The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1824-04-27

The Honorable Justices Of the Court 0f Common
Pleas, holden AZ Portland icithin and FOR me
County Of Cumberland, on the first Tuesday
Of March, IN the year Of our LOrd one thousand
eight hundred Gna t0enty. four
JOSHUA RICHARDSON, Of said Port
- land, Merchant, respectfully represents, that
he IS seized as tenant in common, with other
persons to your petitioner unknown, in certain
tracts or parcels frea estate, situated IN West
brook, IN said county, part OF the real estate OF
which Benjamin Themes, late OF said WestbrOOk,
deceased,died seized and possessed,and that part
OF the same which was assigned to his widow,
Charity Themes, now deceased, Tor her dover,
together with one other piece as hereinafter de-
scribed, which was set of TO her ia the division
OF the whole real estate Of the said Benjamin
Themes, among bis heirs, in the right Of John
Themes, son Of said deceased, who died UNI
married and without issue reference being
had to the Probate Records of said dover and
dlsislop and ths l.ans aseotapanyinE IN same
less bounded as follows beginning at the south
east corner Of land belonging to the heirs OF
Benjamin Bailey, deceased lying on the road
leading from Portland to StFoudwater, from
thence running north twenty two degrees east,
adjoining the land owned by the said Bailey )
heirs, one hundred and fifteen rods to stake /;
thence south fifty three degrees east, fourteen
rods to a stake thence south twenty two de-
grees west one hundred aud fifteen rods TO the
road aforesaid thence westerly by said roa 4,
fourteen rods, to the place OF beginning togeth-
er with the dwelling house and wood house
thereon standing Your Petitioners share
thereof being three sevenths. 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 northwesterly corner Of twelve
acres u land belonging 70 the heirs OF the said
Benjamin Bailey deceased thence from said
corner TO run westWardly by The road twenty
i've rods 70 a stake thence south twenty
i've 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 Of
the marsh, until Il comes to piece Of marsh set
OF TO George Themes in the division OF said e.
tate, TO a stake thence north, eighteen degrees
west, five rods 10 a stake by the upland in the
line Of BaGeys twelve acres thence south six
ty four degrees west, by said twelve acres,
eleven rods and six links, to 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 FIVE rods,
70 the first mentioned bounds By the road the
petitioners share thereof being three sevenths.
Also enc other small parcel OF land, contaiuug
about one acre, more or less, bounded beginning
at the most northwesterly corner AZ the last de-
scrbed parcel, thence WestWardly by said road.
one rod to a stake thence south twenty five
degrees and fifteen minutes west, eighty seven
rods, 70 a stake thence south about seventy six
reds to a stake an the outer edge of lhe Esarsh ;
thence ncrtheasterly one rod, 10 the southerIy
corner Of the last described parcel thence
nonherly adjoining the last described parcel 70
the point OF beginning Your Petitioners share
thereof being five tenths That your petitioner
IS DESTROYS of holding his several shares aforesaid
in seyeralty wherefore he prays that partition
of said several described parcels Of land NAV
be bad, aud his several shares aforesaid IN the
same, be assigned and sci out 10 him to hold IN
severalty, pursuant to the statute 10 such eases
made and provided
BY his Attorney,
HORATIO SOUTHGATF.