Frederick Co, Md Equity Court Abstracts - JS-8 78-100 - WILLIAR, EILER, RIDENOUR, GARVIANT/GARNANT, KINZER, GERNARD - Jan 1828 Andrew WILLIAR Sr. Estate Andrew WILLIAR Sr. d/ Aug 1827 intestate, leaving widow - Rebecca and 9 children, - Michael WILLIAR - Margaret w/o Frederick EILER - Catharine RIDENOUR - Andrew WILLIAR Jr. - Adam WILLIAR - Nathan WILLIAR - Charles WILLIAR - Lewis WILLIAR, a minor - Elizabeth GARVIANT (or GARNANT), dec'd - her 2 children, ....Andrew Augustus GARVANT, a minor ....Mary Amanda GARVIANT, a minor Land - "Resurvey on Mount Olivet", "Sweedland" and "The Tired Dog", 165+ acres, from Peter WILLIAR, farmer, in 1792 at 50 pounds PA currency (granted to Peter in 1765 for 1,174 acres), lies next to George HARRBACK's land. - "Second Choice", 241+ acres, from James BARNES of Belmont Co, Ohio in 1811 (to Benjamin FARQUHAR, Amos FARQUHAR and William FARQUHAR in trust by will of Allen FARQUHAR and from them to James BARNES in 1806); next to "Lemmons Vineyard", "Hammer and Tongs" and "Creager's Scheun". - "Lemmons Vineyard", from Stephen WINCHESTER of Spotsylvania Co, VA in 1803, on dividing line between Andrew and John WILLIAR - Lot #15 in Graceham, 1/2 acre, from Ludwick PRUTZMAN, John CREEGER of Lawrence, and Elias WELLER, as trustees in behalf of the United Brethren Religious Society in 1819. Guardian was John KINZER; Frederick A. SCHLEY was trustee; sale made to Jacob GERNARD for Lot #15 at $181.25; to Charles WILLIAR for 239+ acres of the Home Place at $17.12 1/2/acre; to Adam WILLIAR for the mountain lot of 40 acres at $1/acre, a Lot #5 of 30 acres at $7.25/acre, a Lot #6 of 42 acres at $5.99 1/2/acre; to Jacob WILLIAR for undivided part of "The Sugar Camp", 14 acres at $3/acre. There remains 3 mountain lots, #2, 3 and 4, containing 149 1/2 acres. On 2 Jan 1829, Levi O'BRIEN testified the widow was born Oct 1789 and was in good health; she received 1/7 in lieu of her dower rights. On 12 Jan 1829, private sale was made to Frederick EILER for the remaining lots at $261 total. Widow received $604.09; each 1/8 share was $528.57 (Michael had already been advanced monies); finalized 26 May 1829. =========================== - Dorinda Shepley - Dorinda@MidMdRoots.com www.MidMdRoots.com