Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-12-04
Monday, December IA, AID, 1896,

All the following described pieces, parcels
and part tracts OF land: Part Of that GER
tain tract situate In the Township OF Lack
AWAKEN, In said county, surveyed on a war
rant granted from the Land Office Of Penn
sylvania to George Kits and numbered on
the Commissioners Books Of said county
one hundred and twenty-seven, the part
hereby conveyed containing one hundred
and eighty-seven acres. Also another tract
situate In said Township Of Lackawaxen
and surveyed on q warrant granted rs
aforesaid to William Barber and numbered
as aforesaid one hundred and flfty-fve, and
containing four hundred and thirty-slx
acres and eighty perches. Also another
tract I'm said TownsbipOf Lackawaxen, and
surveyed on warrant granted to MOrde-
cal Roberts and numbered seventy-one, and
containing one hundred and eighty acres.
Also, another trect IN said Township OF
Lackawaxen, and surveyed on n warrant
granted to John Chambers and numbered
seventy-two and containing four hundred
and twenty one acres and one hundred and
twenty psrches, excepting and reserving
lands heretofore decided 10 Pennsylvania
Coal Company, rights OF way to Hawley
Branch and also lands lying between said
Hawley Branch and the Lackawaxen river
near and above Grassy Island conveyed 20
party by the name Of Dyer, containing
three acres more or less. Also another
tract In said Township of Lackawaxen and
and numbered seventy-three, and contain
ing four hundred and thirty-eight acres
and ninety-siX perchcs. Also another tract
situate in the Township OF ShohOla, and
surveyed on warrant granted 70 Michael
Hillegas, and numbered one hundred and
sixty-seven and containing fifty acres and
sixty perches. Also, another tract situate
In said Township Of Shoholayand surveyed
on a warrant granted to William Harrison
and numbered two, and containing four
hundred and forty-seven acres and one
hundred and forty-five perches. Also,
another tract situate in said Township Of
Shohola, and surveyed on u warrant
granted to Charles X. Biddis and numbered
eighteen QS), and containing eighty-two
acres and flfty-one perches. Also, another
tract situate in the Township of Westfall in
said County of Pike, and surveyed ON
warrant granted to John Barrow, Jr., and
numbered thirty-seyen, and containing
four hundred and twenty-nine acres and
twenty perches, excepting therefrom four
acres and eighty-two hundredths conveyed
to the New York and Erie Railway Com
pany. Also, another tract situate In said
Township Of Westfall, and surveyed ON a
warrant granted to William X. Stone, and
numbered thirty-nlne, and containing
three hundred and twenty-one acres and
ffty-five perches, excepting out Of same
twelve acres OF thereabouts conveyed to
said New York and Erie Railway Com
pany. Also another tract situate in said
Township Of Westfall, and surveyed ON u
warrant granted to Susannah Reed, and
numbered forty-two, and containing four
hundred and thirty-s seven acres and one
hundred and forty-fo1r perches. Also
another tract situate In the said Township
of Westfall, and surveyed on n warrant
granted to Robert Smock, and numbered
forty-one and containing three hundred
and eleven acres more or less. Also, an
other tract situate in said Township Of
Westfall, and surveyed on warrant
granted to Elizabeth Smith, and numbered
fOrty-three, and containing two hundred
and forty-four acres, being the northeast
part Of said lot. Also, another tract stu
ate in said Township Of Westfall, and sur
veyed on warrant granted to James w.
Quick, and numbered one hundred and
eighty-tWo, and containing nineteen acres
and one hundred and fifty-hve perches.
Also, one other piece or parcel of land stu
ate in the Township OF Westfall aforesaid.
containing about one acre more or less
near Mill Rift station-upon which is
erected good two-story frame house and
outbuildings and good stable-a stream of
running water passes through said land,
being the same property purchased Of VIM.
Sawyer by deed dated July 20, 1884, by the
Kilgour Blue Stone Company Usimited).
Also, all the following described pieces or
parcels of land situate, lying and being in
the Township Of Shohola, County of Pike
and State of Pennsylvania, and numbered
on the Commissioners Books of Pike
county respectively as hereinafter men
toned, the first mentioned being part of
lot number one Q) surveyed in the war
rantee name of Thomas Ruston, bounded
by land heretofore surveyed to George
Hess, William Harrison. William Quick,
Charles Quick and Calvin Crane and by
the Delaware river, containing one hun
dred and ninety-eight acres moro or less,
with allowance of six per cent. for roads,
etc., Excepting and reserYing SO much OF
said lot as in the possession and occupancy
of the New York and Erie Railway Com
pany) Also, one other lot number seven
"a in the name of Henry Brink, bounded
by lands surveyed to William Harrison
q. X. Biddis, Francis j. Smith and others
containing two hundred one and three
quarters acres, with allowance for roads
etc, be the same more or less; excepting
out Of the last above mentioned piece OF
land about fifteen acres more or less, con
veyed to John Wolforth by deed dated
November 10, 1885, recorded In Decd Book
No AZ, page 454. Also, one other part of O
lot in the name of Charlotte Ruston and
numbered thirty-one (3l) bounded by lands
surveyed to Francis j. Smith, Henry Brink
Jane Kahn and Allen COursen, containing
| In the part of said lot intended to be con
veyed by these presents two hundred and
thiry-one acres and eighteen perches and
allowance for roads, etc, be the same more
or less, excepting out OF the same one acrt
heretofore given for the Walker PonC
school house where the same now stands
Also, all those five pieces and parcels OF
land described as follows: One piece OF
tract Of land situate in the Township o
Shohola and County Of Pike aforesaid sur
veyed on warrant granted from the LauC
Office OF Pennsylyania TO Jane Kain, ant
numbered on the Commissioners Books o
said county as number thirty (30) aud the
part conveyed containing three hundred
and fifty-twO acres (852l aores). Also al
that piece or part tract Of land situate il
said Township Of Shohola and surveyed OF
a warrant gNnntod as aforesaid to Blaclzal
w. Ball and numbered nine on the Com
missiOners' Books Of said county, the par
conveyed containing two hundred ant
/ thirty-fOur acres. Also another tract o
piece Of land situate In the Township O
| ShohOla aforesaid and surveyed on a war
rant granted to John Bullen and numbered
as aforesaid AS tWenty-eight, and the par
conveyed containing three hundred ane
ninety acres. Also that tract OF piece o
land situate In said Township of Shohola
and surveyed on a warrant granted {,
| William Denny and numbered ninety
three, and the part conveyed containing
/ two hundred acres. Also one other nice.
Milford In said County Of Pike, and sur
veyed on a warrant granted to Ebeneze
Branham and numbered one hundred an,
eleven, and the part conveyed containing
two hdndred and thirty-hve acres. Ais,
all the following described pieces or par
cells OF land to wit: All that certain piece
parcel and tract Of land situate ia tn
Township Of ShohOla, County Of Pike an,
State OF Pennsylvania surveyed on a war
rant granted from the Land Office Of Penn
sylvania to Thomas Willing and mum
bered on the Commissioners Books Of sal,
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hundred and seventy-three acres and on
hundred and fifty perches. Also all thOs
two certain tracts, pieces or parcels OF Ian,
situate, lying and being In the TOWNSHIP
OF ShOhOla, County Of Pike and State o
| Pennsylvania, described as follows 20 wit
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