The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1897-10-22
Monday, the 18th day of November
next. A. D., 1897,

Monday, the 18th day of November
next. A. D., 1897,
between the hours of IL M. and o clock D. m
that is to say at o'clock in the afternoon of
said day, all those tracts or parcels of land
and premises hereinafter particularly des-
crlbed situate, lying and being in the tow n
ty of Morris and State of New Jersey, bounded
and described as follows:
The First Tract lying on the Rockaway
River. beginning three chains southwest of
said river and nine chains on course of south
forty degrees west from the west corner of the
said John Dunham's barn, thence ID south
fifteen degrees east ten chains; thence (2l south
thirty eight degrees thirty -one minutes west
thirty one and seventy five hundredths; thence
CD south fifty three degrees thirty minutes
east twenty eight chains and thirty five links;
CD north forty-four degrees east twenty seven
chains and forty hundredths; 90 north TWEEN
nine degrees west thirteen chains; 60 north
fifty degrees thirty minutes east twenty-seven
and SiXty-One hundredthS: % south seventy
two degrees forty minutes west thirty-one
chains and sixty hundredths; thence 90 north
forty-three degrees west twelve chains and
forty hundredthS to the beginning, containing
one hundred and nineteen, eighty-seven one
hundredths acres but after dednctlng two
tracts included the-e Elm, one containing thirty
acres and the other thirty nine eight one hun
dredth acres, both returned to Andrew Bell
and recorded in Book $40. page 243. there re-
mains fifty and seventy one hundredth acres.
deed from Silas Condict to John Dunham
dated May I'D. 1901. will more fully appear
and which was returned to Sias Condict Feb
ruary I'd, 1901, and recorded in the records at
Perth Amboy. Book S-l2 page 427.
The Second Tract begins at a black ash tree
standing on the south side of Rockaway River
and distant seventeen chains on a course north
thirty three degrees east from the north cor
ner of said John Dunham's farm which he
purchased of William Crone; thence % south
fifty degrees thirty minutes west twenty seven
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degrees fifty minutes east four chains; 90
south eighteen degrees west ten chains; (D
north seventy-two degrees west twelve chains
north eighteen degrees east sixteen chains,
north seventy-eght degrees forty minutes east
thirty-one chains and sixty links to the be-
ginning. containing thirty acres. strict
measure.
The Third Tract, beginning at birch tree
standing on a course north forty -twO degrees
west, distant nine chains and twenty eight
links from the west corner of John Dunham's
barn; thence Cd south seventy degrees west
ten chains; CD south thirty eight degrees forty
i've minutes west nineteen chains; 90 south
nftY-three degrees twenty minutes eleven
chains; % north fifty-fve degrees fifteen
minutes east twenty-four chains and thirty
links; 90 north forty-two degrees west twenty
four chains to the beginning. containing thir-
nine eight hundredths acres. the two last
described tracts being the two last exceptions
above named.
The Fourth Lot begins at post standing five
chains and seventy two links on a course south
forty-one degrees east from the third corner
of the tract of land of fourteen nine-tenthS of
an acre returned to Joseph Luse and recorded
IN Book 81, page ~. then Cd north forty-two
degrees east thirty-five chains and forty links;
Cd north seven degrees east four chains; 80
west twelve chains and fifty links; "a south
thirty two degrees east ten chains and eighty
links; (5) south fifty-one degrees west sixteen
chains fifteen links; co north thirty-three de-
grees west nineteen chains; % south fifty
seven d. grees west thirteen chains and twenty
links; (S) south forty one degrees east twenty
five chains and ninety links to the beginning,
containing forty acres and eleven one hum
dredthS. strict measure, returned to James
Durham at request of John Durham January
6, 1891 Book $40, page 6. at Perth Amboy and
conveyed by James Durham to John Dunhsm
June 20. 1871.
The Fifth Tract is situate on the south side
of the Rockaway River and begins at white
oak tree marked for a corner on four sides
standing five chains distant on a course of
north fifteen and one quarter degrees east
from Eleazer Luce's former dwelling house,
thence Cd south seventy degrees west seven
teen chains; CD south thirty-two degrees east
sixteen chains; thence 90 north f1fty-two de-
grees east sixteen and one-half chains; thence
"a north thirty one degrees west ten chains
and eighty links to the beginning. containing
twenty-five and fourteen one hundredth acres,
strict measure being the same premises des-
cribed in a deed from William Crone to John
Durham dated September 9, 1870.
The Sixth Tract begins at heap of stones on
an island in the Rockaway River. said heap of
stones being made for the beginning corner of
a tract of ten acres that jeremiah Baker and
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others and runs thence Cd along the first line
of said lot north thirty-seven degrees west
nine chains to a small poplar on the top of the
bank on the east side of the mill pond; thence
CD south twenty-five degrees east nine chains
and seventy-five links to double red oak;
thence CD north thirty eight degrees east two
chains to the beginning, containing eighty
eight one hundredths of an acre, being the
same land conveyed by jeremiah Baker and
Thomas Tone to said John Durham by deed OF
October Ii, 1911.
The Seventh Tract is called the Bog Meadow
Lot and contains seven acres and fifty hun
dredths devised by John Durham to said
Durham and beginning at q stone heap cor
ner OF lot of land purchased by William
Mills of Alfred King and from thence running
a westerly course to the Rockaway River as
the same is described in said John Dunham's
will.
The Eighth Tract is all that part of the Ross
lot on the south side of the Morris Canal, was
conveyed to Jeremiah Baker by deed from
said parties above named, dated March 9th,
1S4S, containing ten acres and seventeen hun
dredths of an acre, more or less.
Also all other lots or parcels of land owned
by the said Fannie Bailey in whole or in part
descended to her as one of the heirs at law of
the said Harriet McCombs, except such parts
and parcels thereof as may have been hereto
fore sold and conveyed out of the same, being
the same premises conveyed in q deed from
Charles A. Gillen. Sheriff of Morris county, to
one Harriet NJ. Armstrong, dated August 81,
1887. and recorded in the Morris county clerk s
office in Book F-12, on page As, &c.
EDGAR l.. DURLING, Sheriff.
Dated October IL, 1897
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