Frederick Co, Md Equity Court Abstracts - JS-7 512-545 - TOMS,TEARATURF/DEARDORFF?, HARP, MILLER, SUMMERS, SCHLOSSER, POFFENBERGER, DOUB, BROOKHART - Aug 1826 Jonathan MILLER and w/ Susanna of Green Co, PA vs William TOMS Estate Catharine TOMS d/ Aug 1770 (widow of William TOMS) will written 4 Aug 1770; filed 28 Aug 1770, she named children, - Henry TOMS (periodic payments) - Samuel TOMS ("Hubert's Delight", 150 acres; and "Mistake My Friend" on north side of Andrew LEVENITOUS Mill Creek) - John TOMS (PA currency in periodic payments) - William TOMS ("Toms Folly"; and part "Mistake My Friend" on south side of LEVENITOUS Mill Creek - and 3 children bound to her - Mary w/o Anthony TEARATURF (maybe also DEARDORFF?) (PA currency in periodic payments) Executors were sons Samuel and William; witnesses: Peter BAINBRIDGE, Benjamin EASTBURN and William HUMBERT. Catharine's son, William TOMS d/ abt 1824 intestate, leaving w/ Barbara and 8 children, - Abraham TOMS - Samuel TOMS - William TOMS Jr. - Michael TOMS - Catharine TOMS w/o George HARP - Susanna TOMS w/o Jonathan MILLER - Green Co, PA - Daniel TOMS (d/ unmarried and w/o issue) - John TOMS, d/ intestate - his children, .....Maria TOMS d/ intestate w/o issue .....Ezra TOMS, a minor - Boonsborough, Washington Co, MD .....Catharine TOMS, a minor - Boonsborough, Washington Co, MD Land - "Resurvey on Mistaken Friend", 133 acres, by Peter FISHER (w/ Fronica) in 1769; - Catharine TOMS, by her will, left part tracts "Toms Folly" and "Mistake My Friend" to William; - "Resurvey on Mistaken Friend", 24 acres, sold to Samuel TOMS by Wm. TOMS in 1788, lies on north bank of Swaffords Mill Creek. - "Gerinanity", 5 acres, from Valentine SUMMERS in 1770 to Wm TOMS Sr, lies next to "John Toms Folly"; - "North Point", 9 acres, obtained patent in 1770; by 1768 warrant and 1769 survey (includes London instructions of 1738) of Manor of Conogocheague, next to "Humbert's Delight"; - "Good for Naught", 70 acres, from Ulrick BLICKENSDORFFER in 1776 to Wm THOMS; - "William Toms Resurvey", 118 1/2 acres, Wm. obtained patent in 1785; (Wm. claimed 133 acres of "Mistaken Friend" and applied for a warrant to add vacant land; survey listed 108 1/2 instead of 133 and added 10 acres of vacant land which then became "William Toms Resurvey" in 1772; this was originally granted to Peter DYSKER for 398 acres in 1759) - "Norristor", 17 acres from Robertson EASTBURN and John EASTBURN in 1788 to Wm. TOMS, lies next to "Pig Sty"; - "Gerinanity", 50 acres, from Valentine SUMMERS Sr., Christopher SUMMERS and Jacob SUMMERS in 1792 (WR-10, 569) to Wm. TOMS, lies next to "Palentine". In 1810, William TOMS (w/ Barbara) sold part of "William Toms Resurvey" and "John Toms Folly", 1 1/2 acres, to Abraham DOUP. Guardian was David BROOKHART; testimony given by Peter SCHLOSSER; trustee was William SCHLEY; sale on 15 Dec 1827 to: - John HARP for Lot #1, 163 acres at $5,154.08 except for 1/4 acre as square yard - Jacob DOUB for Lot #2, 13+ acres at $483.75 - Samuel TOMS for Lot #3, 32+ acres at $41.05/acre; and Lot #5, 50+ acres at $15.55/acre; totaling $2,070.12 - Jacob POFFENBERGER Jr. for Lot #4, 16+ acres at $33.55/acre or $561.33; total sales $8,269.28; no bids on mountain land. Each 1/7 was $1,122.92 =========================== - Dorinda Shepley - Dorinda@MidMdRoots.com www.MidMdRoots.com