Jacob Stier's Property at Sugar Loaf Mountain: Littleworth

a collection of documents, photos, news articles pertaining to the Stier land on the border of Frederick and Montgomery Counties, Maryland, at Sugar Loaf Mountain. The 1798 tax assessment for Frederick County shows Jacob Stier owning acreage in a tract known as Littleworth in Sugar Loaf and Linganore Hundred. Based on information contained in the Tracey land record collection at the Carroll County Historical Society in Westminster, Littleworth was very near Sugarloaf Mountain in southern Frederick County, very close to the Montgomery County line. The original patentees for Littleworth are listed as: Dec 3 1767 Littleworth 25 acres Balser Gachs, Liber BC&GS#40, folio 131 Nov 20 1769 Anthony Hunter, Patent 25, Liber BC&GS#36, folio 135 Sept 14 1771 Resurvey on Littleworth 374 acres, Zachariah White and Daniel Hunter, Certificate 374, Liber BC&GS#46, Folio 302. Jan 24 1774 Resurvey on Littleworth, Geo. Silver, Patent 374, Liber BC&GS#46, folio 302. Location of Littleworth is described as S.S. of a small branch, a draft of Rocky Branch. George Silver conveyed parts of the Littleworth tract to Jacob Stier and to Francis Deakins in November 1774.

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Frederick County Land Records WR34, f. 2
Ex. and granted 18 may 1809

At the request of Henry Stier the following deed was recorded the 1st October 1808 to wit. This indenture made the first day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eight Between Jacob Stier Sen. Of Frederick County and State of Maryland of the one part and Henry Stier his son of Montgomery county and state aforesaid of the other part. (Witnessed) That the said Jacob Stier Senior for and in consideration of the natural love and affection which he beareth to his son Henry Stier and for the further consideration of the sum of twenty pounds current money to him in hand paid by the said Henry Stier the receipt whereof he the said Jacob Stier doth hereby acknowledge and himself fully satisfied contented and paid and he the said Jacob Stier Senior hath granted bargained and sold and by these presents doth grant bargain sell a lien confirm and make over unto him the said Henry Stier his heirs and assigns forever all that part of a tract of Land called The Resurvey on Littleworth lying and being in Frederick County and State of Maryland and bounded as follows list. Beginning at the end of the third line of a deed for a part of the aforesaid land as formerly conveyed to Henry Stier for about twenty-two acres and running hence north thirty eight degrees east seventy four perches to the end of the third line of Jacob Stier’s part of said land still with the outlines of his deed the eleven following courses north forty perches nort forty degrees east forty five perches north seventy seven degrees west sixty perches north one hundred and twenty perches west one hundred perches south seventy-eight perches west one hundred perches south seventy-eight perches to the origin beginning tree of Littleworth then bounding on and running by and with the theree following lines of Littleworth north thirty-two degrees east eighty perches south fifty eight degrees east fifty perches south thirty two degrees west eight perches south four degrees east forty ___perches south twenty five degrees west ninety six perches then with the given line of Jacob Stiers deed south two and a half degrees and thirteen perches to the end of the fourth line of a deed for a part of the aforesaid land as was formerly conveyed to Henry Stiers and then by a straight line to the first beginning containing one hundred and twenty eight and one quarter acres be the same more or less with this exception that he the said Henry Stier is not to sell convey nor lease nor rent the same without the consent or approbation in writing of him the said Jacob Stier Senior first ebing had or obtained for and during his natural life and at his decease then the said Henry Stier to be entitled to the whole in fee together with all and singular the rights benefits privileges advantages and appurtenances thereunto belonging or in any ways appertaining and also the reversion and reversion of remainder and remainders rents ____ and profits and all the singular estate right like claim interest and ____whatsoever as well in equity as in law of him the said Jacob Stier Senior of in and to all the aforesaid land and premises and every part and parcel thereof to have and to hold the aforesaid land and premises unto him the said Henry Stier his heirs and assigns to the only proper use and behalf of him the said Henry Stier his heirs executors and administrators consent promise and agree to warrant and defend the aforesaid land and premises and every part and parcel thereof unto him the said Henry Stier his heirs and assigns forever as well against him the said Jacob Stier Senior except as before excepted his heirs executors and administrators as also against all and every other person or persons whatsoever in testimony whereof the said Jacob Stier Senior hath hereunto set his hand and seal the day and year first within written

Jacob Stier Sen

Signed sealed and deliver dint he presence of Fredk K. Heisely Peter Burkhart

State of Maryland Frederick County __ Be it remembered that on the day and year above mentioned personally appears Jacob Stier Senior party grantor mentioned in the within deed or instrument of writing before us the subscribers two Justices of the peace in and for Frederick County and acknowledges the within deed or instrument of writing to be his act and deed and the land and premises therein mentioned and thereby bargained and sold to be the right and estate of Henry Stier party grantee also therein named his heirs and assigns forever except as therein excepted according to the true intent and meaning of the said deed or instrument of writing and the acts of assembly in such case made and provided before Fredk K. Heisely Peter Burkhart


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Linked toStier, Henry; Stier, Jacob Jr.
AlbumsJacob Stier's Property at Sugar Loaf Mountain: Littleworth, Land Records: Frederick and Montgomery Counties MD--Sugar Loaf Mountain/Monocacy/Dickerson Area

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