Frederick Co, Maryland - Equity Court Abstracts - JS-11 116-126 - REMSBERGH, BENTZ, BRUNNER, HOUCK, SLAVES - Jun 1831 Ezra HOUCK and w/ Catharine - Petition to Sell John REMSBERG, dec'd (will 29 Oct 1803; 29 Feb 1806) w/ Anna Maria s/ Jacob REMSBERG s/ John REMSBERG s/ Stephen REMSBERG d/ Elizabeth REMSBERG d/ Catharine REMSBERG w/o Jacob BENTZ Land - to son Jacob - 1/2 of land with grist mill, purchased from Jacob BENTZ in 1798. - to son John - "Carroll's Creek", 93+ acres and 93+ acres, which is part of "Tasker's Chance" and is the homeplace; part from Valentine BRUNNER and part from Henry LEATHERMAN; also "Rocky Hill", 38 acres, from Frederick HEFFNER; also gave him his "servant man". - to son Stephen - "Tasker's Chance", 125 acres, from Philip SINN, dec'd; also "Woodcock's Head?", 17 acres, and "Stoney Spring", 3+ acres, from John BRUNNER. - to daughter Catharine, listed below. SLAVES - "servant man" (to son John) - negro girl LACKEY or SACKEY (to widow, then to d/ Elizabeth) Executor was son, John; witnesses: Nicholas HOLTZ, Henry BENTZ, Tobias BUTLER, Tommas? KLEINHARD. Catharine (Remsbergh) STICKLE BENTZ* d/ May 1831 intestate, leaving children, d/ Ann Maria (Stickle) BRUNNER**, dec'd - her children, .....Valentine BRUNNER, a minor .....Mary BRUNNER, a minor .....Lewis BRUNNER, a minor .....Edward BRUNNER, a minor d/ Catharine BENTZ w/o Ezra HOUCK s/ John BENTZ s/ Daniel BENTZ d/ Rebekah BENTZ s/ Lewis BENTZ d/ Susannah BENTZ, a minor d/ Louisa BENTZ, a minor Land - Lots #130, 131 on "Long Acre", part of "Tasker's Chance" in Frederick Town, with brick house from her father, John REMSBERG (w/ Ann Mary) in 1799 when she was a widow, Catharine STICKLE/STICKELL, (previously to John REMSBERG from Henry REMSBERGH in 1792). Guardian was Noah A. SHAFER; trustee was Ezra HOUCK; on 5 Nov 1831, sale made to Catharine THOMAS at $1,435; another lot was sold to William R. THOMAS at $170. Each 1/8 share was $188.72; finalized 2 Feb 1832. Note - Frederick County Marriage Licenses list *Catharine REMSBERGH m/ Valentine STICKLE on 18 Jan 1794 *Catharine STECKLE m/ Jacob BENTZ on 4 Jan 1799 **Mary STICKELL m/ John BRUNNER of Jacob on 12 Dec 1816 ======================= - Dorinda Shepley MidMdRoots.com _________________________________________________________________ FREE online classifieds from Windows Live Expo – buy and sell with people you know http://clk.atdmt.com/MSN/go/msnnkwex0010000001msn/direct/01/?href=http://expo.live.com?s_cid=Hotmail_tagline_12/06