The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1880-06-26

THE UNKNOWN HEIRS AND WIDOW OF
STEPHEN cox: HARRISON w. NICkERS
AND OTHERS.
In the Circuit Court for Cecil county. In Equity.
Ne. 1881.
THE object of this suit is to procure a
l. decree Tor a sale of Il certain lot and premises
in Cecil county for the payment Of u certain debt
due the compla inant from the said Stephen Cox,
deceased. and of the debts nt such other of his
creditors will come in and contribute to the
expense of the suit. and for general relief.
The Bill states that the said Stephen Cox was
in his life time indebted unto certain Frederick
Leibrandt, in the rum of SlJS334. on his bond,
dated the 10Th OF January. lsj6. conditioned for
the payment oi the said sum. with interest at the
expiration al one year from said date. and that
said bond. the 18th day OF August, ISIS,
assigned by the said Frederick Lebranit. for a
valuable consideration. To the complainant by
deed Of assignment Of said date. as by the com
plainant's exhibits A and Il. hcd with the Bill.
will appear: that said year has long since passed,
and that said sum ui money, with interest thereon
from the 18th uf August lSjS is still unpaid and
owing To the complainant. That said stephen
Cox, bein. indebted AZ aforesaid unto complain
ant and other persons and having real and per-
suIlal estate, died in or about the year 1915 intes
tate. leaving Il widow and children. not residing
in this State whose names are unknown, who are
the hcirs.at-law of the said Stephen Cox and that
the complainant does not know their names or
place al rc.idencc. The lill further charges that
the said stephen Cox was seized and possessed of
Il certain lot and parcel Of aTuund in Cecil county,
heing the same Sull 10y James H. ttr0ome Trustee,
to David Scutt, tui James, mentioned and de-
ssjheI in the report at sale in the case of Angus.
tuS J. Craig AMI wife against Sarah Ford and
Others. containing Isl acres more or less far the
sum Of $4,000; said rcpurt bciug recorded among
the proceedings in said ease, in libcr d. s.. No. l.
Sc one of the Equity Record Books OF said
county: that the said purchase money was paid
i'll full hy the said David SCAT to tho said Trustee,
but that Nc deed oil conveyance Ia him ar any
other pcrsnn has hccp executed hy the said James
Il tirnome. 'frustee, lar said lot The Hill further
shuwS that after the said PURCHASE nancy was paid
4 a.. l,g al a fh.s sol TO
said stephen upx, for the sam Of hundred
dollars which was paid in full. and that he agreed
to convey to said OK. ar tn his assigns tho said
lot by proper deed OF conveyance; and the Hill
charges that no deed lor the said lot having heen
executed by the said David Scott, he departed
this life intestae, in May, 1872 leaving his child
Frank il. Sc0tt. Eyn q, Scott, Bessie. +, Seott,
Henry H. spqtl and Helen scntt. his heiE al ,law,
and hs M9w Ann %sy sfai 9psa T " al The
estate dcyolvcd. ana that said Eva q. Scott,
Bessie F. Scott. Henry y. Sect and Helen ScQtt
are infants under y wears OF age.
The Bill further charges that administration of
the personal estate OF the said Stephen Cox hath
been granted by the -, Orphans Court for Kent
yG % Ga %P Of ad
,state. hut that complainant is informed and he!
iiercs that the salneis not sufficient TO dsctarsE
the time 0t III tlcalI; thai the hcfsouaI Sstatr III
the hands # said Harrison Y. fickers ought &,
be applied y Tho cfiims n the COMPLAINANT hl;I
as the same win extend. and that any deicicnfb
ought 10 be Supplied by sale OF the real estate
of their aforesaid debtor. That the said Admin
istrat9r hath net paid the said claims or rehdefel
any ACCOUNT of the personal estate in his hands
anu that complainant i unable to obtain relief
against him o. agaimst the aforesaid real estate
without the aid Of this ppurt.
The I2ill then prays that an account NAV b.
taken II said lrelScnal estate in'thc hands of san
Harrison W; Fitkers. under the direction of TIL
Court, and that the said real estate maybe sold
Tor the payment %f'the aforesaid debts as liaJ
remain unsatishcl by the application of the Her
sonal estate ALSO fer general relief " '' SCI =
1t is thcrcupQn adludgcd and ordered this lstL
day Of June, IN tha Year lS,O, that the rqibpgfn.
ant by causing copy oil this Order to be Inserted
in some newspaper published in Cecil county,
once week Tor one month before the 10Th day of
July next give notice to said widow and children,
the unknown heirs of said Stephen Cox deceased
who are nonrcsidcnts, OF the substance and object
OF this Bill, and warn them to appear in this
court in person or by solicitor, or before 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 \. DAVIS. Clerk.
June la-im = CIak,