Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1872-08-02
ORDER or PUBLICATION.
THOMAS E. WATKINS AND OTHERS,
SUSAN A. RoBARDs AND OTHERS.
In the Circmt Court for Montgomery County,
as q Court Of EqN0N.
TnE OBJECT Of as suit l. 10 proent

TINE OBJECT of this suit Is TO procure
a decree for the sale of certain real estate
lying and being in Montgomery County, Of
William Pitt Hunt, died seized and possessed,
for partition among the heirs-at-law of said
intesiate.
The bill states that certain William Pitt
Hunt was in his lifetime seized and possessed
of a certain tract, part of tract or parcel OF
land lying and being in said Montgomery
County called part of "Tusculum" being
portion of a tract originally called " Broth
er's Industry" and containing one hundred
acres of land, more or less, and being so
seized and possessed sometime in the year
seventeen hundred and ninety seven, whilst
residing in Charlotte County in the State Of
Virginia, departed this life, intestate as TO
his said lauds in Montgomery County, eay-
ing as his only heirs-at-law, three sons and a
daughter, viz William p. Hunt, Jr., James
W. Hunt, the complainant, Thomas Hunt
and Ruth Hall Hunt.
The bin further states that sometime in the
year eighteen hundred, the said William P.
Hunt, Jr., departed this life intestate, unmar-
red and without issue, and sometime in the
year eighteen hundred and seventeen, the
said James W. Hunt departed this life ntes-
tate, leaving one child, viz John James
llunt who died in the year eighteen hundred
and thirty three, aged sixteen years, unmar-
red and without issue.
The bill further states that the said Ruth
Hall Hunt intermarried with certain Joseph
Watkins and has with her husband departed
this life leaving rs her only heirs-at-law, the
following children, viz Prank Is. Watkins,
now residing in the city of Richmond, in the
State Of Virginia, Susan A. Watkins who
intcrmarried with certain William j.
Robards of Granville County, in the State of
North Carolina and whose husband, the said
William J. has since departed this life, Bette
J. Watkins who intermarried with certain
Horace Il. Richards of the same County and
State and whose husband, the said Horace
L.. is also now deceased, and Josephine f.
Watkins who iutermarried with a certain
Joel Watkins of Charlotte County in the
State of Virginia.
The bill further states that the said Joel
Watkins and Josephine f. Watkins his wife
have both departed this life and that the only
heirs-at-aw Of the said Josephine f. Watkins
| are her six children, viz the compliments
Thomas e. Watkins William L. Watkins
Frank B. Watkins, James G. Watkins, Susan
r. Lacy and Mamie f. Stewart.
The Bill charges that the said real estate is
not susceptible of division orpartition among
the parties entitled thereto without loss or
injury TO the parties interested, and that the
complanants are entitled TO have the same
sold and the proceeds thereof distributed
among the said parties in proportion to their
respective Interests.
The prayers of the bill are for a sale of the
said real estate and distribution Of the pro-
ceeds thereof among the parties entitled
| thereto in proportion TO their respective in
terests and general relief
Tie bill further states that the said Frank
b. Watkins, Susan A. Robards and Bette }.
Richards do not reside in the State Of Mary
land.
tits thcrcupon this oath day Of July, in
| the year eighteen hundred and seveDty-two,
by the subscriber, Clerk of the Circuit Court
| for Montgomery county, adjudged and or
dered, that the compliments by causing a
copy of this order to be inserted in some
newspaper printed at Rockville, in said Mont
gonory county, once in each of four success
sive weeks before the 10th day of August next,
give notice TO the said absent defendants
of the object and substance of this bill
aud warn them to appear in this Court per-
son or by solicitor on or before the twenty
fifth day Of November next to answer the
premises and show cause if any they have
why decree ought not to pass as prayed.
E. B. PRETTYMAN, Clerk.
True copy-Test:
il 2G--4t e. B. PRETTYMAN, Clerk.