Hi, I'm considering the purchase of Deedmapper but would like to first ask some users if it will do what I want. Can you help me? I own an old house that goes back to farmland in 1836 and earlier. It is now a city lot which has been enlarged over the years to about an acre with a substantial house on it. It didn't start out that way. I would like to trace the various property changes made to the place to what it is today using overlays via Adobe layers software or even this deedmapper thing in different colors. I have a stack of paper work which has me totally befuddled as to who did what when and why. I need to see this graphically. I typed up in verbatim mode a more recent deed from 1965 and wonder if this verbiage will produce a map of the property with deepmapper? How do streets get into the picture if they are referenced? Also what is meant by the various numbers such 5- ? Is that feet without inches? Here's the text: BEGINNING AT A POINT in the Center line of Warren Street distant 407.58 feet Western from the center line of Farnum Street; thence 1- in a Southwesterly direction along the Western property line of Mario Farias, South 4 degrees 50 minutes Wast, 225 feet to a stake; thence 2- in a southeasterly direction along the Southerly line of Mario Farias extended, South 85 degrees 10 minutes East, 35 feet to a stake; thence 3- in a Southwesterly direction South 4 degrees 50 minutes West, 50 foot to a stake corner to Edward S. Becker and Christopher A. Probasco; thence 4- in a Northwesterly direction along said Probasco, North 85 degrees 10 minutes West 55 feet to a stake corner to Christopher A. Probasco and Douglas C. Peake; then ce 5- in a northeasterly direction and along said Peake's line, North 4 degrees 50 minutes East, 40.50 feet to a stake set for corner of Douglas C. Peake, also in the Southerly property line of Bessie B. Levin; thence 6- In a northwesterly direction along the aforementioned line and also Douglas C. Peake and E. Coates, North 86 degrees 02 minutes 30 seconds West, 113.68 feet to a fence corner, being the Southwest corner of Bessie B. Levin property; thence 7- in a northeasterly direction along the Easterly line of Charles W. Fink, North 4 degrees 50 minutes East, 236.24 feet to a point in the center line of Warren Street; thence 8- in a Southeasterly direction along the center line of Warren Street, South 85 degrees 10 minutes East, 133.67 feet to a point, the point or place of beginning. How much trouble is it to produce a property outline using this data? Thanks for any help with this. Fred Rump 26 Warren St. Beverly, NJ 08010 FredRump@earthlink.net 609-386-6846 "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it's time to pause and reflect." - Mark Twain (1835 - 1910)

On 22 Jul 2004 at 21:43, Fred Rump wrote: > Also what is meant by the various numbers such 5- ? Is > that feet without inches? Here's the text: Oh, I see now that those numbers are simply sequential borders. It helps to type this out and look at it from afar. Fred > thence 1- > in a Southwesterly direction along the Western property line of Mario > Farias, South 4 degrees 50 minutes Wast, 225 feet to a stake; thence > 2- in a southeasterly direction along the Southerly line of Mario 26 Warren St. Beverly, NJ 08010 FredRump@earthlink.net 609-386-6846 "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it's time to pause and reflect." - Mark Twain (1835 - 1910)