Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1872-08-16
ROCKVILLE. MARYLAND FRIDAY MORNING. AUGUST 49, 1872
ORDER OF PUBLICATION.
THOMAS L. WATKINS AND OTHERS,
VS..
SUSAN A. ROBARDS AND OTHERS.
In The Circuit Court for montgomery County,
as u Court Of Equity.

ENHE OBJECT Of this suit is to procure
4 decree for the sale of certain real estate
lying and being in Montgomery County, Of
William Pitt Hunt died seized aud possessed,
for partition among the heirs-at-law OF said
intestate.
The bill states that certain William Pitt
Hunt wns in his lifetime seized aud possessed
of certain tract, part of tract or parcel of
land lying and being in said Montgomery
| County called part of "Tusculum" being
portion of tract originally called " Broth
ers 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 Stale of
Virginia, departed this life, intestate as to
his said lands in Montgomery County, leav-
ing as his only heirs-at-lnw, three sons and a
daughter viz:-William =. Hunt, Jr., James
W. Hunt, the complainant, Thomas Hunt
and Ruth Hall Hunt
The bill further states that sometime in the
year eighteen hundred, the said William p.
Hunt Jr., departed this life ntestate, unmar-
ried and without issue and sometime in the
year eighteen hundred and seventeen, the
said James w. Hunt departed this life intos-
tate, leaving one child, viz John James
Hunt who died in the year eighteen hundred
and thirty three, aged sixteen years, unmar-
ried 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-a.-law, the
following children, viz Frank Il Watkins,
now residing in the city Of Richmond, in the
State of Virginia, Susan A. Watkins who
intermarred with certain William J.
Richards ofGranville 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 q certain
Horace H. Richards of the same County and
State and whose husband, tho said Horace
L., is also now deceased, and Josephine +.
Watkins who intcrmarried with certain
Joel Watkins of Charlotte County in the
State of Virginia.
The bill further states that the said Joel
Watkins and Josephine r. Watkins his wife
have both departed this life and that the only
heirs-at-law Of the said Josephine f. Watkins
are her six children, viz the complainants
Thomas u Watkins. William l.. Watkins,
Frank b. Watkins, James C.. Watkins, Susan
+. Lacy and Mamie f. Stewart.
The Bill charges that the said real estate is
not susceptible of division or partition among
the parties entitled thereto without loss
injury to the parties interested, and that the
compliments 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.
The bill further states that the said Frank
b. Watkins, Susan A. Richards and Bette J.
Robards do not reside in the State OF Mary
land.
Ii is thereupon this oath day Of July, in