Abraham Williard (1776 - 1817)

Born 13 Jan 1776 in Frederick, Maryland

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Died 28 Feb 1817 at age 41 in Frederick, Maryland, United States

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Biography

Abraham sold a piece of land to Eli James but died before completing the transaction, according to an 1817 case in the Frederick County, Maryland Equity Court. The case names Abraham's wife Catherine and his six minor children Elizabeth, Peter, Daniel, Mary Ann, Sarah Ann, and Devalt (Dewalt).^[1]

A later equity court case after Catherine's 1843 death names Abraham's pieces of land "Resurvey on Kemps Long Meadows", "Madams Defeat", "Resurvey on Houses' New Design", and "If I Don't Keep It All, I'll Keep Some". Son Peter had died in 1827 leaving wife Martha and minor children Rueben Dewalt (since deceased), George Washington, and Abraham Peter; son Daniel had died in 1842 leaving wife Ann and minor children Thomas Henry, Mary Catharine, Ann Elizabeth Augusta, Lewis Abraham, and Genevieve Manmitta. Daughter Elizabeth had married Thomas Rice and been widowed; daughter Mary Ann had married William Grove.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Equity Court Records of Frederick County, Maryland, Liber JS-1. pp. 361-364 - WILLYARD/WILLARD, JAMES, SHAFER. Abstracted by Dorinda Shepley at http://msa.maryland.gov/msa/speccol/sc6000/sc6016/county/frederick/equity/js01.htm
2. ↑ Dewalt WILLIARD et al - Petition to Sell Real Estate. Equity Court Records of Frederick County, Maryland, Liber WBT-1. pp. 83-96. Abstracted by Dorinda Shepley at http://msa.maryland.gov/msa/speccol/sc6000/sc6016/county/frederick/equity/wbt01.htm.

• Maryland, Church Records, 1668-1995, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4NX-GNY : 24 February 2016), Abraham Wiljarth and Catharine Beisser, 12 Jan 1800; citing Marriage, , Frederick, Maryland, United States, various libraries, churches, historical and national societies, private and public records; FHL microfilm 13,931.