Frederick Co, Maryland - Equity Court Abstracts - ES-4 84-99 - SMITH, HARDMAN, WELKER, McDEMOTT, BAKER, GRABILL, FULTON, VALENTINE, HUMERICK - Oct 1842 George HARTMAN vs Joseph SMITH exec/of Middleton SMITH Martha (Baker) SMITH (Will 12 Nov 1836) w/o Middleton SMITH sis/ Sarah w/o George HARDMAN niece/ Sarah w/o John WELKER niece/ Lydia w/o John McDEMOTT nephew/ Samuel BAKER of Jonathan sis/ Rachel (Baker) GRABILL sis/ Sarah (Baker) w/o George HARDMAN bro/ Basil BAKER bro/ Brooke BAKER Exec/ George HARTMAN Witnesses: William H. BAKER, David F. YANTIS, Rachel HARDTMAN === Middleton SMITH d/ abt Feb 1836 (Will 20 Jun 1835; 15 Feb 1836) w/ Martha (Baker) d/ Mary FULTON d/ Margaret VALENTINE, dec'd .....Sevilla VALENTINE .....Margaret VALENTINE .....Melanathon VALENTINE .....William VALENTINE s/ Joseph SMITH s/ John SMITH .....Mary SMITH d/ Catharine w/o George HUMERICK (lived in Woodsborough) d/ Johanna SMITH Exec/ son Joseph SMITH Witnesses: Thomas SIMM, Mason PARSONS, Malachi BEMAN === Trustee was Joseph SMITH; sale of 100 acres, being the previous home of Middleton SMITH, went to John SMITH of Middletown at $1,750. Joseph SMITH died intestate before he completed the trust; John SMITH of M. was administrator of his estate with sureties as William H. McCANNON and Ezra SMITH, but recommended Grayson EICHELBERGER be trustee. Distribution of $1,176.88; court costs, $139.54 - George & Catharine HUMMERICK, their claim, $587.34 - Patrick FULTON, his claim, $450 Closed 16 Jan 1857. =================== www.MidMdRoots.com