Frederick Co, MD - Equity Court Abstracts - JS-9 609-623 - KNOTT, JONES, OFFUTT, BAER, SLAVES, HANE - Aug 1826 Zepheniah KNOTT vs Zachariah KNOTT Estate Zachariah KNOTT d/ Dec 1820 - Montgomery County, MD (will 11 Feb 1820; 12 Dec 1820) widow - Jane (d/ bef 3 Nov 1820), leaving children, - Joseph KNOTT - Stansbury KNOTT - Mary Ann KNOTT - Stanislaus KNOTT - Teresa w/o Brook JONES - Lewis KNOTT - Edward KNOTT - Caleb KNOTT - Leonard KNOTT, dec'd - his children, .....Zepheniah KNOTT (Frederick County) .....Samuel KNOTT, a minor (Frederick County) .....Roseller KNOTT, a minor, now w/o Ezra BAER (Frederick County) .....Leonard KNOTT, a minor (Frederick County) - Catharine OFFUTT - her children - Francis KNOTT Devised to his children - to Joseph, Stansbury and Mary Ann after their mother's death, all the plantation where he now lives including 40 acres from John BELT to be divided among them; - to Stanislaus, 1/2 of lands on north side of road leading from mouth of Monocacy to Ellicotts Mills; other half to Teresa; -to Lewis, $1344 formerly lent to him; to Edward, 122 acres where he now resides to be divided off; remainder of land where Edward lives to be divided into six parts (for Joseph, Caleb, Lewis, Stanislaus, Teresa and Mary Ann) with friend Francis JAMISON to direct; to Caleb, 50 acres conveyed from Francis DEAKINS and Francis THOMAS and $618 formerly paid to him and 1 acre on south side of road leading to Ellicott Mills bounded by HAYs and PLUMMERs lots; to Leonard's children, 114 acres purchased from Jesse BURCH; - to Catharine's children, 1/2 of 245 acres from John VARNEL and Greenbury GAITHER to be rented out by son-in-law, Brook JONES until the oldest child of Catharine's becomes of age, then to be divided among her children; - to Teresa, remaining half; - to Francis, land from HEBBURN and 3 Hogs Heads of Tobacco he has already received and he to pay Catharine $100 and pay $40 to Leonard's children, all w/in 12 months of intestate's death. SLAVES - negro boy PETER (to d/ Mary Ann and a house) - to Henry WARING and Rober B. TANEY, esquire, $100 to be vested in a secure fund, the interest to be applied to the support of the clergymen of the Roman Catholic pursuasion that shall attend Barnes Ville Roman Catholic Church. Executors were wife and son-in-law Brook JONES; witnesses: Joseph A. MURPHY, Leonard HAYS Jr., John T. KNOTT. Codicil changed one of the executors to son, Stanis L. KNOTT, in lieu of wife's death; witnesses: Richard BEALL, Joseph A. MURPHY, Francis JAMISON dated 3 Nov 1820. Land - "Friendship", 114 acres in Montgomery County, purchased from Jesse BURCH and conveyed by David STEWART of Baltimore County in 1795, next to land of Robert SOLLERS and "Resurvey on Happy Choice". Guardian was George BAER of William; trustee was Ezra BAER; on 12 Oct 1830 (2nd attempt), sale made to John HANE at $2.62 1/2/acre, totaling $299.25; each of Leonard's children received $62.95; finalized 28 Apr 1831. ======================================== - Dorinda Shepley - Dorinda@MidMdRoots.com www.MidMdRoots.com

Dorinda Chip has relative who is named Alvin Knott Dinsmore. His parents were William Alexander (b. 1801 d 1893) and Dorothy/Mary Dinsmore (b. 1822 d after 1880). The confusion of her name comes from the various census and no, it is not two wives. I have never found their marriage record though. I do believe it was in Maryland and not PA although I have no proof either way. Alvin is the oldest son and was born in 1846 in Maryland-Washington (most likely) or Frederick Counties. The Knott middle name has me wondering about a Knott family connection. William Alexander Dinsmore's middle name is his mother's maiden name. This must be a family tradition. While the will would not her father, one of the older children could be. Is there anyone doing Knott family research? Jane Thursby From England to Maryland by the early 1700's and still Maryland. Researching: Thursby, Stinchecum, Seward, Clag(g)ett, McNamara, Barnes, Muckelroy, Watkins, Kennard, Fallin, Snyder, Griffin, Benson, Cullison, Shipley, Beall, White, Wheatly, Mullineaux, Lee, Norris, Waugh, Oldner, Davis, Sasscer, Fell, Keith, Benton, Hitchcock, Clark, Moxley, Norwood, Lewis, Tydings, Lamb, Gassaway, Holland, Musgrove Also through George Schaffer (Chip): Schaffer, Appel, Dinsmore, Fischer, Yeagle, Suman, Soellner, Franz, Baker, Albert, Miller, Buzzard, Kitzmiller, Loeb, Stougel, Rohr, Turner, Wilson, Schichadanz -----Original Message----- From: Dorinda Shepley [mailto:midmdroots@yahoo.com] Sent: Sunday, June 11, 2006 10:05 AM To: MDFREDER-L@rootsweb.com Subject: KNOTT, JONES, OFFUTT, BAER, SLAVES, HANE Frederick Co, MD - Equity Court Abstracts - JS-9 609-623 - KNOTT, JONES, OFFUTT, BAER, SLAVES, HANE - Aug 1826 Zepheniah KNOTT vs Zachariah KNOTT Estate Zachariah KNOTT d/ Dec 1820 - Montgomery County, MD (will 11 Feb 1820; 12 Dec 1820) widow - Jane (d/ bef 3 Nov 1820), leaving children, - Joseph KNOTT - Stansbury KNOTT - Mary Ann KNOTT - Stanislaus KNOTT - Teresa w/o Brook JONES - Lewis KNOTT - Edward KNOTT - Caleb KNOTT - Leonard KNOTT, dec'd - his children, .....Zepheniah KNOTT (Frederick County) .....Samuel KNOTT, a minor (Frederick County) .....Roseller KNOTT, a minor, now w/o Ezra BAER (Frederick County) .....Leonard KNOTT, a minor (Frederick County) - Catharine OFFUTT - her children - Francis KNOTT Devised to his children - to Joseph, Stansbury and Mary Ann after their mother's death, all the plantation where he now lives including 40 acres from John BELT to be divided among them; - to Stanislaus, 1/2 of lands on north side of road leading from mouth of Monocacy to Ellicotts Mills; other half to Teresa; -to Lewis, $1344 formerly lent to him; to Edward, 122 acres where he now resides to be divided off; remainder of land where Edward lives to be divided into six parts (for Joseph, Caleb, Lewis, Stanislaus, Teresa and Mary Ann) with friend Francis JAMISON to direct; to Caleb, 50 acres conveyed from Francis DEAKINS and Francis THOMAS and $618 formerly paid to him and 1 acre on south side of road leading to Ellicott Mills bounded by HAYs and PLUMMERs lots; to Leonard's children, 114 acres purchased from Jesse BURCH; - to Catharine's children, 1/2 of 245 acres from John VARNEL and Greenbury GAITHER to be rented out by son-in-law, Brook JONES until the oldest child of Catharine's becomes of age, then to be divided among her children; - to Teresa, remaining half; - to Francis, land from HEBBURN and 3 Hogs Heads of Tobacco he has already received and he to pay Catharine $100 and pay $40 to Leonard's children, all w/in 12 months of intestate's death. SLAVES - negro boy PETER (to d/ Mary Ann and a house) - to Henry WARING and Rober B. TANEY, esquire, $100 to be vested in a secure fund, the interest to be applied to the support of the clergymen of the Roman Catholic pursuasion that shall attend Barnes Ville Roman Catholic Church. Executors were wife and son-in-law Brook JONES; witnesses: Joseph A. MURPHY, Leonard HAYS Jr., John T. KNOTT. Codicil changed one of the executors to son, Stanis L. KNOTT, in lieu of wife's death; witnesses: Richard BEALL, Joseph A. MURPHY, Francis JAMISON dated 3 Nov 1820. Land - "Friendship", 114 acres in Montgomery County, purchased from Jesse BURCH and conveyed by David STEWART of Baltimore County in 1795, next to land of Robert SOLLERS and "Resurvey on Happy Choice". Guardian was George BAER of William; trustee was Ezra BAER; on 12 Oct 1830 (2nd attempt), sale made to John HANE at $2.62 1/2/acre, totaling $299.25; each of Leonard's children received $62.95; finalized 28 Apr 1831. ======================================== - Dorinda Shepley - Dorinda@MidMdRoots.com www.MidMdRoots.com