Deed by the children of the late Christena FISHER to John EICKNER, 1870; Frederick County, Maryland Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Rick Huneke [rickhuneke@hotmail.com] ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/md/mdfiles.htm ************************************************ Frederick County Circuit Court Land Records, Liber CM 6, folios 129-130. At the request of John Eickner the following deed was recorded Dec 20th 1870. This deed made the twentieth day of December in the year eighteen hundred and seventy by William Borger and Ann M. Borger, his wife; Elizabeth L. Eickner, wife of John Eickner; John Bowers and Catharine B. Bowers his wife; William H. Fisher and Mary Fisher his wife; George F. E. Ebberts and Anna M. Ebberts his wife all of Frederick County in the State of Maryland parties of the first part hereto. Whereas Christena Fisher, late of the said county and state deceased, departed this life intestate, leaving certain real Estate, hereinafter described which said real Estate was devised to her by her husband Henry Fisher by will recorded in one of the Record Books of Wills in the Orphans Court of Frederick County being in Liber FLMc No. 1 Folio 599; and whereas also the Christena Fisher at the time of her decease left the following named children surviving her, as her only representatives and heirs at Law, namely Ann M. Borger, wife of William Borger; Elizabeth L. Eickner, wife of John Eickner; Catharine B. Bowers, wife of John Bowers; William H. Fisher; and Anna M. Ebberts, wife of George F. E. Ebberts all of whom are hereinbefore named as among the parties grantors to this conveyance. And whereas the said parties of the first part are desirous of disposing of the individual interest severally and respectively held and claimed by them in and to the real Estate hereinafter described and of which the said Christena Fisher died, seized and possessed; and John Eickner of Frederick County in the State of Maryland is willing to become the purchaser thereof: Now therefore this deed witnessed that for and in consideration of the premises and the sum of Eight hundred and fifty dollars, We the said parties of the first part do grant in fee simple unto the said John Eickner all of our right, title, claim and undivided interest and Estate whatsoever at Law and to Equity in and to all that piece or part of a lot or portion of ground situate lying and being on the South West corner of East Fourth Street and Chapel Alley, in Frederick Town, Frederick County, Maryland fronting on Fourth Street thirty (30) feet more or less and running back for a depth of one hundred and fifty (150) feet more or less as the fence now stands it being the same property which Henry Fisher obtained from David J. Markey, Trustee, by Deed dated the 29th day of March in the year 1855 and recorded among the Land Records of Frederick County in Liber ES No. 6, folios 394 & 395 as by reference thereto will appear. Witness our hands and seals: Test. W. Mahony William Borger Ann M. Borger (her mark) Elizabeth L. Eickner (her mark) John Bowers Catherine B. Bowers (her mark) William Henry Fischer Mary Fischer George F. E. Ebberts Anna M. Ebberts Which is thus endorsed: State of Maryland Frederick County, to wit: I hereby Certify that on this twentieth day of December in the year Eighteen hundred and Seventy, before me the Subscriber, One of the Justices of Peace of the State of Maryland in and for the county of Frederick aforesaid personally appeared William Borger and Ann M. Borger, his wife; Elizabeth L. Eickner, wife of John Eickner; John Bowers and Catharine B. Bowers his wife; William H. Fisher and Mary Fisher his wife; George F. E. Ebberts and Anna M. Ebberts his wife and did each acknowledge the aforegoing Deed to be their respective act. W. Mahoney, J.P.