Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1857-09-11

acre, and which said purchase money
with all interest thereon has been fully
paid that the possession of the prem
Uses so sold, as aforesaid, to said Ann
Searcy, was delivered to her in pursu-
ance of said sale, and she continued to
possess and use the same, in connection
with the lands devised to your complain
ant, as aforesaid, until the time of her
death, and your complainant has possess
ed and used the same from that time to
the present; that at the time the said
Ann Searcy purchased the said land
your complainant was an infant of tender
years, and that although the said land
was purchased by his said mother in her
own name she in fact purchased it for
your complainant, and paid for the same
with his money, which money arose
mostly from the sale of negroes belong
ing to your complainant, and that she
was induced to purchase said land for
your complainant because it is so situated
with reference to the lands devised as
aforesaid to your complainant, as to add
greatly to the enjoyment and value of
the said lands SO devised as will fully APP
pear by reference to a survey and plat of
said several pieces of land herewith
filed, marked b; that the said Thomas
Fletchall ON or about the first day of
September, 1919, duly made and execu-
ted his last will and testament, and
thereby, amongst other things, author
lied his executors, hereinafter named,
to convey by good and lawful deed the
lands 50 sold to Ann Searcy when she
should pay up the full amount of the
purchase money with interest thereon,
and therein appointed George W. Fetch
all and William Chiswell his executors.
and the said Thomas Fletchall departed
this life on or about the said first day of
September, leaving his said last will
and testament unaltered and unrevoked,
and without having conveyed said land
to said Ann Searcy, and that shortly
after the death of the said Thomas
Fletchall, his aforesaid last will and tes-
lament was in due form of law admitted
to probate before the Orphans Court of
said Montgomery county, and letters
testamcntary thereon were duly granted
unto said George w. Fletchall and Will
liam Chiswoll, who have fully admins
tered the estate of said testator and have
departed this life without having convey
ed the said land so sold, as aforesaid to
said Ann Searcy, as directed by said
last will and testament, although the
said purchase money with all interest
thereon has been fully paid, and that
there has been no further administration
on said estate; that the only children
and heirs at law of said Thomas Fletch-
all are James, George W., and Sarah
that said James Fletchall heretofore de-
parted this life interstate and left him
surviving a son, James, two daughters,
Artamesia and Jane; that said Jane in
termarried with certain - Brown,
and both died, and left an only child and
heir, James Brown, an infant under the
age Of twenty-one years, all Of whom
reside in the State of Missouri; that thu
said George W. Fletchall also heretofor,
departed this life intestatc, and left tn,
following persons his only children an,
heirs at law, to wit: John T. Flctchall
Sarah N, married to certain William
Matthews, Hester A.. married to Ger.
tain James Purdum, and Rachel A.
married to a certain William a. CHS
well, all Of whom reside in said Mont
gomery county; that the said Sarah
Fletchall, who resides in said Montgom-
cry county, was married to the said Will
liam Chiswell, who has departed this
life, leaving the said Sarah him suryiv-
ing that after the death Of the said
William Hickman, your compliments
father, his said mother married certain
William Searcy, who also died, and af-
forwards, to wit, on the first day of No
vember, 1S47, the said Ann Searcy also
departed this life, without having con-
veyed said land to your orator, and leav-
ing the following named persons her
only children and heirs at law, to wit :
Jane, married to the aforesaid James
Fletchall, now deceased, Thomas Hick-
man, Mary, married to Thomas y. w.
Vinson, now deceased, Scythia, married
to Thomas G. Lamar, Elitha, married to
--- Olive, now deceased, Nancy mar
ried to Cornelius McGinis, Catharne,
married to Asa Aud, Gary Hickman,
aad your complainant, Grcenberry IIick-
man; that the said Thomas Hickman
has heretofore departed this life, and left
the following as his only children and
heirs at law, to wit: Ann L., married to
certain Eli l.. Bedding, Mary, married
to a certain - Cawgiil, Adelaide,
married to a certain benjamin Wilson,
Agnes, married - Cowgirl, and Fran
ccs, married to n certain - Florence (;
that the said Scythia and Thomas G.
Lamar, and Catharine and Asa Aud,
and your orator reside in said Montgo-
merry county, but all the residue Of said
heirs of said Ann Searcy reside out Of
the State of Maryland.
1t is thcreupon adjudged and ordered
that the complainant, by causing copy
Of this order to be inserted in some
newspaper published at Rockville, once
week for one month, before the first
day of October next, give notice to said
absent defendants Of the object and sub
stance Of this bill, and warn them to APP
pear in this court, in person or by solicit
tor, on or before the first day Of March
next, to answer the premises and show
cause, if any they have, why decree
ought not to pass as prayed.
NICHOLAS BREWER,
Circuit Judge