Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1901-02-13
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| NOrAHs AisHAI HbA kAA WV ~NNNts -
rIsHE undersigned william Rogers, OF
| i Eden, Haneock county. Maine, and Allen
| r. Rogers, 81 Ofono. in the county OF Penob-
| scot, ia said State, respectfully represent
First That your petitioners are in posses.
sion OF certain real properly, namely %, an
/ island lying in the mouth Of Ffenchman's Bay
| in The town OF Winter Harber formerly part
! OF the towu Of SuuldsbuEc3, hancock county,
| State OF Maine. now known BY tue name OF
| Tartie Is and, formerly kAoWn as dern, sam
| n4els. OF sosEnn3e Island. and AZ one time de-
| scfibed as rable Island, being one Of the sew
| eral islands described ~ deed from the
I Commonwealth ~ Massachusetts, BY ils Conn
missioner, TO William W. Parrot, OF oiou-
1 cester, siassal husettS, dated June 10, iSSs,
and recorded Now mber ~. go, in the Iesis-
| try OF deeds for said tsacock county, Maine;
| hi book page i25. Being the same island
l known as Tuttle Island described In deco
| from William itandy TO sgie William Rogers
/ dated May 4. 1888. aud recorded May z, 1883, IN
vol. iS6t page Sii Ia said registry.
| second. That senr petitioners and those
andef whom tney claim nave oeen ~ aninesf-
rupted p ssesslon OF said property for more
/ than ten years pfier e. the date OF this petit
/ ton claimipg an estate Of freehold, TO wit;
1 an estate IA lee simple therein.
Third. That the source Of your petitioners
/ title In anu To said property Is as follows;
/ That OF car petitioner, Niliiam Rogers IL
| sexc pt as q a sfhali portion hereinafter de
| scribeaA The deed from William Handy TO
William Rogers, described In the nrst para
graph hereof. That Of your petitioner Allen
| T.. tscgefs is teSeept as 10 small portion here
| matter derctibed) the deed from William
/ Rogers to Alien T. Rogers dated February Z,
| 1859, and recorded IN said registry for said
| county OF Hancock, in book S3i, page Ssa, con-
veying to said Alien y. Rogers one undivided
| half part Of said property That the source
/ OF your petitioner title 20 said small por-
| ton of said island, to wit; lot near the
shore containing about oue-eighih OF an acre
/ Is the deed from Bion T.. Whitney to said
William Rogers and Allen Il. Rogers OF even
| date with this petition, and entered for record
| In said registry Of deed for said county of
| Hancock; said LOT having been previously
conveyed TO said whitney by said William
| and Allen Z. Rogers by their deed dated De-
/ cemecr rs, 1900. and recorded in said registry
| of deeds, in book Ss5, page 2ss.
| Fourth. Tat an apprehension exists that
| Benjamin Freeman. formerly of Boston,
| Massachusetts,, or some person or persons I'M
known claiming as heirs, aeytkeese assigns,
or in some other way; by. through, or under
| the said Benjamin Freeman, and Thomas
| simmons formerly of Roxbury, Massaehu-
| sets, some person or persons unknown
| Claiming as heirs, deyisees, assigns, or in
SAID Thomas simmons, and the heirs of
| Thomas Arey, formerly OF 6ouloshoro, Han
cock county, Maine, or some person or per-
| sons unknown claiming heirs. sesisees, as
signs. OF in some other way, by, through or
| under the said Thomas Arey, claim some
right, title or Interest in The premises adverse
| TO the estate of your petitioners, and that
such apprehension ere ates = cloud upon the
| title and depfeciates the market value Of said
Fifth. That the names and residences Of
| the heirs of said Thomas Arey, and persons
known to your petitioners claiming under
| said Thomas Arey are as followSs
Elsie Arey. wife Of James Arcy, OF Goulds.
boro, Jane Brazdon, OF sullivan. and George
Arey, OF Sullivan. all in said county Of Han
cock, Maine, being children of said Thomas
Arey.
Sixth. That your petitioners believe, and
therefore represent that said Benjamin Free
man Is deceased and your petitioners further
represent that they do not know the heirs,
desisees, or assigns. or persons claiming by,
through or under the said Benjamin Free
L nan tsssftf thlara
fore represent, that said Thomas Simmons is
deceased and your petitioners further repre-
sent that they do not know the heirs, de-
through or under said Thomas simmons, and
your petitioners further represent that other
| than the persons herein named. they do not
know the heir, deyisces. or assigns, or per.
sons claiming In any other way, by, through
| or under She said Thomas Arey.
Your petitioners therefore pray that per.
sonal service by copy Of this petition and
order Of notice thereon shall be made upon
| the said Elsie Arey, Jane hraEaon aud
| George Arey, and that service by publication
| tor such length Of time in such newspapers.
or by posting in such public places as the
court may direct may be made upon all per-
sons Manning as heirs deyisees, or assigns,
or In any other way, by. through or under
said Ben amin Freeman, and all persons
claiming as heirs, dcvisees. or assigns. or in
any way. by, through or under said Thomas
Simmons. and all persons Except az herein
uAmedl claiming AS heirs, degisees. or as
signs. or 10 any other way, by. through or nm
I
pray that such procedure may be had and
such decree made and recorded as IL author
ixed by Revised Statutes Chapter ie4, See. ~,
being Chapter ~ OF the public laws OF 1895,
and especially that decree may be made and
recorded that all persons named herein as
claiming under Thomas Arey. and all persons
alleged to be unknown claiming by. through
or under said Thomas ATey, and all persons
alleged to be unknown claiming hy, through
or under said Benjamin Freeman, and all per-
sons alleged TO be unknown claiming by.
through under said Thomas Simmons be
forever deharred and be estopped from hav-
ing OF claiming any right or title adverse to
your petitioner ia the premises dsscfibed in
this petition WILLIAM ROOMS.
ALLsS h. RDaKHs.
II. h. Clark, counsel.
January Is, a. q. 1901.
STATE or MAINE.
CoUsTY or PKsoBscor ss.-January IS a. d
1901.
Then personally appeared The above named
William Rogers and Allen Il. Rogers ana
made oath that the persons claiming as heirs
deyisees. or assigns, or In any other way, by
through or under Benjamin Freeman, above
named. and that the persons Claiming as
heirs, devisees, or assigns. or In any other
way, by, through or under Thomas simmons
above named. and that (exeept as herein
above set forth the persons claiming as heirs
deyisees, or assigns, or in any other way, by
through or under Thomas Arey. above named
are unknown to your petitioners.
A. j. DuaoTs.
IL. - Notary Public