Chapter 291
Francis Segar the elder died seized of about 153 acres situate partly in Newcastle county in the State of Delaware, and partly in Cecil county in the State of Maryland, died intestate and without issue, having to survive him a widow, Mary who afterwards intermarried with a certain Pennington
and also having as his heirs at law one brother Reuben Segar and three sisters, Catherine, Mary and Anne Segar
and the said Reuben Segar afterwards died intestate, having to survive him three children Reuben, Francis, and Mary, who afterwards intermarried with a certain John McWharter
and the said sister Mary intermarried with a certain David Short now deceased
and the said sister Catherine intermarried with a certain Ray
and the said sister Anne intermarried with James Lake and is now living
and that his brother and sisters each inherited a one-quarter share in Francis Segar's (the elder) estate
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And that the heirs of Reuben Segar (Reuben, Francis, Mary and John McWharter), and Mary Segars Short in her widowhood, sold their undivided shares to Davidson D. Pearce
And that Catherine Ray and her husband sold their undivided share to William Bouldin, who afterwards died intestate leaving as his heirs four children, Richard, George, Rachel and Eliza, each inheriting one-sixteenth undivided share of Francis Segar's (the elder) estate
And that George Bouldin sold his undivided share to John L. Clayton, and the other three children of William Bouldin sold one undivided share to Reuben Lake and two undivided shares to Jesse Lake
And that Anne and James Lake retain the right to their undivided share
The whole being subject to the right of dower of Mary Pennington, the widow of Francis Segar, the elder
And the said tract of land cannot be divided without detriment to the parties entitle, and that a special enactment is necessary to meet the exigencies of the case
