From the court minutes in Hunterdon County, NJ

February Term 1804

Division of Real Estate  } Paul Kuhl, John Lequear, and John Covenhoven,
of John Robins, deceased } appointed by a Rule of the Orphan's Court of
October Term, 1803, to make division of the Real estate of the said John
Robins, deceased, among his children and heirs at law, made report in
writing under their revered hands and seals (together with a map of the
same thereunto preficed) in the following words and figures, to wit:--"In
pursuance of a Decree of the Orphan's Court of the County of Hunterdon,
made in the term of October last part, appointing us the subscribers
commissioners for dividing the Real Estate late of John Robins, dec'd
in the County of Hunterdon, between John Robins, Elizabeth Dunham,
and Joseph Robins, (grandsons and granddaughter of the aforesd John
Robins, dec'd and sons and daughter of John Robins, who died before his
ancestor John Robins the Elder) Amos Robins, Job Robins, Jonathan Robins,
Anne wife of Samuel Vanaumer, Jane wife of Amos Sutton, Mary wife of
William Smith, Elizabeth wife of Nathan Sutton, his heirs at law, one
of them being a minor under the age of twenty-one years, we do report
to the Judges of the said Orphan's Court, that we have made division
of the said real estate between the said John Robins, Elizabeth Dunham,
Joseph Robins, Amos Robins, Job Robins, Jonathan Robins, Anne Vanaumer,
Jane Sutton, Mary Smith, and Elizabeth Sutton, according to the act
entitled "An act to alter the law directing the descent of real estate,"
passed twenty-fourth day of May Anno Dom. 1780, and have ascertained
each ones share by metes and bounds, as follows, that is to say, we
have assigned and set off unto the aforesaid John Robins, Elizabeth
Dunham, and Joseph Robins, the several lots mentioned and numbered in
the map (hereunto annexed) lot No. 1 and No. 10, the first of which
lots, vizt. lot No. 1, situate in the township of Amwell, and county
aforesd begins at a stake for a corner in a line of John Leigh's land,
and from thence runs south eighty-five degrees, west fifteen chains and
forty-five links along George Trout's line of land to a stake in sd line;
Thence north five degrees west twenty-two chains and sixty-eight links
to a corner in a line of George Kuhl's land, Thence north eighty-four
degrees and thirty minutes cast fifteen chains and forty-five links, to a
course in a line of Elijah Garman's land, Thence partly along sd Garman's
line, and partly along John Leigh's, south five degrees east twenty-two
chains and seventy-four links to the place of beginning, and contains
thirty-five acres and thirteen perches of land.  Lot No. 10 Begins at a
stake in a line of the aforesaid George Trout's land, and from thence runs
south eighty-five degrees west four chains and ninety-two links along sd
Trout's line to a corner to lot No. 11, thence north three degrees and
thirty minutes west nine chains and fifty-five links to a corner in the
road leading from John Buchanan's tavern toward Trenton; Thence south
fifty-six degrees and thirty minutes east six chains and thirty links
to another corner in said road, thence south three degrees and thirty
minutes east five chains and sixty-two links to the place of beginning and
contains three acres and an half acre and thirty-five perches of land.
Unto the aforesd Amos Robins we have assigned and set off in severalty
the lots marked No. 2 and No. 12 situate in the township aforesaid,
the first of which lots, vizt. No. 2, Begins at a stake for a corner in
a line of the aforesaid George Trout's land, and is also a corner to lot
No. 1, and from thence runs south eighty-five degrees west eleven chains
to a corner to lot No. 3 Thence aliong said lot north five degrees west,
twenty-two chains and sixty-two links to a Sassafras bush, by a burying
ground, Thence north eighty-four degrees and thirty minutes east eleven
chains to a corner to lot No. 1 Thence along the same south five degrees
east twenty-two chains and sixty-eight links to the place of beginning,
and contains twenty-four acres three quarters and twenty-six perches
of land.  Lot No 12, Begins at a stake in a line of the aforesd George
Trout's land and from thence runs south eighty-five degrees west three
chains to a corner to lot No. 13, thence along said lot north three
degrees and thirty minutes west twelve chains and seventy links to a
corner in the road, Thence north forty-six degrees and thirty minutes
east, one chain and sixty-three links to another corner, Thence south
fifty-six degrees and thirty minutes east two chains and twenty-two links
to a stake for a corner, Thence south three degrees and thirty minutes
east twelve chains and thirty-seven links to the place of beginning, and
contains three acres three quarters and thirty-three perches of land.
Unto the aforesd Job Robins we have assigned and set off in severalty
the lots marked No. 3 and No. 11 situate in the township aforesaid,
the first of which lots vizt. No. 3, Begins at the south westwardly
corner of lot No. 2 in a line of the aforesd George Trout's land, and
from thence runs along said Trout's line south eighty-five links to a
corner thence north five degrees west, tenty-two chains and fifty six
links to a stake for a corner in a line of Wood Barcroft's land thence
along the same north eighty-four degrees and thirty minutes east nine
chains and twenty-five links to a corner of lot No. 2, being a Sasafras
bush Thence south five degrees east twenty-two chains and sixty-two links
to the place of beginning, and contains twenty acres three quarters and
twenty-three perches of land.  Lot No. 11 Begins in a line of George
Trout's land at a corner of lot No. 10 and from thence runs along said
Trout's line south eighty-five degrees west three chains and sixty links
to a corner to Lot No. 12, thence along said lot No. 12 north three
degrees and thirty minutes west twelve chains and thirty-seven links to
a corner in the road thence along the sd road south fifty-six degrees
and thirty minutes west four chains and forty eight links to another
corner in sd road thence south three degrees and thirty minutes east
nine chains & fifty-five links to the place of beginning and contains
three acres three quarters and twenty-nine perches of land.
     Unto the aforesd Jonathan Robins we have assigned & set off in
severalty the lots marked No. 4 and No. 9 situate in the township of
Amwell the first of which lots vizt. No. 4, Begins at a stake in a line of
George Trout's land at the south westwardly corner of lot No. 3 and from
thence runs south eighty-five degrees west nine chains and fifty links
to a corner to lot No. 5 thence along the same north five degrees west
twenty-two chains and fifty-two links to a stake for a corner in a line of
John Buchanan's land thence along said Buchanan's line north eighty-four
degrees and thirty minutes east nine chains and fifty links to a corner
in a line of Wood Barcroft's land, thence by lot No. 3 south five degrees
east twenty-two chains and forty-six links to the place of beginning and
contains twenty-one acres one quarter and twenty-six perches of land.
Lot No. 9 Begins in a line of the above named George Trout's land at a
corner of lot No. 8 and from thence runs south eighty-five degrees west
four chains and sixty-three links to a corner to lot No. 10 thence along
the same north three degrees and thirty minutes west five chains and
sixty-two links, to a corner in the road heading from John Buchanan's
tavern towards Trenton Thence along said road south forty-four degrees
and thirty minutes east seven chains and fourteen links to the place of
beginning, and contains one acre one quarter and seveb perches of land.
     Unto Jane Suton wife of Amos Sutton we have assigned and set off
in severalty the lots marked No. 5 and No. 15 situate in the township
aforesaid, the first of which lots, vizt. No. 5, begins at a stake in
a line of the above named George Trout's land and from thence runs
along said Trout's line south eighty-five degreed west six chains
and ninety-three links to another corner in said Trout's line Thence
north five degrees west twenty-two chains and forty-eight links to a
corner in a line of John Buchanan's land, thence along the same north
eighty-four degrees and thirty minutes east six chains and ninety-three
links to a corner to lot No. 4, thence along sd lot south five degrees
east twenty-two chains and fifty-two links to the place of beginning,
and contains fifteen acres one half acre, and fourteen perches of land.
LOt No. 15 Begins at a corner of the aforesd George Trout's land, and from
thence runs north three degrees and forty-five minutes west twelve chains
and seventy-one links to a corner of John Buchanan's land, in a line of
Simon Myer's land, thence along Buchanan's line north eighty-three degrees
and forty-five minutes east two chains to a corner in sd Buchanan's line,
thence south three degrees and forty-five minutes east twelve chains
and seventy links to corner in the aforesd George Trout's line thence
along the same south eighty-five degrees west two chains to the first
station or place of beginning and contains two acres and an half acre,
and four perches of land.
     Unto Elizabeth Sutton wife of Nathan Sutton we have assigned and
set off the lots marked in the annexed map No. 6 and No. 14 the first
of which lots vizt. No. 6 begins at a stake for a corner in a line in
the aforesd George Trout's land and from thence runs along said Trout's
line south eighty-five degrees west six chains and ninety-three links
to another corner in said Trout's line Thence north five degrees west
twenty-two chains and forty-four links to a corner in a line of the
aforesaid John Buchanan's land thence along the same north eighty-four
degrees and thirty minutes east six chains and ninety-three links to
a corner to lot No. 5 thence along sd lot south five degrees east
twenty-two chains and forty-eight links to the place of beginning,
and contains fifteen acres and an half acre and ten perches of land.
     Lot No. 14 situate in the township aforesaid begins at the northeast
corner to lot No. 15 and from thence runs north three degrees and
forty-five minutes west twelve chains and seventy links to a corner in
the aforesd Buchanan's line thence along the same north eighty-three
degrees & forty-five minutes east one chain and sixty links to corner
to lot No. 13 Thence along sd lot south three degrees and forty-five
minutes east twelve chains and seventy links to a corner in the aforesd
George Trout's line Thence south eighty-five degrees west one chain and
sixty links to the place of beginning, and contains two acres of land.
     Unto Anne Vanauner wife of Samuel Vanauner we have assigned and set
off in severalty the lots marked in the annexed map No. 7 and No. 13 the
first of which lots vizt. No. 7 Begins at a stake in the aforesd George
Trout's line and from thence runs south eighty-five degrees west six
chains and ninety-three links to a corner to lot No. 9 Thence north six
degrees and forty-five minutes west twenty-two chains and forty links to
a corner in the aforesd John Buchanan's line thence along the same north
eighty-four degrees and thirty minutes east seven chains and sixty links
thence south five degrees east twenty two chains and forty four links
to the place of beginning, and contains sixteen acres and thirty-seven
perches of land.
     Lot No. 13 Begins at a corner to lot No. 12 in a line of the aforsd
George Trout's land and from thence runs south eighty-five degrees west
one chain and thirty-five linksto a corner to lot No. 14 thence along
sd lot north three degrees and forty-five minutes west twelve chains
and seventy links to a corner in John Buchanan's line thence north
eighty-three degrees and forty-five minutes east one chain and forty-five
links to a stake for a corner by the road thence south three degrees
and thirty minutes east twelve chains and seventy links to the place of
beginning, and contains one acre three quarters and one perch of land.
     Unto Mary Smith wife of William Smith we have assigned and
set off lot No. 8 as is designated in the annexed map Beginning at
the southeastwardly corner to Lot No. 9, and from thence runs north
forty-four degrees and thirty minutes west seven chains and fourteen
links to a stake for a corner thence north fifty-six degrees and thirty
minutes west thirteen chains to John Buchanan's line thence along sd
line north forty-six degrees and thirty minutes east ninteen chains
and eighty-seven links to a corner in the Flemington road thence north
eight-four degrees and thirty minutes east three chains to a corner to
Lot No. 7 thence along the same south six degrees and forty-five minutes
east twenty-two chains and forty links to the place of beginning, and
contains sixteen acres and thirty perches of land.  All which several
lots of land as above designated and described are situated in the
township of Amwell and County aforesaid.
     And we do further certify and report that the foregoing are all
the lands and real estate of the said John Robins deceased in the
County of Hunterdon known unto us, whereof we could make division.
In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this eighth
day of Febry. Anno Dom. One thousand eight hundred and four---1804.
Paul Kuhl John Lequear John Covenhoven as by the report of the said
commissioners and map accompanying the same, filed this term, reference
thereto being had may appear; which report being read, was approved
allowed and confirmed, and ordered to be entered on the records of the
Court and filed.