Frederick County, Maryland - Equity Court Records - BGF-2 225-242 - CARTZENDAFNER, HOUSE, MEALEY, SIM, ROSS, CAMPBELL, PENNINGTON - Oct 1859 James W. CAMPBELL and Isaac/Josias PENNINGTON vs Charles E. MEALEY and John W. ROSS (parts are very faded) Land - in Middletown Valley on the Catoctin Creek near Jefferson and north of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road and the C & O Canal, adjoined lands of NEWCOMER and STONEBRAKER and Dr. Charles H. CLAGETT; to Joseph E. CARTZENDAFNER, Martin W. E. HOUSE & w/ Rebecca E. from Charles E. MEALEY; Mortgaged to John W. ROSS. (Land previously from Joseph EASTERDAY.) It had a blacksmith shop, cooper shop, spring house, apple and peach orchards and other fruit trees. Trustee was John W. ROSS and Charles W. ROSS with sureties as William J. ROSS and A. Z. KIMMEL(?). Sale was held on 5 May 1860 at the store of Lloyd & Kessler in Jefferson, but insufficient bid; sale was rescheduled and high bidder was: - John T. SIM(?) at $3,600 Distribution: court costs, $258.27 - CAMPBELL & PENNINGTON, $1845.84 - ROSS, $1,495.87 Closed 15 Aug 1860. -- www.MidMdRoots.com ==================