USA > Maine > York County > York deeds, Book XIV 1730-1732 > Part 38
USA > Maine > York County > York deeds, Book XIV 1730-1732 > Part 38
USA > Maine > York County > York deeds, Book XIV 1730-1732 > Part 38
USA > Maine > York County > York deeds, Book XIV 1730-1732 > Part 38
USA > Maine > York County > York deeds, Book XIV 1730-1732 > Part 38
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Paul Thompson (Seal) Sign' Seald & Delive in Presence of [Turnover]
Signed Seald & Deliva in Presence of us John Gray JJo- seph Raines Elisabeth Tarn
York ss Biddeford April y' 20th 1731 then Personally ap- peared Paul Thompson & acknowledgd ye within Instrumt or
.
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Deed of Sayle to be his free & Voluntary act & deed
Cor : John Gray Jus : Peace
A true Copy of ye Original Receiva May 18 1731 Attest Jos : Moody Regr
To all People to whom these Presents shall come us Do- minicus Jordan & Samuel Jordan & Nathan!
Jordans Jordan of Falmth & Sam" Jordan of Biddeford
To in ve County of York in ve Province of ve Mas- Scammon sachusetts Bay in New Engl Gent Send Greet- ing Know ye yt we ve sd Dominicus Jordan Sam1 Jordan & Nath" Jordan for & in consideration of ve Love Good will & Affection wch we have & do bear toward our loving Sister Elisabeth Scammon of ye Town of Biddiford & Province & County abovest & wife of Humphrey Scammon Have given & granted & by these Presents do freely Clear- ly & absolutely give & grant unto ye s Elisabeth Samon her Heirs Excess or Admin's all & Singular ye Right & Title of Land yt we have to a certain Tract of Land Lying & be- ing in Scarbroh in ye County of York Butting on Non such River on ve South & extending back into ye woods Norward comonly called & Known by yr Name of Nonsuch ffacrem containing two Thousand Acres with Meadow be it more or Less weh will more fully Appear by our Hond Grandfathers Rooberd Jordan Last will & Testament bearing Date Janty yr 28 Day 1678-furthermore we yesª Dominicus Jordan & Samt Jordan Nath" Jordan do give & grant ye Right & Ti- tle yt we have to ye abovesª Tract of Land or Farm together with all ve Profits Priviledges Commodities & Appurces what- soever to ye sd Tract of Land or Farm any wise belonging or appertaining To have and to hold ve sa Demised Premis- es & to Injoy by vertue of these as full & Lawfull a Right as we our Selves might or ought to injoy give to our Lov- ing Sister Elizabeth Scammon her Heirs Excers or Adminrs for ever & In Witness whereof we hereunto set our Hands & Seals ye Tenth Day of May in yr Fourth Year of ve Reign of our Sovereign Lord King George ye Second of Great Britain & in ye year of our Lord Anno Domini 1731
Dominicus Jordan ( Seal) Sam" Jordan ( Seal ) Nath" his
× Jordan (Seal ) mark
Signed Seald & Deliva in ye Presence of us witnesses Ich- abod Goodwin John Gray Mary Jordan
York ss Biddeford May y 10th 1731 Then Personally ap- peared before me ve Subscriber Dominicus Jordan Sam" Jor- don & Nath" Jordan & acknowledge this Instrumt or Deed
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of Sale on the other Side to be their Free & voluntary act & Decd Cor: John Gray Jus : Peace
A true Copy of ye Original Receive May 14, 1731 Attest Jos: Moody Reg"
Know all Men by these Presents yt I Moses Abbot of Berwick in ye County of York & in his Majes
Abbot Province of ye Massachusetts Bay in New Eng-
To land Black Smith for & in consideration of ye
Woodsome Sum of Ten Pounds in Passable Money in New England at ye Ensealing & Delivery of these Presents by Joseph Woodsome of ye Town County & Prov- ince aforesd Taylor y" Receipt whereof I acknowledge & own my self fully Satisfied contented & paid Have given granted bargained Sold Aliened Assigna set over & confirmed & by these Presents do fully freely & absolutely give grant bar- gain sell Aliene Assign set over & confirm unto ye sd Joseph Woodsome & to his Heirs Excers Admin's & Assigns forev- er all my Right & Interest yt I now have or may hereafter have both in Possession & Reversion unto a parcel of Land Lying & being in sd Berwick called & known by ye Name of Quamphegon Land & yt Part belonging to my Honoured Father John Abbot of sª Berwick Decd Also all my Part Right Title & Interest in ye Shore Saw & Saw mill yt was my sd Fathers both as to his part of ye landing Place Saw Stream Dam Dogs crows flume Running Geers or wisoever else weh my sª Father due & proper Right was & mine by virtue of him Together with all & singular ye Ways Profits Priviledges Rights hereditamt8 & w soever thereunto belong- ing or is in any Manner of Ways appertaining To have and to hold ye sa Part of Land Landing Place Saw Mill Dam Saw Streams Dog's crows running Geers wth all other the above granted & bargained Premises with yr Appurces unto him ye st Joseph Woodsome [136] & to his Heirs Execrs Admin's & Assigns to his & their own onely Proper use Benefit & Behoofe forever & ye sd Moses Abbot for himself his Heirs Execis & Admin's doth covent Promise grant & agree to & with ye sd Joseph Woodsome his Heirs Exeers Admin's & Assigns in manner & Form following yt is to Say at ye time of this psent bargain & untill ye Ensealing & De- livery of this Deed I ye sª Moses Abbot have full power good Right & Lawfull authority to give grant bargain sell aliene Assign set over & confirm all ye above granted & bargained Premises with y' Appurees in manner & form as aforesd & ye st Joseph Woodsome his Heirs Execrs Admin's
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& Assigns shall & may from henceforth and forever here after lawfully Peaceably & quietly have hold use occupy Possess & enjoy all ye above granted & bargained Premises with yeir appurces they being free & freely Acquitted Exon- erated & Discharged of & from all manner of Former & oth- er gifts grants bargains Sales Leases Mortgages titles Thirds Dowrys Executions claims & Demands wtsoever & Further I ye sd Moses Abbot my Heirs Exeers & Admin's shall & will from hence forth & forever hereafter warrant & Defend my sa Part of sª Land & landing Place Mill Saw Dam Stream flume dogs crows & running Geers & all other ye above granted & bargained Premises with their Appurces unto him ve sd Joseph Woodsome & to his Heirs Exec's Admin's & Assigns forever against ye Lawfull Claims & Demands of all & every Person wisoover In Witness whereof I have hereun- to set my Hand & Seal November ye Eighteen Anno Domini Seventeen Hundred & Twenty Six & in ye Thirteenth Year of his Majsty King George his Reign &c
Moses Abbot (Seal
Signed Sealed & Delive in Presence of us John Goodwin Sam" Abbet John Bradstreet
York ss/Berwick xbr 19th 1726-The above Moses Abbot Personally appearing acknowledged ye within & above written Instrumt to be his free & voluntary act & deed
Corm Sam" Plaisted JJ: Peace
A true Copy of y" Original Receive May 15. 1731 Attest Jos : Moody Regr
To all People unto whom this Present Deed of Sale shall come Joseph Small of Kittery in in ye County of Small York with his Majes Province of ye Massachusetts To Bay in New England Yeoman Sendeth Greeting Nason Know yr that I ye st Joseph Small for & in consider- ation of ye Sum of fifty six pounds Curr Money of ye Province aforesa to me in hand at & before ye ensealing & delivery hereof well & truly paid by Richard Nason of ye same Kittery afores Husbandman the Receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge & my Self there wth fully Satisfied Con- tented & paid & thereof & of every Part & Parcel thereof Do Exonerate Acquit & Discharge ye sd Richard Nason his Ileirs Execrs Admin's & Assigns forever by these Presents have given granted bargained Sold Alioned Enfeoffed con- veyed & confirmed and by these Presents Do freely fully clearly and absolutely give grant bargain sell Aliene En-
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feoffe convey & confirm unto him ye sª Richard Nason his Heirs & Assigns forever One Messuage or Tract of Land Situ- atate Lying & being in Township of Barwick in ye Coun- ty aforesa Containing by Estimation Fifty Aeres & is Butt- ed & bounded as followeth Vizt beginning at ye Northwest corner of sª Smalls Land near Loves Brook & runs North west by North Forty five Poles to Addam Goodwins Land then one Hundred & Seventy Eight Poles North East by East then South East by South Forty five Poles then South west by west one Hundred & Seventy Eight Poles to ye first Bounds To have & to hold ye sd granted and bargained Premises with all ye Appurces Priviledges & Commodities to ye same belonging or in any wise appertaining to him ye sª Richard Nason his Heirs & Assigns forever to his & their only Proper use Benefit & Behoof forever & I the sa Joseph Small for me my Heirs Exeers & Admin's do covenant Prom- ise & grant to & with y" s" Richard Nason his Heirs & As- signs yt before ye enscaling & Delivery hereof I am ye true sole & Lawfull owner of ye above bargained Premises & am Lawfully seized & Possssed of ye 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 Premises in manner as abovest & yt yesª Richard Na- son his Heirs & Assigns shall & may from time to time & at all times forever hereafter by force & Virtue of these Presents Lawfully Peaceably & quietly have hold use occu- py Possess & enjoy ve s' Demised & bargained Premises with ye Appurces free & clear & freely & clearly acquitted Exonerated & Discharged of from all & all manner of for- mer or other Gifts Grants Bargains Sales Leases Mortgages Wills Entails JJoyntures Dowries Judgint' Executions In- cumbrances and Extents wtsoever Furthermore I ye sd Jo- seph Small for my self my Heirs Exeers Admin's Do covent & engage ye above Demised Premises to him ye sd Richard Nason his Heirs & Assigns against y" Lawfull Claims or De- mands of any Person or Persons wisoover forever hereafter to warrant Secure & Defend-& Mary Small the Wife of me the sa Joseph Small doth by these Presents freely & willing- ly give yeild up & Surrender all her Right of Dowry & Pow- er of Thirds of in & to ye above Demised Premises unto him ye sd Richard Nason his Heirs Assigns forever In Witness whereof wo ye sd Joseph Small [137] & Mary Small have hereunto set our Hands & Scals ye Twenty Six Day of No- vemb' Anno Domini one thousand Seven Hundred & Thirty & in ye fourth year of ye Reign of our Sovereign Lord
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George y+ Second by ye Grace of God of Great Britain France & Ireland King Defender of ye faith &e
Joseph Small (Seal )
Signed Sealed & Delivered in y" Presence of Geo : Ham- John Hammond
mond
York ss/Nov 23. 1730 JJoseph Small above named Per- sonally appearing acknowledged this Instrum In Writing to be his voluntary act & deed
Cor : Jos: Hamond J : Pacis
A true Copy of ye Original Receive May 15, 1731 Attest JJos : Moody Reg
To all Christian People to whom these Presents may come
Greeting Know ye yt I Sarah Key of Kittery in ye
Key County of York Widow for & in consideration of ye
To Natural Love good will & Affection weh I have & bear
Nason to my Loving Son Jonathan Nason of ye aforesª Kit- tery Husbandman have given granted remised & re- leased & by these Presents do give grant remise & Release to him my sd Son Jonathan Nason his Heirs & Assigns for- ever all & every Part of my whole Estate both real and Per- sonal weh by any ways or Means I have in Possession or Re- version in ve aforesd Town of Kittery or else where To have & to hold to him ye sd Jonathan Nason his Heirs & Assigns to his own proper Use Benefit forever as a good Estate of Inheritance in ffee simple & do hereby covent & engage with him my sd Son Jonathan Nason his Heirs & Assigns yt they are free from all Ineumbrances by me had Made or done at any time heretofore & Furthermore yt he my so Son Jonathan Nason & his Heirs & Assigns shall & may from time to time & at all times forover hereafter quietly & Peace- bly have hold use occupy Possess & enjoy yr above granted Premises without any Let hindrance contradiction or Denial of me ye above named Sarah Key or of my Heirs Exeers or Admin' or assigns them or any of them or of any other Person or Persons by me Means & Procuring In Testimony whereof I have hereto set my Hand & alixed my Seal ye first Day of Decembr in ye Fourth year of y Reign of George ye Second by ye grace of god of Great France & Ire- land King Defender of ye Faith &c her Mark Sarah X Key (Seal)
Signed Sealed & Delive in Presence of us John Smith Jos Moody Lucy Moody
York ss May 15 1731 then Mrs Sarah Key appeared & ac-
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knowledged ye above & within Instrum' to be her act & Deed Coram Jos : Moody Jus p
A true Copy of the Original Reed May 15, 1731 Attest Jos : Moody Reg
To all People to whom these Presents shall come Greet-
ing Know ye yt 1 Abigail Boston of Wells in the
Boston County of York in ye Province of ye Massachusetts
To Bay in New England Simstress For & in considera- Cheena tion of ye Sum of one Hundred & Fifty Pounds to me in Iland before ye ensealing hereof well & truly paid by Dan' Cheena of Wells aforesa Joyner ye Receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge & myself therewith fully Satisfied & contented & thereof & of every Part and Parcell thereof do Exonerate Acquit & Discharge him ye sa Dant Cheena his Heirs Exeers & Admin's forever by these Pres- ents Have given granted bargained Sold aliened conveyed & confirmed & by these Presents Do freely fully & absolutely grant bargain sell aliene convey & confirm unto him ye sd Dan' Cheena his Heirs & Assigns for ever one hundred acres of Land weh was granted by yr Town of Wells aforesd unto my Honrd Father Thomas Boston Jun' late of Wells Decd Novembr ye Twenty Second One Thousand Six IIun- dred Ninety Nine Situate & being in yr Township of Wells aforesa butting upon ye st Thomas Bostons Fathers Land & running upon a West Line three Hundred & Twenty Poles & fifty Poles in Breadth & at the Northeast corner bounded by a great Rock & at yr West end at each corner marked on two Red Oak Trees with T. B. as by y" Return thereof in Wells Town Book Dated May 23 1701 may be seen & Ton Acres of Meadow granted by ye st Town of Wells unto my aforesª Honra Father Thomas Boston at ye Same Time yt ye aforesª Hundred Acres of Land was granted to him & Laid out in Common with Sam! Stewart James Boston Job Lows & Dan' Lows as in Wells Town Book will more fully appear together with ye Trees Timber wood underwood Mines Min- erals Water Water courses herbage & comon Rights thereto belonging To have & to hold yr sd granted & bargained Premisses with all ye Appurces Priviledges & Comodities to ye Same belonging or in any wise appertaining to him ye sª Dan' Cheona his Heirs and Assigns forever to his & their only Proper use Benefit & Behoofe forover & I ye sa Abi- gail Boston for myself my Heirs Exeers & Admin's do cove- nant Promise & grant to & with ye sª Dan' Cheena his Heirs & Assigns that before ye Ensealing hereof I am ye true Sole
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BOOK XIV, FOL. 138.
& Lawfull owner of ye above bargained Premises & am Law- fully Seized & Possessed of ye same in my own Proper Right as a good Perfect and absolute estate of Inheritance in Fee Simple & have in my Self good Right full power & Lawfull authority to grant bargain sell convey [138] sª bargained Premises in manner as aforesd & yt he ye sª Dan1 Cheena his Heirs & Assigns shall & may from time to time & at all Times forever hereafter by force & virtue of these Presents Lawfully Peaceahly & quietly Have hold use Oc- cupy Possess & Enjoy ye sd demised & bargained Premises with ye Appurces free & clear & freely & clearly Acquitted Exonerated & Discharged of from all & all manner of for- mer or other Gifts Grants bargains Sales Leases Mortgages Wills Entails Joyntures Dowries Judgints Executions or In- cumbrances of wt name or Nature soever yt Might in any Measure or Degree obstruct or make void this Present Deed Furthermore I ye sd Abigail Boston for my self my Heirs Exeers & Admin's do covenant & engage ye above Demised Premises to him ye sd Dant Cheena his Heirs & Assigns against ye Lawfull claims or Demands of any Person or Per- sons w'soever for ever hereafter to warrant secure & & De- fend by these Presents Likewise be it known by these Pres- ents yt we George Butland & Mary his Wife do freely give up all our Right of Dower & Power of Thirds in & to ye above bargained Premises unto ye sª Dan1 Cheena his Heirs Execrs & Assigns forever In Testimony of all & every Part of y" above bargained Premises We the sd Abigail Boston George Butland & Mary his Wife set hereunto our Hands & Seals this Second Day of April in ye Fourth year of his Majes Reign Annoq Domini Seventeen Hundred thirty & one Abigail Boston her Mark X (Seal) George Butland his Mark + (Seal) Mary Butland ber mark X (seal )
Abigail Boston Signd Seald & Deliva in Presence of us Sam" Jefferds Henry Boothby Nath" Harrington Job Lews York ss/Wells May yr 20mh 1731 Abigail Boston within named Personally appart before me ye Subscriber one of his Majes Justices of y" Peace for s' County and acknowledged ye within Instrumt or Deed to be her voluntary act & deed John Wheelwright
A true Copy of ye Original Receive May 21 1731 Attest Jos : Moody Regr
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Book XIV, FOL. 138.
To all People to whom these Presents shall come Greet- ing Know ye y' I Stephen Greenleaf of York in
Greenleaf ye County of York in ye Province of ye Massa-
Holt
To chusetts Bay in New England Yeoman with ye consent of Mary my Wife Signifies by her Exe- cuting this deed For & in consideration of ye
Sum of Three Hundred & Fifty Pounds to me in hand be- fore the Enscaling hereof well & truly paid by Joseph Holt of York aforesª Yeoman in good Publiek Bills of Credit on ye Province aforest ye Receipt whereof I do hereby acknowl- edge & my Self therewith fully Satisfied & contented & thereof & of every part and parcell thereof do Exonerate ac- quit & Discharge Him ye st Joseph Holt his Heirs Excers & Admin's forever by these Presents 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 yr sª Joseph Holt his Heirs & Assigns for over all yt Tract [of Land] lying in York weh I bought of Nathan' Raynes & Francis Raynes his Son containing [about] Forty Six Aeres [& an Half be it more or Less being ] North West of Godfreys Pond Bound- ed as follows viz beginning at ye Southerly corner of Ed- ward Beals Land at a Brook running into sd Pond Adjoyn- ing to sª Edw: Bales Bounds & runs Northwest Eighty Four Poles & then Northwest 3 a point westerly Thirty four Poles then west North west Forty Six poles to a Small white Oak Markª 4 Sides & thence by Wm Sellar's Land South South west or near thereabouts Sixty one Poles to a great Red Oak Marka 4 Sides by ye Path on ye East Side thereof yl Leads from s Rayns's to ve Country Road & runs from thence cast South east to a great Birch in a Small Brook by ve foot Path leading thence to Bales Ferry & from sd Tree east & by South unto abovesd Pond & thence bounded by s4 Pond to ye Place began at or however Otherwise bounded or Reputed to be Bounded Together with yr buildings there- on & y" Priviledge of Two ways or out Letts from sd Land one to ye Country Road & yr other to Godfreys Cove as by yr Deed from sd Raynes's to me Dated May 6. 1721 & Re- corded Reference being thereunto had for ve more exact De- scription of s Land & Ways or Out Letts may appear (ex- cepting only ye Priviledge of a Way through y" Premises excepted in sa Deed-To Have & to hold yr st granted & bargained Premises with all ye Appurces Priviledges & Com- odities to ye same belonging or in any Wise appertaining ex- cept y" s" excepted way thro ye same to him ye ad Joseph Holt his Heirs & Assigns forever to his & their only Prop-
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Book XIV, FOL. 139.
er use Benefit & Behoofe for over & I ye sd Stephen Green- leaf for me my Heirs Execis & Admin's do covenant Prom- ise & grant to & with Him ye sd JJoseph Holt his Heirs & Assigns yt before ye Enscaling hereof I am ye true Sole & Lawfull owner of ye above bargained Premises & am Law- fully Siezed & Possessed of ye Same in my own proper Right as a good Perfeet & absolute Estate of Inheritance in Fee Simple & have in my Self good Right full Power & Lawfull anthority to grant bargain Sell convey & confirm s' bargain- ed Premises in manner [139] aforest & yt he ve sa Joseph Holt his Heirs & assigns shall & may from time to time & at all times for over hereafter by force & virtue of these Presents Lawfully Peacably & Quietly have hold use Occu- py Possess & enjoy ye sa Demised & bargained Premises with ye Appurces free & clear & freely & clearly acquitted Exonerated & Discharged of from all & all manner of for- - mer or other Gifts Grants bargains Sales Leases Mortgages Wills Entails Joyntures Dowries Judgmts Executions or In- eumbrances of wt name or Nature soever y' might in any Measure or Degree obstrnet or make void this Present Deed Furthermore I ye sd Stephen Greenleaf for my self my Heirs Excers & Admin's do covent & engage y" above demis- ed Premises to him ye sª Joseph Holt his Heirs & Assigns against ye Lawfull claims or demands of any Person or Per- sons wtsoever for ever hereafter to warrant Secure & De- fend by these Presents In Witness whereof ye sd Stephen Greenleaf & Mary his Wife have hereunto set their Hands & Seals ye Twenty First Day of May Anno Domini 1731 & in ye Fourth Year of his Majee Reign-The words [of Land] Line 17 [and an Half be it more or Less being] line 19 [about ] Line 18 were Interlind before Signing
Stephen Greenleaf (Seal) Mary Greenleaf (Seal)
Signed Seald & Delive in Presence of us Joseph Swett Jos : Moody Lucy Moody ffrancis Raynes Miriam Young her mark X
York ss/ May 21. 1731 Then appeared Stephen Green- leaf above named & acknowledged yr above written Instrummt to be his act & deed
Before me Jos: Moody JJus : Peace A true Copy of ye Original Receivd May 21. 1731 Attest Jos: Moody Regr
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BOOK XIV, For. 139.
To all People to whom these Presents shall come Greet- ing Know ye yt John Woodbridge of York in ye
Woodbridge County of York in ye Province of ye Massachu-
To setts Bay in New England Joyner & Elizabeth Pepperrell his Wife For & in consideration of ye Sum of Sixty Five Pounds to them in hand before ye en- sealing hereof well & truly paid by William Pepperrell Jun" of Kittery in ye County aforesa Esqr in good Publick Bills of Credit on ye Province abovesd the Receipt whereof they do hereby acknowledge & themselves therewith fully Satis- fied & contented & thereof & of every Part & Parcel there- of Do Exonerate Acquit & Discharge him ye sa W" Pep- perrell Jun' his Heirs Execrs & Admin's forever by these Presents have given granted bargained sold aliened convey- ed & confirmed & by these Presents Do freely fully & abso- lutely give grant bargain sell aliene convey & confirm unto him ye sa W" Pepperrell JJun' his Heirs & Assigns forever - a certain Tract of Land in York aforest on ye North Side of y'" Bell marsh so called containing Sixty Acres laid out to or Hond Father George Norton Decd June 14th 1703 Bound- ed as followeth viz beginning about two Rods from sª Marsh at a Red oak Tree Markd on Four Sides & so by Land for- merly Nath" Adams's Then Northwest one Hundred & Sixty Poles to a pitch Pine markt Four Sides & then North East & by North Sixty Six Poles to a Pitch Pine Markt on Four Sides Then South South East to a Red Oak Tree about Three Rods from aboves' Marsh weh is Marked four Sides & then on a Straight Course to ye Oak Tree first above mentioned as by a return on York Town Records Libo 1 Pag: 224 Reference being thereunto had may at Large appear To have & to hold ye sd granted & bargained Premises with all ye Appurces Priviledges & Comodities to ye Same belonging or in any wise appertaining to him ye sa W> Pepperrell Juin" his Heirs & Assigns forever To his & their only Proper Use Benefit & Behoofe forever & they ye sd John Woodbridge & Eliz : Woodbridge for them their Heirs Execrs & Adminrs do covenant Promise & grant to & with Him ye sd Wm Pep- perrell JJun' his Heirs & Assigns yt before ye Enscaling hereof They are ye true sole & & Lawfull owners of ye above bargained Premises & are Lawfully Siezed & Possess- ed of ye same in their own Proper Right as a good Perfect & absolute Estate of Inheritance in Fee Simple & have in themselves good Right full Power & Lawfull Authority to grant bargain sell convey & confirm sa bargained Premises in manner as aforest & ye ye s Wm Pepperell Jun' his Heirs & Assigns shall & may from time to time & at all
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BOOK XIV, FOL. 140.
times for over hereafter by force & virtue of these Presents Lawfully Peaceably & Quietly Have Hold use Ocenpy Pos- sess & enjoy ye sª Demised & bargained Premises with ye Appurces free & clear & freely & clearly acquitted exoner- ated & discharged of from all & all Manner of former or other Gifts Grants Bargains Sales Leases Mortgages Wills Entails Joyntures Dowries Judgmts Executions or Incum- brances of wt Name or Nature soever yt might in any meas- ure or degree obstruct or make void this Present Deed Fur- thermore they ye sª John Woodbridge & Eliza Woodbridge for themselves their Heirs Excers & Admin's do covent & en- gage ye above Demised Premises to him ye sd W" Pepper- rell Jun' his Heirs & Assigns against ye Lawfull or Demands of any person or Persons whoever forever hereafter to war- rant Secure & Defend by these Presents In Witness where- of ye [140] sª John Woodbridge & Elizabeth Woodbridge have hereunto set their Hands & Seals yr Eighteenth Day of May in ye Fourth Year of his Majes Reign Annoq Domini 1731
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