Frederick Co, Md Equity Court Abstracts - JS-8 368-415 - KEMP, AMBROSE, FOUKE, SNOOK, SLAVES, YOCKAM, SWAIN, WELLER, HUFFER, FOLAND, OTT, KIRKWOOD, KELLENBERGER, WARENFELTZ, HITESHEW, etc - Aug 1827 Jacob FIROR and William CREAGER - Petition to Rectify Title On 27 Feb, 1779, Henry AMBROSE conveyed in special trust to Ludwick KEMP, tracts "Good Neighbour Resurveyed", 486 acres; "Centre Bit", 12 acres; "Charming Beauty", 25 acres; for his mother, Catharine AMBROSE to have life estate unless she remarried or when she died, then to be sold and divided among her surviving children. The widow died during the lifetime of Ludwick KEMP and the lands have not yet been sold and the monies distributed amongst her heirs. Ludwick KEMP d/ abt 1 Jan 1809, leaving children, - Henry KEMP - Christian KEMP - Elizabeth FOUKE - Mary KEMP Ludwick's heirs did sell the two small tracts to Peter SHOVER for $100 and sold the large tract to John HARBAUGH (w/ Elizabeth for $4,000 in 1809. Harbaugh conveyed the large tracts to Peter SHOVER who conveyed 65 acres to Daniel ROUZER in 1813; and, by Harbaugh's will, devised the remaining lands to be sold by Rouzer and the monies to be divided amongst his children. On 10 Nov 1827, Rouzer did sell 330 acres of the large tract to Jacob FIROR and William CREAGER. Catharine AMBROSE (wid/o Jacob) d/ before 1809, leaving 9 children, - Henry AMBROSE - Out of State - Catharine w/o John SNOOK - Out of State - John AMBROSE - Out of State - Jacob AMBROSE - Out of State - Matthias AMBROSE - Nelson Co, KY in 1804 - Ludwick AMBROSE - Out of State - Eve w/o Jacob YOCKAM/YOCUM - Nelson Co, KY in 1798 - Mary w/o Jacob SWAIN - Out of State - Sophia w/o Peter SHOVER (both died after her mother) (These were the surviving children at the time of Catharine's death, as mentioned in the trust; so, any deceased children are not mentioned here unless they died after their mother.) Peter SHOVER (his will* 27 Sep 1813; 1 Nov 1813) widow - Sophia and children, (grandchildren not named in will) ....Barbara SHOVER ....Catharine w/o Henry WELLER ....Simon SHOVER, dec'd ......-Jacob SHOVER, a minor - Out of State ......-Catharine SHOVER, a minor & w/o John HUFFER - Out of State ......-Adam SHOVER, a minor - Out of State ......-Elizabeth SHOVER, a minor & w/o Frederick FOLAND - Out of State ....Sophia ROUZER, dec'd ......-Daniel ROUZER d/ c1828 intestate, leaving ...........-Mary Jane ROUZER, a minor ......-Lydia ROUZER w/o George KELLENBERGER - Montgomery Co, Ohio in 1828 ......-Martin ROUZER ......-Henry ROUZER, a minor ......-Elizabeth ROUZER, a minor & w/o William OTT ......-Juliana (d/ by Feb 1829) w/o William KIRKWOOD - Out of State ............-Levina Ann KIRKWOOD, a minor ............-Catharine KIRKWOOD, a minor ......-Peter ROUZER - Out of State ......-Sophia w/o Peter WARENFELTZ ......-Sarah HITESHEW, a minor sis/ Susannah SHOVER SLAVES - black woman HANNAH, black girl BETSY, and other girls not named. Land - "Peace All Around" and "Simons Delight". Executor was Daniel ROUZER; witnesses: P. WOODS, Peter LEATHERMAN and Joseph LEATHERMAN. Guardian for Sarah HITESHEW, Mary Jane ROUZER and Elizabeth OTT was Jacob WELLER, B.S. On 19 Sep 1829, Daniel ROUZER was made trustee to convey deed to the complainants. =========================== - Dorinda Shepley - Dorinda@MidMdRoots.com www.MidMdRoots.com