Key date analysis:
A tax assessment record for 1873 lists this property as a 'new house'.
The property was owned by Andrew F. Dukes at the time.
Who built it:
Andrew F. Dukes built this house around 1873. The 1892 commercial directory for East New Market, lists Andrew F. Dukes as a carpenter.
Longest Residents:
Shanahan Family 22 years; Charles Webster owned the house for 22 years
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Historic Records:
765 MLB 629 - 23 October 2006 - James D. Heister & Billie Jo Hiester, his wife, to Robert L. Hammond
456 MLB 761 - 16 August 2001 - Frederick T. Vanderpoel to James D. Heister & Billie Jo Hiester, his wife,
257 PLC 387 - 28 June 1989 - William H. Pattison Jr. to Frederick T. Vanderpoel
238 PLC 222 - 10 January 1986 - Henry A. Fleckenstein Jr. & Barbara W. Fleckenstein, his wife, to William H. Pattison Jr. & N. Sandra Pattison, his wife, for $42,500: Beginning at a stone on the west side of Main Street and on the south side of a ditch; thence running with said ditch in a westerly direction 121 feet; thence runs south by west 54 feet, 9 inches to intersect the line of the Mrs. M.L. Smith lot; thence runs with said lot 121 feet to the edge of Main Street; thence with said Main Street 54 feet. Being the same land conveyed unto Henry A. Fleckenstein Jr. and Barbara W. Fleckenstein, his wife, by Henry S. Shanahan, James H. Shanahan, and Jack Shanahan Jr. by deed dated 3 April 1974, PLC 184/258.
184 PLC 258 - 3 April 1974 - Henry S. Shanahan, James H. Shanahan, and Jack Shanahan Jr. to Henry A. Fleckenstein Jr. and Barbara W. Fleckenstein, his wife, for $5: Land described as in PLC 238/222. Being the same land conveyed to the grantors from John W. Shanahan & Laura Gertrude Shanahan, his wife, by deed dated 12 May 1972, PLC 174/487, and both of whom have since departed this life.
PLC 174/487 - 12 May 1972 - John W. Shanahan & Laura Gertrude Shanahan, his wife, keep a life estate as they grant to Henry S. Shanahan, James H. Shanahan, and Jack Shanahan Jr. for $5: Land described in PLC 238/222. Being the same land conveyed to the Shanahan's by J. Nelson Dail, and Mary Dail, his wife, by deed dated 29 November 1952, RSM 80/34.
RSM 80/34 - 29 November 1952 - J. Nelson Dail & Mary Dail, his wife, to John W. Shanahan & Laura Gertrude Shanahan, his wife, for $5: Land described in PLC 238/222. Being the same lot and property which was conveyed by Samuel E. Collins to John W. Hurst Jr. by deed dated 9 October 1895, CL 19/597. Also being the same land and property conveyed to J. Nelson Dail & Mary Dail, his wife, by deed dated 15 December 1948, from Ira Wheatley, Trustee in No. 7624 Chancery, RSM 69/585, which was recorded 4 August 1949.
69 RSM 585 - 15 December 1948 - Ira Wheatley, Trustee, to J. Nelson Dail & Mary Dail, his wife, for $1200: Whereas on October 13, 1948, by decree of the circuit court in No. 7624 Chancery, wherein Mary Dail and others were complainants, and Fay Harvey, infant, unmarried, was the respondent, the above named Ira Y. Wheatley was appointed Trustee to sell at public auction, the real estate in the proceedings. Lot in the town of East New Market on the west side of Main Street and on the south side of a ditch, thence running with said ditch in a westerly direction 121 feet; thence runs south by west 54 feet, 9 inches to intersect the line of the Mrs. M.L. Smith lot; thence runs with said lot 121 feet to the edge of Main Street; thence with said Main Street 54 feet. Being the same property that was conveyed by Samuel E. Collins to John W. Hurst Jr., by deed dated 9 October 1895 in 19 CL 597; And being the same which was conveyed to Samuel E. Collins by deed dated 1 March 1879 in 13 FJH 157; And being the same which was conveyed from said John W. Hurst Jr., & wife to Charles Webster by deed dated October 22, 1904 in 29 CL 741; And the same land which was conveyed by the said Charles Webster & wife to John W. Smith & Lucy Smith, his wife, by deed dated 18 January 1926 in 17 JFD 512, the entire title vesting upon the death of the said John W. Smith in the said Lucy Smith; And the identical property conveyed by Lucy Smith, widow, to William E. Harvey, by deed dated 25 April 1944 in 49 RSM 412; And being the identical property sold 9 Novemver 1948 in No. 7624 Chancery by Ira Wheatley, Trustee.
49 RSM 412 - 25 April 1944 - Lucy Smith, widow, of Baltimore, to William E. Harvey for $5: [same description and chain of title as in 69 RSM 585].
1930 Census
Dwelling #31, household of John W. Smith, clerk at a gas station
17 JFD 512 - 18 January 1926 - Charles Webster & Daisy H. Webster, his wife, to John W. Smith & Lucy Smith, his wife, for $750: [same description and chain of title as in 69 RSM 585]
1920 Census
undertermined
1910 Census
undetermined
1907 Commercial Directory - East New Market
J.W. Hurst, meat market
29 CL 741 - 22 October 1904 - John W. Hurst Jr. & Katie Hurst, his wife, to Charles Webster: Whereas the grantor hereunder has assured the payment of a certain mortgage from the grantor to The Mutual Protective Building and Loan Association, dated 12 November 1900, in 10 CL 552. [same description and chain of title as in 69 RSM 585]
10 CL 552 - 12 November 1900 - John W. Hurst & Katie Hurst, his wife, obtain a mortgage from the Mutual Protective Building and Loan Association of Baltimore for $500: [same description and chain of title as in 69 RSM 585]
1900 Census
Dwelling #249, household of John Hurst, provision dealer
1891, 1894, 1897 Commercial Directories - East New Market
J.W. Hurst, meat market
1896-1910 Tax Record
Katie Hurst
1896 - lot on west side of Main St. in ENM 60x150 feet $100
Dwelling & improvements $300
21 May 1907 - reduced by lot on Main St. ENM 60x150 & dwelling &
improvement
Charles Webster
21 May 1907 - Lot on west side of Main St. ENM 60x150 feet $100
Dwelling & improvements from Katie Hurst $300
1896 Tax
Record
Katie Hurst
1 lot situated on the west side of Main Street in the town of E. New
Market 60x150 feet $100
Dwelling & improvements $300
CL 19/597 - 9 October 1895 - Samuel E Collins to John W. Hurst Jr. for $550: Hurst pays $5 and Collins holds a mortgage for the balance. lot with buildings on the west side of Main Street adjoining on the north the property of Alice Webster and on the south that of Mary L. Smith and beginning for the outlines of the same at a stone in the N.E. corner of said lot on the south side of a ditch running with said ditch 121 feet thence south by west 54 feet, 9 inches to intersect the lot of Mrs. M.L. Smith and thence with said lot 121 feet to the edge of said street and thence with said street 54 feet 9 inches to place of beginning.
1880 Census
Dwelling #17, household of Samuel E. Collins, stock buyer
FJH 13/157 – 18 March 1879 – Andrew Dukes, and Mary E Dukes, his wife, to Samuel E Collins for $600: the house and lot on the west side of the Main Street in the town of East New Market adjoining on the north by the property of Ms. Phebe Helsby and on the south by that of Mrs. M.L. Smith. The boundary for the said lot begins at a stone in the northeast corner of said lot on the south side of a ditch, running thence on and with said ditch one hundred and twenty-one feet, and thence south by west fifty-four feet to intersect the lot of Mrs. M.L. Smith and thence with said lot, one hundred and twenty-one feet to the edge of said street, and thence with said street fifty-four feet to place of beginning.
1876 Tax
Record
Andrew Dukes
Dwelling house in ENM 1/3 acre - $500
2 hogs $10, 2 beds $35, Lot H. furniture $30
Total $575
Marriage Record - 12 December 1871 - Andrew F. Dukes to Mary E. Wheatley
1867-1876 Tax Record
Andrew Dukes
1873 Lot & new dwelling $500
Samuel Sewell's Heirs, T.J. Hicks, agent
1867 - House & Lot $700
1867 - Unimproved lot, stables, shop, & lot $200
reduced
1873 - House & Lot charged to Wm F. Newton $700
1873 - unimproved lot, stables, shop & lot to Willoughby $200
[The tax assessor was likely not aware that Sewell's heirs had sold part of the lot to Dukes until Dukes built a house on the lot in 1873.]
1866 Tax
Record
Samuel Sewell's Heirs (Thos. J. Hicks, agent) -
House & Lot $700, unimproved lot, stables, shop, & lot $200, Total $900
8 FJH 592 - 6 August 1862 - Thomas J. Hicks & Adeline M. Hicks, his wife, James Gore & Susan E. Gore, his wife, DeWitt E. Handley & Amie E. Handley, his wife, of Dorchester County, and George E. Carroll & Margaret E. Carroll of Caroline County to Andrew Dukes for $100: lot on the west side of the main street in the town of New Market. Beginning at a stone planted on the NE corner of said lot at the edge of said street and the middle of a ditch bank, and running thence with said bank 121f and thence SbyW 54.75f, to intersect the lot of Mrs. M.L. Smith, and thence with said lot 121f to the edge of the street, and thence with said street 55.75f to the place of beginning.
Marriage - 30 January 1860 - George W. Carroll to Margaret E. Sewell
Marriage - 1 January 1855 - Thomas J. Hicks to Adeline M. Sewell (widow of Smart B. LeCompte)
1852-1864 Tax Record
Samuel Sewell
House & Lot, his residence & Lot & Shop opposite $1000
1 FJH 422 - 30 January 1852 - John E. Hooper & Maria K. Hooper, his wife, to Samuel Sewell for $1200: all that lot or lots in the town of East New Market, formerly the property of John Robinson, the quantity of acres what it may be except a small piece sold by the said John E. Hooper to Silas Collins & wife on the west side of the street which by reference to Silas Collins & wife will more fully appear.
Marriage - 18 December 1849 - Dewitt C. Handley to Ann C. Sewell
Marriage - 6 January 1846 - James Gore to Elizabeth Sewell
1 WJ 264 - 26 December 1842 - John Robinson & Elizabeth Robinson, his wife, to John E. Hooper for $250: lot in the village of East New Market on the west side of the main street. Formerly the property of Thomas Henry Handy and purchased by the said John Robinson as reference to the said Thomas Henry Handy's deed will more fully appear. Beginning at the end of the first course of a previous deed from the said John Robinson & Elizabeth Robinson, his wife, to the said John E. Hooper as reference to said deed will more fully appear, and thence runs with the second course of the said deed N 71 W 20 1/4 perches to intersect at the 38th course of Henry Dickinson's commission on "Carthagena", thence with the said commission S 1 1/2 W 15 1/5 perches to the second course of the deed from John Newton to Stephen LeCompte, thence with the third course of the said deed S 75 E 16 perches to the main street leading through the village of East New Market, thence with said main street to the place of beginning.
15 ER 333 - 8 March 1836 - Thomas Henry Handy & Sarah Handy, his wife, to John Roberson for $1800: (2) also that lot in the town aforesaid on the west side of the street, and running with the street from the lot aforesaid to intersect the late Stephen LeCompte lot, and binding therewith until it intersects the late Henry Dickinson's land, and binding therewith until it intersects the lot purchased aforesaid and thence to the beginning. As reference to deed of Nathaniel E. Green of Henry Nicols, deceased will more fully appear. Containing 3 acres.
13 ER 572 - 4 February 1834 - Nathaniel E. Greene, executor of Henry Nicols, deceased, to Thomas H. Handy for $80: Henry Nicols, deceased by his last will and testament 20 March 1832. Lot in New Market on the west side of the street opposite the tanyard and running with the street from the said Thomas H. Handy's lot purchased of James Thompson to intersect Stephen LeComptes lot and binding therewith until it intersects the late Henry Dickinson's Land and binding therewith until it intersects the said Thomas H. Handy's lot purchased as aforesaid and thence to the beginning. Containing 3 acres and known by the name of "New Market". Public vendue held at the tavern of Henry B. LeCompte.
1 THH 27 - 15 March 1832 / 26 March 1832 - Will of Henry Nicols - 7. Joseph Traverse & Nathaniel E. Green, named executors and instructed to sell the residue of testator's real estate, being a lot of land lying opposite the grave yard in New Market, and adjoining the lands of Stephen LeCompte, Henry Dickinson, and Dr. T. Handy.
11 ER 352 - 16 July 1829 - Jeremiah Bramble & Mary, his wife, to Henry Nicols for $55: lot on the west side of the street in New Market and being part of a tract called "New Market". Being the remaining 1/3 part of a lot sold to said Henry Nicols by D.H. Barrow and Henry Hicks on the west side of the street binding with the said street till it intersects. Stephen Lecompte's lot, thence with said lot to Henry Dickinson's land binding therewith to James Thompson's lot and binding these with to the said street, and premises hereby sold.
11 ER 207 - 3 January 1829 - Henry Hicks & Elizabeth A Hicks, of New Castle County, Delaware to Henry Nicols for $50: all of 1/3 part of my right to a lot in the village of New Market. On the west side of the main street and bounded by the lot belonging to James Thompson, formerly the property of Thomas Light, the back part running with the line of Henry Dickinson's land, and thence binding with the lot of Stephen LeCompte, formerly the property of John Newton, and thence with the street to the first mentioned place in line of James Thompson's lot.
11 ER 144 - 15 April 1828 - Denwood H. Barrow & Eliza Barrow, his wife, to Henry Nicols for $45: a tract in the village of New Market on the west side of the main street, bounded on the north by a lot purchased by James Thompson Esq. of Thomas Light, on the south by a lot sold by Henry Hicks (of Denwood) to James Moore, and on the west by the lands of Henry Dickinson's heirs.
Marriage - 4 September 1823 - Henry Hicks to Elizabeth King
[provides relationships - not this tract] 7 ER 58 - 7 November 1822 - John Jones, deceased 1821. William Jones, deceased, - daughter Sophia, wife of Allen Vane, daughter Jane, wife of Thomas Ball, daughter Esther, wife of William Windows. Amelia, deceased former wife of John Mitchell - daughter Kitty, wife of Samuel Neal, daughter Sally, wife of Peter Robinson, son John Mitchell, son Ezekiel Mitchell.
Marriage - 18 March 1817 - Jeremiah Bramble to Mary King
[the land was evidently transferred from Thomas Ball & Jane Jones Ball to King then to heirs]
Marriage - 10 December 1813 - Thomas Ball to Jane Jones
Marriage - 12 January 1812 - Denwood H. Barrow to Eliza Hicks
2 ER 315 - 23 October 1812 - Joseph Ennalls to Jane Jones for $1500: lot in New Market on the west side of the main street that leads from Cabin Creek to Cambridge. Beginning for the first bounder near the corner of Robert Traverse's Currying House and runs as follows - N15E 27p to a stone marked GE, thence runs S75W 24p, then S2W 27 3/4p, to the corner of Robert Traverse's garden and from thence by a line to the first beginning. Containing 3 1/2 acres. Mariah Ennalls, wife of Joseph Ennalls.
Marriage - 25 October 1809 - Joseph Ennalls to Maria B. Travers
[The main road originally ran behind where this house was built. The road was a gentle curve from the from the NE corner of the "Daffin-Mitchell House" lot to the SW corner of the "Smith Cottage" lot. The deed 9 HD 427 shown below adds about 1 acre of land to the east of this original road to the 4 3/4 acres of land on the west side of the original road to create a 5 3/4 acre lot. The 5 3/4 acre lot is on the west side of the current Main Street.]
21 HD 518 - 6 November 1804 - William McDonald and James McDonald to Joseph Ennalls (of Joseph) for $2000: William and James McDonald, as the executors of the last will and testament of Cyrus Mitchell, deceased, sell the house and lot in New Market whereon he then lived. Also 4/5 of the said rent for the present year. Henrietta McDonald is wife of William McDonald. [This deed is for the Daffin-Mitchell House / House of the Hinges, and not this property. However, it does show that Cyrus Mitchell's executors sold land to Joseph Ennalls.]
[Front Original Large Lot] 9 HD 427 - 28 July 1796 - James Sulivane to Cyrus Mitchell for 37 pounds, 10 shillings: 1 acre part of a tract called "New Market" in the village of New Market. Beginning at the end of a line drawn east 21 1/2 perches distance from the boundary of "Anderton's Desire", it being the place of beginning of the 2nd line of Lot No 1 sold by the said Sulivane to Charles Daffin about 10 years ago for 4 3/4 acres, and from thence running S 21 W 30 perches, bounded with Lot No 1, and then running S 50 W 11 1/2 perches bounded with Lot No 1, and then running S 61 W 8 3/4 perches bounded with Lot No 1 to a marked white oak, it being one of the boundaries of Lot No 18, and from thence running S 75 E 16 perches bounded with Lot No 18 to another white oak post marked 18 standing on the west side of the new road leading through New Market, and from thence bounded with the said road on a straight line to the place of beginning. Containing 1 acre and 14 square perches. [Original Large Lot] 6 HD 31 - 2 April 1793 - Daniel Godwin to Cyrus Mitchell for 180 pounds: lot in the village of New Market which was purchased by the said Daniel Godwin of a certain Charles Daffin, who purchased of a certain James Sulivane.
[Back Original Large Lot] 3 HD 25 - 1 December 1790 - Charles Daffin, merchant, to Daniel Godwin, planter, for 250 pounds: lot in the village of New Market being part of the tract called "New Market" purchased by said Charles Daffin of a certain James Sulivane.
[Back Original Large Lot] 9 NH 102 - 21 October 1786 - James Sulivane, merchant, to Charles Daffin, merchant for 157 pounds, 10 shillings: part of a tract called "New Market" and "Yorke". Beginning at a Spanish red oak, it being the original bounder of a tract called "Andertons Desire", then runs E 21.5p to a marked cedar post standing at the main road, it also being the beginning of Mr. James Shaw's lot leased of Mr. John Anderton, S21W 30p down the said road binding therewith as the road now runs S50W 11.5p down the said road binding therewith as the road now runs S14.5W 10p down the said road binding therewith as the road now runs N 41p that is to say until an E course will strike the first beginning. Containing 4 3/4 acres.
50 BC & GS 471 - 30 October 1776 - Resurvey of Buckland Regulated, Debate Enlarged, Restitution, Sulivane's Meadows, Westward, York, and several pieces of vacant land to create the tract New Market.
[This lot appears to fall within the original bounds of the northwest arm of a tract called "York". With the changing metes and bounds in the 1700s, the tract could also be partially or entirely within the bounds of "Debate Enlarged", which was later called part of "Buckland Regulated.]