The Cecil Whig., 1859-11-12
Henry l.. Cav and MiIliccnt
Cav, his wife Edward
Nin%ate an Il Frances
" iurntn anil ,tl,ry

Win@ate and Frances
Niugatc and others.
FH'llE ohjec, of this suit is to procure a
H. Decree for the sale of lands late of
Edward Wmgatc. Of Cecil county, deceased,
which were elected to be taken under tho
act to direct dcscents: by William Wingatc,
now deceased.
The Bill states that Edward Wingate died
about the lst of January, 1924. leaving
Elizabeth Wingate his widow, and William
Wingate, Joseph S. Wngatr, Thomas Win
gate. Rcbccca, married to Francis Gotter,
ard Millcent, afterwards married to Henry
l.. Cav, his only heirs at law that Thomas
died, leaving Edward Wingae his only heir
at law. THAI The said Edward Wingate, (the
elder,) deceased, was seized Of certain lands
| in Cecil county, known AS Hance's Point
Farm, the Mansion Farm, New Amstcr ard
Johnson's Addition, and a House and Lot,
| in Eikton That on the petition Of William
Wngatc to divide these lands. a commission
issued on the 20th Of September 1876, that
| the commissioners reported the lands to be
incapable of division, and on the 7th Of Sep
tcmbcr, 1877, William Wingate elected to
! take the whole and gave his bonds to Joseph
S. Wingate for 50 G92.lS, to Elizabeth VIM
gate for 81 923 Is, to Edward Wingate for
! So.G92. As, to Millccnt Wingate for So 692 4G,
| and to Rcbecca Guttier for 81 ,G92.1G that
the bonds Of Joseph S. Wngate and Rebecca
| Gottier, have been satisfied, and that to
Elizabeth Wingatc in fact satisfied. That
the bonds to Edward Wingate and Millicent
Wingate, now Milicent Cav, were, for Il
| valuable consideration in cash, assigned to
Augustus Miller, now deceased, and are
uns4 tiStied. That Mansion Farm was pur-
| chased from William Wingatc with Rcbecca
| G0ttcr's bond. New Amstcr and Johhson's
| Addition by Joseph S. Wngate's. That
Augustus Miller purchased William Win
! gates estate in the house and lot in Elkton,
at Sherf's sale. and that Mrs. Elizabeth
! Wingate purchased the estate of said Will
liam Wipgate in lIance's Point, which she
and Joseph 5. Wingute and Henry l.. Cav
and his Wife have held and do hold. That
| William Wingate is dead and Frances Win
gate is his widow, pretending to have some
| right to any residue of the proceeds Of sale,
! after the satisfaction OF the bonds. That
| Edward Wingate Frances Wingate, Henry
| l.. Cav and Millicpnt Cav. his wife. Francis
| b. Goiticr. Elizabeth W. Gottier and Milli-
cent W Gottler. are nnn-rcsidents of Mary
land that Elizabeth Wingate is dead, and
has left Millicent Cav and Joseph S. VIM
gate her devisees us to any interest she may
| have had in the premises.
| The Bill asks for specific discovery from
the defendants, whether the said bonds
assigned to Augustus Miller are not in fact
unpaid, and Decree is prayed to subject
the lands Of Edward S. Wingate, deceased,
| to the payment Of the bonds assigned to
Augustus Miller, and that they or so much
OF them as may be necessary, may be sold to
that end, and that an account may be taken
by which all parties may be properly charged
and credited, and full and final settlement
be made.
| 1t is therefore ordered, that the COM
plainants by causing copy of this order to
| he inserted in some newspaper, published at
| Elkton, once week for one month, before
the thirteenth day of December. next, give
notice to the said absent defendants of the
| object and substance Il this Bill, and warn
| them to appear in this court, in person or by
solicitor, on or before tho fourteenth day of
March, next, to answer the premises and
show cause, if any they have, why decree
ought not to pass as prayed.
NM. II. RICKETTS,, Clerk.
True copy test, -
WM. II. RICKETTS,,
! Noy Il. lSJ9--lm Clerk.