Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1890-12-26
In the Circuit Court for Montgomery
County, in Equity.
Henry Chandlee. Anna b. Chandlee, his
wife; Rebecca r. Pidgeon, Charles
NJ. Pidgeon, Katharine d. Pidgeon,
bis wife, Compliments,

Joshua Peirce, Charles B. Peirce and
Calista B. Pierce, his wife Samuel
G. PIERCE, Hannah G. PIERCE, Eliza
G. Pidgeon, Lewis Pidgeon and Su-
san T. Pidgeon, his wife; Cassandra
Pidgeon, William S. Chandlee and
Bertha M. Chandlee, his wife; Caspar
Chandlee, Sarah Ann Chandlee, Sam
uel l.. Pidgeon, all non-residents;
Samuel i. Pidgeon, Joseph Stabler,
Thomas L. Moore, executors Of the
last will and testament of Mahlon
Chandlee, deceased, residents Of the
State of Maryland, and Joseph Sta
bier and Thomas l.. Moore, trustees
under said last will of Mahlon Chand-
lee, defendants.
The object Of the Bill in the above entitled
case is to procure a 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 1893
Elizabeth Ellcott, 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 Mar :
land 4 3
That by deed dated the 7th day OF October,
in the year 1899, the said Elizabeth Ellcott
and George ElIicott, her husband, conveyed
certain land TO a certain John Ellcott, Trus-
tees, upon the following trusts:
Gin trust that said property should be held
and enjoyed by said Elizabeth Ellicott and
George Eliicott until Hannah Chandlee and
Mahlon Chandlee, children and heirs-at-law
n.ha l. lAA .to tfa.p tha
of twenty-one years, and upon their arrival
at age in further trust that the said Hannah
and Mahlon Chandlee, and the survivor OF
them, during their natural lives should hold
and 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 Chaudlee for and dur
ing her natural life, and upon further trust
that on the death of the said Hannah and
Mahlon Chandlee and the survivor of them,
the lawful issue of the said Hannah and NAH
Ion and their heirs forever should hold, &C.
cupy, possess and enjoy the said lands in the
proportion following, that is say: - 2
One moiety or half part thereof TO the law
full issue OF the said Hannah and their
heirs forever equally to be divided between
them, including the old mill seat as above
limited 10 the said Hannah, and the remain
ing moiety or half part thereof to the lawful
issue of the said Mahlon and their heirs for
ever to be equally divided between them.
That said deed contained a proviso that all
the provisions thereof should be void unless
said Hannah and Mahlon aud the survivor of
them, or their heirs, should release to sail
Eliza Elicott and her heirs by a ffcenl
deed OF conveyance all their right and claim
tn tha la nd ~ ha
Elizabeth Ellicott.
That saiu Hannah and Mablon entered into
possession of the 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-one years; that
upon the arrival by the said Hannah and
Mahlon al the age of twenty-one, they had u
life in crest in the land conveyed in trust for
them during their joint lives and the life Of
the survivor, The said Hannah having the
right to the use Of the said Mill tract during
her life, that the issue of said Hannah AID
Mahlon had vested renaindsrs Id 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 Mahlou intermarried with one
Catherine Frame; that the said Hannah in
termarried with one Joshua Pierce.
That subsequently,, TO wit: On May 3lst,
1888, the said Joshua Peirce and Hannah, his
wife, ana Mahlou Chandlee and Catherine
Chandlee, his wife, executed a deed of parti-
tion duly recorded among the Land Records
OF Montgomery county, in Liber B s., No
s, foos Z &C., by virtue OF which the said
Hannah and Mahlon became entitled to hold
q nd ani0v THAR i've of ~ 4. stS4a
heretofore referred to in severalty, in aud
during their natural lives, and tho issue OF
which became entitled TO the part OF their an
cestor that by virtue Of the following deeds
the grantees named Aiseeein became vested OF
the right, title end interest OF the grantorS
therein napsd.
Deed from Charles B. Pierce, Jas. Il. 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 Chandlee, Samuel L. Pid-
geon and Sarah NJ. Pidgeon, his wife, Casper
Chandlee, WIN. g. Chandlee, ALBERT Chand-
lee, 10 Catherine Cbandlee, dated December
26, 1855.
Deed from Casper Chandee to Edwin Chan
dice. Samuel l., Pidgeou and Sarah NJ. Pid-
geon, his wife, William g. Chaudee, Albert
Chandlee and Catherine Chaudlee, dated
March 9th, 1856, all OF which deeds above re
ferred to have been duly recorded among the
Land Record Books of Montgomery county
That the SAID Hannah Pierce. and Joshua
Pierce, her husband, have longkince depart
ed this life, leaving the following named chill
dren Edward Pierce, whose Wife's name is
Sophia Pierce; Annie, who intermarried
with one Benjaman +. Tillum Deborah A. g.,
who intermarried with one Edward Lea ;
James +. Pierce; Charles Il Fierce, whose
wite's name is Mary E. r Pierce; Caleb
Pierce and George Pierce, all Of whom are
now living except The following Caieo
Pierce, who died an infant intestate and I'M
married; George PIERCE, whose wife is also
dead, departed this life in,estate, leaving the
following named children: Joshua Pierce
Charles b. Pierce, whose wife's name is Ca
lista b Pierce; Samuel C. Pierce, whose
wife's name is - Pierce; and Hannah Z.
Pierce.
That Catherine Chandlee, wife of Mahion
Chaudlee, and grantee in the deed from Ed
win Chandlee ct al, above referred TO, died
inteslate.
That Mahlon Chandlee has since died ieav-
ing last will and testament, dated tue thir-
ty-hrst day of May. A. D. 1889, in which
will he devised all Of his interest in the land
mentioned 10 the deed from Charles B. Pierce
ct al. TO Mahlon Chandlee to his executors,
oaWuei u. tlugeon, Joseph Stapler anu
Thomas Ia. Moore, to be sold by item and
the proceeds divided amongst his grand
children or legal heirs of any deceased grand
child, save and except the following
/. To pay to son, Casper Chsndee, Ave
hundred dollars.
2nd. To pay TO Joseph Siabler and Thomrs
L. Moore one-fifth of the estate, to hold in |
trust, the income therefrom to be paid to the |
widow of Albert Chandlee during her lite, |
and after her death 10 divide the same
amongst his grandchildren, share and share
alike, or to the legal heirs of any DECEASED |
grsndchild.