Continuing on.... The Submitter is Phyllis D (Wilson) Purdy. This is only for Trails use. Probate, Orange Co, VT Vol 8 p 202 Whereas at Private Sale of the Estate of jacob Colby Late of Bradford in the County of Orange and State of vermont Deceased at the Dwelling house of hitty P Colby of Bradford in the County of Orange aforesaid on the 2nd day of January AD 1828 by Virtue of a licence in due form of Law from the Hon'able William Spencer Judge of Probate for the District of Bradford in Said county of Orange to me Hitty P Colby of Bradford in Said district Administratrix on the Estate of sd Jacob Colby 2d - George W Corliss became the Purchaser of a tract of Land in Said Bradford hereafter Described in persuance of the condition of the sale - therefore know all men by these presents that I Hitty P Colby of Bradford in sd District administratrix as aforesaid by virtue of the authority in me vested by the licence aforesaid and in consideration of the Sum of one hundred and Eighty five Dollars to me paid by the sd George W Corliss - do hereby remise & release and quit claim to him the Said George W Corliss his heirs and assigns forever all the right title interest claim or demand of which the sd Jacob Colby 2d died seized and possessed in & unto twenty four acres of Land in said Bradford bounded as follows to wit - Said Land being taken off the East end of the lot of land formerly owned by James McDuffee and sold to Silas Aldrich and being the same land Deeded by Thomas Highland to Jacob Colby 2d Late of Bradford deceased - to have and to hold and afore Described premises with all the privileges and appurtenances to the Same belonging to him the sd George W Corliss his heirs & assigns forever - in Witness whereof I the sd Hitty P Colby in my Capacity of Administrix as aforesaid hereunto Set my hand and Seal this 2nd Day of January AD 1828 Hitty P Colby Signed Sealed and delivered in the presence of us Richard Aldrich Emerson Corliss Rec'd & Recorded this 30th April AD 1831 Attest A Peters - Town Clerk Probate, Orange Co, VT Vol 8 p 203 Whereas at private Sale of the estate of Jacob Colby 2d Late of Bradford in the County of Orange and state of Vermont Deceased at the dwelling house of Hitty P Colby of Bradford in the county of Orange aforesaid on the second Day of January AD 1828 by virtue of Licence in due form of Law from the Hon William Spencer Judge of Probate for the district of Bradford in Said County of Orange to me Hitty P Colby of Bradford in said District administratrix on the estate of said Jacob colby 2d Richard Aldrich became the purchaser: a tract of Land in said Bradford hereafter Described in pursuance of the condition of Sale - therefore Know all men by these presents that I Hitty P Colby of Bradford in said District Administratrix aforesaid and by Virtue of the authority in me vested by the licence aforesaid and in Consideration of the Sum of forty two Dollars to me paid by Richard Aldrich do hereby remise release and quit claim to him the Said Richard Aldrich his heirs and assigns forever, all the right title interest claim or demand of which the Said Jacob Colby 2d Died Seized and possessed in & unto Seven Acres of land in said Bradford and is bounded as follows - beginning at a Stake and Stones the southwest corner of her thirds as formerly Set off to her by order of the Judge of probate - thence 30' west twenty Six rods and 10 links to a Stake and Stones the northwest corner of Phillip Greenleaf Land thence South 59' east forty two rods and 10 links on Said Greenleaf north line to a State and Stones thence north 30' east twenty Six rods and twelve links to a Stake on the South Line of said Widows - thence north 59' west forty two rods 10 Links to the bound began at containing Seven Acres by measure. To have and to hold the above Described premises with all the privileges and appurtenances to the same belonging to him the Said Richard Aldrich his heirs and assigns forever - In witness whereof I the Said Hitty P Colby as administratrix as aforesaid have hereunto set my hand and Seal this second day of January 1828 Hitty P Colby [Seal] Administratrix Signed Sealed and Delivered in Presence of us John McDuffee Sally Willig Probate, Orange Co Vt State of Vermont Bradford District Ss In Probate Court holden at East Corinth in said district May 13, 1856 Present Hon James S Moore, Judge John W batcheder Esq of Bradford in said district is appointed agent to at for and receive the share and manage the same of Jonathan Colby heir to the Estate of Mehitable P Colby late of Bradford in said District deceased Said Jonathan residing out of this state in the distribution of the said Mehitable Estate and he accepts said trusts and gives bonds in due form of Law A True Record Attest - John A Tenny - Register Probate, Orange Co, VT State of Vermont Bradford District In Probate Court at East Corinth said District May 13, 1836 - Present Hon James S Moore, Judge John W Batchelder Esq is appointed Guardian unto Roxana and Emerson A Colby Minors and children of Emerson C Colby late of Topsfield Washington Co Maine deceased and said minors being heirs to the Estate of Mehitable P Colby late of Bradford deceased in the district aforesaid the said minors having in this state no Guardian and a letter of Guardianship is issued in due form he haven given bonds to the satisfaction of this court for the faithful performance of his trust as Guardian and it is ordered that said Guardian make a true inventory of said Minors Estate and return within 60 days after the same shall come into his possession and settle his account in one year as by law required. A True Record Attest - John A Tenney - Register State of Vermont Bradford District John W Batchelder Esq agent for Jonathan Colby and Guardian to Roxana and Emerson A Colby who reside out of this state who are heirs to the estate of M P Colby late of Bradford deceased presents the following receipts which are accepted and ordered to be recorded and are as follows to Wit: Aug 19, 1856 Received of John W Batchelder agent appointed by the Probate Court for that purpose My full share of Mehitable P Colby Estate it being Two Hundred & Ninety seven Dollars & forty two cents including his charge in and about the same. Jonathan C Colby Topsfield Me June 6, 1857 Received of John W Batchelder of Bradford Orange County Vermont Guardian (in said Vermont) of Roxana Colby & Emerson Abiah Colby Minor heirs of Emerson C Colby late of Topsfield in the county of Washington and state of Maine deceased Two Hundred Ninety seven dollars forty two cents it being their distributive share in the right of their father of the Estate of Mehitable P Colby late of Bradford aforesaid deceased. Samuel C Cooke - Guardian of said Roxana & Emerson Abiah at Topsfield Maine in the county of Washington A True Record Attest - John A Tenney - Register Probate, Orange Co p 210 - 214 State of Vermont District of Bradford Ss At a Probate Court holden at Bradford in said District on the 18th day of May AD 1855 Presents Hon C B Leslie Judge William P Colby of Corinth in said District is appointed administratrix on the estate of Mehitable P Colby late of Bradford in said district deceased and he appears in Court and accepts the trust and gave bonds as the law requires and letters of administration issued in due form of Law and it is ordered that he cause to be returned into the registry of said Court within three months a true and perfect inventory of said Estate and to pay all the just debts against said deceased's Estate so far as he may have assets for that purpose in one year & also render and settle his administration account on said Estate in one year And Jonas W Clark Esq of Corinth aforesaid and Geo Baldwin of Bradford in said district are appointed appraisors and a warrant is issued to them in due form of Law And said Administrator represents to said Court that the Estate Exceeds one hundred & fifty Dollars in Value and that there are outstanding debts against said Estate - Whereupon Jonas W Clark of said Corinth and George Baldwin of said Bradford are appointed commissioners of insolvency on said Estate and a warrant issued to them in due form of law and it is ordered by said court that they give notice of the times & places where and when they will attend to the business of their said appointments as also the time allowed creditors to present their claims for allowance to them sixty days from the date of their appointment by posting up notices at N D Blakes Store in Corinth & one at G & E Prichard's Store and one at the Trotter House in Bradford and one at Wm McDuffee's State in Newbury all in the County of Orange. And by publishing the same three weeks successively in the Orange County Journal a Newspaper printed at Bradford in said District And Six Calendar Months are allowed to creditors to present their claims against said Estate for Allowance -- And said administrator represents to said court that it will be necessary to sell the personal Estate of said deceased to pay debts & charges against said Estate & prays for a licence for that purpose Whereupon he is hereby Empowered & Licenced to sell all the personal Estate of said deceased at public or private sale. And if sold at auction is ordered that he give notice thereof by posting up notices at the public places in said Bradford at least six days prior to such sale at auction. A True Record Attest Abram Beace - Register And in probate Court holden at Corinth in said District on the 12th day of June AD 1855 Present Hon C B Leslie Judge The appraisers on the Estate of Mehitable P Colby late of Bradford in Said district deceased Make report and the same being accompanied with the Warrant of their appointment & a certificate of their having been duly sworn to the faithful discharge of the duties assigned to them is accepted & ordered to be recorded And is as follows to wit: To the Probate Court for the District of Bradford - We the subscribers, a committee appointed by said Court by warrant for that purpose to appraise at its true Value in Money the Estate of Mehitable P Colby late of Bradford in said district deceased intestate, have been sworn in due form of Law and to return to said Court with our said warrant An inventory of said Estate as the Same has been shown to us by Wm M Colby appraised by us as follows to wit: Real Estate - about 48 acres of Land - the Homestead lying in Bradford $650.00 1 mare & colt by her side $115.00 one two year old colt $35 1 old wagon $10 $ 45.00 The rest is small farm tools, produce, househould goods and clothing. The total of the inventory is $1779.23 less $2.75 on the bidding making the total $1776.48 And in Probate court holden at Bradford in said District on the 7th day of November AD 1855 Present Hon C B Lester Judge Arad Stebbins of said Bradford upon request of the next of Kin in writing is appointed administrator de Bonis Non of the Estate of Mehitable P Colby late of Bradford in Said district deceased. Wm M Colby the former administrator on Said Estate having deceased without having fully administered upon said Estate and said Stebbins appears in court and accepts said trust and gave bonds in due form of law - and letters of administration De Bonis Non issued to him in due form of law - And he is ordered to return a true and proper inventory of said Estate in three months to the Register of said Court and to pay the debts & charges against said Estate so far as he may have assets for that purpose & also settle his administration accounts on said Estate with said court on or before the 18th day of May AD 1856 - And J W Clark of Corinth in said district and George Baldwin of Bradford in said district are appointed appraisers to appraise the Estate of said deceased not already administered and a warrant issued to them in due form of Law. Bio: Jonathan Corliss Colby, son of Jacob and Mehitable Pool (Corliss) Colby, was born 2 Oct 1806 at Bradford, Orange Co, Vermont, and died at Easton, Adams County, Wisconsin 23 Jul 1887. He married Sarah Ann Pettigrove 25 Apr 1838 in Washington County, Maine. She was a daughter of Thomas and mary (McCurdy) Pettigrove and was born at Calais, Maine 27 Aug 1809 and died at Easton, Adams County, Wisconsin on 9 Jul 1895. The family bible states that the wedding was performed by Rev William Brown. Jonathan Colby and his wife, Sarah, are both buried in Easton Cemetery. Jonathan Corliss Colby was one of the heirs to the estate of his mother, Hitty Pool Colby. As he resided outside the state of Vermont at the time of his mother's death (5 May 1855), an agent was appointed to look out for his interest. After his marriage to Sarah Ann Pettigrove, Jonathan Colby made his home in Topsfield, Washington County, Maine. They lived there for about twelve years and seven of their children were born there. In 1850 (census) they are in the home of Sarah's parents and a little later that year they removed to Adams County, Wisconsin. Family tradition states that they came "by way of the Great Lakes to Milwaukee and thence to Adams County by ox team." They stopped for a while on the banks of White Creek and were known as the first white settlers there. They removed to Easton within a year, and there Jonathan surveyed forty acres, entered a claim, cleared the land and erected a shanty. At this time the land was all Indian land and not on the market. He later bought more land and finally had a farm of about 160 acres. This farm still remains in the Colby family and is farmed by Jonathan's great grandson, Richard Colby. When the township of Easton was organized, Jonathan Corliss Colby was chosen supervisor. In 1870 he was the Treasurer of the School Board. He was a man of retiring disposition and did not accept public office. Through hard work, he accumulated a good estate. he was a consistent member of the United Brethren Church, and a man respected by all in the community for his honesty and good citizenship. Washington County, Maine Deeds Book 25, p 509-10 Know all men by these presents that I Levi Campbell of St Stephens in the province of New Brunswick, in consideration of Eighty Dollars to me paid by John C Colby of Plantation number eight in the county of Washington the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge, have remised released and forever quit claimed and do for myself and my heirs by these present remise release and forever quit claim unto the said Colby his heirs and assigns a certain lot or parcel of land described as follows to wit: In Township numbered Eight in the second range of Townships north of Binghams Penobscot purchase, the lot numbered one hundred and eight containing one hundred and twenty acres more or less being one of two lots deeded to me by the land agents of the State by Deed bearing the date the ninth day of April AD Eighteen hundred and thirty two & I the said Campbell Covenant that whereas the Tresury of the said State holds three notes against me as the consideration for said two lots of land bearing even date with the deed aforesaid, one for Sixty three Dollars and fifty cents payable in one year, one for Sixty three dollars payable in two years, and one for Sixty two dollars payable in three years all with annual Interest; should the said Colby from my negligence or other means be obliged to pay said notes, I hereby release and forever quit claim to him his heirs & assigns the one other lot mentioned in said Deed of the agent aforesaid to me being lot numbered ninety reference to sd Deed being had - and that should the negligence arise from sd Colby's fault then the sd Lot numbered one hundred and eight to remain mine. To have and to hold the aforesaid premises with all the privileges and appurtenances thereunto belonging to him the said Colby his heirs and assigns forever so that I the said Campbell nor my heirs or any other person or persons claiming from or under me or them or in the name right or stead of me or them their appurtenances or to any part of parcel thereof forever. In witness whereof I the said Levi Campbell have hereunto set my hand and seal this twenty fifth day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & thirty three. Levi Campbell [Seal] Signed Sealed and delivered in presence of us J Q Rettelle Washington Ss July 25, 1833. Then the above named Levi Campbell acknowledged the above instrument to be his free act & Deed before me. J Q Rettelle - Justice of the Peace This deed rec'd July 27, 1833 & is recorded Attest G S Smith Reg Deeds Vol 32 p 281-2 Know all men by these Presents that I Jonathan C Colby who am named and described in the deed to me by Levi Campbell dated the 25th day of July AD 1833 of the piece of land herein named and described of Plantation number eight herinafter named as John C Colby, in consideration of Two hundred dollars to me paid by Dan Pineo of the Parish of St Stephens, county of Charlotte, province of New Brunswick, merchant, the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge, do hereby remise release bargain and sell and convey and forever quit claim unto the said Dan Pineo his heirs and assigns forever all my right title and interest in and to the piece of land herein after described to wit: the lot of land in said plantation of township Number Eight in the second range of Township, north of Bingham purchase so called which is one hundred & eight containing one hundred and twenty acres more or less being one of the two lots conveyed to Levi Campbell by the Land agent of the State of Maine by deed dated the ninth day of April AD 1832, and is the same which was by said Campbell by his deed above named conveyed to me under the name by mistake of John C Colby together with all the privileges and appurtenances to the same belonging. To have and to hold the same together with all the privileges and appurtenances thereunto belonging to him the said Dan Pineo his heirs and assigns forever and I do covenant with the said Dan Pineo his heirs and assigns that I and my heirs will warrant & defend forever against the lawful claims and demands of all persons claiming by, through or under me. In witness whereof I the said Johna C Colby have hereunto set my hand and seal this ninth day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & thirty five. Jonathan C Colby [Seal] Signed sealed & delivered in presence of Anson G Chandler Washington Ss 9 Dec 1835 Personally appears Jonathan C Colby above named and acknowledged the above instrument to be his free act and Deed before me - Anson G Chandler - Justice of the Peace This Deed rec'd and entered March 24, 1836 - Attest G S Smith Reg Washington County Deeds Vol 53 p 374 Know all men by these presents. That I Levi Bradley "Agent to superentend and manage the sale and settlement of the Public Lands" of the State of Maine in virtue of the authority by Law in such Agent rested, in consideration of thirty one dollars paid for the use of said State by Jonathan C Colby of Topsfield in the County of Washington and that said colby has complied with the provisions of the 12th section of an act entitled "An act additional to an act in relation to the public lands" approved March 18, 1842, the receipt whereof, to the use aforesaid, I acknowledge, do hereby in behalf of said State, give, grant, bargain, sell and convey to the said Colby his heirs and assigns forever, the following described land, to wit: Lot numbered one hundred fourteen in said town of Topsfield containing one hundred eighteen acres more or less according to the survey and plan of said township made and returned to the Land Office in 1831 by Zebulon Bradley Surveyor, reference to said survey being had. To Have and to Hold the same with all the priviledges and appurtenances thereof, to the said Colby his heirs and assigns, to his and their use and behoof forever. In testimony whereof, I, the said Agent, in behalf of said State have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my seal this eleventh day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty four. Levi Bradley [Seal] Signed sealed and delivered in the presence of us - Wm Cutter Penobscot, Ss April 11, 1844 Personally appeared Levi Bradley and acknowledged the above instrument by him subscribed to be his act and deed as agent as aforesaid made in behalf of said State Before me, Wiliam Cutter, Justice of the Peace Received & entered July 10, 1844, 4 hours PM Attest D W Dorman Register Taking a break. Will send more later today... Jeanne/jmh