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BOOK X, FOL. 122.
hand c Seal this Twenty Eight day of Octobr Anno Domi One thousand Seven hundred c Nineteen
Signed Sealed c Delivered
In prsence of Richard Stimson Daniel Smith
Humphry Scamon (Seal)
York sc Bidiford Als Saco in ye County of York Humphrey Scamon psonally Appeared before me Lewis Bane One [122] of his Majtys Justices of ye peace for ye Abovesd County c Acknowledged ye within written Instrumt to be his free Act c deed, And Eliza his wife Acknowledged ye Same Above written Novr 6 : 1719 Lewis Bane
Recorded According to ye Original Febry 16° 1738 p Jos : Hammond Regr
Know All men by these presents that I Lydia Kerkite of Salem in ye County of Essex in New England Widdow for c in Consideration of ye Sum of Twenty Six pounds Currat money to be me in hand paid before ye Ensealing hereof by Humphrey Scamon Jun' Marrin' of Biddiford Al Saco in ye County of York ye rect whereof I do hereby Acknowl- edge and thereof fully Satisfyed c Contented have by these p'sents given granted bargained c Sold c do by these pres- ents fully freely c Absolutely give grant bargaine c Sell unto sª Humphrey Scamon his heirs c Assigns forever A parcell of upland and Marsh or Tenemt of fifty Two Acres which Tenement Wm Kerkite bought of Robert Reding lying Nigh ye Mouth of Saco river on ye N E Side of ye sd river in ye Town of Bidiford in County of York with all ye Timber Standing c Lying c All Water Courses with All ye priviledges Comoditys c Appurtenances to ye Same belong- ing or in Any ways Appurtaining To have & To hold All ye above granted c bargained pmisses to him ye sª Humphrey Scamon his heirs c Assigns forever. / ffurthermore I ye sd Lydia Kerkite do by these p'sents promiss And grant to c with ye sd Humphrey Seamon his heirs Ex" Admirs c Assigns that they Shall c may from time to time c At all times forever hereafter by force c vertue of these prsents Lawfully peaceably c Quietly Have hold use Occupy possess c Enjoy all ye aforesd granted c bargained premisses I ye sd Lydia Kerkite do by these psents firmly bind my Selfe my heirs Ex's c Admis to Warrat Secure And Defend ye sª Hum- phrey Scamon his heirs c Assigns from Any pson or psons
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Claiming thereunto firmly Secure Any part thereof Shall c Will Warrant c forever Defend by these prsents In Witness whereof I ye sª Lydia Kerkite have hereunto Set her hand c Seal : 16 of Jan'y Anno Domini One Thousand Seven hundred c Nineteen In prsence of us her Lydia Sdd Kerkite (seal) Joseph Calef Miles Ward Willm Osgood
mark Essex se/ Lydia Kerkite pson- ally Appeared before me ye Sub- seribr one of his Majtys Justices of ye peace for ye County of Essex c Acknowledged ye Within written In- strumt with her hand c Seal to be her Act c Deed / at Salem 16 Jan'y 1719/20/ Jnº Higginson
Recorded According to ye Original Febry 24th 1719/20 p Jos : Hammond Regr
To All Christian People to whom these p'sents Shall Come I Wm Carkett of Salem in ye County of Essex in New Eng- land Marrin' Send Greeting in our Lord God Everlasting Know Ye that I Wm Carkeet for c in Consideration of ye Love good will c Affection which I have c do bear towards my Loveing wife Lydia Carkeet Have given c granted c by these p'sents do freely Clearly c Absolutely give c grant to my sª Wife Lydia Carkeet All c Singular my goods Wares plate Jewells ready money household Stuff Implemts Chat- tells Debts dues demands in houses c Lands c other things to me belonging And which I may Justly Claime As in right my own as Well Moveable As things Imoveable both real c psonal in whose hands Custody c possession Soever they be or wheresoever ye Same or Any of them or Any part of them Can or may now or hereafter be found remaining or being &cª To have c To hold All ye sd goods Wares plate Jewells ready money household Stuff Implemts c All other ye pmisses unto my sª Wife After my decease dureing her Natural life to use Improve and dispose of As there shall be Accasion for her Comfortable Maintainence c Subsistance c at her death what Shall be left of my Estate to be given to my Children as my wife shall Se meet In Witness whereof I have hereunto Set my hand c Seal the Twenty Sixth day of Aprill in ye fourth year of ye reign of our Soveraign Lady
BOOK X, FOL. 123.
Anne Queen of England &cª And in ye year of Our Lord
God: 1705
Wm Carkett (seal)
Signed Sealed & Delivered
In presence of us
Miles Ward
Nath1 Higginson
Abigail Henderson
Mr Wm Carkett psonally Ap- peared before me ye Subscribr One of her Majtys Justices of ye peace for ye County of Essex c Acknowledged ye Above written Instrumt with his hand c Seal to be
his Act c deed At Salem 26 April 1705 John Higginson
Recorded According to ye Original Febry 24th 1719/20 p Jos : Hamond Regr
Know All men by these p'sents that I Thomas Reding of Saco planter Do give grant bargaine c Sell unto Wm Carkeet All that Messuage or Tenemt wherein Now he dwells with fifty Two Acres of land thereunto belonging Six Acres of Marsh ground being part of ye fifty Two Acres to him c his heirs forever c further I ye sd Thomas Reding do bind my Selfe in forty pounds Starling that ye sd Wm Carkeet Shall peaceably c quietly Enjoy All ye aforesª Messuage or Tenemt And Land without Mollestation or trouble by Any man And I have hereunto Set my hand this 17th of Augst 1654
Witness 1 Robt
Wm Scadlock his White
Thomas
T
Reding
mark
mark
Recorded According to ye Original Feb 24th 1719.
20
p Jos : Hammond Regr
[123] The Deposition of John Ashton of ye Age of Seventy Years c More Testifieth that to his Certaine knowl- edge he knew Thomas Reding of Saco planter c Also he knew Wm Carkeet And that ye sd Wm Carkeet did possess ye Messuage or Tenemt of ye sª Thomas Reding And all ye land of ye sª Tenemt thereto belonging
Marble Head April ye 24th 1714/ Sworn before me
Nath1 Norden J : peace
Recorded According to ye Original fl'ebry 24th 1719.
20
p Jos : Hamond Regr
his
BOOK X, FOL. 123.
The Deposition of Mary Ashton of ye Age of Sixty Six Years Testifyeth that to her Certain knowledge that Wm Carkeet of Saco did possess a Certaine Messuage or Tenemt in which he then lived And Commonly Called Carkeets house c land
Marblehead Apr1 24th 1714/ Sworn before me
Nath1 Norden Just peace
Recorded According to ye Original Febry 24th 1719. 20
p Jos : Hammond Regr
To All People to whom these presents shall Come Greet- ing Know Ye that I Joseph Young Jun' of York in ye County of York in New Engld husbandman for c in Consid- eration of the Sum of thirty Eight pounds Currat money of Aforesd to me in hand Well c truely paid by Wm Pepper- rell of Kittery in ye County aforesd Mercht ye rect whereof I do hereby Acknowledge c my Selfe therewith fully Satis- fyed and Contented c thereof c of Every part c parcell thereof do Acquit c discharge ye sª Wm Pepperrell his heirs Exrs c Admrs for ever by these presents have given granted bargained Sold Aliened Conveyed c Confirmed And by these presents do fully freely c Absolutely give grant bar- gaine Sell Aliene Convey c Confirm unto him ye sd Wm Pep- perrell his heirs c Assigns forever One Certaine parcell of up land c Meadow Scittuate Lying c being in ye Township of York aforesd Containing by Estimation thirty Acres be the Same more or Less it being ye sd Joseph Youngs land wron he now lives his whole home Lot c is bounded on ye South west by Rowland Young c on ye Southeast by Joseph Young Sen' And on ye Northwest c Northeast by Captn John Pickerins land Together with ye sd Joseph Young Junrs Dwelling house or however otherwise butted c bounded To have & To hold ye aforesª Land house Orchards Water c Water courses c All ye priviledges c Appurtenances to ye Same belonging or in Any Wayes Appurtaining to him ye sª Wm Pepperrell his heirs c Assigns forever to his c their only proper use benefit c behoofe And I ye sª Joseph Young for me my heirs Ex's Admrs do Covenat promiss c grant to c with ye sª Wm Pepperrell his heirs c Assigns that before Je Ensealing hereof I am ye True Sole c Lawfull owner of ye above bargained premisses c have in my Selfe good right full power and Lawfull Authority to grant bargaine Sell c Convey c Confirm sª bargained premisses in maner As
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Abovesª And that ye sd Wm Pepperrell his heirs c Assigns shall c may from time to time and At All times forever hereafter by force c vertue of these prsents Lawfully peace- ably c Quietly Have hold use Occupy possess c Enjoy ye sd Demised c bargained premisses with all ye Appurces free c Clear c Clearly Acquited c discharged of c from All c all maner of former c other gifts grants bargains Sales Ti- Jan. 6th 1724 | 5 tles troubles c Incumbrances Whatsoever. / Further- This Mortgage is discharged Lib XI folo 184 more I ye sd Joseph Young for my Selfe my heirs Ex's Adm's do Covenat c Engage ye Above Demised prem- isses to him ye sª Wm Pepperrell his heirs c Assigns Against ye Lawfull Claims c Demands of Any pson or psons whatsoever forever hereafter to Warrant Secure c Defend And Sarah Young Wife of me ye sd Joseph Young doth by these p'sents fully freely c Absolutely give Yield up c Surrender all her right c Power of thirds of in c unto ye Above demised premisses unto him ye sª William Pepperrell his heirs C Assigns forever. / Pro- Jos : Moodey Regr vided Always c it is agreed c Concluded by c between ye sª Wm Pepperrell c Joseph Young c it is ye true In- tent c Meaning thereof that if ye sd Joseph Young his heirs Ex's or Admrs or. Either of them Shall Well c truely pay or Cause to be paid unto ye sd Wm Pepperrell or his heirs Ex's Adin's or Assigns ye full whole c Just Sum of thirty Eight pounds Currat Lawfull money of Aforesd at on or before this day twelve months with Lawfull Inter- cst that then this Mortgage to be voyd c of None Effect Otherwise to remaine and be as before mentioned. / In Wit- ness whereof I have hereunto Set my hand c Seal this fourth day of Aprill in ye Seventh Year of his Majtys reign Annog Domini 1721
Joseph Young (seal)
Signed Sealed & Delivered In presence of
York se Aprill 5th 1721
Joseph Young Above Named
Thoss Manerin
psonally Appearing Acknowl-
John More edged ye foregoing Instrumt in Thomas Huff writing to be his free Act c deed Coram Jos : Hamond J : pacs
Recorded According to ye Original April : 5th 1721
p Jos Hamond Regr
[124] To All People unto whom this present Deed of Sale Shall Come Timothy Thornton of Boston in ye County of Suffolk in his Majtys Province of ye Massachusets Bay in New England Shipwright Sendeth Greeting Know Ye that I
BOOK X, FOL. 124.
ye sd Timothy Thornton for c in Consideration of ye Sum of One hundred pounds Currat money of ye aforesd Province to me in hand paid before ye Ensealing c Delivery of these presents by Sam1 White of Boston Aforesd in ye County c Province aforesª Mercht ye rect whereof to full Content c Sat- isfaction I do hereby Acknowledge c thereof c of Every part c parcell thereof do Acquit Exonerate c Discharge ye sd Samuel White his heirs c Assigns forever by these pres- ents have given granted bargained Sold Aliened Enfeoffed Conveyed c Confirmed c by these psents for my Selfe And my heirs do fully freely Clearly c Absolutely give grant bargaine Sell Aliene Enfeoffe Convey c Confirm unto him ve sd Sam' White his heirs c Assigns forever One full Quarter part of ye One Moiety or halfe part of All that Island Commonly known by y" Name of Cousines Island Scit- tuate lying and being in Casco Bay in ye Late Province of Maine Also One full Quarter part of ye One Moiety or halfe part of An Island Adjoyning unto sª Cousines Island Com- only known by ye name of Long Island c Also One quarter part of five Acres of Salt marsh be it more or Less on ye Maine Scittuate lying c being on ye West End of ye Great Marsh At ye End of ye Creek or Landing place where John Cousins landed his hay in Chuquissack river in Casco Bay Aforesd which One Moiety or halfe part of ye Aforesd Islands c ye sd five Acres of Marsh sd Timothy Thornton purchased of Thomas Pearson of Boston Aforesd Shipwright As by a good deed thereof Dated ye Eleventh day of Decr 1716 c duely Acknowledged c recorded with ye records of Deeds for ye County of York Lib 9 folio 118 referrence thereunto being had more fully may Appear Also One full quarter part of all that plantation both upland c Meadow Scittuate Lying c being in Casco Bay in ye late Province of Maine Aforesª which sd plantation is c Lyes between ye plan- tation now or formerly belonging to Richª Carter on ye one Side And y' plantation now or late belonging to one John Maine on ye Other Side Containing Sixty Acres of Land be it more or Less which sª plantation was purchased by ye sd Timothy Thornton of ye sd Thomas Pearson as by a good deed bearing date Decr ye Eleventh 1716 And Duely Ac- knowledged And recorded with ye records of Deeds for ye County of York Lib 9 folo 117 may further Appear Together with one full quarter part of All c Singular ye Woods under- woods trees timbr Standing lying or being thereon Also One Quarter part of ye Stones mines Mineralls Wayes Waters Water Courses passages priviledges rights Libertys Imunitys c Appurces Whatsoever thereunto belonging or in Any Wise
BOOK X, FOL. 124.
Appurtaining or therewith used Occupied or Enjoyed Ac- cepted reputed taken or known as part parcel or Membr thereof And One quarter part of All ye Estate right Title Interest use property possession Claime c demand whatsoevr of me ye sª Timº Thornton of in c unto ye One Moiety or halfe part of ye sª two Islands c ye sd five Acres of Marsh on ye Maine And ye One Quarter part of ye sª plantation of Sixty Aeres be ye same more or less with ye One Quarter part of ye Members profits priviledges c Appurtenances to ye p'misses belonging Together with ye benefit of All deeds writings Evidences relateing thereunto unto ye sd Samuel White his heirs c Assigns forever unto his c their own Sole proper use benefit and behoofe forevermore Absolutely with- out Any Maner of Condition redemption or revocation in Any Wise than What is Expressed in these prsents. / And I ye sd Timº Thornton for my Selfe my heirs Ex's c Admrs do hereby Covenat promiss grant c Agree to c With ye sd Sam1 White his heirs Ex's Adm's c Assigns in Maner c form fol- lowing (That is to Say) that at ye time of this present grant bargaine c Sale c untill ye Ensealing c Delivery hereof I ye sd Timº Thornton Am the true Sole c lawfull Owner of All ye Aforegranted premisses with the Appurces c Stand Law- fully Siezª thereof in my own prop" right As a good Sure c Indefeazable Estate of Inheritance in ffee Simple without Any Maner of Condition reversion or Limitation of use or uses Whatsoever So as to Alter Change or in Any Maner Defeat ye Same Haveing in my Selfe full power good right c Lawfull Authority to grant Sell Convey c Assure ye Aforesd premisses with their Appurtenanees unto ye sd Sam1 White his heirs c Assigns in maner as is Aforesª further that I ye sd Timothy Thornton my heirs Ex's or Adm's Shall c Will at Any time hereafter At ye request of ye sª Sam1 White his heirs Ex's Adm's or Assigns Joyn with him or them in Surveying c Laying out unto him or them ye sd Quarter part of ye One Moiety or halfe part of ye sd two Islas c Also ye Quarter part of ye sd five Aeres of Marsh c quarter part of ye sd Sixty Acre plantation be ye Same more or less he ye sª Sam1 White his heirs or assigns bearing ye proportion of Charges that shall Arise thereupon/ And ffurther ye sd Sam' White his heirs c Assigns shall c may by vertue of these p'sents from henceforth c forever hereafter Lawfully peaceably and quietly Have Hold use Occupy c Enjoy c possess All ye Above granted c bargained prem- isses with their Appurces free c Clear c freely c Clearly Acquitted Exonerated c discharged of and from all former c other gifts grants bargains Sales leases releases Mortgages
BOOK X, FOL. 125.
Joyntures Dowers Judgmts Executions [125] Entails fines forfietures Siezures Amerciamts c of c from All Other Titles Troubles Charges c Incumbrances whatsoever had made or done or Suffered to be done by me ye sd Timothy Thornton At any time before Sealing c Delivering these presents c further I ye sª Tinº Thornton for me my heirs Ex's &c do hereby Covenat and grant that I c they ye before granted c bargained premisses with their Appurces unto ye sª Sam1 White his heirs c Assigns Against me my heirs c Assigns c Against ye Lawfull Claims and demands of Every other psons whatsoever or wheresoever Will Warrant uphold c forever Defend by these presents And further it is Cove- nanted c Agreed between ye sd Timº Thornton c Samuel White c Each of their heirs &cª that ye sd Sam' White shall not have Any benefit from ye Setlemt begun by ye sd Timothy Thornton on sd Island Since ye Year 1716 And Also that if sª White Shall begin to Improve Any part of sd Islands before Any Division be made According to ye true Intent c Meaning of these premisses that then c in Such Case ye sd Tim° Thornton his heirs Ex's or Admrs shall not take Any Advantage or Make Any benefit of or by ye sd Improvmt made of or on ye sd land by ye sª Sam' White his heirs Exrs Adm's or Assigns Against him or them but ye sª Land So Occupied c Improved if any there be Shall be reconed c belong unto ye sd Sam' White his heirs c Assigns And Shall be Accounted As part of ye one full quarter part of ye Moiety of sª Islands &c to be laid out unto ye sd White As p ye premisses
In Witness Whereof I ye sd Timothy Thornton have here- unto Set my hand c Seal this thirty first day of may Anno Dom' One Thousand Seven hundred c Twenty Annog Ri Rs Georgii Magae Britae &cª Sexto
Signed Sealed & Delivered
In prsence of us Ebeñ Thornton Joshua Parker
Timº Thornton (seal) Boston May 31st 1720./
Recd of Sam' White One hun- dred pounds being in full for ye purchase Consideration herein Mentioned Timº Thornton
Suffolk sc/ Boston Octobr / 15th 1720 Timothy Thornton ye Subscriber personally Appeared c Acknowledged this In- strunt to be his Act c Deed Before me
John Clark Just. peace
Recorded According to ye Original Novr 29th 1720 p Jos : Hamond Regr
BOOK X, FOL. 126.
Know All men that I Wm Paine of Glocester in ye County of Essex in ye Province of ye Massachusets Bay in New England husbandman In Consideration of ye Sum of Twenty five pouuds money of ye Province Aforesd by me recd of Sam1 White of Boston in ye County of Suffolk in ye sd Prov- ince Mercht Have c by these presents do give grant Sell remise release Quitelaime and Confirm unto ye sd Sam1 White his heirs c Assigns forever all my Estate right Title c Interest of in c unto all that tract or parcel of Land Seit- tuate lying c being at Mayer point in Casco Bay in ye Late Province of Maine which was ye Estate of Nicholas White formerly of Westastugoe in ye sª Province of Maine Planter And Also All my right Title Interest c Claime c demand whatsoever of or in or unto Any Meadows Marshes Islands or other Lands whatsoever or wheresoever which was for- merly possessed or Claimed by my sª Grandfather Nicho White Together with ye profits priviledges rights Memb's c Appurces Whatsoever or wheresoever unto ye sd premisses belonging or in Any Wise Appurtaining To have & To hold all sª Land with ye priviledges c Appurces unto ye sd Sam1 White his heirs Ex's Adm's c Assigns from henceforth and forever So that of c from all right Estate c Title Interest reclaime Challenge or demand whatsoever to be by me ye sd I'm Paine or my Wife Elizabeth Paine or our heirs Ex's or Adm's or Assigns or Any of them had or made of in c to ye Premisses c Appurces by force or vertue of Any Estate Claime or right or of Any Dower or thirds or any other way whatsoever I c my sd Wife and all others Claiming by from or undr us or Either of us Shall c Will be forever de- barred and Excluded by force c vertue of these p'sents In Witness whereof I have hereunto Set my hand c Seal this 21st day of July Anno Domini 1720 And in ye Sixth Year of his Majtys reign. / Willm Paine (seal) Signed Sealed & Dd Suffolk se/ Boston July 21st 1720
In p'sence of us Wm Paine psonally Appeared be-
Noah Champney fore me c Acknowledged ye Above
David Edwards to be his free Act c Deed. /
John Clark Just peace
Recorded According to ye Original Novr 29th 1720 p Jos : Hamond Regr
[126] To All Christian People to whom this present Deed of Sale may Concerne John Woodbridge of York in ye County of York in ye Province of the Massachusets Bay
BOOK X, FOL. 126.
in New England Joyner c Elizabeth his wife Sendeth Greet- ing. / Know ye ye sd John Woodbridge c Eliza Woodbridge for c in Consideration of One hundred pounds money to them in hand Well c truely paid or otherways Satisfactorily Secured to be paid by Mr Richard Rogers and his Son Thomas Rogers both of Kittery in sd County of York Yeo- men at ye rect thereof ye sd John and Eliza Woodbridge doth for themselves c posterity Acquit Exonerate c discharge ye sª Richª c Thomas Rogers of All c Every part of ye Aforesd paymts and Hath given granted hargained Sold Aliened Enfeoffed c Confirmed c doth by these p'sents give grant Bargaine Sell Aliene Enfeoffe c Confirm c fully freely and Absolutely make over c Convey unto ye sª Richd Rogers c his Son Thomas Rogers c their heirs c Assigns forever One Certain grant or peell Tenemt of land lying c being within this Township or precinct of York c is bounded As follow- eth Vizt between ye branches of sd York river begining At a White Oak tree Standing at ye Westward of sd land being ye Eastward Corner bound Marked tree of a lot of land ye Abovesd Thomas Rogers bought of Nath' Adams c runs from sd tree North One hundred c Sixty poles to a horn- beam tree markt on four Sides c runs from thence East- wardly forty poles to a pine tree marked on four Sides And runeth South One hundred c Sixty poles to A Small maple tree growing out of an old Stump Marked on four Sides, c from thence on a Straight line unto ye white Oak tree above Mentioned which tract of land Containeth forty Acres wch sd land was given c granted unto Mr Henry Norton late of sd York deed by Mr Edwd Godfrey June ye 7th 1659 And was given unto sd Woodbridge c his wife by her father Mr George Norton formerly of sd York decd as p a deed on record may Appear or however otherways sd land may be reputed to be bounded Together with All ye rights titles priviledges Emollumts Appurtenances c Advantages belong- ing unto ye Same or that Ever may redound unto sd land or any part or parcell thereof unto them ye sd Richd c Thomas Rogers c unto their heirs c Assignes forever To have & To hold c quietly c peaceably to possess Occupy c Enjoy ye Same as a good c Sure Estate in ffee Simple Moreover ye sd John c Eliza doth for themselves their heirs Exrs c Admis to c with ye sª Richard c Thomas Covenat Bargain c Ingage c promiss ye Above granted c bargained premisses with all its priviledges to be free c Clear from all form' gifts grants bargains Sales Mortgages Dowers Widdows thirds or Any other Incumbrances whatsoever as also from all future Claims Challenges Arrests Lawsuits or any other disturb-
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ances or Interuptions whatsoever to be had or Comenced by them ye sª John or Eliza their heirs Ex's Admrs or Any other pson or psons whatsoever And Proceeding c After this date they ye sd John c Eliza do hereby Warrantise And will Defend in quiet Possession unto ye sª Richª c Thomas c their heirs c Assigns ye Abovesd Land c Appurees against all ye Lawfull claims c demands of All pson or psons whatso- ever In Witness hereof ye abovesd John Woodbridge c Eliza his wife have hereunto Set their hands c Seals this Seven- teenth day of May in ye Year of Our lord one thousand Seven hundred c Twenty c in ye Sixth Year of ye reign of Our Soveraign Lord George King of Great Brittaine &cª / Signed Sealed & Delivered
In ye prsence of us John Bradbury Abram Preble
John Woodbridge (seal)
Eliza Woodbridge (Seal ) York sc/ York may 18th 1720 The above named John Wood- bridge c Eliza his wife psonally Appeared c Acknowledged this Above Instrumt to be their free Act c Deed Before me Abram Preble Just peace
Recorded According to ye Original May 19th 1720 p Jos : Hamond Regr
Know All men by these p'sents that I William Stanly of Kittery in ye County of York in ye Province of ye Massa- chusets Bay in New England Blacksmith for c in Consider- ation of ye Sum of Twenty shillings Currat money of New England to me in hand well c truely paid by John Ross of Kittery aforesd husbandman ye rect whereof I do by these prsents Acknowledge and my Selfe therewith Contented c paid Have given granted bargained c Sold And do by these presents for me my heirs Ex's Admrs give grant bargaine Sell Convey c Confirm unto him ye sd John Ross his heirs c Assigns forever a Certaine tract or parcell of land Seittuate in ye Township of Wells in ye County aforesd butted c bounded as follows Vizt on ye Southwest Side of James Lit- tlefields Land c next Adjoyning to ye road by sd Littlefields Land begining at ye highway at ye head of ye Town lots c is forty rod wide c runs on a West Northwest line on both Sides of sd land as Will Appear by Markt trees on both Sides of sª land untill fifty Acres be Compleated According as ye Same was laid out c bounded by ye Survey" for ye Town of Wells by vertue of A grant from ye propriet" of sd
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