The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1880-07-10

THE UNKNOWN HEIRS AND WIDOW OF
STEPHEN COX: HARRISON W. NICkERS
AND OTHERS.
In the Circuit Court for Cecil county. In Equity
No. lu3l.
TIVE object Of this suit is to procure
L decree Tor IA sale Gi certain 10. and premises
in Cecil county for the payment u "a .erluin debt
due the complainant from the said Stephen Cox.
deceased. and of the debit Of such other III his
creditors as Will come III and contribute 10 the
expense OF the suit. and Tor general RELIEF
The Bill states that the said Stephen Cox was
in his life time indebted unto Il certain Frederick
Leibrandt. in the sum OF SliS:;.:+. ON his bond.
dated the 10th OF January. ls66. conditioned Tor
the payment of the said SUN. with interest ut the
expiration of one year from said date. and that
said band. On the 18th day OF August. 1868. was
as.ahel by the said Frederick Leibandt. Tor
yauabs ia,lsidGratiaH. IL the complainant. by
deed OF assignment VI said ait as hF the com
plainant's exhibits and Il. n cd viii tie Bill.
will appear: that said year la. lupg sinrc passed
and that said sum oi money, with interest thereon
from the 18th Of August 1855 is still unpaid and
owing to the complainant. That said Stephen
Cox. being indebted a. aforesaid unit" comp
ant and other persons. and having real and per
s,tia rState. died in or about the year 1879. mites
tate leaving q widow aHl children, not residing
in this STATE "h,i:e hanes arG l,nkngwn. who are
the Icirs-al- law al the said stephen rpx and that
the compn iant duet HGt kilgE their names or
place OF residence. The i:ill uilhrr ollarRee that
the said Stephen Cox was seized and pussesscd of
certain lot and parcel OF ground i'll Cecil county.
being the same sold by James b. Groome. Trustee
TO David Scott. (of James, mentioned and de
Scribed in the report of sale in the of Angus
tug j. Craig and wife against Sarah Ford and
others, continuing Isl acres. more less. Tor the
sum ii $9sg:o1i said report being REGARDED among
Ac.. one Of the Equity iecgrl Books 1T said
county: that the said purchase lnpnev paid
III fall by the said David scott IL the said Trustee
hut that Ii" deed Of conveyance to him or any
other person has bean executed by the said James
Il Gr"nmc. Trustee. Tor said lot. The liiil further
shows that after the said purchase mDnGy wa, maid
by the said David he sold mi Int I
said Stephen Cox, for the sum of - hundred
dollars. which was paid in full. and that he agreed
10 convey To said Cox, or to his assigns. the said
lot by proper deed Of conveyance: and the Bill
charges thnt ~ deGl inr the said lot having been
executed by the said David Scott. he departed
this life interstate, in May 1872 leaving Isehill
Frank Il. Scott. Eva g, Scott, Bessie F. Scott
Henry d. Scott nHl Helen Scntt. his her$-at=aw.
interest that said David S"uti lad IN said real
estate devolvcd. and that said Eva &. Scott |
Bessie +. Scott. Henry ID. Scott and Helen Scott
are infants under q years of age.
The Bill further charges that administration oi
the personal estate of the said Stephen Cux hath
been granisi by the Orphans Court inr Kent
who hath posses4od himself Of said personal |
estate. but that complainant j. informed and he
lieres that the same is not sufficient To discharge
Ill the debts Of said Stephen Cox. deceascd at
the tirue OF his death. that tho personal estate in
the hands Of said Harrison W. Nickurs ought to |
he applied t" the elnlins Of the complainant and |
as the same will extend, and that any deficiency |
ought to be supplied 10y sale OF the real estate |
of their aforesaid debtor. That the said Admin |
istrator hath not paid the said claims or rendered |
any account of the personal estate i'll his han,ls |
md that complainant is unable to obtain relief |
against him Or against the aforesaid real estate |
without thu aid of this Court
The Bill then prays that an account may be |
taken OF said personal estate in the hands Of said
Harrison w. Nickcrs. undcr the direction al the /
Court. and that the Sid real estate may he sold /
Tor tho payment OF he aforesaid debts may /
remain unsatisfed by The application Of the per.
sonal estate also for gen raj relief.
1t is thercupon adiutg ID and ordered, this 18th .
day OF June. IN the year lSSl that the complain
ant by causing copy OF this Order to he inserted
in some newspaper published i'll Cecil county. |
once week iur one month before the 18th day of .
July next. give notice to said widow and children.
the unknown heirs OF said Stephen Cox. deceased.
VIA are Gpn-rcslcntS, of the substance and object
ri TIL. Hill. and warn them to appear III this .
court. in person or 10y 4"!icitar, On or hcnre the
10Th day OF October next. to answer the premises
and show cause. If any they have. why IL decree
ought not to pass as prayed.
JAMES A. DAVIS. Clerk.
True copy; test, JAMES A. DAVIS,
June la-lm Clerk.