The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1824-05-04

The Honorable Justices Of the Court Of Common
Pleas, holden al Portland lcithin and Tor the
County Of Cumberland, on TIE first Tuesday
Of Marcia, IN The year Of our Lord one h0usGad
eight hundred and tSesnty- four
JOSHUA RICHARDSON, Of said PORT
~ land, Merchant, respectfully represents, that
he is seized as tenant in common, with other
persons 70 your petitioner unknown in certain
tracts OF parcels OF real 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 par
OF the same which was assigned 10 bis widow,
Charity Ihomes, now deceased, for her dover,
together with one other piece as hereinafter de-
scnbed, which was set of 70 her in the division
OF the whole real estate Of the said BENJAMIN
Themes, among his heirs. ia the right Of John
Themes, son Of said deceased, who died un-
married and without issue reference being
had TO the Probate Records Of said dover and
division, and the plans accompanying the same.
The FIRST parcel containing ten acres, more or
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 Stroudwater. from
thence running north twenty two degrees east.
adjoining the land owned by the said Bailey's
heirs, one hundred and fifteen rods to a stake :
thence south fifty three degrers east, fourteen
rods TO a stake thence south twenty two de-
grees west, one hundred and fifteen rods 10 the
road aforesaid thence westerly by 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 northwesterly corner Of twelve
acres Of land belonging 10 the heirs Of the said
Benjamin Bailey deceased thence from said
corner to run westwardly by the road twenty
hve 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 stake standing on the edge OF The
marsh; thence northerly by the lower edge of
the marsh, until i comes to piece of marsh set
on 10 George Themes in the division Of said ~
tate, TO stake thence north, eighteen degrees
west, five rods5o a stake by the upland ID the
line Of Baileys twelve acres thence south six
y 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 Eve rods
to the FIRST mentioned bounds b. Tie road The
petitioners share thereof being three sevenths
Also enc other small parcel OF land, containing
about one acre, more or less, bounded beginning
al the most northwesterly corner Of the last de-
scribed parcel, thence westwardly ~ said road
one rod TO a stake thence south twenty Eve
degrees and fifteen minutes west, eighty seven
rods, 60 stake thence south about seventy III
reds TO stake on the outer edge Of Ale marsh
thence northeasterly one rod, To TIE s0utberlv
corner Of the last described parcel; thence
northerly adjoining the last described parcel to
me point Of beginning Your Petitioners share
thereof being i've tenths That your petitioner
+ DESTROYS Of holding his several shares aforesaid
IN severalty wherefore he prays that partition
OF said several described parcels of land NAV
be had and his several shares aforesaid n M
same, be assigned and set out to him 70 bold n
severaity, pursuant 10 the statute In such cases
made and provided
By bis Attorney,
HoRATIo soUTHGATE.
STATE OF MAINE.
CUMBERLAND g.
Cosgi Of Common Pleas, .MaroA Term, A. d. 1924
pom the foregoing Petition. Ordered
- that the Petitioner give notice 10 all Der.
sons interested IN the prayer thereof. 70 ap1ear
before the Justices Of our Court Of Common
Pleas, to be holden al Portland, within and for
the CouHty OF Cumberland, on the third Tuesday
OF June next, BY publishing an aiiested COW of
said Petition, and this order thereon. three
weeks successfully in the Portland Gszett-
printed in said Portland, the lest publication 81
ne thirty days az least before the sitting Of sai6
Court that they may then and there IN our said
Court sbew cause, il any they have, WHY the
prayer q said petition should not be granted
Copy, Att.