Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1901-01-30

| Presiding Justice
A true copy Of the petition and order =
| Attest:--JosH r. KxowLTos. Clerk
STATE OF MAINE.
| CouNry OF HAxcocK ss.:-To the Suprems
Judicial Court sitting at Ellsworth. withfD
and for the county of Hancock. State ~
Maine.
Il Eden, Hancock county. Maine. aud Allen
e. Rogers OF Orono, in the county OF Penob-
scot. in said State. respectfully represent;
freehold estate in the fee simple in certain
real estate namely: an island lying in TIN
Mouth q Bay in y fowo q
OF Gouldsboro), Hancock county, Iaine, nov
known by the name OF Turtle island form
Island, and at one time described as Tabfs
Island, being one OF the several islands de-
scribed in a deed from the Commonwealth o.
liam w. PARROT, Of Gloucester, Masrachu-
setts, dated June IS, 1920. and scorded No
vember "a. 1920. in the registry of (, deeds for
1875 Being the same island known az Turtle
Island described in deco IRON William
Handy to William Rogers dated siay 4, 1881
and recorded May 7, 1888, in vol. 1856. page 344,
in said registry.
second. That your petitioners have the
record title to the above-descrised land in
and under the following descfiGSd ueeds-
The deed from William HANDY 70 william
Rogers above described: The deed from VIII
liam Rogers to Allen r. Rogers dated Feb
ruary 7, 1889, and recorded in said registry for
said Hancock county, in book 81, page $3.50,
conveying one undivided half OF said prop
erty, the deed from Bion e. whitney to WI
liam Rogers and Allen e. Rogers conveying
a lot OF about ne-eighth Of an acre near the
shore, OF even date with this petition, ans
entered for recoId in said registry of deeds
for said county Of Hancock The record title
OF your petitioners is derived from the mort
gagors hereinafter named through various
mesne couveyances duly recorded in the reg
istry Of deeds for said county Of Hancock.
Third. That the record title of said land OF
your petitioners is incumbered by the follow
ing undischarged mortgages appearing Of
record in the registry OF oeeds for said Han
A. A mortgage from Edward Brewer to
Josiah Brewer dated April 2, 1888, and accorded
April 81. 1885, in book 60, page 1857, OF said reg
b. A mortgage from William E. Hodgkins
to Thomas Arey dated October 20, 1856. and
recorded November 5, 1866, in book 49, page
g. A NOR gage from William Handy to
William E. Hodgkins dated November 8. 1874.
recorded November Z, 1874. in book I47, page
32l, of said registry.
Fourth. That your petitioners have all the
right, title, interest and estate IN the de-
scribed premises which was formerly OF said
mortgagors, to witt all the right, title, inter
est and estate of Edward Brewer, William E.
Hodgkins and William Handy.
Filth. That your petitioners and their
predecessors in title claiming under said
mortgagors have been III uninterrupted pos
session of all said real estate for more than
twenty years after the expiration OF the time
limited in said mortgages for the full per-
Torrance of the conditions thereof
Sixth. That the names and residences of
the persons claiming under Josiah Brewer
namely, the heirs OF Josiah Brewer &Ie as fol-
lows: Lewis Brewer, of Rockland, Knox coun-
w, Maine, son of said Josiah Brewer; that
the names and residences of the persons
claiming under Thomas Arey, namely, the
heirs OF Thomas Arey, are as follows; Elsie
Arey, of Gouldsboro, Jane Bragdon and
George Arey, OF Sullivan, Hancock county,
Maine, being children OF said Thomas Arey5
that the names and residences OF the persons
claiming under William h Boagkins, namely,
the heirs of William E. Hodgkins, are as fol-
lows: Eben b. Hodgkins, OF rrs nton, Charles
W. Hodgkins, OF Eden, Hancock county,
Maine, Valid on b. II odg kins, OF spruce He ad,
Knox county, Maine, and Maud Nj. Young, OF
Boston, Massachusetts, being children OF
William Il. Hodgkins, and Gerald p. Kelley
and Pearl Kelley OF Hancock, Name, being
| children and heirs of Henrietta Kelley, de-
C, ased. daughter of the said william E.
| Hodgkins; and Ruth Kelley, Bangor, Maine,
| Mary Kelley, Holden, Maine, Charles Pettin-
| gill and Lucretia Pettingill, being children
| and heirs of Ida Kelley, deceased. daughter OF
/ the said William Bodgkins, OF said Bangor.
Seventh. That your petitioners are desir-
/ ious of obtaining decree OF this court de-
| ternining the validity, nature and extent OF
! the membranes aboFe-descrloed as pro-
| yided by Chapter 50 of the Public Laws of 1895.
Wherefore your petitioners pray that per-
! sonal notice of this petition may be given to
| the said Lewis Brewer, Elsie Arey, Jane Bras-
| don, George Arey, Eben b. Hodgkins, Charles
| W. Hodgkins, Waldron b. Hodgkins, Gerald
| p. Kelley. Pearl Kelley, Ruth Kelley, Mary
Kelley, Charles Pettingill and Lucretia Pet
| tingill, and that notice by publication such
| other notice as the court deems proper may
| be given to all other persons claiming by
| through or under said Josiah Brewe Thomas
! Arey and William b. Hodgklns, and that such
| proceedings may be had and such decree made
| and recorded as is provided by the Puolic Acts
| of 1895. Chapter So
| WILLIAM ROGERS.
ALLEN h ROGERS.
| By B. E. Clark, Counsel.