Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1874-06-12


gI,HE OBJECT Of this suit is to obtain q
Il Decree for The sale Of certain lands lying
in Montgomery county, OF which the coIu-
panant, Sarah G. Nichols and u certain Ma
ry A. G. Nichols aud Kehyen Il. Nichols, now
deceased, wcrc seized MS tenants In common,
for the purpose OF paying the dehlsof the said
Sarah O. Nichols, Mary A. 9. Nichols and
Kehven II Nichols, and dividing theproceeds
Of such sale remaining after the payment OF
said debts among the several parties entitled
thereto.
The Bill states that on the sd day Of De-
cember in the year 1879, the complainant,
John II Gibson, recovered n judgment in the
Circuit Court for Montgomery count npAfrist
the said Sarah @. Nichols, Mary A. g. Nich-
OILS and Kehven Fl. Nichols, for the sum Of
two hundred and fifty-six dollars and sixty
cents, with interest thereon from said date,
and costs Of suit Aud on the same day, IL
the same Court, the complainant, John II.
Gibson, recovered against Sarah g. Nichols
Judgment for the sum OF one hundred and
seyenty -nine dollars and twenty-five cent?,
with interest thereon from said date aud the
costs of suit, as will appear by reference to
properly certified short copies Of said judg-
mems filed with the bill and marked Com
plainants Exhibit, No. /.
The Bill further states that at the time the
said judgments were obtained the complain
ant, Sarah G. Nichols, aud the said Mary A.
G.. Nichols and Kehyen II. Nichols were seized
as tenants in common Of certain lands, lying
and being ! n said Montgomery county, and
particularly described in certain deeds to
them, properly certified, copies Of which are
filed with the bill; and being 80 thereof seized
and possessed, sometime in the month OF Mo-
vember. in The year 1873 the said Mary A. @.
Nichols and Kchyen H. Nichols departed this
life intestaie, leaving as their only heirs ut
law n sister, viz; The complainant Sarah y.
Nichols; the daughter Of Camden Il. Nichols,
n deceased brother, viz: Sarah ~ Nichols,
who intermarried with certain Thomas 3.
Nichols$ aud five children Of Archibald Nieh-
OILS, a deceased brother. viz: James Nichols,
Joseph Nichols, Rufus Nichols, John Nichols
and Leah Lucinda Nichols, Who intcrmarried
With certain Philemon Harris.
The Bill charges that at the time Of Tho
death Of the said Mary A @. Nichols and
Kcbven H. Nichols neither they nor The COM
painant, Sarah g. Nichols, possessed any
personal property whatever the same having
been seized and taken in execution by the
Sheriff Of Montgomery county o satisfy GER
acknowledgements against them; and after the
leatll Of The said May A G. Nichols and
Kehyen II Nichols the wlioleof said personal
property was sold TO satisfy said Judgments;
thai no administration was ever had upon
the estates Of the said Mary G. Nichols and
Kcbyen II Nichols, aud The only property 10
which the complainant John II Gibson, and
the other creditors Of the said Mary A. U.
Nichols, Kohyen II Nichols and the complain
ant, Sarnll @. Nichols can resort for pay
ment Of their claims is the land before re-
fcrred to.
The Bill further charges that ihe said zeal
estate is not susceptible Of advantageous par
tition among The parties entitled thereto, ana
that the interests Of all parties VIII be better
SUBSCRIBED by a sale Of tile whole lands, and
division Of the proceeds Of such sale remain-
ing after The pas nient Of the debts OF the
said Mary A g Nichols Kebyen u. Nichols,
and fhe complainant, Sarah q. Nichols, than
by n sale OF the various individual interests
ii said lands belonging 10 the said Mary A.
G. Nichols Kehyen II. Nichols and the COM
piainAnt. Sarah Nichols respectively, be-
cause 4 larger sum Of money can he obtained
for the said lands sold as 4 whole than the
separate sales Of the various undivided inter-
esis in said lands would amount TO 10 the ag-
Tie prayers Of the bill are for Decree for
the sale of said lands, for the purpose Of pay
ing the debts Of the said Mary ~ G, Nichols,
Kehvep II Nichols and the complainant, Sa-
rah G. Nichols, and dividing the proceeds OF
zach sale remaining after the payment OF said
debieamong the several persons entitled there
10, according TO their respective interests
therein. and for general relief.
Inc btli tuiiHtt 7tatrS ttif.t NV asst1 "o'nee
Nichols, Joseph Nichols. Rufus Nichols, John
Nichols Philemon Harris and Leah Lucinda
Harris, his wife, do not reside in the State Of
Maryland.
tits tbereupon, this 2istday Of May, in the
year eighteen hundred and nty-four, adj
Judged and ordered that The complaipauts,
by causing copy Of this order 10 be inserted
IN some newspaper published at Rockville, in
said Montgomery county, once in each offoHr
successive weeks before tie iirst day Of July
next. give notice 70 the said absent defendants
Of The object and snbsfance Of this bill, and
warn them to appear in CO Court, IN person
of by solicitor, on or before BE first day OF
October next, TO answer 81 premises and
show cause If any they have Thy Decree
ought not to pass as PRAYED
f. d. PRETTY5fAN, Gl7k.
Circuit Court for Montgomery county.
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