006 12:00:45
    1. Scheifler/Klein
    2. Al Ball
    3. Add'l entries found - "27Aug 1780 - Peter Klein, George Scheifler's stepson & Anna Maria Erlebach, Henrich Erlebach's daughter, both residing on Middle Creek. Procl, Aug. 13,20,27. Witnesses: Gottlieb Seidel, Henrich Erlebach. Frederick Evangelical Lutheran Church Marriages, Weiser. Additional entries - Monocacy Lutheran and Evangelical Lutheran, Frederick - Maria Magdalena, dau. of Michael and Catharina Schoenberger, b. 3 April 1772, bp. 22 Apr 1772. Sponsors : Georg and Maria Magdalena Scheifler. also, Maria Magdalena, dau. of Philip and Anna Magdalena Scheifler, b. 28 Apr 1772. Also, George Ludewig, son of Conrad and Maria Elis. Barbara Specht, b. 11 Apr 1772, bp. 9 Aug 1772. Sponsors: George and Maria Magdalena Scheifler. Also sponsors for Johann George, son of Michael and Catharina Schoeneberger, b. 10 Feb 1774, bp. 6 Mar 1774 and, <ichael, son of Fridrich and Anna Eva Steiner, b. 21 Sept. 1756, bp. 10 June 1775. They had a birth and christening "Maria Magdalena, dau. of Georg and Maria Magdalena, Scheifler, b. 12 Sept. 1775, bp. 1 Nov. 1775. Sponsors: Sponsors Michael and Catharina Schoeneberger. I will put a flag on this name for anything else I may have in files or library. Good Luck Al Ball alan.ball2@verizon.net

    06/17/2006 04:37:32
    1. Theodore FLEAGLE
    2. Dorinda Shepley
    3. Possibly somebody on this list may be searching for data on Theodore FLEAGLE, if so, please email me directly - Descendants of Theodore Hamilton Fleagle 1 Theodore Hamilton FLEAGLE b: 22 Jun 1856 d: 28 Aug 1924 Carroll County, Maryland ..+Martha E. WILLIAMS b: 25 Mar 1858 m: 23 Nov 1878 Carroll Co, Maryland d: 8 Apr 1932 Carroll Co, MD .2 Nettie W. FLEAGLE b: Abt. 1886 Maryland .....+John C. STONESIFER b: Abt. 1888 .....3 Marie N. FLEAGLE b: Abt. 1903 .....3 Esther M. STONESIFER b: Abt. 1913 .2 Viola L. FLEAGLE b: Abt. 1888 d: Bef. 1910 Carroll Co, Maryland .2 William D. F. FLEAGLE b: Abt. 1890 .....+Navie BISHOP m: 30 Jun 1908 Uniontown, Carroll Co, Maryland Residence: Jul 1908 Near Gettysburg, PA .2 Bailey S. FLEAGLE b: Abt. 1892 Maryland .....+Rosella M. FRITZ b: Abt. 1898 Maryland .2 Marie FLEAGLE ===================== - Dorinda Shepley - Dorinda@MidMdRoots.com www.MidMdRoots.com

    06/17/2006 03:07:29
    1. BOTELER, EASTBURN, MAGRUDER, SLAGLE, CUNNINGHAM, GRIFFITH, SLAVES, WILLIARD
    2. Dorinda Shepley
    3. Frederick Co, MD - Equity Court Abstracts - JS-10 25-65 - BOTELER, EASTBURN, MAGRUDER, SLAGLE, CUNNINGHAM, GRIFFITH, SLAVES, WILLIARD - Jul 1823 Edward L. BOTELER vs Samuel BOST Edward BOTELER Sr. d/ (will 21 Feb 1818; 31 Aug 1818), leaving 8 children, - Henry BOTELER - Arthur BOTELER, dec'd (has 9 minor children) - Edward L. BOTELER - Sarah w/o Robinson EASTBURN - Susanna w/o John R. MAGRUDER - Elizabeth w/o Frederick SLAGLE - Anne w/o Charles CUNNINGHAM - Catharine BOTELER, later w/o Isaac GRIFFITH - Elias BOTELER - his child .....Elias BOTELER (5 shillings only) SLAVES - Negro men, ISAAC, TOM; - Negro boy, JOHN RANDOLPH (to s/ Edward) - Negro women BETT, VIOLET and her child LAWSON; Negro boy, PHIL (to d/ Catharine) Land - "Thrasher's Chance" (has family burying ground, 30' sq); "Childrens Chance", 3 1/2 acres lying West of Frederick to Lucketts Ferry Road on Potomack River (has his dwelling house and is given to d/ Catharine); - Remainder of "Childrens Chance" and "Fielderia", 201 acres near New Town (Trap Town, better known as Jefferson); - part of "Taskers Chance", 1 acre; "Childrens Chance", 4 acres; five Lots in "New Freedom"; Lots #32, 33 of "Fielderia", 29 acres, from John NELSON, esquire as trustee for heirs of Ludwick HERRING. Witnesses to will: Patrick McGILL, James TORRANCE, Presley WARFIELD In 1818, Edward L. BOTELER, as exec/of Edward BOTELER, sold 201 acres to Samuel BOST for $75/acre, on which bond was assigned to Edward L. BOTELER, Robinson EASTBURN, John R. MAGRUDER, Frederick SLAGLE, Charles CUNNINGHAM, Henry BOTELER and Catharine BOTELER. Samuel BOST later became insolvent and Edward L. relinquished the executorship. Trustee was Joseph M. PALMER; sale held at M.E. BARTGIS' Tavern in Frederick Town on 4 Dec 1828, high bidder being George WILLIARD for $20/acre; proceeds short, monies given to executor; finalized 10 Dec 1829. ======================================== - Dorinda Shepley - Dorinda@MidMdRoots.com www.MidMdRoots.com

    06/17/2006 01:10:35
    1. History Moment - 6-17-06
    2. John Ashbury
    3. On June 17, 1821, John Johnston Markell, great grandson of John Thomas Schley and a portrait painter and landscape artist, was born in Frederick. He died December 2, 1844. On June 17, 1864, Adam Green, a resident of the Jackson District, was fatally shot by John N. Hartoon, a government detective who mistook Green for his brother, who had been drafted but failed to report for induction into the Union Army. On June 17, 1876, Westinghouse Air Brakes were first advertised for use on steam train engines in Brunswick. 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)

    06/16/2006 11:18:55
    1. DAVIS, DEAN, HARVEY, INGLEHART, DUVALL, WILCOXEN
    2. Dorinda Shepley
    3. Frederick Co, MD - Equity Court Abstracts - JS-10 14-25 - DAVIS, DEAN, HARVEY, INGLEHART, DUVALL, WILCOXEN - Feb 1830 Michael IGLEHART, creditor vs Thomas DAVIS Estate Thomas DAVIS d/ abt 1823 intestate, leaving widow - Martha and 4 minor children, - James Hyrum DAVIS - Elizabeth Drusilla DAVIS - Gilbert DAVIS - John Quincey DAVIS Administrator was Luke DAVIS. Land - Lot #3 of "The Right of Man", 19 acres, from Charles A. HARVEY and w/ Sarah (Dean) (divided among the heirs of Catharine DEAN and previously belonged to Joseph RATCLIFF). Charles A. HARVEY assigned his claim of the note from Davis to Michael IGLEHART. Guardian was Thomas DUVALL; trustee was Francis THOMAS; sale made on 9 Oct 1830 to William WILCOXEN for $285. On 8 NOv 1830, after the widow released her dower, Luke DAVIS testified she was about 26 years old and not very healthy; she received 1/7, $4.95; each 1/4 share was $7.42; finalized on 14 Apr 1831. ======================================== - Dorinda Shepley - Dorinda@MidMdRoots.com www.MidMdRoots.com

    06/16/2006 02:10:53
    1. History Moment - 6-16-06
    2. John Ashbury
    3. On June 16, 1775, George Washington accepted the nomination, made by Frederick's own Thomas Johnson, to be commander-in-chief of the Continental Army. On June 16, 1786, an $8 reward was offered for a stolen horse and the thief, $3 for the horse. On June 16, 1848, the Urbana Election District was established by John F. Simmons, James F. Johnson and John H. Worthington, acting under a General Assembly mandate of February 28, 1848. On June 16, 1919, the Frederick Board of County Commissioners approved the construction of a new school in Walkersville. The $25,000 appropriation for it was approved on June 30. The resulting building is still in use by Frederick County Public Schools. 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)

    06/16/2006 12:31:21
    1. History Moment - 6-15-06
    2. John Ashbury
    3. On June 15, 1775, Thomas Johnson, who was from Frederick and who would become the first governor of Maryland, nominated George Washington as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army. On June 15, 1863, an Emmitsburg fire, which began in Beam and Guthrie's livery stable, destroyed many houses in the center of town. On June 15, 1995, John V. Atanasoff, who is credited with the invention of the computer, died of a stroke. He was born October 4, 1903, in Hamilton, N. Y., and lived the last three decades of his life on a farm near New Market. 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)

    06/14/2006 11:55:07
    1. ORTNER, HERGESHEINIER, SPANGLER, STANSBERRY, SHERRITT, SHOPE
    2. Dorinda Shepley
    3. Frederick Co, MD - Equity Court Abstracts - JS-10 1-14 - ORTNER, HERGESHEINIER, SPANGLER, STANSBERRY, SHERRITT, SHOPE - Oct 1830 Frederick NUSZ, Samuel HERGESHINIER and w/ Catharine, and Elizabeth ORTNER vs Bean L. PIGMAN - Title John ORTNER d/ 1820 intestate, leaving widow - Sophia and 3 minor children, - Ann Rebecca ORTNER - Henrietta ORTNER - Elizabeth ORTNER and leaving sisters and brothers (as tenants-in-common), sis/ Elizabeth ORTNER sis/ Catharine ORTNER w/o Samuel HERGESHEINIER bro/ Jacob ORTNER and w/ Margaret bro/ Samuel ORTNER, d/ bet 1820-1830 intestate, unmarried & w/out issue sis/ Mary (Ortner) SPANGLER and w/o William STANSBERRY (d/ bef Nov 1827 w/out issue) Land - East Half of Lot #223 in Frederick City on Fifth Street Property obtained in 1824 from Equity Court Decree of suit John GUN et al vs John Curry Cunningham GUN and others, property had belonged to Margaret BRUNNER, dec'd; was sold by trustee, Bean L. PIGMAN in 1820 to Mary ORTNER, later Mary SPANGLER, who afterwards sold the West half to John ORTNER; she died without having obtained a deed from the trustee. Samuel's interests will be equally divided among the 4 remaining siblings since he has no wife or children. Jacob conveyed his interest to Frederick NUSZ as are Catharine and her husband. Guardian was Alexander M. SHERRITT; trustee was George B. SHOPE. Sophia released her dower rights in the East half of the Lot. Sale made to Joshua DILL for $301. On 11 Mar 1831, George B. SHOPE testified he was acquainted with Sophia ORTNER and she was about 32 years old and frequently complains of indisposition; she received 2/15 of the 1/4 share, $8.49; each 1/4 share was $62.69; finalized 24 Mar 1831. ======================================== - Dorinda Shepley - Dorinda@MidMdRoots.com www.MidMdRoots.com

    06/14/2006 04:23:34
    1. HOUSE, WISMON, NYSEWANGER, DUTTEROW
    2. Dorinda Shepley
    3. Frederick Co, MD - Equity Court Abstracts - JS-9 646-655 - HOUSE, WISMON, NYSEWANGER, DUTTEROW - Feb 1830 George HOUSE Estate - Title George HOUSE Sr (10 Aug 1823; 5 Jan 1824), leaving 7 children, - Rachael NYSEWANGER - George HOUSE (Jr), dec'd - his children, .....Elijah HOUSE .....George HOUSE (III) (s/o Lydia DUTTEROW) - William HOUSE, dec'd - his children - Stephen HOUSE - Sarah WISMON, dec'd - Richard HOUSE - Elitha HOUSE (son) to Nancy HOUSE w/o John HOUSE of Daniel, $100 to be deducted from share of Elijah HOUSE. Executors were sons, Elitha HOUSE and Stephen HOUSE; witnesses: William LAMAR, William P. HOUSE, Benedict HOUSE. Land - "Quakers Folly", 33 acres, next to "Resurvey on Anchor and Hope" granted to Michael CREEKER (CREAGER?) in 1764, by north bank of Catoctin; "Struggle", 26+ acres, next to Perry RICE's land; unconveyed land, 82+ acres; all contiguous (plat shown); equals 141+ acres, purchased by Elijah HOUSE and George HOUSE for $2,363.22 George HOUSE Jr., d/ intestate - his 4 minor children, - Perry HOUSE - Martha HOUSE - William HOUSE - George HOUSE Guardian was Anna HOUSE; Elitha HOUSE to convey deed; finalized Jan 1831 ================ End of JS-9 ====================== - Dorinda Shepley - Dorinda@MidMdRoots.com www.MidMdRoots.com

    06/14/2006 03:24:39