The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-02-22
AND
J. ALEXIS SHRIVER,
DEFENDANTS.

The object of this bill is TO procure the sale
! of all the real estate of which the late Joshua
| Gwynn died seized and possessed and distribute
the proceeds among the parties in interest,
according to law
goth day of September 1907, sezed and possessed
of large and valuable tracts of land situated in
the Eleventh district of Baltimore county, con-
slsting OF several farms, certified copies of the
deeds to said tracts of land being filed as exhib-
its with the bill.
The bill further states that the said Joshua
Gwynn left widow, Margaret J. Gwynn. and
the following children: Joseph, Caleb W., David
T., Louisa B., N: Louis, M. Margaret, John A.,
Benjamin B., Elijah L., Joshua Edward Gwynn
and Mary E. Wicks, wife of Moses Wicks. and
Martha Q. Davage, wife of B. Wesley Dayage
Of whom all are adults except Benjamin B. and
Elijah Il. GWynn. infants, several of whom have
married, as set forth in the title to this BILL
All these heirs are residents of Maryland ex=
ceptlng Joshua Edward Gwynn, who has been
heard of was in the State of Illinois, and as the
complainants in this bill do not know whether
the son of the said Joshua Edward Gwynn,
namely, John e. L. Gwynn, residing in the Do
woW Of osSns sR Hannah
made parties in order that their rights might
be determined. Is
The bill also states that one ]. Alexis Shriyer
claims to have some interest in some of the,
tracts of which the said Joshua Gwynn died
seized and possessed, and prays that he may be
made a party and made to exhibit any title pa
pers which could in any manner effect the prop
erty of the late Joshua Gwynn. 80
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islentitled to her dover in said real estate,
which her said husband. Joshua Gwynn, pos
sessed at the time of his death. That the COM
plainant is entitled to an undivided one twelfth
part or share of all the real estate of the said
Joshua Gwynn, subject to the dover rights of
the said MARGARET j. Gwynn, and that the other
eleven undivided portions or shares are to be
distributed among the heirs as provided in the
bill, subject to the aforesaid dover of Margaret
j. Gwynn; that the said real estate of the said
Joshua Gwynn cannot be divided among the
heirs without loss and injury, and that it would
be for the best interest and advantage of all the
said heirs to decree sale thereof and to distrib-
ute the proceeds among the said heirs, accord
ing to their rights. The bill prays-
1st-For a discovery from the said J. Alexis
Shriver of the quantity. quality, character and
condition of any interest he may claim in and
to any part of the said real estate of Joshua
2d-For sale of the said real estate and dis
tribution of the proceeds of sale.
3d-That the Court may assume Jurisdiction
have belonged to the said Joshua Gwynn de-
ceased at the time of his death.
4th-For such other and further relief as the
case of your orators may require.
5th-That writs of subpoena may be issued
against the residents of Maryland.
6th-That an order of publication NAV he
granted giving notice to the said Joshua dwarf
Gwynn, adult, last heard of in the State of Ili-
nois, and to John E. L. Gwynn, his son, at Win
nepeg, Dominion of Canada, warning them to
appear in person or by solicitor, or before
certain day to be named therein, to show cause,
If any they have. why decree should not be
1t is thereupon this 18th day of February. 1908.
ordered by the Circuit Court for Baltimore
county, in Equity, that the plaintiffs by causing
copy of this order to be inserted in some news
paper published in Baltimore county, once in
each of four successive weeks: before the 23d day
of March, and give notice to the said absent de-
PENDANTS of the object and substance of this bill
warning them to appeal in this Court in person
or by solicitor,
On or before the 4th day April Neat,
to show cause, if any they have, why decree
should not be passed as prayed.
WILLIAM P. COLE, Clerk.
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Feb. 22-5tl WILLIAM P. COLE, Clerk. |