Frederick Co, MD - Equity Court Abstracts - JS-9 168-194- HARRIS, PHILLIPS, BENTON, EATER, MAGERS, JAMISON, LANGSTRATH, BLAIR, SELLMAN, WILSON, HIBBERD, GRIMES - Oct 1828 William B. HIBBERD, adm/of Matilda HARRIS, George C. HARRIS and Washington HARRIS, minors, by Elias GRIMES, their next friend vs John HARRIS Estate Thomas HARRIS, d/ Jan 1823 (will 9 Dec 1821; 20 Mar 1823) widow - Margaret and children (spouses and grandchildren were not listed in the will), s/ John HARRIS d/ intestate w/out issue d/ Catharine HARRIS w/o Elie PHILLIPS, both dec'd, ...Matilda PHILLIPS w/o Edward BENTON - Ohio ...Miranda PHILLIPS w/o Darius EATER ...Ruth PHILLIPS w/o Abdel MAGERS ...John PHILLIPS d/ Sarah HARRIS w/o John JAMISON, both dec'd, ...Susanna JAMISON w/o Samuel BLAIR ...Sarah JAMISON ...Benjamin JAMISON, a minor ...Elie JAMISON, a minor ...William JAMISON, a minor ...John JAMISON, a minor d/ Sophia HARRIS w/o George LANGSTRATH d/ Ruth HARRIS w/o Thomas SELLMAN - Ohio s/ George Crabs HARRIS s/ Washington HARRIS d/ Caroline HARRIS d/ Catharine HARRIS w/o Joseph WILSON d/ Susannah HARRIS d/ Margaret HARRIS, a minor s/ Thomas HARRIS (Jr.) grdau/ Matilda HARRIS d/ c1825 intestate (her parents' names not given) Land - - to d/ Sarah, the farm he purchased from John JAMISON, to be rented out for her support; - to s/ Thomas, the farm he purchased from Samuel McFERREN; - to s/ John, the farm from Thomas Sr.'s father and land from Norman BRUCE; - to s/ George C., the farm purchased from Jacob SMITH; - to s/ Washington, the farm purchased from Joseph HAYS; Executors were Joshua DELAPLANE and Francis SPALDING; witnesses: Jacob SHEETZ, George SIX, Thomas CLABAUGH. Administrator for John HARRIS' estate was Elias GRIMES; guardian was Abraham LICHTENWALTER. On 28 Feb 1829, Lot GRIMES testified the Bentons and Sellmans were living in Ohio. On 17 Feb 1829, Caroline HARRIS testified the widow of Thomas HARRIS, Margaret, was 57 years old and in good health. Trustee was Elias GRIMES; after failed public sale on 1 Oct 1829, private sale made for John GRIMES' land for $2,600 but purchaser not named. After payments were made per Thomas' will, creditors were paid $.63 on the dollar; finalized 15 Jul 1830. =================================== - Dorinda Shepley - Dorinda@MidMdRoots.com www.MidMdRoots.com