The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1890-09-19
II. c. THACK cray, Solicitor.
ORDER OF PUBLICATION

Robert G. Hopkins
Executor Of
William h. Rowland,
VS..
Helen Rowland, Robert In the Circuit Court
c. Hopkins and Mary X. for Hartford County.
Hopkins, his wife, In Equity.
Hugh Rowland Isabel
Rowland, E estine
Rowland and William
S. Rowland.
THE OBJECT of this suit is to procure de-
i cree for the sale of certain real estate in
Hartford County, State of Maryland, of which
William B. Rowland, late of Cecil county, Mary
land, died seized.
The bill states that the said William B. Row
land was seized and possessed of tract of land
situate near the city of Havre de Grace, In
Hartford county aforesaid, containing four hum
dred acres, more or less, and known as the "Old
Bay Farm" and which was conveyed to him by
two several deeds, the one from Henry W. Ar
cher and Henry d. Farnandis. trustees, dated
February 81, 1874, and recorded in Lber A. L. j..
No. 80. folio 30. one of the Land Record Books Of
said Hartford county, and the other from Ohio
Scott, trustee. dated March 18th, 1856 and re-
corded in Liber A. l.. j., No. ., folio 345, another
of said Record Books; that being 80 seized and
possessed, the said William b. Rowland depart
ed this life ON about the 10th day of Septem-
Der, 1885, having first made his last win and Tes-
lament, dated August oath, 1885, duly executed
SO as to pass real estate, and recorded in Liber
G., Vol. IA, page ia, one of the VIII Record
Books of Cecil County, aforesaid; that said Will
has been admitted to probate by the Orphans
Court of said Cecil county; that the plaintiff
was appointed one of the Executors of said Will
and has duly qualified as such Executor that by
said Will the said tesIator devised said ''Old Bay
Farm" and gave directions concerning it. as fol.
lows: Three-sevenths OF it to the said Mary K.
Hopkins; three-sevenths of 1t to the four chill
of deceased son, William. OF said testator, and
one-seventh Of it to a son. Samuel Rowland, and
a daughter, Helen Rowland, OF said testator !;
that the said Robert Z. Hopkins should manage
the farm and pay, annually. three-sevenths OF
the net income to the said Mary X. Hopkins,
three-sevenths of the net income to the said four
children, and one-seventh of the net income to
the said Samuel aud Helen Rowland that il, at
the end of five years, II should become desirable
to sell said farm. the said testator desired the
said Robert G. Hopkins to sell ii and divide pro-
ceeds US follows: Three-sevenths to the said
port or he said four children, and one-seventh
10 be divided between the said Samuel and
died on or about February eth. 1888, intestate
and unmarried and leaving surviving him the
following sisters and nephews aud nieces. child
rem of deceased brother, TO whom. as his only
heirs at law, the interest of the said Samuel
Rowland in the said "Old Bay Farm, has de-
scended, namely. the SAID Mary Il. Hopkins, a
sister. who intermarrled with the said Robert G.
Hopkins is of full age and resides with her hus-
band in said Cecil county, the said ellen Row
resides in said Cecil county. and the said Hugh,
Isabel, Ernestine and William s. Rowland, chill
dreu of deceased brother of said Samuel Row.
land. all of whom are under twenty-one years of
age and reside in the city of Washington or Else
where beyond the Jurisdiction OF this Court: that
the time fixed by said Will for the sale of said
farm mas arrived CuhI d sdi0 lueTcOI is ueSTdDl0
and that it would be to the advantage of all the
parties interested to have such sale made and
the proceeds distributed in accordance with said
Will.
The bill prays that a decree may be passed for
the sale of said farm and that the proceeds may
be distributed among the parties interested &C
cording to their respective rights.
1t is, thereupon, this 18th day OF September,
$780, ordered by the Circuit Court for Hartford
county, in equity, that the plaintiff by causing
CODY of this order to be inserted in some news
paper published in SAID Hartford county, once in
each of four successive weeks, fifteen days be-
fore the Sd day of November, 1880, give notice to
the said absent defendants of the object and
su bst ance of this BILL warning them to appear in
this Court in person or by solicitor, on before
the said Sd day of November next, to show cause,
if any they have. why u decree ought not to be
passed as prayed.
A L. JARRETT, Clerk.
True copy, test,
19Sep3t A. L.. JARRETT, Clerk.