The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-01-23
NIASTER,S SALE.

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By virtue of a decree of the Court of Chan
Gerry of the State of New Jersey, made on the
twelfth day of December, nineteen hundred
and hye, In a certain cause On partition,
are compliments, and Mary j. Davis and
others are defendants. there will be sold at
public vendue, on
THURSDAY, JANUARY 25, 1906,
at the hour of . o'clock in the afternoon, at the
hotel OF Halleran 4 Co, known as the "Wil-
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 1871 acres of land, more or
less comprising nine several contiguous tracts
or parcels of land, bounded and described as
follows, viz:
First Tract.-Beginning at an Elm tree in
the edge of Pensauken creek, corner to Joseph
Haines; thence extending a 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 ~
along the same, south eighteen degrees and
thirty-ive minutes east, nineteen chains and
thirty -eight links to stake in the middle
of said road on ditch bank; thence (3) along
the ditch bank south seventy-five degrees and
thirty minutes east, thirty-one chains and
thirty-seven links to stone corner to land
late Thomas Dudley, deceased; thence ~
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 Warrin gton's land /;
degrees and ten minutes west, seven chains
and Seventy-fve links to 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 "a south twenty-eight
degrees and twenty minutes west, three chains
and seventy-seven links to a stone; thence (8)
north eighty-n1ne degrees and twenty minutes
west, four chains and twenty links to a hick-
DRY, also corner to said Warrington; thence
(9) still by the same, south seventy-siX de-
grees and forty-hve minutes west four chains
and n1nety-three links to a black oak thence
(10) south sixty-seven degrees and twenty
minutes west, seven chains and forty links to
a stone thence (1I) north seventy-eight de-
grees and twenty minutes west, ten chains
and seven links to a stone thence l2) north
nineteen degrees and ten minutes west, three
chains and thirty-seven links to a stake in
same, the several courses and distances
thereof, to the place of beginning, containing
two hundredths of an acre of land, more or
less, being the same premises conveyed to
the said John |. Davis by Samuel Grant and
Judith R., his wife, by deed dated the twenty
second day of March, A. ID. 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 a stone corner to Emmor Roberts
and corner to land recently sold by John Train
to Allen Roberts; thence extending Q) north
thirty-three degrees east, seven chains and
seventy-five links to the middle of the main
north branch of PENNSYLVANIA 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. DaviS's origi-
nal farm and corner to the said David T. Girls
| CONS other land; thence (3) by the said Girls
com, 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
| /. Davis by David I. Griscom and Elizabeth
| H., his wife, by deed dated March 18th, 1861,
and recorded in said County Clerks office on
June 18th, 1861, in Book Q 6 of Deeds, page 445
&c.
Third Tract.-Beginning at stone corner to
lands of John Collins, deceased, in John Haines
| line and runs thence ~ north six degrees and
| fifteen 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 road; thence al
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
Uses conveyed to the said John l. Davis by
| Charles Holm gshead by deed dated March
| 18th, 1885, and recorded in said Clerks office
March 2lst, 1885, in book SIS of deeds, page 37I
&c.
| Fourth Tract.-Also situate in said TOWNSHIP
of Evesham and bounded as follows: Begin
ming at a stone in the edge of one rod road
given by John Haines as passage way from
the Bodine road to the hereinafter described
| lot and other lots; thence extending Q) south
nine degrees and twenty-five minutes west
| fifteen chains and twenty-seven links to a
stone; thence t(2) south eighty degrees east
one chain and sixty-o links to a stake corner
to lands of the said John l. Davis, Jr., thence
| (3) by his lands north nine degrees and twenty
! five minutes east, fifteen chains and fifty-six
| links to stake corner to lands of the said
| ,JOhn l. Davis ,Jr.. and in the middle Of
aforesaid one rod road; thence (4) along the
| line of the same, south eighty-nine degrees
| and twenty-five minutes west, one chain and
| siXty-three links to the place of beginning
| containing two and 4S-100 acres more or 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 1st
| 1864, and recorded in said clerks Office on
September 3, 1864, in book DIT of deeds, page
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 n) by
| the same north seven degrees and fifteen
minutes east three chains and thirty-fouI
| links to a stone; thence (2) north eighty-three
| degrees west, three chains to stone; thence
| 80 south seven degrees and fifteen minutes
west three chains and thirty-four links to q
| stone in John Haines' line; thence (4 alone
| his line, south eighty-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 /. Davis
/ by Caleb Poinsett and Martha his wife, by
deed dated August q, 1856, and recorded in
said Clerks Office December 10, 1856 in book
| rs of deeds. page s, &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:-Beginnlng at stone corner to a lot Of
land sold by John Haines to John Collins in
Haines' line by the edge of a one rod road
| given by said Haines as a privilege of com
munication from the road leading from
| Moorestown to the Green Tree Tavern to this
and other lots and from thence extending ii
door n II
minutes east, nine chains and nine links to d
| stone corner to Collins; thence (2) 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
pins; thence 90 along Crfspin's line. south
| seven degrees and thirty minutes west nine
| chains and nine links to stone corner tC
| John Haines thence "a north eighty-two de
grees and thirty minutes west, two chains an6
| ffty-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 NJ. Roberts et
al, executors of Jane Roberts, by deed dated
| December 26, 1888, and recorded in said Clerk
| office November l, 1884, in book All of deeds
| page 63l, &c.
| Mount Laurel aforesaid and bounded as fol
| lows:-Beglnning at a stone in the line of lands
late John Matlack, deceased, and corner to 3
| lot of jeremiah Haines; thence extending Il
| along his line, north eighty-three degrees west
| three chains to stone corner to said Haines
| lot in the line of lands of Enoch Hollinghead
| deceased; thence (2) by the same north sever
degrees and fifteen minutes east, three chain.
| and th1rty-fOur links to stone corner to Ma
| than Whites lot; thence (3) 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 degree.
| 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 /
| Davis by Littleton H. Nichols and Sanea his
| wife, by deed dated March 23d, 1878, and re
| corded in said Clerks Off A nrfl LET II
| book TO of deeds, page 100 &c.
Eighth Tract-SiJuate in the township o.
| Mount Laurel aforesaid and bounded as fol
| lows:-Beginning at a stone in the line of vii
| liam Bassett's land thence extending O) south
eighty -one degrees and fifty minutes east five
| chains and twenty-five links to a stone cornel
| to William Griffith's land; thence (2) north
| 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 (3) south eighty-nine degrees and
/ twenty-three minutes west, eight chains and
ffty-six links to a stone; thence az south eight
| degrees and fifteen minutes west, six chains
and seventeen links to q stone corner to Will
liam Bassett; thence (5) south eighty-two de.
grees and ten minutes east. three chains and
| five links to a stone corner to said Bassett:
| thence (6) south eight degrees and fifteen
minutes west n1nety-three links to the place
] acres more or less being the same premises
| conveyed to the said John |. Davis by William
o ad as admlnistrator 90 Of Joseph stephens by
in said Clerks office May Sth, iS77 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 stone in the easterly
| side of the public road leading from Moores-
town to Eyesboro, corner to lands of DIR. John
| ii. Stokes; thence extending Q) by said
Stokes and others, north seventy-five degrees
east nine chains and seven links to a stake or
stone in the line of lands of the said John /.
| Davis; thence ~ south eight degrees and
forty minutes west two chains and ninety
one links to a stake or stone in said line. cor
ner to a lot of Alden Kindle thence (3) part