Frederick County, Maryland - Equity Court Records - BGF-2 Equity BGF-2 1-19 - STEWART, WITHEROW, GREEN, AGNEW, FIVOR, WELTY, BLACK, GROFF - Aug 1859 John WITHEROW, next friend of Rosanna STEWART and John W. STEWART - Petition John Shelar STEWART d/ 1850 intestate widow - Margaret B., now w/o Robert L. GREEN d/ Rosanna J. STEWART, a minor s/ John W. STEWART, a minor Land - Lot #7 of tract "Good Neighbors", 9+ acres; from Daniel J. POOLE & w/ Amy in 1841. - "Disappointment" and "Brook Reserve", 140 acres; from John STEWART & w/ Rosanna in 1841 (to them from Jacob FIVOR [w/ Magdalena] in 1828 and to FIVOR from Henry WELTY [w/ Mary] in 1827 [included part of "The Mountain"]; to WELTY from Jacob WELTY of Franklin Co, PA in 1825). Adjoined tract "Buck Forest". On 24 Aug 1859, David AGNEW made oath that Margaret B. GREEN, the widow, was then 41 years old and her general health was good. Guardian was Mason R. MARSH. The Commission to decide if the land was to be sold included Michael CROUSE, John SEISS and William C. LANDERS. Trustee was John WITHEROW with sureties as William C. LANDERS and Henry YOUNG; sale was held on 24 Nov 1859 on the premises near Graceham, high bidders were: - Henry BLACK for 140 acres at $46/acre - Eli G. GROFF for Lot #7 at $40/acre Total sales, $6,820.50. Distribution: court costs, $357.22 - Margaret B. GREEN, widow, 2/15 or $861.77 - Rosanna J. STEWART, 1/2 or $2,800.75 - John W. STEWART, 1/2 or $2,800.75 Closed 11 Jan 1860. -- www.MidMdRoots.com ==================