The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1827-07-18
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. tuO HULL Ou plClHO JuuiCitu
Court, begun and holden at Greenfield, with
in and for the County of Franklin, on the !
fourth Tuesday of April, in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and TWEEN
ty-seven
"UMBLY shews, JOHN WOODBURY., |
n IL of Leverett, in said County, Administra-
tor cum testamento annexo de bonis non of the !
Estate of THOMAS BALL, late of Brook |
field, that part thereof which IS now North |
Broohfield, in the County of Worcestershire |
the said Thomas in his life time, on tho TWEEN
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 Brookield aforesaid,
where he then lived, containing about forty
acres, known as his home farm also, certain |
parcel of Land situate in said North Brookfield, |
containing 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 of
land situate in said North Brookfield, called
the 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
home farm and buildings thereon, and one half
of a pew in the Meeting house, and the whole
OF the said other two parcels of land to Sarah
Ball, his wife, for her life He also devised 10
farm both land and buildings for quantity and
quality, including one half his pew in the sec
uad parish Meeting house, in fee, the said
Bridges, in consideration thereof, to cultivate
and improve the other half of said home farm
and oil the said out lands yearly, and everv
year during the life of his widow, accord
ing to the rules of good husbandry to make
ana repair the fences in such manner as to save
the crops free from waste by cattle, and to re-
I'm to a. hp1c &c Ill
which might be produced from one half Of the
home farm; and also, one half that may be
produced from the out lands yearly and every
year during her life, the hay, corn, cider, sauce
DC. to be put into the house and barn, and
where the same is proper TO be delivered al.
50 TO find her frewood from her part of the
farm, cut at the door, and mako her fires for
her at all times as she shall need but not TO
make any strip or waste of wood or timber,
and to nurse and to take care of her when sick.
and at all times to do fer her such homework
as she may need for her own use which she
cannot do herself But in case his said widow
Sarah Ball should ut any time after his decease
wish to have q division of the lands and build
ings, and cultivate and improve them by her
SELF or should sell the whole of the lands and
buildings not devised to the said Bridges. then
the said Bridges is to be discharged from the
above conditions which he was otherwise obc-
Bridges to hold the said estate SO devised TO
him free from any incumbranco whatever :
and It was further provided in and by the said
will, that if the said Sarah should thereafter
think 1t should be most for her interest to have
the whole or 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 the
sale of said real estate, and should request the
Executor OF the said last viii and testament to
coll cotA cfafn h
said will was authorized and empowered to soil
the whole or any part of said estate, not devils
ed to said Bridges, at Public Venduc. and to
give decd CT deeds as should be thourht best
tor all concerned, and to pay to the said Sa-
rah the whole of the interest arising from tho
proceeds of the sale of said estate yearly, and
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
authorized and empowered and directed to sell
the whole of said estate at Public Vendue. and
to give dcedsor deeds as he should think best,
and the proceeds of the estate sold before or
after the decease of the said Sarah was 20 be
disposed of in the following manner, viz To
! Zerubabel Ball ono hundred dollars /; his sister
Hannah Ranger fifty dollars to Micah Brig
ham Ball, son of Silas Ball, fifty dollars: and
to the children of his brother BENJAMIN Bail.
deceased, three-fifths of what shosid remain az
the three last mentioned legacies and to the
children Of his brother Silas Ball, deceased, the
two-tlfths OF said remainder the other half of
SAID proceeds to be disposed of as follows. viz
To Hannah Bartlett, wife of Daniel Bartlett
sister OF said Sarah, one hundred dollars. 10
Elizabeth Hamilton, wife of Reuben Hamilton
one hundred dollars; the remainder of such
nan to be equally divided between John Wood
bury, btehitable Cutler, Jerusha Sullen. Diana
Wilde. I,
abeth Hamilton Thomas Woodbury.. brothers
and sisters of said Sarah and Micah Brigham
Ball, son OF Silas Ball, each TO be paid II, one
year after tho decease of said Sarah, excent 10
Micah Is. Ball, which is to be paid on his mr.
rivlng to the age Of twenty-one wears. afier
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 will n
be duly proved and approved, and took nnor
himself the Execution thereof according n
law, VIZ on the fourteenth day Of April, in tho
year one thousand eight hundred and twelve
AND tho SAID Petitioner further shews. that tbe
said Executor has since deceased. ms bas oIso
the said Gideon Bridges and the said Sarah
is oesirous that the said estate, SO as aforesaid
devised to heFfo her life, should be Sold and The
proceeds thereof applied according to the d.
rectlon Of the said Testator made in his as;d
will aforesaid. - -''' 0aiu
Wherefore, for the purpose of enabling him
to pay the said legacy of the annuity 70 the
amount OF tne interest of The proceeds of sale
CT said estate, and the other lepacios above |
enumerated, your Petitioner pravs. tbot be
may be licenced and empowered to make sale
OF said Real Estate according to the form of
the statute in such case made and nrovJad
And as IN duty bound will ever pray
JOHN WOODBURY..
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS,
FRANKLIN IS. At the Supreme Judicial Court
begun and holden at Greenfield, within and
for the County of Franklin, on the fourth
Tuesday of April A. d. 1877