May 4, 1804: “Commissioners have laid out county into nine election districts (boundaries described) – … Michael Myers …” [one of 4 names – names of commissioners??]

The Shape's in-game name is a reference to the original 1978 Movie: during the credits, the character is credited as "The Shape". (My mentor, Mike Pierce, thinks that including Michael may have been an error, but there may be more to it. 1790, when Michael Myers purchased a lot in Woods Town from the original grantee of the entire area, Col. Joseph Wood. The price for this lot was six pounds, plus an annual rent of 7 shillings 6 pence to be paid Col. Wood “forever.” It seems that it was a common practice to charge a purchase price plus an annual rent for a town lot.The next transaction is the only one so far discovered in which Michael Myers sold any land. The Maryland legislature passed new laws last year to correct this, but the land owners have filed lawsuits to block the new law.So, this is what it looks like: 200-odd years ago, shoemaker Henry Myers didn’t pay his rent; then blacksmith Michael Myers intervened, to “save” the home. Also in the household is Mary Myers, age 48, listed on the stone with birth date of 1803. Laurie Strode is a fictional character and a main protagonist in the Halloween franchise, appearing in seven of the films in the series, soon to be nine as there are two upcoming movies featuring the character due to be released.Laurie first appeared in John Carpenter's original 1978 film, portrayed by Jamie Lee Curtis, who reprised the role in three sequels. But on 1 March 1799, Michael Myers bought the same lot again, not from its owner, but from the sheriff of Frederick County!The land was seized in a court-issued “writ of Fieri Facias,” which is a seizure of property to satisfy a debt. From the deed in WR 10:297, it would seem that Philip Henry Myers was responsible for paying the rent, but the writ maybe incorrectly also names Michael. She is the adoptive cousin of Laurie and daughter of John and Deborah. co. … Mich. Myers” [one of 47 names] John is the brother of Morgan Strode. The idea to make Laurie and Michael brother and sister was never an ... One of the included extra sequences featured Donald Pleasance's Dr. Loomis visiting the Michael Myers' cell at … There are several other official appointments of this or another Michael Myers.Jan. Anyway, Michael came up with the money to pay the back rent and regained ownership.Since the current deeds do not mention a ground rent, I presume they were extinguished by being purchased by the property owner some time ago.These ground rents are continuing to cause trouble when people think they buy a property and don’t know about the rent and then lose their home. More on the census data in a moment.To further cement the connection, Mike found a land sale on MDLandrec.net that ties it all together. But on October 30th, 1978, while being transferred for a court date, a 21-year-old Michael Myers steals a car and escapes Smith's Grove.

When Joseph Wood conveyed the property in 1790, it was not a a real sale.

The buyer’s name was Philip Henry Myers. I suspect that Henry Myers didn’t pay the rent, so Adam Creager took action ( I presume through his lawyer David Lynn). From the deeds and plats at It appears that Michael Myers was very successful as a self-made entrepeneur (blacksmith and wagon-maker) and a farmer.

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I had no idea who she was. As usual, click on the image to enlarge.This deed was issued to George Layman, who bought the land from Mary Myers on 30 Aug. 1851, for a price of $468.

Its location is Mt. He must have been a pretty successful blacksmith and wagon builder. Michael bought lot #4 in 1790, and sold it just a year later, to a “Philip Henry Myers,” whom I believe was Michael’s brother Henry. The image is about one mile wide.There is one more vital event in this time period: the marriage of Michael Myers continued to purchase land in the Hunting Creek area. Click on the image to enlarge.After this transaction, Michael continued buying pieces of land at Hunting Creek.

As another indicator of prosperity, although not particularly flattering, Michael, and later his widow, owned between one and five slaves between 1800 and 1850.Other land transactions of note during this period involve Michael Myers as a trustee or administrator of several estates. More significantly, on 26 May 1797, he purchased a 12-acre portion of  “Hampton Plain,” a tract that lies on the west bank of the Monocacy, at the mouth of Hunting Creek.Now we have a precise location for at least one piece of Michael’s land. Jan. 4, 1804: “Appointed Justices of the Peace … Michael Meyer” [one of 33 names] 2, 1796: “Henry Myers, Fred Town, cautions persons from trusting his wife, Catherine Myers, on his account, as he is determined not to pay any debts of her contracting.” Oooo – domestic strife. He never really owned the land, only what he built on it. 22, 1797: “Michael Myers, 2 miles from Creager’s Town, Hunting Creek, Fred. Olivet cemetery, Frederick, MD, in which also lies the grave of Francis Scott Key, writer of “The Star-Spangled Banner.” Wolfman's Got Nards 658,874 views. As proven below, it is indeed my fourth great grand-uncle, Michael Myers.Its location is Mt. Laurie Strode's first literary appearance was in October 1979, in Curtis Richards' novelization of Laurie appears in the twist ending of the comic book In an interview, Carpenter admits that "Jamie Lee wasn't the first choice for Laurie.

She was 19 and in a TV show at the time, but I didn't watch TV." 21, 1803: “Appointments … Justice of the Peace: … Michael Myer” [one of 22 names] When he purchased the first parcel in Lisbon, he paid about 9-1/2 pounds. On a cold Halloween night in 1963, six-year-old Michael Myers brutally murdered his 15-year-old sister, Judith. The full name of Michael Myers is "Michael Audrey Myers".

After only a year, in 5 Oct. 1791, Michael “flipped” his lot in Woods Town, selling it for 18 pounds and change (plus the same rent to Col. Wood). 168 acres is not a huge farm, but not trifling either. May 27, 1803: “Supervisors of Roads appointed for Fred. Presumably, he built a house or made other improvements to treble its value.