[S1734] Frederick County Maryland Equity Court, Liber HS-1: 751-791, Benjamin Heffner vs Heffners, online msa.maryland.gov, Jacob Frederick Heffner, dec'd (will Aug 1810), leaving widow Susannah and 11 children,son John Heffner* d. 1822 intestate, no issue
son Jacob Heffner d. 1827 (will), leaving
...w/Rebecca and 2 children,
...William W. Heffner, a minor
...Samuel P. Heffner, a minor
son George Heffner, res. Ohio
son Frederick Heffner d. 1825, leaving children,
...Thomas Heffner, res. Virginia
...David Heffner, res. Virginia
...Catharine Heffner, res. Virginia
...Elizabeth Heffner, res. Virginia
son Joseph Heffner, res. Indiana
dau. Elizabeth Heffner
dau. Apollonia Heffner
dau. Mary Heffner (d. 1827) wife of James Nailor - their children,
...William Nailor, a minor
...Augustus Nailor, a minor
dau. Catharine Heffner wife of William Darlin, res. Ohio
dau. Anne Heffner wife of Benjamin T. Bartgis
son Benjamin Heffner
brother Michael Heffner
Executors were widow and sons (except George). Witnesses: Peter Wolfe, Solomon B. Heff, Daniel Burkhartt. Spouses and grandchildren not given in will.
Land - "So Much Saved," 2 acres, Lots 77 and 78 in Berlin (Brunswick), from Joseph Smith, exec. of Leonard Smith in 1799 (had been sold by Smith to Michael Sponseller who transferred to Tobias Hammer who transferred to Frederick Heffner).
- "Resurvey on Heffner's Fancy," 25 acres (home place), by warrant in 1752; next to tract "George and Margaret" owned by George Swinigard in 1743.
- "Rocky Hill," 9 acres, on Katoctin Mountain near High Knob.
- "Beginning to Rain," 1½ acres.
To son, John Heffner, now dec'd
- *Common Warrant in 1806 for "Tasker's Chance," 13 acres.
- 6 acres from Michael Heffner, adjoining lands of John Cronise, on east side of Monocacy and includes an island in Monocacy River (part of Monocacy Manor, Lot #3).
- "Water, Wood and Stone," 6 acres (part of Monocacy Manor, Lot #4).
Executor of Jacob Heffner was Samuel Pool.
Catharine assigned her interests to John Bayley.
Guardian for Jacob Heffner's children and the Nailor children was L.P.W. Balch; Balch was also trustee; on 20 Aug 1830, at Shafer's Tavern in Frederick Town, sale was made:
- Lot #1 of 18 acres to David Schley at $625.60
- Lot #2 of 6 acres to John Cronise at $93
- Lot #3 of 6 acres to Benjamin Heffner at $29
- Lot #4 to John Ogle at $23
- Lot #5 to Adam Young at $50
- Lot #7 (lots in Berlin) to John Brunner of Jacob at $96
On 30 Jul 1831, Rebecca, widow of Jacob Heffner, testified she was 38 years old; she received 2/15 for dower, $4.54; Elizabeth, the widow of Frederick Heffner, received 2/15 also; James Nailor, widower of Mary, received 8/15, $13.62; each 1/8 share was $34.06; finalized 29 Aug 1833.
Credit: Dorinda Davis Shepley
http://msa.maryland.gov/msa/speccol/sc6000/sc6016/county/…. Hereinafter cited as Benjamin Heffner vs Heffners.