On page 4 -- WILL: Andrew's oldest son, John, deeded the "Resurvey of Root's Hill," which included "Partnership" to Christian Wyand on 29 August 1792. There was no exchange of monies listed in this deed. Andrew's Will states that his property could not be sold until either his wife Catherine died or she remarried. None of his children would inherit the estate but they would receive the proceeds from the sale of the property. The family circumvented the Will by deeding the estate to Christian Wyand without payment. Christian Wyand obtained a quitclaim deed from the heirs of Andrew Putman on 16 November 1792. The quitclaim deed was recorded on 9 April 1793. A quitclaim deed releases a claim to an estate or property by an individual or individuals to another person. In this case, the heirs of Andrew Putman surrendered their rights to their father's estate. Listed as heirs on this quitclaim deed were John and Elizabeth Dull, Henry and Magdalene Brunner, Adam and Catherine Schneider, Andrew and Amelia Puttman, Peter and Elizabeth Buttman, all of milford Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, and Henry and Susanna Baker of Baltimore County, Maryland. SOURCES: "Deed from John Putman to Christian Wyant" (dated 29 Sep 1792) Washington County Circuit Court, Hagerstown, Maryland and "Quitclaim Deed for Andrew Buttman, et al, to Christian Wyand" (dated 16 Nov 1792, recorded 9 April 1793) Washington County Clerk of Courts, Hagerstown, Maryland.
On page 27 -- "Adam Schneider and Catharina Butmaennin, Andres Butmann's legitimate daughter, near Sharpesburg, married in Middletown, 1 November 1775." Source: "Frederick Evangelical Lutheran Church, Frederick, Maryland, Parish Records, Book I & II, 1743 - 1811", page 53.
