Frederick Co, Md Equity Court Abstracts - JS-6 138-144- BLACK, LIGHTNER, NULL, HAWK, SLAVE, BAUMGARDNER, DERR - Feb 1827 George HAWK and w/ Rebecca vs Frederick BLACK Estate Frederick BLACK - wrote will 14 Apr 1823 wife/ Rebecca son/ Ulrick BLACK son/ Adam BLACK son/ John BLACK son/ Frederick BLACK dau/ Hannah, dec'd dau/ Magdalena, dec'd dau/ Mary LIGHTNER, dec'd ........Mary LIGHTNER ........Joseph LIGHTNER son/ Joseph BLACK dau/ Elizabeth w/o Michael NULL dau/ Margaret "Beggy" - (should be Rebecca) w/o George HAWK - Mary DERR (relationship not given) SLAVE - TOM to be freed after his death; also to have a horse of his choice and 3 acres of his land adjoining that of Peter HAWK and near to and adjoining a spring on the Hawk line so as to have benefits of the water; TOM to have the land for his exclusive use during the rest of his natural life. executors: Jacob BOMGARDNER (BAUMGARDNER) Sr and Michael NULL; witnesses: John BOMGARDNER, Jacob HECK, Abraham NULL, Jacob BOMGARDNER Jr. The daughter Margaret should have been Rebecca as Frederick had no daughter named Margaret but always called Rebecca "Beggy" and the recorder of the will took that to be Peggy, the nickname for Margaret. The court ruled in favor of Rebecca to have the share described for Margaret. ==================== - Dorinda Shepley - Dorinda@MidMdRoots.com www.MidMdRoots.com

Margaret, Rebecca, Becky, and Peggy/Beggy were used interchangeably. It's not an error, just usage of the period. Regards, Richard R. Weber ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dorinda Shepley" <midmdroots@yahoo.com> To: <MDFREDER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, January 20, 2006 9:43 PM Subject: [MDFR] BLACK, LIGHTNER, NULL, HAWK, SLAVE, BAUMGARDNER, DERR > Frederick Co, Md Equity Court Abstracts - JS-6 > > 138-144- BLACK, LIGHTNER, NULL, HAWK, SLAVE, > BAUMGARDNER, DERR - Feb 1827 > > George HAWK and w/ Rebecca vs Frederick BLACK Estate > > Frederick BLACK - wrote will 14 Apr 1823 > wife/ Rebecca > > son/ Ulrick BLACK > son/ Adam BLACK > son/ John BLACK > son/ Frederick BLACK > dau/ Hannah, dec'd > dau/ Magdalena, dec'd > dau/ Mary LIGHTNER, dec'd > ........Mary LIGHTNER > ........Joseph LIGHTNER > > son/ Joseph BLACK > dau/ Elizabeth w/o Michael NULL > dau/ Margaret "Beggy" - (should be Rebecca) w/o > George HAWK > > - Mary DERR (relationship not given) > > SLAVE - TOM to be freed after his death; also to have > a horse of his > choice and 3 acres of his land adjoining that of Peter > HAWK and near > to and adjoining a spring on the Hawk line so as to > have benefits of > the water; TOM to have the land for his exclusive use > during the rest > of his natural life. > > executors: Jacob BOMGARDNER (BAUMGARDNER) Sr and > Michael NULL; > witnesses: John BOMGARDNER, Jacob HECK, Abraham NULL, > Jacob > BOMGARDNER Jr. > > The daughter Margaret should have been Rebecca as > Frederick had no > daughter named Margaret but always called Rebecca > "Beggy" and the > recorder of the will took that to be Peggy, the > nickname for Margaret. > The court ruled in favor of Rebecca to have the share > described for > Margaret. > ==================== > > - Dorinda Shepley - Dorinda@MidMdRoots.com > www.MidMdRoots.com