The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1867-03-01
In the Circuit
Court for
; Hartford coun-
ty--in equity.

Trustee.
VNHE object o. his suit is to obtain
Decree for the sac of certain real
estate mentioned in the p: 'ceedings, and
the Investment of the proceeds. under the
direction of the Circuit Court for 2arlord
county as Court of Equity, in ac:rrd-
ance with the provisions of the will =
William Ford, deceased.
The bill states that said VIM. Ford
was seized at the time of his death of all
that certain tract or parcel Of land, stua-
ted in Hartford county, called "Whitely,"
lying in Gunpowder Neck, at the head Of
Lodrick's Creek, and containing AZ acres.
more orless, being the same land conveyed
to said Ford by Charles Gilbert, by deed
dated 18th October, A. D., l8l9, and re-
corded among the land records OF said
county, in Liber H. D., No. "a, folio 1877,
which said land the said Ford, by his last
will, duly executed to pass real estate de-
vised to j. Copeland Timmons, as trus
tee. and his successor, in trust for the use
Of his (Ford's) wife, and his and her chill
dren. during the natural life of the said W .
ana q. Ter death to be divided amonrti : said
children, stare md STARE a.,Gt, to them
in fee simple. ana a copy of said will,
marked Exhibit A." is filed as part of
the bill. That the children of said Ford
by his said wife were George E. Ford,
William G. Ford, John Ford, Sarah f ,
who intermarried with Francis Johns, and
Ann Maria, who intermarried with --
Murray, the two last mentioned Murray
and wife, being both dead, leaving an in
FAINT child, named - -, each
of which said children were entitled to an
undivided fifth in said lands, in remainder
after the death of their mother Elizabeth,
who, since the death of said Vim. Ford,
intermarricd with one Lloyd Tydings.
The bill further states that said Ann Maria
Murray, after the death other said hus-
band, sold and conveyed all her interest
in said land to the complainant, whereby
he became entitled to one undivided fifth
of said real estate. That certain George
Cadwalader holds possession of said
lands, claiming to have some title to or
interest in the same, the extent of which
is to the complainant unknown; and that
said Cadwalader and the said VIM. G
Ford are both non-residents of the State
of Maryland.
The bill further states that said lands
are not susceptible of partition without
loss and injury, and it would be advanta-
geous to all parties concerned that the
same should be sold, and the proceeds in
vested under the direction of said court.
That said lands are in possession of a
stranger to the trust created by the afore-
said will, contrary to and in violation of
the provisions of the same, and that no
one concerned in interest has the means
or is willing to improve said lauds, and
the complainant apprehends hat they will
deteriorate, and is advised he is entitled
to have the same sold and the proceeds
invested as aforesaid And the bill prays
for genera lreliei, and that said Cadwala-
der may discover what title or interest in
said lands, if any he has, and that said
lands may be sold and Il e proceeds in
vested under the direction of said court,
in accordance with the provisions of the
aforesaid will, and also for an order OF
publication against said non residents.
1t is thereupon adjuuged and ordered,
that the complainant, by causing copy
of this order to be inserted in some
newspaper printed and published in Har-
ford county once week in each of four
successive weeks three months before the
LIST day of July, 1867, give notice to the
SAID non'resdents of the object and SUBJ
stance Of this bill OF complain, and warn
them to appear in this court, in person or
by solicitor, OH or before the LIST day OF
July next, to answer the premises and
show cause, if any they have, why a
decree ought not to pass as prayed, and
in default Of such appearance and answer,
that the allegations of the bill be taken
pro confesso as against them
WIN. H. DALLAM, Clslk.
True COW. Test