Lot 84 spans the modern
properties of four houses along the east side of S. Mechanic St., from north to
south 113, 115, 117, 119-121 and 127 S. Mechanic. In the later deed abstracts below, these
address numbers are given in square brackets at the beginning of the
description of the property. These
numbers are not given in the deeds themselves.
They were first assigned sometime after WWII.
The town spring rises near
the northeast corner of this lot, in the northwest corner of adjoining lot No.
13. Town plat maps show special alleys
from Antietam and Main Streets, along the east sides
of Lots 84 and 1, respectively, to this spring.
Town founder Joseph Chapline [Sr.] had bequeathed Lot 84 to his son Jeremiah in
his will. This may explain why the lot was numbered 84 rather than 14, which it
should have been, based on the numbering of the lots to its east along E. Antietam St, Nos. 13, 12, 11, 10, 9 and 8.
This apparently was the town
lot that was called “undeveloped” when it was bought in 1817 after Jeremiah’s
death, but a month later it was sold and described as having houses, outhouses
and buildings. This may have been true,
but it doesn’t say exactly where on the lot any of them were, or how
substantial. The 1838 deed for the south
half of the lot was sold for $1000, indicating a large structure or two
average-sized ones. This half
encompasses modern 119-121 S. Mechanic, a log house, and 127 S. Mechanic, the
large brick apartment building which was a hotel during the Civil War. It seems most likely that the brick hotel was
there in 1838. The deed chains are not
yet complete enough to indicate the age of the other houses.
Where two dates are given,
the first is the date that the deed was made and actually signed, and the date
in parentheses is the date it was copied and recorded at the courthouse. Buyers and sellers in the later deeds are
from Washington County unless otherwise noted.
Name spellings varied as written in each deed abstract.
[Items in square brackets are
comments or clarifications.]
Jeremiah Chapline by
bequest from Joseph Chapline [Sr.] (of
Frederick County)
27 January, 1768
(recorded 22 March, 1769, Frederick Co. Wills Liber
A, folio 332-8)
Lot 84, in Sharpsburg Town, free from any Kind of Rents but in Case he should sell of dispose of it to any other person, then Rents to be paid to the Propriator of said Town as usual on other Lots. Jeremiah also will receive my dwelling Plantation whereon I now dwell together with all the land contained, [part of] the tract Little I Thought It, along the Potomac, part of the Resurvey on the Addition to Pails [Piles] Delight, and 120 acres from Joes Lott to be conveyed to him by his brother Joseph. [This included all of the land from Sharpsburg west to the Potomac, as depicted in the 1816 commission below.]
[Samuel had intermarried with
Catherine B. Chapline, one of Jeremiah’s
daughters.]
Samuel D. & Catherine
Price petitioned from Marmaduke W. Boyd, et al, commissioners (all
of Washington County)
(recorded 27 November 1816, Liber
BB, folio 824-32)
valuation
of Jeremiah Chapline’s estate $39,337
Lot [84] in town, unimproved,
was part of this, valued at $40.
Jeremiah had died intestate with more than 800 acres, comprising the
entire neck of land from Sharpsburg west to the Potomac, 16 out lots adjacent
to the town (5 acres each), and one unimproved lot in town. The commissioners (Mr. Boyd, Jacob Mumma, George Smith, George Hedrick and John
Blackford) were empowered to evaluate the real estate and find a way to
divide it among the heirs.
Jeremiah had died leaving his
widow Elizabeth and his children, Sarah married to William
Evans, Catherine married to Samuel D. Price, Joseph Chapline who died in October 1815 intestate without
issue, James N. Chapline, Elizabeth
married to Jesse Sessen, Susanna, Mary
Ann & Ruhama infants under the age of
21, to which said James, Susanna, Mary Ann and Ruhama
Chapline, [widow] Elizabeth Chapline
is guardian.
[The unimproved Lot in town
was valued at much less than the out lots, on average. 4 of the out lots, bounded by a lot of David
Otto and an alley, were valued at $500 together, and 12 out lots were valued at
$2,025. These were No. 64, 71 & 78
adjoining an alley and a lot of George Hedrick, No. 65, 70, 79 & 36
adjoining an alley and a lot of Christian Beeler, No. 84 & 79 [repeated
number] adjoining a lot of John Miller, and No. 71 [another repeat], 76 &
77 adjoining an alley and lots of John Miller, Matthias Spong
and David Otto.]
Samuel D. Price bought from George Smith, George Hedrick & John
Blackford (all of Washington County)
20 May, 1817
(recorded 23 May, Liber CC, folio 64-6)
for $10
current money
Lot number four, one of the
divisions of Jeremiah Chapline’s estate that were
laid out in the commission above. This
comprised a tract of 325½ acres, 12 out lots, and an unimproved lot in town
[Lot 84].
[So far we’ve found no other
acquisitions by Jeremiah of town lots, other than the bequest by his father of
Lot 84. We also haven’t found any other
purchases of town lots by Samuel. Within
a month Samuel sold Lot 84, below.
[In deeds from 1813 to 1817,
Samuel acquired most or all of his father-in-law’s land, for nominal
prices. Information on four of the deeds
that we have are in another document, “Chapline property family transfers.doc.” There are probably more Samuel Price deeds to
be found.]
George Stiffler
bought from Samuel D. Price (both of Washington County)
21 June, 1817
(recorded 27 June, Liber CC, folio 128-9)
for $112
common current money
Lot 84, ½ acre, 103 x 206
feet, with houses outhouses, buildings, improvements, profits and advantages...
Paying 3s 6p rent annually on July 9th to Joseph Chapline
the proprietary of said Town, commencing next month. Samuel’s wife Catherine B. appeared
before the JP’s to sign the deed and to acknowledge that this was their land
and premises to sell. She was privately
examined out of his hearing to verify that she did this “willingly and freely
and without being induced thereto by fear or threats of or ill usage by her
husband or fear of his displeasure.” Before J.P.’s Geo. Smith and John
Blackford.
[Within a month the lot went from being “unimproved” to having houses, buildings and improvements, and it sold for more than the $40 evaluation. Either something modest was built in that time, or “unimproved” was wrong, or “houses, buildings and improvements” was boilerplate and not to be taken literally, in this case.]
Josiah Curtis (of William Curtis, Decd.) bought
from George Stifler (both of
Washington County)
26 August, 1820
(recorded 25 October, Liber EE, folio 810-11)
for $150
[113-117] North half of Lot 84, ¼ acre, 103 feet
square, with houses, outhouses, buildings, improvements, profits and advantages,
being the same as what George bought in the 21 June, 1817 deed [actually, being
just the north half of that property]. To pay the annual rent of 1s 9p sterling to Joseph Chapline [Jr.] on 9th July yearly. Wife Sarah Stifler
acknowledged before J.P.’s John Blackford and Jacob
Miller.
[The description starts by calling this ½ acre, but later says that it is ¼ acre, and repeatedly says it is a half lot, which would be ¼ acre or 103 x 103’.]
Samuel Ruckle
bought from Josiah Curtis of
Jefferson Co., Va.
27 April, 1829
(recorded 29 April, Liber KK, folio 679)
for $80
current money of the United States
[113-117] [North] half of Lot Fourteen[sic,
should be 84, see below], 103 feet in front more or less same width back to Jacob
Kookerlys line [Lot 13], with buildings,
improvements, reversion, reversions, remainder, remainders, rents, issues and
profits thereof. To pay the customary
quit rent annually to the Proprietor.
[This deed in its details
fits this chain for Lot 84, though it was clearly written for lot
“Fourteen.” The adjoining row of lots
along E. Antietam St. are numbered 13 through 9, as
noted in the introduction, so this would have been a logical mistake. We could not find Jacob Kookerly’s
deed for Lot 13, as there were no Kookerlys or
variants in the Washington Co. Land Records index, but once that shows up it
should confirm this deed being for 84.]
John Pannel
bought from Samuel Ruckle (both of Washington Co.)
11
January, 1830 (recorded 22 February, Liber LL,
folio 317-9)
for $50
[117] One fourth of Lot 84, with advantages, etc,
50 feet in front more or less, being ½ of the part formerly belonging to Josiah
Curtis, adjoining George Stiffler’s land [sought half
of the lot], and running back the same width to Jacob Kookerlys
line. With advantages, appurtenances,
reversion, reversions, etc. To pay the customary ground rent of 19½ cents annually to Joseph Chapline’s heirs.
Richard Moore bought from Samuel Ruckle
of Jefferson Co., Va.
29
November, 1836 (recorded 2 December, Liber SS,
folio 437)
for $75
[113-115] [The northern quarter of Lot 84] “part
of Lot No__,” 50 feet to the corner of an alley and running back the
same ____ [same width] to Mr. Job Kookertys
line, with buildings and improvements, etc.
Adjoining the part of the lot where Richard Moore now lives [117 S.
Mechanic St. or thereabouts]. To pay the customary ground rent annually. Before J.P.’s
Daniel Grim and George Bowers.
[This is for Lot 84, based on
Samuel’s purchase in the 1881 deed saying that Richard had died seized of it.]
John Hill bought from George & Sarah Stiffler
(both of Washington County)
20 April, 1838
(recorded 12 October, Liber TT, folio 642-3)
for
$1,000
[119-121&127] [South] half of Lot 84, 103
x 103 feet, “making it square in the Street leading to the Antietam
Iron Works,” with out houses, buildings and improvements belonging or attached
to the same. To pay rent to the
legal representatives of Joseph Chapline, deceased,
on July 9th annually, but the amount of rent is left blank. Sarah acknowledged the deed; her name is
spelled Sallonee, Sallome
and Salome the three times that it is written in that
paragraph. Before J.P.’s Jno. D. Grove and
Daniel Grim.
Samuel McGrath bought from John & Rosanna Hill (of
Sharpsburg)
6 May, 1867
(recorded 4 June, Liber IN 18 (63), folio 570)
for
$3,125
[119-121&127] [South] half of Lot 84, 103 x 103 feet on the
north east corner of Mechanic and Antietam Streets,
with buildings, outhouses, and improvements, and profits, advantages and appurtenances. To pay 39 cents on the 9th of July
to the legal representatives of Joseph Chapline,
deceased. John signed, and Rosanna made
her mark, before JP’s J.A. McCoul and David P[erniel].
[John and Rosanna had in 1855
bought and moved into a house across the street on Lot 34, present 114 S.
Mechanic St., and stayed there until they died.
During the Battle of Antietam in 1862 the
brick building now at 127 S. Mechanic St. was operated as a hotel by Jacob
McGraw’s brother (from Kathleen Ernst, Too Afraid to Cry, p. 150-1).]
John Hill mortgaged to Samuel McGrath
6 May, 1867
(recorded 6 August 1867, Liber IN 18 (63), folio 645)
for
$2,500 with interest
[119-121&127] [South] half of Lot 84, 103
x 103 feet fronting on Mechanic and Antietam Streets,
with profits, advantages and appurtenances. Still to pay quit rent to the legal
representatives of Joseph Chapline, provided that Mr.
McGrath pays to Mr. Hill on April 1st, 1868 $500 with interest from
April 1st, 1867, and $500 on on April 1st,
1869, 1870, 1871 and 1872, all with interest from April 1st, 1867,
“according to the letter[?] of his several notes[?] dated April 1st,
1867, then this mortgage shall be void...” and “he further covenants that in
default of payment, the said John Hill may enter[?].” Signed S. McGrath.
Signed, sealed and delivered
before JP’s J.A. McCoul and John Snyder. Mr. McGrath “made with oath on the Holy Evangely of Almighty God, that the
consideration mentioned, in the aforegoing mortgage,
is true and bonafide as therein set forth.”
22nd March,
1887, was added at the bottom “I
hereby release the said mortgage, witness my hand and seal...,” signed J. A. McCoul, J.P., and Jacob Baker, Executor of John Hill,
died. “Test. Geo. B. Oswald, Clerk.”
Catherine A. Delauney bought
from Samuel & Elizabeth McGraw
11
April, 1879 (recorded 3 June, Liber 78, folio
142)
for $300
[119-121] 29¼’ on the cross street leading from the
Public Square to Antietam Iron Works, by 62’ deep,
beginning at the Southwest corner of the property belonging to the heirs of
Richard Moore, deceased [117 S. Mechanic], containing 1813½ sq. ft., with
buildings, ways and privileges.
Jacob F. Miller mortgaged from Samuel McGrath of Yolo County,
California
12 March, 1881
(recorded 22 March, Liber 80, folio 427)
for
$1,000
[127] [South part] of Lot 84 with all the buildings
and appurtenances, on the North East Corner of Mechanic and Antietam
Streets, the part of the lot that Samuel had bought from the Hills in 1867,
except that portion sold to B.F. Delaney fronting 28½’ on Mechanic St. and
running back 63’ [not citing the deed for this]. To pay $1,000 with interest [no due date
given], and maintain at least $1,000 insurance on it. Jacob released the mortgage on 12 December,
1889.
Ridgeley Moore bought from Charles G. Biggs, Trustee for
Richard Moore’s estate
20
August, 1881 (recorded same day, Liber 81,
folio 286)
for $213
[113-115 or
117?] Northern quarter of Lot 84, 51½ feet wide
fronting on the east side of South Mechanic Street, and 103 feet back with
uniform width to an alley running North and South; bounded on the north by an
alley running east and west, leading to the Big Spring, and on the south by a
lot sold by me [Charles] to Mathias Spong
under this decree [that deed was made the next year, see below]. With rights, privileges and
appurtenances. [No rent
mentioned]
Richard Moore, late of Washington Co., had died seized of this
property, and Charles was appointed Trustee to sell the land, by the Circuit
Court of Washington County, sitting as an Equity Court, in a decree passed
January 19th, 1881 in the cause of Ridgeley Moore and others, vs. Caroline
Moore and others.
Mathias Spong bought from
Charles G. Biggs, Trustee
4
March, 1882 (recorded 14 March, Liber 82,
folio 122)
for $325
[113-115 or
117?] Part of Lot 84, fronting 50½’ on the east
side of Mechanic street, extending 103’ back to an alley, running east and
west, bounded on the south by the property of Benjamin F. Delauney
and on the north by the property of Ridgely
Moore. Charles was appointed Trustee to
sell the property in Equity Court case 3186, passed 19 January 1881, in the
case of Ridgely Moore vs. James Moore and
others. [No ground rent mentioned.]
Susan A. McGraw bought from Ridgeley & Julia E. Moore and Charles
W. & Savilla Adams
25
December, 1888 (recorded 31 December, Liber
92, folio 547)
for $___
[113-115] Northern quarter of Lot 84, with
improvements, boundaries as described in 1881.
Lillie M. Delauny (of
Washington County) bought from Samuel McGraw of Sutter County and State
of California
23
December, 1889 (recorded 7 January 1890, Liber
94, folio 234)
for
$1,100
[127 & back of
119-121] House and lot and premises on
the North East corner of Mechanic and Antietam
Streets, part of lot 84, beginning at the SW corner of B.F. Delauney’s
property, south along Mechanic St. 73’ to Antietam
St., east along that street 103’ to the middle of an Alley, north with the
alley 103’ to Matthias Spong’s property and with it 40’ west to Mr. Delauney’s lot, with it south 30’ to a post, and west 63’
to the beginning. This is part of the
property that was conveyed to Samuel McGraw by John Hill and wife in 1867.
Signed Samuel McGraw,
signature witnessed by Thomas [? script looks like Theruas]
Riley and notarized by D.O. Baker, Notary Public of and residing in Colusa
County, California.
A marginal note says “X +
mailed to Lilly M. Delauney Sharpsburg Md Jan 18th 90.”
Josiah E. Gross bought from Robert F. De Launey
(both of Washington County)
9
February 1915 (recorded same day, Liber 146,
folio 63-4)
for
$3,000
[127 & back of
119-121] House and lot, the southern
portion of Lot 84 as described in 1889, except that the property formerly
belonging to Matthias Spong now belongs to Edward Mose. This
property had been conveyed to Lillie M. Delauney,
deceased, wife of Robert, in 1889.
Mae M. Shipley bought from Susan A. McGraw, widow
16
April, 1927 (recorded ___, Liber 177, folio
127)
for $5
[113-115] Northern quarter of Lot 84, 51.5 x
103’, boundaries as described in 1881.
Subject to an estate for life held by Susan for and during her natural
life.
Mildred Modessa McGraw,
Unmarried bought from Mae M. & Silas D. Shipley
23
January, 1934 (recorded ___, Liber 194, folio
608-9)
for $5
[113-115] Northern quarter of Lot 84, 51.5 x
103’, boundaries as described in 1881, saying that the lot to the south was
formerly owned by Matthias Spong.
Allen L. & Dora I. Poffenberger bought
from Annie DeLauney Coffman and Minnie A.
Nicodemus, widows, and Frank H. Delauney,
widower
29
October 1940 (recorded ___, Liber 213, folio
650)
for $10
[119-121]
Fronting 30’ on Mechanic St. and running 63’ back. These were the
surviving children of Catherine A. Delauney,
who had been survived by her husband Benjamin Franklin Delauney,
who died intestate. Their son William
H. Delauney, unmarried, had also died. This is the same property that was sold to
Catherine by the McGraws in 1879.
Joseph W. & Bertha A. Poffenberger bought
from Charles F. Gross (Executor for Josiah)
20
March 1942 (recorded same day, Liber 218,
folio 335-6)
for $1,420
[127 & back of
119-121] House and lot, the southern
portion of Lot 84 as described in 1915. Josiah
Gross died and his will was admitted to probate in the Orphan’s Court for
Washington County on 17 January, 1936, and recorded in Wills Liber 17, folio 577.
It devised the property “to his sister Mary E. Gross for the
balance of her natural life only with authority on behalf of the Executor to
sell the same at her death.” She died 30
November, 1941.
The property was sold at
public sale as Sharpsburg on 14 February, 1942 to the Poffenbergers,
the highest bidders.
Allen L. & Dora I. Poffenberger bought
from Joseph W. & Bertha A. Poffenberger
25
July 1942 (recorded ___, Liber 220, folio 97)
for $___
[119-121] The
back part, 40’ back to the alley and 30’along the alley [don’t have this
deed]. [This with their 1940 purchase
formed the modern lot for 121 S. Mechanic St.]
Roger E. & Aldeth Moore bought
from Jesse W. Cook and John W. Boyer (both widowers)
14
May 1952 (recorded ___, Liber 269, folio 329)
for ___
[117] Tract of land with improvements,
fronting 50½’ on Mechanic St., running 103’ back to an alley [don’t have this
deed]
Eddie W. & Elizabeth
Reese bought from Madge E. &
Edward Q. Carter and Elmer L. & Mary Ellen Poffenberger (all
of Washington County)
27
September 1962 (recorded 4 October, Liber 385,
folio 526-7)
[127] House and lot, the southern portion of
Lot 84 as described in 1942 [but that is incorrect, see the 1973 deed]. Madge and Elmer were the children and only
heirs of Joseph and Bertha Poffenberger, both
departed this life. Marginal note:
mailed 10-22-62 to E.W. Reese, 127 Mechanic Street, Sharpsburg
Eddie W. & Elizabeth
Reese bought from Madge E. &
Edward Q. Carter and Elmer L. & Mary Ellen Poffenberger
7
January 1963 (recorded 25 January, Liber 389,
folio 420-1)
[127] A confirmatory deed for the lot and
improvements, the southern portion of Lot 84, which was “inadequately
described” in 1962. The property ran up
the alley 73 feet [not 103] to Dora I. Poffenberger’s property, and west along it
103’ to the beginning.
Thirman Everard Jamison & Anna
L. Jamison bought from Dora I. Poffenberger
15
May 1965 (recorded 14 July, Liber 426, folio
347-8)
[119-121] Beginning on the east marginal line of Mechanic
Street, North 19° West 73.0’ from the line’s intersection with the north
marginal line of Antietam Street, at the same
beginning as 127 Mechanic Street in the 1962 deed. 103’ to the west marginal line of the alley
[not the center of the alley, as given in the 1889 deed], N 19°W 30’, S 71°W
103’ to Mechanic Street and 30’ to the beginning. This is all of two parcels conveyed to Allen
L. & Dora Poffenberger, one by Annie DeLauney Coffman (1940) and the other by Joseph &
Bertha Poffenberger (1942). Dora is widowed.
Thirman and Anna were tenants by the entirety. [don’t have all of
this deed]
Julia L. & Eugene B.
Kline bought from Thirman
E. & Anna L. Jamison
21
March 1969 (recorded 24 March, Liber 485,
folio 339)
[119-121] As described in 1965, 30x103’, but
adding “the rights, alleys, ways, waters, privileges and appurtenances...”
Ellis Edward Skinner &
Virginia E. Skinner bought from Eddie
W. & Elizabeth Reese
22
October 1970 (recorded same day, Liber 513,
folio 281)
[127] The modern southernmost lot as described in
1963, 73x103’ at the corner of Mechanic and Antietam
Sts., adjacent to the property now or formerly belonging to Dora I. Poffenberger.
Myron L. & Goldie P.
Bloom bought from Ellis Edward
Skinner & Virginia E. Skinner
29
November 1971 (recorded 30 November, Liber
534, folio 399)
[127] The modern southernmost lot as
described in 1970, 73x103’.
Gene Harlan McGraw bought (after bequest) from Mildred Modessa McGraw, deceased
27
July, 1973 (recorded same day, Liber 564,
folio 638)
[113-115] Northern quarter of Lot 84, 51.5 x
103’ with improvements, boundaries as described in 1934.
Mildred (unmarried) had died
November 24, 1972 and in her Will (Liber 31, folio
465) named Gene as her Personal Representative.
Also in her will, she devised all her real property (described here)
unto Gene, who here grants and conveys the parcel and improvements to himself.
Gene Harlan & Dolores
L. McGraw bought from Gene Harlan
McGraw
27
July, 1973 (recorded same day, Liber 564,
folio 639)
[113-115] Northern quarter of Lot 84 as above.
Adrian E. Grim bought from Julia L. Kline
28
November 1973 (recorded 29 November, Liber
570, folio 668)
[119-121] As described in 1969, 30x103’. Julia’s husband Eugene was deceased.
Thomas L. & Anna M.
Castle bought from Roger E. & Aldeth Moore
5
December 1979 (recorded 18 December, Liber
694, folio 822-3)
[117] Tract of land with any improvements thereon,
fronting 50½’ on Mechanic St., running 103’ back to an alley, bounded on the
South by Allen L. Poffenberger’s property, and on the
North by Silas W. Shipley’s.
“The above described property
is subject to all the covenants, conditions, restrictions, easements and
limitations more particularly described on a plat entitled “Sharpsburg,
Washington County, Maryland” prepared by J. H. Seibert and recorded at plat
folio 314...” kept at the Circuit Court.
Jeffrey L. Hewett bought
from John C. Graybeal (for the estate of
Goldie P. Bloom)
10
December 1981 (recorded 11 December, Liber
723, folio 1094)
[127] The modern southernmost lot as
described in 1971, 73x103’. Goldie had died 2 November,
1981, after her husband Myron passed away.
She had willed this property, half to Myron Lee Bloom III, Steven H.
Bloom and Cindy Lou Bloom in equal shares, and half to John Carl Graybeal, Jay Graybeal and Joel
Graybeal in equal shares (Wills Liber 42, folio 108).
John was her Personal Representative.
Bruce A. & Eleanor R.
Wilder bought from Jeffrey L. Hewett
1985 (recorded 11 December, 1985, Liber
796, folio 738)
[127] The modern southernmost lot,
73x103’.
Carroll L. & Linda Canfield
bought from Adrian E. Grim
23
April 1986 (recorded 24 April, Liber 808,
folio 150)
[119-121] As described in 1973, 30x103’. Mailed to Grantee May 12 at
Route 1 in Keedysville.
Michael J. & Dale A.
Fitzgerald bought from Carroll L.
& Linda Canfield
23
April 1986 (recorded 24 April, Liber 808,
folio 150)
[119-121] Lot is 29.5x103’and 3,038 sq. ft., and
the 2-story structure is 1,560 sq. ft. The Fitzgerald’s principal residence.
Arthur W. Crampton, Jr. bought
from Thomas L. & Anna M. Castle
16
April 1993 (recorded 20 April, Liber 1088,
folio 440-1)
[117] Tract of land with any improvements,
as described in 1979, 50½ x103’. The
Castles were living in the house at the time.
Paige Marie McElroy bought from Arthur W. Crampton,
Jr.
1997 (recorded 2 September, 1997, Liber
1356, folio 1008)
[117] Lot is 50.5x103’ and 5,201 sq. ft.,
and the 1½-story brick structure is 1,238 sq. ft. This is her primary residence.
ERW Family LLC bought from Bruce A. & Eleanor R. Wilder
1997 (recorded 30 December, 1997, Liber
1380, folio 945)
[127] The modern southernmost lot,
73x103’. Lot area 7,519 sq. ft., and 2-story brick structure 2,716 sq. ft. The buyers lived on Burnside Bridge Road, Keedysville, and 127 S. Mechanic St. was recorded as not
their principal residence.