Frederick Co, Md Equity Court Abstracts - JS-8 580-587 - RICHARDS, McPHERSON, BRIEN, etc - Feb 1830 John BRIEN vs John C. RICHARDS and James JOHNSON After deed of conveyance was signed on 29 Jan 1829, it was sent to Baltimore for Richards' wife, Mary, to sign as John C. RICHARDS resided in Baltimore. Upon the return of the deed, John BRIEN sent it to his father-in-law, Col. John McPHERSON, who was then residing in Frederick Town, and requested he have it recorded at the Clerk's office. McPherson had stated he did in Feb 1829. However, since the death of John McPHERSON, John BRIEN came across the deed and discovered it had not been recorded (must be recorded within six months). Petition is to have the deed recorded; so granted on 6 Mar 1830. Land - "Spring Fields" (granted to Col. James JOHNSON by patent in 1803), lies West of road leading from Lewis to Mechanicks Town and South of John WALKER's 648 acres; - "Neighbours Agreed", 101 acres (conveyed to James JOHNSON by Michael ZIMMERMAN in 1817) - 2 parts of mountain tract, 136 acres =========================== - Dorinda Shepley - Dorinda@MidMdRoots.com www.MidMdRoots.com