Middlebury, Addison County, Vermont - Will of Robert Torrance, 1813

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In the Name of God. Amen. I Robert Torrance of the Town of MIddlebury, County of Addison
and State of Vermont -- being weak in body but of sound and perfect mind and Memory, do
make and Publish this my last Will and Testament, in form following that is to say -- Imprimis 
I give to my beloved Daughters Olive, and Mary Torrance My Brick dwelling House, & Barn
Together with all the Apparrel furniture and tackle attached to the same, likewise all my
farming tools and utensials of husbandry to be by them equally shared together with all
my Horses Neet cattle sheep hogs and poultry to be shared by them as aforesaid

Also, one piece of ground for the use of a Garden, Barn and door yard said land described
as follows to wit, beginning at the Northeast corner of the barn where it now stands
thence running in a direction with the range of the barn southerly six rods Thence West
to the highway containing half an acre less or more   Also, Ten acres off the west end
of my North hundred acre lot (which said lot is intended by my son Stiles except the ten
acres aforesaid which I hae taken to dispose of in consequence of having paid two certain
suns of money for the said Stiles -- One to -- Leavens of N. York and one to Rhuluff
Lawrence --) to be by them equally shared as aforesaid.

Item. I give to my Daughter Olive for her own particular and individual use benefit and
behoof, all the land I own on the South Side of the turnpike and not before embraced in
the above specified tenements --

Item. I give to my Daughters Olive Rhoda and Mary all the land I own north of the turnpike
and south of my north hundred acre lot in the following manner that is to say -- Olive and
Mary to share severally one fourth more than Rhoda -- having respect to quality and quantity
-- it is my intent and I hereby order and decree that the portion or allotment which may fall
to my daughter Rhoda aforesaid shall be retained by Olive and Mary or either of them free of
any interest or use untill some one of the male heirs of the said Rhoda now living shall or
might if Life continued arive at the age of twenty-one years --

Item, I give to my Son Stiles all the remaining  part of the north hundred acre lot not before
disposed of

Lastly I appoint my son Robert Sole executor of this my last Will and Testament hereby
revoking all Wills by me made -- 

In witness whereunto I have hereunto set my hand and seal this third day of september in the
year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirteen.

                                                   Robert Torrance

N.B. -- The interlineation of the words "Six rods" made before signed.

                                       Signed sealed and published and delivered by
                                       the above named Robert Torance to be his
                                       last will and testament in the presence of
                                       us who have hereunto subscribed our names
                                       as witnesses in the presence of the Testator --

                                                             P. Champlin
                                                             E. Champlin
                                                             N. Tewksbury


Source: "The Descendants of Lewis Hart and Anne Elliott" by Jared Sidney Torrance; 
privately published by Mrs. Jared Sidney Torrance, Los Angeles, 1923