Frederick Co, Maryland - Equity Court Abstracts - ES-4 272-286 - DORSEY, TRAFFORD, MYERS, HOUCK, SMITH, MORAN - Oct 1856 Ezra M. THOMAS vs George SMITH, adm/of Lloyd DORSEY & Others Dr. Lloyd DORSEY d/ Sep 1856 intestate widow - Rebecca Ann Lau DORSEY d/ Rachel DORSEY w/o John TRAFFORD - New Jersey d/ Virginia Torrence DORSEY s/ Nicholas James DORSEY - Indiana s/ Lloyd DORSEY (Jr) - Baltimore city d/ Drusilla DORSEY s/ William Nevins DORSEY, a minor (not certain of birth order) Land - the north front of Lot# 109 on Third St in Frederick Town, north of Patrick St, adjoining Lot#110 held by George BALTZELL (but held by Robert MACGILL in 1852); also Lot#110 fronting Market and Third Sts (previously to Jamison from David SCHAEFFER); conveyed to Lloyd DORSEY of Baltimore County from Henry M. JAMISON & w/ Mary A. in 1840. Dr DORSEY was indebted by mortgage to Franklin MYERS for $4,000 dated 1852 when both parties lived in Frederick Town. MYERS was a minor and Ezra HOUCK was his guardian. George SMITH was adm/of Lloyd DORSEY's estate with sureties as Christian SMITH and John J. SMITH. Guardian of both minors was Charles COLE. Testimony was heard on 2 Dec 1856 from George SMITH and Ezra HOUCK who stated Franklin MYERS was 9 years old. Trustee was George SMITH with the same sureties. On 31 Jan 1857, sale was held at the City Hotel in Frederick; high bidders were: - J. J. MORAN for lots on Market & Third Sts at $4,560 which included a 2-story brick dwelling with 5 spacious rooms including an office on the first floor and attached kitchen and 8 rooms on the second floor. It had gas fixtures, a hydrant and well in the yard, smoke house, brick stable and carriage house nearly new and lot measured 54 ft on Market and 126 feet on Third and has a fine cellar underneath. Distribution of $2,417.97; court costs, $297.30 - to trustee for Franklin MYERS 1st lien, $2,120.67 Closed 28 Apr 1857. (Supplemental on page 616) =================== www.MidMdRoots.com