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will warrant : and for ever defend by these presents In witnesse whereof I have here unto sett my hand and seale the day and yeare first above written : Anno Domini : 1660 ;0 Memorandum: that the demolish: and Enterline beginning at the word: Viz: (presents) in the eleventh line of the recorded deed and ending before the word: Viz (for) in the twelfe line of the said record was accidentally done at unawares
Signed : Sealed : and Dilevered in the Presence of Marke Lucar Mathew West John McCayesum [?] Richard Bayly [?] [or Rayly]
William Deuell his W marke Per mee Edward Tartt Towne Clarke
June the 14: 1672
John Throckmorton of Providence in the Collony of Road Illand : and Providence plan- tations (the father) and John Throckmorton : of middleton in the province of new Jcarsey (the son) came this day : declaring there consents to have a ded of gift recorded wch is as ffol- lowrth
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To all People to whom these presents shall come : this deed of gift bearing date : the third day of march in the two and twentieth yeare of the raigne of our soveraigne lord Charles the second: King of England: Scottland : ffrance : and Ireland : witnesseth : that I John Throck- morton of Providence in the Collony of Road Hland and Providence plantations in New Ing- land: in America: for: and in consideration of the naturall love and affection: wch 1 have: and beare unto my son John Throckmorton : in habitant of middletowne wth in the province of New Jearsy: have given : granted: aliened: and confirmed: and by these presents: from mee : my heires Excecutors: Administrators: doe fully clearly : and absolutely give: grant : alien : and confirm unto my sayd son John and heires for ever: all that my purchase
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Purchase share of land: lying and beeing comprehended in the three Neckes of land : com- monly called by the natives of Contrey: Nevesinke: Narrumson : and Potepecke : purchased by severall of Graves End upon Long Illand : Viz: James Grover John Bowne: Richard Stoutt William Goulding: and others with my selfe two shares: as apeares in the booke of Records of the above sayd three neckes: toghether with all and singular the wiaies : commons : liberties : Priviledges : Commodities: advantages and apurteanances : whatsoever: to the said land : or any partt or parcell there of belonging : and for as much as I purchased two shares as apeares in the Records: that if any liberty : or priveledge belong to one of the said two shares : more as to the other: I the said John Throckmorton : doe give : confirme : and grant : unto my said son : the prehimenence of the said two shares the other beeing in the possesion of James Ash- ton : warranting the gift from any that shal lay claime thereunto by vertue of any right : title or Interest: claimed : from the grand Pattent and booke of Records: or any else : from : by : or under mee in wittnes hereof: I have here unto sett my hand and seale this day and yeare above written
Signed : sealed : and delivered in the presence of Edward : Tartt John Stoutt
John Throckmorton
Per me Edward Tartt Town Cicarke
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November 25 : 1672
William Goulding of Graves End and Richard Hartshorne of Weikec in the Province of new Jearsy came this day Declaring their consents: and order to have this ffollowing Deed Recorded : wch is as ffolloweth } 1
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This Presents wittnesseth that I William Goulding of Graves End upon Long Illand in the west riding of Yorkeshire: doc hereby acknowledge absolutely to have sould : asigned : and made over: for ever: from me: my heires: Executors: Administrators: and Assignes : all my right : title : interest : and Claime : unto a certaine tract and Parcell of land liing and beeing in middleton in the Province of new Jearsy: and wch I sometimes bought of the Pattentees of that tract of land: wherein the sayd middleton is included and knowne by the name of : (number 25) with the meadow Ground : and all priviledges: and appurteanances : there unto belonging unto Richard Ilartshorne of Weikec: in the same province: abovesaid : his hcires: Executors : Administrators: or assignes : and for him the said Richard to posses: and enjoy: in as large and ample mannor in every respect : as I the said william : might or could by vertue of any purchase or grant from the above said Pattentees : and further I the said William Gould- ing doe acknowledge to have sould : and fully made over unto the afforesaid Richard : his heires : Executors : and assignes : all the priveledges : the wch I am at present possesed with in that pattent : that is to say : my Pattentceshipp: for him in my place and stead : as need shall re- quire to officiatte : and doe with the rest of the Pattentees: and to have all such priveledges proffitts : and beneffitts: as is given to mee by Pattent from his roiall highnes the Duke of Yorke: and his Debuty: or by vertue of any purchase from the Indians: and in consideration of the premises : I the said william : have received full and plenary satisfaction : part in hand :
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and part by bill: in wittnes hereof I have hereunto sett my hand and scale this twenty three day of the month called Aprill one thousand six hundred and seaventy | | 1 wittneses James Bowne William Goulding John Stoutt
This is a true Coppy Extracted out of the principall By Order Edward Tartt : Town clearke
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January : 1 : 1672
In a legall towne meeting the maior partt beeing present 1 The summons under hand: and seale of the province (bearing date the tenth of December 1672) for choice of Deputies or representatives was this day read in open towne meeting upon wch the towne resulted to answer the summons and further concluded: that: (acording to the directions of the summons) a true certificate of the choice beeing an exact of the Record : shall bee forth with sent to the Governour: : wch is as ffolloweth
AA legall vote this Day passing: William Lawrence and James Ashton were this day (by the pluraliter of votes) chosen Deputies or Representatives for this following yeare | | | | |
upon consideration had : of the difficult making of a cartt way over Weikec Creeke to the meadows of Thomas Cockes and Richard Sadler: It is hereby agreed with the said Thomas Cockes and Richard Sadler with Thomas Whittlocke (upon agreement made amongst them- selves for a sufficient cart way over each others meadow) that the above said three shall have the full and sufficient Allowance of meadow in the next division or elsewhere: a cording the full quantity of the above said sufficient cartt way: the said cartt way to bee layd outt and main- tained by the towne a cording to former order - 1
January : 3d : 1672
John Smith and Mary his wife (after legall publication) were this Day Coupled toghther in marriage by John Bowne Justice of the peace
Testis Edw: Tartt town Clarke [Page] 50
Aprill : 26 : 1673
This agreement made betweene Thomas Iluitt of the one party: and Edward Tartt: Agent for Cornelius Stenwicke of the other party: wittnesseth the above said Edward Tartt hat lett unto the above said Thomas Huitt three cows: During the full tearme of three years from the Day of the Date here of from thence next ensuing: During wch time the above said Thomas Huitt is hereby engaged to looke after the said cows carefully: and to afford them: and a yeareling steere and all the increase of the said cows: good and sufficient wintring: and if it soe fall outt : and if it soe fall outt that any of the cattle miscarry by any neglect of the above said Tho: Huitt : that then hce is to make them good and at the end of the said tearme the said Thomas shall Deliver up the said cows: the above said parties : Viz : Thomas and Cor- nelius Steenwicke or his agent deviding the increase into two equall parts: shall take each his equall share: allsoe the said Thomas having taken the land of the Said Stenwickes (rendring and paying three Shillings: per annum:) is hereby engaged to fence the garden and orchard with sufficient fence to keepe it from Damage : likewise the sayd Thomas (having Taken two sows of the sayd stenwickes) during the time of the said | | three yeare) is hereby engaged and to looke after the other beeing three in number: by affording them sufficient meat in the winter season : and further to Deliver unto the above Stenwicke or his agent on third part of the increase of the swine toghether with the oukt Stocke at the end of the said tearme and for the true perfourmance of the premises of each party they have hereunto sett there hands
signum witness: Lewis L mattucher
Edward Tartt Thomas Huitt
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THE FIRST TOWN BOOK OF MIDDLETOWN, N. J.
memorandum that these words: Viz: (to raise what increase hee can) beeing accidentally ommitted: must be read after the word: viz: (engaged) in the 24 line | | | This is a true Coppy per me:
Edward Tartte Towne clearke
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July 3d: 1673
John Hawes and Thomas Whittlocke came this day declaring their consents to have this following deed recorded wch is as followeth -
To all people to whom these presents shall come I John Ilawes of Middletowne in the province of New Jearsy send greeting Know yee that I the afforesaid John Hawes: for: and in consideration of a valuable summe of monney to mee in hand paid by Thomas Whittlocke of the same place and province : of wch I doe acknowledge myselfe fully satisfied : contented and paid : and of every part and parcell: and thereof doe exonerate : aquitt : and discharge the above said Thomas whittlocke have there upon absolutely sould enfeofed: and confirmed : and by these presents: doc sell: enfeofe: and confirme all that my meadow land : liing and beeing in the limitts of middleton : beeing foure acres : more or les : beeing bounded and butted as followeth : to the eastward of weikec main erceke: to the northward of a peice of common meadow comonly called the cow meadow: to the westward of the upland of weikec necke: wch said peice of salt meadow with all the appurteanances and priveledges thereunto belong- ing or appertaining: acording as it was granted unto ince by the inhabitants of middleton : (as apcares in the towne Records) I the above said John Hawes : have absolutely sould : from mec : my heires: unto the above said Thomas whittlocke and his heires for ever: to have and to hold: firmely by these presents: and by vertue hereof doe make good the purchase : war- ranting the sale from any that shall lay claime there unto: by vertue of any right : title : or interst : claimed from the grand pattent: or booke of records of the towne of middleton: or any else: from: by : or under mee: giving and granting by these presents to the above said Thomas whittlocke: full power: license: and authority: to record : or cause to bee recorded : this my bill of sale : in any place at the pleasure of the above said Thomas whittlocke: in witt- ness hereof I have here unto sett my hand and seale this fivetcene day of Aprill: in the twenty five ycare of the Raigne of King Charles the Second king of England : Scottland: ffrance and Ireland XXXXXXXX XXXX Signed : Scaled : and Delivered in the presence of Signum Edward Tartt Town clearke
John hawes the scale was affixed
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July 7th 1673
In a Legall towne meeting the maior partt beeing present the towne tl.is day proceeded to the Choice of a constable and upon a perfect vote the choice was as followeth | |
John Throckmorton was by the pluraliter of votes Chosen Chosen Constable for this fol- lowing yeare
July : 14 : 1673
Margreat Smith: the wife of Bernard Smith : formerly: wife to the late deceased Randall Huitt come this day before John Bowne: Justice of the peace declaring her consent : for the deed of sale of her land as all soe the sale of all her other goods and cattle to bee Recorded : wch are as followeth 1
These presents wittnes that I Bernard Smith of portland point for: and in consideration of sufficient satisfaction to mee in hand paid : have sould to cornelius Stenwicke all the cattle and swine: beeing part of the estate of my predecessor Randall Huitt late deceased : likewise : all the Iron : pewter: and brasse wch I am possesed with all wch is partt of the estate of my
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deceased predessor to the above said Stenwicke: the summe of monney wch is duely paid : for cattle : swine : and Household goods is 25 gilders in good pay | 11 ! Signum Berned B Smith
Testis Edward Tartt Town Clearke
1 Margreat Smith doe give in a true inventory of what there is of household stuffe beeing willing to the sale: of what is mentioned as above sayd | | | Viz: two brasse kettles : one little Iron kettle: five pewter dishes: one pewter Fason : four pewter plates one quartt pott : one pint pott : one pewter salt cellar
Testis Edward Tartt Town Clearke
Margreat W Smith her marke
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To all people to whom these presents shall come I Bernard Smith of Portland point in the province of New Jearsy send greeting: Know Yee: that I the afforesaid Bernard Smith : for: and in consideration of a valuable summe of monney : beeing part of a Debt owing from my Predessesor Randall Iluitt late deceased : to Cornelius Stenwicke : Merchant of new Yorke as apeares by obligation bearing date the 20th of may : 1658 of wch valuable summe of monney I doe acknowledge my selfe fully satisfied contented and paid: and thereof: doe exonerate acquitt : and discharge: the said Stenwicke) have hereupon absolutely sould : infeofed: and confirmed: and by these presents: doe sell infeofe and confirme: all that my towne share of land: weh was formerly procured from the Pattentees: by my predesessor Ran- dall Hluitt late Deceased : wch towne share of land is comprehended in one of the three pur- chased neckes: Viz : newsinke Narramsun and Potepecke: as may apeare in the booke of Rec- ords of the said three necks: like wise I the afforesaid Bernard Smith in consideration of the above said valuable summe of monney have sould to the said Cornelius Stenwicke all that my share of that land commonly called the gift land belonging to my predessesor Randall Huitt as may apeare in the said Records all wch towne share of land: and share of gift land as apeares in the said Records: with all the apurteanances and priveledges thereunto belong- ing or apertaining: I the afforesayd Bernard Smith from mee: my heires: unto the afforesaid Cornelius Stenwicke and his heires for ever : and by vertue hereof doe make good the purchase : warranting the sale from any that shall lay claime thereunto: by vertue of any right : title: or interest : (claimed from the grand pattent and booke of Records : or any else : from: by : or under mee : in wittnes hereof I have hereunto sett my hand and seale this sixt day of ffebruary 1672
Signed : Sealed and Delivered in the presence of
Edward Tartt Town clearke
Signum talis Bernard B Smith Signum talis Margret m Smith the seale was affixed
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August. 3d: 1673
upon Receipt of a summons for choice of Deputies (from the citty of New Orange: by order of the Admiralls and comanders in cheife of the fleett belonging to the Estates Generall and Prince of Orange: as alsoe by order of Captaine John Berry late Deputy Governour) the towne this day convented toghether for Election : and upon perfect vote James Grover and John Bowne: were by the pluraliter of votes chosen Deputies to treat with the said Admiralls and comanders in cheife: and unto whom: full power: licence: and authority is hereby con- ferred to make a full and plenary Surrender upon such articles as shall bee agreed upon
August 3d : 1673
The towne gave order this day that this following should bee putt to Record | | the 30th of July ffort James: and the citty of New Yorke beeing this day reduced to the obe- dience of the States Generall: and Prince of Orange: by certaine shippes of warre: the Ad-
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miralls and commanders in cheife of the sayd ffelett sent a summons to this towne to come and yeikl to certaine articles of surrender the 5th of this present month : other wise to expect to bee subdued by force of armes: a true coppy of wch summons is as followeth Viz: The in- habitants of Middletowne and Shrewsbery in the Province of new Jersey are hereby strictly charged and requested to send their Deputies of their sayd townes to this place on twesday morning next: for to treat with us uppon certaine articles of surrendering : or by refusall : wee shall be nesecitated to subdue you by force of armes: Dated at the Statdhouse at the citty of new orange this first of August 1673:
Cornelius Everson de Joys. Nichieles Biard: Secretary : Jacob Behells by order of the Admir- alls and Commanders in cheife of the ffleett riding in the north River
heer followeth further a true coppy of our Deputy governours warrentt
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You are hereby required to maka Choyce of two Deputies for your towne: and that they apeare at Apeare at New Yorke on twesday morning next being the fifth instant to consider and advise of what conditions shall bee thought fitt to endeavour to obtaine in order to our province : I beeing required by the Generall to give yee notice yt yt is the time apoynted for debating and determining the same
this first of Agust : 1673 To John Bowne Esq : to be published at a towne meeting in middletowne the sayd Deputies to bee chosen by the inhabitants
John Berry
upon all wch the towne atted see: page: 54 | | |
August : 26: 1673 : Stilo novo
upon receipt of an order: from the comanders in cheife and counsell of warre: Resident in fortt William Hendrick at New Orange: (for choice of six persons being Inhabitants of the towne to bee presented to the comanders as above sd: to take three for towne maiestrates) as alsoe for choice of two Deputies to act a[t] woodbridge acording to the tennor of the above said order) the towne: this day convented toghether for election : and upon perfect vote the choice was as followeth-John Bowne Jonathan Hulmes James Asten John Throcmorton Edward Smith: James Grover were by the pluraliter of votes Chosen maiestrates acording to the tennor of the order | | Ed :. Smith and Edward Tartt were chosen Deputies to act at woodbridge Acording to the tennor of the above sd order
It is further ordered that if any have ocasion to fence any other lands besides the sixty two pole in length they shall bee liable to beare the halfe of the fencing with the rest adioyn- ing to him: acording to the land they fence in
September : 12 : 1673
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certaine commissioners (this day ariving here: from the counsell of warre at New Orange :) gave order for a list to bee taken of all above sixteene yeare ould and upward : of males and all- soe gave order that the towne should proceed to the choice of military officers: wch are as ffolloweth |
James Grover senior and Jonathan Hulmes beeing presented to them for place of cap- taine: Jonathan Hulmes was established
John Bowne and John Smith beeing presented for place of Leiuettemont John Smith was established Thomas whittlocke senior: and James Ashton beeing presented to them for place of Ensigne: Tho: whittlocke was established |
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November : 8th 1673
Briget Herbert and Edward Smith came this day: declaring their consent : to have this following putt to record) March 25 1671
Articles of agreement made betweene Edward Smith of the one party : and Bridgett Her- bert of the other party a[s] followeth : both of them Inhabitants of middletowne: wch is to say that the said Edw doth lett unto the said Bridgett a purchase share of land with all the prive- ledges thereunto belonging for the space of five years after the date hereof : it is further agreed upon that for the use of the house : the said Bridgett is to pay twelve pence a year : it is agreed upon that when the five years above said is expired : that the lott is to bee left in good suffi- cient fence as shall bee Judged of: and likewise the orchard is to bee fenced in: and whatt fencing is made abroad is to remaine: is is further agreed upon: that the said Bridgett is to make a chimney to the dwelling house: and likewise a floore to the loft it is further agreed upon that what out buildings the sayd Bridgett shall build : that shee is to bee payd acording- ing to valuation to wch agreement both parties have hereunto sett their hands the day and yeare above written |
Testis James Dorsett Tho : Te Cockes Signum talis
Edward Smith Bridgett Hearbertt
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January : 1 : 1674 : Stilo novo
at a meeting of the maiestrates: it was this day ordered as ffolloweth Ordered : that the order about ffencing: bearing date January 6th 1667 : shall stand forcible (the three inches in the height onely excepted) : and further that defective fence shall bee liable to pay all damages acording the proportion of the defect : unles it can bee punctually proved through what fence the dammage came: the defective fence to pay ten stivers a rod : fine : after the 14 of ffebruary next : likewise the damage : the sufficiency of the fence is left to the Judgment of the ffence viewers : who are to receive the fine of the defective fence x X X x
ffebruary : 14th : 1674: Stilo novo
Edward Crome and Richard Hartshorne came this day to have this following Recorded
These presents wittneseth that I Edward Crome of middletowne in the province of the new Netherlands doe hereby acknowledge absolutely to have sould : asigned : and made over for ever from mee: my heires: executors: and Asignes : all my right : title and Interest : and claime : unto a certaine tract and parcell of land : liing and beeing in middletowne in the above said province unto Richard Hartshorne beeing a towne share of land formerly bought of the above said Richard Hartshorne as may apeare in page the thirty three: the said home lott beeing in number (25) with all the appurteananances and belonging thereunto I the above said Edward Crome have absolutely sould from mee: my heires unto the above said Richard Hartshorne and his heires for ever and doe further acknowledge for the above said land to have received full satisfaction in wittnes hereof: I have here unto sett my hand this day and yeare above written
Testis Edward Tartt Towne Clearke
Edward Crome
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ffebruary 15 : 1674 Stilo novo
It was ordered at a towne meeting the 29 of Janary that the lott belonging to willm Gould- ing liing in the mountany ffeild shall bee made good with foure acres of the best upland liing without : and adioyning to the east line of the poplar ffeild: Number 27 x x
Aprill 5th : 1674
Richard Harttshorne: Agent to the widdow Sarah Davis of Road Illand : this day : brought these following transports: wch by the approbation of John Bowne Maiestrate : were ordered to bee putt to record : wch are as ffolloweth
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Memorandum That upon the 13th day of December 1669 I have bargained and sold unto Mathias nicolls all my lott and accomodations at middletowne at the Newesands lying: and beeing: over against Richard Stouts: toghether with twenty four acres of meadow or there- aboutt belonging thereunto as allsoe all my right: and Interest therein unto him the said Ma thias nicolls his heires and Assignes for ever: for and in consideration of the summe of five- teene pounds good pay to mee in hand paid or secured to bee paid before the sealing and de- livery hereof: In wittnes whereof I have heareunto sett my hand and scale this thirtene day of december 1669 Scaled sigum tale and delivered in the Robert x x Jones the scale was affixed
presence of John Carr
will Tom :
Jolin Garland
Paid in partt here of by bill to Mr Jacob Millbourne wch was accepted of: the summe of five pounds or 18os given a note to pay the Remainder upon Demand : deducting out of it what is due from Robert Jones to mr Balthaz de Hoart
wittnes hereunto John carr Will Tom:
I doe by these presents assigne : and make over unto Thomas Lovelace Esq : all my right : title : and Interest unto the within written premises : hee doing : and performing what I am therein obliged unto: as full satisfaction : for the same in wittnes whereof I have hercunto put my hand this 2d day of ffebruary 1669:
Mathias Nicolls
wittnes Tho: Tiddeman John Garland
I doe hereby assigne and make over: my Interest herein to Nicholas Davis or his assignes this roth day of aprill 1671
Per me Tho: Lovelace
wittnes mathias Nicolls: John Garland Richard Hartshorne
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May 6th: 1674
Daniell Estall and John Stoutt came this Day before mee: declaring their consent and agreement to have this following change Recorded weh is as ffolloweth The addition of the home lott number nineteene: liing in the Cocowras necke beeing eight acres more or les : is by way of exchange: transported from the above said John Stoutt and his heires unto the above said Daniell Estall and his heires for ever to have and hold as his owne the lott in the mountany feild of the second division of land number: three: (formerly belonging to John Rucman : as apeares by Record: and by way of exchang Transported from the said Rucman to the sd Daniell Estall and his heires:) is by these presents transported from the above Daniell by way of Exchang to the above said John Stoutt and his heires for ever to have and to hold as his owne Testis Edw Tartt Town Clearke
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