The Literary echo, and Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1851-1854, 1853-11-10
Present-ASA FISH, Judge,

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 same lot set to
Alexander Bradford, Gather of 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 n stake
thence S. 200 4. 80 1-2 rods to bound in
the wall-thence n. 65e f. 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-alsoo 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 PawcatuckRiver,
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-ail subject, how
ever, to oincumbrance Of Dover of the Widow,
mother of said minor.
And representing to this Court that the
Estate is ut 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
10 Juop anu io"Sohhpic Cuuse iOr selling tne
same, praying this Court 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, 1853.
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, 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
1918 ASA FISH, Judge.