Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-09-25

Silu InOmaS 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 and affection for
the beneflciaries hereinafter named and of
releases by them this day made, hereby sell,
transfer or assign, transfer and convey to
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 ana
Tor II period OF fifty years occupied by me in
Starksboro, Vermont, including all sugar
utensils, sap-bUckets, pans, ETC.; also one
single wagon, one double wagon, one cart,
two plows, one yoke of oxen, all stores in
said house and one half OF all other furniture
in said house and cooking utensils, dishes,
glass and oarthenware; also one good horse
ana harness, all sleds and one moving mat
chine, one horsera<e and all other farming
utensils and implements now on or about
said home farm, in trust nevertheless, and to
and tor 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 One.fifth each to my dallgh.
ters Mary \. Page Julia Wilson, Abbic j.
Birdsall and Elizabeth Morrison,a and onc.fifth
Tor Cora Il. Orvls, Mary +. Orvis ana George
W. Orvls, children of Lydia Orvis, deceased,
share and share alike; and ] desire that all
my said goods and chattels shall be kept and
used on the home farm. NATHAN MORRISON.
Starksboro, August .. lSS9."
That upon said 18th day of August, 1889, and
rs n part OF the foregoing transactions, the
transferred TO said Thomas Morrison n Ger.
tain promissory note, executed by one Josh.
IA Orvis, dated mt ialksbOro, December !,
lsl6 payable one year after date to the order
OF Nathan Morrison, with interest annually,
tor the sum OF lS03 dollars and d cents, and
also Il 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-
son, executed by the said Joshua Orvls and
delivered to said Nathan rs collateral securi.
" tor the payment OF sad note, also one 9th.
err note made by james Wilson for 100 dollars,
dated June II, lSS5.
And thereupon upon said 2sth day OF Au.
gust, lSN9, said Thomas Morrison executed
ana delivered to said Nathan and Mary H., an
instrument in words and figures following, to
wit.
Where. Nathan No.,'i~un aud May Nor
risOn, hl- vile, nave this day assigned, sold
ana transferred to Nne) one note made by
James Wilson, calling tor 40 dollars, dated
June II, lsS5; also one note made by Joshua
Orvis, calling tor the Sun % - dollars and
y cents, ana dated DcccnuoI /, 1876; also
mortgage securing the payment OF the same,
upon which said note there is endorsed a.
dollars "Nd Is cents on the 10Th day OF Dcto.
Der, y. >. lS,g
Now, therefore, hereby state and declare
that sal not ana mortgage are ivan ~'orred,
sold and assigned to me absolute. =, but, new.
erthelcss, III trust tor the following uses, in
terests and Purposes hereinaitet .iln..yd, dc.
scrlbed and declared that is to say, for the
sole use aud benefit OF the 20 'lowiuE pr9sons
in the following proportions 10 wit: one fifth
each tor Md nathan MORT sous A1u-hters,
Elizabeth Morrison, Julia Wilson, Mlry \.
Page aud Ahbie j. Bir1 sail, and one fifth TO
the chi.vrcn OF Lydia Orvis, DECEASED, being
Cora b., Mary L. and George w. orvis, share
and share alike, subject 10 thv claim nt said
Nathan Morrison to have the sum OF 400 dol
lars paid back to him ont ot the first moneys
collected on said notes.
THONNS MORRISON, Trustee.
Starkeboro, August =, ISS9
That upon said same !S'h dav OF August
lNc9: ami II, part ~ Tho sam trtn;'G ton
said Thomas Morrison executed and dcliv
cred To -Hil EathnN Morrison thc following
instrument, to wit
"whe"ea@, Nathan MORRISON has this day
conveyed and transferred 90 me CERTAIN real
estate ard mortgages and personal property
in trus' Tor tn u-. nHo beet OF ny A
bic J. rirl-pll and -" cHi'''rcn OF Lydia Nor
ri.on lOrvis), deceased.
CHOW, therefore, it is agreed and under
stood tina; tuy. -.uJ OGArh-r,.ics -. u' the
first mu.eN, realized uut ol SAID ret, pstate
notes, goo.ls and chattcl~. III 70 -l3l o. paid
back to sail nathan Morrison ne -I-i # 40t
dollars, which sulu wNcd so paid, snau con
>titutc II Iuil release ana rclinquis hmcnt OF al
claim right or interest OF said Nathan upon
said real estate, notes, goods ana chuttels, sC
conveyed to me in trust n aforesaid.
THOMAS MORRISON, Trustee.
StarksbOro, August >, ls>9.'
And that as part OF the same transaction
the folio Aing instrument was by certain o.
said bencfciaries executed and delivered t.
said Nathan Morrison, to wit:
estate of Vermont, Addison County.
know all meu by these presents, that we
Elizabeth, otherwise known ~ Lizzie, Morn
son, Julia \. Wilson, Mary y. Page, Abbi,
Birdsall, May +. OrVis, Cora d. Orvis ant
Geo. W. Orvis, in consideration OF certain
| conycYanccs and "ifts this day made L
| Thomas Morrison in trust for our sole Us,
and benefit by Nathan Morrison, the sam,
being tor our respective shares, a,
/ his children, grandchildren and heirs ont O
/ his entire estate, hereby release and rclin
9uish unto said Nathan Morrison and nj
/ estate, from all claims right, title or interest
| inchoate on expectancy in that portion oi hi
said estate remaining in his hands, or tina
/ he may die possessed OIL and hereby consen
! and agree that the same may be disposed O
by will or otherwise, as he may see fit, il
| exclusion Ot we the undersigned"
! That said above quoted instrument wa
signed by Lizzie Morrison, Mary Ann Page
Julia A. Wilson, james NJ. Wilson, Abbic j
Birdsall Mamie Mary f.. Orvis.
And your orator further shows that ilnmt
diatelV upon the execution of said lnstlu
ment- said Thomas Morrison entered int
! no-Se-sion ot all said property so cOnveYc
! in trust to him and proceeded to carry tn
provisions of said trust into execution, ia
that the performance OF said duties unde
| said trust was arrested upon its threshold b
the sudden and expected death of the truste,
said Thomas Morrison, ut said Chicago
where he resided, in the month OF October
lsg1.
That said Thomas Morrison died testat,
wing him surviving as sole distributes
his estate under his will his said widow
Lucv F. Morrison, his said daughter, Mar