Frederick Co, Md Equity Court Abstracts - JS-6 227-238 - SHERMAN, SHRIVER, SLAVES, GRUMBINE, UTZ, GRAMMER, MATHIAS, LOGSDON - Feb 1827 Heirs of Jacob UTZ Jr vs John GRUMBINE Estate In 1818, Jacob SHERMAN of Westminster made a bond of conveyance to John GRUMBINE for $5,000 bond for a 1/4 acre alley lot in the town of New London in "Addition to Westminster", adjoining Westminster and John BROWN's lot on the north side of Main Street; in 1822, Grumbine assigned the bond to Jacob UTZ Jr and made a deed of trust to Jacob UTZ Sr for the benefit of Jacob UTZ Jr (document was lost though); John GRUMBINE was not able to provide conveyance of deed as required in agreements. Jacob SHERMAN died with will written 5 Jul 1822, filed 26 Dec 1822, widow - Elizabeth and d/ Eve SHRIVER grandchildren - .....Jacob Sherman SHRIVER - moved to Ohio .....William Waggoner SHRIVER .....Elizabeth SHRIVER bro/ Conrad SHERMAN and his son, ........George S. SHERMAN NEGRO SLAVES - ...AMOS, JOSHUA, BASIL (to be set free 1 year after Sherman's death and given $150 each); ...SALL, LUCE (to be set free upon the widow's death and given $150 each) ...MARY, ELIZA (to be set free when they turn 21) Jacob left everything to his wife and then to go to his grandson, Jacob S. SHRIVER; grandson William was to receive plantation where Solomon HILTEBRIDLE lives and 60 acres conveyed by John LOGSDON; all the interests in the plantation where John LOGSDON lives was left to nephew, George S. SHERMAN; remainder to be divided equally between the three grandchildren by survivorship. Executors were the widow and William DURBIN. John GRUMBINE d/ bef Feb 1827 intestate, leaving children - Peter GRUMBINE - PA - Catharine GRUMBINE, a minor - Mary GRUMBINE, a minor - Sarah GRUMBINE, a minor - William GRUMBINE, a minor - Caroline GRUMBINE, a minor - Jeremiah GRUMBINE, a minor Jacob UTZ Sr d/ with will HS-3, 504, filed 9 Nov 1826, with Isaac SHRIVER, etc as executor, but all land not included s/ Jacob UTZ Jr d/ intestate, leaving widow - Peggy and 3 minor children, ........John UTZ ........Jesse UTZ ........Catharine UTZ d/ Mary UTZ w/o Jacob GRAMMER William GRUMBINE was the guardian for the Grumbine children; after the court decree ordering a deed to the Utz children, Jacob MATHIAS was appointed as the guardian for the deed until the UTZ children became of age; finalized 26 Oct 1827. =============== - Dorinda Shepley - Dorinda@MidMdRoots.com www.MidMdRoots.com