Notes for William Sloan and Elizabeth Garlitz:
Allegany County, MD, Deed Book 7, pp. 417-18, 1851--
" At the Request of Hanson Brown the following Deed was recorded July
1st 1851: This Indenture made this sixth day of November in the year of
our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty-nine Between William Sloan
& Elizabeth his wife of Allegany County and State of Maryland of the
one part and Hanson Brown of the same County & State of the other part,
Witnesseth that for and in consideration of the sum of one hundred dollars
to the said William Sloan & Elizabeth his wife in hand paid by the
said Hanson Brown at or before the sealing and delivery of these presents,
the receipt whereof they do hereby acknowledge and hereof acquit release
and discharge the said Hanson Brown the said William Sloan and Elizabeth
his wife hath granted bargained and sold aliened and confirmed & by
these presents doth grant bargain sell alien release and confirm unto the
said Hanson Brown his heirs and assigns forever all their right title interest
and estate in and to the following described lots & tracts of land
lying and being in Allegany County, State of Maryland (the said Elizabeth
Sloan being entitled as one of the heirs-at-law of Christian Garlitz decd
to one undivided eighth part of said lots or tracts of land) To Wit four
certain lots known by the numbers two thousand and sixty two, two thousand
& sixty one, two thousand and sixty six and two thousand and eighty
seven [identifies and describes conveyance of land to Christian Garlitz
in 1799 and 1834]. " Neither William Sloan nor his wife could write their
names. Deed sealed by Elijah Fuller, J.P. and Peter Baker, J.P., 22 April
1851.
Notes for Jonas Garletts:
Allegany County, MD, Deed Book 7, pp. 418-19, 1851--
" At the Request of Hanson Brown the following Deed was recorded July 1st 1851: This Indenture made this nineth day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty-eight between Jonas Garlitz & Susan his wife and Jacob Garlitz and Hetty his wife of Allegany County and State of Maryland of the one part and Hanson Brown of the said County & State of the other part, Witnesseth that for and in consideration of the sum of two hundred dollars current money by the said Hanson Brown to the said Jonas Garlitz & Susan his wife and Jacob Garlitz & Hetty his wife in hand paid at and before the sealing and delivery of these presents...convey...unto the said Hanson Brown...all their right title interest and claim to which they are in any way entitled at law or in equity as heirs to the real property or estate of the late Christian Garlitz Sr. which estate or property consists of five fifty achors lots situate and being in Allegany County, aforesaid and know and designated as Lots Nos. 2060, 2051, 2066, 2067 &2068... " Neither Jacob nor his wife Hettty could write their names, but Jonas and Susan signed the deed. Deed sealed by Elijah Fuller, J.P. and Peter Baker, J.P., 19 Dec 1848.
Notes for Virginia Garletts:
Virginia and her husband George B. Bruce sold her share of Christian
Garlitz' estate along with that of Alexander Newman and his wife Polly;
Basil T. Garlitz; Henry Garlitz and Rachael Hoskins: "the Military Lots
situated and lying westward of Fort Cumberland"...Nos. 2060, 1061, 2066,
2067 & 2068, to Hanson Brown for $400.00 on June 24, 1851. Deed recorded
July 1st, 1851 Allegany County, MD, Book 7, pp. 422-23. Virginia and George
Bruce signed, undoubtedly acting as agents for the other heirs.
Notes for George B. Bruce:
Depositons from Maryland Archives concerning the ownership of the tract
of land called "Grassy Cabbin"
George Bruce aged fifty three being duly qualified on the part of William
Sloan & others deposeth and saith that he has been acquainted with
John Sloan and Mary about twenty years and in frequent conversation with
both. They have acknowledged themselves man and wife; that some time in
the year 1831 or 1832 John Sloan called on this deponant and stated that
he wished him to come to his house to do some writing for him which he
accordingly did do; that John Sloan stated to deponant that since the conveyance
of his porperty by himself and wife to John J. Sloan that his wife had
become dissatisfyed as he was in possession of all the notes for the purchase
money fearing that he would do more for his children by his former wife
than for the children by Mary his then wife but that he had no such intention,
but to satisfy her he wished to assign one half the notes to her and give
them into her possssion which he accordingly did. This deponent drew the
assignment at the request of John Sloan there being twenty in number for
one hundred dollars each and he assigned ten to his wife Mary, which said
Mary a few [Page 44] days after the assignment left in the care of deponants
wife for safe keeeping where they remained until after the death of Mary
and John Sloan and were then delivered to John Sloans executor. This deponant
after the request of John Sloan and Mary Sloan drew an article of agreement
between the two wherein Mary Sloan relinquished her right of dower in any
property John Sloan might be devised [?] of. This deponant knows the tract
of land called "Grassy Cabbin" and knows it to be the same which John Sloan
conveyed to John J. Sloan and that it is the same as escheated by Henry
Brewer by the name of Part of Grassy Cabbin.
Sworn to before
Archd Thistle.
Geo Bruce
George Bruce cross examined on the part of Henry Brewer states as follows:
I first became acquainted with John Sloan Senr about thirty years a gow.
Said Sloan lived on the track of land cald Grassy Cabin. When I first became
acquainted with Sloan I cauld at his house when my brother was Sheriff,
on business...about the year 1814 I kept store at Mr. Tomlinsons. When
I became more intimately acquainted with John Sloans family I then became
acquainted with Mary Sloan. They then were living together as husband and
wife when I kept store at Mr. Tomlinsons...After living a year or two at
Mr. Tomlinsons I moved to Cresaptown; in 1817 I moved to Selbeys Port;
in 1819 I moved to Cumberland; in 1825 I moved to the neighbourhood of
Sloans again...Mary was in the habit of dealing in my store when I kept
at Mr. Tomlinsons in 1814;...the woman which came with John Sloan
to me to setal some business was the same Mary which the report was about
in 1814. Sworn to before Archd Thistle.
George Bruce
Notes for Margaret Garletts:
Margaret sold her share of her father's estate, lots Nos. 2060,
1061, 2066, 2067 & 2068, to Hanson Brown for $100.00 on March 3, 1849.
Deed recorded July 1st, 1851 Allegany County, MD, Book 7, pp. 419-20.
Deed information submitted by Pat Lowry.