Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-03-16
JOHN W. STATION. Solicitor.
Order of Publication.
NJ. Washington Pilchard and Louise
Alice Pilchard, his wife.

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Alice Pilchard. his wife.
Anna +. Pilchard. Cleora Jane Pilchard.
Charles C. Pilchard and Ruth Pill.
chard. his wife. Annie Estelle Petit
and William Petit. her husband,
George u. Pilchard and Addie Pill
chard. his wife. Harry Pilchard and
Sadie Pilchard. his wife. Lee Thomas
Pilchard and Owen p. Pilchard.
In the Circuit Court for Worcester Coun-
~. 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 ". 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. 10 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
=. Wharton. MORTGAGE, dated April
i2th, 1894. recorded among the land
records of Worcester County. Maryland.
in Liber L. II. p. No. 3. folio 20; from
Clayton J. Purnell. trustee. dated March
4th 1897. recorded among the said land
records in I.iber f. H. =. No.9, folio 100;
from William i. johnson. assignee,
dated February 2sth. 1899, 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. Piichard, Sr., in his lifetime rs fol.
lows:
To William T. Justice by deed dated
February 23rd, 1905. recorded among
said land records in Liber +. II. p. No.
%. folio 1872;
To NJ. Washington Pilchard. Jr.. by
deed dated February 20th. 1909. record
ed among said land records in Liber o.
ID. c. No. 3, folio i5i;
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
ed respectively: Exhibits A." 'B.
u, ~, II, anu
,. That the said Major W. Pilchard.
deceased. left surviving him his widow.
Anna i. Pilchard. adult. residing in
Worcester County, Maryland, and the
following children and 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 I.
pilchard. whose wife is Addie Pilchard:
Harry Pilchard. whose wife Is Sadie
Pilchard Lee Thomas Pilchard. unmar-
ried; Owen p. Pilchard. unmarried; all
II whom are adults above the age OF
twenty -one years, except the said Owen
p. Pilchard. who is an infant under the
age of twenty years. and all reside
in Worcester County. Maryland, except
the said Annie Estella Petit and Will
liam Petit. who are non-rcsidents 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-
tella Petit. George u. Pilchard. Harry
Pilchard, Lee Thomas Pilchard and
owen =. Pilchard. who now hold the
same - tenants in common, subject 10
the dover rights OF the said Anna +.
Pilchard, widow of said Major w. Pill
chard, deceased.
4. That the said real estate is not
susceptible OF partition and cannot be
divided without material loss and in-
jury 10 the parties interested aud that
in order to 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 equity. thai the plaintiff. by
causing a copy OF this order 20 be IN.
serted in some newspaper published IN
said Worcester County once IN each OF
four successive weeks before the first
day OF April, 1912. give notice tn the said
absen; defendants OF the object and sub
stance OF this bill. warning them to APP
pear in tins Court in person or by soil
citor on or before the eighteenth day OF
April. 1919, to show cause, IL any they
have, why decree ought not 20 be
passed rs prayed.
OLIVER d. COLLINS. Clerk.
True Copy. Test:
OLIVER d. COLLINS. Clerk.