Person:Catherine Scott (26)

Research Notes

• Married surname is spelled in many different ways in the records - Saker, Sakers, Sacre, Sacres, etc.

1. ↑ Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States. 1830 U.S. Census Population Schedule.

   Year: 1830; Census Place: District 5, Anne Arundel, Maryland; Series: M19; Roll: 53; Page: 150; Family History Library Film: 0013176.
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   Name: Catharine Saker
   Home in 1830 (City, County, State): District 5, Anne Arundel, Maryland
   Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29: 1 ... [b 1801-1820; unknown male]
   Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14: 1 ... [b 1816-1820; unk female]
   Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29: 1 ... [b 1801-1820; unk female]
   Free White Persons - Females - 40 thru 49: 1 ... [b 1781-1790; Catharine in the wrong column]
   Free White Persons - Under 20: 1
   Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 3
   Total Free White Persons: 4
   Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored): 4 ... [no slaves]

2. ↑ Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States. 1840 U.S. Census Population Schedule.

   Year: 1840; Census Place: Division 3, Anne Arundel, Maryland; Roll: 157; Page: 167; Image: 340; Family History Library Film: 0013182.
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   Name: Catharine Daken [Catharine Sakers]
   Home in 1840 (City, County, State): Division 3, Anne Arundel, Maryland
   Free White Persons - Males - 15 thru 19: 1 ... [b 1821-1825; unk male]
   Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29: 1 ... [b 1811-1820; unk male]
   Free White Persons - Females - 50 thru 59: 2 ... [b 1781-1790; unk female]
   Free White Persons - Females - 60 thru 69: 1 ... [b 1771-1780; Catherine]
   Free White Persons - Under 20: 1
   Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 1
   Total Free White Persons: 5
   Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves: 5

3. ↑ Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States. 1850 U.S. Census Population Schedule.

   Year: 1850; Census Place: Ellicotts Mills, Anne Arundel, Maryland; Roll: M432_278; Page: 453B; Image: 377.
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   Family Number: 607
   Household Members: Name - Age - Sex - Color - Occupation - Value of RE - POB
   Catharine Sakers - 74 - F - n/a - n/a - n/a - Md
   Mary A Norton - 36 - F - n/a - n/a - n/a - Md
   Jane Norton - 13 - F - n/a - n/a - n/a - Ohio
   Lavinia Norton - 10 - F - n/a - n/a - n/a - Ohio
   Catharine Norton - 8 - F - n/a - n/a - n/a - Ohio
   Amassa Norton - 6 - M - n/a - n/a - n/a - Ohio

4. ↑ Howard, Maryland, United States. 1860 U.S. Census Population Schedule.

   Year: 1860; Census Place: Ellicott, Howard, Maryland; Roll: M653_477; Page: 741; Image: 187; Family History Library Film: 803477.
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   Household Members: Name - Age - Sex - Color - Occupation - Value of RE - Value of Personal Estate - POB
   Catherine Sagers - 86 - F - w - n/a - n/a - 50 - Maryland
   Filotus Norton - 55 - M - W - Laborer - n/a - n/a - Maryland
   Mary A Norton - 42 - F - W - n/a - n/a - n/a - Maryland
   Catherine Norton - 17 - F - W - n/a - n/a - n/a - Maryland
   Amasa A Norton - 16 - M - W - n/a - n/a - n/a - Maryland
   William Norton - 9 - M - W - n/a - n/a - n/a - Maryland
   Samuel Norton - 6 - M - W - n/a - n/a - n/a - Maryland

5. ↑ 1832 Land Record, in Maryland State Archives.

   Series Information: MARYLAND INDEXES (Plat References, AA, Index), 1832, S1551
   Date: 1832
   PlatSource: Land Records WSG 21, p. 339
   Description: Rebeccas Lot, for Catharine Saker.
   Links:
   Location:
   MSA Citation: MSA S1551-1352

6. ↑ .

   "Maryland Register of Wills Records, 1629-1999," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9T5G-TT3?cc=1803986&wc=SNYW-GPK%3A146534401%2C146703001 : 20 May 2014), Anne Arundel > Administration accounts 1827-1830 vol 101 > image 177 of 334; Hall of Records, Annapolis.
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   [Text pending. Note that relationship of Catharine Sakers to Adam Sakers is unknown. She is possibly his mother.]

7. ↑ ^7.0 7.1 Will transcript of Catherine Sakers
   06 Jan 1858.

   "Maryland Register of Wills Records, 1629-1999," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9TRS-SNBB?cc=1803986&wc=SNYW-BZ3%3A146534401%2C146534402 : 20 May 2014), Anne Arundel > Administration account index 1777-1884 > image 50 of 110; Hall of Records, Annapolis.
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   In the name of God, Amen. I Catherine Sakers of Howard County State of Maryland Being in feble health of Boddy and of Sound and disposing Mind Memory and understanding Considering the Certainty of death and the uncertainty of the ??? thereof and being desirous to settle my worldly affairs and thereby be the better prepared to leave this world when it shall pleas God to call me hence to therefore make and publish this my last will and testament in manner and form following that is to Say
   
   First and principally I commit my Soul into the hands of Almighty God and by boddy to the earth to be decently buried at the discretion of my executor hereinafter named and after my debts and funeral charges are paid I bequeath as follows
   
   Item I give and devise unto my daughter Mary Ann Norton my house and Lot on wheon? I now dewll known by the Name of Rebecca's Lot or part of that tract containing about fifty five and one third square perches of land more or less to her the said Mary Ann Norton her heirs and assigns in fee simple
   
   Item 2nd I give and bequeath to Mary Ann Norton all my personal property that I now horses allso all the property that I am now or may hereafter be entitled to by Law or equity which may ac? to me by the Death of any Brother or Sister or otherwise to be hers and her heirs.
   
   I give and devise unto my Son William Sakers one dollar.
   
   I give and devise to my Son Samuel Sakers, one dollar.
   
   Item 4th I give and devise unto my Son David Sakers, one dollar.
   
   Item 5th I give and devise to James Young Son of James Young, one dollar.
   
   Item 6th I give and devise to Elizabeth Alice Saker, daughter of my Son Evan Sakers which is now dead, one dollar.
   
   And lastly I do hereby constitute and apoint William Allin to be Sole executor of this my last Will and testament ??king and annulling all former Wills heretofore made ??tifring and conferming this and non other to be my last Will and testament.
   
   In testimony whereof I have hereto Set my Name, and affixed my Seal this Sixth day of January one thousand eight hundred and fifty eight
   
   Catherine Sakers <x My Mark>
   
   Sealed. Signed and delivered by Catherine Sakers to above named testator as her last will and testament in the presence of us who at her request in her presence and in the presence of each other have subscribed our names in witness thereof - the inter??? on the 29 space was done before signing -
   Charles W White
   Leander Burgep [ss]
   Enoch S Brown
   
   Howard County
   The 4th day of February 1862 came Charles W White one of the subscribing witnesses to the aforegoing last Will and testament of Catherine Sakers late of Howard County deceased and made oath on the Holy Evangely of Almight God that he did see the testatrix therein named Sign and Seal this will that he heard her publish pronounce and declare the same to be her last will and testament that at the time of her so doing she was to the best of his apprehension of sound and disposing mind memory and understanding and that he together with Leander Burgep[ss] and Enoch S. Brown, the other subscribing witnesses respectively subscribed their names as witnesses to this will in the presence of the testatrix and all in the presence of each other.
   Test Thomas B Hobbs, Register of Wills for Howard County.
   
   Catherine Sakers Codicil
   And whereas I did by my last will and testament dated on the Sixth day of January eighteen hundred and fifty eight constitute and appoint William Allen, the executor of my said Will and testament, now I do by this my codicil, will and direct that the said William Allen shall not by executor of my said Will and do hereby revoke my appointment of him as such and in her room and stead constitute and appoint William Hughes the sole executor of my last will and testament as fully and effectually as if he and no other person had been originally in and by my last will constituted and appointed executor thereof.
   
   In testimony whereof I do hereto set my hand and affix my Seal this thirtyth day of April in the year eighteen hundred and sixty.
   Catherine Sakers <x her mark>
   
   Signed Sealed published, and declared by Catherine Sakers the above named testatrix as and for a Codicil to her last Will and Testament in the presence of us who at her request in her presence and in the presence of each other have subscribed our names in witness thereof.
   Ephraim H Gallaher
   Edward C Gallaher
   Eli Jones
   
   Howard County
   The 4th day of February 1862 came Ephraim H. Gallaher, Edward C. Gallaher and Eli Jones, witnesses to the aforegoing Codicil to the last Will and Testament of Catherine Sakers late of Howard County deceased and made oath on the Holy Evangely of Almighty God that they did see the Testatrix therein named Sigh and Seal this Codicil and that they heard her publish pronounce and declare the same to be a Codicil to her last Will and testament that at the time of her doing She was of to the best of their apprehensions of Sound and disposing Mind Memory and understanding and that they respectively subscribed there names as witnesses to this Codicil in the presence of and at the request of the testatrix and all in the presence of each other.
   Test. Thomas B Hobbs, Register of Wills for Howard County.