Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1920-11-19

The object Of this suit is to procure
q decree for the sale of certain real es-
tate OF which Joseph G. Chapman, late
of Charles County, deceased. died
seized and possessed, estimated 20 con-
tain two acres Of land, more or less.
The Bill states, in substance, that
the said Joseph c. Chapsan departed
this life sometime Ia the year 1919,
intestate, and leaving as his next Of
kin and heirs at law the following
Alfred Chapman, a brother: Caroline
Yates, sister; William Chapman,
George Chapman, Rose Jackson,
Georgeanna Chapman, John +. Chap
man. Efiie Chapman, Thomas Chap
man and Susie a. Winfield, all nieces
and nephews Of the deceased, and be-
ing children of a deceased brother,
Marcellus Chapman; and Andrew
Chapman, a granddaughter of the said
deceased, being the child of Camillus
Chapman, deceased, who was a nephew
of the said deceased Joseph G. Chap
man, and a son of the aforesaid Mar
cellus Chapman, deceased; Nielvina
f3oOthe. Samuel Stewart. George
Francis Stewart, Dominic Stewart and
Lovenia Washington, all nieces and
ing the children of Mary Stewart, a
deceased sister of the aforesaid JOS
eph c. Chapman, deceased; and JOS
eph stewart, granddaughter of the
said deceased, being the son Of a GER
tain Joseph stewart, deceased,
nephew of the deceased Joseph c.
Chapman, and son 81 the aforesaid
Mary Stewart, deceased: John +.
Chapman, Alfred Chapman, Joseph
Chapman. James H. Chapman, Theo-
dore Chapman, Archibald Chapman,
and Mareellus Chapman, all nephews
of the aforesaid deceased, being the
children OF George Chapman, a de-
ceased brother.
That since the death Of the said JOS
eph G. Chapman, deceased, a certain
John F. Chapman, son of George
Chapman, deceased, obtained by Deed
dated September 18th, 1919, all the
right, title and interest Of Alfred Chap
man, brother of the deceased, John
+. Chapman, son OF Marcellus Chap
man, deceased, Samuel A. Stewart.
Rose Jackson, Dominick Stewart
James H. Chapman, Theodore Chap
man, Archibald Chapman, Lovenia
/ Washington, Georgeanna Chapman,
George f. Stewart, George Chapman
William J Chapman, Joseph Chap
man and Marcellus Chapman. all
nephews and nieces of the deceased, in
and to the real estate above mentioned
and described.
That all of the parties to this suit
are adults, except Andrew Chapman,
who is an infant and whose residence
is unknown; that John F Chapman,
Caroline Yates and Melvina Boothe
reside in Charles County, Maryland;
and that Thomas Chapman, Effie Chap
man, Susie A. Winfield and Joseph
Stewart are non-residents of the State
of Maryland.
That the real estate mentioned in The
proceedings is not susceptible of divis-
ion or partition among the parties in
interest without material loss or injury
to them, and that in order TO make par.
ltition or division of said interests, il is
necessary that the real estate be sold,
and the proceeds arising therefrom di-
vided among the parties in interest,
according to their several and respec-
tive interests.
II is thereupon this 9th day of No
vember, 1920, ordered by the Circuit
Court for Charles County, Maryland,
sitting in Equity, that the plaintiffs
by causing a copy Of this order to be in
serted in some newspaper printed and
published in Charles County, Mary
land, once in each of four successive
weeks before the 18th day of December
next, give notice to the said absent
Defendants, Efie Chapman, Thomas
Chapman, Susie A. Winfield and An
drew Chapman, of the object and sub
stance of this Bill, warning them to be
and appear in this Court in person or
by solicitor, on or before the 3Ist day
of December next, to show cause if
any they have why a decree ought not
to be passed as prayed.
WARREN NJ. ALBRITTAIN,
Clerk OF the Circuit Court for
Charles County Nd.
True copy-Test;
w. NJ. ALBRITTAIN.
1l-l2-4t. Clerk.