Sarah (Smith) McPherson (abt. 1767 - 1821)

Born about 1767 in MD [uncertain]

Wife of John McPherson — married 11 Sep 1783 in Frederick County, MD

Descendants

Died 8 Jul 1821 at about age 54 in Frederick County, MD

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Biography

Research Notes

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Burial

Burial: Place: Mount Olivet Cemetery, Frederick County, MD

User ID

User ID: F186411F4BEB45A9A34939E774175423091B

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File: C:\Paint Shop Pro Documents\Family\Genealogy\McPherson\Sarah Smith McPherson.jpg

Title: Sarah (Smith) McPherson

Note: Find a Grave website:

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=79513139

A photograph of her portrait by Jacob Eichholtz is in the Historical Society of Frederick County, Maryland

Scrapbook: Y

Primary or Preferred: Y

Type: PHOTO

Sources

Clan McPherson website: http://www.clan-macpherson.org/genealogy/index.html GED of Robert McPherson 1689

Notes

Know All men by these presents that we John Brien, John McPherson and Edward B. McPherson all of Frederick County in the State of Maryland are held and firmly bound unto William Gunton and both of the city of Washington in the District of Columbia in the sum of Twelve Thousand eight hundred and twenty five Dollars current money of the United States to be paid to the said William Gunton and or to their certain attorney, Executors & administrators or assigns to which payment well and truly to be made, We bind our heirs, executors and administrators firmly by these presents, sealed with our seals dated Sixth day of May One Thousand eight hundred and thirty one.

Whereas certain William J. McPherson and Horatio McPherson as trustees for the sale of certain property in George Town in the District aforesaid late of Sarah McPherson their late mother deceased caused the same to be offered for sale by public auction on the fourth day of May instant and at which the above named William Gunton became the bidder for, and purchaser of a dwelling house, store and lot situated at the corner of Bridge and High Streets and nowtin the occupation of Otto M. Louthecum, at the price of Eight Thousand five hundred and fifty Dollars and whereas the said purchase was made by the said William Gunton at the request of the above bounden John Brien, John McPherson and Edward B. McPherson and for andton behalf of the several heirs at law of the said Sarah McPherson, and he hath given to the said trustees in order the more fully to execute their trust his three promissory notes bearing even date with the within obligation each for the sum of two thousand one hundred and thirty seven Dollars and fifty cents payable one of them on the fifth day of May one thousand eight hundred & thirty two, another of them on the fifth day of May one thousand eight hundred thirty three and the other of them on the fifth day of May one Thousand eight hundred and thirty four, being for the last three installments of the purchase money aforesaid, and the before named obligors have undertaken that the first installment thereof shall be discharged forth with agreeably to the conditions of sale, now the above written obligation is such that if the above bounded John Brien, John McPherson and Edward B. McPherson or any of them their or any of their heirs, executors or administrators shall and do well truly satisfy pay or discharge the several installments of the said purchase money for which notes have been given as aforesaid by the said William Gunton and as and when the same shall become due payable and shall and do from time to time and at all times hereafter well and sufficiently save defend keep harmless and indemnify the said William Gunton andt their heirs, executors and Administrators and their lands and tenements goods and chattels of and from all actions suits, costs, charges and damages which be they or any of them shall or may incur or sustain for or by reason of his or their having made the aforesaid purchase and given notes here in before mentioned of any of them. Then the before written obligation shall be void or else be and remain in full force and virtue in law-----------

Signed Sealed and Delivered in the presence

Of R. Roack

Acknowledgments

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