Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1947-03-13
ORDER OF
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late of Montgomery County, Mary
land, died seized and possessed,
which lands and premises are here
matter more fully described, and
the division of the proceeds of said
sale among the parties entitled
thereto.
The bill in substance states as
follows:
That the said John S. McAtee
heretofore departed this life intes-
tate, leaving as his sole heirs at
law and next of kin. his sole and
only children as follows:
a.. Edward McAtee, also called
Edmund McAtee, who is believed
to have died prior to the year
1927, unmarried, intestate, with
out issue.
(2). George B. McAtee, who
died in the year 1917, unmarried,
intestate. without issue.
(3). Theodore McAtee. who died
in the year 1920, unmarried, intes-
tate, without issue.
(4). John C. McAtee, who died
in the year 1880, intestate.
(5). Francis McAtee, who died
in the year 1882, unmarried, in
testate, without issue.
(6). The said Eugene A.
McAtee, unmarried.
(7. The defendant Josephine
McAtee, who is over the age of 81
years and now a resident of Mont
gomery County, State of Mary
land.
That the said John C. McAtee
died aforesaid leaving surviving
him as his sole heirs at law and
next of kin, the defendant Loretta
M. McClelland, who inter-married
with said defendant Samuel E.
McClelland, the defendant Leo T.
McAtee, who inter-married with
said defendant Fora I. McAtee, the
defendant John F. McAtee, wild
over, all of whom are non-resi-
dents of the State of Maryland,
and are residents of the State of
Pennsylvania, and all of whom are
over the age of 81 years, and
George McAtee.
That the said Edward McAtee,
also called Edmund McAtee, dis
appeared from Montgomery Coun-
ty, Maryland, more than fifty years
prior to the filing of this Bill of
Complaint, and it is believed
he died unmarried, intestate,
without issue, more than twenty
years prior hereto, and the defend
ant George McAtee, in the year
1941 was a resident of the town
of Clearfeld, of the State of Penn
sylvania, at which time he left
said place of residence enroute to
the Philippine Islands, in the en-
ployment of the Pennsylvania Elec-
trio Company of Clarified, Penn
sylvania, and has not been heard
from since, and it is believed that
the said George McAtee died in
testate, unmarried, without issue,
but if living, is a resident of the
Philippine Islands, and is nom
resident of the State of Maryland.
That the said Edward McAtee, also
called Edmund McAtee, and the
said George McAtee were over tie
age of 81 years at the time of their
respective disappearance as afore-
said, and if are alive are now each
over the age of 81 years.
That the said plaintiff Paul L.
Burdette was appointed Committee
of the estate of the said Eugene
A. McAtee b. an order of the
aforesaid court dated June ID, 1915,
in Equity Case No. II, 64s, and was
by another order of said court in
said cause passed on February a,
1947, authorized and directed to file
this suit.
That the said John S. McAtee
died aforesaid seized and possessed
of a farm or tract of lands and
premises in Montgom merry
County, Maryland, situate on the
road from Old Germantown to
8oyd's in the vicinity where it
crosses Seneca creek containing
262as acres more or less which
land is described in two deeds to
him from William McAtee and
Lucy McAtee, his wife, dated Jan
uary II, 1888, and from William
r. Beall and Martha Elizabeth
Beall, his wife, dated April 80,
1875, containing 80 acres more or
less and 212ss adjoining acres
more or less respectively, which
deeds are of record among the
Land Records of Montgomery
County in Libers B. S. No. o, and
J.. b. p. No. 10 respectively, at
folios 81 ct. seq, and 1853 ct. sea-,
respectively.
And that by deed dated June 6,
1927, of the said Eugene A.
McAtee, who at that time had ac-
quired all the interest of John C.
McAtee in said lands and premises,
Fannie McAtee, and Josephine
McAtee, who at that time were the
sole surviving heirs of the said
John S. McAtee, conveyed 14.1SO
acres, 2.515 acres, and 11.648 acres,
respectively, to the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad Company, which
deed is Of record among said Land
Records in Liber No. 428, at folios
No. rs ct. seq, which left 234.157
acres more or less in said tract.
That the said farm now contains
234.157 acres, is improved by a
dwelling house and barn, and
large part Of it is in woods and
timber.
That the plaintiff and the said
Incompetent Eugene A. McAtee are
both over the age of Of veara and
are residents Of Montgomery Coun-
ty, State Of Maryland.
That the said John C.. McAtee