The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-12-26
THURSDAY. JANUARY 25. 1906


and I'VE, in a certain cause lin partition
wherein Erastus b. Davis and wife and other
are compliments, and Mary j. Davis an
/ others are defendants. there will be sold a
public vendue, on
THURSDAY, JANUARY rs, 1906,
at the hour off, o'clock in the afternoon, at tn
hotel Of Halleran & Co, known as the "Wil
Moorestown, Burlington county. New Jersey
/ All that certain Farm or Plantation Lately
Z owned and occupied by John L. Davis, de
ceased. situate partly in the township of Ewes
ham and partly in the township of Noun
Laurel. containing 1873. IL acres of land, more o
! less, comprising nine several contiguous tract
or parcels of land, bounded and described al
follows, viz.
First Tract.-Beginning at an Elm tree il
the edge OF Pensauken creek, corner to JOSEPH
Ha1nes; thence extending u along his line
north ten degrees and fifteen minutes east
! forty-three chains and twenty links to a sta k,
In the middle Of Green Tree road thence q
along the same, south eighteen degrees anC
th1rty-fve minutes east, nineteen chains anC
thirty-efght links to stake in the middle
OF said road on a ditch bank thence (3) along
, the ditch bank south seventy-five degrees and
thirty minutes east, thirty-one chains and
thlrty,seven links to stone corner to land
late Thomas Dudley, deceased; thence al
along his line, south eight degrees and five
minutes west, seventeen chains and sixty-six
INKS to stone in the edge of the mill pond
and corner to Thomas Warrington's land
thence (5) along the same, north sixty-eight
degrees and ten minutes west, seven chains
and seventy-five links to a stone; thence
(6) south two degrees and fifteen minutes
west one chain and ninety-three links to a
white oak corner to said Warrington and near
the saw mill thence az south twenty-eight
degrees and twenty minutes west, three chains
and seventy-seven links to a stone; thence f8l
north eighty degrees and twenty minutes
west, four chains and twenty links. to hick-
ory, also corner to said Warrington; thence
t9) still by the same, south seyenty-six de-
grees and forty-five minutes west four chains
and n1nety-three links to black oak thence
(10) south sixty-seven degrees and twenty
minutes west, seven chains and forty links to
a stone; thence (1l) north seventy-eight de-
grees and twenty minutes west, ten chains
and seven links to a stone; thence 12) north
nineteen degrees and ten minutes west three
chains and th1rty-seven links to a stake in
Pencehaquin creek; thence (l3) down the
same, the several courses and distances
thereof, to the place of beginning, containing
one hundred and eleven acres and seventy
two hundredths of an acre of land, more or
less, being the same premises conveyed to
Judith R., his wife, by deed dated the twenty
second day of March, A d. eighteen hundred
and forty-seven, and recorded in the office of
the County Clerk of Burlington county at
Mount Holly, ON the fifteenth day of April.
1853, in Book L of Deeds, page 272, &C.
Second Tract.-Adjoiningt the above and be-
ginning at stone corner to Emmor Roberts
and corner to land recently sold by John Train
to Allen Roberts; thence extending IN north
thirty-three degrees east, seven chains and
seventy-hve links to the middle of the main
north branch of PENNSYLVANIA creek, opposite
a willow tree; thence ~ along the middle of
thereof, by the lands of John l. Davis's origi-
nal farm and corner to the said David t. Girls
CONS other land; thence 3)by the said Girls
CON- the grantor's herein named other land,
south nine degrees west, nine chains and
thirty-nine links to the place of beginning
containing one acre and forty-five hundredths
OF an acre, be the same more or less. Being
the same premises conveyed to the said John
l. Davis by David T. Griscom and Elizabeth
H.. his wife, by sdeed dated March 18th, 1861,
and recorded in said County Clerks office on
June 18th, 1851, in Book Q 6 of Deeds, page 445,
&c.
Third Tract.-Beginuing at a stone corner TO
lands of John Collins, deceased, in John Haines'
line and runs thence ~ north six degrees and
nfteen minutes east sixteen chains and six
links to a stone corner to land late of John
Collins in the line of lands late of Thomas
HOoton; thence (2) by said lands south eighty
six degrees .and fifteen minutes west three
chains and twenty-siX links TO a black oak
tree corner to Isaac Wilkins; thence (3) by
said Wilkins, south six degrees and fifteen
minutes west, fifteen chains and fifty-one links
to stone corner to said Wilkins in John
Haines line by the edge of a road; thence az
up said road, south eighty-three degrees and
forty-five minutes east, three chains and
twenty-five links to the place of beginning.
containing five acres and thirteen hundredths
of an acre more or less, being the same prem
1ses conveyed to the said John l. Davis by
Charles Hollingshead by deed dated March
18th, 1885, and recorded in said Clerks office
March 2lst, 1885, in book SIS of deeds, page 37l,
&C.
Fourth Tract-Also situate in said township
of Evesham and bounded as follows: Begin
ming at stone In the edge of a one rod road
q
the Bodine road to the hereinafter described
lot and other lots; thence extending ~ south
nine degrees and twenty-five minutes west,
fifteen chains and twenty-seven links to a
stone; thence ~ south eighty degrees east,
one chain and sixty -one links to a stake corner
to lands of the said John 1. Davis,i Jr., thence
(3) by his lands north nine degrees and twenty
five minutes east, fifteen chains and fifty-six
links to a stake corner to lands of the said
John /. Davis, Jr and in the middle of the
aforesaid one rod road; thence az along the
line of the same, south eighty-nine degrees
and twenty-five minutes west, one chain and
links to the place of beginning,
containing two and 48-100 acres more Tor less
being the same premises conveyed to the said
John l. Davis by Charles F, Page and others,
heirs of Gilbert Page, by deed dated June LIST,
1864, and recorded in said clerks Office on
September B. 1854, in book DE- of deeds, page
100, &c.
Fifth Tract.-Situate in said township of
Evesham and bounded as follows Beginning
at a stone corner to a lot of land late John
Matlack, deceased, thence extending ~ by
the same north seven degrees and fifteen
minutes east three chains and thirty-four
links to stone; thence (2) north eighty-three
degrees west three chains to stone; thence
(3) south seven degrees and fifteen minutes
west three chains and thirty-four links to
stone in John Haines' line; thence az along
his line, south e1ghty-three degrees east, three
chains to the place of beginning, containing
one acre of land more or less, being the same
premises conveyed to the said John l. Davis
by Caleb Poinsett and Martha his wife, by
deed dated August 81, 1856, and recorded in
said Clerks office December 10, 1855, in book
L-0 OF Q66Os, page g., &C.
Sixth Tract.-Situate in the township of
Mount Laurel, In the county of Burlington
and state of New Jersey, and bounded as fol
lows:-BeginnlDg at a stone corner to lot of
land sold by John Haines to John Collins in
Haines line by the edge of one rod road
given by said Haines as a privilege of COM
muntcation from the road leading from
Moorestown to the Green Tree Tavern to this
and other lots and from thence extending Q)
by said Collins north seven degrees and thirty
minutes east, nine chains and nine links to a
stone corner to Collins; thence ~ by said
Collins, south eighty-two degrees and thirty
minutes east, two chains and fifty-seven links
to stone corner to land now Benjamin Girls
pin S; thence (3) along Crisp1n's line. south
seven degrees and thirty minutes west nine
John Haines; thence az north eighty-two de-
grees and thirty minutes west, two chains and
fifty seven links to the place of beginning
containing two acres, one rood and thirteen
perches of land, being the same premises con-
veyed to John l. Davis by John M. Roberts ct
al, executors of Jane Roberts, by deed dated
December 26, 1888, and recorded in said Clerks
office November l, 1884, in book All of deeds,
page 631, &c.
Seventh Tract.-Situate in the township OF
Mount Laurel aforesaid and bounded as fol-
lows:-Beg1nning at a stone in the line of lands
late John Matlack, deceased, and corner to a
lot of jeremiah Haines; thence extending ~
along his line, north eighty-three degrees west
three chains to a stone corner to said Haines
lot in the line of lands of Enoch Hollinghead,
deceased; thence ~ by the same, north seven
degrees and fifteen minutes east, three chains
and thirty-four links to a stone corner to Ma
IMAM W mites lot; thence ~ along his line,
south eighty-three degrees east, three chains
to stone corner to said Whites lot in the line
of lands of the late John Matlack deceased;
thence az along said line south seven degrees
and fifteen minutes west, three chains and
thirty-fOur links to the place of beginning,
containing one acre more or less, being the
same premises conveyed to the said John l.
Davis by Littleton H. Nichols and Sanea his
wife, by deed dated March 23d, 1873 and re-
corded in said Clerks office April lst 1873, in
book TO of deeds, page 100, &c.
Eighth Tract.-Situate in the township of
Mount Laurel aforesaid and bounded as fol-
lows-Begfnuing at a stone in the line of VIII
liam Bassett's land thence extending ~ south
eighty-one degrees and fifty minutes east, five
chains and twenty-five lin ks to a stone corner
nine degrees and fifteen minutes east, eight
chains and thirty-eight links to a stone near
the root of a tree, corner to William Bassett;
thence 49, south eighty-nine degrees and
twenty-three minutes west, eight chains and
fifty-siX links to stone; thence az south eight
degrees and fifteen minutes west, six chains
and seventeen links to a stone corner to Will
liam Bassett; thence (5) south eighty-two de-
grees and ten minutes east. three chains and
five links to stone corner to said Bassett;
thence (6) south eight degrees and fifteen
minutes west nlnety-three links to the place
of beginning containing six acres and 20-l00
conveyed to the said John l. Davis, by William
Collins, administrator of Joseph Stephens, by
deed dated February goth, 1877, and recorded
in said Clerk s office May 8th, 1877 in Book N-9
of Deeds, page 500, &c.
Ninth Tract.-Situate in the township OF
Mount Laurel aforesaid, and bounded as fol
lows: Beginning at a stone in the easterly