Estate Settlement of John Burgess

Eleanor McCANN, John H. BURGESS, William P. BURGESS, Sarah D. BURGESS, Washington BURGESS, Micah LARKIN & Juliana his wife, and John WOOD and Ruth H. his wife

John BURGESS died on or about 8 Oct 1821 leaving a will

Leaving – (9 children)

1/ Eleanor McCANN (gave negro woman, Cate & her d/ Sarah, & $300)

2/ Nancy w/o Henry STIER (gave $300 or to her children if she dies, not husband)

3/ Charlotte w/o Nathan HAMMOND (gave $300)

4/ Ruth H. w/o John WOOD (gave $300)

5/ Sarah D. BURGESS (gave Negro woman, Peg & her offspring & $250)

6/ Juliana BURGESS (who has since married Micah LARKIN) (gave Negro girl Hetty now living w/ Wm & $300)

7/ John H. BURGESS (gave $500 to exec for his use)

8/ William P. BURGESS - (gave $500 to exec for his use)

…..his children – Oliver, Louisa & John BURGESS (all minors)

9/ Washington BURGESS (gave negro man Ned & $1500)

- Grand/dau/ Minerva McCANN (gave Negro boy Harry & $200 when she becomes 16 or marries)

- Grand/sons/ Oliver & John BURGESS, sons of my son William P. BURGESS, $500 for their father to handle until he feels is right to be divided between them.

Execs – Washington BURGESS & Nathan HAMMOND, son-in-law

Wit/ Isaeh PRICE, Adam SPONSELLER, Joshua MURRAY

Written 1 Oct 1821,

Isaiah PRICE was appointed guardian for William P. BURGESS’s children on 11 Sep 1822.

John WOOD appointed Trustee for sale on 16 Dec 1822.

Owned Land tracts – pt The Supply to the Barrons, Wet Time, Middle Plantation, totalling 363 ½ acres.

Sale was held 10 Feb 1823 but did not effect a sale; re-advertised for 28 Mar 1823 and surveyed and divided property into three sections (plats shown) –

A. 181 acres sold to Washington BURGESS @ $11.20/acre (pt Wet Time located next to Jacob LEASE’s along Lynganore Creek)

B. 104 acres sold to John LEASE @$11.01/acre (pt Wet Time next to John LARKIN and located North of Linganore Creek)

C. 78 ½ acres sold to Nathan HAMMOND (of Vachel) @ $10/acre (pts of all three tracts; located on North side of brand of Lynganore)

totaling $3,957.24; closed out on 9 Jul 1823.

Buyer, Stier, and Related Families

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