USA > Maine > York County > York deeds, Book XIV 1730-1732 > Part 18
USA > Maine > York County > York deeds, Book XIV 1730-1732 > Part 18
USA > Maine > York County > York deeds, Book XIV 1730-1732 > Part 18
USA > Maine > York County > York deeds, Book XIV 1730-1732 > Part 18
USA > Maine > York County > York deeds, Book XIV 1730-1732 > Part 18
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Cornelius Waldo (Seal) Faith Waldo (Seal)
Signed Seald & Delive in Presence of us Thomas Wroe Sam! Tyley
Recd the Day & Year abovewritten of Mr Job Lewis the sinn of One Hundred & Three Pounds in full for the Lands granted Ilim in the aforegoing Deed
Cornes Waldo
Suffolk ss/Boston August the 26th 1728 Mr Cornelius Waldo & Faith his Wife freely acknowledged the aforego- ing Instrument to be their free Act & Deed
Before me John Ballantine J : Pacs
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A true Copy of the Original Recd JanTy 5. 1730 Attest Jos : Moody Reg
This present Writing indented witnesseth an agreement
Brocas & between John Brocas of Boston in the County of
Suffolk & Province of the Massachusetts Bay in
Hamilton New England Cabbinet Maker & Alexander Han-
To ilton of Arowsiek in the County of York & Prov- Lewis ince aforest Trader on the One Part & Joh Lewis of Boston aforest Merchant Imprs That the sd John Brocas & Alexander Hamilton for the Consideration herein- after mentioned to be done on the Part of the s' Job Lewis do by these Presents covenant promise grant & agree to give & pass unto the sa Job Lewis his Excers Admin's or Assigns a good & legal Deed of One Third Part of a Saw Mill when & so soon as the same is erected on a Stream comonly call- ed & distinguished by ye Name of Half Way Creek on Ken- ebeck River against Lynds Land in the Eastern Side of sd River with One Third Part of ye Stream as also One Ilun- dred Acres of Land lying & being on burnt JJacket Point fronting Kenebeck River half a Mile from sd Point up ye River to a Cove adjoining to M' Love of Bristol his Farm Also one third Part of all ye Land Southerly adjoining to sa Creek weh ye gd Brocas and Hamilton lay Claim to & have in Possession weh if confirmed to them ye sd Job Lewis is to have one third Part thereof Together with with free Liberty to cut & make ye sd Lewis his Part of Hay in ye back Mead- ow so called & to carry off ye same when he or his assigns shall judge proper And also one third Part of all woods Trees Underwoods Pools Ponds Waters Rivers Streams Rights Members & all Mines Minerals & Appurces whatso- ever to ye said Premisses belonging or in any wise apper- taining In Consideration whereof the sª Job Lewis for him- self his Heirs Executrs & Admin's Doth hereby Covenant promise & agree to pay or cause to be paid unto ye sd John Brocas & Alexander Hamilton their Order & Assigns ye full & just Sum of two hundred Pounds in good & lawful [62] publiek Bills of Credit on y" Province aforest in Manner fol- lowing Part thereof to enable ye said Brocas & Hamilton to erect ye said Mill & ye remaining Part when ye s' Mill shall be finished And it is agreed that in Case ye sd Mill shall be burnt down by ye Enemy within ye space of four Years from ye Time of its being erected that then ye sd Brocas & Hamilton shall pay to ye sa Mr Lewis his Order or Assigns y" Sum of fifty Pounds in good & lawful publiek Bills of Credit on ye
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Province of ye Massachusetts Bay aforsaid To ye true Per- formance of ye Premisses the Parties to these Present In- dentures Do bind & oblige themselves their Heirs Executrs && Admin's each unto ye other his Executrs Admin's & As- signs in ye Sum & Penalty of five hundred Pounds currant money of New England firmly by these Presents In Witness whereof the Parties to these Present Indentures have here- unto interchangeably set their Hands & Seals the twenty third Day of Decembr Anno Dom' 1728 Annoq Ri Ris Georgii Seeundi Magna Britannia &e Secundo
John Brocas (Seal) Alexª Hamilton (Seal )
Signed Sealed & Delivered in the Presence of us David Melvill Jos : Marion
Suffolk ss/Boston May 16. 1729 Messi John Brocas & Alexª Hamilton appeared & acknowledgee this Instrument to be their free Act & Deed:
Before me Sam' Checkley JJus : Peace
A true Copy of the Original Reci Jan'y 5. 1730 Attest Jos : Moody Regr
To all People unto whom this present Deed of Sale shall come John Burt of Boston in the County of Suffolk in New England Goldsmith sendeth Greeting Know
Burt
To ye that for & in Consideration of the Sum of Fifty Lewis Pounds Currant Money of New England to me in Hand well & truly paid at & before the Delivery of these Presents by Job Lewis of Boston aforest Merch' The Receipt of which Sum to full Content & Satisfaction is here- by acknowledged I the sd John Burt have given granted bar- gained conveyed & confirmed & by these Presents do give grant bargain sell convey & confirm unto the s' Job Lewis his Heirs & Assigns for ever One full Quarter Part of a cer- tain Tract or Parcel of Land situate lying & being in Sheep- scot River so called between Sagadahoc & Nova Scotia the same being formerly in the Government of New York & is a Fourth of that Land weh I purchased of Mrs Allice Clarke of New Castle in the Province of New Hampshire Widow One of the Two Daughters & only Children of William Davie late of Sheepscot aforest Yeoman Decd who was the only Son & Heir of George Davie late of the same Place Mariner Decd Intestate as by her Deed for the same bearing Date ve 5th Day of July last past well executed acknowledg- ed & recorded in ye Book of Deeds & Conveyances of Lands &c in the Secretary's Office of ye Province of the Massachu- setts Bay Relation thereto or to ye Record thereof being had
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will fully appear Together with One full Quarter Part of all Trees Woods Underwoods Ponds Islands Creeks Rivers Riv- ulets Waters Streams Water Courses Mines Minerals Pro- fits Priviledges & Appurces thereto belonging & the Rever- sions & Remainders thereof To have and to hold the sa granted Land & Promisses with the Appurces & every Part thereof unto the sª Job Lewis his Heirs & Assigns from hence forth & forever more And I the sd John Burt do avouch my self at & until the Time of the Delivery of these Presents to be the true sole & lawful owner of the sd granted Land & Premisses and do covenant for me my Heirs Excers & Admin's to & with the sd lob Lewis his Heirs & Assigns by these Presents to warrant & defend the sd granted Land & Premisses with the Appurces unto him & them for ever against the sª Allice Clarke & her Heirs & against my self & my Heirs & all other Persons claiming any Right Title or Interest therein by from or under us or them In Witness whereof I the s' John Burt & Abigail my Wife (in Token of her free Consent to these Presents & full Relinquishment of all her Dower or Thirds in the sd granted Lands & Prem- isses have hereunto put our Hands & Seals the Twenty Seventh Day of February Anno Domini 1728/9
John Burt (Seal) Abigail Burt (Seal) Signed Sealed & Delive in Presence of us Sam Gray John Blowers
Received the Day & Year within written of Mr JJob Lewis the Sum of Fifty Pounds in full for the Land sold him p me John Burt
Suffolk ss/Boston Febry 27. 1728 M' John Burt & Abi- gail his Wife psonally appeared & acknowledged the within written Instrument to be their free Act & Deed
Before me Joseph Wadsworth Jus : Paes
A true Copy of the Original Received Jan'y 5 1730 Attest Jos : Moody Regr
To all People unto whom this present Deed of Sale shall come Eunice Willard of Boston within the County Willard of Suffolk & Province of the Massachusetts Bay in To New England Spinster sendeth Greeting Know yo Lewis that I the sd Eunice Willard for & in Consideration of the Sum of Three Hundred Pounds in good pub- lick Bills of Credit of the Province atoresª to me in Hand at & before the Ensealing & Delivery of these Presents well & truly paid by Job Lewis of Boston afores4 Mercht the Re- ceipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge have granted bar-
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gained sold aliened enfeoffed released conveyed & confirm- ed, and by these Presents do fully & absolutely grant bar- gain sell aliene enfeoff release convey & confirm unto the sd Job Lewis, all my Right Title Interest Claim & Demand whatsoever being One Third Part in Common & undivided of in & unto all that Tract or Pareel of Land situate lying & being above Saco Falls in the County of York & Province aforesd formerly called the Province of Main in New Eng- land containing Fifteen Hundred Acres being in Breadth up Saco River One Mile North Westerly & runeth in Length into the Main Land keeping the aforesd Breadth as to make up the Quantity & Number of Fifteen Hundred Aeres & lieth adjoyning to the Land of the Heirs or Assigns of Elia- kim Hutchinson Esqr Deced ; Together with all & singular Woods Underwoods Timber Meadows Marshes Waters Wat- er Courses Fences Ways Passages Fishings Fowlings Com- ons Commodities Rights Priviledges Profits Liberties Immuni- ties & Hereditaments whatsoever growing arising being com- ing or issuing in upon or out the sª Traet or Parcel of Land or only Part or Parcel thereof To have and to hold the afore- granted & bargained One Third Part of the said Tract or Pareel of Land & Premisses with the Appurces unto the sa Job Lewis his Heirs & Assigns To his & their only proper Use Benefit & Behoof for ever-And I the sd Eunice Wil- lard for my self my Heirs Execrs & Admin's do covenant grant & agree to & with the sd Job Lewis his Heirs & As- signs by these Presents in Manner & Form following that is to say [63] That at & until the Ensealing & Delivery of these Presents I the sd Eunice Willard am the true sole & lawful owner of One Third Part in Common & undivided of the aforementioned Tract or Parcel of Land & Premisses with the Appurces by Force &' Virtue of One certain Inden- ture or Deed of Settlement made of the same the Fourth of September 1679. between Edward Tyng then of Boston aforesa Esqr & Mary his Wife (both since Decd) on the One Part and Jonathan Tyng of Dunstable in New England aforest Gent & Edward Tyng Jun' of Boston aforest Mercht (both since also Deed) on the other Part as by the same or the Record thereof ( Reference thereto being had ) may fully appear and have in my self full Power good Right & lawful Authority to grant sell & dispose of the sd Third Part of the sª Land & Premisses with the Appurces in Manner & Form aforesd the same being free & clear & clearly acquitted ex- onerated & discharged of & from all Manner of former and other Gifts Grants Bargains Sales Leases Releases Mort- gages Joyntures Dowers Judgments Executions Entails For-
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feitures & of & from all other Titles Troubles Charges & Encumbrances whatsoever And further yt I the sd Eunice Willard my Heirs Exeers & Admin's shall & will warrant & defend the sd granted & bargained One Third Part of ye sa Land and Premisses with the Appurces unto him the sd Job Lewis his Heirs and Assigns for ever against the lawful Claims & Demands of all & every Person & Persons whatso- ever In Witness whereof I the sd Eunice Willard have here- unto set my Hand & Seal the Twenty Seventh Day of Sep- tember Anno Domini One Thousand Seven Hundred & Twenty Nine & in the Third Year of the Reign of our Sov- ereign Lord George the Second by the Grace of God of Great Britain France & Ireland King Defender of the Faith &c
Eunice Willard Seal) Signed Sealed & Delivd in the Presence of Benja Rolfe Antº Woulfe
Received on the Day of the Date of this Deed of the aforenamed Job Lewis the Sum of Three Hundred Pounds being the Consideration Money therein expressed
p Eunice Willard £ 300
Suffolk ss/Boston Septr 29 1729 The aforenamed Eunice Willard psonally appearing acknowledged the aforewritten Instrument by her executed to be her Act & Deed
Before me Habijah Savage Jus : Pacs
A true Copy of the Original Reed Jan'y 5 1730 Attest Jos : Moody Regr
To all People unto whom these Presents shall come Thom- as Westbrook of Falmouth in the County of
Westbrook York & Province of the Massachusetts Bay in To New England Esqr sendeth Greeting Know ye Lewis that whereas Thomas Hutchinson of Boston in New England Esqr did in ye Year of our Lord 1714 in Company with John Wentworth Adam Winthrop Esqrs & others purchase of Ephraim Savage Admin' to ye Es- tate of Richard Wharton late of sd Boston Esgr Deed certain Lands lying & being in the County of York within the Province of the Massachusetts Bay aforesd as follows viz All the Land from the uppermost Part of Androscoggin Falls Four Miles Westward & so down to Maquoit by the River of Pejepscot & from the other Side of Androscoggen upper- most Falls the Land to run from Five Miles above sª An- droseoggen uppermost Falls upon a South West & North East Line over to Kenebeck River & all the Land from sd Line down to Pejepscot & Merry Meeting Bay & all the
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Lands from Magnoit in Casco Bay to Pejepscot & to hold the same Breadth where the Land will bear it down to a Place called Atkins's Bay near to Sagadehock or the West- erly Side of Kenebeck River & all Islands in Kenebeck & Pejepseot Rivers & Merry Meeting Bay & within the aforesd Bounds & Land between the s' Atkins's Bay & Small Point Harbour the Lands & Rivers & Ponds interjacent contain- ing in Breadth about Three English Miles more or less & particularly the Neck of Land called Merryconcage & the Island called Sebascodeggin Together with all Rivers Rivu- lets Brooks Ponds Waters Water Courses all Wood Trees Timber & all Mines Minerals Quarries & especially the sole & absolute Use & Benefit of Salmon & Sturgeon Fish within the Bounds aforest by Virtue of weh Purchase One Eighth Part of the sª Lands & Hereditaments became vested in the sª Thomas Hutchinson to be held in severalty to him his Heirs & Assigns as psd Deed Dated the 5th of November 1714 duely executed & recorded (Reference thereto being had) will more fully appear And whereas the sd Thos Hut- chinson by deed bearing Date the Day next before the Date hereof for the Consideration therein mentioned did bargain sell & confirm unto him the sd Thomas Westbrook his Heirs & Assigns for ever in Fee his the st Thomas Hutchinsons Eighth Part in ye Lands & Premisses before described & in Particular his First Division of One Thousand Acres of Land bordering upon Cathance River & Merry Meeting Bay & his Second Division fronting Three Quarters of a Mile on Long Beach in Kenebeck River & holding the same Breadth over to Casco Bay & his Interest in the several Lands to weh he hath purchased a Quit Claim in Conjunction with his Part- ners not otherwise already disposed of by Him & Them To- gether with the Rights Priviledges & Appurces thereunto belonging or in any wise appertaining as by the s' last men- tioned Deed ( Reference thereto being also had) will more fully appear Now Know ye that I the st Thomas Westbrook for & in Consideration of Three Hundred & Thirty Three Ounces & One Third of an Ounce of Silver to me in Hand at & before the Enscaling & Delivery of these Presents well & truly paid by Job Lewis of Boston aforest Mercht the Rect whereof I do hereby acknowledge to full Content & Satisfaction & thereof & of every Part & Parcel thereof do acquit exonerate & discharge the s' Job Lewis his Heirs & Assigns for ever by these Presents have given granted bar- gained sold enfeoffed & confirmed & by these Presents do fully freely & absolutely give grant bargain sell enfeoff & confirm unto Him the s' Job Lewis One full Third Part of
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my Eighth Part of all & singular the Lands & Premises with the Appurces before granted & conveyed to me by the st Thomas Hutchinson Esq' in & by the afore in Part recit- ed Deed To have and to hold the same unto him the s' Job Lewis his Heirs & Assigns for ever in as full & ample Man- ner & Form to all Intents & Purposes whatsoever as I am entitled to the sª . Third Part by force & Virtue of ye sd Hut- chinson's afore in Part recited Deed to me free & clear from all Claims Titles & Demands from me the sd Thomas West- brook & from all Persons whomsoever claiming or holding by from or under me In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my Iland & Seal the Second Day of January Anno Domi- ni 1729 & in the Third Year of ye Reign of our Sovereign Lord George the Second by the Grace of God of Great Bri- tain France & Ireland King Defendr of ve Faith &c
Thos Westbrook
Signed Sealed & Delivd in the Presence of Benja Rolfe Antho Woulfe
Received on the Day of the Date of this Deed of the aforenamed Job Lewis three Hundred Thirty Three Ounces & One Third of an Ounce of Silver being the Consideration therein expressed p Thomas Westbrook
Suffolk ss/Boston JJany 34 1729. The aforenamed Thom- as Westbrook Esqr psonally appearing acknowledged the aforewritten Instrument to be his Aet & Deed
Before me Edwd Hutchinson Just : Pacs
A true Copy of the Original Reco Jan" 5. 1730 Attest Job : Moody Reg"
[64] To all People unto whom these Presents shall come Stephen Minot of Boston within the County of Suffolk & Province of the Massachusetts Bay in New
Minot
To England Esqr sendeth Greeting Know ve that where- Lewis as I the sº Stephen Minot did in the Year of our Lord 1714 in Company with John Wentworth Adam Winthrop Esq' & others purchase of Ephraim Savage Ad- mints to the Estate of Richard Wharton late of sa Boston Esqr Deed certain Lands lying & being in the County of York within the Province of the Massachusetts Bay aforest as follows viz All the Land from the uppermost Part of An- droscoggin Falls Four Miles Westward & so down to Ma- noit by the River of Pejopscot & from the other Side of Androscoggen uppermost Falls the Land to run from Five Miles above sª Androscoggen uppermost Falls upon a South West & North East Line over to Kenebeck River & all the
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Land from sd Line down to Pejepscot & Merry Meeting Bay & all the Lands from Maquoit in Casco Bay to Pejepscot & to hold the same Breadth where the Land will bear it down to a Place called Atkins's Bay near to Sagadehock on the Westerly Side of Kenebeck River & all Islands in Kenebeck & Pejepscot Rivers & Merry Meeting Bay & within the aforesª Bounds & Land between the sd Atkins's Bay & Small Point Harbour the Lands & Rivers & Pond interjacent con- taining in Breadth about Three English Miles more or less & particularly the Neck of Land called Merryconege & the Island called Sebascodeggin Together with all Rivers Rivu- lets Brooks Ponds Waters Water Courses all Wood Trees Timber & all Mines Minerals Quarries & especially the sole & absolute Use & Benefit of Salmon & Sturgeon Fishing within the Bounds aforesd by Virtue of Which Purchase One Eighth Part of the sd Lands & Hereditaments became vested in me to be held in Severalty to me my Heirs & Assigns as p sª Deed Dated 5th November 1714 duely executed & recorded (Reference thereto being had) will more fully appear Now know ye that I the sd Stephen Minot for & in Consideration of the Sum of Three Hundred Thirty Three Pounds Six Shillings & Eight Pence in good publick Bills of Credit of the Province aforesa to me in Hand at & before ye Enseal- ing & Delivery of these Presents well & truely paid by Job Lewis of Boston aforesd Mereht the Receipt whercof I do hereby acknowledge & thereof & of every Part & Parcel thereof do acquit exonerate & discharge the sª Job Lewis his Heirs Execrs & Admin's for ever by these Presents have given granted bargained sold enfeoffed & confirmed & by these Presents do fully freely & absolutely grant bargain sell enfeoffe & confirm unto Ilim the sd Job Lewis One full Third Part of my Eighth Part of all & singular the Lands & Premisses before described & of my Interest in the several Lands to which I have purchased a Quit Claim in Conjunc- tion with my Partners not already otherwise disposed of by me & them Together with the Rights Priviledges & Appur- ces thereunto belonging or in any wise appertaining (Re- serving to my self my Heirs & assigns my Farm at Mare Point in the present Occupation of Robert Speare & Three Hundred & odd Acres of Land to be yet laid out either in Brunswick or Topsham to make good my First Division of One Thousand Acres & reserving likewise my Second Divi- sion Lot fronting Three Quarters of a Mile upon Kenebeck River & to hold the same Breadth over to Casco Bay upon a Course West & by North Half Northerly bounded North- erly in Part by Winnegance & Sontherly by the Land of
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Adam Winthrop Esqr before named in the Present Occupa- tion of James Savage ) To have and to hold the aforesª Third Part of my Eighth Part of the Lands & Premisses aforesd with the Priviledges & Appurces thereunto belonging (Re- serving as before reserved unto him the sd Job Lewis his Heirs & Assigns To his & their only proper Use Benefit & Behoofe for ever free & clear from all Claims Titles & De- mands from me the sd Stephen Minot & from all Persons whomsoever claiming or under me In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my Hand & Seal the Fifth Day of January Anno Domini One Thousand Seven Hundred & Twenty Nine & in the Third Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George the Second by the Grace of God of Great Bri- tain France & Ireland King Defender of the Faith &c
Stephen Minot (Seal)
Signed Sealed & Delivered in the Presence of Benja Rolfe Anto Woulfe
Received on the Day of the Date of this Deed of the aforenamed Job Lewis the Sum of Three £ 333 .. 6 .. 8 Hundred Thirty Three Pounds Six Shillings && Eight Pence being the Consideration Money therein expressed
p Stephen Minot
Suffolk ss /Boston Jan'y 15. 1729-The aforenamed Steph- en Minot Esqr psonally appearing acknowledged the afore- written Instrument to be his Act & Deed
Before me John Ruck Just: Paes
A true Copy of the Original Received Janty 5. 1730 Attest Jos : Moody Regr
Know all Men by these Presents that I Walter Denniford of ye Town of Kittery in the County of York & Denniford Province of the Massachusetts Bay in New Eng- To land Calker for & in Consideration of the Sum of Cutt Forty Shillings currant Money to me in Hand be- fore the Ensealing & Delivery hereof well & tru- ly paid by Thomas Cutt of the same Kittery aforest Yeo- man the Root whereof I do hereby acknowledge & myself therewith fully satisfied & contented have given granted bar- gained & sold & by these Presents for me my Heirs Exeers & Admin's fully freely clearly & absolutely give grant bar- gain sell aliene enfeoffe convey & confirm unto him the sd Thomas Cutt his Heirs & Assigns for ever all my Right Title Interest Share Proportion or Dividend web I have or over had in & to the Comon & undivided Land in the Towns of Book XIV 14
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Kittery & Berwick or either of them in the County aforesd or weh I my Heirs Execrs Admin's in Time to come may might should or in any wise ought to have by any after Di- vision or Settlement by the Proprietors of either of ye sd Towns weh may be ordered or allotted to me To have and to hold all & singular the Premisses with all the Priviledges & Appurces thereto belonging or in any wise appertaining un- to him the sd Thomas Cutt his Heirs & Assigns To his & their sole & proper Use Benefit & Behoofe from hence forth & for ever And I the sa Walter Denneford my Heirs Ex's & Admrs to him the sd Thomas Cutt his Heirs Execrs Adminrs & Assigns from Time to Time & at all Times for ever here- after shall & will warrant & defend the Title & Possession of the Premisses & every Part thereof against the Claims & Demands of all & every Person & Persons whatsoever-In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my Hand & Seal this Twenty Seventh Day of January in the Third Year of the Reign of King George the Second of Great Britain Annoq Domini 1729/30
Walter Denniford his Mark X (Seal) Signed Sealed & Delivd in Presence of Jos: Hanmond John Newmarch
York ss/The abovenamed Walter Denniford psonally ap- pearing acknowledged this Instrument to be his voluntary Act & Deed Febry 12: 1729/30
Cor Jos : Hamond J: Pacs
A true Copy of the Original Reed Jan'y 5. 1730 Attest Jos: Moody Regr
To all People to whom these Presents shall come Greet- ing & Know ye that I William Godsoe of Kittery
Godsoe in the County of York in the Province of the Mas- To sachusetts Bay in New England Husbandman for & Barter in Consideration of the Sum of Fourteen Pounds in good Bills of Credit of ye aforesª Province to me in Hand before the Ensealing hereof well & truly paid by John Barker of the Place aforest Mariner the Receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge & my self therewith fully satisfied & contented & of every Part & Parcel thereof do exonerate aequit & discharge the s' John Barter his Heirs Excers & Admin's for ever by [65] these Presents have given grant- ed bargained sold aliened conveyed & confirmed & by these Presents do fully freely & absolutely give grant bargain sell aliene convey & confirm unto him the sa John Barter his Heirs and Assigns for ever a certain Tract of Land in the
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Township of Kittery aforest containing One Acre joyning unto the House Lot whereon the sd John Barter now dwells Butted & bounded as followeth (That is to say) Beginning on the South East Side of the sd House Lot & runs five Poles by the Country Road from the aforesd House Lot & then back Twenty Four Poles towards the South West End of sd House Lot which contains One Hundred & Twenty Poles : & the other Forty Poles to compleat the sd Acre lies at the South West End of the sd Acre that I sold to the sa Barter the Third Day of December Anno Domini 1725 & whereon he now dwells Together with all the Hereditaments Profits Comodities & Appurces to the sd Land belonging or in any wise appertaining To have and to hold the sa granted & bargained Premisses with all the Appurces Priviledges & Comodities to the same belonging or in any wise appertain- ing to him the s' John Barter his Heirs & Assigns for ever To his & their own proper Use Benefit & Behoofe forever And I the sd William Godsoe for me my Heirs Execrs & Admin's do covenant promise & grant to & with the sd John Barter his Heirs & Assigns that before the Ensealing here- of I am the true sole & lawful owner of the above bargained & sold Premisses & am lawfully seized & possessed of the same in mine own proper Right as a good pfeet & absolute Estate of Inheritance in Fee simple & have in my self good Right full Power & lawful Authority to grant bargain sell convey & confirm sd bargained Premisses in Manner as aforesa And that the s' John Barter his Heirs & Assigns shall & may from Time to Time & at all Times for ever hereafter by Force & Virtue of these Presents lawfully peaceably & quietly have hold use occupy possess & enjoy the sd demised & bargained Premisses with the Appurces free & clear & freely & clearly acquitted exonerated & dis- charged of from all & Manner of former or other Gifts Grants Bargains Sales Leases Mortgages Wills Entails Joyn- tures Dowries Judgments Executions Incumbrances & Ex- tents Furthermore I the sd William Godsoe for my self my Heirs Exeers & Admin's do covenant promise & engage the abovedemised Premisses to him the sd John Barter his Heirs & Assigns against the lawful Claims or Demands of any Per- son or Persons whatsoever for ever hereafter to warrant se- cure & defend And Elisabeth Godsoe the Wife of me W" Godsoe abovesd doth by these Presents freely & willingly give yield up & surrender all her Right of Dowry & Power of Thirds of in & unto the abovedemised Premisses unto him the số John Barter his Heirs & Assigns forever In Wit- ness whereof I the sª William Godsoe & Elisabeth my Wife
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