The Litchfield County post., 1827-03-15
STATE OF CONNECTICUT,
COUNTY OF L1TCHFIELD,

Superior Court, February Term, 1927,
sitting as a Court Of Chdncery.
TTPON the Petition of SAMUEL LOCK
~ WOOD of New-Mlford, in said Coun-
ty, showing to said Court that on the nine
teenth day Of July 1920, one John Sturde-
want, then of said New Milford, since deceas
ed, and John S. Sturdeyant, to secure the
payment of a Note Of hand by them previous
'y, (vis.) on the seventh day of March 1920,
given to him said Samuel for the SUM of three
| thousand eight hundred and thirteen dollars,
payable on demand and interest, executed to
him a mortgage of sundry pieces of Land,
situated in said NewMljford, to them belong
ing IN equal and undivided moieties, and, a.
mong others, of certain piece containing
about one Acre, with a Wheelright shop and
Cider-mill thereon, bounded easterly by high
way, and on all other parts by Lyman Smiths
land, conditioned to be void on payment Of
said Note within six years from the date last
aforesaid, together with all other demands
which he the said Samuel should then have
! against them, or either of them.
That afterwards, to wit, on the third day
| of January 1925, ami in the life time of the
said John Sturdevant, it was mutually agreed
between the said Samuel on the one part and
the said John and John s. on the other part,
that the said John and John S. should by a
Deed of release, or Quit Claim, release to the
said Samuel all their right and title either in
law or equity in and to every part Of such
mOrtgaged premises in consideration of his
delivering up to them said Note to be cansel-
led, together with all other claims which he
then held against them or either of them -
that they did concur with the said Samuel in
directing Deed to be drawn for that purpose
that in drawing said Deed, the person employ
ed to do it, by mistake and accident omitted
to include therein the above described piece
of Land, which mistake and omission was not
| at the time of executing said Deed known 10
the said Samuel, who received the same I'M
der belief that-said piece of land was desert
bed in and conveyed by said Deed; and, in
consequences thereof, did surrender up said
Note, and all other demands which he then
held against said John and John S. to be can
selled, and they were canselled accordingly.
That afterwards, and since the death of said
John. the said Samuel has discovered said
omission in said Deed, and that thereby
ne has failed to acquire II title to said piece
of Land, the one moiety of which by
means of the premises, continues in the
said John S. and the other moiety has by the
death of the said John descended to and ves-
ted in his heirs at law--to wit. the said John
S. and Julia Sturdeyant of said New-MIfOrd
Andrew Sturdcvant of Palmyra, in the State
Of Ohio; Lucy Beach, the wife of Hezekiah
Beach ofsOme part ofthe State of New York,
to the said Samuel unknown; Sarah Ann
Judson, Anna Judson, JENNIE Judson, Della
Judson, and Currence Judson, minor children
of Lauens Judson of w oodbury, in said State
of Connecticut; and Betsey Ann Porter and
David Porter, minor children of Curtis Por-
ter OF some part Of the State of New York,
to tbs said Samuel unknown land PRAYING a
Decree vesting in him the legal title in said
land, and buildings thereon standing-which
were by such mistake and accident so omitted
to be described in and conveyed by said Deed
of Release.
Ordered, that said Petition be continued to
the Term of said Superior Court to be holden
at said Litchfeld on the third Tuesday of
August next, and that notice Of the tendency
OF said Petition to the said Heirs at law of
the snid John deceased, named as respondents
in said Petition, who reside out of this State,
be given. by publishing the same in the Litch-
field County Post, Newspaper printed at
laid Litchfeld, for three weeks successfully,
at least six weeks before the third Tuesday of
August next.
By the Court,
F. WOLCOTT, Clerk.
81 FREDERICK WOLCOTT. Clerk.