The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-08-02
Our Sullivan County Correspondence.
BLooMINGsBURGH, SULLIVAN CoUNW,)
New York, July 25, 1850.

New York, July %, 1850.
The De Ia Mater Claims on Land-Copy Of the
Patent, &C., &c.
Quite sensation was produced in this place,
few days since, by the arrival of certain claimants
(heirs Of John De la Mater, deceased), for
large tract of land, in the most fertile valley
Of Sullivan county. The interest Of the De la
Mater heirs is represented by John A. Elkinton,
Esq, and Ann Elkinton, his wife, formerly Ann
De la Mater, of Philadelphia; Jacob Dunton, jr.,
and Caroline, his wife, formerly Caroline De la
Mater, only children of John De la Mater, who, it
is said, claim without legal disabilities.
The right Of the De la Mater heirs are one
fourth, an undivided fourth, moety of 300 acres,
and estimated to be worth $4,000, with the sc-
cruing rents for six years prior to the commence
ment of the suit Judge Dimmick is retained as
counsel for the heirs.
IFrem the Record
In The Matter Of John n. Elkinton, and Ann
ELkirton, his Wife, Jacob Duntos, Jr,, ard
CarOfine Duntosl, has Ipife, heirs at lao Of John
DE Ia Mater, deceased
cory OF TIKI PATENT.
"George Ill, by the grace OF God, OF Great
Britain, France, and Ireland. King defender OF the
faith, and so forth, To all to whom these presents
may come, greetings Whereas our loving subjects,
Simon Remsen, John De la Mater, George Lua-
dine, and Henry Thomas by their humble petition,
pre- senled unto our truly and we'll beloved William
| Tyon, Esquire, our Captain General, and Cover
| nor in Chief, in and over our province Of New
| York, and the territories depending thereon, in
! America, Chancellor and Free-Admral Of the
| same. All that certain tract or parcel Of land,
situate, living, and being in the county OF Ulster,
within our province Of New York, being part OF
the lands formerly granted 20 Captain John Evans,
the patent whereof has since been vacated, and
| the lands reassumed. beginning in the south
hound OF a n CT Of land lately granted to Jshn
Miller and Nicholas kiman, at the northe ist
corner OF tract Of land surveyed for Deneh
Lifirrts, and thence along the said south hounds
and south - degrees, west l57 chains, TO tract
Of land lately granted to John Taylor. Then
along the bounds Of the last mentioned tract
Of land, south 46 degrees and 30 minuvs, east "a
chains, 10 tract Of land granted to Thomas Noxon.
Then along the bounds Of the last mentioned tract
Of land, north 81 degrees le6 chains and south %
degrees, east 10 chains 10 tract OF land granted
| TO Thomas Ellison. Then along the bounds Of the
| last mentioned tract Of land, north II degrees,
west 12B chains north 81 degrees, west 70 chains,
south 10 degrees, east 53 chains, and north 81 de-
Rrees, east ~ chains, TO tract OF land granted to
| Henderson Dubois and Cornelius Schumacher, jr.
Then alone the lands of the last mentioned Tract Of
land, north % degrees, east az chains, and one
other tract Of land granted the aforesaid Thomas
Ellison Then along the bouods OF the last men
toned tract Of land, north "a degrees, west l72
chains, north Is degrees, east 81 chains, and south
"a degrees, east 56 chains, 10 the aforesaid tract
Of land surveyed for Deneh Lifierts. Then along
the bounds OF the last mentioned tract Of land
So chains TO the plsce where this began,
tanning three thousand seven hundred Of land,
and the usual allowance for highways"