Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1918-09-07
JOHN w. STATION, Solicitor.
Order of Publication.
James S. p. White
Edwin A. Mariner, ct al.

In the Circuit Court for Worcester
County, Maryland. No. 2915 Chan
Gerry. July term, 1918. to-wit: Aug
ust l3. 1915
The object of this suit is to procure
a decree for the sale Of that part of
the real estate of which Thomas Il.
White died seized and which was laid
Off TO Mary Elizabeth White, his wild
ow, now deceased. for her dover
The bill states
|. That Thomas b. White, late of
Worcester County. Maryland died in
testate about the year eighteen hun
drcd and seventy-five, seized of GER
tain real estate in the Seventh Elec-
tion District of Worcester County,
part of which was laid Off in the year
1877 to Mary Elizabeth White, widow
of the said Thomas Il. White. as her
dover in the real estate of which the
said Thomas B. White died seized.
which lands so laid Off are particu
larly 6aecribed in Chancery Record
No. ~, folo 223, certified copy Of
the return of the Commissioners to
lay off said dover being filed with the
bill of complaint as n part thereof
marked Exhibit A." and in said year
1877 the said widow OF said Thomas
b. White entered into possession there
of and remained in possession thereof
until the year 1918. when she died.
=. That at the time of the death
of the said Thomas B. White he left
surviving him his said widow and the
following children, his only heirs at
law. to-wit: James S. p White. Ed
ward w. White, George +. White,
John r. White and Mary Priscilla
Mariner.
3. That after the death of the said
Thomas b. White and before the death
of his widow. the said Mary Priscilla
Mariner died intestatc, leaving two
children her only heirs at law, namely.
Fred Mariner, whose wife is Stella
Mariner. and Cora Mariner, who
afterwards married certain Colum-
bus Lankford. but the said Cora Mari
ncr Landlord died before the death
of the said Mary Elizabeth White,
leaving no issue surviving her
4. That after the death of the said
Thomas b. White and before the
death of his said widow. Mary Eliza
beth White, the said John T. White
died intestate. leaving widow. who
has since died, and the following chill
dren his only heirs at law, to-wit:
Claude Il. White. whose wife is --
White, Mary +. Ward, whose husband
is James Ward, J. Earl White, whose
wife is -- White. Harry T. White,
whose wife is - White, G.. Cor
bon White. whose wife is --
White. and Alice y. Powell, whose
husband is II. Clay Powell.
5. That by deed dated April 2,
1877, recorded among the land records
of Worcester County. Maryland, in
Libcr |. T. VI. No. ;, folio 237, the said
Edward w. White conveyed to Edwin
A. Mariner all the right, title and in
terest of the said Edward w. White in
the property of which the said Thomas
Il. White died seized, except certain
lands therein described but not the
property referred to in these proceed
ings, and the said Edwin A. Mariner
has thereby succeeded to the rights
of the said Edward w. White, certi-
fed copy of the said deed being filed
with the said bill of complaint as a
part thereof, marked Exhibit "B."
6. That the said lands are owned
in common by the following named
persons in the designated proportions: 4.
James S. p. White, one-fifth;
Edwin A. Mariner, grantee of Ed
ward W. White, one-fifth;
George I. White, one-fifth;
Fred Mariner, one-ffth;
Claude b. White, Mary +. Ward, J.
Earl White, Harry T. White, G. Cor
bon White and Alice b. Powell. heirs
at law of John 7. White, one-fifth.
Z. That the plaintiff is an adult
residing in Somerset County, Mary
land; that Edwin A. Mariner and Susan
+. Mariner, his wife, Fred Mariner
and Stella .iariner. his wife, and
Alice y. Powell and II. Clay Powell,
her husband. are all adults residing in
Worcester County. Maryland, and that
George T. White and Lucy White, his
wife, Claude b. White and
White. his wife, Mary +. Ward and
James Ward, her husband, j. Earl
White and White, his wife,
Harry 7. White and -- White, his