Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-09-09
legal Hotties.
STATE OF MAINE.

= HANCOCK SO the supreme Judicial
~ Gorge B. CooKsEY, now residing at
~ Mount Desert, Hancock County, Maine,
respectfully represents;
L: That he the said Cooksey is in posses.
sion of the following described real property
situated at or near the village of Seal Harbor,
n the town OF Mount Desert, Hancock County,
Maine particularly bounded and described as
to wit:
Beginning at cedar stake on the north sid
OF the county road leading from Seal Harbor to
otter Greek at the south-wes corner of the lot
described as conveyed in the deed from nv ra
F. Davis to Cynthia Moore, dated Nav 18th,
isS6, recorded in Hancock Registry of Deeds
erly on the westerly line of said lot so de-
scribed as conveyed to Cynthia Moore one
hundred twenty eight rods, more or less, to
her north west corner at the southern line of
land now or formerly of Hadlock; thence
westerly following the southerly line of said
land now or formerly of Hadlock nineteen
and two thirds rods, more or less, to land now
or formerly Of the heirs of Jacob Clement;
thence southerly, but everywhere following
tae . easteriy line OF said land now or formerly
twenty EIGHT rods, more or less, to said
county road; thence easterly but everywhere
point of beginning. being the divided western
third part of that tract Of fifty acres, more or
less, described as conveyed in the deed from
Daniel W. Brewer and others to John Bracy,
registry in Book 1lS, Page 3S1.
Excepting. however out of the above de-
sCiipeu parcel tuab certain lou containing Two
acres and seventy rods, more or less, de
scribed as conveyed in the deed from John
Bracy to Susan A. Bracy. dated August 24th,
1882, recorded in said Registry in Book 1874,
q: That he, the said Cooksey, by himself
and by those under whom he claims have
been In uninterrupted possession of said real
property for ten years more claiming an
estate OF free hold therein;
3: That the estate of the said Cooksey in
the real property hereinabove particularly
described is fee simnle in wi ola NJ rb
aforesaid property;
4: That the source of title of the said Cook
sey is by Quit claim Deed from Charles w.
Dunbar to George B. Cooksey, dated October
18th, 1884, recorded in Book 284, Page I47, of the
Hancock County, Maine Registry of Deeds,
Addition, dated October 2Oth 1884, and recorded
in said Registry in Book 2se Page 345. The
title to the said Dunbar being derived from
Susan A. Bracy by warranty deed from her to
said Dunbar dated October 18th, 1885, recorded
in said Registry in Book 209, Page 90, the said
dunbar having mortgaged the same premises
September 22pd. 1883, recorded in said Regis
try in Book $50, Page 80, and the said Whitta-
ker having assigned said mortgage to said
Addition by assignment dated August Goth,
1889 recorded in said Registry in Book 237,
Page 1854; the title of the said Susan A. Bracy
being derived from John Bracy by warranty
deed dated December 18TH 1882, recorded in
said Registry in Book 1870, Page 4O9 and the
title of the said John Bracy being derived by
warranty deed from Daniel W. Brewer, Porte.
deed dated December Goth. 1858. and recorded
! n said Registry in Book 1ls, Page 331. The
TILE OF the saiG Brewers being derived from
and having its source in the Commonwealth
of Massachusetts by various successive con
veyances of title recorded in the Registry of
DEEDS Tor Hancock County, Maine, to which
recorded deeds reference may be had and
which recorded deeds are by reference made
a part of this petition.
5: That an apprehension exists that Frank
A. II. Norcross, now or formerly of Melrose,
massachusetts,,
whose names and residences are unknown to
the petitioner. or his attorney, claiming as
through or under said NorcIoss claim some
right, title or interest in the premises herein
above particularly described adverse to the
estate OF the petitioner, George b. Cooksey.
6: That such apprehension creates a cloud
upon the title of the said petitioner and de-
preciates the market value OF his property
aforesaid.
WHEREFORE the said Cooksey prays that
such persons, to wit, the said Frank A. II.
Norcross, and said person or persons unknown
claiming by, through or under him heirs,
devisees, assigns, or otherwise. may be sum-
moned to show cause why they should not
bring an action to try their title to the said
described real property.
Ellsworth. Maine, August %, 1913.
GEORGE B. CooKsEY
by his Attorney John A. Peters Jr.
STATE OF MAINE.
HANCOCK SIS. Aug. ed, 1903.
Then personally appeared John A. Peters
Jr., attorney for George b. Cooksey, and
made oath that the allegations contained in
this petition are true to the pest of his know
ledge and belief. Before me,
ELIZABETH T. CUsHMAN
Appointed by the Governor to administer
oalhs and take acknowledgements OF deeds
Commission expires February 90 1905.
STATE OF MAINE.
HANcocK IS. In the Supreme Judicial Court
in vacation.
Upon the foregoing petition it is ordered
that notice be given to the said Frank A. H.
Norcross and to all persons claiming the
premises described therein, or any part
thereof by. through or under said Norcross as
heirs, devisees, or otherwise, to appear before
the Supreme Judicial Court next to be holden
at Ellsworth within and for the county of
Hanco ok on the second Tuesday of October A.
d. 1903, by publishing an attested copy of said
petition and this order of Cour. thereon
three weeks successfully in the Ellsworth
American newspaper printed in Ellsworth
in our said county of Hancock, the last puo-
LEGATION TO be thirty days at least prior to said
second Tuesday of October next, that they
may then and there in our said court appear
and show cause why they should not bring an
action to try their title to the described
premises.
August "a, 1903. ANDREW P. WIswELL
Chief Justice Supreme Judicial Court.
A true copy of the petition and order
thereon.