York deeds, Book X 1719-1722, Part 27

Author: Maine Historical Society. cn; Maine Genealogical Society (1894- ) cn; York County (Me.). Register of Deeds. cn
Publication date: 1642
Publisher: Portland : John T. Hull
Number of Pages: 926


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BOOK X, FOL. 117.


Aforesd ye Eleventh day of Octobr in ye year of Our Lord God One Thousand Six hundred ffifty c Nine


Seal White


Recorded According to ye Original Except what was Defaced which is Left blank March 13th 1720/1/ p Jos : Hamond Regr


Know All men by these presents that I Jacob Clark of New Castle in ye Province of New Hampshirew England yeoman being ye Sole heir of John Clark late of New Castle Als ye Great Island in Portsmouth decd for Divers good Causes c Considerations me hereunto Moveing but more Especially for c in Consideration of forty pounds to me in hand Well c truly paid by John ffrost of New Castle in ye sª Province Esq' the rect whereof I do hereby Acknowledge c my Selfe therewith fully Satisfyed Contented c paid Have given granted c by these psents Give grant bargaine Sell Aliene Enfeoffe Convey c Confirm unto him ye sd John ffrost his heirs c Assigns forever to Say One Moiety or halfe part of All that my Twelve hundred Acres of Land Lying c being At Saco in ye Township of Biddiford in ye County of York c is that tract of Land which Majr Wm Phillips Sold to M' John Gifford as p [117] his Deed Sale bareing date May 31st 1669 c ye sd Gifford Sold it Walter Barefoot p deed dated July 5 : 1671 c ye sª Walter Barefoot by his last Will c Testamt gave ye Same to ye sª John Clark decd to whom I am ye Sole heir as abovesd the land being butted c bounded half a mile ffronting on Saco river c to run back that Breadth Westward untill ye Twelve hundred Acres be Accomplished As p ye sª Deeds c Conveyances may more fully Appear To have & To hold all ye Aforesd halfe part of ye Twelve hun- dred Acres of Land with all ye priviledges c Appurtences thereunto belonging or in Any wise Appurtaining to him ye sª John ffrost his heirs Ex's Adin's or Assigns forever In Confirmation whereof I ye sª Jacob Clark do bind my Selfe my heirs &cª to Warrant c Defend ye Same Against All maner of psons from by or under me or mine c At any time hereafter to give c pass Such further c Ample deed for ye more Sure binding ye premisses as Aforesª as Witness my


BOOK X, FOL. 117.


hand c Seal At New Castle this Twenty first day of March Anno Domini One Thousand Seven hundred And Twenty 1720/1


Jacob Clark (Seal)


Signed Sealed c Delivered


Alice Clark (Seal)


In ye prsence of us


Pro : N Hampsh' New Castle


Theodore Atkinson Joseph Simpson


March 21st 1720/1 Mr Jacob


Clark c Alice his wife psonally


Hugh Reed Appeared before me ye Subscribr c Acknowledged ye Above Instrumt to be their Act c deed Shad Walton J : P


Recorded According to ye Original April 4th 1721./


p Jos : Hamond Reg™


This Indenture made ye Eighteenth day of July in ye year of our Lord God One thousand Six hundred Seventy two Between Abram Corbet of Shipscot river on ye Eastward Side of Kenebeck river Distiller of ye one part And Captn Thomas Clark of Boston Mercht of ye other part Witnesseth that ye sª Abram Corbet for c in Consideration of ye Sum of forty Six pounds c four Shillings thirty nine pounds Nine Shilling wrof being a Judgmt of Court granted in ye year One thousand Six hundred And Seventy c An Execution granted upon that Judgmt in ye ye year One thousand Six hundred Seventy one c Levied upon a parcell of Land of ye sd Abram Corbets c for Diverse good Causes c Considera- tions him thereunto moveing Hath granted bargained and Sold Aliened Enfeoffed c Confirmed And by these presents doth grant bargaine c Sell Aliene Enfcoffe c Confirm unto ye sd Thomas Clarke his heirs c Assigns all that piece or parcell of Upland Scittuate Lying c being upon Kittery point c Containing by Estimation Eight Acres c quarter or thereabouts and bounden on ye Creek there on ye North c West c with ye land of ffrancis Morgan on ye South c East Sides thereof c Also All ye right title Claime use possession reverion remainder c demand wtsoever of him ye sd Abram Corbet of in c unto ye sd piece or parcell of land belonging c All Wayes paths passages profits Comoditys Emollumts Heriditamts c Appurces Whatsoever to ye Same belonging or Appurtaining To have & To hold ye sd piece or parcell of land c all profits Comoditys Hereditamts Advantages c Appures whatsoever unto ye sª Thomas Clark his heirs c Assigns forever to ye Sole c only proper use c behoofe of


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ye sª Thomas Clark his heirs c Assigns forever c to c for no other use Intent or purpose whatsoever And ye sd Abram Corbet for himselfe his heirs Ex's Admrs c Assigns c for All c Every of them doth hereby Covenat promiss c grant to c With ye sª Thomas Clark his heirs c Assigns c to c with Every of them by these presents that he ye sd Thomas Clark his heirs c Assignes Shall c Lawfully may from time to time c At All times hereafter quietly c peaceably have hold use Occupy possess c Enjoy to his c their own proper use c behoofe all c Singular ye before hereby granted c bargained premisses And Every part and parcell thereof with ye Appurces freed c Discharged or otherwise Well c Sufficiently Saved c kept harmless of c from all former c other bargains Sales gifts grants Leases Titles Troubles Charges And In- cumbrances whatsoever heretofore had made Comitted Suf- fered c done or hereafter to be had Made Comitted Suffered or done by ye sª Abram Corbet his heirs Ex's c Admrs c Every of them or any other pson or psons Lawfully Claim- ing from by or under him them or Any or Either of them In Witness Whereof ye partyes first Above named to these present Indentures Interchangeably have Set their hands c Seals ye day c Year first above Written 1672


Be it remembered that ye Words : thirty nine pounds nine Shillings whereof/ were So Interlined in ye fifth line of these p'sents before ye Ensealing c Delivery hereof./


Sealed and Delivered


Abra Corbet (Seal)


In ye presence of Portsmº ye 2ª of Augst 1672


Elias Stileman Mr Abram Corbet came c Ac-


Jo : Harvie


ffreegrace Bendall knowledged this Instrum' to be his ffree Act c deed Before me Elias Stileman Commission"


Recorded According to ye Original April 1st 1720/ p Jos : Hamond Regr


[118] This Indenture made ye Eighth day of Octobr One thousand Six hundred Seventy c five Between Giles Hubin of Saco in ye County of York in ye Collony of ye Massa- chusets on ye party And Brian Pendleton of ye Same on ye other party Witnesseth that ye se Giles Hubin for c in Con- sideration of a Certaine Sum of money to him in hand at c before ye Sealing c Delivery of these prsents by ye sª Bryan Pendleton Well c truely paid ye rect whereof ye sª Giles Hubin doth hereby Acknowledge c himselfe therewith fully


BOOK X, FOL. 118.


Satisfyed c paid c thereof c Every part c parcell thereof doth Clearly Acquit Exonerate c discharge ye sd Bryan Pendleton his heirs Ex's c Admrs forever hath by these p'sents given granted Aliened bargained Sold Enfeoffed c Confirmed c by these p'sents doth fully c Absolutely give grant bargaine Sell Aliene Enfeoffe c Confirm unto ye sd Bryan Pendleton his heirs c Assigns forever that neck of Land which ye sd Giles Hubin lately Inhabited upon c that by vertue of a Town grant from Saco he hath aright c title unto : the which Neck is Commonly Called ye Midle Neck be- ing c lying c abutting upon ye little river Marshes with all c Singular its rights Appurtenmances c priviledges together with all fences buildings whatsoever thereunto Appurtaineth and belongeth To have & To hold ye sd tract of land c All before Expressed to him ye sª Bryan Pendleton him his heirs c Assigns And that all c Every of them Shall or may by force and vertue of these presents from time to time c at all times forever hereafter Lawfully peaceably c Quietly have hold use Occupy possess c Enjoy ye Same with all ye rights menibrs Appurces And have c receive all c Singular ye Issues c profits to his ye sª Bryan Pendleton c his heirs c Assigns proper use c behoofe without any let Suit trouble denial Interuption Eviction or disturbance of ye sª Bryan Pendle- ton his heirs or Assigns by ye sd Giles Hubin or Any by from or under him In Witness whereof ye sª Giles Hubin hath Set his hand c Seal this day c year above writen bind- ing himSelfe hereby his heirs Ex's c Admrs in all that Con- cerns ye premisses firmly by these p'sents with ye free c full Consent of his wife. /


Signed Seled c Delivered


Giles Hubin (seal)


In presence of


Mary o Hubin (Seale)


James Gibbins Sent


This Instrumt Acknowledged ye


Day c Year Above Written by Judeth ' Gibbins Before me Brian Pendleton Assotiate Giles Hubin to be his Act c Deed


Recorded According to ye Original ffebry 24 : 1719 20


p Jos : Hamond Regr


Articles of Agreemt made Concluded c fully agreed upon this Twentyth day of Octobr Anno Domini One thousand Seven hundred c Eighteen Between Wm Pepperrell Junt of Kittery in the County of York in New England Merch


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Nath1 Weare of Hampton in ye Province of New Hampsh in New England Milwright And Humphrey Scamon Jun" of Saco in ye County of York aforesd Marrin' Concerning a Division of land lying in Saco Aforesd which land Was pur- chased of Sam1 Walker c Thomas Goodwill by sd Wm Pep- perrell as will more at Large Appear p Deeds under their hands c Seals c was formerly Benjamin Blackmans which sd Pepperrell Sold One quart" to sd Nath1 Weare one quart to sª Humphrey Scamon c ye remaind' halfe belongs to sd Wm Pepperrell And ye Division of A mill built by sd partners c a division made of halfe a mile Square We now proceed to divide ye whole tract which remains And for ye Benefit of ye whole sd Owners We lay out Wayes Vizt from ye End of ye way which goes downward towards ye mouth of ye rivr to run two rods ye Same way as far as our Land goes then from ye mill four rods Wide to run Northeast two miles which Comes to ye Middle line of ye pattent c likewise a Way to run Southeast c Northwest About halfe a mile from ye river of four rods wide through ye whole division As likewise a way of two rods wide from ye land reserved before for ye mill up as far as ye falls Against an Island Called Jordans Island or place where they used to take loggs out of ye river which lyes over Against sd Island be reserved for a highway for ye benefit of All ye sd partners c A landing there as likewise a way by ye river through All ye Aforesd Land as near as may be by ye river with Convenience for men c oxen to pass c repass As likewise We reserve Liberty to bring Timber Any Ways upon All ye Aforesd land to ye sª Mill or ye river / Without it be through a mowing field or Cornfield or Orchard We reserve for a landing At pipe stave point from a pine Standing by sª Nath1 Wears former bounds a rock to run from thence Southeast over Athwart sd point to a pine Standing in sd Pepperrells Lower Division Markt four Sides The bounds of ye Division of sd land to be As followeth Vizt ffirst sd Wm Pepperrell begins at Nicholses brook to a red oak markt on four Sides from thence forty four poles Northwest to a white oak markt four Sides then sd Scamon has from sd White Oak Northwest Twenty two pole to a tree markt four Sides from thence sª Weare has Twenty two poles Northwest to his first division the former Division lots [119] to run back to ye Extent of our land which is two miles back from ye river ye Same breadth as they were first divided Northeast : then sd Weare begins at a White oak which is ye uper Side of ye Way between him c sª Pepperrells Markt on four Sides c to run North west


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forty poles to a red oak markt four Sides from thence sd Scamons runs Northwest forty poles to a red oak markt four Sides from thence sd Pepperrell runs Northwest Eighty poles to a White Oak Markt four Sides c from thence sd Pepperrell runs Northwest One hundred c Twenty rods to a white oak Markt four Sides from thence sd Scamon runs Northwest Sixty rods to a red oak Markt four Sides/ from thence sd Weare runs Northwest Sixty rods to a pitch pine markt four Sides from thence sª Pepperrell runs One hun- dred c Twenty rods Northwest to a maple markt four Sides from thence sª Seamon runs Northwest Sixty rods to a White oak markt four Sides from thence sd Weare runs Northwest Sixty rods to a White pine markt four Sides All which Lots to Extend As they are aforesd bounded South- west to ye Aforesd Great river c Northeast to ye Extent of Our bounds which is known by ye Middle line of ye Pattent Now We begin at ye first bounds At Nicholses brook runing between ye land formerly John Bonightons and sd Pepper- rells upon a Northeast Course two miles to a pitch pine Markt four Sides which is our Northeast Corner bounds then ye Aforesd Lots to Extend to ye Same breadth as they are before Expressed As followeth Viz' sª Pepperrell to run upon a northwest Course forty four pole to a white pine markt on four Sides. / from thence sd Scamon runs Twenty two poles to a tree markt four Sides from thence sd Weare runs Twenty two poles to a hemlock markt four Sides c from thence forty pole to A pitch pine markt four Sides. / And from thence sd Scamon runs forty poles to a white pine markt four Sides And from thence sd Pepperrell runs ye Same Course which is North west Eighty rods to a red oak Markt four Sides then four rod which is ye highway between sd Wears c Pepperrell from thenee sd Weare runs North- west forty rods to a red oak Markt four Sides from thence sd Scamon runs N. west forty rods to a red oak markt four Sides from thence sd Pepperrell runs Northwest Eighty rods to a White oak markt four Sides from thence ye Same Course ye sd Pepperrell runs one hundred c Twenty poles to a White birch Markt four Sides from thence sd Scamon runs N West Sixty poles to A norway pine Markt four Sides from thence sd Weare runs Sixty pole N West to a maple markt four Sides. from thence sd Pepperrell runs N west One hundred c Twenty pole to a Tree from thence sd Seamon runs Sixty pole to a tree ffrom thence sd Weare runs Sixty pole to a tree/ There remains above All ye Afore mentioned land A mile c halfe c fourteen poles which


BOOK X, FOL. 120.


Are to be Divided as followeth Vizt. first sª Pepperrell is to run ye Aforesª Course Northwest One hundred c Twenty pole then sd Scamon Sixty pole c then sd Weare Sixty pole then sd Pepperrell begins c runs Northwest One hundred c Twenty Seven pole And then sd Seamon begins c runs Sixty three poles c halfe a pole then sd Weare begins c runs Sixty three poles c halfe a pole/ Which Lots to hold their breadth as aforesd North East c Southwest from ye river to ye Out- side of Our Aforesd tract of land which Compleateth the whole of ye aforesd tract of land And As to our priviledge of four thousand five hundred Acres of land which We have which lyes upon ye N : West Side of sd tract of land which is two miles in breadth ye sd Pepperrell is to have ye uper halfe by ye river c So runs back two miles the sª Weare takes the next quarter part from sd Pepperrells downwards And ye sª Scamon takes his quarter part down wards below sd Wears which is ye Whole of ve sd priviledges of ye last sd tract of land As likewise An Island which Lyes over Against ye Aforesa Owners Mill Called by ye name of Indian Island which belongs to ye aforesd partners they leave as Yet undi- vided As to ye Mill sd Wm Pepperrell takes ye Saw c frame next to ye land c ye pileing place Next to ye Land And ye Saw c frame next to ye river sd Weare C sd Scamon is to have c ye pileing place on the rock next to ye river Each owner of sd Saw to maintain c keep in Order his runing Gear c Saw c All that belongs to Each- frame/. As for ye Staging for rolling down of- Logg's upon ye Northwest Side there be An Addition made for ye rolling down of Loggs full as Convenient as ye other which is Already made at ve Charge of ye whole sª Partners then sª Pepperrell to have ye Western Side and sd Weare c Scamon ye Eastern Side Al- ways reserving So much room before ye Mill as Each party may role in Loggs without Mollestation whatsoever Accord- ing to ye usual Custum of Double mills As to ye house sd Pepperrell has ye Eastern halfe And sª Weare c Scamon is to have ye Western halfe sd Scamon has Liberty to make A Small Addition At ye Western End of sd house if there Should be Any place Any where within ye bounds of ye Aforesd tract or tracts of Land that Shall be Suitable to build Mill or Mills ye priviledge of it Shall be one halfe sª Pepperrells c ye other halfe between sd Scamon c Weare [120] Or if there Should be any Mill or Mills built or rebuilt ye sª Pepperrell Shall have his choyce of One halfe As likewise Shall have his choyce of all as Yet remains un- divided. / If there Should be Accasion of building of Mill


BOOK X, FOL. 120.


or Mills or rebuilding of this Any Where upon ye Aforesa Priviledge that if Either of the partn" refuseth c Neglects to go on he or they which does build keeping a fair Accot Shall have ye Improvemt of sª Mill untill Such time As ye partners which would not Carry on pay him his money which he disbursts or ye use of ye Mill pay ye Charge then Every partner to have his Equal part As if they had built together / Which is a full c final Agreemt of All ye Afore Mentioned premisses And In Confirmation of All c Every particular c Article Above Mentioned We ye sª Pepperrell Weare c Seamon do bind ourSelves our heirs Exrs And Admrs to Stand to c Abide by as a firm c Sure Agreement for Ever All ye Aforesd Writing. / In Testimoney whereof We have hereunto Set Our hands c Seals ye Day c Year first Written. / Whereas ye Word in ye Twenty Seventh line wis Interlined that is (and a landing there) And whereas ye Word (forty poles) in ye forty Seventh line was Enterlined And in ye forty nineth line ye words (Eighty pole) was ) Enterlined they three were done before ye Sign- ing c Sealing hereof. /


Signed Sealed & Delivered


In prsence of


Charles Owen


Margery Whittemore


William Graves


Ebenez" Allen


Wm Pepperrell Jun" (seal).


Nath1 Weare


(Seal)


Humphry Scamon Jun' (Sad)


York sc Decr 30th 1719 this day the Above named Wu Pepperrell Jun' and Nath! Weare both psonally Appeared before me ye Subscribr one of his Majty's Justices of ye peace for sd County c Acknowledged all ye aforego- ing Instrumt to be their ffree Act and Deed Wm Pepperrell


York sc/ Jan'y 25th 1719 This day ye Above named Humphrey Scamon Jun' psonally Appeared before me the Subscribr One of his Majty> JJustices of ye peace for sd County and Acknowledged All ye foregoing Instrumt to be his free Act c Deed.


John Gray


Recorded According to ye Original May 9º 1720. / p Jos : Hamond Regt


To All People to whom these presents Shall Come Greet- ing Know Ye that I William Godsoe of Kittery in ye County of York in New England Yeoman for c in Consideration of ye Sum of One hundred and Twenty pounds in good c Law-


BOOK X, FOL. 121.


full money of Aforest to me in hand before the Ensealing hereof Well c truely paid by Wm Pepperrell Jun" of Kittery Aforesª Mercht ye rect whereof I do hereby Acknowledge c my Selfe therewith to be fully Satisfyed c Contented c thereof c of Every part c parcell thereof do Exonerate Acquit c discharge ye sa Wm Pepperrell jun' his heirs Exrs Adın's forever by these p'sents have given granted bargained Sold Aliened Conveyed c Confirmed And by these prsents Do freely fully c Absolutely give grant bargaine Sell Aliene Convey c Confirm unto him ye sª Wm Pepperrell jun" his heirs c Assigns forever One Messuage or Tract of upland c Meadow lying c being in Kittery aforesd Containing by Estimation Sixty Acres be ye Same more or Less which was Laid out to sd Wm Godsoe by vertue of Town grants as


Appears p return undr ye Surveyor of sª Towns hand on record c is bounded Viz after measured thirty Two poles from ffrancis Pettegrews S E Corner to begin from thence c run by York line about One hundred c fifty Seven pole to sd Wm Pepperrells former bounds c thence Southwest from York line Sixty nine poles by sd Pepperrells Land and from thence North Sixty four pole by Lendalls Land c from thence, West a hundred poles And from thence p Andrew Lewises land untill ye first begining bares Northeat And So to run Northeast to ye first begining Mentioned bounds To have & To hold all ye above granted c bargained premisses with all ye Timber trees Wood Water c Water courses c All Appurces priviledges c Comodityes to ye Same belonging or in Any wise Appurtaining to him ye sd Wm Pepperrell his heirs c Assigns forever to his c their only proper use benefit c be- hoofe forever And I ye sª Wm Godsoe for me my heirs Ex's c Adm" do Covenant promiss and grant to c with ye sd Wm Pepperrell Jun' his heirs c Assigns that before ye Ensealing hereof I am ye True Sole c Lawfull owner of ye Above bar- gained premisses c Am Lawfully Siezed And possessed of ye Same in mine own proper right as a good pfeet and Abso- lute Estate of Inheritance in fee Simple c have in my Selfe good right full power c Lawfull Authority to grant bargaine Sell Convey c Confirm sd bargained premisses in Maner as Abovesd And that ye sd Wm Pepperrell Jun' his heirs c Assigns Shall c may from time to time c At all times for- ever hereafter by force c vertue of these presents Lawfully peaceably c quietly have hold use occupy possess c Enjoy ye sd Demised and hargained premisses with all ye Appur- tenances free [121] And clear and freely c Clearly Acquited Exonerated c discharged of c from all c all maner of former


BOOK X, FOL. 121.


c other gifts grants bargains Sales Leases Mortgages Wills Entails Joyntures dowryes Judgmts Executions Incum- brances c Extents Furthermore I ye sª Wm Godsoe for my Selfe my heirs Ex's Admrs do Covenat c Ingage ye Above demised premisses to him ye sd Wn Pepperrell his heirs c Assigns Against ye Lawfull Claims c demands of Any pson or psons whatsoever forever to Warrant Secure c defend And Eliza Godsoe wife of me ye sd Wm Godsoe doth by these p'sents freely Willingly give Yield up c Surrender all her right of Dower c power of thirds of in c unto ye Above Demised premisses unto him ye sd Wm Pepperrell Jun" his heirs c Assigns. / In Witness whereof I have hereunto Set my hand c Seal this Eighth day of July in ye Sixth year of ve reign of Our Soveraign Lord George by ye grace of God King of Great Brittaine ffrance and Ireland c in ye Year of Our Lord One Thousand Seven hundred c Twenty. / Memo- randium before the Signing c Sealing hereof ye first line from ffrancis Pettegrews Corner of thirty two poles is to run Par- ralel back as far as his land goeth which he reserves As first mentioned Southwest


Signed Sealed & Delivered


In p'sence of Wm Kelley Withers Berry


Wm Godsoe (Seal)


Eliza E Godsoe (Seal)


mark York sc July 9º 1720 This day ye Above Named Wm Godsoe c his wife Eliza both psonally Appeared before me ye Subscribr one of his Majtys Justices of ye peace for sd County and Acknowledged All ye foregoing deed to be their free Act c deed Wn Pepperrell Just peace Recorded According to ye Original July 9º 1720. / p Jos : Hamond Regr


To All People to whom these p'sents shall Come Greeting Know Ye that I Humphrey Scamon of Biddiford in ye County of York within his Majtys Province of ye Massachu- sets Bay in New England do Sold for c in Consideration of ye Sum of forty four pounds of Currant money or Sufficient Security to me in hand before ye Ensealing hereof Well c truely paid by John Davies of ye Same town County c Prov- ince aforesd y" rect whereof I do hereby Acknowledge c my Selfe therewith fully Satisfyed c Contented And thereof c


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of Every part c parcell thereof do Exonerate Acquit and discharge ye sd John Davies his heirs Exrs Adm's forever by these p'sents Have given granted bargained Sold Aliened Conveyed c Confirmed c by these p'sents do freely fully c Absolutely give grant Bargaine Sell Aliene Convey and Confirm unto him ye sª John Davies his heirs c Assigns ffor- ever One tract or parcell of upland Scittuate lying c being in Biddiford in County of York begining At a White Oak tree At ye Southeast Corner Adjoyning to Captn Wm Pep- perrells land And Northwest Twenty two poles to another white oak tree Adjoyning to M' Nath Wears Land And then two miles N. E to a pitch pine c then Twenty two poles S E to Another pitch pine then S : W to ye foresd first Bounds Containing by Estimation Eighty Eight Acres butted c bounded As aforesd To have & To hold ye sd granted c bar- gained premisses with All ye Appurces priviledges c Com- oditys to ye Same belonging or in Any Wise Appurtaining to him ye sª John Davies his heirs c Assigns forever to his c their only proper use benefit And behoofe forever And I ye sd Humphrey Seamon for me my heirs Ex's Adm's do Covenat promiss c grant to c with ye sd John Davies 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 ye Same in mine own proper right As a good parfect c Absolute Estate of Inheritance in ffee Simple c have in my Selfe good right full power c Law- full Authority to grant bargaine Sell Convey c Confirm sd bargained pmisses in maner as Abovesª And that ye sd John Davies his heirs c Assigns shall c may from time to time c At All times forever hereafter by force c Vertue of these p'sents Lawfully peaceably c Quietly Have hold use Occupy possess c Enjoy ye sª Demised and bargained pmisses with ye Appurces free c Clear c freely c Clearly Acquitted Exon- erated c discharged of from all and All maner of former or other gifts grants bargains Sales Leases Mortgages Wills Entails Joyntures Dowrys Judgmts Executions Incumbrances c Extents. / ffurthermore I ye sd Humphry Scamon for my Selfe my heirs Ex's Adm's do Covenat c Ingage ye Above Demised premisses to him ye sd John Davies his heirs and Assigns Against ye Lawfull Claims or demands of Any pson or psons Whatsoever forever hereafter to Warrant Secure c Defend Excepting three Quarters of All Mill priviledges throughout this tract of Land c three quarters of a landing Adjoyning to it c Saco river c a Tenth part of All gold c Silver Oare In Testimony whereof I have hereunto Set my




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