Frederick County, Maryland - Equity Court Records - BGF-2 474-521 - NIXDORFF, SMITH, HENKS, MILLER, KEMP, KAUFMAN, TUCKER, EBBERTS, MARKELL, MANTZ - Sep 1860 Samuel HENKS, et al va George C. SMITH, et al Henry NIXDORFF d/ May 1859 intestate widow - Susan d/ Mary E. (d/ Oct 1859) w/o George SMITH .....Charles C. SMITH, a minor .....Emma L. SMITH, a minor .....Clara V. SMITH, a minor .....Frances B. SMITH, a minor d/ Susan w/o Samuel HENKS - Baltimore city d/ Julia M. w/o Charles M. MILLER s/ George A. NIXDORFF s/ Lewis M. NIXDORFF s/ Henry M. NIXDORFF Administrators were Lewis M. and Henry M. NIXDORFF. Land - Lot in Bentz Town; to Samuel NIXENDORFF, blacksmith, from Charles SHELL (s/o Charles SHELL, dec'd) and w/ Mary in 1786 (witnessed by W. M. BEALL and George MURDOCK). Carrolls Creek ran at the north of said lot. - (A) 40 acres; from Thomas CARLTON, Sheriff, court decree for benefit of Jacob HILDEBRAND and w/ Catharine against Henry CROSS in 1827 (inherited from his mother, Catharine CROSS, in 1810). - 40 acres(?); from Samuel CROSS and w/ Catharine in 1828 (inherited from his mother, Catharine CROSS, in 1810). - "Mary Makes One", 103 acres; from John FAUBLE in 1831. (Previously to Fauble from William HILBUS, Casper MANTZ, Henry NIXDORFF and Peter DEGRANGE, Margaret DEGRANGE, Jacob FAUBLE, Catharine FAUBLE and John DEGRANGE in 1830. - Lot #4 of "Fieldera", 40 acres; from James HUGHES of Louisville, KY, exec/of John HUGHES, dec'd, in 1832. (Previously to John HUGHES from Elizabeth NOLAND of Loudoun Co, VA in 1818) - "Try All", 5 acres, adjoining land of Daniel GETZENDANNER; from Thomas NEILL & w/ Rebecca in 1832 (witnessed by George ROHR and John EBERT). - (B) Lot #1 of "Mountain Land", 119 acres, with right-of-way for wagon road; from William M. B. WILLSON in 1833. - "Bloomsberry", 60 acres; from Joseph A. JOHNSON and Charles JOHNSON, execs/of Roger JOHNSON (1831 Will), in 1834. Located on the old furnace road and adjoining tract "Resurvey on Right and Good Reason". - Farm of 530 acres; from Tobias JOHNSON and w/ Ruth of Washington County in 1835 (Tobias inherited it from his uncle, Benjamin JOHNSON in 1833). John RICE then resided on the farm. Comprised of: "Forrest Farm", 100 acres; 200 acres from Thomas JOHNSON and 230 acres from Joshua JOHNSON; reservation for House and Lot where Ric. THOMAS formally lived, reserved for negro man JOSEPH during his live, then to Tobias JOHNSON. - Lot #4 & 5 of "Bloomsberry", 16 acres and 25 acres; from Charles JOHNSON, surviving exec/of Roger JOHNSON in 1836. Located on the side of the old forge dam, adjoining tract "Omi Land" and land of James SIMMONS. - #2 of "Bloomsberry", 40 acres, adjoining tract "Resurvey on Plummers Delight" and "Dudderers Fancy". - Lot #5 of "Bloomsberry" and "Wayman Retreat", 30 acres. Both from John H. SIMMONS in 1839, trustee for Richard JOHNSON and w/ Juliana. - "Try All", 97 acres; from Robert G. McPHERSON and w/ Millicent of Jefferson Co, VA (WV now) and Catharine D. McPHERSON and John H. T. McPHERSON in 1841. (Previously from Charles BEATTY to John McPHERSON in 1796.) Exception is 20 acres to Edward TRAIL and tract "Resurvey on Manken", 60 acres. - (C) Lot in "Taskers Chance", 3 acres; from George C. STOKES of Baltimore city in 1846, trustee in Equity decree for Catharine STOCKTON against Samuel L. AUSTIN and Anne M. AUSTIN and others. Lot bounded on the east by lot of Peter MANTZ and on the south by the street and by Baptist Church on the west by the alley running down to Patrick St at the tavern of Thomas NEWENS and on north by lot owned by LEVY's heirs, John BRUNNER of J., Jacob RUHL and the town creek. - "New Bremen", "Nancys Beginning", "Little Did I Think It", "Gautts Garden", "Honers Choice", "Two Brothers", "Resurvey on Wilsons Lot"; total of 274 acres; from Moses LUGENBEEL in 1846, trustee in Equity case for Moses LUGENBEEL, wife and others against Rebecca KRAMER and others (Estate of Adam KRAMER, dec'd). - Lot #16 of "Foul Play", 77 acres, from Jacob KEEFER and Michael KEEFER, trustees in Equity case against James FINNEY and wife, in 1848 (previously to FINNEY from Willy JONES in 1832). - Lot and 2-story stone house on west side of Market Street in Frederick Town, adjoining residence of Samuel MILLER (was bequeathed to Elizabeth JONES and Louisa DEBRUBER by Jacob MEDTART, dec'd father in Will HS-2, 4); from Norman B. HARDING, Sheriff, in 1849, in court case of George BALTZELL against Elizabeth JONES and Lewis MEDTART. - "Fielderea", 47 acres; from Edward SHRIVER in 1850 (recorded 1860), as trustee from Equity case of Charles RUTHERFORD, Ann M. RUTHERFORD and others against George RUTHERFORD and Frances M. RUTHERFORD, whereby property was sold to Mark BISHOP who died with a Will appointing Grayson EICHELBERGER as his executor who sold said property to Henry NIXDORFF. - Lot #6 on "Waymans Retreat" and "Bloomsberry", 31 acres; from Andrew MICHAEL in 1851. Previously by Deed of Trust to John H. SIMMONS by Richard JOHNSON of R. and w/ Juliana, who conveyed it to Andrew MICHAEL in 1836. - Lot on "Taskers Chance", on South Street; from George SMITH in 1852, as trustee for estate of Joseph SCHNERE. Formerly owned by Robert ROACH. - House & Lot #6 on "Long Acre" in Frederick Town (previously part of "Taskers Chance"); from Willliam C. SAPPINGTON in 1853 (recorded 1860), trustee in Equity case for George ABRECHT and w/ Mary and others against William POOLE and w/ Catharine and others. Consisted of "house and store, residence and lot on All Saints Street and log house and Lot in Baltimore; brick house and Lot in Battletown and house and Lot of ABRECHT and house on South Street, 80 acres, near Shookstown, 119 acres and improvements near Zion and 203 acres of mountain land in different tracts. In district 7, Urbana, 2 Lots and brick house and stone house, 275 acres, 2 log houses, stable and barn, at New Breman 60 acres in wood; "Bloomsberry", 76 acres, Lot #16 Sugarloaf Mountain, 31 acres Lot #6. 30 acres Lot #5, both in wood; "Bloomsberry" in District 9 New Market 525 acres of "Altogether"." Guardian was Robert G. McPHERSON; testimony was heard from Thomas H. O'NEAL and William SMITH. Trustees were Lewis M. and Henry M. NIXDORFF. Sale was held at the City Hotel in Frederick on 22 Dec 1860; high bidders were: - Edward KEMP for (A) the farm, 3 1/2 miles west of Frederick near Shookstown, 88 acres, at $35/acre - John KAUFMAN for (B) farm about 3 1/2 miles SW of Frederick, 119 acres, from William M. B. WILLSON at $30/acre The following lots are parts of (C) - William TUCKER for Lot #1 in Frederick Town at $202.50 - Joseph M. EBBERTS for Lot #2 at $187.50 - George MARKELL for Lot #3 at $325 - Francis MARKELL for Lot #8 at $250 - Peter MANTZ for Lot #15 at $160 Total sales, $6,571.87. Distribution: court costs, $401.13 - Susan NIXDORFF, widow, in lieu of dower, 1/10, $617.07 - each 1/6 share to the children, $925.61 (George SMITH, husband of Mary, received curtesy of 1/9 of 1/6, $102.84; her children each received 1/4 of 8/9 of 1/6, $205.69) Closed 23 Feb 1861. -- www.MidMdRoots.com ==================