The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1866-11-09
ANN ARCHER
Uppy,w srrrp cult Court
M.py WILLIAMS Of al for Hartford
Heirs al Law of Priscilla Stump county - In
deceased Equity.
ANN ARCHER
70

MARY WILLIAMS, ct al. Ior parioTo
Heirs at Law S. of pesea Stump '0 Equity IN
THE object of the Bill in this cause is
|, to make new parties of all persons
claiming any interest in the estate of
which said Priscilla Stump died seized or
possessed, and to settle all controversy
concerning said estate, and make distribu-
ton among the parties entitled, and for fur
Their relief.
Said Bill states that said Ann Archer
heretofore plead her bill of complaint in
this Court against the Heirs at Law of said
Priscilla Stump, praying for partition or
sale of tho real estate of which said de-
ceased died seized, and that decree was
passed therein, directing the sale thereof
and distribution of the proceeds amongst
her heirs at law. That said lands we're
sold by Henry W. Archer, as Trustee,
under said decree, and under decree
passed in case wherein Charles w. Lee
was complainant, and Priscilla Stump, ct
al, were defendants, which cause, by an
order passed therein, has been consolida.
ted with this present suit. That after
said sale was made and before the dstri.
button of the proceeds, a paper purpolt-
ing to be the last will and testament of
said Priscilla Stump, was produced "a
copy of which is filed with said supple
mental BilD and offered for probate in
the Orphans Court, for Hartford county,
and said supplemental Bill AYERS that sold
paper is not her will, and that at and be-
fore the time of its date, and from that
time until her death, she was non CON-
pos mentis. That in virtue OF said pre-
tended will, certain persons therein
named, or their heirs or legal representa-
tives, claim to be interested as dcl zee aud
legatees, anl that it would be proper before
said aecree IS carried fully into vocation
to make said legatecs and devisecs. d their
legal represen catives parties, at their
claims may be heard nd deter, ed
, That among the legatees noIuag in said
pretended will ar Sarah Webster, Ilza
beth Dare, Rachel Dare, Catharinc Dare,
Eliza Moore, Eliza Wilson and Nancy
Hyiand, all Of whom are dead, but who
are their heirs or legal representatives,
proper to be made parties to this bill, or
where they reside, is unknown to said
complainant and that James Williams,
one of the devisees, resides beyond the
limits Of this State.
Said supplemental bill further states
that letters of administration upon the
personal estate of said deceased have been
duly granted to Herman Stump, and asks
that the assets remaining in his hands
after the payment of debts, may be
brought into Court, so that distribution of
the whole estate of said Priscilla Stump,
may be made, according to equity and the
rights of all the parties interested. And
said bill prays for an order of publication
against said unknown and nonresident
defendants, giving them notice of the
substance and object of said bill and warn
ing them to appear and show cause, if any
they have, why relief should not be grant
ed as prayed, and on failure to appear,
that said bill be taken pro confesso against
them.
1t is thereupon ordered and adjudged
this 9th day OF November, 1866, that
the complainant, by causing a copy Of this
order TO be inserted in some newspaper
printed in Hartford county, once week
in each Of four successive weeks, three
months before the 10th day of March next,
giving notice to the said unknown and
non resident defendants of the object
and substance of of this supplemental bill,
and warningthem to be and appear in this
Court, in person or by solicitor, on or before
the said 10th day of March next, and show
cause, if any they have, why relief should
not be granted as prayed, and in default
thereof that said bill shall be taken
pro confesso against tbsm.
ARCHER II. JARRETT.
Special Judge.