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Petition for Administration of the Estate of Isaac Read, Jr.

I Abigail W Read Widow of Isaac Read Jr. who died intestate being entitled to have administration of his effects do hereby for certain reasons me thereunto moving renounce my afforesaid [sic] right of administration and Request that Saron E Read be appointed in my stead Witnefs my hand and seal this Tenth day of April in the year of out Lord One Thousand Eight hundred and seventy Six

LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION

Witnefs my hand and Seal of Office the Eleventh day of April in the Year of our Lord one thousand and eight hundred and seventy six

INVENTORY OF THE ESTATE OF ISAAC READ, Jr.

A True and perfect inventory and appraisement of the personal property of Isaac Read Jr late of the County of Warren deceased Made by Saron W Read administrator John Cummins and {illegible} Messinger two disinterested freeholders this 27 day of may 1879 –

The original inventory and appraisement of shigh the foregoing is a true copy Was proved before me by the oath of Saron W Read administrator on the 11^th day of June AD 1879 and also by the oath of John Cummins one of the appraisers on the same day and date June 11 1879

Petition for the Sale of Lands for the Payment of Debts

The petition of Abbie J Christian respectfully shows that on the first day of September, A.D. Nineteen hundred and fifteen, she was appointed by the surrogate of the county of Warren administratrix of the estate of the said Clarissa M Read, deceased; and your petitioner further shows that she has discovered and verily believes that the personal property of the said deceased is insufficient [sic] to pay her debts, and that she hereby exhibits uner oath true account of the said personal estate and debts so far as she can discover the same, which account is hereto annexed.

And your petitioner further shows that the said Clarissa M Read died seized of an equal undivided one half interest in a certain tract of land situate in the township of Hope, in the county of Warren and State of New Jersey and described in the Report of the sale by the commissioners appointed by an order of the Court of Common Pleas dated Jan, 19, 1882, as follows:

Lot No Two: Being a farm situated in said Township of Hope, adjoining lot, No One, and containing one hundred and twenty-seven acres", and now owned by the said Harriet Cook and the estate of the said Clarissa M Read, deceased, as joint tenants in common.

That the said lands consist of a farm, whereon is erected a house and barn, somewhat out of repair, valued, as nearly as your petitioner can ascertain, at the sum of Four Hundred ($400.00) dollars.

Your petitioner therefore requests the aid of the court in the premises, and prays that an order may be made as provided by law requiring all persons interested in such lands, tenaments, hereditaments and real estate to appear before the court at a certain day and place to show cause why so much of the above cescribed lands, tenements, heriditaments [sic] and real estate whereof the said Clarrissa M Read, deceased, died seized as aforesaid should not be sold as will be sufficient to pay the debts of the said deceased.

State of New Jersey,
County of Warren.} ss.

Abbie J Christian of full age, being duly sworn according to law, on her oath deposes and says that she is the petitioner in the foregoing petition named, and the matters and things therein set forth are true to the best of her knowledge and belief.

Subscribed and sworn to before me this second day of September, A.D. Nineteen hundred and Fifteen.

THE ACCOUNT OF Abbie J Christian-administratrix of Clarissa M Read, deceased, of the personal estate and debts of the said deceased:

AMOUNT OF ESTATE.
DR:—

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

Upon the application of Abbie J Christian, administratrix of the estate of Clarissa M Read, deceased.} ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE.

Abbie J Christian the administratrix of the estate of Clarissa M Read, deceased, having exhibited under oath a just and true account of the personal estate and debts of said deceased, as far as she can discover the same, whereby it appears that the personal estate of said Clarissa M Read, deceased, is insufficient to pay her debts: whereupon on application of said Abbie J Christian, setting forth that the said deceased died seized of real estate in the county of Warren, and requests the aid of the court in the premises.

ORDER TO SELL

BEFORE

Hon. Joseph M Roseberry. Judge.

On the application of Abbie J Christian, for an order to sell lands to pay debts.

ORDER TO SELL.

The order to show cause, made at the April Term last, having been advertised and published according to law, and the Court having now, on the day appointed, heard and examined the allegation of the proof of the parties, and it appearing, on full examination, that the personal estate of said Clarissa M Read, deceased, is not sufficient to pay her debts; and the said Abbie J Christian, administratrix as aforesaid, having given bond in the penal sum of One Thousand ($1,000.00) Dollars, with two sufficient securities, as required by the court: It is ORDERED, on this fifth day of November, A.D. nineteen hundred and fifteen, that the said Abbie J Christian, administratrix as aforesaid, sell the equal undivided one half interest of said Clarissa M Read, dec'd. in the following tract or parcel of land, sitaute [sic], lying and being in the township of Hope, in the county of Warren and State of New Jersey, BOUNDEED and described as follows: BEGINNING at a stone corner, and corner of the two farms, and running thence (1) south forty-four and a quarter degrees east thirteen chains and forty-eight links to a stone corner; thence (2) north forty-nine and three quarters degrees east five chains and ninety links to an ash tree, a corner to Shiner; thence (3) south fifty and a quarter degrees east fourteen chains and ninety-three links to Shiner's corner; thence (4) south forty four and seven eights degrees west tweny-eight chains and forty-two links to corner of Henry Aten's land: thence (5) south fourty-five and a half degrees east two chains and thirty-nine links to another of Aten's corners; thence (6) south forty-four degrees west five chains and eight-three links to a corner; thence (7) south forty-five and a half degrees, east twenty-five links to a corner; thence (8) south forty-five an [sic] a half degrees west ten chains and ninety-four links to a corner; thence (9) north forty-five degrees west two chains and sixty-five links to a corner; thence (10) south forty-four and three quarter degrees west twenty-four chains and five links to a stone corner to Messenger in Cook's line; thence (11) north forty three and a half degrees west twenty-one chains and fifteen links to corner of the two farms; thence (12) north sixty-five degrees east sixteen chains and seventy-nine links to a corner in the fence; thence (13) north forty-nine an [sic] a quarter degrees east six chains to a corner in the fence; thence (14) south thirty-one degrees east six chains and fifty links to a corner in the fence; thence (15) north fifty degrees east nine chains and nine links to a White ash tree for a corner, also a corner to farm No. 1; thence (16) north twelve degrees east thirty-eight chains and ninety links to the place of beginning, containing (127) one hundred and twenty-seven acres of land, be the same more or less, according to a survey made by R.L. Garrison Nov. 1880. conveyed by John Cummins and others Commissioners, to Clarissa M Read and Harriet A Cook by Deed dated Feb. 21st. 1882 and recorded in the Warren County Clerk's office in Book 204 of Deeds, on pages 258 &c. for the payment of her debts; and after making such sale, report the same to the next stated of special term of this court for allowance.

REPORT OF SALE

WARREN ORPHAN'S COURT, December Term, 1916
January, 7th, 1916.

To the Judge of the Orphans' Court of the county of Warren:

REPORT of the sale of land made by Abbie J Christian, administrtrix of the estate of Clarissa M Read, deceased, pursuant to an order of this court, made on the fifth day of November, of the term of Setpember, last past.

The said administratrix having given notice of the sale of said land, to be made at thw [sic] "American House" in the village of Hope, Warren County, New Jersey, on the thirtieth day of December, last, between the hours of twelve and 5 O'clock in the afternoon of said day, by public advertisements signed by her and set up at five or more public places in said county, one whereof was in the township where such land is situate, for the space of one month next before the time appointed for the sale thereof, and having caused the same to be published in the "Hackettstown Gazette" and the "Warren Journal" two newspapaers printed and published in this state, one of which is a newspaper printed and published at the county seat, and circulating in the neighborhood of said lands, for four weeks successively, once a week, next preceding the time appointed for selling the same; did at the time and place so advertised publicly adjourn the sale thereof and cause the same to be published in some two papers within one week thereafter, until the thirtieth day of December, last, and at the time and place of said adjourment sell the same by public vendue, to the highest bidder, viz:–the equal undivided one-half interset of decedent in all that certain tract or parcel of land and premises, situate, lying and being in the township of Hope, in the county of Warren and State of New Jersey, bounded and DESCRIBED as follows BEGINNING at a stone corner and corner of the two farms running thence (1) south forty-four and a quarter degrees east thirteen chains and forty-eight links to a stone corner; thence (2) north forty-nine and three quarters degrees east five chains and ninety links to an ash tree, corner to Shiner; thence (3) south fifty and a quarter degrees east fourteen chains and ninety-three links to Shiner's corner; thence (4) south forty-four and seven-eights degrees west tweny eight chains and forty-two links to corner of Henry Aten's land: thence (5) south fourty-five and a half degrees, east two chains and thirty-nine links to another of Aten's corners; thence (6) south forty-four degrees West five chains and eight-three links to a corner; thence (7) south forty-five and a half degrees east twenty-five links to a corner; thence (8) south forty-five and a half degrees west ten chains and ninety-four links to a corner; thence (9) north forty-five degrees west two chains and sixty-five links to a corner; thence (10) south forty-four and three quarter degrees west twenty-four chains and five links to stones, corner of Messenger in Cook's line; thence (11) north forty-three and a half degrees west twenty-one chains and fifteen links to corner of the two farms; thence (12) north sixty-five degrees east sixteen chains and seventy-nine links to a corner in the fence; thence (13) north forty-nine and a quarter degrees east six chains to a corner in the fence; thence (14) south thirty-one degrees east six chains and fifty links to a corner in the fence; thence (15) north fifty degrees east nine chains and nine links to a white ash tree for a corner, also a corner to "Farm No. 1"; thence (16) north twelve degrees east thirty-eight chains and ninety links to the place of beginning--containing one hundred and twenty-seven acres of land, more or less, according to a survey made by R.L.Garrison, Nov. 1880, and is the equal undivided one half interest of the said Clarissa M Read deceased, in the same land and premises conveyed to the said Clarissa M Read and Harriet A Cook by John Cummins, Caleb Swayze and Henry Aten, commissioners, by deed dated Feb'y 21st, 1882 and recorded in the Warren County Clerk's office in Book 204 of Deeds, on pages 258 &c., and of which the said Clarissa M Read died seized and possessed, was cried off and sold to William C Howell, the highest bidder, for the sum of three hundred and twenty-one dollars,

All of which is respectively submitted to the Court for their approval, confirmation and further order.

Dated this seventh day of January A.D. 1916.

State of New Jersey}
County of Warren} ss.

Abbie J Christian, of full age, being duly sworn according to law, on her oath deposes and says that she is the administrtrix of the estate of the said Clarissa M Read, deseased; that she advertised the sale of the real estate described in the foregoing report according to law, and sold the same within one week from that date on which the sale was last advertised, for the highest and best price the same would bring in cash at the time of said sale.

Subscribed and sworn to before me this Sixth day of January, A.D. 1916.

CONFIRMATION OF SALE AND ORDER OF CONVEYANCE

WARREN ORPHANS' COURT, DECEMBER TERM, 1916.
January, 7th, 1916.

On the Report of Abbie J Christian}
administratrix of the estate of}
Clarissa M Read, deceased.}

REPORT having been made to the Court, by Abbie J Christian, administratrix of the estate of CLarissa M Read, deceased, of the sale of land pursurant to the order of this court made on the Fifth day of November, last, whereby it appears that the said Abbie J Christain, admrx. duly advertised the time and place of sale, according to the form of the statute in such case made and provided; and did at the time and place so advertised publicly adjourn said sale until the thirtieth day of December, A.D. 1915, and advertised said adjournment according to law, and at the time and place of said adjournment, sell the same by public vendue to the higest bidder, viz.: being the equal undivided one-half interest of decedent in all that certain tract or parcel of land and premises situate in the township of Hope, in the county of Warren and State of New Jersey, bounded and Described as follows: BEGINNING at a stone corner of two farms, and running thence (1) south forty-four and a quarter degrees east thirteen chains and forty-eight links to a stone corner; thence (2) North Forty-nine and three quarters degrees east five chains and ninety links to an Ash Tree, corner to Shiner; thence (3) south fifty and a quarter degrees [east] fourteen chains and ninety-three links to Shiner's corner; thence (4) south forty four and seven-eights degrees West tweny-eight chains and forty-two links to corner of Henry Aten's land: thence (5) south fourty-five and a half degrees east two chains and thirty-nine links to another of Aten's corners thence (6) south forty-four degrees west five chaans and eight-three links to a corner; thence (7) south forty-five and a half degrees, east twenty-five links to a corner; thence (8) south forth-five and a half degrees west ten chains and ninety-four links to a corner; thence (9) north forty-five degrees west two chains and sixty-five links to a corner; thence (10) south forty-four and three quarter degrees west twenty-four chains and five links to stones; corner to Messenger in Cook's line; thence (11) north forty-three and a half degrees west twenty-one chains and fifteen links to corner of the two farms; thence (12) north sixty-five degrees east sixteen chains and seventy-nine links to a corner in the fence; thence (13) north forty-nine and a quarter degrees east six chains to a corner in the fence; thence (14) south thirty-one degrees east six chains and fifty links to a corner in the fence; thence (15) north fifty degrees east nine degrees east nine chains and nine links to a White Ash tree for a corner, also a corner to "Farm No. 1"; thence (16) north twelve degrees east thirty-eight chains and ninety links to the place of beginning,–containing one hundred and twenty-seven acres of land, more or less, according to a survey made by R.L.garrison [sic] Nov. 1880, and is the equal undivided one half interest of the said Clarissa M Read, deceased, in the same land and premises conveyed to the said Clarissa M Read, and Harriet A Cook by John Cummins, Caleb Swayze and Henry Aten, commissioners, by Deed dated Feb'y 21st, 1882 and recorded in thw [sic] Warren County Clerk's office in Book 204 of Deeds, on pages 258 &c and of which the said Clarissa M Read, deceased, died seized and possessed, was cried off and sold to William C Howell, the highest bidder, for the sum of THREE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-ONE dollars and no objections being made to said sale the same is approved by the court as valid and effectual in law, and it is ORDERED and DIRECTED that the said Abbie J Christian, administratrix as aforesaid, execute good and sufficient conveyance in the law to the purchaser of the said land and real estate sold as aforesaid.

Dated this seventh day of January, A.D. 1916.

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