Frederick Co, Maryland - Equity Court Abstracts - ES-3 597-627 - BANTZ, EBBERT, HARTMAN, BRUNNER, HARDTMAN, COBLENTZ, PORTER, DAVIS, LYONS, NICHOLS, LORENTZ, LUGENBEEL - Jun 1855 Gideon BANTZ Jr & Others vs Peter Sowers BANTZ Gideon BANTZ Sr of Frederick Town d/ Oct 1854 intestate widow - Anna Maria (she released dower to children) d/ Elizabeth M. wid/of A. F. EBBERT s/ Gideon BANTZ Jr (eldest son) and w/ Julia (HARTMAN) s/ William S. BANTZ & w/ Caroline S. (BRUNNER) s/ Theodore S. BANTZ & w/ Cecelia (HARDTMAN) - Baltimore city s/ Edward BANTZ & w/ Malinda (COBLENTZ) - Baltimore city s/ Algerman S. BANTZ & w/ Isabella (PORTER) - Missouri d/ Catharine A. S. BANTZ w/o Henry G. DAVIS - Virginia s/ Peter Sowers BANTZ, a minor - Piedmont, Virginia Land - (by Exhibit #) #1 - Lots #341 & 216, fronting Bentz St (side is Fifth St) in Frederick Town from Adam RICHEY and w/ Ann in 1845. #? - Lot #216, fronting south side of Fifth St and southwardly towards Fourth St in Frederick Town, included addition of three foot width being part of Lot #215, from Ezra DOLL & w/ Harriet in 1835; (previously to Ezra from George SHULTZ & w/ Sophia in 1833). #2 - Lot on north side of Patrick St in Frederick Town, from John H. McELFRESH & w/ Theresia in 1841; located at SE corner of 2-story dwelling owned by Mrs. Mary OTT and by tannery of Gideon BANTZ; (previously to McElfresh from Henry McELFRESH). #3 - Lot fronting W. Church St in Frederick Town, adjoining lot of Christian SEIGMAN (formerly Abraham CHASE's); from Susan DUFFIN (a free colored woman) in 1830 (previously to Duffin from Peter SOWERS in 1826). #4 - Lot w/ house and tan yard in Frederick Town, from Peter SOWERS (w/ Pamelia) in 1829 (previously to Sowers from George BAER Jr in 1807). #5 - Lot located at SW corner of William HOFFMAN's lot and on east side of Bentz St to Church St and at SW corner of Methodist Episcopal Church lot; from Lewis RAMSBURGH & w/ Susan B. in 1836 (previously to Ramsburgh from Lenox(?) MARTIN in 1794). #6 - "Long Acre", 10 acres, being part of "Taskers Chance"; located next to lot of Richard MARSHALL and land of heirs of Stephen RAMSBURGH; from Daniel BENTZ & w/ Mary E. of Frederick city in 1836. #7 - Lot #4 of "Resurvey on Tuscarora", 230 acres, located along New Cut Road leading from Frederick Town through Hamburgh on the mountains and next to Lot #3 of Nicholas HOLTZ from William F. JOHNSON and w/ Elizabeth in 1853 (previously to Johnson from Philip REICH and wife in 1847). All the lands were in Frederick County except a slate quarry on the railroad near Ijamsville which Bantz may not have owned and is not listed above (the latter per testimony of Uriah S. BANTZ). Guardian for Peter Sowers BANTZ was E. C. LYONS of Piedmont, VA. Testimony was heard from Uriah S. BANTZ in Jun 1855 who knew all the parties and their wives since their marriages and provided maiden names of wives; at that time Peter S. BANTZ lived in Frederick County and Catharine & Henry G. DAVIS lived in Allegany Co, MD. Two of the sons elected to take property at valuation. Gideon BANTZ, eldest son, elected to take Exhibits #6 & 7 at valuation of the commissioners. William S. BANTZ, 2nd son, elected to take Exhibits #3 & 4 at valuation of the commissioners. Trustee to sale remainder of property was Gideon BANTZ (Jr) with sureties as William TYLER and Uriah S. BANTZ. Sale was held on 27 Feb 1856 at Shank's Hotel in Frederick, high bidders were: - Tyler DAVIS for House & Lot on Patrick St at $1566; then occupied by Mrs. Georgiana SCHLEY - John R. NICHOLS for house & Lot on W. Patrick St at $1,578; then occupied by Frederick SCHLEY - William S. BANTZ for Lot on West Church St at $872; then occupied by James W. McDERMOTT - Henry LORENTZ for Lot on Bentz St at $399.01; then occupied by William S. BANTZ - William S. BANTZ for barn and lot on corner of Bentz & Fifth St at $325 - James W. LUGENBEEL for house and lot on W. Church St at $925; then occupied by Frederick NELSON, esquire, as a law office - No bid for house and lot at intersection of W. Church St & Bentz St Total sales, $5,665.01 Distribution: court costs, $359.74 - each 1/8 share to the children, $663.15 2nd Audit Report of Valuation of property - taken by Gideon BANTZ Jr - $2,083.26 - court costs, $7.17 - each 1/8 share to the children, $259.51 3rd Audit Report of Valuation of property - taken by William S. BANTZ - $7,250 - court costs, $7.17 - each 1/8 share to the children, $905.35 Closed 8 Jul 1856. =================== www.MidMdRoots.com