The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1827-06-27
Te the Hon. Supreme Jud;c;al

iourth Tuesday of April, in the wear of onr
-olu one thousand eight hundred and tyeu-
oMBLY shows, JOHN WOODBURY.,
- Oh Leverett, In said County, Adrsinistra-
G III Sui' Ies,amento annexo de bonis non of the
Estate OF THOMAS BALL, late of Brook
held, that part thereof which is now North
brookheld, In the County of Worcester-that
the SAID Thomas in his life time, on the twen
ty-eighth day of August, in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and ten, be-
ing seized and possessed of a certain parcel of
Land situate in North Brookfeld aforesaid.
mnere ne then lived, containing about forty
acles known as his home farm also, certain
parcel OF Land situate in said North srookf;aId
E containing about forty acres, being the Estate
winch the said Thomas held by the dev;se "a,
one Samuel Pickard, deceased, being wood and
pasture land: also, certain other parcel Of
iand situate In said North Brookficid. called
'ne meadow Lot, containing about fifteen
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
nome farm and buildings thereon, and one half
OF pew IN the Meeting house, and the whole
Of the said other two parcels of land to Sarah
Ban, his wife, for her life. He also devised 10
one Gideon Bridges one half of his said home
iorm both land and buildings for quantity and
quality, including one half his pew in the sec
qna parish Meeting house, in fee, the ao;d
Driages' In consideration thereof, to cultivate
and improve the other half of said home e.
and all the said out lands yearly. and ever,
year during the life of his widow, accord.
my 70 tne rules OF good husbandry to make
anu anu repair Inc fences in such manner as to save
.he crops free from waste by cattle. and to re-
TURN to his widow one half of all the nrod,,ca.
wnlch might be produced from one half of the
nome iaIm and also, one half that NAV he
produced from the out lands yearly and every
year during her life, the hay, corn, cider sauce
&c. 70 De put into the house and barn. and
where the same is proper to be delivered: al
so 500 70 ma her tirewood from her part of the
her at all times as she shall need. hut not -,
make any strip or waste of .food or timber
ana 10 nurse and to take care of her when sicL
and at all times to do for her such housau,orL
as she may need for her own use which Sha
cannot DO herself But in case his said widow,
oerah ban should at any time after his deceaso
mion 70 nave DIVISION of the lands and build
nlgs' ana cultivate and improve them by her
self, or should sell the whole of the lands ar1
buildings not devised to the said BRIDGES. then
tne SAD Bridges is to be discharged from the
ABOVE conditions which he was otherwise obl;c,-
Cd to do for the said Sarah; and the sa7a
bridges to hold the said estate so devised 10
nim Tree from any incumbrance whatever:
ana 1t was further provided in and by the said
tlPrn9ffCr
tnnk 1t should be most for her interest to have
the whole or any part of the said Real Estate.
winch is not devised to The said BRIDGES. sold.
ana 70 nave the interest of the proceeds of the
sale OF SAID real estate, and should rcouest the
Executor of the said last will and testament 10
sell said estate, the said Executor in and nv
said will WIS authorized and empowered TO sail
tne whoie or any part of said estate, not devils
ed to said Bridges, at Public Vendue. and 10
give deed or deeds as should be THOUGHT hest
Tor all concerned, and to pay to the said Sa-
ran the whole of the interest ARISING from, the
proceeds of the sale of said estate YEARLY. md
| every year during her natural life and in case
said estate should not be sold in the life time
OF SAID Sarah, the said Executor was thereby
a a1e and empowered and directed to sell
the wnoie OF said estate at Public Venfue. ana
TO give deed or deeds as he should thinl best
ana the proceeds of the estate sold before ~,
after the decease of the said Sarah yras 70 ha
disposed OF in the following manner. viz IT..
Zerubabel Ball one hundred dollars his s;stor
Hannah Ranger fifty dollars to Micah Rriq-
nan Dan. son OF Shas Ball, fifty dollars and
70 the children OF his brother BENJAMIN Rail
deceased, three-fifths of what shosid rema;r ~.
one nan OF the said proceeds after pavment n.
the three last mentioned leeacies and 70 tba
cmloIen OF hls brother Silas Ball, deceased. fbe
two-hfths OF said remainder the other b,Ic 81
Saio proceeds to be disposed of as follows. viz
10 Hannah Bartlett, wife of Daniel BartJe,t
S 9Ss Oh sa1o Sarah, one hundred dollars To-
I.liAdoeth familton, wife of Reuben Hamilton,
one hundred dollars the remainder Of s,,oi's
nan 10 De equally-divided between John Wood
pnry; Menita6le Cutler, Jerusha Sullen. Diana
Wilqe, S.pll Smith, Hannah Bartlett and Eliz-
abeth Hamilton Thomas Woodbury.. brothers
and sisters of said Sarah and Micah BRIGHAM
BAH, son Of Silas Ball, each TO be paid in one
year after the decedse of said Sarah, except to
Micah Is. Ball, which is to be paid on his ar
irving to the age of twenty-one wears. after
her decease, and appointed John Woodbury
VINO is now deceased, Executor of the said last
VIII and testament, who, after the decease Of
the said Thomas Ball, caused the said wil.to
be duly proved and approved, and took unou
himself the Execution thereof according TO
law, VIZ on the fourteenth day of April in the
year one thousand eight hundred and twelve.
And tho said Petitioner further shews. that the
said Executor has since deceased. as has also
the said Gideon Bridges and the said Sarah
IS DESTROYS that the said estate, SO "a aforesaid
devised to her for her lfe should be sold and the
proceeds thereof applied according to the d.
rection of the said Testator made in his said
will aforesaid
wherefore, tor the purpose of enabling him
70 pay the SAID legacy of the annuity to the
amount Of the interest of the proceeds of a sale
OF SAID estate, and the other leeacies above
enumerated, your Petitioner prays that he
may be licenced and empowered to make sale
OF SAID Real Estate according to the form of
the statute IN such case made and provided
hna as IN duty bound VIII ever pray.
JOHN WOODBURY..
COMMONWEALTH OF MAssAcHusErrs.
fRANKLIS IS. at the Supreme Judicial Court
begun and holden at Greenfield, within ana
Tor the County of Franklin, on the fourth
Tuesday of April, A. d. 1S27-
Upon the Petition aforesaid, Ordered, That
the said John Woodbury. cause an attested
copy of his said petition and this order thereon
to BE- published three weeks successfully in the.
public newspaper printed in Worcester, in tho
County Of Worcester, called the Woycester
spy, the last publication to be thirty days, at