The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-02-27
W. BEATTY HARLAN, Solicitor
ORDER Of PUBLICATION.
Ava b. Maxwell. ct al. ! In the Circuit Court
vs.. StUT Hartford County.
Richard d. Rush, ct al. In Equity.

Ava b. Maxwell. ct al. In the Circuit Court
vs.. for Hartford County.
Richard d. Rush, ct al. In Equity.
The object of this suit is to procure decree
for the sale OF the real estate of the late James
Jeffrey for the purposes OF partition, and an
order of publication having been passed and
appeared from said testimony that John I.
Jeiicry, son OF the said James Jcttcry, had long
prior to the year 1900 left this United States auG
that lie was last heard ofin Hong Kong China, at
which time he stated his intention of returning
home To his fathers house but lie never did
and that he was believed to be long since dead
unmarried interstate and without issue, and it
further appeared from said testimony that
Fanny Vi. Jeffrey, the widow of J. Winfield
Jeffrey still living and was q nonresident
of the State of Maryland, residing in the
CITY of Chicago, i'll the State of Illinois.
and thereupon The Court upon the petition
of the plaintiffs ON the nth day of Feb
ruary, i'll the year 1905 passed an order
and if dead then his heirs, if any, and the said
Fanny NJ. jeffrey, widow of ]. " inicld Jeffrey,
parties defendant in said suit and directing
that order OF publication issue against them,
in pursuance of which order of the said Court
this order of publication is passed and publish
ed.
The bill and petition state that the late James
Jeffrey, who died i'll october, 1856, was seized
and possessed of a certain tract of land, con
tanning forty acres more or less situated i'll
Hartford county.
, That by his Last Will and Testament the
said James Jeffrey devised and hequeathcd all
of his property, real, personal and mixed to his
5. That said Will Of James Jeffrey, dated
the 3rd day of January. 1874, WAS effectively
executed to pass real estate.
!. That the said lands and premises therefore
descended to the heirs at law OF the said James
Jeffrey.
5. That the heirs at law of the said James
Cal First Ava Benton Jeffrey, the only living
child of said James Jeffrey, who has intermar-
ried the Samncl NJ. Maxwell. The said Ava
t1,,1t 4
estate.
d, Second. Ava NJ Jeffrey. the only child of
Winfield Jeffrey, deceased son of the said
James jeffrey, who is entitled to one-third of
said real estate, subject to the dover right
therein, if any of her mother, Fanny NJ. jeffrey
(c) Third, the descendants of Eliza Jane
Jeffrey uamiliary called Lvlel Il deceased
daughter OF the said James Jeffrey are jointly
entitled to onc-third OF SAID property as follows
viz: The said Eliza Jane married, first time,
John =. Davis and had issue, Laura J. Davis,
Davis. After the death of her first husband the
said Eliza Jane Jeffrey Davis married DR..
David q. Rush. The only issue of which second
marriage was Richard ID. Rush, who is entitled
to one ninth cfSa;d property.
The said Eliza Jane Rush Jeffrey died about
1879. Laura ]. Davis married Francis Gridley
and died about lH-7 leaving no issue. May
Davis married Francis Squair and died about
IS9S leaving issue, Virginia and Francis who
are each entitled 10 one-eighteenth ofsaid prop
erty. Virginia b. Davis married Francis Grid
ley and died about 1851, leaving no issue John
NJ. Davis married -- and died about
1891, leaving three children, viz: John |. Davis
and Frank X. Davis, both now of legal age. and
Edward ]. Davis, about twenty years of
age, Who areeach entitled to acknowledgements
OF said property.
(d) Fourth, that John + Jeffrey, son, who
about the year 1901 disappeared and has never
Since been heard of, would, if living be entitled
to a onefourtf interest i'll saidslands. or if dead
leaving descendants said descendants i'll his
stead would bc entitled to aouc-iourth interest
in said lands, but said John T Jeffrey is believed
by his friends and relatives to be dong since
dead, unmarried, interstate and without issue,
but II living or if dead leaving descendants
who would be entitled to claim i'll his stead
then the shares of the parties as set out in the
Bill would be proportionally reduced.
.. That the said real estate is not susceptible
OF partition without material loss and iniurv
and that in order to make the division OF said
interests it will be necessary that said real es-
tate be sold and the proceeds thereof divided
amongst the parties according to their several
interests.
:. That the said Richard d. Rush is a non
resident of the State of Maryland, being i resi-
dent of the City of Washington in the District
OF columbia. That the said Virginia and
Francis Squair and Francis SIrair Senior are
of the State Of Maryland. being
residents of the CITY Oft hiCapo in the STATE. Of
That the said John J. Davis, Frank
r. Davis. Edward ]. Davis and the unknown
wife OF John NJ Davis if living are non residents
of the State of Maryland, being residents ofthc |
City OF Chicago in the state of Illinois That |
the said Fanny NJ. Jeffrey is a nonresident Of |
the State of Maryland being resident of the
City of Chicago i'll the State OF Illinois. THAT |
the said John T. Jeffrey if living, and if dead. |
his descendants, if any are believed to be non-
residents OF the State OF Maryland and cannot |
be found.
S. That the said virginia Squair Frank
Squair and Edward ]. Davis are infants, not of
legal age.
The Bill then prays for a decree for the sale of
said property and the distribution of the pro
ceeds among the parties entitled thereto and
for further relief.
1t is thereupon this nth day of February,
1908. ordered that the Complainants by causing
a copy of this order to I've inserted i'll some
newspaper published i'll Hartford county, once
in each of four successive weeks, fifteen days
before the Soth day ofMarch 1905, give notice
to the said absent defendants, John 7. Jeffrey if
living, and if dead. then his heirs, if any, and
the said Fanny NJ. Jeffrey, widow of Winfield
Jeffrey, of the object and substance of this Bill
and warning them to appear i'll this Court III
person or by solicitor on or before the ioth day
Of March zoos to answer the premises and
show cause, if any they have why decree
ought not to be passed as prayed.
WM. $. FOkWuJD, JR., Clerk.
True Copy-Tcst:
WM. :. FORWOOD, JR., Clerk.