The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1909-03-13
In the Circuit cour, ior Cecil County in equity.
No. 2hSy.

The object Of this suit Is to procure a decree
Tor the sale ni certain real estate in the Second
Election District OF Cecil County. Maryland. 81
which certain Clara Rcbccca Gilpin, late of
New Castle County, Delaware, died seized and
possessed.
The Bill states that certain John T.. Cochran
late of 81. Georges Hundred. New Castle county
bel. was ~ his lifetime and ai the time OF bis
DEATH seized OF a certain tract Of land containing
about 50 acres, more or less, situate in the Second
Election District OF said Cecil county aud which
il particularly described in deed from John VI.
smith and wife 10 him the said john r. Cochran
dated January -, isis, aud duly recorded among
the Land Records Of said Cecil county IN Lihcr
q. MSC, No u.s. folio IS, certified copy thereof
being filed with said Bill marked Plaintiffs EN.
hibit A."
The Bill further states that the said John r.
Cochran departed this life on or about bee. ~
ISIS, aud by his last will aud testament and codi.
ellis thereto devised said land to his daughter
Rcbccca Gilpin whose full name was Clara Rchcc-
ca Gilpin, subject To an annuity TO certain Mary
I, Cochran, for and during her natural life, OF
the onc.Sixth OF $3.50, the said last will aud
testament aad codicils being Of record among the
viii Records Of said Cecil county in l.ibcr l..
Volume ~. folio a certified copy being filed
with said Hill marked Plaintiffs ENhibit b."
The Hill states further that the said Ciarn Re.
bccCa Gilpin was at the time OF her death. seized
aud possessed OF the above mentioned tract or
parcel of land situate in said Cecil county which
is particularly described IN the decd above men
toned; that being seized aud possessed. the
said Clara Rebccca t'ilpin ON the 5th day OF
last Will and Testament dated September IS. i91S
aud recorded in l.iber L.. volume ~. folio one
OF the viii Record Books Of said Cecil county
q certified copy OF said last will aud testament
being filed with said Bil marked Plaintiffs tx
hibii c" whereby she devised Que moiety or one
hall part To the plaintiff. John {. Sites and the
other moicty OF remaining half part TO the de.
PENDANTS. Luke Sells Stiles. RcbcCca Sells Sttcs
aud Archer Cochran Sites. children OF her de.
ceased son Archer Stitcs IN equal shares subject,
however. to the said annuity to the said MARY L.
Cochran hcrcinhciore mcnioncd that the said
defendants. Luke Sells Sites. Rchccca Sells Sites
aud Archer Cochran Sites are infants under the
age of a. unmarried aud reside in the State ol
Missouri OF elsewhere beyond the Jurisdiction OF
this Court. that said real estate not be divid-
cd without loss aud injury to the parties ntefcst-
ed aud that IN order to make division of said in.
erests II will be TO sell said real estate
and divide the proceeds
The Rill prays that a decree may bc passed for
the sale OF said real estate and that the proceeds
may lie distributed among the parties interested
aud for general relief,
II Is. thcrcupon, this 18th day OF February 100
ordered by the Circuit Court for Cecil county, Ia
Faulty, aud by the authority thereof. that the
plaintiffs hy causing n copy OF this order TO be
inserted in some newspaper published IN said
Cecil County, once a week IN each OF four success
sivc weeks before the 21ud day OF March next. to
give notice to the said absent defendants OF the
object aud substance OF this Bill aud warning
thcm TO appear III this Court, IN person OF by So
lcitor. or before the 9Th day OF April next. To
show cause. ifany they have why a decree ought
not bc PASSED rs prayed.
MANLY DRRNNEN.
True Copy test; Clerk.
tcb.p-Sw MANLY DRENNEN, Clerk,