The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1822-12-10
PROBATE NOTICES.
TO he Honorable Judge Of Probate, 70


he County Of CUMBERLAND.
THE Petition Of AMAsA DURKEE, Gentleman
Il otherwise called yeoman, Of Yarmouth, in
the Province If Nova-Scoia, aud county Of Shell
bu ne, and RuTH DURKEE. wife of said Amasa
IN her right MARY CROKER. widow, of the
same Yarmouth aad ARIEL ROBBINS, Of the
county OF Annapolis, in said Province, gentle
man. the three last named all children and heirs
at law, Of James Robbins, Sen'r. of North Var
mouth, in our County Of Cumberland, yeoman,
deceased, she1eefh, that they together with one
Ohm Robbins and Sarah Allen, and others 70
your petitioners unknown, are heirs at law 10
the estate OF James Robbins, senior, deceased.
abovenamed and at the time Of his death bis
real estate was appraised at ten dollars, his per-
sonal at one hundred forty three dollars and
seventy one cents, exclusive of certain note OF
hand, hereafter mentioned, 10 wit, a certain
promssory note, dated April 23th, 1907 for
twelve hundred dollars, signed by 1KaddelGs
Robbins, and payable to said James, together
with d mortgage deed of same date, vita said
note. from the said Thaddeus, 10 said james,
were in existence at the said James death, and
unpaid the said land mortgaged described as
follows 4" The whole of Inc farm or homestead,
have this day purchased Of said James Robbins.
as by his deed 10 me 81 this date appears, with
all buildings thereon said farm lies in North
Yarmosth. ID the county Of Cumberland and Is
part of lots numbered seren eight, and ttcenty.
ttC0, in the enc hundred and twenty acre divi-
.Ion, on the west side OF Royals river, and on
the easLery side Of the county road leading TO
ew-Gloucester. and consists Of sixty acres, and
eighty -eIgnt square rods more or less" And
your petitioner, further state, that the said note
was not paid, bat the mortgage is now foreclosed,
because possession was given Of The above des-
cribed premises by said Thsddeus, 10 William
Sweetser, administrator on the estate Of said
James Robbins, more than three years since, to
wit, on the 'wentY-Efth day Of May, A. ID. eigh-
/. teen hundred and nineteen. Your petitioners
forther state, that the following advances have
been made Uy the said James Robbins, il his life
tine, 20 the following persons, as part of their
portion Of his estate, and by him charged as
such TO wit, 10 Mary, otherwise called Molly
Crocker tloo hundred and one dollars and ttceLue
esass e. John Robbins, three hundred siCty.oae
dollars, stTfy-ttyo cents, to Ruth Durloe one han
6td fifteen dollars, fnrty-Seten cents, 10 Sarah
Allen one hundred c[ghton dollars, ten ce,lfs, to
James Robbins, Jun. four hundred thlrfy-elght
dots0rs. and to Abel Robbins three hundred
eight, zone dollars, ssUsrty-tirc cents. Whereby
1t appears, that some Of the said children and
heirs, have received their iuiI portion of their
said fathers estate, more t; K others have not
received theirs. Wherefore your petitioners
pray, that your honour would cause such distri-
among the heirs Of said James Robbins, deceas-
ed, as shall to them Of right belong, after de-
Quoting the amounts pald them toward their
portion, by the said smes Robbins, deceased.
AMASA DURkEE,
R t,y p Dy6hEE;o By Samuel Bacon,
MARY CEoCkER their attorney.
ABEL ROBBINS,
~! Court Of Probate, held AZ NORTH Yarmouth, ioiii-
IL aid for tte co5saty IF ClberLand on the second
Tuesday Of NoUen,jey, ia the gear Of our Lord
e1gl!,eA hundred and i,esat-ti0o.
UP'N the foregoing petition, Ordered, That the
petitioners give notice to all persons Interested
by causing copy Of their petition with this or
Der thereon, TO he published three weeks sue !
cesslteiy, previous TO the third Tuesday of De- |
cenlber next, ia the Portland Gazette and Eas- I
tern Argus that they may then appear at a
Probate Court, 10 be held at Portland, in said
county, and shew cause, if any they have, why /.
me prayer Of the petitioners should not be grant
ed. BARRETT POTTER, Judge.
4 true Copy Of petition and order,
Attest, HoRATIo SoUrHGArE, Regr.