Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-03-09
JOHN w. STATION. Solicitor.
Order of Publication
NJ. Washington Pilchard aud Louise
Alice Pilchard. his wife.


VS..
Anna i. Pilchard, Cleora Jane Pilchard.
Charles G. .Pilchard and Ruth Pill.
chard, his wife. Annie Estelle Petit
aud William Petit. her husband,
George u. Pilchard and Addie Pill
chard. his wife, Harry Pilchard aud
Sadie Pilchard, his wife. Lee Thomas
Pilchard and Owen p. Pilchard.
In the Circuit Court for Worcester Coun-
ty, Maryland. la Equity. No. 2ii2.
The object Of this suit is to procure II
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-
ty. seized in fee of certain tract or
parcel of land in said Worcester Coun-
ty. Maryland. on the comfy road lead
ing from Stockton. Maryland. TO Horn.
town, Virginia, commonly called "Phar-
salii." being the same land which was
conveyed 10 the said Major w. Pilchard
by three deeds as follows: From Zadok
p. Wharton. mortgagee. dated April
i2th, 1894. recorded among the land
records of Worcester County. Maryland.
in Liber Il. II. p. No. ). folio 10; from
Clayton j Purnell, Trustee. dated March
18th 1897, recorded among the said land
records in Liber +. II. =. Nos, folio 1860;
from William +. johnson. assignee.
dated February 2Sth. 1892 recorded
among the said land records IN Liber +.
II. p. 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 r. Justice by deed dated
February 23rd, 1905. recorded among
said land records in Liber +. II. r. No
%, folio 332;
To NJ. Washington Pilchard. Jr.. by
deed dated February Goth, 1909. record
ed among said land records in Liber o.
ID. c. No. 3, folio I5l;
To Charley c. Pilchard. by deed dated
April Sth, 1911. recorded among the said
land records in Liber o. ID. c. No. ..
folio 1874:
Certified copies of said deeds being
filed with said bill of complaint. mark.
ed respectively: Exhibits A." 'B, ="
&c" "D, e." and IF"
2 That the said Major w. Pilchard.
deceased. left surviving him his widow
Anna +. Pllchard. 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 wifeis Ruth
Pilchard; Annie Estella Petit. whose
husband is William Petit; George L.
pilchard. whose wife is Addie Pilchard;
Harry Pilchard. whose wife Is Sadie
Pilchard. Lee Thomas Pilchard. unmar-
ried: Owen p. Pilchard. unmarried; all
If whom are adults above the age OF
iwanry-one years. except the said Owen
=. 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 Will
liam Petit, who are non residents of
the State Of Maryland. residing at Silva.
Accomac County, Virginia.
3. That the said real estate of which
the said Major w. Pilchard, intestate,
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 Y. Pilchard. Harry
Pilchard. Lee Thomas Pilchard and
owen p. Pilchard, who now hold the
same s. 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 aud cannot be
divided without material loss and in'
Jury to the parties interested aud that
in order 10 make division of said in-
terests IL will be necessary that said real
estate be sold aud the proceeds thereof
divided amongst the parties according
TO their respective rights.
II is ihereupon. this fifth day OF
March. 1912, ordered by the Circuit
Court for Worcester County. Maryland,
sitting in equity. that the plaintiff. by
causing copy of this order to be IN
serted in some newspaper published IN
said Worcester County once IN each OF
four successive weeks before the first
day ot April. 1912. give notice To the said
absent defendants OF the object and sub
stance of this bill. warning them 10 ap
pear in tins Court in person or by soil.
citor on or before the eighteenth day OF
April, 1912, 70 show cause. II any they
have, why a decree ought not 10 be
passed as prayed.
OLIVER ID. COLLINS. Clerk.
True Copy. Test:
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