Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1901-07-24
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To the Honorable, the Judge Of the Probate
court in and for the county of Hancock and
State of Maine.
ID E ~PECTFULLY represents Marion Stur-
III gis, of New York, in the county and
state Of New York that Robert Sturgis, late
of said New York by his last will proved in
said court on the seventh day of May, a. d.
1901, devised certain real estate in the follow
ing words:
give, devise and bequeath all of my prop
erty both real and personal of every kind and
pature whatsoever and wheresoever situated
which l now possess or to which may here
after become entitled to my beloved wife,
Marion Sturgis, for life, with full power to
dispose of the same by will, but if she should
die without leaving any last will and Tesla
ment then give, devise and bequeath all of
my said property on the death of my said
wife, absolutely and in fee to such OF our
children who may be living at the time OF her
death, share and share alike; provided, how
ever, that if any of our said children shall
have died before the death OF my said wife
leaving issue, the child or children of such
deceased child, living at the time of the death
of my said wife, shall be entitled to the share
the parent would have taken if living, share
and share alike.
The said real estate is situated at Bar Har-
bor in the town of Eden, in said county of
Hancock, and described as follows: one
seventh part in common and undivided of
certain parcel OF land, with the buildings
thereon, viz: commencing at point on the
southerly side of the county road, commonly
called Mt Desert street, at the northwesterly
corner of land now or late of Nathan Ash;
thence running westerly on said road fifty
nine (59) feet; thence turning and running
soutberly parallel to the western boundary
line OF said Nathan Ash one hundred t1OO)
feet; thence turning and running easterly
and parallel to said Mt. Desert street nine 10y
feet thence turning and running southerly
again and parallel to the westerly boundary
line of said land of Nathan Ash one hundred
and fifty (l50) feet; thence turning aud
running easterly and parallel to said Mt
Desert sire ct to the westerly boundary line OF
said land OF Nathan Ash; thence turning and
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said Ash to the point of beginning. Together
with right to pass and repass over so much
of the "Holmes Lott, conveyed to Robert
Amory by Amelia M. Holmes by deed dated
March %, 1881, and recorded with Hancock
county deeds, books 176, page 800, as lies west
of the above described premises to and from
the highway from and to the lot herein de-
scribed, and also to and from all places be-
yond said lot. Together with an easement of
light and air over SO much OF said Holmes
Lot" as lies west of the premises above. de-
scribed Being the same premises described
in the deed of Frederic Amory to Susan b.
Sturgis, bearing date Nov. q, 1892, and re
corded in said registry of deeds, book 266,
page 275, to which deed and to the deeds
therein mentioned reference is to be had for
further particulars, and especially Tor sucn
other rights and easements, if any, as are
conferred in and by said deeds, or any OF
! them.
| And the petitioner having an estate in pos
session in said real estate represents that 1t is
| necessary expedient to sell said real estate
| for the following reasons: that owing to the
| not be dealt with to advantage and that the
price offered of fifty five hundred dollars for
| The whole property is deemed by your petit
toner and all other parties in interest good
one and one that should be accepted. And
represents that the following named persons,
| including herself, are the only persons who
or whose issue are or may become interested:
| Persons Residence. Nature and Frac-
tionaG amount of IN
tereSt.
Marion Sturgis, city of New York, life es-
tate. The petitioner.
| Mary Lyman Sturgis (minor), city of New
| York, contingent and indefinite.
| Henrietta H. B. Sturgis (fninor), city OF
New York, contingent and indefinite.
! Charles l. Sturgis, Chicago Illinois, con-
| ting emit and indefinite
! Roger f. Sturgis, Brookline, Massachusetts,
| contingent and indefinite.
Henrietta S. Ingersoll, Philadelphia, Penn,
| contingent and indefinite.
| Elizabeth s. Porter. Philadelphia, Penn.
| contingent and indefinite.
Mary H. Scott, Philadelphia, Penn, contin-
| gent and indefinite.
| Wherefore the petitioner prays that Roger
| f. Sturgis, of Brookline, in the county o.
| Norfolk, state of Massachusetts,, some
| other suitable person may be appointed {
trustee to sell and convey said real estate a
a private sale for the sum of seven hundred
eighty-fve and 72-loe dollars, or at public