Since there seems to be a duplication of two page numbers in ES-3, I am putting that on hold until the Archives gets it fixed. So, I will do ES-4 and then come back to ES-3. 1-15 - DEVILBISS, POWELL, LEATHERMAN, TODD, OTT, SCHLEY, COPPERSMITH, RAMSBURG, CRUMBAUGH, SNOOK, WARRENFELS - Sep 1855 Charles GOLDSBOROUGH vs Mary DEVILBISS & Others Samuel DEVILBISS of I. d/ Jan 1855 intestate widow - Mary s/ Samuel DEVILBISS - Ohio s/ Isaiah DEVILBISS d/ Martha R. w/o George H. POWELL s/ Ephraim DEVILBISS, a minor s/ Joseph DEVILBISS, dec'd .....Absalom I. DEVILBISS .....Thomas N. DEVILBISS .....Joseph DEVILBISS, a minor .....William DEVILBISS, a minor Land - Home Farm, 187 acres. - Saw Mill tract, 83+ acres. - Division #12, 23 acres - Lot #1, 11+ acres - Lot #2, 12+ acres - Lot #3, 12+ acres - Lot #4, 12+ acres - Lot #5, 11+ acres - Lot #6, 10+ acres - Lot #7, 13+ acres - Lot #8, 12+ acres - Lot #9, 12+ acres - Lot #10, 15+ acres - Lot #11, 15+ acres All lands were adjoining (plat shown). Administrator was Isaiah DEVILBISS with sureties as William OTT and Samuel KEEFER. Guardian was William G. COLE; trustee was William OTT with sureties as Henry ROUZER and John ROUZER. Sale was held 7 Jun 1856 at the City Hotel in Frederick Town; high bidders were: - Isaiah DEVILBISS for Home Farm at $20.50/acre - Daniel LEATHERMAN for saw mill tract at $34/acre - Jacob D. OTT for Div 12 at $22.50/acre - William H. TODD for Lot #1 at ? - William H. TODD for Lot #2 at $27.50/acre - Frederick A. SCHLEY for Lot #3 at $44.25/acre - Lewis F. COPPERSMITH for Lot #4 at $34.25/acre - David F. RAMSBURG for Lot #5 at $43.62/acre - Dennis RAMSBURG for Lot #6 at $48/acre - George F. B. CRUMBAUGH for Lot #7 at $35/acre - Dennis RAMSBURG for Lot #8 at $36.25/acre - Ezra WARRENFELS for Lot #9 at $33.25/acre - F. A. SCHLEY for Lot #10 at $33.25/acre - Daniel SNOOK for Lot #11 at $30/acre Total sales, $12,760.88. 1st Distribution of $4,848.94; court costs $590.68 - widow, in lieu of dower, 1/10 or $1,157.02 - Charles GOLDSBOROUGH, creditor, $59.36 - Charles T. KELLER, creditor, $2.874 - David KENAJA, creditor, $344.65 - Aseline WAGNER, creditor, $20.69 - each child's portion, $534.73 each Thomas PICKING replaced William OTT as trustee. Closed 18 May 1857. =================== www.MidMdRoots.com