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Signed Sealed and Delivered
Edward Gillman (3251)
In presents of - Edward Gilman came and Acknowl- Christian Remich edged the aboue written bill of Jos Hamond Sale this 27th of Aprill 1686 before me Charles ffrost Justis of peace
Stephen Paul and Katharine his wife freely consents to the above written Instrument and gaue up all their Right title and Interest therein this 27th of Aprill 1686 before me Charles ffrost Justis peace Stephen Paul (seale) his
Katharine Paul her mark : K : (Seal)
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BOOK IV, FOL. 143.
A true Copie of the origenall Deed Transcribed & com- pared this 2ª octobr 1698 p Jos Hamond Registr
To all Christian People before whome this present writing Shall come Know yee that I Iohn Redden of Ipswich in the County of Essex in New England ffisherman & Iane Redden his wife for Diuers good and Valuable causes and Consider- ation me thereunto moving but Especially for and in Cosid- eration of Eight pounds of good and Lawfull Money of New England unto me in hand payd & received before the Sign- ing and Sealing hereof, and for which I doe Acknowledge my Selfe to be fully Satisfied contented & payd, hath giuen granted bargained Sold Enfeoffed made ouer Alienated & confirmed unto William Baker Glover of the Same Town & County abovesª, a certain parcle of Land containing one hundred Acres as it was at first laid out be it more or Less, the sª Land being in the Township of Wells in the Province of Maine in the Massachusets Collony in his
Reding to Majesties Territory and Dominion of New Eng- Baker land in America and is bounded in manner and order as followeth Viz : on the Southwest Side by Samuel Hatch it tis bounded, And tis bounded on the east and be North Side by Jonathan Littlefield and the Clay brook, and on the South East end by Norgunkiet River it tis bounded, and on the Norwest end bounded by the Common, which land according to the bounds abovesª, I the abovesª John Redden bought of ye said Samuel Hatch, Doe make over with all and euery of the Priviledges and Appurtenances thereunto belonging To have and to hold & peaceably and quietly to Possess and Enjoy unto the abouesª William Baker his heires Executrs Admin's and Assignes for euer, as his own proper Right and Inheritance, the aforesª Lands to- gether with all and Singular the Priviledges Profits accom-
BOOK IV, FOL. 143, 144.
ondations and Appurtenances thereupon or thereunto belonging, without any let hinderance Molestation or Interuption from me & from my wife Jane Redden or any of our heires Execut's Administrat's or Assignes or any of them for euer, or any other person or persons whatsoeuer, making or Claiming any Right or Title to or unto any part or par- cell thereof for euer/ ffurther I the abouesd John Redden and Jane Redden haue Real Right and Lawfull Authority to make Sale of ye aboue said land and therefore warrantize the Sale thereof to be good and free from all former Gifts grants Sales Deeds Rights Titles thirds Dowries Judgments Executions Morgages Entailments or any other Incom- brance whatsoeuer/ And it Shall be Lawfull to and for ye sª William Baker his heires and Success's from time to time and at all times hereafter, to Haue hold use ocupie Possess and Enjoy all and euery part of the Premises hereby Demised.
[144] In witness whereof, I the abouesd John and Jane Redden haue hereunto Set our hands and Seales/ Dated the twenty Seuenth day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand Six hundred Ninety Seuen Ninety Eight.
Signed Sealed and delivered
his
in presence of us
John ₮ Ridden (Seal)
Witnesses
mark and Seal
Joseph ffuller
her
Judth Wood
Jane e Ridden (Seal)
mark and Seal
Ipswich January twenty Seuenth day 169} John Reddene & Jane Reddene personally appeared before me and owned this Instrumt to be their Act and Deed/
John Appleton Jts peace
A true Copie of the origenall Deed of Sale Transcribed and Compared this 23ª day of Novembr 1698
p Jos Hamond Registr
BOOK IV, FOL. 144.
Witnesseth these presents that I Alyce Shapleigh of the Town of Kittery in the Province of Maine, Widdow Relict and Administratrix to ye Estate of my Deceased husband Major Nicholas Shapleigh for Diuers good causes and con- siderations thereunto me moueing, and by order of Court & their Approbation and in payment of my husbands Debts and more Especially for and in consideration of the full and Just Sum of twenty fiue pounds in currant money of New England to me in hand already payd at ye Sealing and deliu- ery of these presents, the receipt whereof I doe acknowledge my Selfe to be fully Satisfied contented and payd, and there- of and euery part and pcell thereof I the said Alice Shapleigh to Alyce Shapleigh doe acquit and discharge Joshua Downing of Kittery in the said Province aforesd
Jo: Downing
his heirs Executrs Administratrs or Assignes for euer by these presents and haue hereby granted bargained Enfeoffed conueyed assured delivered and confirmed and by these presents doe fully giue grant bargain Sell Enfeoff con- vey Assure deliuer and confirm unto the aforesª Joshua Downing his heires Executrs Administratrs and Assignes, a certain tract or parcell of Land containing the quantety of twenty Acres or there abouts, the bounds whereof being as followeth, four Acres of the sª land lying on the South Side the highway bounded with Thomas Jones on ye West to a Small white oak tree upon ye sª Downings own Land on ye East & the high way on the North/ And Six- teen Acres more on the North Side ye high way boun- ded with Mr Shapleighs Land on th West & North, and the Land called ye Bay land on the East and ye high way on ye South and it runs from a rock in his new Pasture upon ye hill Eighty fiue pole to a Crochett white oak tree North East & by North and from thence the head line runs South east & by South fiuety four pooles to ye aforsd Bay Land which land as aboue bounded with all Timber trees wood und woods Profits Priviledges comodaties and all other Ap- purtenances whatsoever, with all ye Right Title Interest use
BOOK IV, FOL. 144.
Possession or whatsoeuer doth belong thereunto with all and Singular before mentioned Premises/ To haue and to hold the aboue named tract of Land as above bounded with all ye Appurtenances thereto appertaining, from me my heires Executrs Adm's and Assignes or undr my beloved husband Maj" Nicholas Shapleigh his heires Execut's Administrat"" and Assignes or any of them, unto ye said Joshua Downing his heires Execut's Administratrs and Assigns for euer And doe further Couenant and Promise to and with ye sª Joshua Downing his heires and Assignes &c that ye sª Land is free and Clere from all former gifts grants Morgages bargains Sayles leases Dowres or thirds of Dowres Titles Judgments Executions and all other Troubles and Incombrances wtso- euer had made Comitted or done or to be made comitted or Suffered to be done by sª Alyce Shapleigh her heires Exec- utrs Administrat™s or Assignes or of or by her Deceased hus- band Maj' Nicholas Shapleigh his heires Execut™
Alice Shaply Adm's or Assigns and by her and them to be to Sufficiently Saued and kept harmless from all Jos: Downing manner of persons wtsoeuer from by or under them or her or any other by their Procuremt whereby said Downing shall peaceably Injoy quietly possess the aboue bargained Premises to him Selue his heires Exeqrs AdminisTe and Assignes for euer-In Witness whereof I haue hereunto affixed my hand and Sayle this Second day of June one thousand Six hundred Eighty three, In the thirty fifth year of ye Rayn of our Soveraign Lord Charles of great Brittain ffrance & Ireland King : Anno : Domini. 1683/ Defender of the ffaith/ the word Second interlined in the thirty Second line before ye Sealing and delivery hereof. (her ) Signed Sealed & deliuered
In the presents of us ffrancis Johnson John Penwill
Alice Shapleigh
Mrs Alice Shapleigh came before me the Second day of June 1683, and owned ye abouesª Instrumt to be her Act & Deed. John Dauis Depty President
BOOK IV, FOL. 144, 145.
ffrancis Johnson and John Penwill came before me did Acknowledge that ye did See Ms Alice Shapleigh Sign Seal & deliuer ye aboue written Instrument whereunto ye haue giuen yr oath the 3th of June 1685.
John Dauis Depty presidt
A true Copie of the origenall Deed of Sale Transcribed & compared this 22ª of Decembr 1698/
Jos. Hamond Registr
[145] This Indenture made the Eleuenth day of June, in the first year of ye Reigne of our Souraign Lord and Ladie William & Mary by the grace of God King & Queen of England Scotland ffrance and Ireland Defend" of ye ffaith/ And in ye year of or Lord according to ye computation of ye Church of England one thousand Six hundred Eighty & nine, by and betwixt John Amerideth and Ioan his wife of the Town of Kittery in ye Province of Maine in New Eng- land on ye one partie And Roger Dearing and Joseph Couch of the Town of Kittery aforesª and in ye Province aforesd Shipwrights on ye other partie Witnesseth, That ye said John Amerideth and Joan his wife for and in the consideration of the Sume of ffiftie pounds of good & Lawfull money of New England to them at and before ye ensealeing & delivery of these presents in hand well and truly paid by ye sª Roger Dearing and Joseph Couch, the receipt whereof the sª John Amerideth and Joan his wife doe hereby acknowledge and themselves therewith fully Satisfied & paid and thereof and of euery part thereof doe clearly acquit and discharge the said Roger Dearing and Joseph Couch forever, by these presents hath giuen granted bargained Sold enfoffed and confirmed, and by these presents doe giue grant, bargaine,
BOOK IV, FOL. 145.
Sell, Alien, Enfeoffe and confirm unto ye sª John Ame rideth to Rogr Dering & Couch Roger Dearing and Joseph Couch, their heires and Assignes for euer, ffiftie Acres of Land lying and being in the Town of Kittery aforesª and Province aforesª, being butted and bounded as followeth Vizt beginning at the Stepping Stones and bounded by Diggary Jeofryes and Clement Dearings land by a North and by east line untill it make up Six Acres, And then from an old Hemlock tree by John Brays fence east and by South Sixty eight pole in breadth, and then run- neth North and by east to a beech tree Marked. R. D. by the Same breadth to make up the ffiftie acres, with all and Singular its Rights members Jurisdictions easments Meadows ffeedings pastures wood under wood wayes profits Comodi- ties common of Pastures heredittaments and Appurtenances whatsoever to the said Land or any part or parcell thereof any ways belonging or appertaining To have and to hold the said Land and other ye Premises before by these presents Mentioned unto the said Roger Dearing and Joseph Couch their heires and Assignes and to their onely proper use behoofe and benefit for ever/ And the said John Ameri- deth and Joan his wife for and notwithstanding any Act done by him or her ye sª John and Joan Amerideth to the contrary at or before the ensealeing and delivery of these presents are and stand lawfully Seized in all ye Land and Premises aforesª as a ffee Simple in their own Right and to their own use without any condition, Limitation, other use or trust to alter change or determine the said Land before mentioned to be hereby Aliened bargained granted and Sold, and of euery part and parcell thereof And that ye sª Joseph Couch and Roger Dearing according to ye true Intent and meaning of these presents shall have full power Just right and Lawfull Authority to use ocupie possess and enjoy grant bargaine or sell the Same and euery part and parcell thereof with all the Appurtenances and coveniences thereto belong-
BOOK IV, FOL. 145.
ing, And that the sª Land with all woods and under woods and other conveniences Shall from henceforth and for euer remaine and continue unto ye sª Roger Dearing & Joseph Couch and to their heires and Assignes Acquitted Discharged and Exonerated of and from all and all manner of former bargains Sales gifts grants rent Charges arreages of rent Annuities Uses Entails Judments Dowers Joyntures leases forfitures executions intrusions and incumbrances whatso- euer and of and from all & all manner of other charges titles troubles and incumbrances whatsoeuer had made or comitted or done by us John Amerideth and Jone his wife or any other Person whatsoever, the rents and Services to grow Due to ye Chiefe Lord or Lords of the fee or fees of ye Premises for and in respect of their Seignory onely excepted and foreprised And further that the Said John Amerideth & Jone his wife their heires Executrs or Admin- istratrs shall and will at all times hereafter upon ye rsasona- ble request and at cost and charges of ye sª Roger Dearing and Joseph Couch their heires or Assignes make Suffer doe Acknowledge and execute or cause to be made done Suffered Acknowledged and executed all Such further Act or Acts thing or things device or devices, conueiance or conveyances and assurances for ye better Assuring and Sure making of ye premisses bereby bargained and Sold to ye sª Roger Dear- ing and Joseph Couch, their heires and Assignes for euer And the sª Joan Amerideth her heires ExecutTs and Admin- istrat" Shall and will Defend at all times, ye title of ye sª land to noe other intent and purpose whatsoever against any manner of Claimes made by any pson whatsoeuer for all or part of the said Land. In witness whereof the said John Amerideth and Joan his wife haue to this present Indenture
BOOK IV, FOL. 145, 146.
Set to their hands and Seales the day and year above Written.
The mark of Joan 王 Amerideth (sez1) The 26. of July. 1695.
Signed Sealed & delivered In the presents of us William Stacie James ffoy
Mrs Joan Amerideth came & Ac- knowledged this above Instru- ment to be her Act & Deed to Mr Roger Dearing and Joseph Couch, before me- William Pepperrell Justes peace
A true Copie of the origenall Deed of Sale Transcribed and compared this. 22ª of Decembr 1698.
p Jos Hamond Registr
[146] To all Christian People to whome this present Deed of Sale Shall come/ I Joseph Weare of York in the County of York in the Province of the Massachusets Bay in New England Sayler, Send greeting-Know yee that for and in consideration of the Sum of forty pounds currant Money of New England to me in hand paid at & before ye Ensealeing and delivery of these presents by Matthew Aus- tin of Yorke aforesª weaver, the Receipt whereof I doe here- by Acknowledge and my Selfe therewth to be fully Satisfied contented and paid and thereof and of and from euery part and parcell thereof for me the sª Joseph Weare my heires Executrs Administratrs & Assignes doe Exonerate Acquit and fully Discharge him the sª Matthew Austin his heires Exec- ut's Administrat™s & Assignes by these presents for ever, I the sª Joseph Weare Have giuen granted bargained Sold Aliened Enfeoffed and Confirmed and by these presents doe for me my heires Execrs Admin's & Assignes fully freely and Absolutely giue, grant, bargaine, Sell Alien, Enfeoffe and
BOOK IV, FOL. 146.
confirme unto him the sª Matthew Austin his heires Execrs Admin's & Assignes my certaine dwelling house and land about it, lying and being Scituate in the Town of York aforesª in ye Province aforesª by Estimation three Acres more or less being and lying within fence Excepted halfe an Acre of Land belonging unto ye dwelling house of Mr John
Jo: Weare to Penwill late of York and is bounded on the
Math Austin Northwest by the land of Rowland Young, on ye South by the Meeting house creek, on ye east by a small creek coming out, of the Meeting house creek, on yo Northeast by the high way, or however otherwise bounded or reputed to be bounded, together wth all the Priviledges thereunto belonging or in any wise appurtaining -To have & to hold the sª house & land with all the Appurtenances with all ye Rights Titles Interest claime & demand which I ye sª Joseph Weare my heires Execr Adminrs or Assignes have now, or in time past haue had or in time to come may Should or any wise ought to haue in or to ye above granted Premises or any part thereof And alsoe in like manner a lot of Woodland lying covenient for the house and land of Six Acres to be Annexed unto the Premises, To him the said Matthew Austin his heires and Assignes for euer and to their Sole and proper use benefit and behoofe And I ye sª Joseph Wear for me my heires Execrs Admin's and Assignes doe covenant Promise and grant to and wth him the said Matthew Austin his heires & Assignes that at and before the Ensealing and delivery hereof I am the true, Right, and proper owner of the above granted Premises and their Appurtenances And that I have in my Selfe full power good Right and Lawfull Authority the Same to grant and confirm unto the sª Matthew Austin his heirs Assignes &e as aforesª, And that the Same and euery part thereof is free and clere Acquitted and discharged of and from all former and other gifts grants bargains Sales leases Mortgages Titles troubles and Incumbrances whatsoeuer And that it shall and may be
BOOK IV, FOL. 146.
Lawfull to and for the sª Matthew Austin his heires and Assignes, the aforesd Premises and euery part thereof from time to time, and at all times foreuer hereafter to haue hold use improue ocupie possess and Enjoy lawfully peaceably and quietly without any Lawfull let deniall, hinderance, Molestation and disturbance for of or by me or any person or persons from by or under me or by my procuremt and that the Sale thereof and every part thereof against my Selfe my heires Exectrs Administratrs and Assignes and against all other persons whatsoeuer Lawfully Claiming and demanding the Same or any part thereof I will forever Save harmless warrant and defend by these presents And that I my heires Execrs and Assignes Shall and will make peform and Execute Such other Lawfull and Reasonable Act or Acts thing or things as in Law or Equity can be devised or required for ye better confirming and more sure making of the Premises unto ye sª Matthew Austin his heires & Assignes according to ye Laws of this Province In witness whereof I the sª Joseph Weare have hereunto Set my hand and Seale this Eighteenth day of January in ye year of our Lord, one thousand Six hundred Ninety and four five Annoq Regni R R$ : Re/ Guilielmi & Mariæ Sexto/
Signed Sealed and delivered
In the presents of us-
John Hancock Hañah
Edward Beale
Joseph Weare his (Seale)
her
Weare her
Seal -
marke
Joseph Weare and Hanah his wife appeared and made Acknowledgemt of this In- strumt, to be their Act & Deed before me this. 18th Jan : 94/5/
Samuel Donnell Justis pea
A true Copie of the origenall Deed of Sale Transcribed & compared this. 5th day of Jan'y 169g-
p Jos Hamond Registr
BOOK IV, FOL. 146, 147.
To all Christian people to whome these presents shall come/ Knoy ye that I Matthew Austine of the Town of York in ye County of York in the Province of the Massa- chusets Bay in New England, for Diuers good Causes me thereunto Moveing, More Especially for and in Matthew Austin consideration of the Summe of Sixty five pounds to to me in hand well & truly paid at and before ye
Wm Peprill
Ensealing and diliuery of these presents, by William Pepperrell of Kittery in ye County & Province aforesª Merchant, the Receipt whereof I acknowledge and therewith fully Satisfied contented and paid and thereof and of and from every part and parcell thereof have freely and clerely acquitted Exonerated and discharged him the sª William Pepperrell his heires & Assignes for ever, Have given, granted, bargained, Sold, Aliened, Enfeoffeed, made over and confirmed, & by these presents doe freely clerely and absolutely give, grant, bargain, Sell, Alien, Enfeoffe make over and confirm unto him the sª William Pepperrell his heires Executrs Administratrs and Assignes, All that my house and Land which was formerly my father Matthew Austins, Scituate lying and being in the Township of York aforesª and on the Western Side of the new Mill Creek Joyning to the Bridge that is ouer [147] the sª Crick run- ning upon a Northwest line one hundred & Sixty poles in length, and fourty pole in breadth Southwest & Northeast, together with all other ye houses Barnes out houses Edifices and buildings Gardens, orchards pastures, trees & fences thereon To have and to hold the above given and granted Premises, with all and Singular the Priviledges Appurte- nances and comodities thereunto belonging or in any wise Appurtaining with all ye woods under wood timbr trees waters water courses to him ye sª William Pepperrell his heires or Assignes for ever and to their own proper use benefit and behoote, peaceably and quietly to enjoy ye Same without any Molestation let deniall or hinderance from me
BOOK IV, FOL. 147.
the sª Matthew Austine my heires Exec" Admin's or Assignes or any or either of us, further that I the said Matthew Austine at and before ye Ensealing and delivery of these presents am ye true Right owner of the aboue giuen and granted Premises and of all & euery part thereof And that all and every part thereof is free and clere Acquitted Exonerated and discharged of and from all and all manner of former and other gifts grants bargains Sales Mortgages Wills Entails Judgments Executions power of thirds and all other Incumbrances of what kind or Nature soevr and that I have in my Selfe good Right, full power, and Lawfull authority the Same to Sell and dispose of And I the sª Matthew Austine my heires and Assignes shall and will from time to time and at all times hereafter for ever warrant and defend the title thereof against my Selfe my heires Execu- tors Admin's and assignes and against all other persons whatsoeuer Claiming any Right title or Interest thereunto from by or under me my heires or Assignes And that the sª William Pepperell his heires or Assignes shall and will from time to time and at all times hereafter, use improve ocupie possess and enjoy the aboue giuen and granted Premises with ye Appurtenances as their own proper Right by vertue of these presents. Alwayes provided and it is to be understood that if the sª Matthew Austine his heires Ex- ecrs Admin's or Assignes Shall well and truly pay or cause to be paid unto him the said William Pepperrell his heires or Assignes the full and Just Sum of Sixty fiue pounds Cur- rant money of New England, at or before the thirtieth day of Decembr wch will be in ye year of or Lord one thousand Seven hundred and two 1702/ at ye now dwelling house of the sª William Pepperrell at Kittery, that then this present obligation Shall be voyd and of none Effect, or otherwise to abide and remaine in full force and vertue. In witness whereof I the sª Matthew Austine have hereunto Set my hand and Seale this fifth day of Jan'y in ye year of or Lord
BOOK IV, FOL. 147.
one thousand Six hundred Ninety Eight nine and in ye tenth year of ye Reign of our Soveraign Ld William ye third by the grace of God of England Scotland ffrance and Ireland, King Defendr of ye ffaith &c / Matthew Austine (bis) her Signed Seled & delivered
in prsts of us Jos Hamond Joseph Ware
Mary V) Austine (hex) mark
Matthew Austine & Mary his wife ap- peared before me ye Subscribe on of the members of his Maties Council of ye Prouince of ye Massachusets Bay, and Justice of peace within ye Same, and acknowledged this aboue Instrument to be their Act and Deed Jan'y 5th 169§ Sam11 Wheelwright
A true Copie of ye origenall Transcribed & compared this 5th Jan'y 1693- p Jos Hamond Registr
County York -Kittery. June the Seventeeth 1696/ Know all men by these presents that I Isaac Goodrich of the township of Kittery in the County of York Yeoman, for the consideration of fiftie pounds in money to me in hand paid by my Aunt Mistres Margret Adams before the Signing and Sealeing hereof have bargained Sold and doe by these presents bargaine Sell Alienate Enfeoffe and confirm unto my sª Aunt Margret Adams all that Tract of Land I ye sª Isaac Goodrich bought of Samuel King as appears by an Instrument bearing Date the Sixteenth of this Instant moneth one thousand Six hundred Ninety & Six, And is that tract of Land that was formerly Wm Kings late of Kittery Deceased. To have and to hold all the sª tract of Land be it more or less unto the onely use Benefit and behoofe of her ye sd Margret Adams her heires or Assigns for ever from
BOOK IV, FOL. 147, 148.
me the sd Isaac Goodrich and my heires for ever, And fur- thermore I ye sª Isaac Goodrich doe covenant
Goodridge to with ye sª Margret Adams and her heires, the Adams peaceable and Quiet Possession thereof to Defend & Maintain against all manner of Persons Laying Claime thereunto And alsoe that the Same is ffree from all Encumbrances whatsoever by me made or done Always pro- vided that if the sª Isaac Goodrich Shall well and truely pay the full and Just Sum of fiftie pounds in money at or before ye Eighteenth of June which will be in the year of our Lord one thousand Six hundred Ninety and Seven to the sª Mar- gret Adams her heires or Assignes without any maner of ffraud or Deceit, then this Instrument to be voyd and of none Effect otherwise to remaine and abide in full force power and vertue and Pleadable in any of his Majties Courts of Judicature/ Witness my hand & Seale the Seventh day of June one thousand Six hundred Ninety and Six.
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