Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1895-06-27
lfaaI Notices.


To the Hon. Judge of Probate within and for
the county OF Hancock and State of Maine.
MARY f. JOHNSON, of Surry. Hancock
WI county, Maine, administrators of the
estate of Ezra johnson, late OF said Surry,
deceased, respectfully represents that the
amount due from said estate for the payment
of debts and the costs and expenses of ad-
ministrationi as near as your petitioner can
now determine, is the sum of one hundred
and fifty dollars; that the amount of the per-
sonal estate per the inventory, the
sum of two hundred and eighty five dollars
and eighteen cents; that the honorable Judge
of Probate has granted an allowance to the
widow of said Ezra johnson of the sum of
$2s5.1s; that the personal estate will not. when
sold, amount to the appraisal thereof, and
therefore there will be nothing from the per
sonal estate, after the payment OF said allow
ancc, for the payment of debts and costs of adj
miuistr ration; that a sale OF some portion of
the real estate OF said deceased is necessary
for the payment of said debts and costs of
administration; that said deceased died seized
and possessed Of the following real es-
tate, viz;
A certain tract of land situated in said Sur
ry and bounded follows, to wit; Begin
ming at a stake and stones on the northerly
side of the highway leading from surry viii
lage to Ellsworth by land of Edward 5. Jarvis;
thence southeasterly by said road about three
rods to stake and stones; thence north 29
degrees east is rods and 10 links to ii stake
and stones; thence north IA degrees east
rods and links to an oak tree; thence west
3 l2 rods to the line fence; thence north % de-
grees east by said fence 25 rods and links to
the corner of the field; thence north ga de-
grees west by the fence Is rods to said Jar
Wis land; thence southerly by said Jarvis
land 55 rods to the aforementioned bound,
containing 1 II acres, more or less, with the
buildings thereon.
Also one other tract of land situated in said
Surry and bounded as follows, to wit: Begin
ming at a spruce tree at the shore of Patterns
bay at the southwest corner of the Wilbra-
ham SWEET lot; thence northerly on the line
between said lot and the Jarvis lot $50 rods to
the northwest corner of said SWEET lot;
thence easterly on the north line of said
SWEET lot about 1912 rods to a stake and stones;
thence southerly to large rock on the west
side of the cove; thence westerly abont Is u
rods to the place of beginning, containing 26
acres. more or less, with all the buildings
thereon.
Also a certain tract of land situated in said
Surry and bounded as follows, to wit: Be
ginning at an oak tree about Is rods northerly
from the side of the road leading from Surry
to Ellsworth; thence west 3l2 rods to land
owned by said johnson; thence north IS de-
grees east Is rods and links to a corner of
said Johnson's land; thence southerly to the
place of beginning, containing one-fourth of
an acre, more or less; the last a bove- escrlbed
Wanna Witham, by deed dated July 8. 1870.
The first two lots above described were con-
veyed to the said Johnson by VIM. Romer, jr.,
by deed recorded in book $780, page log. of the
Hancock Registry of Deeds; that all of said
three tracts of land comprise the homestead
of the late Ezra johnson; that to sell A por-
ton of said homestead would greatly depre
ciate the residue thereof; wherefore your pc
titioner prays that inasmuch as by sale of
o
would be greatly deprecated in value. she
may be licensed to sell, at public or private
sale, for the payment of the debts against
said estate, and the costs of administration
thereon, the whole of the foregoing described
real estate of said deceased; and the under
signed petitioner, being the widow of the late
Ezra johnson, and as such entitled to dover
in said real estate, hereby signifies her
written consent that license may be granted
to sell the foregoing described real estate, IN
gliding the widows dover and the reyerslon
thereof in said estate, and that from the pro
ceeds Of said sale, she, said widow, may have
her share thereof equal to the present value
of her dover in said real estate, to be estl-
mated by the Judge according to her age, and
that the residue thereof. after the payments
of all debts against said estate and the costs
of ad mniSt ration thereon, be distributed to
the heirs at law of said Ezra Johnson, accord
ing to the statutes in such cases made and
provided.
Dated this 18th day of June. a d 1885
MARY E. JOHNSON.
STATE OF MAINE.
HANcoCK, ss:-Court of Probate, June
term, a. d. 1895.
Upon the foregoing petition, ordered: That
said petitioner give publlc notice 10 all per-
sons interested, by causing copy of the pc
tition and this order thereon, to be published
three weeks successfully in the Ellsworth
American, newspaper printed or published
in Ellsworth, in said county, that they may
appear at a court of probate for said county,
to be held at Bluehill, on the second We'd
nesday of July next. at ten of the clock
in the forenoon, to show cause, II any they
have why the PRAYER OF said petitioner
o. p. CUNNINGHAM, Judge.
Attest:-CHAs. P. DoRR, Register.
A true copy. Attest:-CHAs. p. DoRk, Register.
To the Honorable Judge of probate for the
county of Hancock, State of Maine.
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