Land Transactions of the Plantation Homestead Estate of Philip Quick Sr.

March 24, 2020

Land Transactions of the Plantation Homestead Estate of Philip Quick Sr.

In 1803 Philip Quick Sr. purchased 148 ½ Acres of Mountain land from the Coxe brothers on a deed he shared with his father Peter Quick[10] As stated before, in the write up of Peter Quick, Philip Quick Sr. received one-third of his father estate split between himself and his brothers, Manuel and Peter Quick Jr. containing 90 acres of the Plantation Estate and 75 acres of Mountain Land on Jenny Jump Mountain after his father’s death.[1][2] Manuel’s and Peter Quick Jr.’s transactions are detailed in the write up of Peter Quick.

Sussex Co. New Jersey, Deeds Vol. O pgs. 70-77

On a deed dated May 3rd, 1818 Philip Quick (now Sr.) and Hannah, his sold his 90-acre portion of the Peter Quick Sr. Plantation Estate to his son Robert Quick for the bargain price of $100 recorded the same day in the courts witnessed by John Banghart and Joseph Mackey.[3]

Sussex Co. New Jersey, Deeds. Vol. L2 pgs. 90-91

Philip Quick Sr. sold 67 acres of his 148 ½ mountain land tract to his son Robert Quick for $200 May 4th, 1826 [4] and 37 acres to Cyrus Q. Bailey for $100 the same day.[5] A week later on May 13th Philip Quick Sr. purchased 25 acres of land adjacent to his with a house and water rights for $200 from Richard Coxe of Hunderton.[6] On August 3rd, 1826 Philip Quick Sr. sold 37 acres of his mountain land to his daughter-in-law Elizabeth Quick for $120 [7] and a few years later On May 31st, 1834 Philip sold 50 Acres of woodland for $150 to Michael Banghart.[8] On April 9th, 1838 Lorenzo Quick son of Elizabeth Quick deceased sold the 37 acres of mountain land she got from Philip Quick Sr. to Peter Hopler for $60.[8.5] Philip then sold 10 acres of land to John Harmon for $100 on November 8th, 1836 and the deed was not recorded until April 21st, 1849.[9] On April 3rd, 1840 Philip Quick Sr. purchased 23 ½ acres of land adjoining his and Robert Quick his son’s land from William P. Robeson & wife and John B. Maxwell for $342.50.[10] On the 27th of the same month, Philip Quick Sr. sold 15 ½ acres to his grandson-in-law Peter Hopler for $452.50.[11] Philip Quick Sr. died on Oct 10th, 1843 at 93 years of age.[12] After Philip Quick Sr.’s death, there must have been a will or an agreement drawn up that is not currently found or recorded. On November 10th, 1843 Philip Quick Jr. sold his 1/3 of his father’s estate (Philip Quick Sr.) to his brother Robert Quick containing 125 acres for $410. “all that equal undivided one third part of the real estate which descended to the party of the first from his father Phillip Quick deceased.” [13]

Warren Co. New Jersey Deeds Vol. 22 pgs. 282-283

Less than two months later on January 11th, 1844 Peter Hopler and his wife Johanna and Johanna’s sister Rebecca Aten sold to Robert Quick 120 acres containing 2/9 of the Homestead Estate of Philip Quick Sr. for $277.33 and recorded January 29th, 1846.[14] The same day Robert sold Peter Hopler and his wife Johanna 2 ½ acres of Philip Quick’s land for $25 and it was not recorded until May 30th, 1850.

Warren Co. New Jersey Deeds Vol. 25 pgs. 510-511

The next month on February 9th, 1844 Jacob Swayze and Wife (Charity) sold to Robert Quick 1/9 of the Philip Quick Sr. Homestead Estate containing 122.5 acres for $136.66, recorded Jan 29th, 1846.[15] After this transaction, Robert Quick owned 100% of his deceased father's Homestead Estate.[14.5]

Warren Co. New Jersey Deeds Vol. 25 pgs. 508-510

In the June term 1844 of the Warren County Circuit Court Abraham Lomeson sued the Heirs of Philip Quick Sr.; Robert Quick, Philip Quick (Jr.) Peter Hopler & Wife (Johanna Quick), Jacob Swayze & Wife (Charity Quick) and Alfred Aten & Wife (Rebecca Quick) (Children of Peter Quick, Philip Quick Sr’s eldest son who died in 1812) Philip Quick Jr. was not in the county at the time.[16]

Warren Co. New Jersey Circuit Court Minutes Vol. 1 slide 150

During the court proceedings on September 4th, 1845 David B. Quick, son of Philip Quick Jr. was a sworn as a witness. Other witnesses include; Robert Quick’s son John Quick and son-in-law Benjamin Tims. The plaintiff won the case and was awarded $385.77.[17]

Warren Co. New Jersey Circuit Court Minutes Vol. 1 slide 220

John K. Quick son of Robert Quick was a Democratic candidate for Sherriff and racked up a $30,000 of debt under the endorsement of his father and others. From the scandal, John skipped town and Robert was served his son's debts. In despair, Robert committed suicide by hanging himself in his barn.[18] After Roberts's death, George Titman became the administrator of Robert’s Estate and all of his lands were written off to pay his debtors at the time totaled $22,000 on Oct 18th, 1867.[19]

Warren Co. NJ Administrators and Guardians bonds, Vol. 1 pg. 261

Phillip Q. Quick, Roberts son purchased 13 acres of woodland for $424.32 on March 13th, 1868 from George Titman Administrator of the Estate of Robert Quick.[20]

Warren Co. New Jersey Deeds Vol. 70 pgs. 254-258

On March 13th, 1868 Issac S. Hay bought three lots containing; 90, 25, and 16 acres respectively for $5993.83 of the “homestead farm of said Robert Quick deceased” from George Titman Administrator of the Estate of Robert Quick.[21]

Warren Co. New Jersey Deeds Vol. 70 pgs. 453-457

On March 13th, 1868 William Mackey purchased 14 acres of woodland for $311.74 from George Titman Administrator of the Estate of Robert Quick.[22]

Warren Co. New Jersey Deeds Vol. 72 pgs. 75-78

On March 13th, 1868 Peter Hopler (Philip Quick Sr.’s grandson-in-law) purchased 13 acres of woodland for $481.79 from George Titman Administrator of the Estate of Robert Quick.[23]

Warren Co. New Jersey Deeds Vol. 72 pgs. 146-149

The debts were cleared from the estate on August 11th, 1871 “The several claims and demands of John Anderson, Levi, Mackey & Abraham McMurtrio against the Estate of Robert Quick deceased having been excepted top by Philip Quick & others next of kin and creditors of said Estate and George Titman Administrator of said deceased”[24]

Warren Co. New Jersey Orphans’ Court Minutes Vol. 70 pg. 402

On February 5th, 1894 Issac Hay’s widow Margaret Hay along with Theodore Hopler and his wife (Theodore Hopler was a great-grandson to Philip Quick Sr.) sold the Robert Quick Estate to George K. Fulmer.[25]

Warren Co. New Jersey Deeds Vol. 151 pgs. 553-555

George K. Fulmer sells the Robert Quick Estate to James D. Rush on March 5th, 1922 and recorded March 27th, 1922.[26

Warren Co. New Jersey Deeds, 226-22, 03/27/1922, WHITE

James D. Rush defaulted on his purchase by March 1st, 1935 and the Sherriff of Warren Co. sold it to a trust and it was recorded by the court’s June 7th, 1935.[27]

Warren Co. New Jersey Deeds, 276-107-109, 05/14/1935, WHITE

On June 3rd, 1935 the Warren County Trust in Liquidation sold the Homestead Farm of the Robert Quick Estate to Wilbert Stires and Wife for $1 and it was recorded June 7th, 1935.[28]

Warren Co. New Jersey Deeds, 276-249-151, 06/07/1935, WHITE

On July 20th, 1939 Wilbert Stiles and Wife sold the Robert Quick Estate (Tract No. 1) to Clyde Parcelle for $1 and the deed was recorded July 7th, 1939. This was part of a four-tract estate of which the Robert Quick was only one part. Some of the lands were once owned by Robert Quick’s father Philip Quick Sr. and Grandfather Peter Quick Sr.[29]

Warren Co. New Jersey Deeds, 291-497-498, 07/20/1939, WHITE

The Clyde Parcelle transaction did not work out and Wilbert Stires and his wife Laura sold the land to Gustave A. Tetz in 1945 and the deed was recorded April 4th, 1945. There was an assignment of Mortgage valued at $4000.[30}

Warren Co. New Jersey Deeds, 315-43-44, 04/04/1945, WHITE

Gustave A. Tetz sold the four-tract land parcel to the Rocky Hill Land Co. in 1963 and the Deed was recorded 0n April 2nd, 1693.[31]

Warren Co. New Jersey Deeds, 451-693-696, 04/02/1963, WHITE

Rocky Hill Land Co. was a mining Company that merged with Trap Rock Industries that mined diabase rock a type of basalt. In 1966 on a deed recorded on September 29th, 1966 the land was combined with another land transaction in the area and slated to be mined in the future.[32] The land sat unused for 33 years and Trap Rock Industries sold the land to the State Of New Jersey’s Environmental Protection Agency for $1.6 million dollars on April 5th, 1999.[33] This land became the Beaver Brook Wildlife Management Area.

Warren Co. New Jersey Deeds, 1616-96, 04/05/1999, WHITE, WHITE TP

Dedicated on March 17th, 1999, The Beaver Brook Wildlife Management Area is comprised of nearly 500 acres of rolling fields and woodlands in White Township, Warren County. The former Trap Rock Industries, Inc. property features spectacular vistas of nearby Jenny Jump Mountain and almost 2 miles of abandoned railroad bed, running from North Bridgeville Road to the Manunka Chunk Tunnel.

The Beaver Brook Wildlife Management Area

Peter Quick Estate Division of Land on initiated in the Surrogate’s Court by James and Samuel Quick sons of Peter. Peter’s Estate was purchased by their brothers Philip Sr., Peter Jr. and Manuel and James and Samuel were left out.[36]

Sussex Co. New Jersey Surrogate's Court, Divisions of land Vol. A pgs. 392-397

The next seven maps are of the Quick Plantation Homestead Estate starting with the 1715 Reading tract map superimposed over the White, Township Warren Co. New jersey USGS Quad. The next two maps are the Peter Quick Division of land documents superimposed over the White, Township Warren Co. New jersey USGS Quad. The fourth map is a map of the current Beaver Brook Wildlife Management Area. Maps five through seven are White Township, Tax Maps.