The Literary echo, and Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1851-1854, 1853-10-20

AT A COURT OF PROBATE holden at
II StonngtOn, within and for the District
OF Stonington, on the l4th day Of October,
A. ID 1853,
Present-ASA FISH, Judge,
Upon the application of EDWARD w.
BABCOCk OF v esteIly in the state OF khoder
Island, showing to this Court, that he is the
guardian OF the person and Estate OF MARY
ELLEN BRADFORD, n MINOR, belonging
to Westerly III the state Of Rhode Island,
duly appointed according to the laws vi the
State, last named, where said miner esides-
and that said minor is the owner OF the fol-
lowing real Estate, in StoningtCn III said
Probate District, viz: One lot containing
about two acres with one halt Of Dwelling
House thereon, being the sane 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 Vest corner of the Barn
yard run n $50 w 10 r,Gs-tO u stake
thence 5. 200 L 80 1-2 rods to n bound in
the wall thence n go +. with said wall
II rods to Pawcatuck kiver-thence North
wardly with said kiver to the Thirds $50
called thence Northwosterly with said
Thirds, to the Northwest corner OF garden
thence Eastwardly to corner thence n.
with first lot to place of beginning--also ole
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 5.
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 d. 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 Recon ds-all subject, how
ever, to incumbrance Of Dover of the Widow,
mother of said minor.
And representing to this Court that the
Estate is at 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 praying this c uIt 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 9TH of October, 1853
Ordered-that the foregoing application
he heard and determined Mt the Probate
Office, in said Stonngton, 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 successively at least six weeks
before said time assigned
Certified from Record:
134t3 ASA FISH, Judge.