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USA > Maine > York County > York deeds, Book XIV 1730-1732 > Part 19
USA > Maine > York County > York deeds, Book XIV 1730-1732 > Part 19
USA > Maine > York County > York deeds, Book XIV 1730-1732 > Part 19
USA > Maine > York County > York deeds, Book XIV 1730-1732 > Part 19
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have hereunto set our Hands & Seals this Eighteenth Day of November Anno Domini One Thousand Seven Hundred & Thirty Annoq Ri Ris Georgii Secundi Magna Britannia &e Quarto
William Godsoe (Seal) The Sign of Elisabeth Godsoe X (Seal)
Signed Seald & Delivered in ye Presence of us Alexandr Joans Samwell Joanes
York ss/Decembr ye 31st 1730 Mr W" Godsoe abovenam- ed psonally appearing acknowledged the above Instrument in Writing to be his voluntary Act & Deed
Coram Jos : Hamond J : Paes
A true Copy of the Original Rect Jan'y 5. 1730 Attest Jos: Moody Regr
To all People to whom these Presents shall come John Pierce of New Castle in New Hampsr in New Eng-
Pierre land Shipwright & Barbara his Wife sendeth Greet-
To ing Know ye that the sd John Pierce & Barbara his
Gerrish Wife for & in Consideration of the Sum of Forty
Pounds eurrant Money of New England to them in Hand before the Ensealing & Delivery hereof well & truly paid by Timothy Gerrish Esqr of Kittery in the County of York in New England Yeoman the Reet whereof to full Sat- isfaction they the sª John Pierce & Barbara his Wife do hereby acknowledge & thereof & of every Part & Parcel thereof do exonerate acquit & discharge Him the sª Timo Gerrish his Ileirs & Assigns for ever by these Presents hath given granted bargained sold aliened enfeoffed conveyed & confirmed & by these Presents doth freely fully clearly & absolutely give grant bargain sell aliene enfeoffe convey & confirm unto him the sd Timo Gerrish his Heirs & Assigns for ever the One Seventh Part of all that Eighty . Acres Land situate lying & being on the Island commonly called & known by the Name of Champernoons Island in Kittery aforesd & One Seventh Part of all that Island situate & be- ing at Enterance of Piscataqua Harbour called & known by the Name of Wood Island & One Seventh Part of that Is- land within the Harbour at the Mouth of Braveboat called Gooseberry Island It being One Seventh Part of all that Eighty Aeres of Land & Islands aforest that Nathan' Fryer late of New Castle aforest Esqr Deed did by his Deed of Gift Dated the Thirteenth Day of May Anno Domini 1686 give to his Daughter Elizabeth Hinks & her Ileirs for ever the aforest Barbary being one of the Daughters & Coheirs of
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Elisabeth Ilinks Decd Together with all the Priviledges & Appurees to the sa One Seventh Part of the sa Eighty Aeres of Land & the Islands afore belonging or in any wise apper- taining To have and to hold all the before granted & bar- gained Premisses the Priviledges & Appurces thereof unto him the sd Timo Gerrish his Heirs & Assigns for ever To his & their own proper Use & Uses from henceforth & for- ever hereafter lawfully peaceably & quietly to have hold use occupy possess & enjoy free & clear & freely & elearly ac- quitted exonerated & discharged of & from all Titles Trou- bles Charges & Encumbrances wtsoever And yt the John Pierce & Barbara his Wife for themselves their Heirs ExecTs & Adm's do covenant promise & grant to & with the sª Timo Gerrish his Heirs & Assigns that they the sa JJohn Pierce and Barbara his Wife at the Time of the Enscaling of these Presents are & stands lawfully seized of an Estate in Fee simple of in & unto all & singular the beforegranted & bar- gained Premisses with the Priviledges & Appurces thereof without any Manner of Condition or Limitation to alter or change the same in the Right of the sd Barbara and also that they have full Power true Title (in the Wife as aforesd) & absolute authority to grant bargain & sell all the before granted & bargained Premisses with the Priviledges & Ap- purees & every Part & Parcel thereof unto the s' Timº Ger- rish his Heirs Exeers & Admin's in Manner & Form as aforesª And further they sd John Pirce & Barbara his Wife for themselves & their Heirs Excers & Admin's do covenant & engage the before granted & bargained Premisses To him the s' Timº Gerrish his Heirs & Assigns against the lawful Claims & Demands of any Person or Persons whatsoever for ever hereafter to warrant secure & forever to defend In Wit- ness whereof they the sd John Pierce and Barbara his Wife have hereunto set their Hands & Seals this thirtieth Day of October in the Fourth Year of the Reign of King George the Second of Great Britain &c Annoq Domini 1730
her
John Pearce (Seal) Barbara Pearce X (Seal) Mark
Sign Seald & Delivered in Presence of Christopher Fred- rick William Prole
Prov : New Hampsr John Peree & Barbara his Wife psonally appeared before me the Subscriber the 30 : Day ot October 1730 & acknowledge the above Instrument to be their Act & Deed
John ffrost Js : Peace
A true Copy of the Original Received JJan'y 5 1730
Attest Jos : Moody Regt
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[66] To all Persons to whom these Presents shall come I Sam1 Small of Kittery in the County of York Small To his Son Joseph within his Majtys Province of the Massachusetts Bay in New England Yeoman do send Greeting Know ye that I the s' Sam1 Small for & in Con- sideration of the Love good Will & Parental Affection which I have & do bear towards my wel beloved Son Joseph Small of the same Kittery Husbandman have given granted & by these Present do freely fully & absolute- ly give & freely grant unto the sa Joseph Small his Heirs & Assigns for ever Three several Tracts or Parcels of Land lying & being in the Town of Kittery aforesa viz all that my Land whereon I now live containing about Sixteen Aeres more or less lying at a Place called Sturgeon Creek in s' Kittery & on the South West Side of sª Creek & joyn- ing to it together with the buildings thereon which I pur- chased of Peter Wittum of the aforesd Kittery as by his Deed Dated the Twelfth Day of December Anno Domini 1696 on Record appears Also One Tract or Parcel of Land containing Twelve Acres lying near unto Capt John Heards Marsh & bounded Eastwardly by Lands of Mr Frost & Westwardly by Mr Shapleigh's Land or however otherwise the same is bounded weh was laid out to me by Messrs W" Godsoe & Nicholas Gowen Surveyers for s' Kittery on the Fourth Day of March Anno Dom : 1699/1700 as p their Re- turn on Record appears Also One other Parcel of Land containing Three Acres & Forty Eight Poles or Rods lying by Kittery Road & by Mr Shapleigh's Land & M' Leightons & Mr Downing's Lands as it was laid out to me by Daniel Emery Surveyer for sd Kittery the Eighteenth Day of March Anno Dom: 1711/12 as by his Return on Record appears Together with all my Right Title & Interest to & in the Comon & undivided Lands in the Towns of Kittery & Ber- wick by any way or Means appertaining or belonging to me the sd Sam Small To have & to hold the aforesd Tracts or Parcels of Land so bounded & deseribed or however other- wise the same or any of them is bounded or reputed to be bounded to him the sd Joseph Small his Heirs & Assigns To his & their only proper Use Benefit and Behoofe for ever Together with all & singular the Benefits Profits Priviledges & Appurces Trees Wood & Timber Mines Minerals Water & Water Courses thereunto belonging or in any Ways apper- taining to him the sª JJoseph Small in Manner as aforest Only reserving to my self Liberty if I see Cause from Time to Time & at any Time hereafter to have & use in such Man- ner as I shall think fit the whole of the Premisses or any
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Part thereof for & during the Term of my natural Life & after my Decease be the st Joseph Small his Heirs & Assigns shall have it again in Manner as aforest for ever In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my lland & Seal the Second Day of January in the Second Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord King George the Second Annoq Domini One Thousand Seven Hundred & Twenty Eight
Samuel Smal (Seal)
Signed Sealed & Delivered in Presence of us James Donees John Morrell Sam1 Small JJunr
York ss/JJanty 2 1728 Samnel Small abovenamed psonally appearing acknowledged the above Instrument in Writing to be his voluntary Act & Deed
Coram Jos : Hamond Jus : Peace
A true Copy of the Original Reed Jan'y 5 1730 Attest Jos : Moody Regr
To all to whom these Presents shall come I Johnson Har- mon do send Greeting know ye that I the s& Johnson Har- mon of the Town of York in the County of York in the Province of the Massachusetts Bay in New England Gent for & in Consideration of the Love good Will & affection weh I have & do bear to my loving Son Richard Jacques of the abovesª Town County & Province Gent. have given & grant- ed and by these Presents do freely fully & absolutely give & grant unto him the sª Richard Jacques his Heirs & As- signs for ever One Lot of Land situate lying [on the ] North Side the River] being in the Town & County aforest [being Part of a Neck of Land now in my Possession] containing by Estimation Half an Acre of Upland butted & bounded as followeth viz On the South Side by the Rait Fence now standing on the Edge of the Bank fronting the River Begin- ning at the Stake now standing to the Westward of the House & Well & from thence running North Half a Point Eastwardly Eight Rods to a Stake from thence on a Line East Ten Rod & from thence running South half a Point Westerly Eight Rods Together with the whole Front of Ten Rood down to Low Water Mark from the aforesd Fence now standing on the Bank To have & to hold the sa granted Premisses with all the Appurces Priviledges & Comodities to the same belonging or in any wise appertaining to him the sd Richard Jacques his Heirs & Assigns for over To his ownly proper Use Benefit & Bchoofe for ever as his own proper Estate without any Manner of Condition And Mary Harmon ye Wife of me the s Johnson Harmon doth by
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BOOK XIV, FOL. 66.
these Presents freely willing give yield up & surrender all her Right of Dowry & Power of Thirds of in & unto the above demised Premisses unto him the sª Richard Jaques his Heirs & Assigns In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my Hand & Seal this Fourteenth Day of August in the Twelfth Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George by the Grace of God of Great Britain France & Ireland King &c & in the Year of our Lord God One Thousand Seven Hund & Twenty Five
Johnson Harmon (Seal) Mary Harmon (Seal )
Before the Enscaling & Delivery those Words interlined in the Fifth Line [on the ] & added in the Margin [North Side the River] & in the Sixth Line [& being Part of a Neck of Land now in my Possession ]
Signed Seald & Delivered in Presence of Warren Drink- water Johnson Harmon
York ss/Jan'y 7 1730 Colo Johnson Harmon psonally ap- pearing acknowledged the above Instrument in Writing to be his voluntary Aet & Deed
Coram Jos : Hamond J : Pacs
A truc Copy of the Original Reed Jan'y 7. 1730 Attest Jos : Moody Regr
To all People to whom these Presents shall come Greet- ing Know ye that We Daniel Paul Junr & Josiah
2 Pauls Paul both of Kittery in the County of York in the
To Province of the Massachusetts Bay in New Eng-
Jaques land both Shipwrights for & in Consideration of the Sum of Ninety Pounds to us in Hand before the Ensealing hereof well & truly paid by Richard Jaques of York in the County aforest Gent in good Publiek Bills of Credit on the Province aforest the Receipt whereof we do hereby acknowledge & & our selves therewith fully satisfied & contented & thereof & of every Part & Parcel thereof do exonerate acquit & discharge Him the sª Richard Jaques his Heirs Excers & Admin's for over by these Presents have given granted bargained sold aliened conveyed & confirmed & by these do freely fully & absolutely give grant bargain sell aliene convey & confirm unto him the sa Richard Jaques his Heirs & Assigns for ever a certain Piece or Parcel of Land lying in the Township of York containing Half an Acre & Seventeen Poles it being that Lot of Land web the s' Daniel Paul & Josiah Paul bought of Colo Johnson Har- mon as by his Deed Dated Febry I0 1726/7 & Recorded Libo 12 Folo 231 of York County Records for Deeds &c
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Reference being thereunto [67] had may at large appear the same being situate on the lower and South Eastermost End of the Point of Land called Harmons Point Together with the Dwelling House weh the sd Pauls have begun to build thereon & all other the Appurees thereon To have and to hold the sd granted & bargained Premisses with all the Appurces Priviledges & Comodities to the same belonging or in any wise appertaining To him the sa Richard Jaques his Heirs & Assigns for ever To his & their only proper Use Benefit & Behoofe for ever & we the sa Daniel Paul & Josiah Paul for our selves our Heirs Exeers & Admrs do cov- enant promise & grant to & with the s" Richard Jaques his Heirs & Assigns that before the Ensealing hercof we are the true sole & lawful Owners of the abovebargained Premisses & are lawfully seized & possessed of the same in our own proper Right as a good pfeet & absolute Estate of Inheri- tance in Fee simple And have in our selves good Right full Power & lawful Authority to grant bargain sell convey & confirm sd bargained Premisses in Manner as aforest And that the sª Richard Jaques his Heirs & Assigns shall & may from Time to Time and at all Times for ever hereafter by Force & Virtue of these Presents lawfully peaceably & qui- etly have hold use occupy possess & enjoy the sd demised & bargained Premisses with the Appurces free & clear & free- ly & clearly acquitted exonerated & discharged of from all & all Manner of former or other Gifts Grants Bargains Sales Leases Mortgages Wills Entails Joyntures Dowries Judg- ments Executions or Incumbrances of what Name or Nature soever that might in any Measure or Degree obstruct or make void this present Deed Furthermore We the st Daniel Panl & JJosiah Paul for our selves our Heirs Excers & Ad- min's do covenant & engage the above demised Premisses to him the số Richard JJaques his Heirs & Assigns against the law- ful Claims or Demands of any Person or Persons whatsoever for ever hereafter to warrant secure & defend by these Pres- ents In Witness whereof we the sd Daniel Paul & Josiah Pant have hercunto set our Hands & Seals the Twentieth Day of October in the Fourth Year of the Reign of King George the Second Annog Domini 1730
Daniel Paul Juin" (Seal) Josiah Paul (Seal )
Signed Seald & Delive in Presence of Jos : Moody Lucy Moody Mary Bragdon
York ss /October 21st 1730 Then appeared Daniel Panl Junr & Josiah Paul & severally acknowledged y" above lu- strumt in Writing to be their Act and Deed
Before me Jos : Moody Jus : Peace
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A true Copy of the Original Receive Jan'y 7. 1730 Attest Jos : Moody Regt
To all People to whom these Presents shall come Greet-
Emery ing Know ve that I Samuel Emery of Wells in
the County of York within his Majtys Province
To of the Massachusetts Bay in New England [Hus- Littlefield bandman] for & in Consideration of free Liber- ty to cut any or all Sort of Timber in the Town- ship of Arundel now called which was Cape Porpus so far as the Grant of Cape Porpus will hear me out which Grant was granted to Edmund Littlefield & Joseph Littlefield both of Wells Decd & also to hale it when I will & where I will so far as the aboves' Grant will allow of I am therewith ful- ly satisfied & contented therefore I have given granted bar- gained sold aliened conveyed & confirmed & by these Pres- ents do freely fully & absolutely give grant bargain sell aliene convey & confirm unto him the sa Samuel Littlefield his Heirs & Assigns for ever One Half Acre of Land be it more or less lying on the West Side of Kenebunk River ad- joyning to sª River the Half Acre is the Half of of one Aere laid out to[me] for the Benefit of a Mill or Mills to joyn a Damm to with the Inhabitants of Arundel or with those par- tieular Persons that owns the Land adjoyning thereto To have and to hold the sd granted & bargained Premisses with all the Appurces Priviledges & Comodities to the same be- longing or in any wise appertaining to him the sª Samuel Littlefield his Heirs & Assigns for ever To his & their only proper Use Benefit & Behoofe for ever And I the sª Samuel Emery for me my Heirs Exec's Admin's do covenant prom- ise & grant to & with the sd Samuel Littlefield his Heirs & Assigns that before the Enscaling hereof I am the true sole & lawful owner of the above bargained Premisses & am law- fully seized & possessed of the same in mine own proper Right as a good perfect & absolute Estate of Inheritance in Fee simple & have in my self good Right full Power & law- ful Authority to grant bargain sell convey & confirm sa bar- gained Premisses in Manner as abovesd And that the sd Sam- uel Littlefield his Heirs & Assigns shall & may from Time to Time & at all Times for ever hereafter by Force & Vir- tue of these Presents lawfully peaceably & quietly have hold use occupy possess & enjoy the sd demised & bargained Premisses with the Appurces free & clear & freely & clear- ly acquitted exonerated and discharged of from all & all Manner of former & other Gifts Grants Bargains Sales
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Leases Mortgages Wills Entails Jovntures Dowries Judg- ments Executions Encumbrances & Extents Furthermore I the said Samuel Emery for my self my Heirs Exec's AdminTs do covenant & engage the abovedemised Premisses to him the sd Samuel Littlefield his Heirs & Assigns against the law- ful Claims or Demands of any Person or Persons from me or under me whatsoever for ever hereafter to warrant secure & defend In Witness I have hereunto set my Hand & Scal this First Day of November Anno Domini 1728 & in the Second Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George of England Scotland France & Ireland King &e
Samuel Emery (Seal)
Signed Sealed & Delivered in Presence of Daniel Green- leaf Hugh Bolton Benja Turston
York ss/Wells June ye 25 1730 Samuel Emery Personal- ly appeared & acknowledged this above Instrument or Deed of Sale to be his free & voluntary Act & Deed
Cor Me John Gray Jus : Pacs
A true Copy of the Original Reed Jan'y 7 1730 Attest Jos : Moody Regt
Know all Men by these Presents That I Nathan' Dunel of the Town & County of York in the Province of the
Donnel Massachusetts Bay in New England Mariner by &
To with the Consent of my Wife Hannah for & in Con- Raynes sideration of the Sum of Twenty Four Pounds to me in Hand paid by Francis Raynes of the Town and County of York in the Province of the Massachusetts Bay in New England aforest Yeoman the Receipt whereof 1 do acknowledge myself fully satisfied contented & paid & do for me my Heirs Exeets and Admin's & for every of them fully acquit & forever discharge him the st Francis Raynes Him his Heirs Excers Admin's & Assigns of & from the same & of every Part & Parcel thereof have given granted bar- gained sold aliened assigned & set over unto him the ad Francis Raynes One Quarter Part of a Saw Mill with the Apparces to her belonging & One Quarter Part of the Dam & Stream thereunto belonging & is the same Mill which my Father & st Francis Raynes built on the South West Side of York River & willed to me by my Father & standeth [68] at the Head of the Cove comonly called Rogers Cove To have & to hold the abovesa Mill Dam & Stream with the Priviledges thereunto belonging to him the sª Francis Ray- nes his Heirs Excers Admin's & Assigns for ever & ye said Nathan Dunel for himself his Heirs Execrs & Admin's & for
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every of them doth promise to & with Him the sª Francis Raynes his Heirs Exeers Admin's & Assigns & to & with every of them that at Present & before the Ensealing here of He standeth seized & possessed & possessed of the bargained & granted Premisses and further the sªNathan' Dunel for himself his Heirs Excers & for every of them doth covenant & prom- ise to & with Him the said Francis Raynes his Heirs Excers Admin's & Assigns & to & with every of them to warrant & defend the abovesd Quarter Part of the Mill & Damn & Stream therennto belonging against all Persons laying law- ful Claim thereunto And also Hannah Dunel acquits her Thirds or Right of Dowry to the aforesa Premisses In Wit- ness whereof we have hereunto set our Hands & Seals this Twenty Second Day of April One Thousand Seven Hundred Twenty Eight 1728
Signed Sealed & Delivered in Presence of us The Seven Words between the Eighteenth Line was put in before Sign- ing & Scaling Nathan' Donnell Jun' (Scal) Hannah Don- nell (Seal)
Joseph Swett York ss/Jan'y 8. 1730 Then appeared
Thomas Payne S Nathan' Donnell Jun' & acknowledged the foregoing Instrument in Writing to be his Act & Deed Before Me Jos : Moody Jus: Peace
A true Copy of the Original Reed Jan'y 8 1730 Attest Jos: Moody Regt
Know all Men by these Presents that I Walter Penywell of Arundell in the County of York in the Prov-
Penniwell ince of Main New England Farmer do for many
'To good Causes me moving thereunto give & grant Smith to Susanna Smith my Danghter in Law & Solo- mon Smith her Husband Six Acres of Fresh Meadow lying & being in the Town of Biddeford formerly called Winter Harbour bounded on each side by the Lands formerly Robert Booths & Arthur Woormstrong as it was granted to my Father Walter Pennywell And I do by these Presents give graut confirm to my sª Son and Daughter in Law the sa Six Acres of fresh Meadow to them & their Heirs for ever free from all former Grants Deeds &c given by me or my sd Father As witness my Hand & Scal this Twentieth Day May in the Year of our Lord One Thousand & Seven Hundred & Twenty
The Mark of Walter X Pennywell ( Seal ) Witness William Graves James Cunningham Henry Pain York ss /Biddeford Augt 5' 1720 This Day Walter Penny-
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well psonally appeared before me the Subscriber & acknowl- edged this abovewritten Instrument to be his free Act & Deed John Gray Justa Pacis
A true Copy of the Original Rece Jan'y 7 1730 Attest Jos : Moody Regr
To all People to whom these Presents shall come Greet-
ing Know ye that I Samuel Littlefield of Arundel
Littlefield in the County of York within his Majtys Prov-
To ince of the Massachusetts Bay in New England Curtis Laborer for & in Consideration of the Sum of Five Pounds in Money of the Province abovesd to me in Hand paid before the Ensealing hereof well & truly paid by JJacob Curtis of Arundel in the aforesd County & Province to the abovesd Samuel Littlefield the Rect whereof I do hereby acknowledge & my self there with fully satisfi- ed & contented & thereof & of every Part & Parcel thereof do exonerate acquit & discharge the sª Jacob Curtis his Heirs Exeers Admin's for ever by these Presents have given granted bargained sold aliened conveyed & confirmed and by these Presents do freely fully & absolutely give grant bar- gain sell aliene convey confirm unto him the sd Jacob Curtis his Heirs & Assigns for ever One Messuage or Tract of Land & Salt Marsh situate lying & being in Arundel in the County aforest containing fif Acres was granted to the abovesª Littlefield by the Proprietors of Arundel November the 18th 1719 laid out May the 12th 1720 laid out to the abovesd Littlefield Fifty Aeres Beginning at Capt John Downings marked Pine Tree on the River Bank called Kene- bunk running North North East into the Woods then run- ning up the River Sixty Pole to a Maple Tree by the River Bank upon the Bank so running from the Maple Tree North North East into the Woods till fifty acres is a compleated ) To have and to hold the sd granted & bargained Premisses with all the Appurces Priviledges & Comodities to the same belonging or in any Ways appertaining to him the s' Curtis His Heirs & Assigns for ever To his & their only proper Use Benefit & Behoofe for ever And I the sd Littlefield for my self my Heirs Ex's Admin's & Assigns do covenant promise & grant to & with the sª Curtis his Heirs & As- signs that be the Ensealing hereof I am the true sole & law- ful owner of the above bargained Premisses & am lawfully seized & possessed of the same in mine own Right as a good perfect & absolute Estate of Inheritance in Fee simple And furthermore 1 the sa Littlefield for my self my Heirs Excers
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Admin's do covenant & engage the abovedemised Premised Premisses To him the sª Jacob Curtis his Heirs & Assigns against me my self my Heirs Excers Admin's & Assigns for ever hereafter with all standing lying or growing in the above- bargained Premisses In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my Hand & Scal Ten Day of December Anno Dom : One Thousand Seven Hundred & Thirty
Samuel Littlefield (Seal) Samuel Whitney Philip Durrell
York ss/Wells Decem 18. 1730 Then the within named Samuel Littlefield psonally appeared before me & acknowl- edged the within written Instrument or deed of Sale to be his free Act & Deed
Joseph Hill Jus : Peace
A true Copy of the Original Received Jan'y 9. 1730 Attest Jos : Moody
To all People to whom these Presents shall come Greet- ing Know ye that I JJohn Smith of Berwick in the
Smith County of York within the Province of the Massa-
To chusetts Bay in New England Yeoman for & in
Knight Consideration of the Sum of Six Pounds in good & lawful Bills of Credit to me in Hand before the Ensealing hereof well & truly paid by Grindal Knight of the sd Town Husbandman the Receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge & myself therewith fully paid & contented & thereof & of every Part thereof fully paid & do exonerate acquit & discharge the Grindol Knight his Heirs Exeers Admrs & Assigns for ever by these Presents have given granted bargained sold aliened conveyed & confirmed & by these Presents do freely fully & absolutely give grant bar- gain & sell aliene convey & confirm unto him the sª Grindal Knight his Heirs & Assigns for ever Three Acres of Low Land be it more or less Bounded as followeth viz Beginning at a Black Ash Tree at the East Corner of sd Knights own Land weh Ile bought of Jos : Chadbourn & running down Southerly Seventy Nine Poles on both Sides of [ 69] a Brook called Golook Brook Six Poles in Width & doth appear by marked Trees on both Sides of s' Brook To have and to hold the sª Three Acres of Land with all the Profits that may ever hereafter in any [wise ] appertain to him the sª Grindal Knight his Heirs & Assigns for ever To his & their proper Use Benefit & Behoofe for ever And I the sa JJohn Smith for me my Heirs Exeers Admin's do promise & grant to with the sd Grindol Knight his Heirs & Assigns that before the
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