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In prsence of us Withers Berry John Hix
Roger Dearing (seal) a The words Interlined in ye
Sarah Dearing Seal fifty fourth line is Claime c was before ye Signing c Sealing of this deed
York sc Jan'y ye 12th 1719/20 This day Roger Dearing c Sarah his wife psonall Appeared before me ye Subscribr One of his Majtys Justices for ye sd County c Acknowledged ye within written Instrumt to be their free Act c Deed :/ Wm Pepperrell
Recorded According to ye Original JanTy 13th 1719/20 p Jos : Hamond Regr
Know All men by these presents that I William Symonds of Preston Alias Wells in ye County of York Gent have bargained Sold Assigned And Set over c by these presents doth for himself his heirs Ex's c Assigns bargaine Sell grant Assign c Set over unto Thomas Wells of Ipswich in ye County of Essex Yeoman Two hundred Acres of upland c fifteen Acres of Meadow Vizt ye one hundred haveing a dwelling house standing upon ye Same ye other hundred Joyning to John Barritts on ye North East c So next ye Comons Also Eight Acres of ye 'Meadow or Marsh At ye Little river lying between two parcells of Mr Goudges Marsh Also Seven Acres of Marsh more or Less lying at ye bridge between the Creek c M' Gouges Note ye first hun-
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dred Acres of upland above Specifyed is bounded wth Mr Robert Nannys land on ye Southwest And John Barrits on ye Northeast And ye other hundred Acres of upland lying Northeast of John Barritts land ye sd John Barrit is to have a little parcell from of that End which is Next to Mr Goudges Not to Exceed Ten Acres Now To have c to Hold ye sª Two hundred Acres of upland as aforesd wth all ye houseing thereupon c ye Eight Acres of Marsh At ye Little river lying as aforesd c ye Seven Acres of Marsh be it more or less lying as aforesd unto ye sª Thomas Wells his heirs Exrs c Assigns for ever with All ye profits And priviledges thereunto belonging or in Any wise Appurtaining unto ye Same c Quietly c peaceably ye Same without Any Mollesta- tion or Interruption of Any pson or psons whatsoever In Witness whereof I ye Aforesª William Symonds have here- unto Sett my hand c Seal ye 29th of ye 4th nº Called June Anno Dom 1657 William Symonds (Seal)
Signed Sealed c Delivered This deed was Acknowledged
In ye presence of us to be ye Act c Deed of ye John Wadley Abovesd Wm Symonds 16th day
Wm Hamond of ye 10th month Anno Domini
John Barritt 1657 Before Sam1 Symonds
Witness by these presents that I Wm Symonds of Wells in Yorkshire have recd of Thomas Wells of Ipswich by my Attorney c by my Selfe ye full paymt of ye bond of Thomas Wells which was a pair Oxen c the three score c Ten bush1s of Wheat that ye bond doth Specify I Say recd ye whole Sum As Abovesd By me Wm Symonds
This Deed of Sale is recorded by me Jos Bolls Recorder this 26th of 3ª mº 62
Recorded According to ye Original Oct" 4th 1720
p Jos : Hamond Reg
To All People to whom these prsents shall Come John Wells of Boston Sends Greeting Now Know ye that I John Wells of Boston in ye County of Suffolk Province of ye Massachusets Bay in New England Marriner for c in Consideration of a Certaine tract of land c Meadow c other priviledges Sold c made over to me by Benjamin Gooch of Wells as by a deed under his hand c Seal bareing Equall date with these presents more fully may Appear Have given c granted c I do by these presents give grant bargaine Sell Alienate Enfeoffe and by way of Exchange Confirm c Set over unto Benjamin Gooch of Wells in ye
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County of York Province Aforesd husbandman a Certaine tract or parcell of land c Salt marsh lying c being in ye Township of Wells bounded Northesaterly by land belong ing [92] To John Barret And Since falen into ye possession of Benja Curtis Southwesterly by land belonging to M' Robt Nanny c Since falen into ye Possession of Cap'n John Wheelwright it being bought by my Grandfather Thomas Wells of Mr Wm Symonds as by Deed under his hand may more fully appear As Also a parcell of Salt Marsh Adjoyn- ing thereto of About Seven Acres be it more or less bounded Northwesterly by a Creek Called bridge creek Southerly by Gooches Creek Easterly c Northerly by Marsh c land be- longing to Benja Gooch Aforesd Together with all my rights in Comon in ye Township of Wells And All ye priviledges rights c Appurtenances to ye abovesd land c Salt Marsh belonging or Any ways Appurtaining from me ye Abovesd John Wells my heirs Exrs c Admrs to him ye Abovesd Benja Gooch his heirs Ex's Admrs or Assigns To Have and to Hold As a free c Clear Estate in fee Simple for ever And I ye Abovesd John Wells do for my Selfe my heirs Ex's c Adm's Covenat c promiss to c with ye Abovesd Benja Gooch his heirs Exrs Admrs c Assigns that I am ye true c rightfull owner of the Abovesd Land c Salt Marsh And that I have full power and good right c Lawfull Authority to Sell c dis- pose of ye premises as Aforesª c do Affirm it c Every part thereof to be free c Clear of c from All other c former gifts grants dowrys Sales Alienations Mortgages or Incumbrances whatsoever by me made or done Moreover that I will War- rant c Defend ye Same from All or Any pson or psons what- soever in by from or und' me laying any Legall claime thereto or Any part thereof In Witness whereof I ye Abovesd John Wells Have hereunto put my hand c Seal this fourth day of Decr in ye year of Our Lord One thousand Seven Hundred c Seven 1707 John Wells Seal) Signed Sealed & Delivered
York sc/ John Wells prson- In ye presence of us Sam" Wheelwright Hannah Parsons ally Appeared before me ye Subscribr One of her Majtys Justices of ye peace in sª County c freely Acknowledged this Above written Instrumt or deed of Sale with his hand c Seal Affixed there- unto to be his Act c Deed this 5th day of Decr 1707 John Wheelwright Recorded according to ye Original Oct™ 4th 1720
p Jos Hamond Regr
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Know All men by these presents that John Wells of Bos- ton in ye County of Suffolk in New England Marrin' Am holden c firmly bound c Obliged unto Benjamin Gooch of Wells in the County of York in New England Aforesd hus- bandman in the ffull c Just Sum of fifty pounds Currt money of New England to be paid unto ye sd Benja Gooch or to his Certain Attorney heirs Ex's Adm's or Assigns to which paymit Well c truely to be made I bind my Selfe my heirs Exrs c Admr firmly by these presents Sealed with my Seal Dated in Wells this fourth day of Decr Anno Domini 1707
The Condition of this present Obligation is Such that if ye Above bound John Wells his heirs Ex's Adm's or Assigns or Either of them Shall c do Indemnify ye Abovesd Ben- jamin Gooch from Mollestation c disturbance from Mr Wm Sawyer c Sarah his wife As Also from Mary ye Wife of John Wells Abovesd So that ye abovesd Benja Gooch do peaceably c Quietly Enjoy a Certain traet of Land c Salt marsh with ye Appurtenances thereof made over to him by John Wells aforesd by deed undr hand c Seal of ye Same date with these p'sents without mollestation from ye persons above Named or Either of them or Any under them by their Cause or procuremt for any Dowry or right in sª Land c Marsh which by right of Dower they might Legally lay Claime unto then this present Obligation is to be utterly Voyd c of None Effeet Otherwise to Abide c remaine in full force and vertue
John Wells ( seal)
Signed Sealed & Delivered York sc/ John Wells pson-
In presence of us
ally Appeared before ye Sub-
Sam1 Wheelwright
scribr one of her Majtys Justices
Hannah Parsons of ye peace in sª County c freely Acknowledged this Above written Instrumit to be his Act c deed this 5th day of Decr 1707 John Wheelwright Recorded According to ye Original Oct 4th 1720 p Jos. Hammond Reg
To All Christian People to whom these p'sents shall Come Greeting Know Ye that I Jonathan Preble of Arrowsick Island in ye County of York in New England Milwright for c in Considerations of ye Sum of Twenty four pounds money to me in hand before ye Ensealing hereof well c Truely paid by Sam1 Preble of York in ye County of York in New Eng-
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land Mason the rect whereof I do hereby Acknowledge c my Selfe therewth fully Satisfyed c Contented c thereof c of Every part and parcell thereof do Exonerate Acquit c dis- charge ye sª Sant' Preble his heirs Ex's Admrs forever by these presents Have given granted bargained Sold Aliened Conveyed And Confirmed c by these presents do freely fully c Absolutely give grant Bargaine Sell Aliene Convey c Con- firm [93] Unto him ye sd Sam1 Preble his heirs c Assigns forever ye One halfe part of All that land c Marsh c Meadow Ground that is upon the Maine Land which did belong unto John Cousins lying c being At ye head of Casco Bay upon a river Comonly Called Cousins River with all ye priviledges c Appurtenances thereof & that is to Say wch ye sd Jonathan is now Possession of by Improvemt Deeds or writings Ex- cept a Sawmill c priviledge Standing upon sª Cousins river but All otherways As is bounded or reputed to be bounded To have & To hold ye sd granted c bargained premises with ye Appurtenances priviledges c Comoditys to ye Same be- longing or in Any wise Appurtaining to bim ye sd Sam1 Preble his heirs c Assigns forever to Have c to Hold to his c their Own proper use benefit and behoofe forever And I ye sª Jonathan Preble for me my heirs Ex's Adm's do Covenat Promiss c grant to c with Samuel Preble his heirs c Assigns that before ye Ensealing hereof I am ye true Sole c Lawfull owner of ye Above bargained premisses and Am Lawfully Siezed c possessed of ve Same in my own prop' right as a good perfect c Absolute Estate of Inheritance in ffee Simple And have in my Selfe good right full power c Lawfull Au- thority to grant bargaine Sell Convey c Confirm sª Bar- gained premisses in maner abovesd And that ye sd Samuel Preble his heirs c Assigns Shall c may from time to time c at all times forever hereafter by force c vertue of these pres- ents Lawfully peaceably c Quietly Have hold use Occupy possess c Enjoy the Demised premisses with ye Appurte- nances free And Clear c freely c Clearly Acquitted Exoner- ated c discharged of from All c All maner of former c other gifts grants bargains Sales Leases Mortgages Wills Entails Joyntures Dowrys Judgmts Executions Incumbrances c Ex- tents Furthermore I ye sd Jonathan Preble for my Selfe my heirs Ex's Admrs do Covenat And Ingage ye Above demised premisses to him ye sd Sam1 Preble his heirs c Assigns Against ye Lawfull Claims or Demands of Any p'son or p'sons whatsoever hereafter from by or undr me to Warrant c Defend. / In Witness whereof I have hereunto Set my hand c Seal this Eighth day of August in ye Year of Our
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Lord God Seventeen hundred and Twenty. / It is to be un- derstood that before ye Signing Sealing c Delivery of these presents that ye Eleventh line Above was Interlined which did belong unto John Cousins
Signed Sealed c Delivered
In presence Charles White
Nath1 ffreeman Abram Preble
Jonathan Preble (Seale) her
Recha
Preble (Seale)
mark York sc York Augst 8th 1720
Jonathan Preble c Rebecca his wife personally Appeared before me ye Subscribr One of his Majtys Justices of ye peace for ye Abovesª County c Acknowledged ye above Instrumt to be their free Act c Deed Abram Preble
Recorded According to ye Original Octobr 7th 1720 p Jos : Hamond Regr
Articles of Agreement made c Concluded on this 20th day of Aprill Seventeen hundred c Twenty by c between Joseph Weeks and Nicholas Weekes of Kittery in ye County of York Yeomen Only Surviving Children c heirs of Nicholas Weekes of ye Same Kittery Aforesª Yeoman decd Witnesseth that Whereas ye sª Nicholas Weekes decd was in his lifetime Lawfully Siezed c possessed of Sundry Tracts of Land in Kittery aforesd As by his Several grants deeds c returns on record Appears referrence being thereunto had Now to ye End a division be made of ye whole between ye sd Joseph c Nicholas Weekes they have Agreed c Concluded As followeth Vizt ye sd Nicholas Weeks his heirs Ex's Admrs c Assigns Shall from henceforth c forever Have Hold c Enjoy as his c their own proper right and Inheritance All that Tract or Tracts of land lying at the head of ye Eastern Creek of Spruce Creek So Called in Kittery aforesd c land Adjoyning thereunto
And ye sd Joseph Weekes his heirs Exrs Admrs c Assigns Shall from henceforth c forever have hold c Enjoy as his c their own proper right c Inheritance All other ye lands of ye sd Nicholas Weekes decd in Kittery aforesd which he died Siezed and possessed of./ ~ It is to be understood before Signing that ye sd Joseph Weekes is to have out of ye Above
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Lott Assigned to Nicholas Weekes four Acres of Woodland on ye East Side thereof Next Henry Bensons lot Joyning to York road. / In Witness whereof ye sª Joseph Weeks c Nicholas Weekes have hereunto Set their hands c Seals the day c year first above written Joseph Weekes (seal) Signed Sealed & Delivered
In ye presence of us Jos Hammond Hannah Hammond
Nicholas Weekes (sal)
York sc/ April 20th 1720
Joseph Weekes c Nicholas
Weekes Acknowledged this
Instrumt to be their free Act c deed. /
Coram Jos : Hamond J pacis
Recorded According to ye Original April 20th 1720./
p Jos Hamond Regr
This Indenture made this third day of Augst c in ye first year of the reign of James ye Second of England Scotland ffrance c Ireld King Defendr of ye faith &c and in ye Year of Our Lord God one thousand Six hundred Eighty c five Between Darrumkin Sagamore on ye Westward Side of Kenebeck river c his Son Absolem of ye one party And Lawrence Denis of New Town on ye Eastward Side of sd river on ye other part Witnesseth that for c in Consideration [94] of a Certaine Sum of money by ye sª Lawrence Denis to us in hand paid at or before ye Ensealing of delivery of these p'sents c At ye rect Whereof We ye sª Darrumkin c Absolem do hereby Acknowledge c for ever Acquit c dis- charge ye sª Lawrence Denis his heirs Exrs or Assigns c Every of them And by these p'sents have granted bargained Alienated c Sold And by these presents do hereby fully freely c Absolutely grant Aliene bargaine c Sell unto ye sª Lawrence Denis his heirs c Assigns a Certaine Tract or par- cell of Land lying c being on ye Westward Side of Kene- beck river buting c bounding as followeth Westerly from Winslows rock Northerly Agst John Rowdens point c runing up into ye Country 6 miles Westerly with a Smal tract of Meadow to ye Southward Side of Muddy river bounding with two Small Creeks with all c Every ye pmisses c privi- ledges c Imunitys thereunto belonging as hunting hawking fowling fishing or in Any wise Appurtaining To have & To hold ye sª parcell or Tract of land wth pmisses c priviledges As Above unto Lawrence Denis his heirs Exrs or Assigns to his c their own proper use c behoofe c behalfe forever And
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we ye sª Darumkin c Absollem for Ourselves Our heirs c Assigns do Covenant c grant to c with ye sd Lawrence Den- nis his heirs and Assigns that We ye sd Darumkin c Son Absolem Now hath good right c Lawfull power to grant Aliene c Sell ye sª tract or parcell of land with ye premisses priviledges c Imunitys as Above Specified c ye Same Will Warrant c Defend to ye sª Lawrence Dennis his heirs Ex's c Assigns forever in maner c form Aforesd And that ye sd Lawrence Dennis his heirs c Assigns or Either of them Shall c May from time to time c At all times hereafter Have hold use Occupy c Enjoy All c Every of ye sª parcell of land and premisses with priviledges & Above mentioned without any maner of lets hinderances or Mollestations Whatsoever of us ye sª Darumkin And Son Absolem Our heirs or Assigns from by or under us or Any of us c if Any further Confirmation to these premisses be Needfull here- after We Are Still bound with our heirs c Assigns to Con- firm c grant ye Same unto ye sª Lawrence Dennis his heirs Ex's c Assigns or Either of them when demanded by them In Witness whereof We do hereunto Set c Subscribe our hands and Seals this third day of Augst One thousand Six hundred And Eighty five
Signed Sealed c Delivered
Darrumkins + mark
In prsence
of us Absolem Als Weanungashhat
Gyles Godard Comission"
mark
(Seal)
Thoms Gyles Comission" Egerremett mark
Richd Pateshal Comission"
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Old Tassacks mark
Suffolk se/ Boston 9th March 1719/20. Gyles Godard Appeared before me ye Subseribr One of his Majtys Justices of ye peace in sª County c Made Oath that he saw Darumkin c Absolem Alias Wineguset And Egeremett c Old Tassack All of them Sign their Marks And Deliver c Seal this within written Instrumt c that he ye Deponat and Thomas Gyles c Richd Pateshall Subscribd their Names thereunto as Witnesses Samuel Lynde
Recorded According to ye Original ffebry 16th 1720/1 p Jos : Hamond Regr
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To All People to whom these p'sents Shall Come Thomas Pitman of Manchester in ye County of Essex c Sarah Pit- man his wife only Daughter of Lawrence Dennis formerly of New Town on ye Eastward of Pemiquid More Lately of Beverly in ye County of Essex in ye Province of ye Massa- chusets Bay in New England Esqr decd Sendeth Greeting Know Ye that ye sd Thomas Pitman c Sarah his wife for and in Consideration of ye Sum of ffifty pounds Currat money of New England to them in hand Well c truly paid by James Lyndal of Salem in ye County of Essex in ye Province aforesd Mercht ye rect whereof they do hereby Ac- knowledge themselves therewith fully Satisfied c Contented Have bargained c Sold c by these presents do grant bar- gaine Sell Aliene Enfeoffe c Confirm unto ye sª James Lyn- dall a Certaine Tract or parcell of land Scituate lying c being on ye Westward Side of Keneheck river butted c bounded As followeth Westerly from Winslows rock North- erly Against John Rowdens point formerly So Called And runing up into ye Country Six miles Westerly with a Smal tract of meadow to ye Southward Side of Muddy river bounding with Two Small Creeks or however otherwise bounded or reputed to be bounded To have c To hold ye sd Tract or p"sell of land c Meadow hereby granted Together with all c Singular ye houses Outhouses barns buildings hawking hunting fishing fowling rights Libertys priviledges Heriditamts c Appurees wtsoever thereunto belonging or in Any wise Appurtaining unto him ye sd James Lyndall his heirs c Assigns forever to his c their proper use benefit c behoofe forever As An Estate in ffee And ye sª Thomas Pit- man And Sarah his wife for themselves their heirs Ex's c Admrs do Covenat promiss c grant to c with ye sd James Lyndal his heirs c Assigns by these p'sents that they Are ye true c rightfull owners of ye bargained pmisses c have in themselves good right full power c Lawfull Authority to grant Bargaine Sell Aliene Convey and Confirm ye Same in Maner c form aforesd And that its free c Clear of c from All maner of Incumbrances wtsocver And further that ye sd Thomas Pitman c Sarah his wife their heirs Ex's c Admrs Shall c Will Warrant Acquit c Defend ye sd James Lyndall his heirs c Assigns in ye Quiet c peaceable possession of ye bargained pmisses from time to Time c At all times forever hereafter Against All Lawfull Claimers/ In Witness Whereof I have hereunto Set my hand c Seal ye 12th day of Jan'y Anno Ri R$ Georgii Nunc Magna Brittaniæe &cª Quinto Annog Dom 1718 The aforesd houseing were lived in
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c ye land Improved in ye right of our father Dennis Aforesd As Tenats as We have been Informed
Jnº Hornbrook
Signed Sealed c Dd
In ye prsence of us Sam1 Giles Eliza Lyndall
Thomas Pitman (Seal) Sarah Pitman (seal) .
Essex sc/ Thomas Pitman of Manchester c Sarah Pitman his wife psonally Appeared be- fore me ye Subscriber One of his Majtys Justices of ye peace for ye County of Essex c both of them Acknowledged ye Above written In- strumt with their hands c Seals to be their Act c Deed At Salem 9º ffebru- ary 1718/9 John Higginson
Recorded According to ye Original Febry 16th 1720/1 p Jos. Hamond Regr
[95] To all People To whome these presents Shall Come I Sam" Shorey of ye Town of Kittery in ye County of York in his Majestyes province of ye Massachusets bay in New England Yeoman Sendeth greeting Know : yee that for divers Good Causes Me hereunto mouing and more Espec- ially for and in Consideration of ye full and hole Sui of Eighteen pounds in Current money of New England to me in hand well and truly paid before ye Signing and Sealing of these Presents By Joseph Hodsdon of the town of Barwick in ye County of York aforesd Yeoman the Receipt thereof I Doe Acknowledge my Self to be fully Sattisfied Contented and Paid for Euery Part Giuen Granted bargained and Sold & Doe by these presents for my Self my heirs Executors Administrators and Assigns for Ever fully freely & Abso- lutely Giue Grant Sell Alinate Enfeoffe Assine Convey pass ouer and Confirm unto him ye foresd Joseph Hodsden And to his heirs Executors administrators & Assignes for Euer A Certain parcell or tract of Land Containing Sixty Acres Ly- ing being and Cittuate in ye Township of Barwick aforesd And also fifteen acres and one Quarter of a Certain Grant of Twenty Acres of Land Given : to Thomas Thompson by ye Town of Kittery May ye Sixteenth 1694) the foresd Sixty acres of Land is butted and bounded as followeth Vizt be- ginning at ye East End of Benjamin Welch Land and at : ye South Corner Next adJoyning to Mr Wises land and from thence Runing East by North Sixty poles then North by
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west one hundred and Sixty poles and from that Extent west by South Sixty poles then South by East to ye foresd Welches Land and by sª Land to the first bound or Station aboue Mentioned all which Sixty Acres of land According to ye bounds thereof and also the fifteen Acres and a Quarter of ye grant abouesd To have and to Hold to him ye foresd Joseph Hodsden and to his heirs Executors administrators and Assignes forever with all and Singular the appurte- nances priviledges and Commodities there unto belonging freely and Clearly Exonerated Acquitted and Discharged of and from : all manner of former deeds of Seal Leases wills dowers Rights of thirds or any other Incumbrances whatso Euer had made done or suffered to be done by me ye sª Sam- uell Shorey whereby ye foresd Joseph Hodsdon or his heirs Executors Administrators or Assignes : may be in any ways Molested or Disturbed in there Quiat and peaceable Injoy- ment and Improvement of ye abouesd primisses and further I ye foresd Sam" Shorey Doe by these presents for my Self my heirs Executors Administrators and Assigns for Euer Covenant promis and agree to & with ye foresª Joseph Hods- den and His heirs Executors Administrators and Assignes to Saue them harmless & to warrant and Defend ye Title of ye A boue Granted primisses against any Parson or Parsons what so Euer that Shall at any time for Euer hereafter Clame or Challing any Lawfull Right or propriety to ye Aboue granted primisses or any part thereof/ In Wittness hereof I ye foresd Samuell Shorey haue here unto Set my hand Seal this Eighteenth Day of August Anno Domini one thousand Seven hundred and Twenty and in ye Seuenth Year of King George his Reign &ct
Signed Sealed and Delivered In Presence of vs
York sc/ ffebry 10th 1720/1
John Coopper
Sam" Shorey Aboue Named
Gilbird Warren
James Warren nesses
Wit- psonally Appearing Acknow]- edged ye afore going Instru- ment in writing to be his free Act and Deed
Coram Jos : Hamond J pacs
Recorded According to ye Original ffebry 10th 1720/1 p Jos : Hamond Reg"
To All People to whom these presents Shall Come I Joseph Hodsden of ye Town of Berwick in ye County of York in his Majtys Province of ye Massathusets bay in New England Yeoman and Margret the wife of ye sª Jos : Hods-
Sam" Shorey (seal)
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den Sendeth Greeting Know Yee that for Diuers Good Causes me here unto mouing and more Especially for and in Consideration of ye full and hole Sum of Thirty Pounds in Corrent money of New England to vs in hand Well and truly paid before ye Signing and Sealing of these Presents by Joshua Waymouth of ye Town Barwick aforesª Labourer the Recept thereof wee Doe Acknowledge our Selues to be fully Sattisfied for Euery Part Giuen Granted Bargained & Sold and Doe by these Presents for my Self my heirs Ex- ecutors Administrators and Assigns for Euer fully freely and Absolutely giue Grant bargain sell Alinate Enfeoffe
Assign Conuay pass : ouer and Confirm Vnto ye foresd Joshua Waymouth and to his heirs Executors Administra- tors and Assigns for Euer A Certain parcell or tract of Land Containing Sixty Acres Lying being and Cittuate in ye Township of Barwick aforesd and also fifteen Acres and one Quarter of a twenty [96] Acre Grant of Land Giuen to Thomas Tompson by ye Town of Kittery May ye Sixteenth 1694 ye foresd Sixty Acres of Land is butted and bounded as followeth Vizt begining at ye East End of Benjamin Welches Land and at ye South Corner Next AJoyning to Mr Wises Land and from thence Runing East by North Sixty Poles Then North by West one hundred and Sixty Poles and from that Extant West by South Sixty poles then then South by East to ye foresd Welches Land then sd Land and Joyning to it to ye bounds first aboue Menchoned all which Sixty Acres of Land Butted and as A foresd and also ye fifteen Acres and one Quarter of ye Twenty Acre Grant aforesd To have and To hold, to him ye foresd Joshua Way- mouth and to his heirs Executors Administrators and As- signes for Euer with all and Singular ye Appurtenances priuiledges and Comodityes there unto belonging freely and Clearly Exonerated Acquited and Discharged of and from all Manner of former Deeds of Scall Leases wills Dowries Right of Thirds or any other Incomberances what so Euer had made done or Suffered to be done by me ye foresd Joseph Hodsden were by ye foresd Joshua Waymouth his heirs Ex- ecutors administrators or Assignes may be in any ways Mo- lested or disturbed in there Quiat and peaceable Injoyment and Improvement of ye aboue Granted Premisses and Far- ther I the forest Joseph Hodsden Doe by these presents for my self my heirs Executors Administrators and Assignes Covenant promise and a gree to and with ye foresd Joshua Waymouth and his heirs Executors Administrators and As- signes for Ener to Sauc ye harmless and to Warrent and Defend the Title of ye A boue granted Premises against any
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