Frederick Co, MD - Equity Court Abstracts - JS-9 560-594 - NICODEMUS, MOONEY, POTTER, FLAUTT, FILSON, etc - Jan 1827 George LEASE and George ROHR vs John NICODEMUS Estate - Foreclosure John NICODEMUS was indebted to Jacob BALTZELL and Charles BALTZELL, merchants of Baltimore City; they obtained George LEASE and George ROHR to become a special bail on John NICODEMUS' debt. A judgement was received against Nicodemus and attempt was made to bring him back from his home in Pennsylvania but he resisted, leaving the judgement to fall against Lease and Rohr. After Nicodemus executed a deed to the petitioners, he also executed two deeds to his brother-in-law, Daniel POTTER, for the greater part of the same land. Potter also resides in PA. John NICODEMUS d/ intestate in Washington Twp, Franklin Co, PA - leaving 9 minor children, - Frederick NICODEMUS - John NICODEMUS - Elizabeth NICODEMUS - Maria NICODEMUS - Daniel NICODEMUS - Jeremiah NICODEMUS - Courtney NICODEMUS - Margaret NICODEMUS - Samuel NICODEMUS Land - "Harbaughs Delight", 37 acres, next to lands of Daniel HUGHES, John Nicodemus and William NICHOLS; conveyed from William MOONEY, Daniel MOONEY, James MOONEY and John MOONEY of Washington Twp, Franklin Co, PA (their shares) for $111 each in 1819 (John NICODEMUS was also listed as living there then in all these deeds in 1819 and 1820). - "Harbaughs Delight", 225 acres (surveyed for John HARBAUGH of Jacob in 1793) on South Mountain and East bank of small stream running into Antietam Creek, conveyed from John LEVY (w/ Nancy) of Frederick Co, MD for $3,000; lies next to "Resurvey on Buck Range" (granted to Normand BRUCE in 1767), "Buck Range" (granted to Edward SWEANEY in 1762), "Richards Folly" (granted to Normand BRUCE in 1765), and "Partnership"; tract originally known as "Resurvey on Snipes Head", 225 acres, patent in 1810 to John LAVEY. - "Buck Range" and "March Weather", 140+ acres, from William MOONEY and Daniel MOONEY for $1,800 in 1819, from John MOONEY for $140 and from James MOONEY for $200 in 1820 (their shares), all being of Franklin Co, PA. Patrick MOONEY d/ bef 1819 intestate in Franklin Co, PA, leaving 5 children, - Daniel MOONEY - John MOONEY - William MOONEY - James MOONEY - Elizabeth, dec'd w/o George FLAUTT In 1820, John NICODEMUS made a mortgage to George LEASE and George ROHR, both of Frederick County, MD, to insure them as special bail to Jacob BALTZELL and Charles BALTZELL of Baltimore in their claim against John NICODEMUS and Nathaniel WILSON. Also in 1820, Nicodemus deeded to Daniel POTTER (a brother-in-law) of Washington Twp, Franklin Co, PA for $1,744, "Snipes Head", in Upper Catoctin Hundred, next to "Harbaughs Delight" and adjoining the lands of John HARBAUGH and heirs of David McCREA; and also "Harbaughs Delight", 137 acres, adjoins lands of Daniel HUGHES Jr, William NICOLS and the heirs of David McCREA. In 1824, he also deeded to Potter for $950, "Buck Range", 116+ acres, on South Mountain, adjoing lands of John NEWEY, Elias WILLIAR, William NICHOLS and George FLAUTT. The Potter deeds were voided in 1827 after protest from Daniel POTTER who testified he had been living in Washington Co, MD since 1826. He also protestd the amount of Baltzell's claim, stating they had been paid $250 in whiskey in 1824. Trustee was George ROHR; sale made to George LEASE for $2.70/acre but he failed to comply with terms. Private sale was then made to George FLAUTT for "Buck Range", 116 acres for $320; and to David FILSON for "Snipes Head", 137 acres, and "Harbaughs Delight", 37 acres, for $523.20; finalized 31 Jul 1829. ======================================== - Dorinda Shepley - Dorinda@MidMdRoots.com www.MidMdRoots.com