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From: Dorinda Shepley <>
Subject: [MDFR] HS-4, 352-360 - HEAD, CLARK, GREGORY, HOBBS, ELDER, BEALL,WOOD, SHERRY, MILLER, SLAVES, JOHNSON, KUHN
Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2007 10:05:53 -0700 (PDT)

Frederick Co, Maryland
Equity Court Abstracts - HS-4

352-360 - HEAD, CLARK, GREGORY, HOBBS, ELDER, BEALL,
WOOD, SHERRY, MILLER, SLAVES, JOHNSON, KUHN - Jul 1838

Joseph ELDER vs Estate of William B. HEAD

William B. HEAD, dec'd (will 29 Aug 1831; 6 Jan 1834)

s/ John HEAD (d/ May 1838 in PA)
d/ Elizabeth CLARK
d/ Mary GREGORY (in trust for her
to Dr. Richard McSHERRY - VA)
d/ Ann HOBBS (her children) - KY

grandson - Joseph ELDER, a minor (parentage not given)

granddaughter - Ann GREEN, a minor
(her mother is listed as w/o Lewis ELDER)

bro/ Celius HEAD, dec'd - KY
sis/ Nancy BEALL - KY
bro/ Biggs HEAD, dec'd - KY
sis/ Elizabeth WOOD, dec'd - KY

SLAVES - negro girl HARRIET (to Ann Green)
- negro woman TERESA and her issue (all to be freed
after his death if she pays $100)

After legacies to his siblings, remainder was divided
in 1/6 shares to his son, three daughters,
granddaughter and grandson.
Executor was son John HEAD.
Witnesses: Zebulon KUHN, John KNOUFF, James LIGGETT.

Land - Lot #2 of "Friendship", 216 acres,from Thomas
James JOHNSON, Baker JOHNSON and Roger JOHNSON in
1797.

Trustee was Zebulon KUHN; after a failed public sale,
private sale was made to George MILLER at $1,836;
after the $300 legacies to William's siblings, each
1/6 share to his children was $87.21; closed 30 May
1839.
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