Frederick Co, Maryland - Equity Court Records

JS- 7, 88-102 - DORSEY, RIDGELY, SOLLERS, WATERS, SPRIGG,
JOHNSON, HOWARD, SLAVES, ONION, GOUGH, SAPPINGTON - Oct 1822

Ely DORSEY vs Charles RIDGELY Heirs - Title

Ely DORSEY (of Ely) died (will 5 May 1819; 8 Sep 1821)
w/ Araminta and 8 children,

- John Worthington DORSEY

- Mary (since died) w/o Sabritt SOLLERS - their minor children,
.....Thomas Ely SOLLERS
.....Sarah DORSEY SOLLERS
.....Mary DORSEY SOLLERS
.....Anna SOLLERS
.....Susan SOLLERS
.....Margaret DORSEY SOLLERS

- Elizabeth w/o Ignatius WATERS

- Ely DORSEY Jr

- Ann w/o Otho SPRIGG

- Juliana w/o Richard JOHNSON

- Thomas Worthington DORSEY

- Susan (d/ bef father's will) w/o Samuel HOWARD - their children,
.....Sarah Rebecca HOWARD
.....Lydia Moore HOWARD
.....Ely DORSEY HOWARD
.....Deborah RIDGELY HOWARD
.....Elizabeth RIDGELY HOWARD
.....Joshua HOWARD

Among other things, Ely left his wife a 4-wheel carriage & harness;

SLAVES:
- JAMES (BIG JIM), BETT, PHILEMON, CHARLES (to be freed upon his death)
- FANNY, (to be freed upon his death) - her children,
....JULIANN & SOPHIA (to be freed after 5 years)
- SENA* (to be freed upon his death)
($1,000 to be paid to the ones above during their lives for their support)

- NATHAN, 24 freed on 1 Nov 1825
- JOSEPH, 18 freed on 1 Nov 1831
- OWEN, 18 freed on 1 Nov 1831
- LITTLE JAMES, 19 freed 1 Nov 1830
- MARIAH, 11 freed 1 Nov 1829
- HENRY, 8, freed 1 Nov 1840
- MOSES, 5 freed 1 Nov 1843
- BIG MARIAH, 30 freed 1 Nov 1829, and her children,
....WILLIAM, 12 freed 1 Nov 1840
....MARY, 10 freed 1 Nov 1839
- NANCY, 28 freed 1 Nov 1829, her daughter,
....MARTHA, 8 freed 1 Nov 1832
- GEORGE* (s/o SENA), 15 months, freed 1 Nov 1847

Slaves with time left could be sold by executors.
Executors were Ely DORSEY Jr and Ignatius WATERS.
Codocil written 9 Jan 1821 - Waters and Sollars to be trustees
for Ann's share for her and her children; and likewise for Thomas'
share.

Land - "Pleasant Fields", 159 acres, next to "Justice Delight",
from Charles RIDGELY (of Hampton), Henry DORSEY GOUGH (w/ Prudence),
Thomas B. ONION (w/ Elizabeth), all of Baltimore County. (Charles
RIDGELY, esq, authorized William GOODWIN, the elder, to sell said
real estate for him but RIDGELY died before the deed was conveyed.
Four lots from Col. Thomas DORSEY; Lot 1 was where Joseph BYLER
lived.

Ely Jr conveyed his interests to Henry C. GAITHER.
Thomas SAPPINGTON was guardian; title was granted.
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