Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-03-30
JOHN W. STATION. Solicitor.
Order of Publication.
NJ. Washington Piichard and Louise
Alice Pilchard, his wife.

NJ. Washington Pilchard and Louise
Alice Pilchard, his wife.
Anna Il. Pilchard. Cleora Jane Pilchard.
Charles &. pilchard and Ruth Pill
chard, his wife. Annie Estelle Petit
aud William Petit. her husband,
George Y. Piichard and Addie Pill.
chard. his wife, Harry Pilchard aud
Sadie Pilchard his wife. Lee Thomas
Pilchard aud Owen p. Pilchard.
In the Circuit Court for Worcester Coun.
ty. Maryland. In Equity. No. Pap.
The object of this suit is to procure a
decree for the sale of the real estate in
Worcester County. Maryland. Of which
Major W. Pilchard. late Of said county.
died seized
The bill states:
|. That the said Major W. Pilchard.
late of Worcester County, Maryland.
died intestate in said Worcester Coun-
~, seized in fee of certain tract or
parcel of land in said Worcester Coun-
ty, Maryland, on the county road lead
ing from Stockton, Maryland. TO Horn.
town, Virginia. commonly called ''Phar-
salia," being the same land which was
conveyed TO the said Major w. Pilchard
by three deeds as follows: From Zadok
T.. Wharton, mortgagec. dated April
18th, 1884. recorded among the land
records Of Worcester County. Maryland.
in Liber L. II. p. No. 5. folio 20; from
Clayton ] Purnell. trustee. dated March
ith 1897, recorded among the said land
records in Iiber +. II =. No.9, folio 100;
from William +. johnson. assignee.
dated February 2sth. 1899. recorded
among the said land records IN l.ibcr J..
II. z. No. IL, folio 5s3; except so much
thereof as was conveyed by said Major
w. Pilchard, Sr.. in his lifetime as fol
lows:
To William 4. Justice by deed dated
February 23rd. 1903. recorded among
said land records in Liber +. III. i. No
%, folio :i32
To NJ. Washington Pilchard. Jr.. by
deed dated February 20th. 1909, rec ,rd-
I'd among said land records ia Libcr o.
ID. G. No. 3. folio i5i;
To Charley C.. Pilchard. by deed dated
April Sth, 1911. recorded among the said
land records in lliber O. ID. &. No. =.
folio l3i;
Certified copies Of said deeds being
filed with said bill Of complaint. mark
ed respectively: Exhibits A." 'B. :"
&c" .'D, "E." and "F."
2. That the said Major w. Pilchard.
deceased. left surviving him his widow,
Anna Il. Pilchard, adult, residing in
Worcester County, Maryland. and the
following children aud heirs at law:
The plaintiff. NJ. Washington Pill
chard, whose wife is Louise Alice Pill
chard: Cleora Jane Pilchard. unmarried; {;
Charles G.. Pilchard. whose wife is Ruth
Pilchard; Annie Estella Petit, whose
husband is William Petit; George U.
| Pilchard, whose wife Is Addie Pilchard;
Harry pilchard. whose wife Is Sadie
| Pilchard; Lee Thomas Pilciiard, unmar-
ried; Owen +. Pilchard. unmarried; all
~ whom are adults above the age Of
twenty -one years. except the said Owen
L. Pilchard, who is an infant under the
age Of twenty -one years. and all reside
| in Worcester County. Maryland. except
the said Annie Estella Petit and vii.
| liam Petit, who are non-residents OF
the State Of Maryland. residing NJ Silva.
Accomac County. Virginia.
3. That the said real estate of which
the said Major w. Pilchard. iutestate,
died seized, descended at his death to
his said children and heirs at law. NJ.
Washington Pilchard. Cleora Jane Pill
chard, Charles c. Pilchard. Annie Es-
iella Petit. George U. Pilchard. Harry
Pilchard, Lee Thomas Pilchard aud
owen p. Pilchard. who now hold the
same 81 tenants in common, subject TO
the dover rights of the said Anna +.
Pilchard widow Of said Major w. Pill.
chard, deceased.
1. That the said real estate is not
susceptible of partition and cam I he
divided without material loss and in.
jury 10 the parties interested and that
in order 10 make division of said in-
terests il will be necessary that said real
estate be sold and the proceeds thereof
divided amongst the parties according
TO their respective rights.
IL is thereupon, this NTH day OF
March, 1912, ordered by the Circuit
Court for Worcester County. Maryland,
sitting in eqnity. that the plaintiff. by
causing a copy of this order To be in
serted in some newspaper published Ia
said Worcester County once IN each Of
four successive weeks bef IRE the first
day Of April. 1912. give notice to the said
absent defendants of the object and sub
stance Of this bill. warning them 10 ap
pear in this Court in person or by soli
citor on or before the eighteenth day OF
April. 1912. TO show cause. II any they
have. why decree ought not 10 be
passed as prayed.
OLIVER ID. COLLINS. Clerk.
True Copy. Test:
OLIVER d. COLLINS. Clerk