Frederick County, Maryland - Equity JS-14 128-145 - STEVENSON, WILLSON, HAMMOND, BALDNER, SWEADNER, JONES - Feb 1835 Basil D. STEVENSON vs Joshua STEVENSON - Foreclosure Joshua STEVENSON owed a debt to John F. WILLSON and asked Basil D. STEVENSON of Baltimore County to be a surety along with Thomas HAMMOND and Henry STEVENSON and thereby made a deed of mortgage to his three sureties. In 1834, Joshua STEVENSON deeded 111 acres of the mortgaged property to Priscilla HAMMOND and believes he conveyed the residue of the said property to Thomas HAMMOND in trust. Willson is still due monies. Land - "Hope for the Best", "Look", "Sandy Creek" and "Walnut Ridge", 415 acres; lies next to land of Abraham JONES. Trustee was Thomas HAMMOND who divided the property into parcels in hopes of a more profitable sale; then sold at private sale to Michale BALDNER for 60+ acres (mine field lot) at $,571.86; to Nathan C. HAMMOND for 107+ acres (homestead lot) at $24/acre and also for 119? acres (raw ground lot) at $16/acre, both parcels totaling $4,477.17; to Daniel SWEADNER for 37+ acres (tobacco ground lot) at $40.25/acre or $1,575.41; to Abraham JONES for 37+ acres lying adjacent to the raw ground lot and lands of Abraham JONES at $20/acre. The total amount of sales was $8,177.81; finalized 30 May 1835. ========================= - Dorinda Shepley - Dorinda@MidMdRoots.com www.MidMdRoots.com