On April 14, 1865, President of The United States Abraham Lincoln was assassinated while attending a play, Our American Cousin, at Ford's Theater in Washington, just five days after General Robert E. Lee surrendered to General Ulysses S. Grant. Lincoln died the next morning. 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-8 78-100 - WILLIAR, EILER, RIDENOUR, GARVIANT/GARNANT, KINZER, GERNARD - Jan 1828 Andrew WILLIAR Sr. Estate Andrew WILLIAR Sr. d/ Aug 1827 intestate, leaving widow - Rebecca and 9 children, - Michael WILLIAR - Margaret w/o Frederick EILER - Catharine RIDENOUR - Andrew WILLIAR Jr. - Adam WILLIAR - Nathan WILLIAR - Charles WILLIAR - Lewis WILLIAR, a minor - Elizabeth GARVIANT (or GARNANT), dec'd - her 2 children, ....Andrew Augustus GARVANT, a minor ....Mary Amanda GARVIANT, a minor Land - "Resurvey on Mount Olivet", "Sweedland" and "The Tired Dog", 165+ acres, from Peter WILLIAR, farmer, in 1792 at 50 pounds PA currency (granted to Peter in 1765 for 1,174 acres), lies next to George HARRBACK's land. - "Second Choice", 241+ acres, from James BARNES of Belmont Co, Ohio in 1811 (to Benjamin FARQUHAR, Amos FARQUHAR and William FARQUHAR in trust by will of Allen FARQUHAR and from them to James BARNES in 1806); next to "Lemmons Vineyard", "Hammer and Tongs" and "Creager's Scheun". - "Lemmons Vineyard", from Stephen WINCHESTER of Spotsylvania Co, VA in 1803, on dividing line between Andrew and John WILLIAR - Lot #15 in Graceham, 1/2 acre, from Ludwick PRUTZMAN, John CREEGER of Lawrence, and Elias WELLER, as trustees in behalf of the United Brethren Religious Society in 1819. Guardian was John KINZER; Frederick A. SCHLEY was trustee; sale made to Jacob GERNARD for Lot #15 at $181.25; to Charles WILLIAR for 239+ acres of the Home Place at $17.12 1/2/acre; to Adam WILLIAR for the mountain lot of 40 acres at $1/acre, a Lot #5 of 30 acres at $7.25/acre, a Lot #6 of 42 acres at $5.99 1/2/acre; to Jacob WILLIAR for undivided part of "The Sugar Camp", 14 acres at $3/acre. There remains 3 mountain lots, #2, 3 and 4, containing 149 1/2 acres. On 2 Jan 1829, Levi O'BRIEN testified the widow was born Oct 1789 and was in good health; she received 1/7 in lieu of her dower rights. On 12 Jan 1829, private sale was made to Frederick EILER for the remaining lots at $261 total. Widow received $604.09; each 1/8 share was $528.57 (Michael had already been advanced monies); finalized 26 May 1829. =========================== - Dorinda Shepley - Dorinda@MidMdRoots.com www.MidMdRoots.com

On April 13, 1812, federal troops were housed at the Hessian barracks off South Market Street in Frederick to await orders during the War of 1812. On April 13, 1832, inmates at the Frederick Almshouse on West Patrick Street near Bentz were transferred to a new facility two miles northwest of the city. Montevue Hospital was built in 1870 on this site. On April 13, 1838, Mrs. Eleanor Potts deeded a lot on the southeast corner of East Church Street and present day Maxwell Avenue to The Orphan House and Episcopal Free School Society of All Saints Episcopal Church for use as an orphanage. On April 13, 1865, Frederick officially celebrated the surrender of General Robert E. Lee and the Confederate Army with the ringing of church bells, bands, parades and flag waving. On April 13, 1889, the Rev. Henry Wissler, former pastor of Trinity Reformed Church in Mechanicstown, died. On April 13, 1900, Theodore Crist Delaplaine, who operated The Monocacy Mills at Buckeystown, and who was the father of William T. Delaplaine, founder of The Frederick News in 1883, died at his East Patrick Street home following a stroke. He was born in Georgetown, near Washington, on November 2, 1810. On April 13, 1948, The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad station on the southeast corner of South Market and East All Saints Streets in Frederick, was closed permanently. 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-8 65-78 - STEVENSON, TROXELL, COVER, CRISE, MYERS, HEBBERD, MARKEY - Jan 1828 Estate of Josias STEVENSON Josias STEVENSON d/ abt 1827 intestate, leaving widow - Margaret and 9 children, - Ruth wid/o Elias TROXELL - Joseph STEVENSON, dec'd - his children, ....Josias STEVENSON, a minor ....Mary Ann STEVENSON, a minor ....Joshua STEVENSON, a minor - Susanna STEVENSON - Henry STEVENSON - Lydia w/o Daniel COVER - Margaret STEVENSON - Eliza w/o Solomon CRISE - Thomas STEVENSON, a minor - Henrietta STEVENSON, a minor Land - "Resurvey on Terra Rubra", 153+ acres, from John SHORB (w/ Catharine) in 1818 w/ stipulation to provide for John MYERS Sr. who resides near the premises during his natural life as Shorb had been bound to do; adjoins lands of Henry KOONS Jr., Peter SHEELEY, Benjamin WHITMORE and John FORNEY. - "Terra Rubra", 102 acres, from Philip Barton KEY of Montgomery County in 1811; by road leading to DELAPLANE's Mill, adjoins land of Abraham FORNEY (sold to him by John Ross KEY), Christian SHEELY and road to Monocacy. Administrators were Joshua SMITH and Margaret STEVENSON; guardian was William B. HEBBERD; trustee was John SMITH; on 12 Mar 1829, sale made to Amos MARKEY at $20.75/acre for 102 acres and to John SIX at $7.50/acre for 153+ acres; totaling $3,264; each 1/9 share was $203.22 after creditors; finalized 30 Jul 1829. =========================== - Dorinda Shepley - Dorinda@MidMdRoots.com www.MidMdRoots.com

Hi.... I am researching the Alsip family..specifically Joseph Alsip who married Mary McKim, the daughter of Alexander and Catherine Daveys McKim..... Joseph was the son of Jacob and and Elizabeth Alsup (Alsip, etc)....he was born abt 1793 and not sure when he died.....he married Mary McKim May 1814 in Frederick Co, MD..... I have researched this family before, a few years ago but my computer crashed a while back and I lost most of what I had...and had to put everything on each side of my families that I was researching back in....and I am asking for help with this family again....I am looking for dates....marriages....also I discovered some info that stated that Mary McKim may have remarried to a Thompson (on the Alsup Connection website in the census info). I am connected this way.... Jacob Alsip who married Elizabeth (5th great grandparents) Joseph Alsip who married Mary McKim (4th great grandparents) Joseph Alsip Jr married Elizabeth Yowler (3rd great grandparents) Franklin Alsip who married Annie Robinson (2nd greatparents) Edwin Bennett Alsip married Clara V. Kelley (great grandparents) Wanda Alsip married Carroll W. McPherson (grandparents) Carroll W. McPherson Jr married Donnie McPherson (parents) Stephanie McPherson married Joseph Grohol Jr (me) Appreciate any help any one can help me with this family.....thank you..... Stephanie Grohol

On April 12, 1797, the estate of Casper Fritchie, hanged as a Tory in 1780, was sold at public sale. On April 12, 1912, William Gideon Baker, Jr., a native of Buckeystown and a founder of Baker, Watts, and Co., investment bankers, was named to the board of The Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore. He remained in this post for 32 consecutive years. On April 12, 1921, Charles Henry Dorsey was assaulted in the courtroom by the relatives of a woman he was accused of raping immediately after Circuit Judge Hammond Urner announced a "not guilty" verdict. 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-8 47-65 - SHANEHOLTZ, KEEFER, KOCH, SPRENGLE, SHARP - Jul 1828 Nicholas HOLTZ vs Frederick SHANEHOLTZ Estate Frederick SHANEHOLTZ d/ abt 1 Jul 1824 (will 15 Jun 1824; 3 Aug 1824) leaving children, - Margaret SHANEHOLTZ w/o Samuel KEEFER ....Frederick KEEFER ....Mary KEEFER ....John KEEFER - Mary SHANEHOLTZ, d/ 7 May 1828, w/o Philip KOCH ....had 2 children, one died before her mother, the other after Executrix was Mary SHANEHOLTZ who later married. Witnesses were Peter BRENGLE, John WEAVER and Jacob HAND. Land - Lot #290 in Frederick Town off Second Street at the alley of John M. McELROY, fronts 31 feet on Church Street and 180 feet back along Chapel Alley. Philip & Mary KOCH mortgaged the property to George MILLER and John KUNKLE and conveyed a part of said property to John McELROY and David SPRENGLE. Guardian was David SPRENGLE; trustee was James DIXON; sale made to George W. SHARP for $670. Margaret's children received their $25 legacies and Margaret received the balance as heir to her deceased sister per her father's will, which was $110.68; finalized 18 May 1829. =========================== - Dorinda Shepley - Dorinda@MidMdRoots.com www.MidMdRoots.com

Good Day to all, I am in search of information on the following family....they were listed in the 1930 census as living in Johnsville, Frederick, Maryland James A. Koons ..... Lillie M. Koons his wife ..... Mervin W. Koons their son........... James A. Koons another of their sons..... and Amy C. Koons their daughter ALL were listed in the 1920 census............would like to learn more about the family. AND, does anyone know who the parents are of James A. Koons SR. is ? Like to hear from you ! Kindly B beair@verizon.net

Frederick Co, Md Equity Court Abstracts - JS-8 36-47 - STOWELL, REDDING, KURLE - Aug 1827 John W. KURLE of Baltimore City vs Henry STOWELL Estate KURLE purchased a lot of ground in Frederick Town from Samuel WEBSTER in 1823. John W. KURLE then sold a portion to Peter KEPHART and the residue to Henry STOWELL which Kephart has paid but Stowell has not; however, Stowell sold the said lot to John HUGHES. Henry STOWELL d/ intestate, leaving widow - Mary Ann and 3 minor children, - Johannah STOWELL - Mary Ann/Ann Mary STOWELL - Lydia Ann STOWELL Land - Lots #180 & 181 in Frederick Town, formerly conveyed by John HOFFMAN and wife to John CROMWELL and he to Samuel WEBSTER (w/ Sarah)and he to KURLE; lies on South Street, next to George DOUFF's lot and Frederick HAWMAN's lot. Guardian was James P. REDDING; trustee was R.N. MARSHALL; sale held on 2 Sep 1828 at Bartgis' Tavern, high bidder was John W. KURLE at $270, proceeds short; finalized 5 Jan 1829. =========================== - Dorinda Shepley - Dorinda@MidMdRoots.com www.MidMdRoots.com

On April 11, 1768, Frederick Calvert, the last Lord Baltimore, deeded 100 acres of the Catoctin Furnace property to Thomas Johnson and Lancelot Jacques, a French Huguenot refugee. They applied for the grant of December 23, 1766. Governor Horatio Sharpe countersigned the deed. On April 11, 1784, Dr. William Tyler, who would serve 55 years as president of Farmers & Mechanics National Bank, was born in Prince George's County. He died April 24, 1872. On April 11, 1845, L. Victor Baughman, editor of The Citizen newspaper from 1872 until 1906, a state comptroller and a power in local and state Democratic Party politics, was born. He died November 30, 1906. On April 11, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, his wife, daughters and son-in-law, attended Easter Sunday services at Thurmont United Methodist Church. On April 11, 1989, the first Frederick Keys baseball game was played at McCurdy Field. 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)

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Frederick Co, Md Equity Court Abstracts - JS-8 11-36 - LAMBRECHT, MOBBERLY, DILL, etc - Feb 1827 Jacob REED vs Philip LAMBRECHT Estate Security to loan made to Philip LAMBRECHT by Jacob REED was Adam TITLOW who has been discharged under the Insolvent Laws. Philip LAMBRECHT d/ intestate, leaving widow - Mary Magdalena and 7 children, - Jacob LAMBRECHT - Henry LAMBRECHT - John LAMBRECHT - Rebecca w/o Levi MOBBERLY - Mary Ann LAMBRECHT, a minor - Catharine LAMBRECHT, a minor - Philip LAMBRECHT, a minor Land - Lot #224, one of additional lots of Frederick Town, next to Henry KELLY's lot, from Daniel ELY (w/Martha) in 1817. - 1/2 of Lot #15 of 2 acres on tract "Tasker's Chance" from Henry STEINER to George LEASE (w/ Elizabeth) in 1809 and then to Lambrecht in 1809.* - Rights to Alley by Lot #224 to Sixth Street in addition of Frederick Town from Henry BRISH (w/ Harriet) in 1811. - part of Lot #224 in addition to Frederick Town from Henry BRISH (w/ Harriet) in 1803 (to Brish from John LIPP Jr. in 1803). - parts of Lots #253 & 254 in Frederick Town from George Jacob HOUX (w/ Catharine) in 1820. * - parts of Lots #225 & 226 in addition to Frederick Town from Thomas WILSON (w/ Nancy) in 1800 (to Wilson from John BRUNNER in 1795). Guardian was Joshua DILL; on 29 Jan 1828, testimony by Henry LAMBRECHT stated the widow was 50 and in bad health. Trustee was Richard H. MARSHALL; sale made to Frederick A. SCHLEY for $236, Thomas CARTTOW for $116, Mary LAMBRECHT for $100 and John LAMBRECHT for $160 but Mary & John were disqualified as not conforming to terms; thus, on 14 Jul 1828, sale made to Michael LAMBRECHT for $260 for the two lots (specific lots not specified) and held at Mathias E. BARTGIS' tavern. The widow was allowed 2/17 before creditors, $35.14; each 1/7 share was $10.48; finalized 5 Jan 1829. =========================== - Dorinda Shepley - Dorinda@MidMdRoots.com www.MidMdRoots.com

On April 10, 1855, the cornerstone for a new All Saints Episcopal Church on West Church Street was laid. The finished building is now the church's sanctuary. On April 10, 1856, Dr. Franklin Buchanan Smith, the first health officer for both Frederick City and Frederick County, was born in Frederick. He was the brother of Emma Josephine Smith, who donated 7 acres on the northwest edge of Frederick for a hospital. Dr. Smith died November 5, 1912, of typhoid fever and was buried at Mt. Olivet Cemetery. On April 10, 1865, the end of The Civil War was unofficially celebrated in Frederick City. On April 10, 1866, Dr. Jacob Shellman Baer, who served as the surgeon to the regiment of Western Maryland troops at The Battle of North Point in 1814, died. He had practiced medicine in Frederick and Middletown. On April 10, 1877, the new steam fire engine, purchased by the Independent Hose Company from the LaFrance Manufacturing Company of Elmira, N. Y., was thoroughly tested at P. H. Pyler's coal yard. The next day a stream of water was thrown more than 20 feet above the steeple of the old Evangelical Reformed Church (Trinity Chapel) on West Church Street. 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)

Good afternoon: A subject that comes up every so often in terms of Surnames usually. I have seen it several times in the last few weeks. We need to remember that while the spelling may be a clue, that what's important is the phonetics. I had this brought back to me today when looking over a 1795 KY Deed. Same name, clearly one individual, three different ways all in one document; " Joshua Berdits, Joshua Berdetts, Joshua Burdetts". In one of my family lines this is common; "Mounce, Mounts". Have FUN! Walt

Frederick Co, Md Equity Court Abstracts - JS-8 1-11 - BRAWNER, McALLISTER, BOYLE - Jul 1825 Cornelius McALLISTER and w/ Eleanor vs Ignatius BRAWNER Edward BRAWNER, s/o Richard BRAWNER and formerly of Frederick County and entitled to a portion of his father's real estate, agreed to sell his interests of 78 acres to Ignatius BRAWNER in 1795. Edward BRAWNER d/ 1801 in Kentucky, intestate, leaving widow - Martha (has since died) and one child, - Eleanor BRAWNER w/o Cornelius McALLISTER Eleanor became of age (21) in 1823; administrator and trustee was William ROSS; remainder of money not paid by Ignatius and property sold at sale on 1 Nov 1828 to Peter BOYLE for $501 which was about half that was due; finalized 18 Dec 1828. =========================== - Dorinda Shepley - Dorinda@MidMdRoots.com www.MidMdRoots.com

On April 9, 1825, Miss Prudencia Ebert, daughter of John Ebert, became the first person buried in the Lutheran Cemetery on East Church Street in Frederick. On April 9, 1865, Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered to Union General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Courthouse, VA, ending the four year American Civil War. On April 9, 1965, The Ox Fibre Brush Company recommended to its stockholders that the company be sold to the Pro-Phy-Lac-Tic Brush Company of Massachusetts. On April 9, 1968, President Lyndon B. Johnson visited Camp David. 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-7 688-696 - SMITH, REPP, LYNN/LINN, WARFIELD - Feb 1828 Jacob REPP vs Samuel SMITH Estate In 1826, agreement of sale made to Samuel SMITH by Jacob REPP. Samuel SMITH d/ Aug 1827 intestate, leaving widow - Catharine and 4 minor children, - Mary Ann SMITH - Hannah SMITH - Abraham SMITH - Margaret SMITH Land - tract beginning at Paul HAWK's Road and Surrate D. WARFIELD's land (acreage not given). Administrator was Joseph LYNN; guardian was Joseph LINN; trustee was John NELSON; sale made to Jacob REPP on 23 Aug 1828 for $965, clear of dower. Nothing is shown being given to the widow; finalized 4 Dec 1828. ========================== End of JS-7 ========================== - Dorinda Shepley - Dorinda@MidMdRoots.com www.MidMdRoots.com

April 8, 1879, Frederick Douglas, renowned advocate for Negro rights, addressed a large crowd at Frederick's City Hall on North Market Street, on "Self-Made Man." On April 8, 1890, Berlin, MD, laid out by Leonard Smith in 1787, was incorporated and its name changed to Brunswick. On April 8, 1891, the first issue of The Brunswick Herald, the town's first newspaper after its name was changed to Brunswick from Berlin, was published. On April 8, 1901, the Grace Reformed Church congregation authorized the purchase of the Schissler property on East Second Street in Frederick for the purpose of erecting a new church. It was purchased at public sale on November 2 by Horace Zacharias and Joseph L. Carty on behalf of the church for $5,940. On April 8, 1950, Dr. William Schnauffer, the founder of The Schnauffer Hospital in Brunswick in 1934, died of creeping paralysis at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. He was born on this date in 1903. 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-7 676-688 - SHAFFER, MILLER, RHODES, STALEY, HINKLE, SHROYER - Feb 1827 Frederick STALEY and w/ Elizabeth and Dr. William TYLER, creditors vs George SHAFFER Sr. Estate George SHAFFER Sr., d/ 6 Apr 1821 (will 15 Mar 1821; filed 9 Apr 1821) leaving children, - George SHAFFER Jr. d/ 1 Mar 1824, a minor, w/o issue - Mary w/o George MILLER - Susanna w/o Valentine RHODES - Elizabeth w/o Frederick STALEY - Catharine w/o George HINKLE - Christena SHAFFER - Phoebe w/o Solomon SHROYER - Anna Maria SHAFFER, a minor Executors were wife and son-in-law, Frederick STALEY; witnesses were: George GILDZ, Philip ANGLEBARGER, John STROFER. (The will did not list the daughters' married names or spouses.) Land - Plantation of 86 acres Guardian was Catharine SHAFFER; trustee was John NELSON; on 26 Jul 1828, sale made to Frederick STALEY at $1,032, subject to widow's dower rights; each 1/7 was $103.38; finalized 4 Dec 1828. =========================== - Dorinda Shepley - Dorinda@MidMdRoots.com www.MidMdRoots.com

On April 7, 1814, John Walker bought a 269-acre tract of land from Nicholas Randall for $26,975, on part of which the Town of Walkersville was later located. The deed was recorded on May 2. On April 7, 1865, Richard Potts, Jr., son of former U. S. Senator Richard Potts, and the man who built the Potts House at the northeast corner of West Church and North Court Street in Frederick, died. He was buried at Mt. Olivet Cemetery. On April 7, 1876, Dr. Charles H. Conley, who married the daughter of former Maryland Comptroller L. Victor Baughman, was born. 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)