Dorinda You are killing me. I have been bitten by the research bug again with this email. Good stuff - THANK YOU Sent from my Samsung smartphone on AT&T Dorinda Davis Shepley <[email protected]> wrote: >Frederick Co, Maryland - Equity Court Abstracts - ES-3 > >519-533 - BLESSING, GIDDINGS, THOMAS, RAMSBURG - Feb 1856 > >William H. BLESSING & Others vs Elizabeth E. BLESSING > >Neri BLESSING d/ abt 1846 intestate >widow - Mary > >s/ William H. BLESSING >s/ Francis T. BLESSING >s/ George W. BLESSING >d/ Mary I. BLESSING >d/ Elizabeth E. BLESSING, a minor >d/ Penelope R. BLESSING, a minor >d/ Lucinda V. BLESSING, a minor >d/ Ann Maria BLESSING, a minor > >Land - 100 acres, from William GIDDINGS of Montgomery >Co, Ohio in 1845, (previously from Samuel PATTINGALL to >John WHIP and then to GIDDINGS), lies along county road >from Frederick to Point of Rocks; has 1 1/2 story log house, >new log stable, meat house, bake oven, orchard and spring of >water near the house. >- also Lot #14 of "Fielderia", 27 acres, to GIDDINGS from >James GIDDINGS & wife, next to land of Joseph L. SMITH. >- "The Mountain", 29+ acres, from Jacob THOMAS of John & >w/ Sophia in 1832, lies near two springs on south side of Kittoctin >(Catoctin) Mountain. >- "Resurvey on George's Discovery", 100 acres, from Barbara >THOMAS, wid/of Leonard THOMAS, Lewis RAMSBURG & w/ Barbara, >Margaretta WASKEY, Catharine THOMAS and Elizabeth THOMAS in >1834 (previously conveyed to Leonard THOMAS by Adam WOLFE in 1799). >The home farm was located seven miles south of Frederick and 3/4 mile >from the Manor Church and adjoined lands of Jacob RAMSBURG, George >THOMAS of H.; included 1 1/2 story log dwelling with well near the door, >log barn, stable, corn crib, has new railings and posts, apple orchard. >The Red Hill school house and the Manor church adjoined the farm and >a flouring mill was convenient. > >Guardian was William G. COLE; testimony was heard from Jacob RAMSBURG. >Trustee for the sale was William H. BLESSING with sureties as Michael >ZIMMERMAN and Daniel J. SHELLMAN. Sale was held on 15 Mar 1856, >high bidders were: >- George W. BLESSING for the home farm at $5,793.39 (surveyed at >105 acres) >The remainder didn't get a sufficient bid. >Private sales were made to: >- George THOMAS of Henry for the farm from Giddings, surveyed at 98 > acres, at $2,019.82 >- George W. BLESSING for mountain lot of 27 acres at $547.12 > >Distribution of $8,360.33; court costs, $383.68 >- widow in lieu of dower, 1/9 or $886.29 >- each child's 1/8 share, $886.29 >Closed 23 Aug 1856. >=================== >www.MidMdRoots.com >Visit www.MidMdRoots.com >for Old Court Records, Tombstone >Inscriptions, Old Newspaper items, etc >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message