Frederick County, Maryland - Equity Court Abstracts - ES-3 15-49 - SHRINER, SCHALL, TITLOW, KEMP, KLINE, REICH, SCHLEY, KRANTZ, ANDERS - Sep 1854 Edward A. SHRINER vs Mary Phoebe SHRINER & Others Cornelius SHRINER d/ Sep 1854 intestate widow - Mary Phoebe s/ Edward A. SHRINER d/ Mary Catharine SHRINER, a minor s/ George W. B. SHRINER, a minor s/ Cornelius H. SHRINER, a minor (d/ abt Jan 1855) Land - Ceresville Mills and 40 1/2 acres, from Richard POTTS, as trustee for estate of William E. WILLIAMS in 1832 (originally surveyed for Charles W. JOHNSON); also included a blacksmith shop. This was the home place of Cornelius and ws three miles from Frederick on road leading to Woodsborough; mill house was stone, 45 x 60 feet with wheel house attached, five stories high and storage for 15,000 bushes of grain. It had four pair of burrs, three for grinding plaster, etc. The mills were propelled by water of Israel's Creek and also had a saw mill. The house was rebuilt, three stories high with large and airy rooms, 50 feet in length with a wing 16 x 18 feet, a frame barn with stabling, corn house, carriage house, ice house and has a school house on the premises, three tenant houses, cooper shop, blacksmith shop and waggon makers shop. - Carroll Creek Mills on "Taskers Chance" and "Pipe Meadow", 6 acres, from Edward SCHLEY and w/ Eve Margaret in 1843; tract laid on bank of Monocacy river near the mouth of Carroll Creek and by road leading from Frederick Town to Campbell's Ford and by farm of Richard POTTS, esquire, embracing grist and saw mills. Situated 1 1/4 miles east of Frederick Mill House, 35 x 50 feet, four stories high with two pair of burs for wheat, etc.; one pair of choppers for grinding plaster and custom work. It has dwelling house, two stories high with stabling, carriage and other out houses. - parts of Lots #22, 23, 24 & 27 in Frederick town, from Samuel CANBY of Baltimore County, Samuel DUER and wife Matilda to Cornelius SHRINER and Louis V. SCHALL in 1841 (previously from Ashton ALEXANDER and Elizabeth M. MARSHALL by George ALEXANDER and wife Alice R.); laid north of Patrick Street on on northern edge of Carrolls Creek. ----Also included - "Linganore Mills" and 112 acres, (previously from David KENAGA to Horatio McPHERSON, then to Mary S. McPHERSON, John McPHERSON and John R. DALL, then to Canby and Duer in 1839); built of brick, 60 x 80 feet, five stories high with three water wheels and four pair of superior five foot burs. A distillery is connected to the mill and was built four years ago, 30 x 80 feet, stone and frame, two stories high with boiler and coal sheds attached, can mash 150 bushels of grain per day. There is a saw mill, school house, four dwellings and tenant houses, large switzer barn, stabling for 15 horses and 16 cattle, etc. ----Also included "Charles & Elizabeth", 9 acres, on road leading to Canby & Duer's Mill; (previously from Thomas H. HOWARD and wife Eleanor in 1840). ---- Also Lot #3 of "Benvenue", 59 acres, to Canby & Duer from Jonathan EADER in 1836, (previously patented to Levi HUGES in 1816, then conveyed to James ROBERTSON); laid on west side of Monocacy and the lot of Baltimore & Frederick Turnpike Company (toll house lot). - "Hammonds Request", 6 acres, from Daniel DORSEY and wife Harriet to Cornelius SHRINER and Louis V. SCHELL in 1846 (previously from Charles HAMMOND to James ROBERTSON; lays on north side of Linganore Creek. - "Charles and Elizabeth", 151 acres, (Home place of Thomas H. HOWARD), from Joshua DILL, esquire as exec/of Thomas H. HOWARD; sold to Cornelius SHRINER for $4,538.25. Adjoins Linganore Mills property, has one-story weather board house on high ground with fine view of Frederick city, stabling, wagon sheds, spring house and spring of soft water near the house. Louis V. SCHALL and wife Jemima sold his interests to Cornelius SHRINER in 1852 for $11,000. Guardian for the minor children was Abraham KEMP who also testified. The widow's dower land was laid off to include parts of "Charles and Elizabeth" and "Benvanue" for 60 acres which lay between the Monocacy River (ending at bridge) and road to Linganore Mill; also a 32 acre lot on the west side of Monocacy which lies between Monocacy and the lot of the Baltimore & Frederick Turnpike Company. She also received a section of the other tracts, 2 acres and 20 acres. Trustee was Edward A. SHRINER with sureties John DERR, Abraham KEMP, Louis V. SCHOLL and Daniel SCHOLL. Sale was held at the City Hotel in Frederick on 7 Feb 1855: - Linganore Mills, 185 acres, to Louis V. SCHOLL and Aaron ANDERS at $21,600 - The Howard Farm, 96 acres, to Caspar CLINE at $3,816 - House & Lot, 2 acres on west side of Monocacy, to Philip REICH at $116 - Carroll Creek Mills with right-of-way over lands of Edward SCHLEY, 6+ acres, to Frederick KRANTZ at $5,575 - Ceresville Mills, 40 acres, withheld from sale. Edward A. SHRINER decided he now wanted to bid on the Ceresville Mills property, his family home, so asked to be excused as trustee so he would be able to bid on the property; Abraham KEMP was then appointed trustee. At the next public sale, Edward became the high bidder at $14,600. On 14 Mar 1855, Daniel TITLOW testified the widow, Mary Phoebe SHRINER was about 36 years old and her health was tolerably good. 1st Distribution of $31,111.47 - court costs, $1,422.87 - widow, 1/7 or $4,241.23 - Edward A. SHRINER, 1/3 or $8,482.45 - Mary C. SHRINER, 1/3 or $8,482.45 - George W. B. SHRINER, 1/3 or $8,482.45 2nd Distribution of $14,600 - court costs, $512.42 - widow, 1/7 or $2,012.51 - Edward A. SHRINER, 1/3 or $4,025.02 - Mary C. SHRINER, 1/3 or $4,025.02 - George W. B. SHRINER, 1/3 or $4,025.02 Closed 24 Apr 1855. =================== www.MidMdRoots.com