The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-01-26
Thursday, February 18th, 1909,

as the "Rfgg Mil Property, Wh1cn was con-
viewed to Christopher Rigg by Thomas III.
Wilson and wife, by deed dated September
nineteenth, 1853, and duly recorded the same
day in Book We Of Deeds, page 81, &C, in the
Mount Holly, and by the deed aforesaid is
represented containing thirty acres and fifty
or less. Reference being had to said deed
the said premises are more fully and part1cu-
larly described as follows:
All that certain tract or parcel OF land,
pond, &C., situate on both sides Of the road
leading from the city of Burlington to Jack
sonville, in the township OF Burlington, and
part of the upper part of the pond In the
township of Springfield, and county Of Bur-
lington aforesaid, and by a survey made by
James Lippincott. Deputy surveyor, Is thus nn
ner of land reached by the said Wilson, also
a corner to farm conveyed by Isaac Hancock
to his son, Samuel E. Hancock. A. d: 1856.
Also the fourth corner OF tract of land des-
ignated as No. 2, from John G. Deacon and
others, commissioners to sell the real estate
to the said Christopher R1gg, and extending
from thence ~ along said tract, late Han
cock now Rigg, south twenty-nine degrees
and fifteen minutes west five chains and four
teen links to a stone; thence ~ south six de-
grees and five minutes east one chain and
ninety-three links to another stone corner;
thence (3) south three degrees and thirty
minutes east thirty-three links to another
stone corner; thence (4) south seveDty-three
degrees and forty minutes east four chains to
another stone corner; thence (5) south for
ty degrees and five minutes west one chain
and ifty-twO links to a gum corner; thence
(6) south fifteen degrees and fifteen minutes
west eighty-nine links to a stone corner;
thence ca south four degrees east one chain
and twenty-eight links to maple tree corner;
thence (8) south eleven degrees west two
chains and twenty-four links to a gum tree,
another corner; thence (9) south eighteen de-
grees and thirty minutes east one chain and
thence (lO) south sfxty-five degrees and fifty
minutes east one chain and ninety-nine links
to a maple tree, another corner; thence (l1)
minutes east
four chains and sixty links to a stone, an
other corner; thence 12) south hfty-two de-
and thirty-one links to stone, another cor
ner; thence (13) south thirty-one degrees and
fifty minutes east, crossing the said road
from Burlington to Jacksonville and alop 6
another tract conveyed by John @. Deacon
and others. commissioners to the said Chris
topher Rigg, at the same time, seven chains
and fifty five links to stone, corner
thereof; thence (l4) south thirty-three de-
grees east two chains and eighty eight links to
a stone, another corner; thence (15) south
three degrees and fifteen minutes west VIC
chains and three links to a stone, another
corner; thence (l6) south twenty-eight de-
grees and thirty minutes west three chains
and forty links to a sassafras tree, an
other corner; thence south twenty-three
degrees east five chains to stone another
corner; thence Q7) south thirty-eight degrees
and twelve minutes east three chains and
forty -four links to stone corner to said Rigg
and also to lands formerly Thomas Hancock,
and sold by the aforesaid com missioners to
william H. Lloyd, now Of George ID. Parrish
also the tract across, being along said Riggs
land; thence (l8) south seventy-e1ght degrees
and thirty -four minutes east along the said
Parrish two chains and nineteen links to his
stone corner; thence (l9) north seventeen de-
grees east two chains and twenty-six links to
another stone corner; thence (20) south forty
seven degrees and fifteen minutes east two
chains and thirty,seven links to another
six degrees and thtrty-fiv minutes east one
chain and f1fty-five links to large wild
cherry tree, another corner of said Parrish;
fhQnaQ fiffV
minutes east two chains and eight links to a
stone, another corner of said Parrish; thence
(23) south ffty-two links to a stone, another
corner of said Parrish; thence ga north
eighty-three degrees and twenty-three min
utes east, still along said Parrish, four chains
and ninety-two links TO a white oak corner to
said Parrish and late George Hancock. now
to his daughter, Elizabeth Hancock; thence
(25) north twenty-four degrees and thirty
chains and sixty-six links to her white oak
corner; thence (25) south seventy-seven de-
grees and TWENTY-FIVE minutes west, still
along her line, two chains and sixty-seven
links to her pine tree corner; thence (27)
north twenty-four degrees west, still along
her line, four chains and fifty links to a maple
corner to said Hancock and land formerly
George Hancock, now of Thomas Birkett;
thence (28) north nineteen degrees and thirty
minutes west along said Birkett thirty three
links to his corner; thence (29) north sixty
one degrees and thirty minutes west along
Btrkett three chains and seventy links to
another corner; thence (30) north fOrty-six
degrees and thirty minutes west one chain
and sixty-six links to another corner of said
Birkett; thence (3D north thirty-three de-
grees and thirty minutes west one chain and
six links to another corner of said Birkett;
thence 1927 north twenty-five degrees west
two chains and forty five links to another
corner of said Birkett; thence 1887 north
twenty-five degrees and thirty minutes west
one chain and fifty-two links to another cor
aer of said Birkett; thence (34) north thirteen
degrees and thirty minutes west one chain
and sixty-one links to another corner of said
Blrkett; thence 1857 north twenty-three de-
grees and fifteen minutes west Two chains
and forty-four links to another corner OF said
Birkett; thence (36) north fourteen degrees
and thirty minutes west, crossing the afOre
said road again from Burlington to Jackson
vile, three chains and thirteen links to
another corner of said B1rkett and near the
west side OF the road leading to the mill;
utes west. still along Birkett, three chains to
another corner; thence 1857 north one degree
and thirty minutes west one chain and thir-
teen links to another corner OF said Birkett,
on the west side of said mill road; thence (39)
north forty degrees and twenty-five minutes
east, crossing said road. one chain and thirty
near q small stream OF water; thence (40)
north ffty-seven degrees west one chain to
another corner Of said Birkett, in the middle
of said mill road; thence al north two de-
grees west along said road eighteen chains
and etghty-ive links to lands retained by
said Wilson; thence (42) north eighty-four
degrees and thirty minutes west, crossing the
mill race and creek, that 1t runs into at Assis-
eunk creek, eight chains and eighteen links
y
acres and fifty-ive one-hundredths of an acre,
more or less.
No. 2. All the following described adjoin-
Ing lots, tracts and parcels of land, together
com uprising q farm, situate in the township OF
Burlington, in the county of Burlington, and
state of New Jersey, containing ninety-one
acres and eighty-six one-hundredths of an
acre OF land, and Is described In the deed of
conveyance from John @. Deacon, John Nit
chell and Joseph p. Colby, commissioners to
sell the real estate whereof Thomas Hancock
fQd apfu cd inn 0ff xn0 lnfc NJ ln
namely: Tract No. l. situate on the southeast
wardly side OF the road from Burlington to
to Christopher Rigg. now deceased. is
containing sixty-hve acres
and seventy-four one hundredths of an acre.
more or less; and Tract No. 2, situate on the
north side Of said public road, opposite No. l,
and by the said deed is represented as con-
tanning twenty-six acres and twelve one-hun-
fredths of an acre of land; and the said deed
said two lots of land constituting
The aforesaid tract of ninety-one acres and
late April the 18th, A. ID. 1855, and is recorded
n Book KS OF Deeds, page 1883, &C., in the
Clerks Office the county of Burlington.
And also that certain frame dwelling house
and lot of land. situate on the north side of
The road from Burlington to Jacksonville, to
he eastward OF the aforesaid road, and
adjoining both tracts of land above men |
TONED as constituting the farm, consisting of |
1inety-one acres and eighty-six one-hun- |
laid Christopher Rigg by the said joan G. |
Deacon, John Mitchell. and Joseph p. Colby, |
aforesaid, by deed dated |
A prtl 18th, A. ID. 1855, and recorded in Book |
ks of Deeds. page l89, &c. The said two par |
.els of land are therein more fully and parti- |
;ularly described as follows:
No. l. Situate on the southeastwardly side !
II the road and by survey now made is
hus Notwithstanding at a stone in the |
lforesaid public road from Burlington to |
Jacksonville, corner to land of Jacob |
shedaker, and extends from thence ~ south |
dxty-ive degrees and forty-five minutes east |
Ilong the middle of said road twenty-six |
chains and forty-two links to the line of the |
mill property, now OF Thomas HOPKINS; |
hence (2) south thirty-two degrees and fifteen |
east four chains and thirty-three |
inks to a corner of Hopkins; thence (3) south |
hirty-three degrees and fifteen minutes east
wo chains and lightweight links to a stone,
mother corner to Hopkins, near a small tree:
hence a. south two degrees and thirtY-two
minutes west two chains and five links to a
tone, another corner tc Hopkins; thence (5) |
outh twenty eight degrees west two chains
md forty links to a sassafras tree corner to
aid Hopkins thence 49, south twenty-four
legrees and fifteen minutes east five chains
md three links to another corner of Hopkins;
hence "a south thirty-eight degrees and
ifty minutes east along Hopkins three chains
nd thirty-seven links TO a stone corner to
ract this day to be conveyed by the said COM
outh forty-one degrees and thirty minutes
vest sixteen chains and eighteen links along
he said tract to another corner In the east
a