The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-05-13


| husband,
William H. Taylor and
| Isabella Taylor. his
wife, ]. Marion Single
ton and Sallie L. Sin In the Circuit Court
gleton, his wife, Anas- for
tasia Reynolds and Hartford County.
NJ tt hcw Reynolds, In Equity.
her husband, John w.
EYeriSt, and Frances
Everist his wife, Sue
, Dcrr FildeS and Sam
uel Fildes, her husband
The object of the above entitled suit is to
obtain q decree for the sale OF six OF
land more or less, devised by the will of Jacob
Singleton, deceased, to the said Laura c.
Hipkins: for her life, with condition attached
by which said devise might have become an
estate in fee simple in her. and investment of
the proceeds under the orders of the Court.
The bill states that Jacob Singleton died in
the year 1850 leaving will duly executed
and probated and a copy of which is flied
with the Bill of Complaint. whereby he de-
the Second Election District of Hartford
County, which was conveyed to him by Her
man Tombstone and wife by deed dated Goth
November, 1851, and recorded among the
Land Records of Hartford County in Libcr A.
l.. J., No. 3, folio 16S, to q certain Jane Os-
mond for life and after her death to the said
Laura c. Hopkins. her daughter and provid-
ing that if she, said Laura, should have issue
of her body begotten. she should hold the
same in fee simple. That Jane Osmond is de-
ceased, and she, said Laura, is intermarried
with Thomas Hopkins, and is now arrived at
arrived at such age precludeS any reason
able expectation of her having children, being
about sixty years of age, and that, con
sequently, upon the termination of her life cS-
tate therein the said land will descend to and
vest in the heirs at law of Jacob Singleton,
who are his nephcws and nicces. namely
Anastasia Reynolds, wife of Matthew Key
nolds, and Sue Derr Fildcs, wife of Samuel
Fildes who are each entitled 20 one undivided
sixth interest in said lands, subject to the es-
tate or interest of said Laura. AlsoJ. Marion
Singleton, who is entitled to one undivided
third interest therein, subject to said Laura'S
rights, and also John w. Everist and
William II. TAYLOR who are each entitled to
subject to said Laura's rights therein. And
that said Sue Derr Fildes and her husband
Samuel Fildes resident in the State of
New York and are non-reSdcntS of the State
of Maryland. The bill further alleges that it
would be advantageous to all parties in in
proceeds invested for their benefit under the
supervision and orders of the Court, and
prays for decree for sale for that purpose,
and for an order of publication against the
said non-residentS, Sue Dcrr FildcS and her
husband.
1t is thereupon this 22nd day of April. in
the year 1904, ordered that the complain
ants, by causing copy of this order to he
inserted in some newspaper published in II ar
ford County, once in each OF four successive
weeks. fifteen days before the 18th day of
June, 1904, give notice to the said non-reSi-
dent defendants of the object and substance
of this Bill of Complaint, and warn them to
appear in this Court in person or by solicitor
on or before the said 18th day of June, 1904,
to answer the premises and show cause, if
any they have, why decree ought not to
pass prayed.
WM. $. FoRWOOD. JR., Clerk.
True Copy-Test:
WIN. $. FORWOOD. JR.. Clerk.