Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-06-14
UPsBUR & UPsHUR. Attorneys.
Order of Publication.
In the Circuit Court for Worcester
County. in Equity. No. 252l Chan.
Gerry.
Joshua T. Owens and Sarah l. Owens.
his wife.

John w. Owens aud Elizabeth Owens,
his wife, Mary Dykes and George
Dykes, her husband. William Owens
and Fanny Owens. his wife. Samuel
J. Owens, Sally Carey and Minos
Carey, her husband. Stella Smith.
Alice Smith, Samuel s. Smith. Ger
irude Lewelyn and Albert II Level
iyn. her husband. ana Ava Ryall and
Lewis b Rvall. her husband
The object oil this suit i TO procure
a decree for the sale of certain land III
Worcester County. Maryland. called
Buck Hafbor, "CauSey's Nexation.
or by whatsoever name called. for the
purpose of PARTITION.
The bill states that the plaintiff.
Joshua I Owens, and the above named
defendants are tenants in common of
the aforesaid land that said land was
conveyed by Jonathan Fooks TO Thomas
Owens, the grandfather Of said plain
tiii. by deed dated October 2Sth. 1928;
that the said Thomas Owens devised
the same TO his two sons. Joshua aud
John, in equal shares that the said John
Is still living and is seized Of an undi
vided one-haif interest in said land, but
that the said Joshua died IN the year
1879. intestate. seized of an undivided
one half interest in said land. and leav-
ing as his only children aud heirs at
law. Joshua I. Owens. who iutermar-
ried with Sarah l. Owens Mary Dykes.
who intermarried with George Dykes,
William Owens, who intermarrled with
Fanny Owens. Samuel j. Owens. un-
married. Sally Carey, who intermafried
with Minos Carey. and Susan Emily
Smith. who intermarried with Samuel
Smith: that the said Susan aud her hus
baud are dead; that the said Susan died
intestate. seized Of an interest in said
land. aud leaving as her only children
and heirs at law Stella Smith. Alice
Smith. Samuel ;. Smith. Gertrude
lewellyn aud Ava Ryall; that said par.
ties own said land in the following pro-
portions: John W. Owens, one-half
interest: Joshua 4 Owens, Mary Dykes,
William Owens. Samuel j Owens. and
Sally Carey. each a one-twelflh inter
est Stella Smith, Alice Smith. Samuel
: Smith, Gertrude Lewellyn aud Ava
Ryall. each a one-sixtieth interest; that
said land cannot be divided without loss
and injury 20 the parties entitled 70 in
terests therein as above stated, and that,
in order 10 make division of said inter
ests it will be necessary that said land
he sold. aud the proceeds thereof di-
vided amongst the parties according 10
their several interests; that the said
Mary Dykes aud George Dykes. her
husband. William Owens and Fanny
Owens. his wife. SamuelJ. Owens. Sal
ly Carey aud Miuos Carey her husband.
and Alice Smith are non.residents of
the State of Maryland.
II is thereupnn this third day Of June.
1913, ordered by the Circuit Court for
Worcester County, sitting in Equity.
that the plaintiff, by causing a copy of
this order to beanserted in some news
paper published in Worcester County
once in each of Tour successive weeks
before the Both day of June, 1913. give
notice 20 the said absent defendants of
the substance and object Of this bill,
warning them to appear IN this Court
in person or by solicitor, on or before
the 18th day of July next. 10 show
cause. if any they have. why u decree
ought not to be passed as prayed
OLIVER y. COLLINS. Clerk
True Copy Test;
OLIVER u. COLLINS. Clerk
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