The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-01-16
w. BEATTY HARLAN, Solicitor.
ORDER OF PUBLICATION.

Ava B. MaxwelIet a. In the Circuit Court
VS.. for Hartford County.
Richard D. Rushet all 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 purpose of distributing the
proceeds among his heirs at law.
The Bill states that the late James jeffrey,
who died in October. 1856, was seized and
possessed of a certain tract of land cont aiming
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.
2. 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 A. 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 (she having no other real estate) in the
dcvises of her last will and testament.
3. That the said will of lanes Jeffrey, dated
on the Sd day of January, 1874, was defec-
lively executed to convey real estate in that
the same was attested 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.
4. 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.
5. That the heirs at law of the said James
Jeffrey
(a) First. Ava Benton Jeffcry. the only liv-
ing child of the said James Jeffrey, who has
intermarried with Samuel NJ. Maxwell. The
said Ava B. Maxwell is entitled to one-third
of said real estate.
(b) Second. Ava NJ. Jeffrey, the only child of
J. Winfield Jeffrey, a deceased son of the said
James Jeffrey, who is entitled to one-third of
said real estate.
(c) Third, the descendants of Eliza Jane
Jeffrey (familiarly called Lyle 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 p. Davis and had issue. Laura J.
Davis Nav Davis VIRGINIA r.. Davis and
John NJ. Davis. After the death of her first
husband the said Eliza Jane Jeffrey Davis
married DR.. David &. 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 (nec
Jeffrey died about 1879. Laura J. Davis
married Francis Gridley and died about 1877,
leaving no tissue. May Davis married Francis
Squair and died about 1898 leaving issue,
Virginia and Francis who are each entitled
to one-eightecnth of said property. Virginia
B. Davis married Francis Gridley and died
about ISL leaving no ISSUE d I9h abo MI
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-sevcnth of said property.
6. That the said real estate is not suscepti-
BILE of partition without material loss and in
jury to the said parties entitled to interests
therein, and that in order to make the division
OF said interests it will be necessary that said
real estate be sold, and the proceeds thereof
divided amongst the parties according to
their several interests.
7. That the said Richard ID. Rush is nom
resident Of the State of Maryland. being n
resident OF the City of Washington. in the
District of Columbia. That the said Virginia
and Francis Squair and Francis Squair senior
are non-residents of the State of Maryland,
being residents of the city of Chicago, in the
State of Illinois. That the said John J Davis,
Frank r. Davis, Edward ]. Davis and the I'M
known wife of John NJ. Davis, il living, are
non-rcsidents OF the State of Maryland, being
residents OF the City of Chicago, in the State
of Illinois.
\. The said Virginia Squair. Frank Squair
and Edward J. 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
proceeds among the parties entitled thereto
and further relief
1t is thercupon this 9TH day of December,
1902, ordered that the conn lainants, by
causing a copy of this order to be inserted in
some newspaper published in II afford 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 to be passed as prayed.
WIN. s. FORWOOD, JR., Clerk.
True Copy-Tcst:
WIN. S. FORWOOD. JR, Clerk.