Frederick County, Maryland - Equity Court Records - HS-1 44-86 - MESNER, LIVERS, LINEBAUGH, HARRIS, MATHEWS, SHUFF, SPEAKER - Jul 1819 Estate of George MESNER/MASONER George MESNER d/ intestate, w/o issue, leaving 6 siblings, sis/ Catherine w/o Ignatius LIVERS sis/ Mary Ann w/o Samuel LINEBAUGH bro/ John MESNER sis/ Maryester w/o John HARRIS*, both d/ intestate - their children .......John HARRIS, since died intestate, w/o issue .......Polly HARRIS w/o Peter MATHEWS, both dec'd - their children, .......---Henry MATHEWS - PA .......---Rachel MATHEWS w/o Thomas SHUFF - PA .......---Elizabeth MATHEWS, a minor .......---Peter MATHEWS, a minor .......---Benjamin MATHEWS, a minor sis/ Elizabeth w/o James/Joseph HARRIS - VA bro/ Christian MESNER - Ohio Administrator was Samuel LINEBAUGH. Land - "Farmer's Delight", 120+ acres. Guardian was Philip MATHEWS; trustee was B.S. PIGMAN; sale made to Ignatius LIVERS in Feb 1820 but he would not comply with terms, so after another unsucessful sale, private sale was made to John SPEAKER at $1,811.26. Petition made by creditors, Daniel SMITH, Benjamin BLACKFORD, Frederick C. HOSE and Andrew HOLTZMAN against the estate in Mar 1821. John LINEBAUGH had been bonded with Samuel LINEBAUGH and Mesner for debts; but John has since moved west, possibly to Ohio or Kentucky, and is now reported as deceased and insolvent. Samuel LINEBAUGH declared insolvency on 20 May 1805. On 10 Jul 1826, Henry KUHN testified he went to school with George MESNER and also knew Henry COPPERSMITH who was a deputy Sheriff in Frederick County and has been deceased for a long time. He also knew John LINEBAUGH (s/o Samuel) and stated John moved west about 20 years ago. Heirs of George MESNER claimed he was excessively drunk and Holtzman knew that and therefore bonds should be declared invalid and Mesner signed only as security. Testimony regarding the bonds and the 'condition' of George MESNER at the time of signing was made by: Zephaniah HERBERT of Adams Co, PA, testified his brother, Jessee HERBERT, who was a witness to the signing of the bonds, died Oct 1812. On 20 May 1824 at the house of Abraham GROSHON, Groshon testified he was a witness to the bond signing in Creagers Town and has known the parties for 30 years and has known MASENER nearly 50 years who lives about 5 miles from him, and during the last 10-12 years, he has been a drunkard. He stated the Linebaughs requested him to go to Samuel Linebaugh's house, about one mile from Creagers Town where George Masoner was, but he could not recollect the business of him or whether he was drunk or sober and does not remember who asked him to sign his name to the papers. After these and other claims were paid, each 1/5 share was $168.34 (Mary Ann and Samuel LINEBAUGH were excluded); finalized 15 Nov 1826. =========== - Dorinda Davis Shepley MidMdRoots.com _________________________________________________________________ Communicate instantly! Use your Hotmail address to sign into Windows Live Messenger now. http://get.live.com/messenger/overview