The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-01-09
w. BEATTY HARLAN, Solicitor.
ORDER OF PUBLICATION.
Ava Il. MaxwelIet al In the Circuit Court
VS.. for Hartford County.
Richard u. Rush ct al. In Equity.

Ava b. MaxwelIet al In the Circuit Court
VS.. for Hartford County.
Richard d. Rush ct nj. In Equity.
The object of this suit is to procure a decree
for the sale of the real estate OF the late James
Jeffrey for the purpose of distributing the
proceeds among his heirs at law.
The Bill states that the late James Jeffrey,
who died in october. 1886, was seized and
possessed of a certain tract of land containing
forty acres. more or less, situated in the Third
Election District of Hartford county, on the
south side OF the public road from Churchville
to Aberdeen.
.. That by his last will and testament the
said James Jeffrey devised and bequeathed all
of his property, real, personal and mixed. to
his wife, Jane y. Jeffrey, who occupied the
said property until her death in August, 1902.
That the said Jane A. Jeffrey supposed that
she owned said real estate and included the
same CShc having no other real eState) in the
dcViScS of her last will and testament.
3. That the said will of James Jeffrey, dated
on the Sd day of January 1874, was defec-
lively executed to convey real estate in that
the same was attcsted by only two witnesses
while the law of this State at the time said
will was executed required Will conveying
real estate to be attested by at least three
witnesses.
!. That the said lands and premises there
fore descended to the heirs at law of the said
James Jeffrey and did not pass by his said
will to his said wife.
>. That the heirs at law of the said James
Jeffrey
(a) First. Ava Benton Jeffery. the only liv-
ing child of the said James Jeffrey, who has
intcrmarried with Samuel NJ. Maxwell. The
said Ava B. Maxwell IS entitled to one-third
Oh Second, Ava NJ. Jeffrey. the only child of
7. Winfield Jeffrey, deceased son of the said
James Jeffrey, who is entitled to one-third OF
(c) Third, the descendants of Eliza Jane
Jeffrey Qamiliarly called Lyle a deceased
daughter of the said James Jeffrey are Jointly
entitled to one-third of said property as fol
lows, viz: The said Eliza Jane married, first
time John Z. Davis and had issue. Laura J;
Davis; May Davis, Virginia b. Davis and
John NJ. Davis. After the death of her first
husband the said Eliza Jane Jeffrey (Davis)
married DR.. David 6. Rush. The only issue
of which second marriage was Richard D.
RuSh who is entitled to one-ninth OF SAID
property. The said Eliza Jane Rush (nee
jeffrey died about 1879. Laura J. Davis
married Francis Gridley and died about 8 Z -
leaving no issue. May Davis married FRANCIS
Squar and died about 1898 leaving issue.
Virginia and Francis, who are each entitled
to one-eghteenth OF said property. Virginia
Il. Davis married Francis Gridley and died
about 1881. leaving no issue: John NJ.
1891, leaving three children, viz: John J;
Davis and Frank X. Davis, both now oflegal
age, and Edward J. Davis, now about twenty
years of age. who are each entitled to one
twenty-seventh of said property.
&. That the said real estate is not suSceptl-
bic of partition without material loss and in
Jury to the said parties entitled to interests
therein. aud that in order to make the division
OF said interests it will be necessary that said
real estate be sold. and the proceeds thereon
divided amongst the parties according to
their several interests.
:. That the said Richard ID. Rush is q non
resident of the State of Maryland, being
resident OF the City of Washington. in the
District of Columbia. That the said Virginia
and Francis Squair and Francis Squair senior
uon-rcSidents of the State of Maryland,
being residents of the city of Chicago in the
State Of Illinois. That the said John Davis,
Frank X. Davis. Edward ]. Davis and the I'M
known wife of John NJ. Davis, if living, are
non-rcsidCnlS OF the State ofMaryland, being
residents Of the City of Chicago, in the State
of Illinois.
=. The said Virginia Squair, Frank Squair
and Edward ]. Davis are infants, not of legal
age.
The Bill then prays for decree for the sale
of said property and the distribution of the
proceeds among the parties entitled thereto
and further relief
1t is thcrcupon this 18TH day of December,
1902, ordered that the complainants, by
causing a copy of this order to be inserted in
some newspaper published in Hartford county,
once in each of four successive weeks, fifteen
days before the I'd day of February, 1908.
give notice to the said absent defendants of
the object and substance of this Bill and warn
them to appear in this Court in person or by
solicitor on or before the I'd day of February,
1903, to answer the premises and show
cause. if any they have, why decree ought
not he passed prayed.
WNI. :. FORWOOD, JR., Clerk.
True Copy-Tcst:
WAI. ). FORWOOD, JR., Clerk.