Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1895-07-04
Leual Notices.

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To the Hon Judge of Probate within and for
the county of Hancock and State of Maine.
MARY f. JOHNSON, of Surry. Hancock
ANl county, Maine Administrative of the
estate of Ezra johnson, late of said Surry,
deceased respectfully represents that the
amornt due from said estate for the payment
of debts and the costs and expenses of adj
ministration, 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 as per the inventory, was the
sum of two hundred and eighty-hye 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
s285.lS: 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
ance, FOR the payment of debts and costs of ad-
ninist ration; that sale of some portion of
the real estate of said deceased is necessary
for the payment of said debts and costs ot
administration; that said deceased died seized
and possessed of the following real es-
tate, liz:
4 certain tract of land situated in said Sur
ry and bounded as follows to wit Begin
ming Mt a stake and stones on the northerly
side of the highway leading from Surry vii
lage to Ellsworth by land of Edward S. Jarvis;
thence southeasterly by said road about three
rods to a stake and stones; thence north 29
degrees east is rods and 10 links to stake
and stones; thence north IA degrees east
rods and links to an oak tree; thence west
la rods to the line fence; thence north 25 de-
grees east by said fence Is 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 SIS rods to the aforementioned bound,
containing lie acres, more or less, with the
buildings thereon.
Also one other tract of land situated in said
Surry and bounded follows, to wit: Begin
ming at 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 the north line of said
SWEET lot about 1872 rods to a stake and stones;
thence southerly to a large rock on the west
side of the cove; thence westerly about 16 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 corner of
said Johnson's land; thence southerly to the
place of beginning, containing one-fourth OF
an acre. more or less; the last above described
lot was conveyed to the late Ezra johnson by
Wanna Witham, by deed dated July g. 1870
The first two lots ahove-descrlbed were con-
veved to the said johnson by VIM. Romer, lr
by deed recorded in book 1870, page l09, 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 por-
ton of said homestead would greatly depre-
ciate the residue thereof; wherefore your pc
titioner prays that lnasmuch as by a sale OF
any portion of said real estate the residue
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, aud 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
Guiding the widows dover and the reversion
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 esti-
mated by the judge according to her age, and
that the residue thereof, after the payments
of all dc BITS against said estate and the costs
of administration 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. 1895.
MARY L. JOHNSON
STATE OF MAINE.
HANcoCK, ss:-Court of Probate, June
Germ, a. d. 1885
Upon the foregoing petition, ordered: That
said petitioner give public notice to all per
SONS interested, by causing copy of the pc
tition and this order thereon, to be published