The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1897-10-29

MONDAY, the 29th 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 the following described tract or
parcel of land and premises situate, lying and
County OF Morris and State of New Jersey,
being part of the homestead farm of which
Cyrus Dixon died seized. and which was de-
vised by the will of said Cyrus Dixon, proved
April 3rd, 1858, and recorded in Book of Wills
on pages 43l. &c, to his only son, Cyrus B.
Dixon; Item :! give and bequeath unto my
son. Cyrus b. Dixon, his heirs and assigns
forever. all my homestead farm on which
now live. consisting of all the lands and real
estate occupied by the waters of the Forge
pond, together with all my real estate lying on
the northwest side of said pond and adjoining
the same, also all the land and real estate that
purchased from the heirs of John =. Crane -
Beginning at the sixth corner of the second
aSMi s. ssnd ScElssf IL aaea f5en sWilliam
February 18th. 1880. (K-l0 1900; thence running
along the sixth line thereof and along the
division line referred to in the will of James
Dixon. deceased, proved April 18th, 1874,
wills E 36D, north forty-nine degrees west
thirty-two chains thirty eight links to the
center of the road running through Rockaway
Valley; CD along the seventh line of said
Decker's land north sixty-f1ve degrees west
three chains twenty five links; CD north forty
four degrees west five chains eighty links to
the beginning corner of lands conveyed by
William NJ. Dixon and wife to Cyrus Dixon
point of large flat rock about feet long and
six feet wide. lying on the west side and near
the road leading from the blacksmith shop
belonging to the said William M. Dixon to the
forge and nearly opposite the saw and grist
mill dam; a. along the first line described in
said conveyance north forty-sfx degrees west
three chains fifteen links" to the center of a
fiat rock about four feet long and two and one
half feet wide standing on the west side of the
old Pulling Mill race; thence CO up the west
side and edge of said race and the Forge race
of hirrh ofe.v1 orly okar n he
| Forge dam; thence 60 along the westerly
| shore as it now stands at high water mark,
until it comes to where the fence crosses the
meadow and west wing of said Forge pond at
| this time; thence % along said fence to the
northwe-terly shore of the waters of said
| Forge pond at high water mark; thence 90 up
| the northwesterly shore of said Forge pond,
the several and various courses thereof as 1t
now stands at high water mark, until it inter
sects the division line of lands between the
said William M. Dixon and Cyrus Dixon, &C
cording to the true intent and meaning as
described in the last will and te lament OF
James Dixon. deceased; thence 90 along the
said division line north forty nine degrees west
seventeen chains twenty links to the fourth
! line of a tract of eighty-six and eighty-seven
acres, conveyed by Samuel Beeman and wife
to James Dixon, January Is, 1876 (B2 800; 90,
| thence along said fourth line reversed north
| forty one degrees thirty minutes east thirty.
| three chains fifty links to a stone heap at the
| fourth corner thereof: CID along the third line
| thereof reversed south forty-eight degrees
thirty minutes east seven chains fifty-eight
[ links Cbut by measurement at this time Ii
found to be nine chains and fifty eight Inks
! CID along the line of Ezekiel Earles' land
north forty-two degrees east seven chains
| forty links to stone heap, corner of lands Of
Harriet G. Scott, and corner of lands con
yeyed to James Dixon by. Abram Crane, MAY
IL, 1880, in Ezekiel Earles' line; Q30 along said
line between formerly James Dixons land anG
land of Harriet G. Scott, south forty-eight de
grees east; the distance as given in said deed i:
fourteen chains twenty links, but by measure
ment at this time is found to be fifteen chainI
| twenty links; QD still along Harriet G. Scott,
land and said James Dixon's land, and thu
| sixth line of a tract of land conveyed by Johr
J. Crane to James Dixon, May 18th. 1880, soutl
| forty two degrees west seven chains twenty
five links; Q5) along the fifth line of said las
| mentioned lot south forty-eight degrees cas-
| three chains to rock for a corner: O6) alonG
| the fourth line of said lot south fortytwo de
| grees west three chains twenty-five links to
stone heap for corner in line of land con veveC
by George Ocoboc to James Dixon, June Gath
1888. &c l02); this corner is at high water
mark on the southeast side of Dixons pond
90 along said pond in southwesterly .direc.
ton at high water mark crossing said LAND
conveyed by Ocoboc to Dixon. and along the
fourth line conveyed by John F. NJ Dixon te
| Martha Decker. March 2Snd, 1878, B-10293)
and the fourth line of another lot conveyed b.
John F. NJ. Dixon to Martha Decker Maj
10th. 1878. (B-1O-29O. and along the second line
of land conveyed by Andrew Decker and wife
to Mary L. Van Derhoof. March End, 1885
| GILL 500, to stone heap at the third corner
thereof. and at high water mark Of said Forge
/ pODQs (lOJ along Il6 l0lFu line IQ6f0OI BOubL
forty eight degrees thirty minutes east twenty
nine chains to a corner m the road; Q9) aloni
said road south sixty-nine degrees forty min
| utes west one chain; coo still along Mary l.
Van Derhoof's line south forty degrees twenty
minutes east thirty-two chains twenty-five
| links; CID along the same and beyond south
forty three degrees thirty minutes west sever
chains eighty-two links to the place of be
ginning, excepting therefrom tract of sever
| and one-half acres of land belonging to the
estate of Ira Earls, deceased. lying on ths
northwest side of said pond. Also excepting 6
tract of land adjoining the eighth line of the
| foregoing description, known as the Shaw
tract. Also excepting the lot opposite tbs
| grist mill dam conveyed by Cyrus Dixon and
| wife to James H. Sickle. being the same land
and premises conveyed by deed from Elizabeth
Dixon. widow of Cyrus Dixon, deceased. and
| Cyrus B. Dixon and Laura Dixon. his wife. tC
John v. Clark. bearing date December 9th
1892.
Dated October %. 1897.
EDGAR L. DURLING. Sheriff.
| Chronicle and Era. Pr. $270O.