BRIKF ABSTRACT OF TITLE OF HARDWOOD ISLAND, LYING IN BLUEHILL DAY, TOWN OF TREMONT, HANCOCK COUNTY, MAINE. February 19, 1920. (Item 1) Vol. 139, Pago 484. Deed. Dated May 1, 1870. Recorded A. Cummings Milliken -to- Wills Carver This conveys eighty acres from the southorn portion of the Island. (Item 2) Vol. 149, Page 566. Deed. Dated January 30, 1875. BOND Cummings M. Holden, Guardian of John F. Tinker -to- Wills Carver This conveys all that portion of the island lying north of the land described in Item 1. The two lots described in Items 1 and 2 comprise the whole island, containing about one hundred and five acres. (Item 3) Vol. 326, Page 482. Warranty Deed. Dower not released. Dated May 5, 1898. Recorded July 23, 1898. Wills Carver -to- Albert J. Carver A certain lot or parcel of land situated on Hardwood Island in said Tremont, and bounded and described as follows. All that part of said Island South of the following line - Beginning at the Shore on the Western side of said Island about Eight rods south of the South- ern part of the Middle beach at a spruce bush and heap of stones and running by land of Phebe M. Tinker (now or late) to the Eastern shore of said Island at the mouth of the brook near the northern and of the great beach, Contain- ing Eighty (80) Acros more or less it being that parcel of land convoyed to me by A. Cummings Milliken by his Deed of May 4th, A.D. 1870, and whichis recorded in Volume 139 Page 484 Hancock Registry of Deeds. Also Another piece of land situated on said Hardwood Island in said Tremont bounded and descri bed as follows (To wit) All that part of said Hardwood Island which lios north of land conveyed to me as above described by A. Cummings Millikon, which land was conveyed to the by Cummings M. Holdon as Guardian of John V. Tinker by his Deed of January 30 A.D. 1875, to which reference may be had, and which deed is recorded in Hancock Registry of Deeds Vol. 149 Page 566. Monning and intending to convey to the said Albert J. Carver all of sai d Hardwood Island as is de- scribed in Deeds before mentioned. sally Carver, the wife of Wills Carver, did not join in this conveyance. Sally died November 17, 1905, leaving a will which was admitted to probate November 6, 1906. J. Julian Heath was appointed executor without bond. The following is an abstract of her will in so far as real estate is devised: "Second, Whereas by the laws of Maine one third of Hardwood Island situated in said Tremont and lying in Eastern Bluehill Hay and containing two hundred acres, more or less, descended to me from my late husband, Wills Carver, deceased, I give and devise to my grandson, Charles B. Carver of said Tremont, his heirs and assigns forever, the said one third of said Hardwood Island, to have and to hold the same in fee simple and absolute after certain bequests heroin mentioned are paid or satisfied, namely: Payments by my said executor to my four grand- daughters, Evelyn A. Carver, Sarah R. Carver, Gortrude H. Carver and Sylvia Lee Carver, fifty ($50) each, when they shall have attained the age of eighteen years, but if for any reasonable purpose satisfactory to the Judge of Pro- bate, the said executor may deposit in a bank of good standing the sum of fifty dollars for any of said grand- daughters at any age under eighteen years, subject to their draft at the age last named. Third, I give, bequeath and devise to my said grandson, Charles B. Carver, his heirs and assigns for- ever, all the rest, residue and remainder of my estate. real, personal and mixed, W herever found and however sit- usted, and I do appoint my said grandson Charles B. Carver executor of this my last will and testament, but in case my decease occurs before said Charles B. Carver shall have attained his majority, then I do hereby appoint my friend J. Julian Heath sole executor of this instrument to serve in said capacity unt il said Charles B. Carver shall have arrived at the age of twenty-one years." This abstract is recorded in Hancock Registry of Deeds, November 15, 1916, in Book 433, Page 541. (Item 4) Albert J. Carver died May 30, 1903, leaving the following heirs at law : Mildred E. Carver, widow; Evelyn A. Carver, born July 20, 1885; Charles B. Carver. born June 14, 1888; Sadie R. Carver, born April 7. 1890; Gertrude H. Carver, born Sept. 25, 1893: and Sylvia L. Carver, borh Dec. 28, 1896; children. Mildred E. Carver was appointed administrator July 7, 1903, and on the same day she was also appointed guardian of her five children above named. (Item 5) Vol. 411, Page 121. Mortgage Deed. Dated August 29, 1904. Recorded September 6, 1904. Mildred E. Carver -to- Bertrand E. Clark. One-third of Hardwood Island, for two hundred dollars. payable in.one year. This mortgage has been paid but is undischarged. (Item 6) Vol. 423, Page 248. Mortgage Deed. Dated June 9. 1905. Recorded July 26, 1905. Mildred E. Carver, Guardian of Evelyn A. Carver, Charles -to- The Tremont Savings B. , Sadie R., Gertrude H. and Bank. Sylvia L. Carver: also in her individual capacity By virtue of a license from the Probate Court. A certain lot or parcel of land. situated in said Tremont, known as Hardwood Island, for the sum of six hundred dollars, payable in one year at seven percent. This mortgage was assigned by the Tremoht Sav- ings Bank to Sarah A. Reed, by i FE trument dated November 27, 1916. and recorded November 30, 1916, in Vol. 532, Bage 77. This mortgage is undischarged. Sarah A. Reed is now deceased. No andministration on her estate as yet. UII (Item 7) Mildred E. Carver subsequently married John Claney and by him had one child, Helen K. Clancy, born May 1908. Mildred H. died June 22, 1910. leaving as her heirs at law . John Clancy, husband; and Helen K. Claney, daughter: and the five children previously named as children of Albert. (Item 8) Vol. 442, Page 418. Quitclaim Deed. Dated August 26, 1907. Recorded September 17, 1907. Evelyn A. Canda (formerly Carver)-to- Mildred E. Carver, (her mother). Several lots of land in Tremont, which convey- ance included her interest in Hardwood Island. Her husband, Carrey To Canda, of Westley. County of Custer, State of Colorado, joined in this conveyance. I am informed, but am not certain of the fact, that Evelyn A. Canda, died shortly after her mother. leav- ing a husband, carrey L., and one child. No administra- tion has been taken out in the Estate of Evelyn B. Canda in this county, nor has S guardian for the child been appointed. V-00 (Item 9) After the wath of the mother, Mildred E., Charles 3. Carver, who had attained his majority, was appointed guardian on July 5, 1910, of Sadie R., Gertrude H., and Sylvin Carver, the then remaining minor childron of Albort J. and Mildred E. I am informed that all the children of Albert J. and Mildred E. are now living with B the exception of Evelyn and that they have all now attain- ed their majority. (Item 10) On July 5, 1910, John Clancy was appointed guardian of Helen K. Claney. The inventory returned in this matter recites Helen K. Claney's interest in Hard- wood Island as being fourteen four hundred and fifths. (Item 11) COMMENTS. It would seem from the foregoing that the following persons have fractional interests in this is- land. I have not attempted to dotermine just what frac- tional interest each my have: Carrey I.. Canda and his child, if any: John Clancy and his daughter, Helen K. Claney, a minor: Charles B.. Sadie R., Sylvia L., and Gertrude H. Carver. In the case of the child, if any, of Evelyn A. and Carrey L. Canda. 8 guardian should be appointed and license obtained from the Probate Court to convey. In the case of Helen H. Claney her father, John Clancy, having boon already appointed guardian, it would only be necessary for him to obtain a license to convey her interest. All the other parties in interest are now of age and can convey directly. It would seem necessary also to have an admin- istrator appointed in the Estate of Sarah A. Reed for the purpose of discharging the mortgage named in Item 6. No other conveyances are found of record by the parties herein named affecting Hardwood Island, nor are there attachments as against any of them. B. E. Clark.