The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1825-11-09
I HE Petition ofNATHAN BALL,

% worcester on tie haPTd monday Of
June, A. ID. 1925.
Il HE Petition of NATHAN BALL,
Al of Marlborough, in the County afore-
said, Woman, and JOHN HARRIS and EMI-
MA HARRIS, wife Of the said John Harris, OF
Newiane, in the County of Windham, in the
State of Vermont, humbly shews,
That they are seised and posst ssed in COM
mon and undivided with one NATHAN JOHN
SON, of Berlin, in said County, and other per-
suns 20 your petitioners unknown, OF certain
Real Estate, being the same which was set to
the widow Of Nathan Bali, late of said North
borough, deceased, as her dover in the estate
of said Nathan; described as follows, to wit
seven acres and one hundred and thirty-six
rods on the eat side OF a highway in North
borough aforesaid, on which the dwelling
house of the said Nathan Ball, deceased,
stood at the time CT his decease, bounded,
beginning at stake aud stones near the well,
at the northwest conner, thence running
southerly by the road aforesaid forty rods to
stake and stones, thence easterly six rods to
heap OF stones, thence southerly IL rods to
heap of stones at land formerly OF John Ball,
thence northerly by land formerly of said
John Ball, tweuty-seven rods TO a heap of
stohes, thence northeFy nineteen rods and
an half 10 stake and stones By an old chcs-
nut stump, thence northwesterly by stone
wall to stake and stones, thence northerly
by stone wall twenty rods to stake and
stones, thence westerly by stone wall TWEEN
ty-two rods to the first mentioned bound, in
clmIinS one half of said dwelling-house and
one half of the cellar under the same.-Also,
one acre and seventy-two rods in the rear of
the barn of said Nathan Ball, deceased, in
Guiding one half of said barn on the west
side, bounded, beginning at a stake and
| stones, near the northwest corner of said
barn, thence passing northerly by road thir-
ty-three rods to chestnut tree, or where a
chesnut tree formerly stood, thence southery
twenty-tour rods to a stake and stones, thence
westerly thirteen rods to the first mentioned
| bound.-Also, twenty-five acres and forty
rods OF land on the west side of said road,
beginning. at stake and stones, by land for
merly of Deacon Jonathan Livermore, then
| by land formerly Of said Liyermore and by
land formerly of said John Ball, westerly one
hundred and forty rods to heap of stones,
then southery twenty-nine rods to a heap of
stones, thence easterly one hundred and eight
rods to heap of stones, thence turning south
easterly thirteen rods to heap of stones by
I the road, then by said road forty-eight rods TO
the first mentioned bound, including one half
the cider-mili aud house.-Also, sixty-fYe
acres of upland and swamp, lying in Shrews-
bury, beginning at the mouth CT the brook
that runs out Of upper meadow, so called, into
rock meadow, so called, thence southerly
about thirty-two rods to a corner of lot of
y. meadow, in rock meadow, numbered one.
| thence running east about nineteen degrees
south, to stake and stones, at a corner
OF the lot hereinafter described, thence run
ming west southwest about one hundred and
iorty-eight rods to a heap of stones. thence
running north twenty-nine degrees forty-6ve
minutes westerly, about one hundred and
ten rods to white pine at the northwest
corner, thence running east twenty-four de-
grees north, to heap of stones, thence
north ten degrees west, twelve rods to heap
OF stones, thence north eleven degrees east,
torty-two rods to heap OF stones, thence
runs south thirty-seven degrees east, TWENTY
nine rods to heap of stones, thence runs
southwest TO heap OF stones, thence turns
and runs ON the southerly and southeastern
side of said meadow to the brook running out
of said meadow, thence by said brook to the
first mentioned bound at rock meadow.-Also.
seven acres of meadow and swamp in rock
meadow, so called, bounded southerly and
southeasterly by upland, northerly by meadow
formerly belonging to John Ball, westerly on
upland. Tine interest and estate of the said
Nathan Ball, first named, in the several tracts
of land above described, being one undivided
fourth part and one Undivided seventh part OF
one undivided fourth part thereof, and the
interest and estate of the SAID John Harris
and Jemima Harris, in right of the said Je-
NINA, being one undivided fourth part there
oil.
And your petitioners further represent, that
they cannot conveniently occupy and improve
their said several parts of the real estate afore-
said, while the same remains in common and
undivided as aforesaid. Wherefore they pray
the Honorable Court aforesaid to cause part.
ton to be made of the real estate aforesaid,
and the several shares of the said petitioners
to be set off to them respectively, in severalty.
And as in duty bound will ever pray.
| JOHN Nn1S4 HAR BaEL' By their Attorneys
JENNA HARRIS. DAVIS & ALLEN