Will Abstracts

This is only a partial listing of abstracts from Will Book TLMcL-1 of Frederick Co, Maryland, being those contributed thus far.

These are listed in chronological order.

1-2 - Jacob C. KNODE

s/ David KNODE
s/ Joseph KNODE
d/ Ann A. KNODE
s/ Martin R. KNODE
s/ Jeremiah KNODE
d/ Rebecca KNODE
d/ Catharine KNODE
s/ John T. KNODE
s/ Jacob KNODE, dec'd

Execs/ sons Jeremiah and John T. KNODE
Witnesses:  David THOMAS, George W. BLESSING, Daniel HENDRICKSON
[Will TLMc-1, 1-2; written 16 Nov 1863; filed 16 Dec 1863]



2-3 - David F. LAMBERT - 1863

father - John A. LAMBERT
mother - Harriet LAMBERT
bro/ John A. LAMBERT
bro/ John George LAMBERT
.......John Jacob LAMBERT (nephew)
.......Georgetta LAMBERT (niece)
.......William LAMBERT (nephew)
sis/ Mary Elizabeth BARTGIS
nephew - Mathias E. BARTGIS
nephew - John Andrew BARTGIS

Exec/ brother John George LAMBERT
Witnesses:  George SMITH, John D. GETZENDANNER, J.M. HARDING
[Will TLMc-1, 2-3; written 14 Nov 1863; filed 21 Dec 1863]



3-5 - Philip LOWE - 1863

Former Servants
- James William JACKSON
- Anne Rebecca JACKSON
- Georgeanna JACKSON
- Lewis JACKSON
- David JACKSON

Present Servant
- Ell Jemima CHASE

Witnesses:  Isaac WISONG, Lewis A. BRENGLE, G.J. DOLL
[Will TLMc-1, 3-5; written 19 May 1860; filed 28 Dec 1863]

Codicil - appoint exec/ William J. ROSS - 20 Nov 1863
Witnesses:  Henry BOTELER, Edward THOMPSON, N.B. HARDING



5-7 - John LOHR - 1863

w/ ______

s/ Abraham LOHR
s/ David LOHR
d/ Margaret  w/o Alfred KEILHOLTZ
s/ Nicholas LOHR
s/ James LOHR
s/ Simon LOHR
s/ John  LOHR

LAND 
- to sons Abraham & David - farm "Brooks Reserve", 125 acres 
from Daniel HARP; also mountain lot on South Mountain.

- to sons Nicholas and James - "Brooks Reserve", 125 acres 
(other half of tract above.

- to sons Simon and John - Home farm and mountain lot.

Exec/ neighbor John B. PICKING
Witnesses:  William O. LANDERS, William STOUFFER, John B. PICKING
[Will TLMc-1, 5-7; written 4 Dec 1863; filed 29 Dec 1863]



7-8 - Ludwig C. KING - 1863

w/ Mariah

d/ Mary KING
s/ John S. KING, dec'd
.....Christian KING
.....Gertrude  w/o MAGRUDER,  now dec'd
.....Henry KING
.....George KING
.....Charles KING
.....Mary KING

Exec/ wife
Witnesses:  Lewis RAMSBURG, Frederick SARGES, George CAR____
[Will TLMc-1, 7-8; written 4 Dec 1863; filed 29 Dec 1863]



8-11 - Jacob LEATHERMAN - 1863

w/ Catharine ($2,500 in place of dower)

s/ George  LEATHERMAN (farm where he resides, 150 acres 
     and 12-acre mountain lot in Middletown Valley)

s/ Peter LEATHERMAN (farm where he resides, 106 acres 
     and 11 acres from Peter YOUNG)

d/ Mary, wid/o  John GROSSNICKLE (Home Farm, 150 acres 
     and Lot #3, 24 acres from George WISEMAN; life estate)
     Upon her death, to her children: 
.....Tilghman T. GROSSNICKLE ($1,000)
.....Louisa C. GROSSNICKLE ($1,000)
with the balance to be divided among her present children and any 
future children she may have. 

d/ Elizabeth AUSHERMAN (Lot #2, 10 acres of WISEMAN parcel 
     and $3,730 in trust for her to executors, free from her husband 
     and upon her death to her children)

s/ Jacob LEATHERMAN (Farm in Washington County, 137 acres 
     from John WOLF; monies to be paid to mother)

LAND - 77 acres in Lantz; from Jacob TOMS
- mountain lot, 3 acres; from Christian MOSER.
Executors to sell property; subject to lease of Andrew BROWN which expired 
April 1867; to pay monies to children.

Execs/ sons George & Peter LEATHERMAN
Witnesses:  William J. ROSS, L. RAMSBURGH, L.V. SCHOLL
[Will TLMc-1, 8-11; written 10 Jun 1863; filed 29 Dec 1863]



11-12 - Frederick ROW, in ill health - 1864

w/ Salome

s/ Josiah ROW (to have estate and to care for sister Sophia)
d/ Sophia ROW (crippled)

Exec/ son Josiah ROW
Witnesses:  John C. KOOGLE, Frederick RIDENOUR, Joshua RENNER
(Will TLMc-1, 11-12; written 29 Aug 1863; filed 11 Jan 1864]



13-14 - Margaret MYERS - 1864

w/o John MYERS

d/ Ann Maria Catharine MYERS, eldest daughter
d/ Eveline Virginia  w/o Lewis GITTINGER
d/ Margaret Julia  w/o Doctor Thomas B. EVANS

Exec/ Ann M.C. MYERS
Witnesses:  Mary A.W. MASON, Hector HORTON, J.M. HARDING
{Will TLMc-1, 13-14 ;written 6 Jan 1864; filed 18 Jan 1864]



14-15 - Andreas BEUTEL, Middletown - 1864

w/ Maria Elizabeth

Children mentioned, but not named.

Execs/ wife and brother, Christopher BEUTEL
Witnesses:  Adam BEUTEL, Daniel C. EASTERDAY, Daniel DERR, 
     William D. STROBEL
[Will TLMc-1, 14-15; written 15 Jan 1864; filed 27 Jan 1864]



15-17 - William DOUGLAS - 1864

w/ Ann

d/ Eliza N.  w/o James B. SCARFF (24 acres from Michael FISHER; 
     on road from Licksville to Tramelstown; adjoined land of George W. 
     SNOUFFER and Carrollton Manor)

d/ Ann Matilda  DOUGLAS (parcel on road from Licksville to Tramelstown)

s/ Charles William DOUGLAS

Exec/ Ezra MICHAEL
Witnesses:  John DIXON, Ezra MICHAEL
[Will TLMc-1, 15-17 ; 28 Dec 1863; filed 26 Jan 1864]



17-18 - William C FULMER - 1864

w/ Sarah (7-acre lot from William C. KEMP) [BGF-7, 233; Dec 1861]

s/ John Lewis
s/ Harman Francis
s/ William Henry
d/ Ann Rebecca
d/ Susan
d/ Mary Catharine

Exec/ son John
Witnesses:  Daniel CULLER, William S. HERSPERGER, John W. RAMSBURG
[Will TLMc-1, 17-18; written 19 Dec 1863; filed 9 Feb 1864]



To Be Continued