Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-10-02

INUIU OTVIs, II
TO them, their heirs, executors and admins.
traitors of all above beneficiaries."
That upon said 2Sth day OF August, 1889 said
Nathan Morrison executed and delivered to
said Thomas Morrison an instrument in
words and figures following, to wit:
In consideration OF one dollar, by me in
hand received of Thomas Morrison, and in
! further consideration of love ana affection for
! the bencficiaries hereinafter named ana OF
| releases by them this day made, hereby sell,
transfer or assign, transfer and convey 10
Thomas Morrison in trust for the uses and
purposes hereinafter stated the following
personal property, to wit All the farming
! implements and utensils now on what is com
monty known rs my home farm lately and
! tor Il period ot fifty years occupied by me in
stark sboro, Vermont, including all sugar
utensils, sap-bucl<cts, pans, etc.; also one
| single wagon, one double wagon, one cart,
two plows, one yoke OF oxen, all stores in
said house, and one hall of all other furniture
i'm said house and cooking utensils, dishes,
glass and earthenware; also one good horse
and harness all sleds and one moving ma
chine, one horse-rakc and all other farming
utensils and implements now on or about
said home farm, in trust nevertheless, and TO
and for the uses, interests and purposes here
matter limited, described and declared, that
is to say tor the sole use and benefit of the
following persons, and in the following pro
portions, to wit: Onc-fitth each to my daugh-
ters Mary A. Page Julia Wilson, Abbie J.
Rrdsall and Elizabeth MoTrisOn,and one-fifth
tor Cora b. Orvls, Mary f: Orvis and George
W. Orvls, children of Lydia Orvis, deceased,
share and share alike; and ] desire that all
my said goods ana chattes shall be kept and
used on the home farm. NATHAN MORRISON.
Starksboro, August %. lSS9."
That upon said 18th day OF August, 1889. and
as Il part of the foregoing transactions, the
said Nathan and Mary III. Orvis assigned and
transferred TO said Thomas Morrison GER
tain promissory note, executed by one Josh
ua Orvis, dated at Stal<sboro, December |,
1876, payable one year after date to the order
of Nathan Morrison, with interest annually,
for the sum of 1903 dollars and 5S cents, and
also mortgage of even date with said note
OF certain land situate in said Starksboro and
in the town OF Bristol in said county of Addi
fn1 hN q
delivered to said Nathan as collateral securi-
ty for the payment OF sad note, also one 9th
cr note made by James Wilson tor $50 dollars,
dated June II, 1855.
And tereupon upon said 2sth day of Au-
gust lsS9 said Thomas Morrison executed
and delivered to said Nathan and Mary H., an
instrument in words and figures following to
wit
rison, his wife, have this day assigned, sold
ana transferred to (me) one note made by
james Wilson, calling tor 100 dollars, dated
June IL, lSSj; also one note made by Joshua
Orvis, calling tor the sum OF lSO3 dollars and
- cents and dated December /, 1876; also
mortgage securing the payment of the same,
. upon which said note there is endorsed II
dollars and s. cents, on the 10th day OF UctO-
Dcr \. ID. 1873.
Now, therefore, hereby state and declare
p that said not and mortgage are transferred
sold and assigned to me absolutely, but, new
erthelcss, in trust for the following uses, in
terests and purposes hereinafter limited de
scrlbed and declared, that is to say, tor the
sole use and benefit OF the following persons
in the following proportions, to wit; Onc.fiitl
each tor said Nathan Morrisons daughters
Elizabeth Morrison, Julia Wilson, Mary A
Page and Abbie j. Birdsall, and one fifth TO
the chileren OF Lydia Orvis deceased, being
Cora b., Mary +. and George W. Orvis, share
and share alike, subject to the claim of said
Nathan Morrison to have the sum of 400 dol
n lars paid back to him out of the first moneys
! collected on said notes.
S THOMAS MORRISON, Trustee.
5 Starksboro, August IS, 1850"
That upon said same 18th day of August
| Is n nj
said Thomas Morrison executed and deliV
cred to said Nathan Morrison the following
instrument, to wit:
"Whcreas, Nathan Morrison has this day
:, conveyed and transferred to me certain rea
It estate and mortgages and personal property
: in trust tor the use and benefit of Mary a
Page, julia Wilson, Elizabeth Morrison, Alb
bic j. Brdsall and the children OF Lydia Nor
rison (Orvis), deceased.
"Now, therefore, it is agreed and under
stood that (by) said bcnettciaries out of thu
- first moneys realized out OF said real estate
notes, goods and chattels there shall be pait
back to said Nathan Morrison the sum of io
10 dollars, which sum- when so paid, shan con
- stitute Il flll release and REIMBURSEMENT of al
!, claim, right or interest OF said Nathan upon
- said real estate, notes, goods and chattels st
n conveyed to me in trust a. aforesaid:
n THOMAS MORRISON, Trustee.
stark SbOrO, August >, lcs9."
e And that rs n part OF the same transaction
q the tollo wing instrument was by certain o
Il said bcneticiaries executed and delivered Il
y said Nathan Morrison, to wit:
q estate OF Vermont, Addison County.
l. "Know all meu by these presents, that we
;, Elizabeth, otherwise known as Lizzie, Morn
q son, Julia \. Wilson, Mary ~ Page, Abbi
q Birdsall May +. OrVis Cora b. Orvis am
!, GEO. W. Orvis, in consideration of ccrtai
II conYeyanccs and "itts this day made +
Il Thomas Morrison in trust tor our sole us
and benefit by Nathan Morrison, the sam
being tor respective shares, II
T. his children. grandchildren and heirs out q
!; his entire estate, hereby release and relir
Il quish unto said Nathan Morrison ana hi
D estate, from all claims, right, title or interes
II iurlOQtp expectancy IN tll0t DOrllOn OF N
l. said estate remaining in his hands, or tina
y he may die possessed of, and hereby conscn
a. and agree that the same may be disposed {
a, by will or otherwise, ~ he may see ft i
81 exclusion OF we the undcrsgned.'
"a That said above quoted instrument wa
> signed by Lizzie Morrison, Mary Ann Page
n Julia \. Wilson, james VI. Wilson, Abbie ,
lie Birdsall, Mamie Mary Z. Orvis.
IL And your orator further shows that imm'
y diatelV upon the execution of said mstlI
" ments said Thomas Morrison entered int
81 possession OF all said property So conveyc
III in trust to him and proceeded to carry I'll
provisions of said trust into execution; bu
Is that the performance OF said duties undo
said trust was arrested upon it, threshold b
81 the sudden and expected death OF the trustee
r. said Thomas Morrison at said Chicago
V; where he resided, in the month OF Octobe
~ 1890
nj That said Thomas Morrison died testat
lu leaving him surviving a. sole distributes
W. his estate under his will his said widow
or Lucy +. Morrison, his said daughter, MAJ
lie Morrison, twelve years OF age, and his so
tn said I. Howard Morrison, nine years OF ag
ii. who are his sole heirs ut law.
OF That by the provisions OF his said will h
e, entire estate was devised and bequcathed
Ell his said widow Lucy and his children Man
or and T. Howard in the same proportions
u according to the laws OF the state OF Illino
&c ii would descend to them; and said LuC
ld was made eXecutriX OF said will.
II That said Geo. W. Orvis is an infant
Ut about IL years.
ur That administration OF the estate of sa
10 Thomas Morrison in Vermont was by II
id Probate Court tor the district OF New Have
I'M conferred upon Howard Clark aforesaid, wi
all duly qualified as such administrators
20. Your petitioner therefore prays that n ne
trustee to carry said trust into execution mi
We be appointed; tnat the heirs OF Thomas Mo
oh rison and said Nathan Morrison and Ma
th IL. Morrison, one and all, may be ordered
m quitclaim unto said new trustee any leg
ur- title to the premises hereinbetore describ
to which may have descended to or resulted
SEES them by reason OF the death of said Thorn
ny Morrison; that said eXecutriX and said a
nd mInistrator may be ordered to turn over
ne such new trustee any and all OF said tru
property now in the possession OF either
by them and to surrender to such new trust
ar the possession of said real estate; that
he account may he TAKEN If demanded by t
tld legal representatives OF said Thomas Nor
as son, OF the partial execution OF the trust