USA > Maine > York County > York deeds, Book XIV 1730-1732 > Part 40
USA > Maine > York County > York deeds, Book XIV 1730-1732 > Part 40
USA > Maine > York County > York deeds, Book XIV 1730-1732 > Part 40
USA > Maine > York County > York deeds, Book XIV 1730-1732 > Part 40
USA > Maine > York County > York deeds, Book XIV 1730-1732 > Part 40
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to hold the Premisses to the st George Parker his Heirs & Assigns for ever Yielding & paying unto to the sª Edward Godfrey his Heirs & Assigns One Days Work of a Man Yearly The sd George Parker & his Heirs & Assigns to en- joy all Priviledges of Commonages & with Warranties against the sd Ed : Godfrey his Heirs & Assigns In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my Hand & Seal the Day & Year above specified p me Edward Godfrey X (Seal)
Signed Sealed & Dª in Presence of us John Twisden An- drew Everest
A true Copy of the Original Receivd June 3 1731 Attest Jos: Moody Regr
[145] To all People to whom these Presents shall come John Drinkwater of North Yarmouth in the
Drinkwater County of York in ye Province of ye Massachusetts
To Bay in New England Cordwainer sendeth Greet- Wadsworth ing Know ye yt I ye sd John Drinkwater for & in consideration of ye Sum of Twenty Eight Pounds in good Bills of Credit before ye ensealing hereof well & truly in Hand Paid by Abiah Wadsworth of Kings Town in ye County of Plimouth & Province aforesd Hus- bandman ye Receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge & thereof & of every Part thereof do Exonerate ye sd Abiah Wadsworth his Heirs & Assigns for ever have granted sold conveyed & confirmed & by these Presents do grant sell convey & confirm unto him ye sd Abiah Wadsworth his Heirs & Assigns for ever a certain Parcell or Parcells of Land Lying & being Situate in in North Yarmouth aforesd & is one quarter of ye Rights & after Divisions of ye Main Land in North Yarmouth yt are or ever may be laid out un- to ye Ten acre Lot in North Yarmouth Number Fifty Five exclusive of all Parts of ye sd Ten acre Lot & all Salt Marsh & Islands To have & to hold all ye above demised Premises wth all ye Priviledges Appurces & Comodities to ye same be- longing or in any wise appertaining to ye only use Benefit & Behoof of him ye sª Abiah Wadsworth his Heirs & As- signs forever Furthermore I ye sd JJohn Drinkwater do cov- ent & engage for me my Heirs Excers & Admin's to & with ye od Abiah Wadsworth his Heirs & Assigns yt before ye en- scaling hereof I am ye true sole & Lawfull owner of ye sª Lands & am Lawfully Possessed & Seized of ye Same in mine own Proper Right & ve sd Abiah Wadsworth his Heirs & Assigns forever by force & virtue of these psents may Occupy Possess & Enjoy all ye above bargained Premises
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wth all ye Appurces in manner as abovesd freely & clearly exonerated acquitted & discharged from all & all manner of former or other gifts grants bargains Sales Leases Mort- gages Wills Entails Joyntures Dowries Judgmt Executions Incumbranees or Extents Furthermore I ye sª John Drink- water for me my Heirs Execrs & Admin's do covent & en- gage to him ye sª Abiah Wadsworth his Heirs & Assigns forever all ye above demised Premises in manner as abovesd against ye Lawfull claims & demands of any Person or Per- sons wtsoever hereafter to warrant secure & defend In Wit- ness whereof I have hereunto set my Hand & Seal this Thir- teenth Day of Novembr Anno Domini one Thousand seven IIundred & Thirty 1730 John Drinkwater (Seal)
Signd Seald & Deliva in Presence of us JJohn Sparhawk Melatiah Lothorop
Plymouth ss/On ye 13th day of November 1730 then ye abovenamed John Drinkwater acknowledge ye above writ- ten Instrum' to be his act & Deed
before me Isaac Lothrop Justice Peace
A true Copy of ye Original Reed June 7. 1731 Attest Jos : Moody Regr
Know all Men by these Presents that Enoch Daves sends Greeting Now Know ye that I Enoch Daves of Wells
Davis in ye County of York & Province of ye Massachu-
To setts Bay in New England with divers & good Cause Huet & Consideration of ye full & just Sum of four Pound current money of New England to me in Hand paid by Archales IInet of Wells aforest have given & granted & do by these Presents give grant bargain sell alienate five acres of fresh meadow which I bought of Arckles Huet weh was given to him by a Town Grant in ye Town of Wells and Province aforest Bounded as followeth beginnng to a Piece of Meadow of one Acre laid out to James Littlefield and so running westerly to ye Bounds of a Piece of Marsh containing three Aeres laid out to James Litolfield several Trees marked A. Il. wch I Enoch Daves confirm all my Right and Interest of that Meadow to Arkless Huet aforesd & to his Ileirs Execut" Admin's forever whereunto I have set my Hand & Seal this 17th Day of April Anno Domini 1730
Enoch Daviss ( aa) Kehen Daves her Mark X (Seal)
As Witness these JJames Baston Samuel Tredwell Sary Deves her mark X
York ss. Wells May 24 1730 Then ye above named Enech
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Davis appeared & acknowledged the abovewritten Instru- ment to be his free Act & Deed
before me Joseph Hill Jus: Peace A true Copy of ye Original reed June 19th 1731 Attest Jos: Moody Regr
Know all Men by these Present That I Nathanael Weare
of Hampton in the Province of New Hampsr in New
Weare England Esqr for divers good Causes & Considera-
To tions me hereunto moving & more especially for & in
Sealy Consideration of Five Hundred Pound to me in Hand paid & secured to me before the Ensealing hercof by John Sealy of sª Hampton Yeoman the Receipt whereof I do acknowledge & myself therewith contented & satisfied have given & granted & do by these Presents fully freely & absolutely give grant bargain sell aliene convey & confirm unto the sª John Sealy certain Lands & Part of a Mill & Ilonse lying & being in the Township of Biddeford in the County of York in the Province of the Massachusetts Bay in New England aforesa which Lands & Premisses is as fol- loweth (viz) One Quarter Part of the Land I bought of Wil- liam Pepperrell of Kittery in the County of York aforesd excepting Ten Rod wide on the Easterly Side of the Easter- ly Lott & so the whole Length of the Lot already conveyed to John Davis the One Quarter of all the Remainder as it was conveyed to me by the sd William Pepperrell being by Estimation Three Hundred & Seventy Five Acres of Land be the same more or less. It being the One Quarter of what I bought as aforosd & divided with sa Pepperrell & One Quarter of my Right in the Saw Mill on sª Land & one Quarter of my House on sd Land with all Profits Priviledges & Appurces to the [146] same belonging or any wise appertaining as to Timber Woods Streams Water Courses or whatsoever doth now belong to One full Quarter of what I bought of sa Pepperrell with the Appurces to the same be- longing or any wise appertaining Except that conveyed to Davis abovesd unto the sª John Sealy To have and to hold as a good & sure Estate of Inheritance in fee simple for ever To him His Heirs Excers Admin's or Assigns quietly & peaceably to use occupy possess & enjoy To his & their own Benefit & Bchoof forever without the least Lett Hindrance Denial Molestation or Interruption of me the sa Nathan' Weare my Heirs Excers Admin's or Assigns or any manner of person for us or in our Names or by our Procurement or any further Challenge or Demand And further I the sa Weare
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do covenant promise & engage to & with the sa Sealy that all the above bargained Premisses is free & clear & freely & clearly acquitted & discharged of & from all former or other Gifts Grants Bargains Sales Mortgages Judgments Exeeu- tions Dowries or Thirds or any legal Incumbrance whatso- ever & That at the Time of Enscaling hereof I am the true & lawful owner of all the above bargained Premisses & have of myself good Right & lawful Power to make this above Bargain & Sale & that we will warrant & defend the same from all Manner of Persons laying lawful Claim there- unto from by or under me for ever And in Confirmation of all abovewritten I have herennto set to my Hand & affixed my Seal this Tenth Day of June in the Year of our Lord Seventeen Hundred & Thirty one & in the Fourth Year of his Majtys Reign George the Second over Great Britain France & Ireland King Defender of the Faith &e.
Nathan" Weare (Seal)
Signed Sealed & Delivered in Presence of us Witnesses Jonathan Prescutt Abraham Sanburn Province of New Hammpsr June 25th 1731 Nathanael Weare Esgr abovenamed psonally appeared & acknowledged his Hand & Seal and the above written Instrument to be his voluntary Aet & Deed Before me Jabez Smith Justice of Peace
A true Copy of the Original Reed June 30th 1731 Attest Jos : Moody Regr
To all People to whom these Presents shall come Greet- ing Know ye that I James Lensdey of Mendon in
Linsey the County of Suffolk & Province of the Massa-
To chusetts Bay in New England Blacksmith for & in Starnes Consideration of the Sum of One Hundred & Twenty Five Pounds in good Bills of Credit to inc in Hand before the Enscaling hereof well & truly paid by John Starnes of Worcester in the County of Middlesex & Province aboves' Yeoman the Receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge & myself therewith fully satisfied & contented & thereof & of every Part & Parcel thereof do exonerate aequit & discharge Him the so John Starnes & his Heirs Ex- ecrs & Admin's for ever by these Presents have given granted bargained sold aliened conveyed & confirmed & by these Presents do freely fully & absolutely give grant bargain sell aliene convey & confirm unto Him the st John Starnes & unto his Heirs & Assigns for over a certain Tract or Parcel of Land containing Ten Acres called Lott Sixty Nine situ- ated & Being in North Yarmouth commonly of called with-
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in the County of York in the Province of the Massachusetts Bay in New England lying by the Comon Road Way as the same was laid ont to Mr Hugh Blening Together with all & singular the Rights Members Profits Priviledges & Appur- ces thereunto belonging with all Divisions buts & after Di- visions the sª Lott Sixty Nine shall draw within ye Town- ship or shall be thereunto assigned with the Reversions & Remainders of the same To have and to hold the sd granted & bargained Premisses with all the Appurces Priviledges & Comodities to same belonging or in any wise appertaining to him the sd John Starnes & to his Heirs & Assigns for- ever To Ilim & their only proper Use Benefit & Behoofe forever And I the sd James Lensdey for me & my Heirs Exeers & Admin's do covenant promise & grant to & with Him the sd John Starnes & his Heirs & Assigns that before the Enscaling hereof I am the true sole & lawful Owner of the above bargained Premisses & am lawfully seized & pos- sessed of the same in my own proper Right as a good pfect & absolute Estate of Inheritance in Fee simple & have in my self good Right full Power & lawful Authority to grant bargain sell convey & confirm sa bargained Premisses in Manner as aforesd And that the sd John Starnes & his Heirs & Assigns shall & may from Time to Time & at all Times forever hereafter by Force & Virtue of these Presents law- fully peaceably & quietly have hold use occupy possess & enjoy the sd demised & bargained Premisses with the Ap- purees free & clear & freely & clearly acquitted exonerated & discharged of from all & all Manner of former or other Gifts Grants Bargains Sales Leases Mortgages Wills En- tails Joyntures Judgments Dowries Executions or Incum- brances of what Name or Nature soever that might in any Measure or Degree obstruct or make void this present Deed Furthermore I the sd James Lensdey for my self my Heirs Exeers & Admin's do covenant & engage the abovedemised Premisses to him the sª John Starnes & to his Heirs & As- signs against the lawful Claims or Demands of any Person or Persons whatsoever for ever hereafter to warrant secure & defend by these Presents-In Witness whereof I the sd James Lendsdey have set to my Hand & Seal this Sixth Day of April 1731 & in the Fourth Year of his Majtys Reign James Linsey ( Seal)
Signed Sealed & Deliv' in Presence of us William Jeni- son Philip Chase
Suffolk ss/Mendon April ye 14th 1731 JJames Linesey the abovenamed Grantor psonally appearing acknowledged the
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above written Instrument to be his free & voluntary Act & Deed Before me Daniel Taft Justice of Peace
A true Copy of the Original Receive June 17. 1731 Attest Jos : Moody Regr
Know all Men by these Presents that I Jonathan Phil- brook of Greenland in the Province of New Hamps"
Shipwright for & in Consideration of a valuable
Philbrook To Sum of One Hundred & Forty Five Pounds in
Wildes Money to me well & truly paid by Samuel Wildes of Arundel in the County of York in the Province of the Massett : Bay in New England which is to my full Satisfaction & Contentment have bargained & sold & do by these Presents freely fully & absolutely have given granted bargained & sold & set over unto the aboves" Samuel Wildes his Heirs & Assigns forever a certain Tract of Upland & Marsh situate & being in Arundel aforesd containing by Es- timation One Hundred Acres which I the sd Philbrook bought of John Perkins of Arundel Bounded as followeth viz Beginning at the Mouth of Turbets Creek so called Then running South West Thirty Rods or Poles to a Red Oak Tree & from it thence running Two Hundred Rods North West to a Maple Tree marked I : P: then running North East one Hundred & Forty Poles or Rods to a Birch Tree marked with the Letters I P Then running South East to the Head of the afores Creek where the Tide flows & the sd Creek to be the Eastward Linds of the sd Land and Marsh To have and to hold the abovesª Hundred Acres of Upland & Marsh Together with all the Commons Right & Privi- ledges of Wood Timber Rocks Mines Ways Easments Wa- tering Places Water Courses & all other Profits to any & every Part thereof belonging to him the s4 Samuel Wildes his Heirs Execrs Admin's or Assigns as a Estate of Inheri- tance in Fee simple forever And I the sd Jonathan Philbrook for me my Heirs Execrs Admin's do covenant grant to &' with the abovesd Samuel Wildes his Heirs & Assigns for ever they shall & may from Time to Time & at all Times for ever hereafter by Force & Virtue of these Presents law- fully peaceably & quietly have hold use occupy possess & enjoy the s" demised & bargained Premisses with the Ap- purces free & clear & freely & clearly acquitted & discharg- ed of from all Manner of other Gifts Grants Bargains Sales Leases Mortgages Wills Entails Joynture Dowries JJudg- ments Executions Incumbrances & Extents Furthermore I the sd Jonathan Philbrook for my self my Heirs Exeers Ad-
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min's do covenant & engage the above demised Premisses to him the abovesd Samuel Wildes his Heirs & Assigns against the lawful Claims or Demands of any Person or Persons whatsoever for over hereafter to warrant secure & defend And Elisabeth Philbrook the Wife of me the sd JJonathan Philbrook doth by these [147] Presents freely & willingly give surrender up all her Right of Dower & Power of Thirds of in or unto the within written Premisses to Him the with- in written Samuel Wildes his Heirs & Assigns for ever In Witness hereof we have hereunto set our Hands & Scals this First Day of December One Thousand Seven Hundred Twenty & Eight
Jonathan Philbrook (seal) Elisebeth Philbrook (Seal)
Signed Sealed & Deliyd in Presence of us Witnesses Rich- ard Jannass Joshua Jennes
Province of New Hamps 31st May 1731 Then Mr Jona Philbrook psonally appearing acknowledged the above In- strument to be his voluntary Act & Deed
Cor Benja Gambling Justa Pacis
A true Copy of the Original Receive June 11 1731 Attest Jos: Moody Regr
Know all men by these Presents that I Abraham Lord of Berwick in ye County of York Yeoman for & in consideration of ye Sum of Twenty one
Lord
To Pounds in good and lawful Money of New Eng- Hamilton land to me in hand paid by Gabriel Hamilton of ye Same Berwick Husbandman the Receipt whereof I acknowledge to full content and satisfaction I do exonerate acquit & discharge ye sª Gabriel Hamilton his Heirs Excers Admin's forever thereof Have & by these Pres- ents do give grant bargain sell & Assign make over & con- firm to him ye sª Gabriel Hambleton his Heirs & Assigns forever Fifteen Acres of a Thirty aere Grant of Land weh was given by ye Town of Kittery to Frances Harlow May 10 1703 which 15 acres ye s' Ilarlow sold to Uriah Page & ye sª Page sold ye same to Richard Lord Jur who sold ye Same to me ye sd Abraham Lord To Have & to Hold the sd Fifteen Acres of ye sª Thirty Acre Grant with all the Priv- iledges Profits Appurces & Advantages thereto Belonging to him ye sª Gabriel Hamilton his Heirs & Assigns forever to his & their sole use Benefit & Behalf forever & I ye sd Abraham Lord do covenant & engage unto & with ye sª Ga- briel Hammilton his Heirs & Assigns that I am ye true & Lawful owner of yr sª Fifteen Acres of sa Grant & yt I my Ileirs Excers Admin's shall & will forever hereafter Warrant
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& Defend ye sª Gabriel Hamilton in ye Enjoymt of ye Same against all Persons Claiming Right thereto In Witness whereof I ye sd Abraham Lord & Margaret my wife in to- ken of her free consent hereto & Relinquisht of her Right of Dower therein have hereunto set our Hands and Seals ye Fifth Day of June Annoque Domini 1731 in ye Fourth Year of King George the Second his Reign
Abraham Lord his Mark X (Seal) Margaret Lord her Mark + (Seal)
Signed Sealed & delivered by the s' Abraham Lord in Presence of us Henry Snow Noah Emery
York ss/Berwick June 14th 1731 Abraham Lord [ & Mar- garet his wife ] within named Personally appearing before me ye Subscriber one of his Majtys JJustices of ye Peace for sd County & acknowledged the within written Instrumt to be his free act & deed
Humph: Chadbourn
A true Copy of ye Originall Reed June 14th 1731 Attest Jos : Moody Regr
To all People to whom these Presents shall come. Greet- ing Know ye, That we Samuel Jeffords of Wells in the County of York & Province of the Mas-
Jefferds
To sachusetts Bay in New England Clerk & Sarah Harrington his Wife for & in Consideration of the Sum of Sixty Pounds to us in Hand before the Enseal- ing hercof well & truly paid by Nathaniel Harrington of Wells aforest Schoolmaster 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 said Nathaniel Har- rington his Heirs Excers & Admin's for ever by these Pres- ents have given granted bargained sold aliened conveyed & confirmed & by these Presents do freely fully & absolutely give grant bargain sell aliene convey & confirm unto him the sd Nathaniel Harrington his Heirs & Assigns for ever all our Right Title Interest Claim & Demand in & to One Half Eighth Part of a Sixth Part of a certain Tract of Land in Casco Bay lying & being on a certain River comonly called by the Indians West custogo & by the English Royal River Beginning at the lowermost Falls of sa River & running up Two Miles on cach Side of s' River unto the Head of the furthest Branch or Creek of sª River Together with One Half Eighth Part of a Sixth of ye Stream & Falls of s' Riv- er & the same Proportion of the Wood Underwood Trees Timber Stones & Mines unto sa Land in any wise belonging
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which above bargained Premisses was sold by Four Indian Sagamores unto Thomas Stephens & has been sinee convey- ed to Colo Bartholomew Gedney late of Salem Deed & Ilen- ry Sayword late of York deceased & which I the sª Samuel Jefferds bot the abovementioned Proportion of from Thom- as Smith of Falmouth in the County aforesd hy Deed bear- ing Date the First of August One Thousand Seven Hundred & Thirty To have and to hold the sª granted & bargained Premises with all the Appurces priviledges & Comodities to the same belonging or in any wise appertaining to him the sª Nathaniel Harrington his Heirs & Assigns for ever To his and their only proper Use Benefit & Behoofe for ever And we the sd Samuel & Sarah Jefferds for us our Ileirs Excers & Admin's do covenant promise & grant to & with the sd Nathaniel Harrington his Heirs & Assigns that before the Enscaling hereof We are the true sole & lawful owner of the above bargained Premisses & are lawfully seized & possess- ed of the same in our own proper Right as a good pfeet & absolute Estate of Inheritance in Fee simple & have in our selves good Right full Power & lawful authority to grant bargain sell convey & confirm sd bargained Premisses in Manner as aforesd And that He the sª Nathaniel Harrington 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 oceu- py possess & enjoy the sd demised & bargained Premisses with the appurces free & clear & freely & clearly acquitted exonerated & discharged of from all & all Manner of former or other Gifts Grants Bargains Sales Leases Mortgages Wills Entails Joyntures Dowries Judgments 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 sd Samuel & Sarah JJefferds for our selves our Heirs Excers & Admin's do covenant & engage the above demised Premisses to him the sd Nathaniel Harring- ton his Heirs & Assigns against the lawful Claims or De- mands of any Person or Persons whatsoever from by or un- der us to warrant secure & defend In Testimony whereof we have hereunto set our Hands & Seals this Second Day of January in the Fourth Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George the Second King of Great Britain France & Ireland &c & in the Year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred & Thirty Thirty One
Samuel Jeffords (Seal) Sarah Jefferds (Seal) his
Signed Sealed & Delivd in Presence of us Will" + Tay- ler James Ross mark
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York ss /Wells June 9th 1731 Then Mr Samuel Jeffords & Sarah his Wife psonally appeared before me & acknowledge this within written Instrument or Deed of Sale to be their free Act & Deed
Before me John Wheelwright Jus : Peace A true Copy of the Original Receive June 15. 1731 Attest Jos : Moody Regr
148] To all Christian People to whom this Present
Deed of Sale shall come Know that Dorcas Cocks Cocks wife to Phillup Cocks of Blen Hills in ye County of To Summersett in New Jersea sends Greeting for the Smith consideration of Sixteen pound in money in Hand paid by Sam" Smith of Biddiford in the County of York in New England Yeoman doth acknowledge her self therewith contented & fully satisfied & do by these Presents enfeof convey & confirm (in my Capasity by Vertue of a Power of Attorney from my aforest Husband Phillup Cocks) a certain Tract of Land containing Five Acres it being One Third part of an Fifteen acre Lot lying Scituated in Biddi- ford aforesd it being the House Lot of Richard Hitchcock late of Biddiford deed bounded South east by ye Water side or Pool at Winter Harbour & otherwise Bounded by ye Land of Ather Wormstill late of Biddiford decd And Fur- thermore I the sª Dorcas Cocks in my sª Capacity for me my Heirs Execrs & Admin's forever convey & confirm unto ye sa Samnel Smith his Heirs Excers & Adminre & Assigns forever To have & to Hold the the aforesd five Acres of Land or one Third Part of the sa Hitch Cocks Fifteen Acre Lott in Quantity & Quality Furthermore I the sa Dorcas Cocks do deelare that I have in my said Capacity good wright full Power & lawful Authority for to sell & dispose of the aforesd Five Acres of Land or one Third Part in Quantity & Quality of ye aforesd Fifteen acres of Land bound as aforest and all the Profits Priviledges & Appurces there- unto belonging as Herbages Feeding Woods Under Woods Waters Water Courses & common Landings whatsoever & Furthermore I the sd Dorcas Coeks in my capacity for me my Heirs Excers & Admin's Covent & promise to Secure & de- fend ye sª Samuell Smith his Heirs Excers and Assigns for- ever against all the lawful claims of any Person or Persons whatsoever In Testimony I ye sª Dorcas Cocks have hereun- to set my Hand & Seal this Twenty Sixth Day of July An- no Domine 1729 & in ye Third Year of ye Reign of our Sov- ereign Lord George the Second by the Grace of God of
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Great Brittan France & Ireland King Defender of ye Faith &c
her mark Dorcas Cocks X (Seal) Signed Sealed & Deliva in Presence of Sam" Jordan Ben- jamin Crabtree.
Suffolk ss/Boston July 31st 1729 Dorcas Coeks appear- ing acknowledged the above Instrumt to be her act & deed Before Habijah Savage Just Pacis
A true Copy of y" Original Rece June 234 1731 Attest Jos : Moody Regt
Laid out to Moses Pearson a Tract or Parcel of Land in the Township of Falmouth containing thirty Rods
Pearson more or less Bounded as followeth North West on the High Way or Street that runs before Jeremiah Riggs his Dwelling House & North East upon the Beach or Landing Place & South East upon the sea or Fore River & South West upon Henry Wheelers Land if the same be free from ancient Grants - Dated in Falmouth March 10. 1730/ 31 John East, Thomas Haskell Moses Pearson John Tyng Proprietors Comttee
The within Bounds of Land entered in the Proprietors Book of Records for Falmouth
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