The Cecil Whig., 1851-04-26
CH.7.ACERY NOTICE.

Jan. % Jas. DENH1 i.
CH.7.ACERY NOTICE.
William Miller anl !
| Lydia Miller, his wife
Robert Smith and In Chunccry
Aramiata his wife, 9th March, 1851.
James Hicks,
Robert Hicks and others.
THE object of this suit is TO procure o decree
for the sale of tract of land, i'll Cecil county,
Maryland, containing about one hundred acres,
whereof ii certain Vim. Bfistow, died sclZed, for
the purposes Of division.
The Bill states that a certain VIM. Brl3toW
departed this life many years ago, intestal. and
without issue, seized and possessed OF certain
tract of land in Cecil county, containing about
one hundred acres Of land, which was devised TO
him by the last will and testament Of his father;
that he left sunlry persons his heirs al law, that
is TO say, his three sisters, Mlllicent Bristow,
Tanner Bristow and TabitLa, who intermarricd
with certu;;. Elijah Eliason; and the five chill
dren of his deceased brother John D.istow, viz:
Rcbecca, Nancy, Rachel, Elizabeth aud lillian
Bristow. That the said Milliccnt Brintcw and
Tanner Bristow have since deceased, inteStute
and without ISSUE and that the said Tabitha
Eliason, died shortly after the death of the taii
VIM. Bristow the elder, intestatc, leaving her
;! husband Elijah Eloson, who has since deceased,
and her two children the said Lydia Miller one
Of the compluinants, and her sister Aranlinta, as
her heirs al law. 1lut the said Lydia intermar-
red with the said Wm Miller the complainant,
and is now residing with her said husband in
Kent county, and that the said Araminta inter
married with certain Robert Smith, and is now
residing with her said husband in Caroline
county. That the said Rebecca Bristow, one Of
the said children of the said John Bristow, de-
ceased, internarried with certain VIM. Wood
all, and died intestate, leaving her husband the
said VIM. Woodall, and one child Rebecca Wool
all both Of whom have since died, the sail Re-
becca Wootall int; tate and without issue.
That Nancy Bristow, another ofthe said chill
drcn of the said John Bristow, deceased, inter-
married with Il certain John Hicks, and that she
and her husband have both departed this life,
intcstate, leaving three children as her heirs at
law, viz: james Hicks, Robert Hicks, and Ann
Hicks, who intermarried with a certain James
Downey, all of whom are Of full age. That the
said james Hicks, is an enlisted soldier in the
service of the United States, out Of the State of
Maryland and that the said Robert Hicks and
James Downey, and Ann Downey his wife, are
now residing in the State ofDeaware. That
Rachel Bristow, another Of the saitt children CT
tie said John Bristow, deceased, intermarred
T with certain Nathan Ireland, and that both she
and her husband have since deceased, intcstate,
leaving three children as her heirs at law, viz.
Elizabeth, who intermarried with certain Jas.
McCracken, Rebecca who intermarried with
certain David Maxwell, and Rachel Ireland.
That the said Elizabeth McCracFen has since
deceased, intestate and without issue, never hay-
ing had possession of any part of the said land,
leaving her husband the sp;l James McCracken,
who resides IN the State of New York. That
the said David MaAv. ell and Rebecca Maxwell
his wife, and the said Rachel Ireland, all being
OF full age, are now residing in the State Of
Delaware.
That Elizabeth Brstow, another of the said
chilare Of The said John Bristow, deceased, in
tern drriGd with certain Robert H. Hayes, and
Tat both she and her husband have departed
this life ntestate, leaving her six children as her
leirs at law viz John B. Hayes, Robert Hayes,
Henry M. Hayes, Louisa who intermarried with
! with a certain VIM. S. Hessey, Rebecca who in
!, termarried with certain James Morgan, and
; Milkey Maria Hayes, all ofwhom are oftull age,
+ and are now residing in Cecil county.
That the VIM. Bris,ow, another of the said
children of the said John Bristow deceased, has
also departed this life intestate, leaving an only
daughter, Rachel Bristow, who is of full age,
+, and is now residing upon the land in question
with one George Fellinghame, who is the tenant
in possession Of the said land, without right or
title, thereto, except as atenant, rendering rent
, or liable therefor.
The Bill further states, that the tract or par
eel of land in question, Is not susceptible Of d-
> vision or partition among the several parties en-
titled, and that no division thereof can be made,
without loss and injury to all the parties entitled,
and that it would besfor the interest and havan.
! taee of all concerned, that the same should be
sold, and the proceeds distributed among the par
ties in proportion TO their several interests But
that in consequence Of the number OF parties in
tercsted, tlc!r separation from each other, the
residence OF some being unknown, and the views
l of others conflicting with each other, no arrange
ment can be made for sale Of the said land and
the distribution of the proceeds without the aid
OF this court.
1t thereupon ordered and adudged, that the
complainants by causing copy Of this order to be
inserted in some newspaper published IN Cecil
: county, once week for one month, before the
e tenth day OF May next, give notice to the said
James McCracken, James Hicks, Robert Hicks,
v James Downey and Ann Downey his wife, David
0 Maxwell and Rebecca Maxwelhis wife, and Ra-
chel Ireland, the absent defendants; ofthe object
and substance of this Bill, and warn them to ap.
e pear in this court in person or by solicitor, on
or before the tenth day ofSeptemher next, to an
! swer the premises, and shew cause If any they
L have, why a Decree should not pass as prayed.
True copy. Test,
E LOUIS GASSAWAY,
e april 5, '5i I'm Reg. Cur. Can.
. MACKEREL,
In SHAD, GOLDFISH,