Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1911-09-22
No. 275O Equity.

THE OBJECT of this suit is to obtain a
sale of the property hereinafter described
for the purpose of division and partition
of the proceeds among the persons entitled
thereto
The Bill states that the plaintiffs are
all of full age and residents Of the State of
Maryland. except Alice M. Godsey and
Richard E. Godsey, who are residents of
the State of Virginia, and that the defend
ants are also of full AGE; that the defend
ant, Helen v. Mcleod, is a resident of the
city OF Washington, District of Columbia /;
James A. Mcleod is a resident of the city
OF Chicago, State of Illinois. and that the
defendant, John f. Mcleod. is a resident
of Montgomery county. State of Maryland !;
that one John Mcleod died intestate in
the year 1884 seized of certain real prop
erty situated in MONTGOMERY county, Mary
land, known and described as part of a
tract of land called Two Edged Sword"
and part of tract of land called "Resur-
vey of Covenant of Peace :" that the said
John Mcleod left as his heirs-at-law two
brothers, William C. and Hugh S. Mcleod
and sister, Jean Mcleod, besides his
widow. Ambrosia Mcleod, to whom de-
scended the above mentioned real property !;
that said Jean Mcleod died intestate
in the year 1857, leaving as her heirs-at-
law her two brothers, the said William
c. and Hugh S. Mcleod, to whom descended
her undivided interest; that the said VIM.
c. Mcleod died intestate in the year 1872,
leaving as his heirs-at-law Francis S.
Mcleod, William E. Mcleod and John f.
Mcleod, all children of William C. Mcleod,
besides his widow, Mary j. Mcleod, to
whom descended his undivided interest in
the above mentioned property; that said
William E. Mcleod died intestate in the
year 1898, leaving the following heirs-at-
law, his brothers, Francis S. and John E.
Mcleod, besides his widow, Helen v.
Mcleod, to whom descended said William
f. McLeods undivided interest in aforesaid
property; that the said Mary j. Mcleod
died on or about the 21st day of January,
1911; that the said Hugh S. Mcleod died
intestate in the year 1907, leaving as his
heirs-at-law his children, Alice M. Godsey
and James A. Mcleod, besides his widow,
Emma r. Mcleod, to whom descended his
undivided interest in aforesaid property
that after the death of John Mcleod, his
widow, Ambrosia Mcleod, married a man
named Cook whose Christian name is I'M
known, and that the said Ambrosia Cook
has been absent from her last-known place
OF residence for more seven years last past,
and during said time said Ambrosia Cook
has not been heard from, nor has she COM
municated with those who would naturally
have heard from her had she been alive;
that Catharine B. Mcleod is the wife of
Francis S. Mcleod, and Richard E. Godsey
is the husband of Alice NJ Godsey; that
the aforementioned property is not by
reason of its character and dimensions
susceptible Of specific partition among the
parties entitled to interests therein, and
that the plaintiffs herein are entitled and
1t Will be to the interest and advantage of
all persons concerned that said property
be sold and division made of the proceeds
among the parties in interest according to
their respective rights and interest; and
that the said Helen V. Mcleod and James
A. Mcleod are both non-residents.
1t is thereupon this 18th day of Septem-
Der, 1911, ordered by the Circuit Court for
Montgomery county, sitting as Court of
Equity, that the plaintiffs, by causing a
copy OF this order to be inserted in some
newspaper published in said MONTGOMERY
county, once week in each of four success
slve weeks before the 18th day of October,
1911, i've notice to the said absent de-
PENDANTS. Helen V. Mcleod, of the city of
Washington, District Of Columbia, and JAS
q. Mcleod, of the city Of Chicago. State of
Illinois of the object and substance of this
oll, warning them to appear in this Court
IN person, or by solicitor, on or before the
bth day of November, 1911, to show cause,
II any they have, why decree ought not
to be passed as prayed
JOHN L. BRUNETT, Clerk
Circuit Court for Montgomery county.
True copy-Test:
JOHN L. BRUNETT.
Clerk.
PRESTON b. RAY,
T, REEVES BRADDOCK,
Solicitors for plaintiffs.
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