Frederick Co, Md Equity Court Abstracts - JS-6 535-547 - GRAFF, MARTIN, BLACK, DILL, FLACK, KEPHART, SWOPE - Jul 1828 John MARTIN and w/ Mary, et al - Sale of Real Estate Henry GRAFF, deceased - will 9 Oct 1821; filed 12 Feb 1824 widow - Elizabeth and 11 children 1 - Mary GRAFF w/o John MARTIN 2 - Joseph GRAFF and w/ Magdalena 3 - Rebecca GRAFF 4 - Elizabeth GRAFF, dec'd (married twice) ...h/ Joseph BLACK - their children, ........Eliza BLACK w/o Justonian ELDER - Missouri ........Matilda BLACK - Missouri ........Andrew BLACK d/ intestate, married ...h/ Leonard DILL - their children, ........Isaiah DILL ........Henry G. DILL, a minor - PA 5 - Catharine GRAFF (d/ aft 1821) w/o George FLACK - Ohio ........George D. FLACK, a minor ........Hiram FLACK, a minor ........Henry FLACK, a minor ........John FLACK, a minor ........Josiah FLACK, a minor ........Ann Eliza FLACK, a minor Land - "Graff's Content", 130 acres, mansion plantation; and 1/2 of mountain tract "Timber Plenty", 154 acres. 6 - Eli GRAFF 7 - Jeremiah GRAFF 8 - Delila GRAFF 9 - Henry GRAFF 10- Dorcus? GRAFF (son) 11- Sarah GRAFF Land - "Rish Level"; and other half of mountain land, "Timber Plenty" (not to be sold until youngest d/ Sarah is 16 years old). Executors: Eli GRAFF and George M. EICHELBERGER Witnesses: William SHIELDS, Philip KEILHOLTZ, James TAYLOR The five older children were petitioning for their shares to be sold and divided amongst them. Trustee was Clotworthy BIRNIE Jr.; sale made to John KEPHART for "Graff's Content" at $1,967.55 and to Michael SWOPE for 1/2 mountain tract at $539. George FLACK received 3/8 of a 1/5 portion as his 'curtesy' share; finalized 18 Apr 1829. ========================= - Dorinda Shepley - Dorinda@MidMdRoots.com www.MidMdRoots.com