Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1911-10-13
No. 2750 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 f. 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 1864, 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 1867, 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 f. Mcleod and John E.
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
E. McLeod's 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 NJ 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 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 M. Godsey: thai
the aforementioned property is not by
reason of its character and dimensions
susceptible of specific partition among tht
parties entitled to interests therein, and
| that the plaintiffs herein are entitled and
| it will be to the interest and ADVANTAGE NJ
all persons concerned that said pronerty
be sold and division made of the proceeds
among the parties in interest accordinp n