Frederick Co, Maryland - Equity Court Abstracts - ES-4 107-126 - HOUSE, BEALL, RICE, EASTERDAY, WOOD, BOYER, WALKER, HAMDEN, MILLER, KEAFAUVER, ZITTLE, SHAFER, HARBAUGH - Apr 1854 William BEALL & w/ Annie vs Henry HAMDEN & Others Daniel HOUSE d/ abt 1815 intestate, w/ 11 children s/ John HOUSE, dec'd, his children .....Elizabeth HOUSE w/o Henry HAMDEN - Out of State .....John HOUSE- Out of State .....Mahala HOUSE- Out of State d/ Mary HOUSE w/o William RICE - Out of State, no issue d/ Rachel HOUSE, dec'd w/o Conrad/Jacob EASTERDAY, dec'd .....Daniel T. EASTERDAY & w/ Susanna .....George W. EASTERDAY .....Sarah Ann C. EASTERDAY w/o Samuel MILLER s/ William HOUSE Sr s/ Levi HOUSE - died in Ohio, no issue s/ Andreas HOUSE s/ Nelson HOUSE (left Ohio 15 yrs ago, whereabouts unknown) .....Mary HOUSE, a minor d/ Annie HOUSE w/o William BEALL d/ Sarah HOUSE, dec'd w/o James E. WOOD - Out of State .....James Washington WOOD - Out of State .....Stephen Oliver WOOD & w/ Emily .....Joseph E. WOOD .....Mary Amanda WOOD, a minor .....Ann Dallas WOOD, a minor .....Columbus WOOD, a minor d/ Rebecca HOUSE, dec'd w/o Thomas BOYER, no issue d/ Miranda HOUSE w/o Daniel WALKER- Out of State Land - tract "Wine", 28 acres, from Abraham LAMASTER (w/ Rachel) in 1796; lies next to tract "Resurvey on Long Bottom", adjoining land of Jacob KEAFAUVER, with a log house then occupied by Samuel HOUSE. Guardian appointed for Mary A., Ann D. and Columbus WOOD was Charles COLE. Andreas HOUSE filed for insolvency with Joseph HARRISON as his trustee. William HOUSE sold his interests to Washington H. HARBAUGH of Ohio and John KEAFAUVER. John KEAFAUVER, now dec'd s/ William KEAFAUVER s/ Lewis H. KEAFAUVER - PA d/ Ann R. KEAFAUVER w/o William ZITTLE - Ohio s/ Elizabeth M. KEAFAUVER - Ohio Testimony was heard from Jacob RUDY; and also Daniel ROUTZAHN who testified that Joseph HARRISON died the summer of 1855 and that Daniel HOUSE's father was William HOUSE who previously owned the land now belonging to Daniel HOUSE. Trustee was William J. ROSS; sale was held 11 Oct 1856 at the tavern of William COOKERLY in Middletown, high bidder was George SHAFER at $1106. Distribution; court costs, $191.50 - Ann BEALL, 1/9 or $101.61 - Miranda WALKER, 1/9 or $101.61 - Mary RICE, 1/9 or $101.61 - Elizabeth HAMDEN, 1/3 of 1/9 or $33.87 - John HOUSE, 1/3 of 1/9 or $33.87 - Mahala HOUSE, 1/3 of 1/9 or $33.87 - Daniel EASTERDAY, 1/3 of 1/9 or $33.87 - George W. EASTERDAY, 1/3 of 1/9 or $33.87 - Sarah Ann MILLER, 1/3 of 1/9 or $33.87 - J. Washington WOOD, 1/6 of 1/9 or $16.93 - S. Oliver WOOD, 1/6 of 1/9 or $16.93 - J. E. WOOD, 1/6 of 1/9 or $16.93 - Mary Amanda WOOD, 1/6 of 1/9 or $16.93 - Ann P. Dallas WOOD, 1/6 of 1/9 or $16.93 - Columbus WOOD, 1/6 of 1/9 or $16.93 - Mary HOUSE (of Nelson), 1/9 or $101.61 - Andrew HOUSE, to insolvent trustee, 1/9 or $101.61 - Washington HARBAUGH, 1/2 of 1/9 or $50.80 - William KEAFAUVER, 1/4 of 1/2 of 1/9 or $12.70 - Lewis H. KEAFAUVER, 1/4 of 1/2 of 1/9 or $12.70 - Ann R. ZITTLE, 1/4 of 1/2 of 1/9 or $12.70 - Elizabeth M. KEAFAUVER, 1/4 of 1/2 of 1/9 or $12.70 (Rebecca and Levi died w/o issue, therefore there were only 9 shares instead of 11.) Closed 28 Jan 1857. =================== www.MidMdRoots.com