Will Abstracts

This is only a partial listing of abstracts from Will Book HS-3 of Frederick Co, Maryland, being those contributed thus far.

These are listed in chronological order.

HS-3, 180 - George SMITH of George - 1823

w/ Margaret

s/ Daniel SMITH
d/ Susannah w/o  Jacob ROWE
s/ Lewis SMITH
s/ Joseph SMITH
d/ Elizabeth  w/o Henry WORTZ
s/ George SMITH, dec'd

Exec/ Jacob ROWE, Henry WORTZ
Witnesses:  Patrick OWINGS, Robert FLEMING, Daniel ROWE, Jacob NIKUM
[Will HS-3, 180; written 5 Dec 1820; filed 25 Aug 1823]



HS-3, 201 - John SMITH - 1823

w/ Sarah

d/ Elizabeth NICKAM
d/ Mary SMITH
d/ Sarah SMITH
s/ James SMITH
s/ John SMITH
s/ Samuel SMITH

Execs/ James & John SMITH
Witnesses:  William EMMIT, Robert L. ANNAN, Michael HARPST
[Will HS-3, 201; written 3 Mar 1817; filed 29 Sept 1823]



HS-3, 236 - George SMITH - 1823

w/ Catherine

s/ Henry SMITH
s/ John SMITH
d/ Eve  w/o Robert EVANS
d/ Elizabeth DORSEY 
d/ Mary  w/o Jonathon DAVIS
d/ Margaret  w/o John COOKERLY

grandson - William S. WAY

Exec/ Henry & John SMITH
Witnesses:  Jacob HOUCK, John SIAMS Jr., John PANCOAST
[Will HS-3, 236; written 5 Jun 1819; filed 16 Dec 1823]



HS-3, 256 - Catherine SMITH - 1824

bro/ Baltzer SMITH

niece/ Catherine  w/o George RAMSBURGER

Exec/ George RAMSBERGER
Witnesses:  Christopher WHITEKIND, Jacob THOMAS, Peter THOMAS, 
   Leonard REMSBERG
[Will HS-3, 256; written 15 Oct 1823; filed 11 Mar 1824]



HS-3, 290 - Christian SMITH - 1824

Wife and heirs (not named)

Exec/ Joseph PENN
Witnesses:  Daniel SWEADNER, Frederick BYERS, Henry CURTIS
[Will HS-3, 290; written 11 Jun 1824; filed 16 Aug 1824]



HS-3, 292 - Adam SMITH - 1824

w/ Rachel

s/ John SMITH
s/ Philip SMITH
d/ Mary CREAGER
d/ Catherine CREAGER
d/ Eve SMITH
d/ Magdalene SMITH
d/ Elizabeth SMITH
d/ Sarah SMITH

Execs/ son John SMITH & son-in-law Solomon CREAGER
Witnesses:  Wm. GRIMES Jr., Noah PHILIPS, Charles CLANTZ
[Will HS-3, 292; written 26 Mar 1823; filed 13 Dec 1824]



HS-3, 333 - Susannah SMITH - 1824

bro/ Clement SMITH 
.......Margaret YOUNG

bro/ Joseph Sim SMITH 
.......Clement SMITH
.......John A. SMITH 
.......Benjamin P. SMITH
.......Rebecca P. SMITH
.......Matilda S. SMITH
.......Mary SMITH

bro/ Richard SMITH
.......Barbara SATZER

niece - Elizabeth HAUBERT
..........with d/ Susannah Rachael Smith HAUBERT

Exec/ Joseph Sim SMITH
Witnesses:  Andrew WALKER, Samuel THOMPSON, William WALKER
[Will HS-3, 333; written 7 Aug 1818; filed 30 Dec 1824]



HS-3, 420 - Eliza SMITH - 1825

d/ Mary SMITH
d/ Matilda SMITH
s/ Clement SMITH
s/ Benjamin P. SMITH
s/ John A. SMITH
s/ Samuel P. SMITH & w/ Margaret

Exes/ Dr. Samuel P. SMITH of Cumberland, John DARBY of Taney Town
Witnesses:  John DARBY, John SWOPE, James MALONEY
[Will HS-3, 420; no written date; filed 13 Sep 1825]



HS-3, 423 - Christian SMITH - 1825

s/ Solomon SMITH, his children (not named)
s/ Jacob SMITH with reputed d/ Cinthia WEAVER
s/ William SMITH, dec'd, his children
s/ Philip SMITH
s/ Samuel SMITH
d/ Susanna REPP
d/ Mary REPP

Execs/  Samuel SMITH and Henry REPP Jr.
Witnesses:  John COSKERY, William ZOLLICKOFFER, John RHEAM
[Will HS-3, 423; written 8 Sept 1825; filed 26 Sept 1825]



HS-3, 439-441 - Charity RUNNER - 1825

s/ John RUNNER
s/ Daniel RUNNER
d/ Catharine ROHR
s/ Henry RUNNER
d/ Sharlotte WOLF
d/ Elizabeth SHOW
d/ Ann Mary KENNEDY (protect her share from husband)

SLAVES 
- negro woman ANN  (to sons John & Daniel)
      and her two children, STEPHEN (age 4) and TOM (age 2)
     (to free ANN seven years from date of Will; others to free at age 33)

- ABRAM (age 16) and JO (age 14) (to free at age 33)  (to sons John & Daniel)

- negro girl SUSAN (age 3) (to free at age 33) (to d/ Catharine)

- old negro woman SUCK (to be kept by children/ John, Daniel & Catharine)

Exec/ sons John and Daniel RUNNER
Witnesses:  Henry KEMP, John BOST, John BREADY
[Will HS-3, 439-441; written 23 Mar 1821; filed 13 Dec 1825]

Codicil - to change SUSAN's time to serve until age 25; 
males to age 31 and females to age 25.
Also to protect daughters Charlotte and Elizabeth's shares 
from their husbands. - 30 Oct 1825
Witnesses:  Henry KEMP, John BOST, Lewis KEMP



HS-3, 468 - Elizabeth SMITH - 1826

d/ Elizabeth SMITH
s/ Leonard SMITH
d/ Mary BROOKE
.....John BROOKE
.....Roger BROOKE
d/ Helena JENKINS
.....Teresa JENKINS
.....Ignatius JENKINS
.....Charles JENKINS

nephew - Joseph L. SMITH

Exec/ Joseph L. SMITH
Witnesses:  Joseph 
SMITH, Milton LAMB
[Will HS-3, 468; written 21 Oct 1825; filed 5 Apr 1826]



HS-3, 594 - Joseph SMITH - 1828

niece - Henrietta

s/ Joseph L. SMITH
d/ Henrietta E.  w/o George W. YOUNG
d/ Mary Susanna SMITH

Exec/ Joseph L. SMITH, Henrietta YOUNG
Witnesses:  John McPHERSON, John. BRIEN, Dan HUGHES
[Will HS-3, 594; written 12 Sept 1827; filed 5 Apr 1828]