Middletown transcript., 1906-10-20
Wednesday, NOV.7, O6
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on the farm on which Christopher ]. Van
degrift now resides, located on the Road
from McDonough to Port Penn, Delaware.
known as the ''Geraldville Farm, al the
following described personal property late
OF Christopher ]. Vandegrift. Bankrapt !:
One pair black and dun mules, sorrel
mule, bay horse, ssPompey" bay
horse, Jim" bay horse, ssGradyn
gray horse, "Morreil' mich cows, s
heifers, | bull, 8 farm wagons, with rig
ging grain fan. corn shelters, binders,
carriages. rollers, ciod crusbeF, weeder,
mowers, plougiis, and other farming i'm
plemenis. and also about twenty tons OF
clover and timothy hay.
At the same time aud place viii be ex I.
posed to public sale oil she real estate late
of Christopher j. Yandegrift, Bankrupt.
All those farms, tracts or parcels OF
land, situate in st. Georges Hundred,
New Castle County, Delaware, and de-
scribed as follows
No. /. The "GeFaldville Farm with
the brick house, frame barn and out
buildings thereon erected, situate ON the
Public Road leading from McDonough to
Port Penn, containing one hundred and
sixty acres of land more or less. This is
one of the most beautiful homes in Della
ware, situate directly on the Delaware
River. magnificent, colonial house and
large outbuildings in perfect repair.
No. 2. All that certain lot or parcel
OF upland and meadow or reclaimed marsh
known as the CLARK Land, bonded by
the Public Road leading from Med DonOueh h
TO Port Penn by lands of Emma and Julia
N. Clark, by Sc. Augustine Creek, By
lands formerly of Wilson e. yaudegrift
and by the 'sGeraldviile Farm be the
contents thereof what they may. rllis
tract 10 farmed with No. i, and is very
fertile and productive.
No. 8. The Jefferson Farm" with
the frame house, barn and outbulldihgs
thereon erected, situate on the Public
Road leading from McDonough to Port
Penn and containing one hundred and
seyenty-fise acres of land more or Iess.
This farm was purchased by Mr.. Vande-
grift some years ago at q cost of thirteen
Thousand iye hundred dollars. The fer
tility of the soil is evidenced by the fact
that it produced in 1905 forty bushels OF
wheat per acre and in 1908 thirty FIVE
bushels per acre.
No. 4. The Wilson Vandegrift Farm
with the frame house aud oatbuiidings
thereon erected, situate on the Public
Road leading from MeDonongh to Port
Penn and containing three hundred aud
sixty acres of upland and marsh more or
less. This farm was originally in two
tracts. and has two sets OF buildings. The
ontbuiidinRs on this fara are somewhat
out Of repair but the land is very pro-
ductiye and IN addition to the two hun.
dred acres OF upland, contains a gre, t
deal OF marsh which could be adsai !.
tageonsly used as stock farm. The Wi :
son Eandegrift Farm will be sold subject
to a judgment in the Superior Conn of
the State OF Delaware, in and for New
Castle County, Judgment Dneket NJ, Vol.
3, Page Al, etc, recovered by John v.
Craven on an underlying mortgage of fire
thousand dollars with Interest and cests.
No. B. All chat tract OF land known se
the 'sGraham Tract, containing sesen-
teen acres, situate on St Augustine Creek
and bounded by lands of yanJegrift.
Diehl, and others.
No. 8. All that certain lot or piece Of
land commonly knows ~ HWelf Island. :,
adjoining the Wilson VandegFift Farm
and containing seven and tIrpe.tentlls
acres OF land more ur less This entire
island is composed af tillable land with
right OF way thF0ugii the Wilson Yande-
grift Farm.
All OF the above described real aud
property will hs sold clear OF all
liens and encnmbrances thereon, created
by or recovered against said Bankrupt.