The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-03-28
Special Masters Sale Of Land.


In CHANoERY OF NEW JERSEY.
Between Louise Hillard and Daniel Lose,
complainante and Theodore Ballentine an
others, defendants On Bill for Partition
Oruer Tor sale dated February 26 1902.
RICHARD b. MoRARrY, Solicitor
| TN PURSUANCE Of the aforesaid order i
Of the Special Masters Of the Court Of Chan l1
| Gerry of the state of New Jersey will sell 4
| public vendue to the highest bidder, at III
| Court House In M0rristown, Morris County
New ersey. on
MONDAY. THE 18th DAY OF APRIL,
A. D., 1909. between the hours of Ia e,clocl
| noon and 5Oclock In the afternoon Of sale
day. that Is to say at . O'Clock D. m, all thos,
certain tracts of lands and premises situate
! lying and being in the township of Mend ham
in the County ofxMorris, and n { ne TOWNSHIP
OF Demands. in the County of Somerset all ii
the state of New Jersey.
| The First ~ act is situate in the said Town
ships Of Mendham and Demands, Beginning
at white oak stump being corner of james
Ballentine's and Joseph McMurtry's land Il
thence South eightysOne degrees West twenty
nine chains and sixty three links to a maple
tree being corner of the farm that was de
vised by James Mcvicker, deceased to mis- sor
Archibald McVicker, now deceased, and also q
corner of Cornelius Garrabrant's land: CD
and seventy-nine links to Isaiah Coles land
(3)North eighty-Dine degrees and forty min
utes East nineteen chains and eightv-three
links, "a South one decree and fifteen minutes
West SIX chains and TWENTY-FIVE links, (5)
South twelve degrees and thirty minutes West
eight chains and ten links to Tunis Coles
land. 90 south forty six degrees and twenty
two degrees West eight chains and thirteen
links, 90 South eighty five degrees East ter
chains and thirty-nine links CD south seventy
four degrees East thirty-seven chains; (10O
North thirty eight degrees East TWENTY-FIVE
chains to Elijah Martin Corner. ClD with
Martins line North sixty-two degrees West
twenty-seven chains and twenty-eight links to
two blackjack sapIings standing close together,
CID North thirty degrees fifteen minutes East
fourteen chains and ninety eight links to
bush marked for a corner, as North eighty.
three degrees West three chains and fifteen
link Q4) North eighty degrees West three
chains aud fifty nine links. Cl5) North seventy
six degrees West two chains and eighty links
GO North eighty-six degrees West two chains
and eighty five links, I'D North sixty-one de-
grees West three chains and twenty-seyep
links. (l8) North thirty one degrees West one
chain and thirty links, (i9) North thirty-seven
degrees and thirty minutes West seventy
prees West one chain and seventy-four links,
(2)North sixty-three degrees West eight
chains and twenty links CID North twenty
nine degrees East i've, chains and forty
North thirty seven degrees and thirty minutes
West ten chains and twenty links to the afore-
said white oak stump, the place of beginning.
acres of land be the same more or less.
Being the same tract of land described In
deed from William McVicker to Joseph Bal
lentine bearing date the tenth day of July,
a. d. 1925. and recorded in Morris County
Records of Deeds Book TT folios l3e, 1879 and
lao
The other two tracts each situate lying
and being in the Township of Mendham afore-
said.
The second tract described as follows:
Beginning at the West side of the lane lead
ing to the said Ballentine's dwelling in the
said Ballentines line; thence ~. down on the
West side Of said lane North two and one-quar-
ter degrees East twelve chains and thirty links
to the middle Of the road Leading from the
Union school House to Mendham, thence CD
North sixty eight degrees East six chains and
e South nine degrees East twelve well chains and
twenty-three links; thence "a South seventy
eight degrees West eight chains and fifty-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 Balientine by
Thomas Jerolaman and wife by deed bearing
date the thirtieth day of March, q. d. 1866,
recorded In Morris County Records of deeds,
Book G-6 pages ~ etc.
The third tract described as follows:
Being part of the lands given and devised by
the last will and testament of James Ballen-
tine. late of the County of Morris, deceased,
to James F.. 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 Ltber TT,
Beginning at small hickory tree or bush in
the line of the parties mentioned in the said
deed, thence running Cd South twenty.nine
degrees West five chains and forty-three links
to heap of stones: ca South sixty-three de-
grees East eight chains and twenty links to an
ash tree. CD North forty-six degrees East one
chain ami seventy-four links to a stake, now q
black walnut sapling, az 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 f. Ballentine aud wife to
the said Joseph Ballentine bearing date the
twenty els mn gay o. June. g. a. 1900 ana Re
Book w 5, 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 conveyed by
Henry @. Pitney. Special Master in Chancery,
to samuel M. Losey and Theodore Ballentine
by deed bearing date April IL. 1875. and re-
corded in the Morris County Clerks office in
Book 10 Of Deeds, pages 10 etc, and of which
an undivided hair part was afterwards CON
veyed by the said Samuel M. Losey and wife
to James Anderson by deed bearing date July
a. 1876. and recorded in said Clerks office in
Book I-9 of Deeds. pages "a ETC. and the same
said James Anderson and wife to the said
Elizabeth LOsey. wife of Samuel NJ. Losey, by
deed bearing date July l4th 1875, and record
ed in the Morris County Clerk g Office in Book
10 Of Deeds, pages 20, etc.
Excepting, however, from the lands above
described a certain tract which was conveyed
Elizabeth Losey to William Alexander by deed
bearing date February 10th, 1885, and recorded
In the Somerset County Clerks office In Book
d, No. s, of Deeds. page 81. etc.. and therein
described as follows:
Beginning at the northwest corner of lands
now owned 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-efght de-
grees east fourteen hundred and fifty-two feet
along the northerly line of said Alexander be-
ing also the tenth course mentioned in deed
from Henry @. titney to the parties of the
west three hundred and six and five tenths
feet along the eleventh course on the line of
the parties OF the first part and westerly line
of the late Aniel Garrabrant; thence CD south
thirty eight degrees west parallel with and
distant three hundred feet at right angles with
first course fifteen hundred and eighteenfeet
to g. point In the line Of the ninth course of the
land of the parties of the first part herein be-
fore referred to; thence I'd along said ninth
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-
teen hundred and ninety-six; including also
the inchoate, right of dover of the defen-
dent, Margaret j. Losey, wife of said Daniel
Losey, and including also the iHchoate. right
of dover of the defendant. Mary Aletta Bal
lentine, wife Of said Defendant theodore Bal
hereditaments and appurtenances to the said
premises belonging or In any wise appertain-
ing.
JOHN b. VREELAND.
Special Master.
Savings Bank Bldg,
1915 Morristown, ~ J