1910 Administrator's Deed — Estate of John Swenson, Gloucester County, New Jersey Babcock to Newcomb — 10-Acre Franklin Township Farm Parcel
Offered here is an attractive and complete four-page Administrator's Deed dated February 4, 1910, executed in Gloucester County, New Jersey. The document is typewritten on period legal paper with printed red ruling lines, and is in very good condition with light age toning and minor fold wear consistent with its age.
The Parties:
- Grantor: Lucius F. Babcock, acting as Administrator of the Estate of John Swenson, deceased, late of the Township of Franklin, County of Gloucester, State of New Jersey
- Grantee: Leverett Newcomb, of Vineland, Cumberland County, New Jersey
The Transaction: By order of the Orphans Court of Gloucester County, made November 26, 1909, the property was advertised and sold at public vendue, with Newcomb as the highest bidder. The sale was confirmed by court order of January 28, 1910. The consideration paid was $925.00 — Nine Hundred and Twenty-Five Dollars.
The Property: Approximately ten acres of land situated in the Township of Franklin, Gloucester County, bounded by Grove Road and Blue Bell Road, with full metes and bounds description across four courses. The conveyance is subject to a mortgage held by the Mechanics Building and Loan Association No. 1 of Vineland, and taxes for 1909 — both conditions noted in handwriting and interlined before signing.
Signatures & Acknowledgment: Signed by Lucius F. Babcock as Administrator of the Estate of John Swenson, deceased, with embossed seal. Witnessed by Charles [Brewer?]. Acknowledged before a Master in Chancery of New Jersey on February 4, 1910, in Cumberland County.
Recording Information: Received and recorded February 23, 1910, at 11:10 a.m. in the Clerk's Office of Gloucester County at Woodbury, Book 223 of Deeds, Page 400. Signed by County Clerk Edward L. Sturgess.
The cover panel is endorsed "Dean Place — Forest Grove" in manuscript, and bears the original attorney's mailing address: Henry S. Alvord, 640 Landis Avenue, Vineland, N.J.
A solid New Jersey estate and probate document with strong local genealogical and land history research value for the Swenson, Babcock, and Newcomb families of South Jersey.