The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1843-11-07
STATE OF VERMONT
STAIE OF ENNIDF'
CALEDONIA COUNTY, 49,
IN CIIANCERY-Fourth Circuit
John Damon Complainant,

w " of Caledonia aud State oil vernon, nus ",
ed In my office his bill of complaint asnns, .nu
deCendants setting forth in substance, that previous
TO and on tho Ath of April, 1929 Henry Wup,'uSo
then of snd Cabot owned and possessed IN ice co't"n
pieces and parcels orInndgn said CABOT coh'seous "
each other and together comprising iarn VI "pou'
Il2 ncres-which pieces and parcels ara moro P"rt'ou
lurly described as follows, viz Being about seventy
acres and one hundred and twenty Tour rous' oo'ng
part of Lots No. 81 and 46, and tho same JANUS unu
all the lands decided by Clement Cobnrn 70 salu iten
ry Walbridge by wnrrantee deed uateu nuSus' ~"
1872 which was recorded in the town Clerks oulce
In said Cabot reference to which is had for more
particular description. Also part OF Lot NO on de-
scribed as follows, viz Beginning nj lne Northoust
ey corner Of land decided by Gilbert 10 Joseph
Stone on the lth day Of September, l799, ana rum
ming thence South SO degrees west l6 rods to STAKE
and stones thence North 81 degrees west ~ rous 10
a stake and stones, thence running Ensterly UNIV" II
strikes the line between Lots No. 90 and oil lhhV
seven rods to the place begun at containing acres
be the same more less, being the same pnrcei VI
land convoyedby Joseph Stone to said Henry Wul-
bridge by deed dated March I'd, 1874 when IS re-
corded IN the town Clerks Office in said Cabot ~
so n part of Lot No, 81, described ms follows, VIZ
Beginning on the North Line of Lot No bl, at inc
Northeast corner Of land owned on the 2lst larch,
1915, by Joseph Stone, thence North Oh degrees
West ~ rods thence Fast II degrees North on the
highway 40 rods, thence North SO degrees East, 10
rods, thence North 81 degrees West 10 rods ana .
links thence North Sc degrees East Al rods, thence
line Of land owned at the timc last mentioned ny
John Stone, thence South So degrees West to the
pHce begun at, containing about sixteen acres nens
the same parcel Of land conveyed to said Henry war
bridge by Moses Stone and John Stone by deed dated
March 2lst 1915 Also other part OF Lot No
81, described us follows, to wit beginning about
rods from the school house at stake and stones on
said Lot No. 81 thence running South TO the hlsh-
way leading to Calais, thence running Westerly on
tho highway TO the top of the hill TO stake ana
stones, thence South, crossing the highway parallel
with the lot lines to beech tree thence to the ledge
following the top Of the ledge till it comes to point,
meaning to contain all the land owned by John stone
on the first day of April 1926 above the ledge thence
running Northery on Henry Wabrdge line TO his
Northeast corner, thence Fast 36 degrees South to
stake and stones the place OF beginning containing
nineteen be the same more or less Also cer-
tain piece of land being a part of said Lot No. 81,
South of said Henry Walbridge's buildings being
rods wide the river running to point on the high
way containing fifty two and an half rods of and-the
two last above described pieces OF parcels OF land
being the same and all the land conveyed by John
Stone to said Henry Walbridge by deed dated April
l. 1926. Also a certain other piece of land descrlb-
ed as follows, Beginning on the line OF Lots No
81 and So the South side Of the highway at stake
and stones, thence running south 54 degrees East
rods and 20 links TO stake and stones, thence South
SO degrees West to the highway by the mill pond,
thence Norherly on the highway TO the place OF be-
ginning, supposed to contain between two and three
acres be the same more OF less, and being the same
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! Moses Stone by deed dated May 18th, 1928, refer
| ence being had to said deed last mentioned and all
| the before mentioned deeds, which are on record in
the town Clerks office in said town of Cabot Tor a
full description Of said several pieces and par
! cells of land. That on the said 18th Of April 1929
the said Henry Walbridge being then of about the
age Of 81 years, and being mechanic by occupation
and having numerous family of children several of
whom of both sexes were under legal age and also
wife, dependent upon him for support entered into a
| ANN nlh an al
said Henry, then of legal age, being about % years
old and resident in the family of said Henry to the
effect that the said Henry should convey by Quclam
decd to said Amos and his heirs the farm above de-
scribed in consideration of which the said Amos was
to execute life lease of the 10 said Henry or to
said Henry and his wife Lydia, u life estate therein
to continue during the natural life of said Henry and
of said Lydia if she should survive her husband pro-
vided she should remain widow. And also bond
in the penal sum of fifteen hundred dollars, being the
same sum assumed to be the value Of said farm, con-
doned that said Amos should maintain and support
the said Henry and his wife Lydia, the mother oil
said Amos, in sickness and in health during their nat
ura lives, she the said Iy dia if survivor remaining
a widow, tho said Amos to have the use and i'm
provement of said premises long as he should con
tnue to support his said father and mother, excepting
one square room in the chamber for the use of the
unmarried daughters of said Henry then residing with
him. so long respectively as they should remain unde
age and unnarried-said house on said farm being
considered their home or place ofresdence-and fur
Their that said Amos should pay all debts then due
and owing from said Henry, he being assisted therein
so Ear as the ability of said Henry might extend. and
pay all taxes thereon assessed thereafter to be
sessed on said farm and furnish the said Henry al
times with good horse and carriage Cor his comfor
and convenience. ..
That in pursuance Of the said agreement the sait
Henry duly executed and delivered to said Amos h
qutclaim deed of the aforesaid farm, which deco
bears date April A, 1929, and was duly acknowledge
ed and recorded on the same day. And at the same
time said Amos executed and delivered to said Henry
lease of said farm for the term Of the natural life
said Henry and his said wife LYDIA and she surviving
for the term of her Northumberland at the sam,
time the said Amos executed and delivered to sal,
Henry a bond in the of fifteen hundred dollar
with a condition in substance is hereing before Sc
forth-and that said deed and instrument called G
lease duly recorded in the town clerks Office
said town Of Cabot-And that the said Bond and if
lease and the stpuatons and agreements therein con
tanned the part of said Amos, in fact constituted
the true and only consideration for the conveyance
of said farm, and altho' the consideration named il
said Henry's said deed s 500, yet that no mon
ey thing was in fact paid by said Amos to salt
Henry.
That at the time of making said contract the SAT-
Henry was justly indebted to various individuals re
siding in Cabot and elsewhere note and book &C
count in various of money to the amount il
| tho whole of SS00-of which debts the said Amo