Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1923-03-30


Sticket, her husband; Audrey M. Keys,
Francis P. Keys. Wilson H. Houghton
and Frank P. Keys. Defendants.
In the Circuit Court for MONTGOMERY county,
as Court Of Equity. No. 4058 Equity.
The object Of this suit is to obtain from
the defendants a deed conveying any in
terest they may have inherited from Frank
r. Keys, late Of Montgomery county, State
Of Maryland, deceased. in and to part of a
tract of land called "Joseph's Park" con-
tanning one hundred and fifty acres, more
or less, which is particularly described in
deed from Isaac M. Long and Sarah E.
Long. his wife Charles F. Keys and H. F.
Keys. his wife Dennis A. Keys and W.
H. Houghton and Clara NJ Houghton, his
wife. to Martha A. Keys, bearing date the
10th day Of April. A. D. 1879, and duly
recorded among the Land Records of Mont
gomery county, State Of Maryland, in Liber
E. B. p. No. 20. folios S86. ct seq.
The bill states that Charles NJ. Keys died
in the year 1874. seized Of part of tract
Of land called "Joseph's Park" situate on
both sides Of the Metropolitan Branch Of
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, at Lin
den Station, Montgomery county, Mary
land. leaving surviving him, his widow,
Martha A. Keys. and two sets of children.
Sarah E. Long. Charles F. Keys, Dennis A.
Keys and Clara NJ. Houghton, children by
first marriage. and you'll orators, Eliza
beth R. Keys. Florence X. Randall, nee
Keys; Enos C. Keys. Harry NJ. Keys and
Edward A. Keys, and a certain Frank R.
Keys, children by q second marriase with
said Martha A. Keys.
That said Sarah E. Long and Isaac M.
Long, her husband; Charles F. KEYS and
II. Fannie Keys, his wife; DennisA. Keys,
unmarried. and Clara M. Houghton and
Wilson II. Houghton. her husband, by their
deed bearing date the 10th day Of April,
1873. and which is duly recorded among the
Land Records Of said MONTGOMERY county
In Liber E. B. p, No. 20, folios 386, ct seq,
conveyed to said Martha A. Keys their in
terest in q part Of said tract of land Of
which Charles M. Keys died seized, con-
tanning one hundred and fifty acres, more
or less. and particularly described 10 said
deed.
That said deed contains this clause land
the said parties hereto Of the first part,
(the grantors hereinbefore named) in addi-
ton to Granting to the said Martha A. Keys
all their vested interest In the FOREGOING de-
scribed land do also grant unto her any
and all interest that might hereafter accrue
to them or either Of them In the event Of
the death of any. all or either of the six
children of the said Martha A. Keys now
living under the law Of inheritance or
descent"
That said Dennis A. Keys died in the year
l0O6, intestate. unmarried and without
issue.
That said Sarah E. Long died prior to
the year 1911 leaving issue surviving her.
That said Frank R. Keys died some time
in the year 1911 intestate, unmarried and
without issue, leaving surviving him your
orators. and his half brother, Charles F.
Keys. and his half sister, Clara M. Houeh-
ton. and the issue of his half sister. Sarah
E. Long, his only heirs-at-law and next
Of kin.
That said Charles F. Keys died some time
in the year 1914, leaving surviving him his
widow, n. Fannie Keys, who res des in the
District OF Columbia. and Is a non-resi-
dent Of the State of Maryland, and the
following children: Sarah Elizabeth Keys
and Olive N. Keys, who reside in the Dis
trlct OF Columbia. and are non-residents
OF the State of Maryland, and Florence
Pauline Haas, who intermarried with a
certain John p. Haas. and who reside in
the city Of Baltimore. in the State of Mary
land. and Frank P. Keys, who intermar-
ried with certain Marie Keys. That it
is unknown whether said Frank P. KEYS
be living or dead. but il he be living he is
a nonresident Of the State of Maryland.
II he be dead he left surviving him his
widow, the said Marie Keys, who resides
IN the District Of Columbia, and is a non
resident OF the State of Maryland, and the
following children: Dorothy Ray Sticket,
who intermarried with a certain Frederick
Sticket, and who reside in the county of
Oklahoma, in the State Of Oklahoma, and
Audrey NJ. Keys, an infant. under the age
OF twenty-one years, and Francis P. Keys,
an infant, under the age of twenty-one
years, and who reside in the District of
Columbia. and all are non-residents Of the
State of Maryland.
That Clara May Houghton died some
time In the year 1920. leaving last will
and testament executed in due form to
pass real estate by which she devised all
OF her real estate to her husband, the said
wilson n. Houghton. who resides in the
District Of Columbia. and is a nonresident
of the State Of Maryland.
That said Martha A. Keys departed this
life on the 18th day Of April, 1918. intes-
tate, leaving surviving her your orators, who
are her children. and her only heirs-at-l law
and next Of kin.
That the defendants should convey to
plaintiffs any interests the defendants in
herited from the said Frank r Keys, 10
and to the land described in said deed,
but the said defendants refuse to make a
conveyance Of the said property to your
orators as they rightly ought TO do, not
withstanding your orators have performed
all the requirements Of said deed on their
part to be performed.
1t is thereupon this 18th day Of March,
A. D.l923. ordered by the Circuit Court for
Montgomery county, as Court OF Equity,
that the plaintiffs, by causing a copy of
this order to be inserted in some news
paper published in said MONTGOMERY coun-
~, once in each OF four So cessive weeks
before the gath day Of April, A. D. 1928.
give notice to the absent defendants
of the object and substance of the bill,
warning them to appear in this court in
person. or by solicitor. on or before the 18th
day Of May, A. D. 1923, TO show cause, if
any they have, why decree ought not TO
be passed as prayed.
PRESTON B. RAY, Clerk
Circuit Court for Montgomery county.
MN