Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1937-04-22
M. Jennie Drum, Plaintiff.


Henry M. Musser, Mary E. Musser,
Susie M. Thompson; Walter E'
Thompson. Frances M. NARROW,
Julius B. MARROW, Anna Laurie Ste
vens, Neill G. Stevens, Minnie M.
Hachten, John S. Hachten, Mary
Jet Cooper, w. T. Cooper, Will
liam Fairfax Burial, Harrison De-
Witt Burial, Annie C. Musser; and
Unknown Heirs of William Musser,
Defendants.
In THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR
MONTGOMERY COUNTY.
No. 1928 Equity.
The object of this suit is to obtain
a decree for the sale, for purposes
OF partition, of the lands and prem
ises the reversionary interest in
which the late William Musser died
seized and possessed; and for gen
sral relief.
The bill states in substance: that
William Musser died about Septem-
Der 8, 1891, leaving a will which
was admitted to probate in the
Orphans Court of Montgomery Coun-
ty, Maryland, but which made no dis
position of real estate; that at one
time said William Musser owned the
parcel of land situated in Montgom-
cry County, Maryland, described in
a deed from Nicholas Gassaway,
Trustee, to William Musser, recorded
in Liber S. T. S. No. 1, folio 4O2,
of the land records of said county;
that by deed recorded in Liber J. "A.
No. 81, folio 438, said Musser con-
veyed a life estate in part of said
property, and IL acres thereof in fee
simple (subject to a life estate in
himself) to certain of his children
(who are now dead) in joint ten
ancy; that said William Musser, a
widower, died intestate as to said
property, which now consists of
about II acres, being the remaining
quantity after deducting the aggre-
gate of the parcels described in
three certain deeds, viz: deed from
from Sarah M. Musser and others
to Charles c. Crawford, recorded in
Liber T. D. No. 81, folio SO; deed
from Sarah M. Musser and others
to Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company, recorded in Liber j. l.. B.
No. 1874, folio a.; and deed from
j. Forest Walker, Treasurer, and
another to Ethel w. Spates, record
ed in Liber No. 588, folio 496, all
references being to land records of
said county; that the heirs at law
of said William Musser are: the
plaintiff, M. Jennie Drum, sole heir
at law of Flavel Musser, deceased
son of William; a grandson, defend
ant Henry M. Musser, who married
defendant Mary E. Musser; grand
daughter, defendant Susie M. Thomp-
son, who married defendant Walter
e. thompson; granddaughter, de-
PENDANT Frances M. MARROW, who
married defendant Julius B. MARROW;
a granddaughter, defendant Anna
Laurie Stevens, who married de-
PENDANT Neil G. Stevens; a grand
daughter, defendant Minnie M.
Hachten, who married defendant
John s. Hachten; a great-grand-
daughter, defendant Mary Jet Coop
er, who married defendant w. T.
Cooper; two great-grandsons, de-
PENDANT William Fairfax Burial and
defendant Harrison Dewitt Burial,
both unmarried; a granddaughter,
defendant Annie G. Musser, unmar-
ried; also certain great-grandchil-
dren, the children of one Sadie Ran
dali, deceased daughter of George
Musser, deceased son of said vii
liam, and whose names and places of
residence are not certainly known
to plaintiff, who therefore sues them
as unknown heirs Of William Mus
ser; also certain great-grandchildren,
the children Of one William Musser,