Frederick Co, Md Equity Court Abstracts - JS-7 393-420 - STOUFFER, PHILLIPS, GASSAWAY, FARQUHAR, CLOUD, DELAPLANE, BENTLEY, HEINS, DARBY, BAKER, SHAW - Jul 1819 Elie PHILLIPS vs Henry STOUFFER Estate Henry STOUFFER d/ 1818 intestate, leaving widow - Nancy and 7 minor children, - Matilda STOUFFER - Rachel STOUFFER - Amelia STOUFFER - Isaiah STOUFFER - Leah STOUFFER - Miranda STOUFFER - Louisa STOUFFER Land - "Resurvey on Joseph's Friendship"; "The Fifth Dividend"; "The Second Brother"; "Nothing Ventured, Nothing Got"; "Gassaways Garden"; 192 1/2 acres, from Elie PHILLIPS (w/ Catharine) for $6,160 in 1814; on road from Woodsborough to Creagers Town; next to Robert GASSAWAY. Stouffer conveyed 49+ acres to Nathan BAKER for $3,820 in 1818; - also, House and Lot #3 in Middleburg and another Lot adjoining Middleburg with dwelling. Administrator was William P. FARQUHAR; guardian was Jesse CLOUD; trustee was Upton S. REID; sale to Daniel DELAPLANE of 143 acres for $2,147.34, Elie BENTLEY purchased the house in Middleburg for $731, Philip HEINS? bought the lot and tenement near Middleburg for $118; totaling $2,996.34. Upton S. REID died before the distribution; Catharine PHILLIPS was then appointed trustee; John DARBY became administrator for Reid's estate and then Brooke BAKER was declared trustee in place of REID. Eli PHILLIPS died abt Mar 1822, Catharine PHILLIPS became administrator. Because of the deaths, no payment was received from Daniel DELAPLANE who was the purchaser and has since moved to Ohio after becoming insolvent and availed himself to the "Bread Law"; thus, Catharine PHILLIPS asked for the property to be resold. On 11 Jun 1823, Hugh SHAW testified about Daniel DELAPLANE moving to Ohio. On 1 Nov 1823, Brooke BAKER, trustee, at the tavern of William GALT in Woodsborough, made sale to William DELAPLANE for $1,000 (after previous failed attempt). Proceeds were short, creditors paid $.22 on the dollar; finalized 8 Dec 1825. =================== - Dorinda Shepley - Dorinda@MidMdRoots.com www.MidMdRoots.com