The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1824-04-20

The Honorable Justices ofhc Court of Common
Pleas, holden az Portland tcithin and for the
County Of Cum5er lGnd, on the first Tuesdau
Of .Narck, IN the gear of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and t1osnty, four
Joshua RICHARDSON, of said Port
- land, Merchant, respectfully represents, thai
he seized as tenant in common, with Uthe
persons 10 your petitioner unknown in certain
tracts or pare els Of real estate situated in West
brook, in said county, part Of the real estate D
which Benjamin Themes, late OF said Westbrook
deceased died seized and possessed and that part
OF the same which was assigned to bis widow
Charity Themes, now deceased, for her dover
together with one other piece as hereinafte de-
scribed, which was set of to her in the division
OF the whole real estate Of the said benjamin.
ThOmes among his heirs, in the right Of Jobn
Themes, a son Of said deceased, who died un.
married and without issue reference being
had TO the Probate Records of said dover and
division, andthe plans accompanying the same
The first parcel containing ten acres. more Or
less, bounded as follows beginning AZ the south
east corner Of land belonging to the heirs N
Benjamin Bailey, deceased, living on the road
leading from Portland to StroudWater, from
thence running north twenty two degrees east,
adjoining the land owned by the said Bailey :
heirs one hundred and fifteen rods 10 a stake :
thence south fifty three degrees east, fourteen
rods to a stake +; thence south twenty two de-
grees west, one hundred and fifteen rods 70 the
road aforesaid thence westerly Nv said road.
fourteen rods,to the place Of beginning togeth-
er with the dwelling house and wood house
thereon standing Your Petitioners share
thereof being three seventies Also another
parcel of land on the southerly side of said road
containing about seventeen acres and half, be
the same more or less bounded as follows Be
ginning at the n0rthwesterly corner Of twelve
acres Of land belonging to the heirs If the said
Benjami Bailey deceased thence from said
corner to run westwardly by the road twenty
/ i've rods To a stake thence south twenty
five degrees and one quarter west, eighty seven
rods to a stake thence south about seventy six
rods to a stake standing on the edge Of the
marsh thence nOrtherly BY the lower edge NJ
the marsh, until il comes 70 piece Of marsh set
of to George Themes Id the division of said cs-
tate, TO a stake thence north, eighteen degrees
west, FIVE rods to stake BY the upland IN the
line of BaHeys twelve acres thence south six-
lty four degrees west, by said twelve scres
eleven rods and SIX links, 10 a stake by the
creek in the southwest angle OF the aforesaid
twelve acres thence north thirty one degrees
east, adjoining said twelve acres eighty Eve rods
to the first mentioned bounds BY the road the
petitioners share thereof being three seyenths
Also enc other small parcel OF land, containing
"DOut ohS aCie5 tHOie VI 'Sssf DouhutuDe sithihk
at the most uOrthwesterly corner OF the last de-
scribed parcel, thence westwardly by said road
one rod TO a stake thence south twenty five
degrees and fifteen minutes west, eighty seven
rods, to a stake theHce south about seventy iii
reds to a stake on the outer edge Of the marsh /,
thence northeasterly one rod 10 the southerlv
corner Of the last described parcel thence
northerly adjoining the last described parcel to
the point Of Beginning Your Petitioners share
thereof being five tenths That your petitioner
i DESTROYS Of holding his several shares aforesaid
IN srveralty wherefore be Prays that partition
Of said several described parcels or land NAV
be bad, and bis several shares aforesaid IN .he
same, be assigned aud set out to him 10 bold 10
severalty, pursuant to the statute ia sach cases
made aud provided
By his Attorney,
HORATIO sOUTHGATF.