The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-01-09
THURSDAY. JANUARY 80. 1906.


at the hour Of o clock in the afternoon, at the
Motel OF Halleran Co, known as the "Wil-
liam Penn HOTEL" or "COles' Hotel" in
Moorestown, Burlington county. New Jersey.
All that certain Farm or Plantation lately
owned and occupied by John l. Davis, de-
ceased. situate partly in the township of Ewes
ham and partly in the township of Mount
Laurel, containing 1873. IL acres of land, more or
less. comprising ntneseveral contiguous tracts
or parcels of land, bounded and described as
follows, viz:
First Notwithstanding at an Elm tree in
the edge of Pensauken creek, corner to Joseph
Haines; thence extending 1) along his line,
north ten degrees and fifteen minutes east
fOrty-three chains and twenty links to a sta kc
In the middle of Green Tree road; thence (2)
along the same, south eighteen degrees and
th1rty-hve minutes east, nineteen chains and
thirty-e1ght links to a stake in the middle
of said road on ditch bank thence (3l along
the ditch bank south seventy-five degrees and
thirty minutes east, thirty-one chains and
thirty-seven links to a stone corner to land
late Thomas Dudley, deceased; thence az
along his line, south eight degrees and five
minutes west seventeen chains and sixty-six
links to a stone in the edge of the mill pOnd
and corner to Thomas Warringtons land
thence (5) along the same, north sixty-eight
degrees and ten minutes west, seven chains
and seventy-ffve 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 () south twenty-eight
degrees and twenty minutes west, three chains
and seventy-seven links to stone; thence (8)
north eighty-nine degrees and twenty minutes
west, four chains and twenty links to hick-
DRY, also corner to said Warrington; thence
(9) still by the same, south seventy-six de-
grees and forty-fve minutes west four chains
and ninety-three links to black oak thence
(lUl south S1Xty-seven degrees and twenty
minutes west, seven chains and forty links to
stone; thence 11) north seventy-eight de-
grees and twenty minutes west, ten chains
and seven links to stone; thence 12) north
nineteen degrees and ten minutes west three
chains and thirty-seven links to a stake in
Pencehaquin creek; thence 13) 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
the said John l. Davis by Samuel Grant and
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 A pril
1853, in Book l. of Deeds, page 272 &c.
Second Tract-Adjoining 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 ~ north
thirty-three degrees east, seven chains and
seventy-hve links to the middle of the main
north branch OF Pennshawkfn creek, opposite
a willow tree; thence (2) along the middle Of
said creek, the several courses and distances
thereof by the lands of John L Daviss oripi-
nal farm and corner to the said David r C5r7s
CONS other land thence (3) by the said Girls
com, the grantor's herein named other land.
south nine degrees west, nine chains and
thtrty-nine links to the place of beginning
containing one acre and forty five hundredths
Vi an acre, Dc Tue sdAl16 more or less, BEING
the same premises conveyed to the said Ioh5
|. Davis by David T. Griscom and Elizabeth
H., his wife, by ,deed dated March 18th, 1861,
and recorded in said County Clerks Office on
June 18th, 1851, in Book Q of Deeds, page AS.
&c.
Third Tract.-Beginuing at a stone cornar 10
lands of John Collins, deceased, in John Hafnes,
line and runs thence 1) north six degrees and
fifteen minutes east sixteen chains and six
links to stone corner to land late of John
Collins In the line of lands late of Thomas
Hooton; thence (2) by said lands south eighty
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 a stone corner to said wilkins in John
Haines' line by the dse of a road; thence f41
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
ises conveyed to the said John l. Davis by
Charles Hollingshead by deed dated March
iotn, 1850, ana recorded IA salu CLERKS office
March Dist, 1885, in book SIS of deeds, page 81
&c.
Fourth Tract Also situate in said township
OF Evesham and bounded as follows: Begin
ming at a stone in the edge of a one rod road
given by John Haines as a passage way from
the Bodine road to the hereinafter described
lot and other lots; thence extending IN south
nine degrees and twenty-five minutes west
fifteen chains and twenty-seven links to a
one chain and sixty links to stake corner
to lands of the said John l. Davis, CIR, thence
~ by his lands north nine degrees and twenty
i've minutes east, fifteen chains and hfty-six
links to stake corner to lands of the said |
John l. Davis, Jr., and in the middle of the |
one rod road; thence az along the |
line of the same, south e1ghty-nine degrees |
and twenty-five minutes west, one chain and |
sixty-three links to the place of beginning, |
two and 4S-100 acres more or less |
being the same premises conveyed to the said |
John l. Davis by Charles +. Page and others,
heirs of Gilbert Page, by deed dated June list,
1854, and recorded in said clerks office on
September 3, 1864, in book DIT of deeds, page
100, &C.
Fifth Tract.-Situate in said township of /
and bounded as follows Beginning
at stone corner to a lot of land late John |
Aiatlaek, deceased, thence extending ~ by