The Literary echo, and Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1851-1854, 1853-10-27
Guardian Notice.

AT A COURT OF PROBATE holden at
n StoningtOn, within and for the District
of StoningtOn, on the 14th day Of October,
A. D 1853,
Present-ASA FISH, Judge,
Upon the application of EDWARD W.
BABCOCK, of Westerly in the State of Rhode
Island, showing to this Court, that he is the
guardian of the person and Estate Of MARY
ELLEN BRADFORD, n minor, belonging
to Westerly in the State of Rhode Island,
duly appointed according to the laws of the
State, last named, where said minor resides,
and that said minor is the owner Of the fol-
lowing real Estate, in Stonington in said
Probate District, viz: One lot containing
about two acres with one half Of Dwelling
House thereon, being the sam, lot set to
Alexander Bradford, Gather CT said minor)
in distribution of his fathers estate ALSO
one other lot-bounded as follows-begin-
ming at the North West corner of the Barn
yard, run n. $50 W. 10 rods-to a stake
thence S. 200 L. 32 1-2 rods to bound in
the wall thence N $50 E. with said wall
IA rods to Pawcatuck River-thence North
wardly with said River to the Thirds ESQ
called)-thence Northwesterly with said
Thirds, to the Northwest corner of garden
thence Eastwardly to corner-thence N.
with first lot to place of beginning--also one
other lot of land, being the entire lot set to
Lois Vincent in the distribution of her
fathers Estate-bounded on the North by
the Paul Babcock farm $50 called); on the
East by lands of the heirs of William :.
Bradford and the widows DOVER; on the
South by said dover; on the West by lands
of p. X. Randall and highway; also the
one fourth part of the Dover set to Lois
Bradford - bounded North by Lands of
Henry Nj. Barber, East by Pawcatuck River,
on the South by the Highway and lands of
the heirs of Joshua ID. Brown, decd, on the
West by said heirs land and land belonging
to heirs of Lois Vincent, with half of DWELL
ing House, Barn and Crib thereon stand
ing-meaning to describe and include the
whole of the real estate set to said Lois
Vincent, and Alexander Bradford, and the
one fourth of dover or thirds set to Lois
Bradford grandmother of said minor) in
the Distribution of Alexander Bradford's
Estate, reference being had to the Distribu-
ton on Probate Records-all subject, how
ever, to incumbrance of Dover of the Widow
mother Of said minor.
And representing to this Court that the
Estate is Mt present unproductive that the
avails thereof are wanted for the support,
maintenance and education Of said minor,
and that it will be for the advantage Of said
minor, to sell the same and invest the avails
thereof according to law, and that there
is just and reasonable cause for selling the
,same,-prnying this urt to order said
Real Estate to be sold, and to empower him
or some other meet person to sell the same,
pursuant to the Statute in such case made
and provided, as per application on file.
dated 7th Of October, 1858.
Ordered-that the foregoing application
be heard and determined at the Probate
Office, in said Stonington, on the first
Tuesday, Sd day Of January. 1854, Q o'clock
afternoon, and that notice thereof be pub.
lished in some public newspaper published
near the place where said real estate lies,
three weeks successfully at least six weeks
before said time assigned.
Certified from Record:
1913 ASA FISH Judpe