Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1890-12-19

The obje:t OF the Bill in the above entitled
case is to procure Il decree for the sale of GER
tain real estate situated, lying and being in
Montgomery county, IN the State OF Mary
land.
The Bill alleges that in fine year 1899
Elizabeth Ellicott, wife OF George Ellicott,
was seized and possessed in fee simple of sew
eral large tracts of land situated and lying
in Montgomery county, in the State Of NARY
land.
That by deed dated the 7,h day of October,
in the year 1893, the said Elizabeth Eliicott
and George Ellicott, her husband, conveyed
certain land to certain John Ellicott, Trns-
lees, upon the following trusts: ..
sin trust that said property should be held
and enjoyed by said Elizabeth Ellicott and
George Ellicoit until Hannah Chandlee and
Mahlon Chandlee, children and hers-at-law
OF Deborah Chandlee, should attain the age
oil iwenty-one years, and upon their arrival
atage in further trust that the said Hannah
and Mahlon Chandlee, and the survivor OF
them, during their natural lives should hold
aud enjoy the said lands in said deed limited
and assured to said trustees for their
benefit including the old Mill tract property
fully described in said deed, said Mill tract
was TO be held by the said Trustee for the
use OF the said Hannah Chandlee for and dur
ing her natural life, aud upon further trust
that on the death of the said Hannah aud
Mahlon Chan6lee aud the survivor of them,
the lawful issue of the said Hannah and Nah
Ion and their heirs forever should hold, oc-
cupy, possess nd enjoy the said lands in the
proportion following, that is say;
One moieiy or half part thereof 10 The law
full iscue OF the said Hannah and their
heirs forever equally to be divided between
them, including the old mill seat as above
limited TO the said Hannah, and the remain
ing moiety or half part thereof 10 the lawful
issue of the said Mahlon and their heirs for
ever to be equally divided between them.
That said deed contained provso that all
the provisions thereof should be void unless
said Hannah and Mahlon and the survivor Of
them, or their heirs, should rel ease to said
Eliza Elicott and her heirs by a ificient
deed OF conveyance all their right aud claim
to the land reserved in said deed TO the said
Elizabeth Ellicott.
That saiu Hannah and Mablon entered into
possession of<ie land conveyed as Aforesaid
in trust for them and they and their issue
have occupied the same ever since.
That under said deed The said Eliza Eli
colt had an interest in the whole of said
property until the said Hannah and Mahlon
arrived at the age OF twenty-oue years that
upon the arrival by the said Hannah and
dahlon al the age of twenty one, they had a
life interest in the land conveyed in trust for
them during their joint lives and the life of
the survivor, the said Hannah having the
right 10 the use OF the said Mill tract during
her life, that the issue Of said Hannah and
Mahon bad vested remainders in the whole
OF said land, with the exception OF the old
Mill tract, which vested by way of remainder
in the issue OF said Hannah
That The said Mahloa ntermarried with one
Catherine Frame; that the said Hannah in-
ermarried with one Joshua Pierce.
That subsequently,, 10 wit: On May 3lst,
1888, the said Joshua PIERCE and Hannah, his
wife, and Mahlon Chandee and Catherine
Chandee, his wife, executed deed of parti-
ton duly recorded among the Land Records
OF Montgomery county, in Liber B s., No
8, folios 7 &C., by virtue of which the said
Eannah and Mahlon became entitled to hold
aud enjoy their respective parts OF the lands
heretofore referred to in severalty, for and
during heir natural lives, and the issue of
which became entitled to The part of their an
cestor that by virtue of the following deeds
the grantees named therein became vested o.
the right, title and interest OF the grantors
therein named.
Deed from Charles B. Pierce, Jas &. Pierce,
George G. Pierce, Edward Pierce, Ann Pierce,
Edward Lea, and Deborah A. Lea, his wife,
to Mahlon Chandlee, dated August 25th, 1854.
Deed from Edwin Caandlee, Samuel L. Pid-
geon and Sarah NJ. Pidgeon, his wife, Casper
Chandlee, WIN. G. Chandlee, Albert Chand-
lee, TO Catherine Chandlee, dated December
%, 1855.
Deed from Casper Chandlee TO Edwin Chan
dice Samuel l.. Pidgeon and Sarah NJ. Pid-
geon, his wife, William G. Chaudlee, Albert
Chandlee and Catherine Chandlee, dated
March 9th, 1856, all of which deeds above re-
ferred to have been duly recorded among the
Re I'D nf
That the SAID Hannah Pierce and Joshua
Pierce, her husband, have long since depart
ed this life, leaving the following named chill
dren: Edward Pierce, whose wife 5 name is
Sophia h Pierce; Annie, who intermarried
with Que Beujaman F. Tilum; Deborah A.,
who intermarried with one Edward Lea
James 4. Pierce Charles & Pierce, whose
wife's name is Mary e. r. Pierce; Caleb
Pierce and George Pierce, all of whom are
now living except the following: CALEB
Pierce, who died an infant iutestate aud uu-
married; George PIERCE, whose wife is also
dead, departed this life inlestate, leaving the
folio wing named children; Joshua Pierce,
Charle les b. Pierce, whose wifes name is Ca
-lista b Pierce; Samuel G. Pierce, whose
wife's name is - Pierce; and Hannah u
Pierce
That Catherine Chandlee, wife of Mahlon
Chanolee, and grantee in the deed from Ed
win Chandlce ct al, above referred TO, died
iniesIaie.
That Mahlon Ghandlee has since died, leav-
ing last will and testament, dated the thir-
ty-6rst day of May, A d. 1889, in which
will he devised all of his interest in the land
mentioned in the deed from Charles B. Pierce
eli al. 10 Mahlon Chandee to his executors,
Samuel l.. Pidgeon, Joseph Stabler and
Thomas l.. Moore, TO be sold bF them and
the proceeds disided amongst his grand
children or legal heirs of any deceased grand
child, save aud except the following;
L. To pay to son, Casper Chandlee, i've
hundred dollars.
2nd To pay TO Joseph Slabler and Thomas
L. Moore one-fifth of the estate, 10 hold in
trust, The income therefrom to be paid to the
widow Of Albert Chandlee during her life,
Il IL IL.