Frederick Co, Md Equity Court Abstracts - JS-7 375-385 - McPHERSON, GROFF, SPRIGG, BEALL, EDWARDS, TURNER, DUVALL, JOHNSON, DARNALL - Feb 1827 John McPHERSON vs Marcus Y. GROFF and w/ Maria - Division of Land John McPHERSON bought, at public sale, 3/4 undivided part of real estate from William SCHLEY, trustee for property of Thomas SPRIGG, dec'd. Maria w/o Marcus Y. GROFF owns the other portion of the undivided land and has refused to have the land divided in shares. Land - Lot 1 - "Fat Cow" (aka "Mary Makes One"), 237 1/2 acres, from Nathan BEALL, Aza BEALL, Headen EDWARDS and w/ Susanna in 1800; and "Mary Makes One" from Richard TURNER and w/ Elizabeth in 1800; next to tract "This Is The Way" and lands of Joseph BEALL - Lot 2 - "Fat Cow" and "I am Looser Still", 147 acres; from William Murdock BEALL in 1790; lies by road from George Town to Frederick Town - Lot 3 - "I Am Looser Still", 355 acres; from William Murdock BEALL in 1790; between lands of Joseph BEALL, Tabitha BEALL, Elisha BEALL from Baker JOHNSON, Samuel DUVALL and Peter MANTZ and by tracts "William's Lot" and "Abner's Choice", "Nancy's Beginning", "Gannttz Garden (from Fielder GANNTT to Daniel JACOBS) and next to lands of Thomas DARNELL - Lot 4 - "Margaret's Delight", 10+ acres; surveyed for Margaret TURNER in 1769 and conveyed by her to Charles BEALL in 1788 (1/4 part from Richard TURNER and w/ Elizabeth to Spriggs in 1801) - Lot 5 - "Fat Cow" or "Resurvey on Fat Cow", 53 acres; from Jeremiah LINTON in 1802 - Lot 6 - "Choice Improved Resurveyed" and "Mary Makes One", 8 1/2 acres, conveyed by Henry DARNALL to settle lines of last tract; from Nathan BEALL, Aza BEALL, Headen EDWARDS and w/ Susanna in 1800; and "Mary Makes One" from Richard TURNER and w/ Elizabeth (undivided 1/4) in 1800; total estate found to contain 811 1/2 acres. Lot 2 was granted to Maria and Marcus Y. GROFF; the remaining lots were granted to John McPHERSON; finalized Feb 1828. ==================== - Dorinda Shepley - Dorinda@MidMdRoots.com www.MidMdRoots.com