The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1827-07-11

269 Pearl-street.
New York, 9th mo. !, 1897. "a u
TIE the Hon. Supreme Judicial
Court beorn and holden at Greenfield, with
in and for the County of Franklin, on the
fourth Tuesday of Apri in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and twen-
ty-seven: ,,, ,,,or. ,,,,,-nx-
HEUMBLY shows, JOHN WOODBURY.
Sc of I.everett, in said County, Administra-
tor cun, tes,amento annexo de bonls non OF the
Estate If THOMAS BALL, late of Brook
field that part thereof which is now North
Erookfield. in the County of Worcester-that
the said Thomas in his life time, on the twen-
tv-eiohth dav of August in the year OF our
! lord ono thousand eight hundred and ten be-
inp seized and possessed of certain parcel OF
/ Land situate in North Brookheld aforesaid
where he then lived, containing about tEy
acres, known as his home farm: also, CERTAIN
parcel OF Land situate in said North Brookfelds
containinc about forty acres, being the Estate
which the said Thomas held by the devise Of
one Samuel Pickard, deceased, being wood and
pasture land; also, certain other parcel q
land situate in said North Brookfietd, called
the Meadow Lot, containing about ftteenl
acres; made and published his last will and
testament, wherein and whereby he devised
the use and income of the one half of the said
home farm and buildings thereon, and one halt
of pew in the Westinghouse, and the whole
of the said other two parcels of land to Sarah
Ball, his wife, for her life. He also devisedto
, one Gideon Bridges one half of his said home
} farm both land and buildings for quantity and
quality, including one half his pew in the sec
ond parish Meeting house, in fee, the said
Bridges, in consideration thereof, to cultivae
and improve the other half of said home fam
and all the said out lands yearly, and every
= year during the life of his widow, accord
i ing to the rules of good husbandry, to make
and repair the fences in such manner as 70 save
. the crops free from waste by cattle, andto re-
turn to his widow one half of all the poduce
which might be produced from one halfof the
home farm and also, one half that nay be
produced from the out lands yearly andevery
year during her life, the hay, corn, cider sauce,
&c. to be put into the house and ban, and
where the same is proper to be delivered: al
!. SO to find her firewood from her Inrt of the
:; farm, cut at the door, and make Ter fires fos
y her at all times as she shall need, hut not to
~ make any strip or waste of wood ir timber,
! and to nurse and to take care of her Fhen sick,
:; and at all times TO do for her such iousewori
> as she may need for her own use Which she
cannot do herself But in case his mid widow
81 Sarah Ball should at any time after lis decease
Oh wish to have division of the landsand build
Y ngs, and cultivate and improve thdn by her
W self, or should sell the whole of thI lands ant
e. buildings not devised to the said Bidges then
the said Bridges is to be discharged from the
above conditions which he was otherwise oblg
ed to do for the said sIrah; aid the sait
Bridges to hold the said estate So devised t
e. him free from any incumbrance whatever
of and it was further provided in and by the sale
s. will, that if the said Sarah should thereafte
think it should be most for her interest to have
the whole OF any part of the said Real Estate
which is not devised to the said bridges, sold
and to have the interest of the proceeds of thu
sale of said real estate, and should request tht
- Executor of the said last will and testament t,
~ sell said estate, the said Executor in and by
said will was authorized and empowered to sci
= the whole or any part Of said estate, not devils
ed to said Bridges, at Public Veldue, and +
give deed or deeds as should be bought bes
for all concerned, and to pay to the said Sa
on rah the whole of the interest arising from tn
ne proceeds of the sale of said estate yearly, an
he every year during her natural life and in cas-
" said estate should not he sold in the life tim
of said Sarah, the said Executor vas thereb
r. authorized and empowered and directed to Sc
ut the whole of said estate at Public Vendue an
to give deed or deeds as he should think bes
and the proceeds of the estate sold before {
after the decease Of the said Sarah was to b
- disposed of in the following manner, viz IT
Zerubabel Ball one hundred dollars his siste
- Hannah Ranger fifty dollars; to Micah Bril
:, !. ham Ball, son of Slas Ball. fifty dollars an
- to the children of his brother Benjamin Bal
&c deceased, throe-ifths of what sho9ld remain {
% one half of the said proceeds after payment
N the three last mentioned legacies and to III
~ children of his brother Silas Ball, deceased, I'll
- two-ffths of said remainder the other half
" said proceeds to be disposed of as follows, viz
. To Hannah Bartlett, wife of Daniel Bartlett
sister of said Sarah, one hundred dollars
= Elizabeth Hamilton, wife of Reuben Hamilton
one hundred dollars the remainder of sue
e half to be equally divided between John Woo,
N bury, Mehitable Cutler, Jerusha SuIlon, Diar
of Wilde, Sibl Smith, Hannah Bartlett and Eli
C, abeth Hamilton Thomas Woodbury., brother
and sisters of said Sarah and Micah Brigham
n Bal, son Of Silas Bal, each to be paid in or
s. year after the decease Of said Sarah, except I
n, Micah B. Ball, which is to be paid on his
s irving to the age of twenty-one years, aftt
te her decease, and appointed John Woodbur
DC who is now deceased, Executor of the said Ia
ty will and testament, who, after the decease
le the said Thomas Ball, caused the said will
he be duly proved and approved, and took upo
v himself the Execution thereof according
Of law, viz on the fourteenth day of April, in Ii
D. year one thousand eight hundred and twelv
tx And the said Petitioner further shows, that Il
I'd said Executor has since deceased, as has al:
E. the said Gideon Bridges and the said Sara
pr IS DESTROYS that the said estate OF Us aioresu
al devised to her for her life, should be sold, and III
re proceeds thereof applied according to the
L. rection of the said Testator made in his sal
in will aforesaid
s. Wherefore, for the purpose of enabling hi
a to pay the said legacy of the annuity to til
n amount of the interest Of the proceeds Of sal
re Of said estate, and the other legacies aboy
De enumerated, your Petitioner prays, that i
I'd may be licenced and empowered to make sal
s. of said Real Estate according TO the form {
of the statute in such case made and provide,
st And as in duty bound will ever pray
n JOHN WOODBURY.
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COMMONWEALTH OF MAssACHCsETTs