Frederick County, Maryland - Equity Court Records - BGF-3 407-422 - BOYER, ARNOLD, SLAVES, CHARLTON, BOWLUS, WILSON - Dec 1861 The Jefferson Circuit Benevolence Society of the Methodist Protestant Church vs Jesse T. BOYER & Others Peter BOYER d/ Jan 1861 (Will written 28 Dec 1858) widow - Mary s/ Jesse T. BOYER s/ John E. BOYER s/ Ezra BOYER s/ Henry BOYER d/ Mary C. BOYER w/o Daniel ARNOLD d/ Cordelia J. THOMAS Will stipulated that any negroes born during his lifetime were to be sold at private sale and proceeds divided among his children. Execs/ Jesse T. BOYER and Dewalt WILLIARD Witnesses: Charles E. THOMAS, John W. SPARROW, Perry G. THOMAS Land - "Quakers Folly", "Struggle", "Anchor & Hope" and "Resurvey on Anchor & Hope", 212 acres; from Thomas R. L. THRASHER in 1850. Located 3 miles NW of Jefferson on road from Perry G. RICE's Mill to Broad Run. It adjoined the lands of Eli P. HOUSE, Henry BISER, Levin RICE and P. G. RICE. It is watered by Catoctin Creek, has an abundance of timber and includes a 2-story weatherboarded house with back building attached, a log barn and stabling, corn house, milk house, smoke house and a large stone building used as a granary. It also has a well of pure water at the door and a thriving young orchard of choice fruit. Jesse BOYER was then living there and John DARE lived in Jefferson. Mortgage to John W. CHARLTON and P. Light WILSON. On 30 Dec 1861, Dr. G. W. CRUM(?) testified the widow was between 70-75 years old and her health was tolerable. Trustee was John W. CHARLTON, Charles GROSS and Richard CHILCOTE. Sale was held 5 Mar 1862, high bidder was: - Stephen R. BOWLUS for 193 acres at $7,758.60. It was later surveyed for 186 acres and sale amount became $7,486.50. Distribution: court costs, $387.59 - Jefferson Circuit Benevolent Society for their mortgage, $1,861.50 - Mary BOYER, 1/10 in lieu of dower, $525.74 - Jesse T. BOYER & Dewalt WILLIARD, execs, $4,713.67 Closed 22 May 1862. Note - Frederick County Marriage Licenses show Cordelia Jane BOYER to George E. THOMAS on 20 Oct 1857. -- ================== www.MidMdRoots.com ================== --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus