Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1920-05-28
oRpER on PUBLICATION.
In the Circuit Court for Charles Coun.
w. Maryland.
No. 1867 Equity.


Adrian Posey, ct al, plaintiffs,
VS.
Mary Brown and George Brown, her
husband, Samuel Barber and Emily
Barber; his wife; Julia Graham and
William Graham, her husband. Mary
Baker, Maggie Whitney and James
Whitney, her husband, Defendants.
The object OF this proceeding is to
procure decree for the sale of real es-
tate mentioned In these proceedings Of
which Lucinda Matthews, died seized
and possessed. lying and situate ia the
Fourth Election District of Charles
County, Maryland, and that tho pro-
ceeds arising from said sale be divided
among those entitled to interest therein
according to their several interests.
The Bill states in substance that the
said Lucinda Matthews, late Of Charles
County, Maryland, was seized and pos
scssed in her lifetime and at the time of
her death Of a certain tract. piece. part
or parcel of land and premises lying
and situate in the Fourth Election Dis
trict of Charles County. Maryland,
State, containing eight Isl acres of
land, more or less, which said land
and premises was conveyed to the said
Lucinda Matthews by Jennie Stone by
deed dated the It'll day of September,
in the year 1903 which said deed is re-
corded in Liber B. g. s., No. IA, folio
3l2, one OF the land records of Charles
County, Maryland.
The bill further states that being so
seized and possessed the said Lucinda
Matthews departed this life some time
In the year 1912, intestate, a widow,
leaving surviving her the following
children and heirs at law: Martha or
Margaret SmOthers, Julia Graham.
Mary Brown, Samuel Barber and
Elizabeth Staten and Maggie Whitney,
grand child.
That the said Martha or Margaret
Smothers, who intermarried with GER
tain Lewis Smothers, now dead, con-
veyed her interest in said tract, piece,
part or parcel Of land and premises to
a certain Adrian Posey, one of the
Plaintiffs in the above entitled cause,
her correct name being Margaret
Smothers.
That Mary Brown intermarried with
a certain George Brown, both Of whom
are living, are adults, above the age OF
twenty-one years and reside in Charles
County, Maryland.
That Samuel Barber intermarried
with a certain Emily Barber, both Of
whom are living, are adults, above
the age OF twenty years and reside
in Charles County, Maryland.
That Julia Graham intermarried
with certain William Graham, both
of whom are living, are adults, above
twenty-one years Of age and residein
the State OF Pennsylvania.
That James Baker, who has since de
parted this life, intermarried with a
certain Mary Baker, who is living, is
an adult, above twenty-one years OF
age and resides in the City of Wash
ington, in the District OF Columbia
That by said marriage there was born
one child, Maggie Baker, who has
since intermarried with a certain
James Whitney. both OF whom are
living, are adults, above twenty-one
years age and reside in the City of
Washington in the District of Column
bia.
That Elizabeth Staten intermarried
with certain John Staten, who de-
parted this life about eighteen years
ago. That the said Elizabeth Staten
departed this life on or about the
eighth day of January, in the year
1915, leaving in her will and testament
under and by which she bequeated and
devised all her property, real, person.
al aud mixed to one of the defendants
in this cause, her sister, Mary Brown.
The bill further states that the said
tract, piece, part or parcel of land
and premises cannot be divided be-
tween your said Orator and the heirs
at law Of the said Lucinda Matthews
without material loss and injury to all
the parties interested therein, and it is
necessary that the said tract of land be
sold and the proceeds of sale be dis
tributed TO the parties in interest I'M
der the direction of this Honorable
Court according to their respective
rights and interests therein and the
Plaintiff asks for such other and fur
Their relief as his case may require.
lii thereupon this 10th day of May.
in the year 1920, ordered by the Circuit
Court for Charles County, Maryland,
sitting in Equity, that the Plaintiff
cause copy Of this order to be in
serted in some newspaper printed and
published in Charles County, Mary
land, once a week for four successive
weeks before the 18th day Of June, in
the said year 1920 giving notice to the
nonresident defendants to appear in
this Court either in person or by solic-
itor on or before the Both day OF June,
in the said year 1920, TO show cause ii
any they have why decree ought not
to passed as prayed.
WARREN NJ. ALBRITTAIN,
Clerk Of the Circuit Court for Charles
County, MARYLAND.
True eopy-Test:
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