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Jonathan Cary ( seal ) Margaret Cary ( seal ) in presence of Samuel Tyley Jun" Benja Rolfe Suffolk ss Boston Nouember 26th 1720 This Instrument was Acknowl- edged by ye afore named Jonathan C Margaret Cary to be their act and Deed Before me Sam" Sewall JJ peace Recorded According to y Originall April 19th 1720 p Abram Preble : Regr
Att a Preprioters Meetting held in Scarbrough May ye 20th 1720 Given and Granted to Hezekiah Phillips one hun- dred acres of Land and Twenty acres of Marsh a Tru Copie of said Grant : by me
Philip Duly Proprnt Clerk Record according to ye orig" May ye 3th 1721 p Abram Preble Regr
Laid ovt to Corn" John Winthworth and Mr Hezekiah Phillips one hundred acres of Land adjoyning Cor" Vaughans land bought of Nathan Knight and his Comon Land at ye head thereof runing North a Mile back and fifty Pole wide from his : and adjoining the Neck of Land Comanly Called Mills Neck dated June 24th 1720 :
Hezekiah Phillips Sam" Lebbee Lotlay's Recorded according to the originall May ye 3th 1721 p me Abram Preble Regr
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To All Christian People to whome this present Deed of Sale shall Come John Gent of Boston in ye County of Suf- folk within his Majesties Province of ye Massachuttes Bay in New England House Carpenter sends Greeting Know Ye that ye sª John Gent for c in Consideration of ye Sum of Twenty five pounds Currant money of New England to him in hand paid before ye Ensealing c Delivery of these presents by Obadiah Gore of Boston aforesaid House Car- penter ye receipt whereof to full conten c satisfaction He ye sd John Jent doth hereby acknowledge c thereof c of every part thereof, for himself his Heirs Executors & Admrs Doth acquit Exonerate c discharge ye sd Obadiah Gore his Heirs Execu's Adm's c Assigns, C every of them for ever By these presents c for divers other good Causes c Considerations him [147] Hereunto moving, He ye sd John Jent hath Given, Granted Bargained sold Aliened, Conveyed, En- feoffed c confirmed c by these Presents doth fully, freely, clearly c absolutely, give Grant, Bargain Sell Aliene En- feoffe Convey c confirm unto ye sd Obadiah Gore, His Heirs c Assigns for Ever all that ye sd John Jent Claim Right Title Interest or Demand of in or unto any part or parts of ye whole Estate of Lands which Thomas Jent senir late of Boston Labourer Decd (and Father to ye sª John Jent) died seized of Scituate Lying c being Partly in Damaris- Cotta, in ye County of Cornwell within his Majesties Do- minions at ye Eastern parts of New England c partly upon Sheepscott River within ye Dominions atoresª And which Land at present lies undevided Between the Heirs of ye sd Thomas Jent (who died Intestate) Leaving Seven Chil- dren of his Body Whereof ye sª John Jent is ye Eldest Son And Together with all c Singular His Right Previlidge c Benefit of Birth Right, c Heirship of in c & to ye sd Estate which He doth, or might Justly c Lawfully claim c demand as well as all such other rights Liberties profits previlidges Immunities, Commodities c appurtenances whatsoever, as in any kind Belong or appertain thereunto wth ye Reversion or Reversions c ye Remainder or Remain- ders, thereof with all ye Estate Right Title Interest Inheri- tance properly Posession Claim c Demand Whatsoever of him ye sª John Jent His Heirs Exec's c Minis's of in c to ye same c every part thereof To have and to hold all ye above Granted premisses with all c Singular their appurte- nances unto ye sd Obadiah Gore his Heirs c assigns to his c their own proper use & sole Benefit c behoof from Hence forth c forever, and ye sª John Jent, for himself, his Heirs Execurs & Adminisrs doth hereby Covenant promise, Grant c Agree to c with ye sª Obadiah Gore, His Heirs c assigns in
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manner form following (that is to say, that at ye time or Immediately before ye Ensealing And Delivery of these presents that he ye sd Jent, is ye true Sole & Lawful owner of all ye aforesaid Bargained premises c stands Lawfully seized thereof in his own proper Right of a good perfect c Indefeazable Estate of Inheritance, in Fee Simple having in himself full Power Good Right c lawful authority, to sell c dispose of ye same in manner as aforesaid c that ye sd Obadiah Gore his Heirs c assigns shall & may henceforth for ever Lawfully, Peaceably c quietly Have hold use occu- pie Possess c Enjoy ye above Granted premises wth their appurtenances free, c clear, c clearly Acquitted c dis- charged of c from all c all manner of former c other Gifts, Grants Bargains, Sales Leases Mortgages Joyntures Dow- ers, Judgments, Executions, c Entails, forfeitures c of & from all other Titles, Troubles, Charges & Encumbrances, Whatsoever had, made Committed, or done, or suffered to be done, by ye sd John Jent his Heirs or Assigns at any Time or Times before ye Ensealing & Delivery of these presents, And Further ye sª John Jent, Doth hereby Cove- nant, Bind c oblidge Himself, his Heirs Executrs c Admin- istrators from Henceforth for Ever Hereafter to Warrant c Defend all the above Granted premisses & ye Appurtenances thereof unto ye sª Obadiah Gore his Heirs c Assignes, against ye Lawfull Claims c Demands : of every Person or persons whatsoever And Abigail ye Wife of ye sª John Jent doth hereby fully c freely give c Yield up unto ye sª Oba- diah Gore his Heirs and Assigns all her Right c Title Dower c Interest of in c to ye premises Respectively for Ever by these presents & at any Time hereafter on Demand they ye sd John Jent c Abigail his Wife shall give and pass such further and ample assurance c confirmation of ye prem- ises unto ye sd Obadiah Gore, His Heirs c Assignes for ever as in Law, or Equty can be reasonably Devised, Advised, or Required In Wittness whereof ye sd John Jent, c Abigail his Wife, have hereunto set their hands and seals the Sev- enth day of May Anno Domini one Thousand seven hun- dred & Twenty in ye Sixth Year of ye Reign of our Sover- aign Lord George of Great Brittain France, & Ireland King Defendr of ye Faith &ct John Jent ( seal ) Signed Sealed & Delivered her Abigail Jent ( seal ) In the Presence of Katharine Craman Joseph Wheeler
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mark Notanandum That ye latter part of ye line 9 was raced & ye former part of line 8 from ye bottom was before sealing also ye word Daught" deceased was Interlined before Sealing
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Boston May 1720 Then Received of ye within mentiª Obadiah Gore Twenty five pound money it being in full for ye wthin Granted & bargained premisses I say Recd p me
John Jent
Suffolk ss Boston May 6th 1720 Then ye above named John Jent & Abigail his Wife personally appeared before me ye Subscriber one of his Majtys Justices of ye Peace for sª County & ac- know this Instrumt to be their act c Deed Sam" Lynde
Recorded according to ye original May 3th 1721 :
p Abram Preble Regr
Know all men by these Presents, That I Joseph Ware of York in ye Province of Main Marriner, for divers causes C considerations, me thereunto moving c more Especially for a valuable Sum of Twenty Pounds currant money to me already paid, do hereby give Grant bargain Sell alienate c confirmn to Sam" Webber of Glocester in the County of Essex in ye Province of ye Massachuttes Carpenter Twenty acres of are Land being in ye Town of York above said Bounded as followeth Vizt Beginning at a heap of Stones by ye highway about fiveteen rods from my now Dwelling House extending an hundred c eight rods upon a Northeast line, from thence thirty c two rods upon a Northwest line, from thence Ninety c six rods upon a Southwest line from thence upon a South East line Twenty rods, from thence twelve rods upon a Southwest line, from thence upon a Southeast line to ye above sª heap of stones by ye highway Twelve rods Which Twenty acres of upland with all ye previlidges appurtenances thereunto belonging, I ye above sª Joseph Ware have given granted sold alienated Enfeoffed c confirmed to ye above sª Sam" Webber his heirs Executrs c Administrs c Assigns to Have and to Hold for ever ac- knowledging my self fully satisfyed with ye Considerations above mentioned for sª Lands Furthermore ye above sd Joseph Ware doth hereby declare that ye above said Twenty Acres of Land, is free from all other Bargains Sales, Titles Mortgages, c Incumbrances whatsoever, binding himself his heirs Executrs Adminis's c Assigns to secure or make good ye above sª Land to sª Samuel Webber his heirs Execurs Administrators & Assigns from all manner of Persons What- soever laying Just claim thereunto, In Wittness whereof I have [148] hereunto sett my hand c Seal this Twenty first day of March in ye Year of our Lord one thousand Six
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hundred c Ninety eight or Nine in ye Eleventh Year of his Majesties Reign &ct Joseph Ware ( seal ) ( seal ) her
Wittness &James Plaisted
Mathew Austin
Sam1 Moodey
Hannah Lo, Ware
mark Joseph Ware & Hannah his wife
appeared & acknowledged ye above . written Deed of Sale to be their Act & deed March 21th 169g before me Sam" Donniel J : peace In York in ye County of York
Recorded according to ye Original May 3 : 1721 p Abram Preble Regr
To All Christian People to whome these presents shall come Greeting Know Ye that Henry Barter of Kittery in ye County of York in New England ffisherman c my wife Sendeth Greeting Know Ye that wee for for c in consid- eration of ye valuable Sum of Twenty Pounds Currant money of New England To us in hand paid by Diamond Serjant of York in ye County of York in New England Tay- lor before ye Ensealing & delivery of these presents, The receipt whereof, wee do acknowledge and our selves there- with fully satisfyed c contented of every part of money afore said have Given, Granted, Bargained c Sold c do by these presents set over Convey and Confirm unto ye said Diamond Serjant his Heirs Executors Adminis's or Assigns a Certain Tract of Land now Lying in Woods to say in ye Township of Kittery afore said c lies near ye old Mill Creeck at York c is butted c Bounded as followeth adjoyn- ing To York line Sixty poles and then runs by ye Land of sd Serjants Eighty poles which contains ye Length & breadth c in Achers Thirty Achers of Land be it more or less to be found by ye markt Trees Together with all ye wood c Tim- ber call appurtenances thereunto belonging, to or any ways appertaining there unto To have and to hold all ye above bargained premisses To ye only c sole use of him ye sª Dia- mond Serjant his heirs Executors or Assigns for ever against me ye sª Henry Barter or my Heirs Executors Ad- ministratrs for ever hereafter, And I Henry Barter do oblidge my self together with my Heirs & will c shall for ever from Time to Time shall for ever Warrant c Defend ye afore sd Land which I bought of Diggery Jaffry unto ye afore sd Diamond Serjant or his or any by c under him c that it
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shall be Lawfull for said Diamond Serjant Improve ye afore said Land And I Henry Barter do avouch the Land to be free c clear from any other Grants or bargains c that I am present owner of ye same and that the said Serjant shall Lawfully possess the same and that I the Wife of Henry Barter deliver up my right of Dowry To to the said Dia- mond Serjant or to his Heirs or Assignes In Conformation of these presents I have Set to my hand and Seal this the Ninth day of June one Thousand Seven hundred and thir- teen in the Reign of our Sovereign Lady Queen Anne Signed Sealed and delivered
in presence of us Samuel Bragdon Wm Pepperell jun"
Henry Barter ( seal ) mark Sarah S Barter ( seal ) York ss/ April 17th 1721 This Day ye within named Henry Barter personally appeared before me ye Subscriber one of his Maj- esties Justices of ye peace for said County & acknowledged this within Instrumt to be his free act and Deed Wm Pepperrell J : peace Recorded according to ye Original : May 3th 1721 p Abram Preble Regr
To All Christian People to whome this Deed of Sale may come ffrancies Raynes of York in ye County of York in ye Province of the Massachuttes Bay in New England Yeoman Sendeth Greeting Know Ye ye sd Francies Rayns for c in Consideration of Ten Pounds Money to him in hand well & truly paid by Wm Sellors of sª York House Carpenter, At ye receipt thereof, The sª Francies Raynes doth acknowledge himself therewith fully paid sattisfyed c contented c doth acquit Exonerate c discharge ye same c hath Given, Granted, bargained sold, Aliened Enfeoffed c conveyed And by these Presents Give Grant bargain Sell Aliene Enfeoffe c Convey c fully freely and absolutely make ouer c confirm unto ye sd Wm Sellors c his Heirs c Assigns for Ever Ten acres of Land lying c being within this Town of York upon ye Southwest side of York River being a part of ye Farme where ye sª Francies Raynes now liveth upon both sides of a path or Bay that leads through sª Farm to ye highway upon ye South East side of Samuel Winches House lot where ye sª Sellors hath builded a Small Dwelling House c now liveth seven acres of sª Land c three quarters lyeth upon ye
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Westward side of sª Path that is above mentioned ye wch is bounded as followeth Vizt Beginning at ye North Corner wch is ye Eastward Corner of a Lott of Land now in ye posses- sion of Sam" Winch c runs from thence Southwardly about Twenty poles to a maple Tree standing upon the Northwest side of sd way markt on four sides c runs from thence near- est on a South west point Eighty poles to a maple markt on four sides c runs ' fron thence north west thirteen Poles to Heury Brookins his Land c then is bounded upon the west- ward c northwest side by sd Henry Brookins his Land and sd Sam" Winches land to ye place began at ye other Two acres . & three quarters upon ye South east of sd way by sd Sellors his house to run in Breadth from sd way from ye sd North Corner of above sª seven acres c three Quarters south East Eighteen poles c in length Twenty Pole or however other- ways is or may be reputed to be bounded Together with all ye rights previlidges Emoluments appurtenances and Advan- tages there unto belonging remaining or appertaining or that Ever may hereafter redown unto ye same or any part or percell thereof unto him ye sª Wm Sellors c his Heirs c Assigns for Ever To have and to hold c quietly c peaceably to possess occupy and Injoy as a sure Estate in Fee Simple more over ye sd Francies Raynes doth for himself his Heirs &c to c with ye sª Wm Sellors his Heirs c assigns Couenant Ingage c promise ye above bargained Prmises [149] to be free c clear from all former Gifts, Grants, bargains, Sales Rents Mortgages, or other incumbrances whatsoever as also from all future Claimes Challenges or demands upon any Ground or Title of Law and that Proceeding ye date ye sd Francies Rayns doth Engage to defend c doth Warrantize ye same against all person or persons whatsoever In Witt- ness whereof ye sª Francies Rayns hath hereunto set his hand c seal this Twenty first day of May in ye Year of our Lord one Thousand Seven hundred c Twenty c in ye Sixth Year of the Reign of our Souerigne Lord George King of great Brittian &ea Signed Sealed c Delivered in the presence of uss Ebenezer Allen Samuel Came
francies Raynes ( seal ) York ss York May 21th 1720 ye above named Francies Raynes personally Appeared c acknowledged this above In- strument to be his free act & deed before me Abram Preble Jus : peace
Recorded according to ye Original May ye 3th 1721 p Abram Preble Regr
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To All Christian People to whome this deed of quit Claime May come John Webber of York in ye County of York in ye Prouince of ye Massachuttes Bay of in New Eng- land Yeoman for c in consideration of a certain Tract peice or percell of Land c Medow & Medow Ground Sold c de- livered to him ye sª John Webber containing Ten acres ye which is Sold and delivered to him ye sd John Webber by his Two Sons in Law namely Elias Ware c Jeremiah Ware both of sª York husbandmen as p a deed from them unto ye sd Webber of this date may more at large appear at ye Receipt whereof ye sª Webber doth acknowledge him self therewith fully paid satisfyed and contented and doth acquit and discharge them c each of them of and from all ye pay- ments of the hereafter specifyed premisses ye which ye sd John Webber hath Given Granted, Bargained Sold Alien- ated Enfeoffed c Conveyed c doth by these Give, Grant, bargain. Sell, Aliene, Enfeoffe c Convey c fully freely and absolutely Convey and confirm unto ye sª Elias and Jere- miah Ware to them and the Heirs and Executors of Elias Ware late of sª York Deceased all ye whole right Title and interest yt he the said John Webber now hath had or ever ought to have in or unto all the whole part or any part of ye Estate that was in the Possession of said Elias Ware de- ceased by any deed Claime or pretence whatsoever lying in sª Yok in sª County of York or Else where as more pertic- ular that place or Inheritance whereon the sª John Webber now liveth both of Land Medow, Medow Ground orchards fruit Trees, Dwelling House Barn out Housing, Widdows third wth all former debts or allowances in the Law that might be allowed out of said Estate unto sª Webber by any way or means Whatsoever unto them ye sª Elias and Jere- miah and in the behalf of the other Children as above said (with the one halfe of the Chattle Young c old now in sª Webbers hands or Possession) And unto their Heirs and assigns for Ever To have and to hold and quietly and peace- ably to possess occupye and Injoy ye same as a good and sure Estate in fee Simple, and that from and after this date he the said John Webber doth both for himself and his Heirs Executors and Administrators and Assigns fully and freely acquit and discharge all and every part of ye aboue Granted and Bargained premisses as above said In Wittness hereof the said John Webber hath hereunto set his hand and seal this third day of March in the Year of our Lord one thousand Seven hundred and Twenty, & Twenty one
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and in the Seventh Year of the Reign of our Soverigne Lord George King of Great Brittian &c
Signed Sealed and delivered in the presence of us
Isaac Provender Richard King Jun
John Webber ( seal ) York ss York March ye 23th 1720/21 John Webber per-
sonally appeared and acknowl- edged this above Instrument to be his free act c deed before me Abram Preble Jus : peace
Recorded According to ye Original May 4th 1721 p Abram Preble Regr .
To All Christian People to whome this Presents may come Nathaniel Raynes Sen' Gentleman and his Son Fran- cies Raynes Yeoman both of York in the County of York in the Province of the Massachuttes Bay in New England sendeth Greeting Know ye the sª Nathaniel and Francies Raynes for and in consideration of one hundred pound cur- rant passable Money of New England to them in hand well and truely paid, and Sixteen pounds and Ten shillings (ye Sum being one hundred and Sixteen pounds and Ten shillings) by Stephen Greenliefe of Newbury in the County of Essex in the Province aforesaid Trader at the Receiving thereof the sª Nathaniel & Francies do acknowledge them- selves therewith fully paid Satisfyed and contented and doth hereby acquit and discharge the sd Stephen Greenlife of all and every part of the payments of the above said hundred and Sixteen pounds and Ten shillings And have Given Granted, Bargained Sold, aliened, Enfeoffed set over & Conveyed and doth by these presents Give, Grant, bargain, Sell, aliene Enfeoffe set over and convey, and fully freely and absolutely make over Establish and Confirm unto the said Stephen Greenlife and his Heirs and Assigns for Ever one certain peice parcel Tract or Lot of Land containing the Just Quantity of fourty six Acres and a halfe Lying and being within this Town of York in ye County above said being apart of the Farm or homesteed that the said Nathaniel Raynes and Francies Raynes now liveth upon the South west side of said York River and is Scituate upon ye North West part of a Pond commonly Known by the name of Godfreys Pond and is butted and bounded as fol- Joweth Vizt Beginning upon the East Corner of said Lott at a Brook of fresh Water that Emptyeth itself into sd Pond, next and adjoyning to M' Edward Bales bounds and runneth
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Northwest Eighty four pole and then North West halfe apoint West wardly thirty four Poles and then runs West North west fourty Six pole to a small White Oak Tree Markt four sides and runs from thence by Wm Sellors his Land South South West or near thereabouts Sixty one poles to agreat read Oak Tree Marked four sides standing upon ye East side of ye way or path yt leads from said Rainses House to the Countrey Road and runs from thence East South East to a great Birch Tree standing in a Small Brook by the foot path that leads from thence to Beals Ferry [150] And from said Tree East and by South unto above said Pond and thence is bounded by said Pond unto the place began at or however otherways is or may be reputed to be bounded Together with all the Rights, Titles, Previlidges, advantages, Emoluments hereditaments and appurtenances, belonging unto the same or any part or percel thereof or that Redown unto the Same or any Part or Perc thereof unto him the Said Stephen Greenlife and his Heirs and Assigns for Ever To have and to hold and quietly and peace- ably to Improve, occupie and Injoy the same as agood and clear c Sure Estate in Fee Simple and untill the date hereof they the said Nathaniel and Francies do declare and avouch them the right and proper owners of the above bargained premisses, and that their Sale & disposeing of the same is Just it being without any Entail, by bargain deed Arrest Mortgage or any other Incumbranees Whatsoever and they the said Nathaniel and Francies Raynes do oblidge them- selves their heirs and Executors to Warrant and defend unto the said Stephen Greenleife and his heirs and assigns the above bargained premisses from by and under them or any other person or persons whatsoever that shall pretend to a lawfull claim unto the same or any part thereof In Wittness hereof the said Nath" Rayns and Francies Rayns haue hereunto set their hands and Seals this Sixth day of May in ye Year of our Lord one Thousand Seven hundred and Twenty one in ye Seventh Year of his Majty Reign ye half acre of Land interlined was before signed
Signed Sealed and
delivered in ye presence of us John Woodbridge Joseph Young John Kingsberry
Nath" Raynes ( seal ) Francies Raynes ( seal ) Kathrine Raynes York ss/ May ye 28th 1721
Then ye within named Nath11 Rayns and Francies Rayns par- sonally appeared & acknowl- edged the within written deed of Sale to be free act & deed
before me Abra Preble J : peace
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Recorded According to ye Original May 8th 1721 p Abram Preble Reg™
Memorandum Granted and Given to ye within named Stephen Greenleaf ye preuilidge of a highway from ye North west end of his within mentioned Land unto ye Countrey Roade, and to his Heirs and assigns - forever as also the previlidge of away to haul or carry Wood or Timber though said Raynses Land to ye Cove within mentioned called God- ferrys Coue and the within named Nath" and Francies Raynes and their families shall have the previlidges of a high way as it formerly went through the within mentioned Land towards Mr Bales Ferry In Wittness hereof the said Mr Nath" Raynes and Mr Francies Rayns on their parts, and Mr Stephen Greenleaf on his part have unto Set their hands and Seals this Sixth day of may 1721 as it is wth in dated Signed Sealed and
delivered in presence of John Woodbridge Joseph Young John Kingsbury
Nath" Raynes ( seal )
ffrances Raynes ( seal ) Stephen Greenleaf ( seal ) York ss/ York 8th 1721
Mr Nath11 Raynes francies Raynes and Stephen Green- leaf parsonally appeared be- fore me ye Subscriber one of his Majtys Justices of ye peace & ye above written on this side they and each of them acknowd ye same to be their free act and deed Abraha Preble
Recorded According to ye original May 8th 1721 p Abram Preble Reg™
To all Christian People to whome these presents shall come Wm Godsoe of Kittery in ye County of York in New England sendeth Greeting Know Ye that, that, I Wm God- soe in Consideration of ye special kindnesses that I have received from ye sd Town of Kittery have given granted and confirmed to said Town for ever all my Right Title In- trest claim and demand whatsoever In a little Tract of Land lying betwen Mr Richard Rogers his House in Kittery and Mr Francies Pettegrows Containing By Estimation about halfe an acre of Land Be it more or less and is bounded as
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followeth and takes it beginning at ye Easterly end of a small Tract of Land I lately sold to M' Pettegrow, and is bounded Eastward by ye sd Tract Southward by York Road Northward by Mr Richard Rogers his Fences of his Land and lyes in form of a Trayangle which said Tract I am of oppinion may be serviceable to ye persons Dwelling adjacent to ye sd Tract for Enlarging of ye highways and out lets to their Lands, and sd Tract to ly Common for ever for publick uses Especially for ye use of ye near Neighbours To have & To hold ye sª Tract of Land unto ye Inhabitants of ye Town for ever to lye Comon for publick uses without any Molestation or let from me ye sª William Godsoe or my heirs or any other person from by or under me in Wittness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal this Twenty Ninth day of April in ye Year of our Lord 1721 Signed Sealed and delivered
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