The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-03-21
Special Masters Sale Of Land.
II cnAaonRx Or NEW JEasnr.


Between Louise Hillard and Daniel Losey,
c0mplainantes and Theodore Ballentine and
/ others, defendants, On Bill for Partition,
Order for sale dated February 20, 1902.
RICHARD b. MoRIARrY, Solicitor.
| TN PURSUANCE Of the aforesaid order Id
| a. the above stated cause the subscriber, one
Gerry Of the state Of New Jersey. viii sell at
public vendue to the highest bidder, at the
Court Houne in Morristown, Morris County,
New Jersey, on
MONDAY, THE l4th DAY OF APRIL.
| A. D., 1909, between the hours Of 10 o'clock
noon and 6O'ctock In the afternoon of said
| certain tracts of lands and premises situate,
| Lying and being In the township of Mendham
in the County of Morris, and a the Township
Of Bernards. In the County OF Somerset ali In
| the state OF New Jersey.
| The First Tfac is situate In the said Town
ships of Mendham and Bernards, Beginning
| at a white oak stump being q corner Of James
| Ballentine's and Joseph McMurtry's land "a
| thence South eighty-0ne degrees West twenty
nins chains and sixty three links to q maple
| tree being corner of the farm that was de
vised by james McVicker, deceased, to ais SON
| Archibald McVicker, now deceased and also a
corner of Cornelius GarrabrHnt's land: CD
South three degrees West twenty-four chains
| and seventy-nine links to Isaiah Coles land
| (3)North eighty-nine degrees and forty min
| utes East nineteen chains and eighty-three
| links, "a South one degree and fifteen minutes
West six chains and twenty-fve links, (5)
South twelve degrees and thirty minutes West
eight chains and ten links TO Tunis Coles
land. 90 south forty-six degrees aud invent,
minutes East thiity-two links, "a South forty
two degrees West eight chains and thirteen
4 links, (6) south eighty five degrees East ten
chains and thirty-nine links, C9) South seventy
1 four degrees East thrty-seyen chains; C1tD
North thirty eight degrees East twenty-five
chains to Elijah Martin Corner CID Nth
! Martins line North sixtytwo degrees West
| twenty-seven chains and twenty-eight links to
two blackjack saplings standing close together.
| CID North thirty degrees fifteen minutes East
| fourteen chains and ninetye eight links to
Games Ballentine's line) q small hickory
bush marked for corner, 90 North eighty
/ three degrees West three chains and fifteen
4 link. Q4) North eighty degrees West three,
chains aud fifty nine links, Q5) North seventy
six degrees West TWO chains and eighty links,
and eighty-five links, I'D North sixty-one de-
grees West three chains and twenty-seven
links. (l6) North thirty one degrees West one
degrees and thirty minutes West seventy
| links GOD to an ash tree South forty-six de-
erees West one chain and seventy-four links,
| C2l)North sixty-three degrees West eight
| chains and twenty links, CID North twenty
nine degrees East five chains and fortv-
| three links to o email hickory bush. CID
| rththirty-eeven degrees and thirty minutes
| West ten chains and twenty links TO the afore-
said white oak stump, the place of beginning
| Containing about two hundred and thirty
acres of land be the same more or less.
| Being the same tract Of land described in a
| deed from William McViCker to Joseph Bal
| lentine bearing dafe the tenth day of July,
q. d. 1926, and recorded in Morris County
Records of Deeds Book TT folios 1873, 1879 and
| lao
and being in the Township Of Mendham afore-
| said.
Tne second tract described as follows:
Beginning at the West side of the lane lead
! ing to the said Ballentine's dwell ing in the
said Balientine's line: thence "a down ON the
| West side Of said lane North two and one-quar-
So afafln
| to the middle of the road leading from the
Union school House to Mendham, thence ca
North sixty-eignt degrees East six chains and
| eighty-seve links along the said road; thence
| go south nine degrees East twelve chains and
twenty three links; thence (D South seventy
| eight degrees West eight chains aud ffty-five
| links. Containing eight acres and three-quar-
\ ters Of land be the same more or less.
! Being the same lot or tract of land which
was conveyed to the said Joseph Ballentine by
Thomas Jerolaman and wife by deed bearing
date the thirtieth day of March. a. d. 1866,
recorded 10 Morris County Records of deeds,
| Book q B, pages ~ etc.
Being part of the lands given and devised by
! the last will and testament OF James Ballen-
| tine. late OF the County of Norris deceased,
| TO James r. Ballentine and described in
certain deed given by William McVicker to
James Ballentine bearing date the twentieth
day of September, a. d. 1926, and recorded in
Morris County Register OF Deeds Liber TT,
| folios 40 etc.
Beginning at small hickory tree or bush in
deed, thence running CD South twenty nine
| degrees West five Chains and forty-three links
| to q heap Of stones; CT South sixty-three de-
| grees East eight chains and twenty links to an
| ash tree. CD \ orth forty six degrees East one
chain an seyenty-four links to a stake, now a
black walnut sapling, a. thence. North forty
degrees West nine chains and forty links to
the place of beginning. Containing three
acres be the same more or less.
Being the same lot Of land described in a
deed from James r. Ballentine aud wife to
the said Joseph Ballentine bearing date the
twenty ell nth day of June a. d. 1855. and re
corded IL Morris County Record of Deeds,
Book w 8, pages 265 etc.
Said three tracts of land being part of the
lands and real estate of which the said Joseph
Ballentine. deceased, died seized, and being
the same tracts which were conyeyed by
Henry q. Pitney. Special Master in Chancers,
TO samuel NJ. Losey and Theodore Ballentine
by deed bearing date April II. 1875, and re-
Book 8 of Deeds, pages 10 etc and of which
an undivided halr part was afterwards con
veyed by the said Samuel M Losey and wife
to James Anderson by deed bsariu & date July
IA. 10 3. and recorded In said Clerks office in
Book 10 of Deeds. pages "a etc. and the same
half interest was afterwards conveyed by the
said James Anderson and wife to the said
Elizabeth Losey. wife of Samuel NJ Losey, by
deed bearing date July l4th 1879 and record
ed in the Norris County Clerks Office In Book
10 of Deeds, pages %, etc.
Excepting, however, from the lands above
described certain tract which was conveyed
by the said Theodore Ballenfine and wife and
Elizabeth Losev To William Alexander by deed
bearing date February 10th. 1896, and recorded
In the Somerset County Clerks Office In Book
ID, No, s, of Deeds page 81. ETC.. and therein
described as follows:
Beginning at the northwest corner of lands
now ow ed by William Alexander, party of the
second part hereto, and the Termination Of the
ninth course Of lands of the parties Of the first
part running thence ID north thirty-eignt de-
grees east fourteen hundred aud fifty two feet
along the northerly line of said Alexander be.
ing also the tenth course mentioned in a deed
from Henry o. itney to the parties of the
first part; thence ca north sixty two degrees
west three hundred and six and five ienths
feet along the eleventh course on the line Of
OF the late Aniei GaTrabrant; thence CD south
thirty eight degrees west parallel with and
distant three hundred feet at right ANGLES with
first course fifteen hundred and eighteen fsef
to a point In the line Of the ninth course Of the
lar d of tine parties of the first part herein be-
course south seventy -four degrees east three
hundred and twenty-five and FIVE tenths feet
to the place of beginning.
Containing ten and two hundred and TWEEN
ty-seven one thousandths acres by survey
made by Anthony Schumacher. January eigh
the inchoate right of dover Of he defen
dent, Margaret Losey, wife OF said Daniel
Loseg, and including also the iachoaie right
OF dover of the defendant Mary Aietta Bat
lentlue, wife of said defendant Theodore Bal
lentine; together with all and singular The
Embellishments aud appurtenances to the said
premises belonging or in any wise appertain-
ing.
Dated March 10th, 1912
JOHN B. VREELAND,
Special Master.
Savings Bank Bldg,
1915 Morristown, N. J