The Morrison Grove Paper Trail
Extracted from an Abstract of Title No. 46479
prepared in 1939 by the Guaranty Title Company of Tampa Florida
for Abe Maas and later updated for M. J. Mackler, then later
for J. H. McClurkin
The entire Abstract is a 94 page document
Item 1
FEE SIMPLE DEED
Trustees of Internal
Improvement Fund of
the State of Florida,TO
Sarah C. Taylor, of
County of New York and the
State of New York. |
Deed Book "D" Page 364 Dated April 1, 1876
Recorded August 10, 1875
Consideration $1.00 per acre |
Grant, bargain, sell and convey:
Lot No. One Section Twenty Six, in Township Twenty Nine South of Range
Eighteen East, containing Fifty One & 88/100 acres.
Issued pursuant to Act of General Assembly of State of
Florida, entitled "An Act to provide for and encourage a liberal system of internal
improvements in this State" approved January 6th 1855.
(Signed)
N. L. Stearns, Governor (Seal)
C. A. Cowgill, Comptroller (Seal)
Chas. H. Foster, Treasurer (Seal)
W. A. Cooke, Attorney General (Seal)
D. Egan, Commissioner of Lands andd Immigration (Seal)
Official Seal of Florida State Land Office
affixed.
Item 2
WARRANTY DEED
Sarah C. Taylor,
and John
M. Taylor, her husband,
of the County of Alachua,
State of Florida,TO
James E. Lipscombe. |
Deed Book
"D" Page 481 Dated March 14,
1876
Recorded March 22, 1876
Consideration $50.00 |
Bargain, sell, grant and convey:
An undivided one half interest in and to:
Lot One (1) Sec. Twenty Six;
(and other lands)
In Township Twenty Nine S. R. Eighteen E.
Containing Seventy Two acres, more or less.
(Signed) Sarah C. Taylor (L.S.)
John M. Taylor (L.S.)
Two witnesses to each signature,
viz: J. A. Carlisle
R. F. Taylor
Relinquishment of separate estate, March 14, 1876, by Sarah C. Taylor, wife of John M.
Taylor, before H. F.Taylor, Notary Public, Alachua County, Florida — Seal recited but
not shown.
(Signed) Sarah C. Taylor (Seal)
Proof of Execution of above deed shown on oath of J. A. Carlisle, one of the
subscribing witnesses thereto, March 14, 1876, before R. F. Taylor, Notary Public, Alachua
County, Florida. No Seal shown or recited.
Item 3
FEE SIMPLE DEED
Sarah C. Taylor and
her husband John M.
Taylor, of Alachua
County, State of
Florida, TO
J. E. Lipscomb. |
Deed Book
"D" page 869 Dated June 21, 1877
Filed June 27, 1877
Consideration $200.00 |
Grant, bargain, sell and convey:
Commencing at a stake where Sections Twenty Three(23) Twenty Four (24), Twenty Five
(26) and Twenty Six (26) come together and corner; thence from said stake due West Twenty(
20) Chains; thence due South Thirteen (13) chains; thence due East to Hillsborough
Bay’; thence following the meanderings of high water mark of said "Hillsborough
Bay’ to the Section line which divides Section Twenty Four (24) and Twenty Five (25);
thence along said Section line to the point of beginning- the same being the North part of
Lot One (1) in Section Twenty Five (26), and Lot One (1) in Section Twenty Six (26) of
Township Twenty Nine (29) South of Range Eighteen (18) East and containing about Forty
(40) acres of land, more or less.
Together also with the right of way across the lands lying South of the lands hereby
conveyed at some point least detrimental to said lands which are now owned by me the said
Sarah C. Taylor, said right of way is hereby rendered forever irrevocable and inalienable
by us or either of us or any of our heirs, executors, administrators or assigns, and is
intended to give and grant to the said J. E. Lipscomb and to his heirs, representatives
and assigns, a right of way to the waters of said "Hillsborough Bay’.
(Signed) Sarah C. Taylor (Seal)
Jno. M. Taylor (Seal)
Two witnesses to signatures.
Acknowledged June 21, 1877, by Sarah C. Taylor and John M. Taylor, her husband
(Showing separate examination of wife) before R. F. Taylor, Notary Public, Alachua
County, Florida. Seal affixed.
Item 4
WARRANTY DEED
James E. Lipscomb and
Marie A. Lipscomb, his
wife, TO
William A. Morrison. |
Deed Book
"E" Page 246 Dated April 16, 1878
Recorded June 11, 1878
Consideration $700.00. |
Grants, bargains, sells and conveys:
Commencing at a stake where section Twenty three (23) Twenty four (24) Twenty five (25)
and Twenty six (26) come together and corner, thence from said stake due west twenty (20)
chains thence due East to Hillsborough Bay, thence following the meanderings of high water
mark of said Hillsborough Bay to the Section line which divides Sections Twenty four (24)
and twenty five (25) thence along said Section line to the point of beginning the same
being the North part of Lot One (1) in Section Twenty five (25) and Lot One (1) in Section
Twenty six of Township Twenty nine (29) South of Range Eighteen (18) East, and containing
about forty (40) acres of land more or less.
(signed) James E. Lipscomb (Seal)
Marie A. Lipscomb (Seal)
Two witnesses to each signature.
Relinquishment of dower in Hillsborough County,Florida, April 16, 1878, by Marie A.
Lipscomb, wife of James E. Lipscomb, separate and apart from her said husband, before
Perry G. Wall, Notary Public. Official seal affixed.
Acknowledged in Hillsborough County, Florida, April 16, 1878, by James E. Lipscomb and
Marie A. Lipscomb, his wife, before Perry G. Wall, Notary Public. Official seal affixed.
Item 5
WARRANTY DEED
Elizabeth H. Morrison,
Roy Morrison and Stella
M. Taliaferro, and husband,
T. C. Taliaferro, constituting
the sole heirs at law of
William A. Morrison, deceased,
intestate, TO
Bayshore Realty Company,
a Corporation under the
laws of the State of Florida. |
Deed Book 154 page 48 Dated April 13, 1911
Filed July 28, 1911
Consideration $1.00 and
o.v.c. |
Grant, bargain, sell and convey:
Government Lot one (1) in Section twenty five
(25);
Government lot one (1) in Section twenty six (26) in Township twenty
nine (29) South Range eighteen (18) east saving and excepting therefrom the following
tracts of land to—wit:
First that tract of land commencing at a point on the north line of lot one (1) in
section twenty five (25) directly south of the southeast corner of lot twelve (12) of
Block eighteen (18) of Packwood’s Subdivision and running thence south to the channel
of Hillsborough Bay for an east boundary commencing again at starting point and running
west on the north line of Government Lot one (1), one hundred and ninety three (193) feet
thence south to the channel of Hillsborough Bay for a west boundary, the channel of
Hillsborough Bay being the south line. Together with all riparian rights.
Also excepting secondly, the following described tract of land, to wit: Beginning at a
point on section line twelve hundred and sixty three and six tenths (1263.6) feet west of
the northeast corner of section twenty six (26) and run thence south seventeen hundred and
eleven and six tenths (1711.6) feet to Hillsborough Bay, thence south west along the Bay
shore sixty three and two tenths (63.2)
feet thence due north seventeen hundred and thirty one and five tenths (1731.5) feet to
the section line thence east along the section line to point of beginning, fifty nine (?)
and eighty seven hundreths (57.87) — and further saving and excepting therefrom any
and all other lots or tracts of land that may have been heretofore conveyed by the parties
of the first part, or the said William A. Morrison in his lifetime to the said party of
the second part. Together with all riparian rights.
Covenants against all incumbrances including taxes except the taxes subsequent to the
year 1906, which the party of the second part assumes, and agrees to pay and such rights
as may have been dedicated to the public because of the recordation in the office of the
Clerk of the Circuit Court of Hillsborough County, Florida, of a certain map or plat of a
portion of said premises hereby conveyed and which said map or plat is recorded in the
Clerk’s office as aforesaid in Plat Book 5 on page 64; and it is hereby understood
and agreed between the parties and the said parties of the first part do hereby bargain,
sell, transfer and convey unto the said party of the second part, its successors and
assigns any and all rights which may have been reserved by the said William A. Morrison in
his lifetime, as specified in and upon said plat recorded as aforesaid.
(Signed)Elizabeth H. Morrison (Seal)
Roy Morrison (Seal)
BY T. C. Taliaferro (Seal)
Attorney in fact
Stella M. Taliaferro (Seal)
T.C. Taliaferro (Seal)
Two witnesses to each signature.
Acknowledged in Hillsborough County, Florida, April 13th, 1911 by Stella M. Taliaferro,
wife of T. C. Taliaferro, and T. C. Taliaferro, individually and as Attorney in fact for
Roy Morrison and Elizabeth H. Morrison, with separate examination of wife, before 3. P.
Glenn, Notary Public, in and for the State of Florida, at large. Commission expires March
10, 1931. Official seal affixed.
Item 6
CHARTER
| State of Florida,
TO
Bayshore Realty Company. |
Incorp. Book 3 page 396 Dated May
12, 1905
Filed May 16, 1905 |
Incorporated under the laws of the State of Florida.
Principal place of business; Tampa, Florida.
Authorized to buy, sell, exchange, etc., in real properties, office buildings, dwelling
houses, etc. To build, construct, operate, maintain, etc., dwelling houses, apartment
houses and business block of all kinds. To maintain a general real estate agency and
brokerage business, etc. To make and obtain loans upon real estate, to supervise, manage,
etc. such property, loans, etc. To insure the same. To improve, manage, operate, etc. any
property, etc., etc.
Authorized capital stock; $50,000.00.
Term of existence of said corporation: 99 years.
Business of the corporation to be transacted by a President, Vice-President, Manager,
Treasurer, and a Secretary, and not less than five (6) nor more than nine (9) directors.
Highest amount of indebtedness permitted: $100,000.00.
(Signed) N. B. Broward, Governor.
H. Clay Crawford, Sec. of State.
Seal of the State of Florida, affixed.
Treasurer’s Affidavit filed May 20th, 1905. Recorded in Incorporation Book 3 page
401.
Item 7
MAP
| MORRISON GROVE SUBDIVISION. |
Plat Book 6 Page 64. Filed
June 3, 1911 |
Part of NE1/4 Sec. 26 & NW1/4 Sec. 25 Township 29 S. Range 18 E. Hyde Park City of
Tampa.
This plat is a revision of the following recorded maps:
Plat of Morrison Grove Subdivision, Plat Book 5 Page 64.
Revision Plat of Block 11 Morrison Grove Subdivision, Plat Book 6 Page
21.
C. R. Knight,Engineer.
LEGEND
The fee in all streets and alleys as well as all riparian rights is herein and hereby
reserved to the Bayshore Realty Company a corporation it’s successors or assigns and
an easement is given to the City of Tampa for a public highway only; expressly reserving
and retaining in the said Bayshore Realty Company, a corporation it’s successors or
assigns all rights to the use of said streets and alleys for street cars, electric light,
railroad, telegraph, telephone, water and gas purposes as well as all riparian rights
forever, But is agreed that the Bayshore Realty Company it’s successors or assigns
shall hold the fee to the streets and alleys as well as the riparian rights in trust for
the protection of lot owners.
Provided further that no wharves or docks shall be constructed in front of any lots on
the shore of the Hills—borough Bay save by consent of all lot owners fronting said
Bay in said subdivision.
Filed for record June 3rd, 1911.
Bayshore Realty Company
By Eugene Holtsinger, General Manager and Treasurer.
Showing Blocks 1 to 7 inclusive and 10 to 17 inclusive.
The following is a typical deed for a lot sold on South Boulevard in 1912<
Item 8
WARRANTY DEED
Bayshore Realty
Company,
a corporation organized and
existing under the laws of
the State of Florida,TO
J. T. Westmoreland, and wife,
Madeline W. Westmoreland. |
Deed Book 165 page 261 Dated
April 2, 1912
Filed April 4, 1912
Consideration $1500.00 |
Grant, bargain, sell and convey:
Lot five (5) of block thirteen (13) of Morrison Grove Subdivision, according to map or
plat of said subdivision, as the same is recorded in the Public records of Hillsborough
County, Florida, in plat book 6, page 54.
This conveyance is made by the party of the first part an accepted by the parties of
the second part under an agreement that the property hereby conveyed is to be used for
residence purposes only; that only one residence is to be erected thereon and that the
same shall face east, and shall cost not less than $3000.00 but the owners of the this lot
may have the necessary servant and outhouses in the rear; that the building line shall be
thirty feet, or more, from the front of said lot; that no liquor or ardent spirits are to
be sold upon this property for a period of twenty one years; that this property is not to
be sold, rented or otherwise disposed of to persons of African descent, and that no use
shall be made of this lot, or any part thereof that shall constitute a nuisance or injure
the value of any neighboring lots.
Covenants against all incumbrances, except such taxes, assessments or other impositions
as may be legally levied or assessed against said property subsequent to the year 1910,
which the parties of the second part agrees to pay.
(Signed) Bayshore Realty Company,
BY A. R. Swann, President.
ATTEST: J. M. Schreiber, Secretary.
Corporate seal affixed.
Two witnesses to each signature.
Acknowledged in Hillsborough County, Florida, April 2, 1912, by A. R. Swann and J. M.
Scbreiber, respectively President and Secretary of the Bayshore Realty Company, before C.
S. Eliot, Notary Public, State at large. Official seal affixed.
The lot was transfered back to Bayshore Realty March 17, 1914, and it
was again sold a few months later as indicated below.
Item 9
WARRANTY DEED
Bayshore Realty
Company,
a corporation under the
laws of Florida,TO
W. E. Dorchester. |
Deed. Book 216 page 64 Dated
December 17, 1914
Filed December 19, 1914
Consideration $1,800.00 |
Grant, bargain, sell and convey:
Lot five (5) of block thirteen (13) of Morrison Grove Subdivision, according to map or
plat thereof as the same is recorded in the public records of Hillsborough County,
Florida, in plat book six (6) on page fifty four (54).
This conveyance is made by the party of the first part and accepted by the party of the
second part, under an agreement that the property hereby conveyed is to be used for
residence purposes only; that only one residence is to be erected thereon and that the
same shall face east and shall cost not less than three thousand dollars, but the owner of
this lot may have the necessary servant and out houses in the rear; that the building line
shall be thirty feet or more, from the front of said lot; that no liquor or ardent spirits
shall be sold upon this property for the period of twenty one years; that this property is
not to be sold, rented or otherwise disposed of to persons of African descent; and that no
use shall be made of this lot or any part thereof that shall constitute a nuisance or
injure the value of any neighboring lots.
Free of All incumbrances except such taxes assessments or other impositions as may be
legally levied or assessed against said property subsequent to the year 1913, which the
party of the second part agrees to pay.
(Signed) Bayshore Realty Company
BY Geo. P. Raney, president.
Attest: W. S. Gass, Secretary. Corporate seal affixed.
Two witnesses to each signature.
Acknowledged in Hillsborough County, Florida, December 17, 1914, by George P. Raney and
W. S. Gass, President and Secretary of the Bayshore Realty Company, before L. M. Elder,
Notary Public, in and for the State of Florida at Large. Official seal affixed.
$2.00 Revenue stamps.
As opposed to most of Morrison Grove, this particular lot in Items
8 and 9 remained vacant until 1949.