Frederick County, Maryland - Equity Court Records - BGF-2 333-344 - HOUSE, PHILLIPS, CAVENTY, GREEN, TUCKER, LUCKER, NISINANGER, HARVEY, HARRISON, WILES, TURNER, RINGGOLD - Aug 1860 John HOUSE - Petition William HOUSE d/ May 1819 (Will written 8 Oct 1818) s/ George HOUSE (eldest son married at age 19) (inherited 100 acres) s/ Caleb HOUSE (100 acres) d/ Leah w/o James PHILLIPS .....Mely w/o ______ CAVENTY - Ohio .....Mariah w/o ______ GREEN - Ohio .....Racheal w/o _______ TUCKER - Virginia?? s/ Daniel HOUSE, dec'd (5 children by 2nd wife) .....Nelson HOUSE .....Anna HOUSE .....Sarah HOUSE .....Rebeckah HOUSE .....Marandah HOUSE d/ Rachel w/o William LUCKER (2 negroes) d/ Ruth (d/ 30 yrs ago) w/o Christian NISINANGER - Loudoun Co, VA (gave them 2 negroes and 100 acres) d/ Mary wid/of David HARVEY - Zanesville, Ohio (gave her 98 acres) d/ Sarah, dec'd w/o Thomas HARRISON - Kentucky s/ John HOUSE (remainder to him and sister Elizabeth) d/ Elizabeth w/o Thomas WILES (32 acres) Housekeeper - Delilah TURNER(?) (30 acres) Execs/ John S. FRAZIER and Thomas MARLON, (both now dec'd) Witnesses: Jossaw Y. YANFUN, William JACOBS, James FRAZIER, and Jacob COLEMAN Land - "Resurvey on Long Bottom", 39 acres; on SE side of Catoctin Creek. - "More Bad Than Good", 5 acres; Tracts were divided by Catoctin Creek and surrounded by SHAFER's land, RINGGOLD's land and tract "The Spring Secured". Located on county road from Broad Run to Frederick, about 5 miles NW of Jefferson, adjoining lands of SANDERS, John HOUSE, J. RINGGOLD ROUTZAHN and SHAFFER. On 31 Dec 1822, Administration was granted to John HOUSE, Thomas WILES and w/ Elizabeth with sureties as Jacob THOMAS and Abraham DEAVER Jr. Trustee was John HOUSE Jr with surety as Peter WHIP. Sale was held on 27 Sep 1860, high bidders were: - John RINGGOLD for 39 acres at $18/acre - Christopher RINGGOLD for 5+ acres on west side of Catoctin Creek at $91.75/acre William HOUSE petitioned the court to object to the 5-acre sale, claiming he had been sold that land 20 some years ago, but had not finished paying for it. Distribution of $1,234.07; court costs, $212.86 - John HOUSE, surviving admin, $1,021.23 Closed 14 Dec 1860. -- www.MidMdRoots.com ==================