Will Abstracts

This is only a partial listing of abstracts from Will Book GME-2 of Frederick Co, Maryland, being those contributed thus far.

These are listed in chronological order.

GME-2, 141 - Middleton SMITH - 1836

w/ Martha

d/ Mary FULTON
d/ Margaret VALENTINE, dec'd
.....Sevilla VALENTINE
.....Margaret VALENTINE
.....Malecton VALENTINE
.....William VALENTINE
s/ Joseph SMITH
d/ Catherine  w/o George HEMERICK
s/ John SMITH
.....Mary SMITH
d/ Julianna SMITH

Exec/ Joseph SMITH
Witnesses:  Thomas SIM, Mason PARSONS, Malachi BERNARD
[Will GME-2, 141; written 20 Jun 1835; filed 15 Feb 1836]



GME-2, 236 - Magdalena WINTERS - 1837

s/ John WINTERS
.....Lewis WINTERS
.....Mary WINTERS
.....Earhart WINTERS

sis/ Frances CONNELY

Exec/ Frances CONNELY
[Will GME-2, 236; written 4 Aug 1825; filed 20 Feb 1837]



GME-2, 260 - Martha SMITH - 1837

sister - Sarah  w/o George HARDMAN

niece - Sarah  w/o John WELKER
niece - Lydia  w/o John McDERMOTT
nephew - Samuel BAKER (of Nathan BAKER, dec'd)

sister - Rachel GRABILL
brother - Basil Baker
brother - Brooke Baker

Exec/ George HARDMAN
Witnesses:  Wm. H. BAKER, David F. YANTES, Rachel HARTMAN
[Will GME-2, 260; written 12 Nov 1836; filed 19 Jun 1837]



GME-2, 268 - George SMITH - 1837

w/ Catherine

Exec/ wife
Witnesses:  Thomas SIM, Benjamin SMITH, David DARKIS
[Will GME-2, 268; written 10 Aug 1837; filed 22 Aug 1837]



GME-2, 297 - Sarah SMITH - 1838

- William HEWITT (no relationship provided)

Exec/ Wm. HEWITT
Witnesses:  John W. DERR, George Washington DERR
[Will GME-2, 297; written 29 Nov 1837; filed 9 Apr 1838]



GME-2, 339 - Sarah SMITH - 1838

- Rebecca HOPKINS (reward as caregiver?)

Exec/ Rebecca HOPKINS
Witnesses:  Lewis BIERLY, David STEINER, Thomas WHITTER
[Will GME-2, 339; no date written; filed 19 Nov 1838]



GME-2, 363 - Daniel SMITH - 1839

s/ John SMITH
s/ Charles SMITH
s/ Henry SMITH
s/ Joseph SMITH
d/ Elizabeth SMITH
d/ Susan SMITH
d/ Catherine SMITH
d/ Sarephinah SMITH
d/ Mary w/o Jacob BASSER

Exec/ Charles 
SMITH, Henry SMITH
Witnesses:  Richard JOHNSON (of Wm), George SCHLEY, 
   Frederick A. SCHLEY
[Will GME-2, 363; Filed May 1839]



GME-2, 418 - Magdalena ETZLER - 1840

bro/ Frederick OILER 
bro/ Valentine OILER
bro/ John OILER
bro/ Jacob OILER

SLAVES
- black woman CHRISTINA, to be free upon decedant's death
  her children to be given to her:
.....ELIZA ANN, b/ 1825 
.....BETTY ANN, b/ 1827
.....SARAH ANN, b/ 1829
.....AARON, b/ 1831
.....JACOB, b/ 1832

- black girl MARY, age 8, to be sold to good master until age 25, 
  but to stay in Maryland

- black boy LOT, age 1 in Mar 1824, to be sold, but stay in Maryland

Devised Estate to her brother Frederick until his death, 
then to the children of her brothers.

Exec/ Henry REPP Jr.
Witnesses:  Charles STRONG, Thomas CAIN, Martin GARBER
[Will GME-2, 418; written 3 Jul 1824; filed 6 Jan 1840]

Codicil - 5 Dec 1836 - Devised Christina's children to her.
Witnesses:  Nicholas NORRIS, Benjamin BUCKINGHAM, Isaac PFOUTZ

Codicil - 4 Feb 1839 - changed executor to Stephen HAINES
Witnesses:  Benjamin BUCKINGHAM, Basil SIMPSON, Nicholas NORRIS



GME-2, 670 - Rachael SMITH - 1842

s/ John H.M. SMITH, eldest son
d/ Ann ANDERSON
.....Mary Hamilton ANDERSON
.....Philemon Smith ANDERSON
.....Thomas ANDERSON
.....William Pinkney ANDERSON
.....Henry Mortimer ANDERSON

SLAVES 
- negro girl LOUISA (to free at age 35) 
   (to s/ John, but should he die, then to gr/dau Mary H. ANDERSON)

- negro woman MINTY ANN  (to free at age 35) (to d/ Ann ANDERSON)

- negro boy ISAAC (to free at age 35) (to gr/son Philemon ANDERSON)

- negro boy ABRAHAM (to free at age 35) (to gr/son Wm. P. ANDERSON)

- negro boy NOAH (to free at age 35) (to gr/son Wm. P. ANDERSON)

- negro boy GEORGE (to free at age 35) (to gr/son Henry M. ANDERSON)

- negro girl MIRANDA (to free at age 35) (to gr/dau Mary H. ANDERSON)

LAND - House & Lot in New Market (to gr/son Philemon ANDERSON)
- House & Lot near B&O Rail Road (to gr/son Thomas ANDERSON)

Exec/ William P. ANDERSON, Philemon S. ANDERSON, Thomas ANDERSON
Witnesses:  Henry M SNYDER, John THOMAS Jr., Denton DAVIS, J.W. GEYER
[Will GME-2, 670; written 3 Sept 1841; filed 22 Mar 1842]



GME-2, 686 - William SMITH - 1842

w/ Susanna

s/ John SMITH
s/ Ezra SMITH
s/ Lewis SMITH
s/ William SMITH
s/ Jacob SMITH
s/ Abraham SMITH
d/ Catherine  w/o John FOGLE
d/ Elizabeth  w/o Andrew SMITH

Exec/ Ezra SMITH, John FOGLE
Witnesses:  Henry YOUNG, Peter BEARD, Isaac PFOUTZ
[Will GME-2, 686; written 6 Feb 1841; filed 27 Jun 1842]



GME-2, 699 - Ezra SMITH - 1842

s/ Edward, minor
s/ Hiram, minor
d/ Henrietta, minor

Exec/ brother, George SMITH
Witnesses:  G.M. Eichelberger, Geo. H. Thomson, Henry Gittinger
[Will GME-2, 699; written 13 Sep 1842; filed 19 Sep 1842]



GME-2, 760 - John SCHMITT - 1843

w/ Catherine Elizabeth

d/ Annetta Sabylla SCHMITT
s/ Henry SCHMITT
d/ Caroline SCHMITT
s/ John William SCHMITT

sister - Margaret ADAM in Germany

Exec/ Catherine E. SCHMITT, John W. HOOVER
Witnesses:  Jacob GERNAND, Simon MEREDITH, Henry BUCKMEYER
[Will GME-2, 760; written 6 May 1843; filed 22 Aug 1843]