John M. Brown

Notes:

...Owner and operated a waterpower sawmill and was the first large-scale commercial lumberman of Foxville and Deerfield. On October 28, 1802, he was commissioned an ensign in the Frederick county Militia. October 12, 1804, he was commissioned lieutenant. During the of 1812 he formed a company of men at the present Thurmont, MD., trained the men, and, as captain, led the company into action.
...Ignatius Brown served for many years as constable and magistrate for the forth district of Frederick county. Most of his cases were tried at what was then Hauver's tavern. He died of typhoid fever on March 12, 1830, at Foxville, Frederick County, MD.

Ignatius married Elizabeth McAfee in Apr 1802 in Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, United States. Elizabeth was born on 22 Apr 1781; died on 17 Sep 1853 in Frederick County, Maryland, United States; was buried in Sep 1853 in Foxville, Frederick County, Maryland, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Name: Thomas Brown

Thomas married Hannah Pittenger about 1766 in Frederick County, Maryland, British Colonial America. Hannah (daughter of Daniel Pittenger and Elizabeth Amy Biggs) was born about 1736 in Somerset County, New Jersey, British Colonial America; died in Oct 1794 in Foxville, Frederick County, Maryland, United States; was buried in Oct 1794 in Frederick County, Maryland, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:

Mentioned in the will of Daniel Pittenger as daughter Hannah Brown.

Other Events:

• Baptism: 8 Jan 1709, Monmouth County, New Jersey, British Colonial America; Address:
  Dutch Reformed Church
• Property: 1745; purchased Royenton Plains from Henry Munday
• Property: 30 Mar 1745; leased Lot # 3 of Monocacy Manor
• Will: 24 May 1794, Frederick County, Maryland, United States
• Probate: 3 Feb 1796, Frederick County, Maryland, United States

Notes:

Property:

—Lot # 3 was next to his father-in-law John Biggs. The Monocacy Manor consisted of 8,983 acres, a large land grant issued to Daniel Dulaney. In March of 1732 the proprietor of the Provence of Maryland desired to attract settlers to the Northern and the Western areas of his territory. Any person having a family to come to the land within three years of the proclamation and actually settle on the land could have two hundred acres without payment for 3 years. After 3 years the settler had to pay to the proprietor four shillings sterling for every hundred acres.
—The colonies induced the French and Indian War which began in 1755. All settlements of the western parts of Frederick County eventually came under attack. They were killed, tortured and buried out by the French and Iroquois Indians.

Will:

LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF DANIEL PITTINGER
(Edited for easier reading)

—In the Name of God Amen I Daniel Pittenger of Frederick County and State of Maryland being week in Body but in perfect memory and understanding considering the certainty of death and the uncertainty of the time thereof and being desirous to settle my worldly affairs and thereby to be the better prepared to leave this world when it shall please God to call me hence. Do therefore make and publish this my last Will and Testament in manner and from following. That is to say first and Principally I commit my soul into the hands of Almighty God and my body to the earth to be decently buried at the discretion of my executors herein after named and after my debts and funeral charges are paid.
— I Devise and bequeath as follows--- Inprimis all the Land I died possessed of I give and bequeath to my four sons John, Daniel, William and Benjamin to be laid off into four Equal Shares or parts in the following manner--- One fourth part to be laid off for my son John so as to Include the Plantation or farm together with the buildings and improvements thereon which my son John now lives which I give and bequeath to my said son John during his natural life, and at his decease to my grandson William, son of John in fee simple hereby directing that when my grandson William shall or may receive or obtain the said Land he shall pay unto his Sister Elizabeth my granddaughter the Sum of Fifty Pounds current money.
— Item - I give and bequeath to my son Daniel one of the fourth part of the Land I died possessed of in fee simple to laid off so as to include the farm together with the buildings and improvements on which my said son Daniel now lives.
— Item - I give and bequeath to my two Sons William and Benjamin the remaining two fourths of the lands I die possessed of in fee simple to be laid off so as to Include the farm together with the buildings and improvements on which they the said William and Benjamin now lives hereby positively directing and enjoying that they neither he one nor the other shall assign transfer sell or in any manner dispose of his share or part without the consent and approbation of the other.
—Item - I will desire and direct that my executors shall out of my estate pay or cause to be paid to my daughter Elizabeth Devose as soon as possible after my decease the sum of twenty pounds but if she dies before me or before the payment is made to her then, in that case the sum of twenty pounds to be equally Divided among my four sons John, Daniel, William and Benjamin their representatives.
—Item - I give and bequeath to my grandsons John Brown and Joseph Brown and to my granddaughter Catharine Brown the sum of twenty pounds current money to be equally divided among the three and my granddaughter Elizabeth Olar the sum of twenty pounds current money and my granddaughter Mary Albaugh the sum of fifteen pounds each to be paid them by my executors each as they may arrive of age.
—Item - I give and bequeath to my daughter Hannah Brown the Sum of twenty pounds current money to paid to her or her representatives as soon as may be after my Decease.
—Item - I will and direct in order to raise the money hereby devised and bequeathed to my two daughters Elizabeth and Hannah to my Grandsons John Brown & Joseph Brown to my granddaughters Catherine Brown, Elisabeth Olar and Mary Albaugh that each of my sons John, Daniel, William & Benjamin shall each of them pay an equal part or proportion of the money required to discharge the said legacies and thereby Burthen the lands I die possessed of for the payment thereof.
—Item - All the residue of my estate real and personal I desire and bequeath to be equally divided among my four sons John, Daniel, William and Benjamin. And Lastly I do hereby constitute & appoint my sons Daniel, William and Benjamin to be my Joint executors of this my last Will and Testament revoking and annulling all former wills by me heretofore made ratifying and confirming this and none other to be my last Will and Testament. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this twenty fourth day of May one thousand seven hundred and ninety four.
Daniel (his x Mark) Pittinger

Signed sealed published and
declared by the said Daniel Pittinger the above named testator as and for his Last Will and Testament in presence of us who at his request & in his presence have subscribed our names as witness hereto.
Jno. Carmack, Henry Crise
John Plumer

Daniel married Elizabeth Amy Biggs in 1732/3 in Somerset County, Colony of New Jersey, British Colonial America. Elizabeth (daughter of John Biggs and Eva Lambertse) was born before 6 Dec 1713 in Kingston, Ulster County, New York Colony, British Colonial America; died in Mar 1794 in Detour, Frederick County, Maryland, United States; was buried in Mar 1794 in Rocky Ridge, Federick County, Maryland, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Baptism: 6 Dec 1713, Kingston, Ulster County, New York Colony, British Colonial America
• Beneficiary: 24 Feb 1760; in the will of her father, John Biggs, as Elizabeth Pitinger

Notes:

Mentioned in the will of John Biggs as daughter Elizabeth Pitinger.

Detour is currently in Carroll County which was created in 1837 from parts of Baltimore and Frederick Counties.

Elisabeth, the elder of John Biggs Sr., married Daniel Pittinger in New Jersey, and they also came to Maryland. Pittinger purchased "Royenton Plains" from Henry Munday in 1745 and also leased Lot No. 3 on "Monocacy Manor" directly north of John Biggs' lot. Another daughter, Henrietta Biggs, married John Beatty, Jr., a son of Susanna Beatty, and after his death Jacob Barton.