The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-05-19
Monday, the 5th DAY Of June,

A. D.. 1885, between the hours of IL NJ.
and O'Clock M. that is to say at 2 d clock IN
the afternoon of said day, all that tract or par
Gel of land and premises hereinafter particu-
larly described, situate, lying and heing ia the
Township of Chester, in the County of Morris
and State of New Jersey: Beginning In the
northerly line of Washington turnpike az q
corner of lands now or late of James Topping;
thence "a along line of lands of said Topping
north twenty nine degrees and thirty one
minutes west thirteen chains and tnfrt seven
thence CD south sixty degrees and twenty
nine minutes west seventy four links to line
Dickerson by Samuel Dickerson and wife by
deed dated the twenty-eighth day of March,
1916. and recorded in the Morris County
Record Of Deeds, Book ID, page l6l, and by
dated the fourth day of June, 1879, and record
ed in the Morris County Record of Deeds, Book
SO, page 425; thence (3) along same and lands
of DIR. j. 5. Hedges north twenty-nine degrees
and thirty one minutes west twenty-four
chains and twenty one links to the southerly
line of tract of ninety-six acres conveyed as
aforesaid to said Abraham Dickerson and to
said James ). Dickerson; thence (4) along said
southerly line north sixty degrees and thirty
nine minutes east seven chains and fifteen
links to the southeast corner of said tract of
ninety six acres, also the southwest corner of
a tract conveyed by James Topping and wife
to Abraham Dickerson by deed dated the
eighteenth day of March, 1926, and recorn ed
in the Morris County Record of Deeds, in Book
SD, page 578 and by commissioners as afore-
said to the said jones s. Dickerson; thence 60
along the southerly line of said lot and lands
of DR.. j. 5. Hedges north fifty seven degrees
and nineteen minutes east ten chains and
forty-four links to the southeast corner of
said lot; thence (b) along the easterly line of
the same and also along the easterly line of
lot conveyed by Peter Larason to AlonZo
Dickerson by deed dated the nineteenth day of
May, 1913, and recorded in the Morris County
Record of Deeds, Book M, page 42O, north
thirty three degrees and twentY -eight minutes
west twenty-One chains and twenty six links
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Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad
station to the blast furnace; thence "a along
the middle of the road south sixty-nine de-
grees and five minutes west ten chains and
sixty eight links to the easterly line of the
aforesaid tract of ninety-six acres; thence (8)
along the easterly line Of the same north
thirty four degrees west twenty-five chains
and sixty-fve links along lands of Eliphalet
@ Willet to the middle of Black River; thence
CO. down the middle of the same south seven
ty-three degrees and thirty-six minutes west
about thirteen chains and sixty-eight links to
lands of the Taylor Iron Company, formerly
of j. d. G. Carlisle; thence Cl0 along line of
same south twenty.six degrees and twenty
four minutes east thirty-fve chains and sixty
links to corner of the same; thence QD
along the same south sixty degrees and seven
teen minutes west eleven chains and twenty
FIVE links to another corner of land of the said
Taylor Iron Company; thence CID along the
same and along lands of the estate of Henry
Hedges, deceased, south nineteen degrees and
forty-one minutes east fifteen chains to cor
ner of said Hedges estate; thence CID along
the same north sixty degrees and th1rty-ni
minutes east eighteen chains and thirty-two
links to the northwest corner of the aforesaid
twenty-acre tract; thence Q4) along the west
erly side of the same south thirty degrees and
twenty-three minutes east twenty-nine chains
and thirty-eight links to the n0rtheasterly cor
ner of lot conveyed by Warren T.. Praster
and wife to James s. Dickerson by deed dated
the nineteenth day of March 1853 and record
ed in the Morris County Records of Deeds,
Book P-5, page 398; thence Q5) along the
northerly side of the same south seventy de-
grees and seven minutes west three chains and
ten links; thence Q6) along the westerly side
of the same south thirty degrees and fifty-one
minutes east six chains and thirty three links;
thence cd along the northerly side of said
Washington turnpike north seventy five de-
grees and fourteen minutes east six chains and
eighty-three links; thence (l8) still along the
northerly side of said turnpike north seventy
eight degrees and nine minutes east two chains
and eighty-nine links to the place of beginning.
Containing one hundred and forty-six acres
and six hundredths of an acre of land.
the ann more or 9esor less Executing ting
tracts conveyed by James s. Dicker-
son to the High Bridge Railroad Company,
the first by deed dated October 81, 1872, and
recorded in the Morris County Records of
DECIDE, in Book 2S, pages 375. &C.. the second
by deed dated June 26, 1873. and recorded IN
the Morris County Records of Deeds, in Book
We, pages $40, &C.; and containing respec-
lively two acres and twenty-seven hun
dredths Of an acre of land and two
acres and thirty1eight .hundredths Of an
ing. after said deduction, one hundred and
forty -one acres and forty-one hundredths of an
acre of land, be the same more or less Being
the homestead farm of the said James $.
DickerSon, deceased, which was devised to
his two sons, Alfred j. and Alonzo B. Dicker-
son, in and by his last will and testament,
dated October 30, 1888, and duly proved before
the Surrogate of the County of Morris Novem-
Der 80, 1888. and quit claimed by the said AL
fred j. Dickerson and wife to said Alonzo B.
Dickerson by deed dated the seventh day of
JQnUArV. eighteen hundred and e1RhtV-etPlt.
and recorded in the Morris County Record of
Deeds in Book G-l2 of Deeds, for said county,
pages 3l5, &c. 1t being expressly understood
by said will are intended to be conveyed
hereby.
EDGAR L. DURLlNG, Sheriff
Dated May 2, 1899.
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