Litchfield enquirer., 1847-10-07

To the Probate Court for District Of Canaan.
THE application OF Miles Belden Polly
Belden, Henry Belden, aud Asahei Kellogg,
all OF Canaan in said District, respectfully
showeth:
YNlIAT the said Miles Belden is guardian to
i Emeline and sidney Benedict, Minors, and
and that the SAID Polly Belden is guardian to
Clarissa BENEDICT, MINOR, and that the said
Henry Belden is guardian to Newton Benedict,
a minor, and that the said Asahel Kellogg 10
guardian to Charles Benedict, miner, and
that all Of said minors belong to said District,
and that SAID Minors are the owners Oi The fol-
lowing real estate, VIZ: Two pieces of land
situated IN said Canaan. one OF which contains
10 acres and a half Of land, and the other
7 -25 acre OF land, and said pieces OF land are
the same, and all the Real Estate distributed
to Betsy Benedict deceased, the mother OF said
minors, from the Estate Of her late father,
Charles Belden deceased. and reference is made
TO the distribution Of Charles Belden's Estate,
for description of said Two pieces of land,
Also an undivided share in the house lot, and
south pant OF the dwelling house which was
distributed to the widbw OF the said Charles
Belden deceased, as a part of her dover 10 his
estate Also piece Of land IN the opposite
side of the highway from aid dwelling house,
and containing 5 -27 acres of land, and said
undivided share IN said House aud House lot,
and said piece ut land. are the same land all the
Real Estate distributed to said Minors from
that part Of the estate of said Charles Belden,
deceased, which was distributed 10 his idow
Lois Belden deceased. reference being made to
said distributions for particular desc eruption
of the same. Also, the one undi sidsd hall OF
a certain piece of land situated soui hwesterly
from said dwelling house, and owned jointly
by said minors with the said Polly Belden, and
bounded East by the highway, North by Miles
Beden's land. West by Housatonic River. AND
South by A,nasa Holcom5 Jr's land, and con-
| tanning about 30 acres OF land. Also the one
| third part of the Barns and Cow -houses, Sc
| and barn lot, situated Oh the opposite side OF
| The highway from said dwelling houss.--And
that said Estate is valued at about six hnndrcd
| Dollars
AND THEY FURTHER SAY, that the
| estate is at present unprodnctive - hat the
avails thereof are wanted tor the support,
maintenance and education of said Minors, and
that il will be Tor the advant age Of said Minors
| to sell the same, aud invest the avaIls thereof
according 10 law-wherefore they say that
| there is jus. and reasonable cause for selling
| the same. They therefore pray The Court TO
order said real estate TO be sold, and TO ems
| power them or some other meet persons to sell
| the same, pursuant TO the statute 10 such case
made and provided Dated Sept 10th. lS47.
| HENRY BELDEN.
| ASAfIEL KELLOGG Guardi-
| "tft MILES BELDEN, ans.
' POLLY BELDEN.
District of Can IAN, !
Probate Court IS. Sept IA l847
/ ORDERED--That the foregoing application
| he heard and determined al the Probate Office
in Canaan. on the 21st day Of November lS47
| at 10 clock forenoon-and that notice thereof
be published in some public newspaper neal
the place where such real estate lies, thre'
weeks successfully, at least six weeks befor'
said time assigned. ,a f a.
WILLIAM q. PIERCE. Judge