Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1918-08-17
JOHN W. STATION, Solicitor.
Order of Publication.
James $. p. White
vs..
Edwin A. Mariner, ct al.

In the Circuit Court for Worcester
County. Maryland. No. 29l5 Chan
Gerry. July term, 1918. to-wit: Aug
ust IL. 1918
The object of this suit is to procure
n decree for the sale of that part of
the real estate of which Thomas B.
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 Il. White, late of
Worcester County Maryland, died in
testatc about the year eighteen hun
drcd and scventy-fivc. seized of GER
tain real estate in the Seventh Flee
tion District OF Worcester County, 4
part of which was laid Off in the year
1877 to Mary Elizabeth White, widow
of the said Thomas i. White, rs her
dover in the real estate Of which the
said Thomas Il. White died seized,
which lands so laid oil are particu-
larly described in Chanccry Record
No. -. folio 223. a certified copy OF
the return of the Commissioners TO
lav of said dover being filed with the
bill Of complaint a 4 part thereof
marked "ENhibit A." and in said year
1871 the said widow of said Thomas
T. 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 Il. White he left
surviving him his said widow and the
following children, his only heirs at
law. to-wit: James 5. 7. White. Ed
ward w. White, George 7. White,
John T. White and Mary Priscilla
Mariner.
3. That after the death of the said
Thomas Il. White and before the death
of his widow. the said Mary Priscilla
Mariner died intcstate. leaving two
children her only heirs at law, namely,
Fred Mariner. whose wife is Stella
Mariner, and Cora Mariner. who
afterwards married a certain Colum-
bus Lankford, but the said Cora Mari
ner Landlord died before the death
of the said Mary Elizabeth White,
leaving no issue surviving her.
{. 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 I. 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 ---
UTL..o No.. L. NEa-J ,,.bnl.a ND
is James Ward. ]. Earl White. whose
wife is - White, Harry r. White,
whose wife is --- White. &. Cor
bon White. whose wife is ----
White, and Alice T. Powell whose
husband is II. Clay Powell.
). That By decd dated April .,
1877. recorded among the land records
of Worcester County, Maryland, in
l.ibcr |. T. NJ. No. 3, folio 237, the said
Edward ". White conveyed to Edwin
A. Mariner all the right, title and in
terest of the said Edward ". White in
the property of which the said Thomas
b. 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. ccrti
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:
James S. p. White, ono-ffth;
Edwin A. Mariner, grantee of Ed
ward w. White, one-fifth;
George T. White, one-ffth;
Fred Mariner. one-ffth;
Claude B. White. Mary +. Ward. J..
Earl White, Harry 4. White. G.. Cor
bon White and Alice B. Powell, heirs
ut law of John 7. White. oneffth.
7. That the plaintiff is an adult
residing in Somerset County. Mary
land; that Edwin A. Mariner and Susan
f. Mariner, his wife, Fred Mariner
and Stella .iariner. his wife. and
Alice B. Powell and II. Clay Powell,
her husband. are all adults residing in
Worcester County, Maryland, and that
George I. White and Lucy White, his
wife. Claude y. White and -
White, his wife. Mary +. Ward and
James Ward. her husband. J. Earl
White and - White. his wife,
Harry T. White and -- White. his
wife, G.. Corbon White and
White, his wife. are all adults, non
residents of the State OF Maryland
s. That the said lands cannot be
divided without loss or injury TO the
parties interested.
1t is thereupon this thirteenth day
of August, 1918, ordered by the Cir
cult Court for Worcester County,
Maryland, sitting in Equity, that the
plaintiff. by causing a copy of this
order to be inserted in some news.
paper published IN Worcester County
once in each of four successive weeks
before the 9th day Of September, 1918,
give notice to the said absent defend
ants Of the object and substance of
said bill warning them to appear in
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