Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-09-18
STATE OF YER
MONT.
LIZZIE MORRISON,
ADDISON COUNTESS
IL EIIA\CERN
NATHAN MORRISON, ct al.


NATHAN MORRISON, ct al. June Term, AID. ls'l
Whereas Lizzie Morrison of Burlington, in
the county OF Chittenden, has filed her blll IN
said court against Nathan Morrison and Mary
H. Morrison, his wife, OF Buers Gore, in the
county OF Chittenden, Mary Ann Page OF said
Burlington, julia Wilson ana her husband
James NJ. Wilson otNew Haven in the county
of Addison, Abbie Birlsall and her husband
Lindley ii. Birtlsall OF Starksboro in the cOun-
ty OF Addison, Mary f. Orvis, Cora b. Orvis,
George " Orvis and John IL. Orvis OF said
Starksboro, Howard Clark OF Lincoln in said
county OF Addison, and Lucy p: Morrison,
nary Morrison and 7. Howard Morrison all
OF Chicago, Cook county, state of Illinois, and
thereupon complains and says:
That upon the 18th day OF August, loc' 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 Oenefciares hereinafter mention
ed, and OF certain releases hereinafter men
toned, by sand Denciiciaries made unto said
Nathan and Mary, conveyed unto the sad
Thomas MorrisOn,his successors and assigns,
the following described real estate situate in
the town OF Starksboro aforesaid, the home
farm 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 Orvis.
That the habendum clause i'll said deed was
as follows, viz;
TO have and to hold the above described
premises with all the privileges and appur-
tenances thereof forever in fee, in trust, new
ertheless 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 A. Page, Lizzie
Morrison, otherwise known as Elizabeth
| Morrison, Julia Wilson, and Abbie j. Bird
sail, and one;hth tor the three children OF
/ lydia Orvis, deceased, share ana share alike,
said children OF Lydia Orvis being named
Mary f., Cora Il. and George W. Orvis, Tor
! them and their heirs forever; and hereby au-
thorzing 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 mt least foui
OF said beneficiaries, treating the heirs of said
Lydia Orvis in that respect as one OF said
| beneticiaries; and hereby authorizing JOIN
! II. Orvis, OF said Starksboro, to act for in al
respects and TO sign and receipt tor said Geo
W Or is until he shall become OF age.
"And the said Nathan Morrison is to have
| the right without expense to occupy sucl
portion OF said house on said premises witt
his family as may be necessary to their com
fort, but not exceeding one-halt thereof, dur
ing the period of said Nathan's life, and I,
have all apples from and OFF said premise
during his said lite, which may be necessary
tor his family use, and use OF sufficient groun'
tor garden purposes and stabllng 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 SAT-
Thomas Morrison and his successors and "a
signs forever certain other piece OF land sit
uated in said town of StarksDOrO and sal
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 ii. Orvi
and on the west by land owned by Pag
} smith, and on the south by land owned b
Clayton Nichols, supposed to contain 24S acre
more or less, and extends westerly from sal
highway some 800 rods, more or less, and
the farm occupied by one Lewis Purinton.
That the habendum clause in said deed WI
as follows, viz:
"To have and to hold the above-describe
premises with all the privileges and appurt
nances forever, and in tee, in trust, neverth
less and to and tor the uses, interests an
e purposes hereinafter named, described an
declared, that is to say, tor the sole use al
benefit OF the following persons, in the fC
lowing proportions aud shares, to wit Out
the proceeds OF said premises, whether L
; sale or otherwise, to first pay our daughte
Elizabeth, otherwise known as Lizzie, Morl
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
: dred dollars, and to divide the balance OF Il
. proceeds OF said premises into five equ
I shares, and one OF such shares to be paid
n each OF the following persons, to wit: On
daughters Mary \. Page, Julia Wilson, Eliz
i beth, otherwise known rs Lizzie, Morriso