The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-06-27


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JULIA A. CRAIG,
! JAMES CRAIG.
CAROLINE B. CRAIG,
A. HAMILTON BAYLEY, oONi
ALVERDA BAYLEY, FOR
| JOHN A. CRAIG,
FRANK CRAIG.
! MAUD GOODBODY, BALTIMORE
! A. G. GOODBODY,
ALL THE uNK HE6 WHNSsGBHATSRP; oorsrv
| DREN OR DESCENDANTS
OLA DECEASED CHILD OR
CRAIG, DECEASED;
MARY CLARKSON GRAMS
The object of this suit is for the purpose of
making lease of certain real estate on the
south side of Ravenswood avenue, in Baltimore
county, Maryland, which passes under the term
of the residuary clause of the will of the late
John A. Craig, deceased.
The bill states that John A. Craig died in the
year eighteen hundred and ninety-three leav-
ing last will and testament whereby after max
ing sundry requests he devised as follows:
II give and bequeath to my said wife during her
natural life, after any debts may leave and fun
eral expenses are fully paid, the rest, residue
and remainder of my. estate, except all such
gits and d devises shall here in this will, desig-
above devises to my said wife are in lieu of
dover rights and during her natural life In
case our son. William Pinkney Craig, survives
his mother at her demise. will and devise to
him all real and personal property appropriated
for her beneht and use during her natural
life, ''etc
That said will was duly probated and is now of
record in the Register of Wills office of Balti-
more county, Maryland.
That among the property passing under the
clauses of the said will above set forth is piece
of land on the south side of Ravenswood ave.
nue., in GovanstOwn, Baltimore county, Mary
land. ninety three feet front by one hundred
and ninety two feet, more or less. and for which
10 lease S e was maze Dy mary Garrison
one hundred and sixteen dollars and twenty five
cents.
made by said Mary Clarkson Cranston, was va
cant and unproductive. and that the life tenant,
Sallie Ann Craig, and William Pinkney Craig
one of the contingent remaindermen, together
with his wife, Julia a. Craig, believing that they
had the right to make lease of said property,
executed lease reserving a ground rent of one
hundred and sixteen dollars and TWENTY-FIVE
cents to the said Mary Clarkson Cranston. and
that she, Mary Clarkson Cranston, entered into
possession thereof and has erected house on j.
That the said John A. Craig was twice married
and the following are his heirs at law:
Alters by Sarah Jane Craig, who departed
this life in the year 1889
James Craig, now living, of the age of sixty
six years, who married Caroline B. Craig
and who now resides at Govanstown, Ma
ryland.
John Craig, who died about twenty years
ago, leaving him surviving the three fol-
lowing children, all non-residents of the
State of Maryland: John A. Craig, the
yOuUHefs frank craig. ana MAUD Craig.
who married A. 6. Goodbody. and ali of
whom reside In the State of Florida, and
II is not known whether he left any other
children or descendants of deceased
child or children; but If any such there
should be. they are proper parties to this
bill and hence are so made parties hereto.
Margaret Craig, who married A. Hamilton
Bayley. and who died many years ago.
leaving surviving her. two daughters
Margaret 9. Bayley and Alverda Bayley
both of whom reside in Cambridge, in the
State of Maryland, and are both sui juris.
B-Heirs by Sallie Ann Craig, widow
Lawrence Craig, who died many years ago
at the age of twenty years, intestate and
without issue.
William Pnkney Craig, sui juris, who mar
ried Julia A. Craig.
That there are no other persons interested in
said land above described.
The bill alleges that the lease made by Mary
Garrison Cranston is not sufficient in law to pass
perfect title to the leasehold interest in said
the first that all of the contingent remainder |
men are not made parties thereto. And further |
alleges that 1t will be advantageous to the par
ties concerned in said estate that the offer of |
Mary Clarkson Cranston should be accepted and !
that proper and sufficient lease should be made |
to her in place of the one made by the said Sal |
lie Ann Craig and William Pinkney Craig leas- |
ing said property to said Mary Clarkson Grams |
ton. her executors, administrators and assigns
for ninety nine years, renewable forever re- |
serving the revers0ns in said lot and the annual |
ground rent of one hundred and sixteen dollars |
and twenty five cents to the life tenant and |
those entitled thereto under the terms of said |
will of said John A. Craig, deceased.
IL Is therefore adJndged and ordered, this 18th
more county, Tin Equity that the plaintiff, by |
caueing copy of this order to be inserted in |
some weekly newspaper published in Baltimore
county. once week for four successive weeks |
before the 9th day of July, 1908. give notice to
the said John A. Craig Frank Craig, Maud Craig
and the unknown child or children or descend
ants of deceased child or children of John
Craig, deceased, Of any) all non-residents of the
State of Maryland, of the object and substance
of this bill of complaint and warning them to
appear in this court, in person or by solicitor,
On or before the 18TH day of august, 1905,
to show cause, if any they have, why a decree
should not be passed as prayed.
WILLIAM P. COLE Clerk
True Copy-Test:
June s7-btI WILLIAM P. COLE, Clerk,