Frederick Co, Maryland - Equity Court Abstracts - ES-3 484-503 - FLOOK, BOWLUS, MUMMA, WILLIARD, SMELTZER, JARBOE, ROUTZAHN, MICHAEL, SMITH - Sep 1853 John LORENTZ, creditor vs Jacob C. FLOOK, adm/of Jacob FLOOK of John & Others Jacob FLOOK of John d/ 15 Apr 1853 intestate in Middletown Valley widow - Barbara s/ John Hanson FLOOK & w/ Elizabeth (BOWLUS) - Washington County s/ Daniel B. FLOOK & w/ Elizabeth (MUMMA) d/ Elizabeth FLOOK w/o Dewalt WILLIARD s/ Jacob C. FLOOK & w/ Susan (SMELTZER) d/ Evelina E. FLOOK w/o Henry JARBOE - Indiana d/ Catharine C. FLOOK w/o Joshua ROUTZAHN s/ John Philip FLOOK d/ Lydia FLOOK s/ Josiah FLOOK, a minor d/ Margaret FLOOK, a minor s/ Perry FLOOK, dec'd .....Dawson FLOOK, a minor .....Howard FLOOK, a minor Land - "Resurvey on the Blooming Month of May", 23 acres - "Ebenezer", 57 acres of mountain land - "Resurvey on Locust Level", 16 acres, from Abraham SNYDER. List of inventory and debts was included. Administrator was Jacob C. FLOOK with sureties as Edward T. RICE, Jacob NICKEL and Jesse HERBERT. The court appointed William G. COLE as guardian of the minors. Testimony was heard from Mahlon RHODERICK and George BOWLUS. John H. FLOOK of Washington County was appointed trustee for the sale with sureties as Jacob C. FLOOK and Jacob KEAFAUVER. On 8 Apr 1854, public sale was held, high bidders were: - John WILLIARD for 32 acres of "Ebenezer" at $12/acre - Daniel FLOOK for 26 acres of "Ebenezer" at $8.80/acre - Daniel FLOOK for 9 acres of "Locust Valley" at $4.87/acre - Daniel FLOOK for waggon makers shop with 1/2 acre at $100.02 The house and lot with blacksmith's shop was withdrawn due to no bids. The total sales were $750.56. On 25 Feb 1856, sale was held in front of the office of the Catoctin Whig for the house and lot of 1 1/2 acres on the road from Middletown to Burkittsville, then in the occupancy of Henry MICHAEL, and sale was made to Jacob B. SMITH at $500. Disbribution of $1,260.47; court costs, $221.65 - to trustee for expenses paid out, $518.88 - to multiple creditors, $519.94 Closed 25 Apr 1856. =================== www.MidMdRoots.com