Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-10-02
LIZZIE MORRISON,
STATE OF YER
MONT.
ADDISON COUSTN,Ss



IL CHANCERY,
NATHAN MORRISON, ct al. June Term, AID. 1851
Whereas, Lizzie Morrison OF Burlington, in
the county OF Chittenden, has filed her bill in
said court against Nathan Morrison and Mary
II. Morrson hi. wife, OF Buel's Gore, in the
county OF Chittcnden, Mary Ann Page OF said
Burlington, julia Wilson and her husband
James NJ. Wilson of New Haven i'll the county
of Addison, Abbie Birdsall and her husband
LindleY H. Birdsall OF Stark >bOro in the cOun-
ty of Addison, Mary l.. Orvis, Cora b. OrVis,
George W. Orvis and John II. OrvIs of said
starksbOro, Howard Clark OF Lincoln in said
county OF Addison, and Lucy p Morrison,
Mary Morrison and r. Howard Morrison all
otChicago, Cook county, state OF illinois, and
thcreupon complains and says
That upon the 18th day OF August lSs0, by
their deed with the usual covenants OF war
rantY, SAID Nathan Morrison and Mary II.
Morrison, IN consideration OF ten dollars paid
to them BY Thomas Morrison OF said Chicago,
son OF the said Nathan, and in the further
consideration OF the love and affection enter
tanned by the said Nathan and Mary II. to-
wards the Deneticiaries hereinafter mention
eel, and OF certain releases hereinafter men
toned, by sand benciiciarics made unto said
Nathan ana Mary, conveyed unto the SAID
Thomas VI OrriSOn,hi- successors and assigns
the Observation-Disclosures real estate situate in
the town OF StarksbOrO aforesaid, the home
tam formerly occupied by them, the said Ma
than and Mary H., bounded on the north by
Baldwin creek, on the east by land owned by
Eleazer Shattuck, on the south by land owned
by Daniel Orvis, and ON the west by land
/ owned by Joshua OINis.
That the habendun clause in said deed was
as follows, viz:
TO nave and to hold the above described
premises with all the privileges and appur-
tenances thereof forever in fee, in trust, new
erthcless and to and tor the uses, interests and
purposes hereinafter limited, described and
declared, that Is TO say, tor the sole use and
benefit OF the following persons in the follow
ing proportions to Wit one NTH each tor
our tour daughters, Mary \. Page, Lizzie
Morrison' otnerW ,, known as Eliza bet
Morrison, Julia Wilson, and ADbie j. Bird
sail, and one.itth tor the three children OF
| lydia Orvis, deceased, share ana share alike,
said children OF Lydia Orvis being named
Mary E., Cora b. and George W. OrVis, tor
| them and their heirs forever; and hereby au
| thOrlZing said Thomas Morrison, or his sue
! cessor in trust, to convey said premises and
to distribute the proceeds thereof to the per
| sons and in the proportions aforesaid but
only upon the written request OF AT least ioul
! OF said beneficiarics treating the heirs OF said
Lydia Orvis in that respect as one of sale
benetciares; and hereby authorizing join
ii. Orvis, OF said starksbOro, to act tor in al
respects and to sign and receipt tor said Geo
" or lis until he shall become OF age.
"And the said Nathan Morrison is to hav,
the right without expense to occupy sucl
portion OF said house on said premises witt
his family rs may be necessary to their com
tort, but not exceeding One-hult thereof, dur
ing the period OF said Nathan's life, and Il
have all apples from and of said premise
during his said life, which may be necessar,
tor his family use, and use OF sufficient groun,
tor garden purposes and stibling tor on
horse"
That upon said 2Sth day of August, lSs9, by
their deed with the usual covenants OF wal
ranty, said Nathan and Mary H., upon tn
same consideration, conveyed unto sal,
Thomas Morrison and his successors and "a
signs forever II certain other piece OF land sill
uated in said town of StarksbOro and sal
I Buels Gore, described and bounded as To-
lows, VIZ Bounded on the east by the higl
way, on the north by land owned by Fran
Baker and by land conveyed to samuel Cal
by said Nathan Morrison and John IL. OrVi,
ana on the west by land owned by Pag
I smith, and on the south by land owned b
I Clayton Nichols, supposed to contain rs acre,
1 more or less, and extends westerly from sal
highway some 320 rods, more or less, and
the farm occupied by one Lewis Purinton.
That the habendum clause in said deed wa
as follows, viz:
"To have and to hold the above-de scribe
premises With all the privileges and appurt
nances forever, and in fee, in trust, neVerth
less and to and tor the uses, interests an
. purposes hereinafter named, described an
declared, that is to say, tor the sole use an
I benefit OF the following persons, in the 10
lowing proportions and shares, to wit Out
u the proceeds OF said premises, whether L
: sale or otherwise, to first pay our daughte
I Elizabeth, otherwise known as Lizzie, Morn
Y son, Abbie j. Birdsall each the sum of tw
: hundred dollars, and to Cora Orvis, daught,
OF Lydia Orvis deceased, the sum of two hu
ured dollars, and to divide the balance OF Il
proceeds OF said premises into five equ
Y shares, and one OF such shares To be paid
= each OF the following persons, to wit: on
daughters Mary \. Page, Julia Wilson, Eliz
beth, otherwise known as Lizzie, Morriso