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RECORDS OF THE TOWN OF JAMAICA LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK 1656 - 1751
EDITED BY JOSEPHINE C. FROST
Member Long Island Historical Society; Life Member New York Genealogical and Biographical Society
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RECORDS OF THE TOWN OF JAMAICA, LONG ISLAND
VOL. II
To all Christian peopell to whome thes presents shall cume Samuell Messenger belongeinge to Jamaica in Queens County on the Island of Nassau sendeth greettinge Know yea that I the abov said Samuell Messenger for severall good resons & casses me therunto moveinge but more easspeatily for a vallewable sattis- faction to me in hand paid by Waitt Smith of ye sd Towne Island & County the receipt wherof I doe herby own & acknowledge to be therwith contented satisfyed & paid & therof & therfrom doe exonorratte & discharge the abovesd Waitt Smith his heires excecutors ad- minestrators & assignes from any further claim ore Page 255
ore demand for any part oree parcell therof have given granted covenanted allinated releast enfeoft quitt claimd made over and sould & by thes presents doe acknowledg to have from me my heires excecutors & adminesstra- tors giveen granted covenanted allinated releast enfeofed quitt claimed made over & sould to ye abovesd Waitt Smith his heires excecutors adminesstrators & assignes a certain pece of upland lyinge & beinge in the boundes of Jamaica & beinge a five acer right beinge in ye midle devition bounded as followeth northorly by Hendrick Lott south by Joseph Thirston east by the Plain Rune & west by Fremans path all which sd pece of land as it is bounded with all prevelidges profits & benifits belonge- inge therto with all timbers trees woods under woods standinge ore lyinge beinge upon ye same to have and to hould for ever ye same to be & remain to ye only propor use benefit and behouf of him ye sd Waitt Smith his heirs excecutors & adminesstrators free & clerly discharged
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of and from all formor salles givfts morgages ore any other entanglements what ever & ye same & by thes presents for ever will warrent & by thes presents forever will defend against any claim ore intrest proporty claim ore demand from any person ore persons layinge any just claim therto with a warrentee to defend the same against any intrest proporty claim ore demand from me ye sd Samuell Messenger my heirs excecutors & adminesstra- tors for ever in confirmation wherof I have sett to my hand & seall this twenty sixt day of Febrauary in ye eaight yeare of His Majesties reigne & in ye yeare of our Lord 1696/7
Signed seald & dellivered
SAM11 MESSENGER O /
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JOSEPH OLDFELD
SAMUELL RUSCOE
A trew coppy of ye orridgonall pr SAM11 RUSCOE
Clarck
March ye 2d 1697/8 then appered befor Daniell Whit- head Esqur one of His Majesties Justices for ye keepinge of ye peace for Queens County the above named Joseph Oldfeld & Samuell Ruscoe & made oath that theay saw ye above named Samuell Messenger signe seall & delliver this above deed & acknowledg ye same to be his free & vollontary act & deed
DAN 11 WHITHEAD
To all Christian peopell to whome thes presents shall cume Samll Darlinge of Jamaica in Queens County in ye Island of Nassau sendeth greettinge Now Know yea that I the abovesd Samuel! Darlinge for severall good considerations and casses me therunto moveinge but more easspeatily for a vallewabl sume to me in hand paid by the sd Waitt Smith to my sattisfaction the receipt wherof I doe herby own & acknowledg to be therwith contented sattisfyed & paid & therof & therfrom doe ac- quit & discharge ye abovesd Waitt Smith his heires ex- cecutors & adminesstrators & assignes from any further claim or demand for any part part ore parcell therof
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have giveen granted covenanted allinatted enfeoft made over and sould and by these presents do acknowledge to have from me my heirs exectrs & administrators giveen granted covenated allinated enfeoft bargined quitte claimed made over and sould unto ye abovesd Waitt Smith his heirs excecutors adminesstrators ore assignes a sartain pece ore parcell of upland contain- inge ten acers lyinge & beinge in the boundes of Jamaica sittuatt lyinge and being att ore in ye midle devition beinge in number thirty haveinge the lott of Samuell Smith Seanor one the north which sd lotte of Samuell Smith doath now belonge to Mr. Daniell Whit- head & southward by Hendrick Lott & westwardly by Freemans path & eastwardly by ye Little Plain Rune all which sd pece or parcell of land as it is above buted & bounded and exsprest with all & singuler timbers trees standinge ore lyinge beinge upon the same to have and to hould for ever and ye same to be & remaine to ye only propor use benifit & behoffe of him ye abovesd Waitt Smith his heires excecutors & adminesstrators freely discharged of & from all formor salles givfts mor- gages what ever with a warrentee to defend the same against any claim ore demand from any person ore per- sons claiminge any just right therto & from any person ore persons belongeinge to me the abovesd Samuell Dar- linge my heirs excecutors & assignes forever in wittnes wherunto I the abovesd partie Samuell Darlinge doath bind my self my heires excecutors & adminesstrators by thes presents firmly sealed with my seall & datted this 26 day of Febrauary in ye eaight yeare of His Majesties reigne ano 1696/7
Signed seald and dellivered
in presence of
JOSEPH OLDFELD
SAMUELL RUSCOE
SAMUELL DARLINGE 0
A trew coppy of the orrigonall deed pr SAMI RUSCOE Clarke
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March ye 2d 1697/8 then appered befor Daniell Whit- head Esquier one of His Majesties for ye keepinge of ye peace for Queens County the above written Sam11 Darlinge & did acknowledg this above written deed to be his free & vollontary act & deed
DANIELL WHITHEAD 1
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To all Christian peopell to whome thes presents . shall cume Nathaniell Denton yeoman belongeinge to Jamaica in Queens County in Nassau Island sendeth greettinge Know yea that I the abovesd Nathaniell for severall good reasons & casses mee therunto move- inge but more easspeatily for a sartain sume of good and lawfull moneys of this Province of New Yorke to me in the sd Nathaniell Denton in hand paid the receipt wherof I doe owne to have reseaived of & from Gersham Wigens & Benjamin Wigens of the Towne & County abovesd & before the enseallinge and dellivery of thes presents doe oune and acknowledge myself to be therwith con- tented sattisfyed and paid & therof & therfrom doe for me the sd Nathaniell Denton my heires excecutors & adminesstrators acquitt exonoratt & discharge them the . sd Gersham Wiggens and Benjamine Wiggens their heirs excecutors adminesstrators & assignes from any further claime ore demand for any part ore parcell therof have giveen granted covenanted allinated bargined enffeofed quitt claimd releassed made over and sould & doe by thes presents acknowledge to have from me my heirs excecutors to have fully and absoluttly giveen granted covenanted releassed quitte claimed allined enfefed & made over & confirmed unto ye abovesd Gersham Wiggens and Benjamine Wiggens a sartain pese ore par- cell of upland lyinge & beinge within the boundes & limittes of Jamaica aforsd as it was layd out by ye sur- veayors & butted & bounded as followeth viz: first on ye east by ye land of Thomas Smith Seanor latte of Jamaica deseassed and soe otherwise north by Fflushinge pathe & west by ye land of Capta George Wollsey and
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south by ye high way that leades allonge the two ranges of lottes & parts ye sd two devitions all which sd pece ore parcell of land as it above butted & bounded & exsprest I the abovesd Nathaniell Denton doe owne & acknowledge to have from me & my heirs as abovesd fully & absolutly sould as aforsd unto ye abovesd Gersham Wiggens and Benjamine Wiggens their heirs & assignes the same to have and to houlde for ever & ye same to be & remaine to ye only propor use benifit & behouf of them ye sd Gersham & Benjamin Wigens their heirs excecutors adminesstrators & assignes for ever & ye same shall war- rent and by thes presents for ever defend against any claime ore demand from any person ore persons what ever & from all formor sales givfts morgages ore any other entanglements with a warrentee to defend the same against any intrest proporty claime ore demand from me the said Nathaniell Denton my heires excecutors ore adminesstrators for ever in confirmation wherof I ye said Nathaniell Denton doe bind myself as abovesd by subscribing my name & affixeinge my seall this 23 day of May in ye 10 yeare of His Majsts reigne & in ye year of our Lord × 1698 Signed seld & dellivered NATHANIELL DENTON 0
in presence of THOMAS OKLEY
SAM11 RUSCOE
A trew coppy pr
SAM11 RUSCOE. Clarke
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To all Christian peopell to whom thes presents shall cume or any wais conserne sendeth greetting Daniell Whitthead of Jamaica in Queens County on Nassau Island in the Province of New York for diveres good casses & reasons mee therunto moveinge but more easspeatily for a vallewable sume of currunt moneys of New Yorke to me in hand paid befor the enseallinge and delivery of thes presents by Sam11 Darlinge of the same Towne Island & Province aforsd ye receipt wherof I doe own my self to be therwith contented sattisfyed & paid: Have giveen granted releassed confirmed made
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over & sould from mee my heirs excecutors adminesstra- tors unto the sd Sam11 Darlinge his heirs excecutors ad- ministrators & assignes a certain pece of upland lyeinge & beinge in the boundes of Jamaica aforsd lyeinge in the mouth of the Longe Necke bounded as followeth south east by the path that leads to the Long Neck southwest by the fence northwest by the land y swampe brook northeast by the heather East Neck path: together with all timbers trees woods under woods standinge lyeinge beinge or any wais belonginge to the same I the sd Daniell Whitthead doe own and acknowledge to have sould as beforsd from mee my heires excecutors adminess- trators unto the aforsd Samuell Darlinge his heires excecutors adminesstrators & assignes: and to the only propor use benifitt and behoufe of him the sd Samuell Darlinge his heirs excecutors adminesstrators & assignes for ever free and clerly discarged of & from all formore entanglements of what kind soever with a warrentee to defend the same against any person or persons laying any just claim therunto in confirmation of ye same I bind my self my heirs excecutors adminesstrators & every of them by setting to my hand & seall ye sevententh day of November in elleventh year of the reigne of our Soveraigne Lord William ye Third in ye year of our Lord Christ 1699
Signed seald & dellivered DANII WHITHEAD O in presence of ·
SAMUEL RUSCOE
JONATHAN WHITTHEAD
ZACARIAH MILLS
Memorandam that on ye sevententh day of this present November 1699 then appered befor Joseph Smith on of His Majsts Justices for ye keeping of the peace for Queens County the above named Daniell Whithead & did acknow- ledg the above deed to be his free & vollentary act & deed A trew coppy pr JOSEPH SMITH
SAMUI RUSCOE Clark
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Page 259 To all Christian peopell to whom thes presents shall cume Jonas Wood and Samuell Ruscoe boath belongeinge to Jamaica in Queens County in the Island of Nassau sendeth greetting Know yea that we ye abovesd Jonos Wood and Samuell Ruscoe have made a mutuall exchang as followeth viz that ye abovesd Jonoss Wood hath for himself his heires excecutors & adminesstrators fully freely & absolutly giveen granted covenanted allinated & by the way of exchainge made over unto the abovesd Samuell Ruscoe a certain pece of land lyeing and beinge in the boundes of Jamaica containinge five acers be itt more ore less as it was layd out & bounded south by road east by Thomas Wiggens & west by Richard Eaverritt & north by the hills all which abovesd pece of land as it is butted & bounded & exsprest together with all timbers trees woods under woods standinge ore lyeing beinge upon the same with all the prevelidges profitts & benifits therunto belongeing I the sd Jonos Wood have as abovesd made over from mee my heires & assignes unto the sd Samll Ruscoe his heires & assignes to have and to hould for ever without lett fraud ore hind- rance & the same shall warrent and by thes presents for- ever defend against any claim ore demand from any per- son ore persons whatsoever layeinge any just claime therunto with a warrente to defend the same against any intrest claime or demand from me my heires excecu- tors & adminesstrators for ever In consideration wherof the abovesd Samuell Ruscoe doath and hath for himself his heirs excecutors & adminesstrators fully freely & absolutly giveen granted covenanted allinatted & by the way of exchainge made over unto the abovesaid Jonoss Wood a certain pece of land lyeinge & beinge in the boundes of Jamaica containinge fourteen acers be it more ore less as it was layd out & bounded as followeth: north by Capte Wollsey & east by the lott formorly Hope Carpenters & otherwayes by the land of the abovesd Jonoss Wood all which sd pece of land as it is butted & bounded & exsprest together with all the prevelidges
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profitts & benifits therunto belongeinge I ye sd Samuell Ruscoe have as abovesd made over from mee my heires & assignes unto the sd Jonoss Wood his heirs & assignes to have and to hould forever without lett fraud ore hindrance & the sam shall & by thes presents will defend against any claime ore demand against any person ore persons whatever layeinge any just claime therunto with a warrente to defend the same against any further claim or demand from mee my heirs excecutors & adminesstra- tors for ever - - for the trew & absolut confirmation of all & every of the above granted and bargined premises wee the above spetified parties doe enterchaingably sett to our hands & sealls this third day of January in ye elleventh yeare of His Majsts. reigne & in the yeare of our Lord 1699/10
Signed seald & dellivered
JONOS WOOD 0
SAM11 RUSCOE 0
in presence of
JEREMIAH WOOD
JOSEPH PLEAS
A trew coppy of the origonall pr SAMI RUSCOE Clark
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Bee itt known unto all persons whome it may any wais conserne that John Pruden quondam minester of Jamaica in Queens County upon Longe Island allias the Isle of Nassau belongeing to ye Province of New York now inhabetant of Newwarke in the County of Essex belongeinge to the Province of East NewJersey hath for divers good resons him moveinge therunto but more easspeatily for and in consideration of a vallewable sume of money in hand reseaived to his full sattisfaction hath bartered bargined allinated and sould and doth for him self & his heires by thes presents barter bargine sell allinat assigne & make over unto Thomas Burrowes yeoman inhabetant of Jamaica above said a certain parsell tract lott & messhuage of upland beinge sittuatt & lyeinge westward of the Mettinge Howes within the Townshipe of Jamaica abovesd frontinge in part upon the road yt leads to New Yorke & containinge in comon
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estemation fiveten acers more or less as formorly survaied & laid out to ye sd Pruden bounded in part by a half ten acer lott which was formorly Edward Higbes now in the posestion of Edward Burrowes & partly by the lot which was formorly belongeinge to Andrew Messenger now in the tenur & possestion of Thomas Wollsey onye east & by a highway on the north begininge at ye norwest cornor of ye sd Wollseys lott runeinge westward under the hiles by the highway to a certain small whit oake standinge by the path marked with X suthordly upon the suthordly upon the coman west by a line from ye said oake southward till it meett wth road which leads to Yorke att ye cornor of ye fence which was formorly stand- ing by the sid of ye road yt turns out towards Newtowne which sd trackt of land is buted & bounded as abovesd & as exsprest upon record in ye Town booke ye sd Pruden doath by thes instreument sell assigne & pas over unto ye sd Thomas Burrowes to have & to hold with all & every of ye prevledges profits libetes convenities benifits timbers trees woods under woods beinge standinge or lyeinge theron to ye sole use benifit and behoufe of ye sd Thomas Burrowes his heirs & assignes for ever without any manor of let mollestation or disturbance from ye sd Pruden his heirs excecutors or adminesstrators at any time or times after ye datt herof morover ye sd Pruden doth by the delivery of this deede signed & seald give & grant unto ye sd Thomas Burrowes quiat posestian of ye premises free from all dews morgages leases forfeittures made or laid therupon befor ye datt herof & shall warrent this sd sall firm & good in law to all intents & purposes therin exsprest as wittnes his nam subscribed & seall affixed herunto this sixteenth day of November in ye yeare of our Lord 1700
Signed seald & dellivered in presens of
JOHN PRUDEN 0
JOHN HUBBERT
JOHN PRUDEN, Juneor
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Memorandam that on the 16 day of November 1700 appered befor me Joseph Smith one of His Majs. Justices for ye keeping of ye peace within Queens County assigned the above named John Pruden & acknowledged the above- written bargain to be his vollentary act & deed teste
JOSEPH SMITH
A trew coppy pr
SAM!I RUSCOE Clarke
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This Indenture mad the twenty sixt day of Aprll in the ninth yeare of the raigne of our Soverraige Lord Will- iam the Third by the grace of God of England Scottland Ffrance and Irland Kinge Defender of ye Faith and in the yeare of our Lord accordinge to the Christian ac- count one thowsand six hundreed ninty seven betwen Edward Burrows of ye Towne of Jamaica on ye Island of Nassau yeoman and Mary his wife of the one part and Isack Lenoir of ye Citty of New Yorke merchant of ye other part wittneses that ye said Edward Burrows by & with the consent and good likeinge of Mary his said wife for ye consideration of one hundred and twenty poundes currant money of New York to them in hand paid by the sd Isack Lenoir the receipt wherof they doe herby acknowledge and therof by thes presents doe acquit and discharge the sd Isack Lenoir his exceketors and assignes have given granted allined bargined sould enfeoffed and confirmed and by thes presents doe fully clerly and absolutly give grant bargin allin enfeof & confirme unto ye sd Iscak Lenoir his heirs and assignes for ever all that a certain lott ore parcell of land sittuat lyinge and beinge in the Towne of Jamaica aforsaid now in the tenner and possession ore occupation of Edward Higbie and Nathaniell Higbee bounded on ye north by ye land of Joseph Thirston ore his assignes south and west by the Kinges. Highway and east by the land of Nathaniell Lynoss containinge by estemation six acers or ther abouts be it more or less accordinge to the deed wrightinges and evedences therof and as it is att ye day
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of the datt herof within fenc and in the possession of them ye sd Edward and Nathaniell Higbey together with all ye howes edefices buldings barns stables orchards gardens yards bakside easments lands tenements meadows fedings pasturs woods under woods wayes profits remain- der & remainders of all and singuler the - mesuag and heredetments & apurtenances whatsoever to ye sd lott or parcell - beloning or appertaininge & ye
& - befor mentioned premises and all rent or rents reserved upon any grant or grants demis or demisses made of ye premisses or parttes therof and allso all easstat right title intrest use possession proporty claim and demand what soever of them the said Edward Bur- rowes and Mary his wife of in or to the same and all deeds wrightings evedences court rules and minnuments what soever touchinge or concerninge the premises or any part or parcell therof - - to have and to hould the Page 262
said lott or parcell of land howes edefices bulddinges barnes stables orchards gardens yards baksids easments lands tenements meadowes feedings pasturs woods under woods wayes profits and heredittements and all & singuler other ye premis as herby granted bargined and sould or mentioned or intended to be herby bargined and sould with their and every of their rights members and ap- purtenances what soever unto the said Isack Lenoir his heires and assignes to ye only proper use and behoffe of him the sd Isack Lenoir his heires and assignes for ever and the said Edward Burrows and Mary his wife for themselves and ther heirs the sd lott or parcell of land with the messuage tenements and all and singuler other premises befor granted bargined and sould with the appurtenances unto ye said Iscak Lenoir and his heirs to the only proper use and behoffe of the sd Isack Lenoir his heirs and assignes for ever against them the said Edward Burrowes and Mary his wife and all other person ore persons whatsoever lawfully claiming by from or under them or any of them shall and will warrent and forever by thes presents defend and the sd Edward
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Burrowes and Mary his wife for themselves ther heirs executors and adminesstrators doe covenant promis grant and agree to and with the sd Iscak Lenoir his heirs and assignes and every of them by thes presents in manor and forme ffollowinge (that is to say) that they the sd Edward Burrowes and Mary his wife at the time of the ensealling and dellivery of thes presents are and untill a good pure perfect and absolut estatt of inherretance of all and singuler the befor granted premises and every part therof shall be fully vested sethrd and excecuted upon the said Iscak Lenoir and his heirs according to the trew meaninge of thes presents shall remain continue and be seazed of & in the sd lott of land meassuage tenement and all & singuler other the premises in and by thes presents granted bargined and sould with all and every their rights members and appurtenances of H good puer perfict and absolut estat of inherretance in free simple without any condition revertian remander or limitation of any us or usses estatt or esstats in or to any person or persons what soe ever to alter chainge defeat determin or mak void the same and that the said Edward Burrows and Mary his wife at the time of the enseallinge and dellivery of thes presents hath full pwer good right lawfull authoruty to grant bargin sell and conveay all Page 263
all and singuler the befor herby granted premises with ther and every of ther appurtenances unto the said Iscak Lenoir his heirs and assignes in manor and form as aforsaid and that he the said Iscak Lenoir his heirs and assignes and every of them shall and may by force and vertue of thes presents att all times herafter lawfully peaceably and quiatly have hold use occupy and possess the said lott of land meassuagees tenements and all and singuler the befor granted premises with their and every of their rights members and appurtenances and have re- ceive and take the rents issues and profits therof to his and their own propor use and behofe for ever: without any lawfull lett suit trouble deniall interruption eviction or disturbance of them the said Edward Burrowes and
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Mary his wife their or any of their heires or assignes or from any other person or persons whatsoever lawfully claiminge by from ore under them or any of them or by ther or any of ther means act or consent title intrest privety or procuerment and that ffree and clerely and freely and clerly exonoratted and discharged or other wise from time to time well and sofitianty saved and kept harmles by the sd Edward Burrowes and Mary his wife ther heirs and assignes of and from all and all manner of fformor and other givftes grants bargins salles leasses mortgages imbuers dowers tittle of dower recognzances extents judgments executions usses entailes rents and arrers of rents fforfeitturs fines isshues and amersments and of and from all and singuler other incumbrances and demands whatsoever had made committed suffered omit- ted or done by the said Edward Burrows and Mary his wife or ther assignes or by any other person or persons whatsoever lawfully claiming by from or under them (the rents and services which from hence forth from time to time shall grow dew & payable to chef Lord or Lords of ye fee or fees of ye the premises only excepted and fore prized and the sd Edward Burrowes and Mary his wife for themselves their heirs executors and adminesstra- tors doe covenant and agree to & with the said Isaac Lenoir his heirs and assignes that they the sd Edward Burrowes and Mary his wife their heirs excecutors and adminesstrators and all and every other person or per- sons and ther heires lawfully haveinge or claiminge or which shall herafter lawfully have or claim any estatt right title intrest or demand into or out of the premises or any part therof by from or under them the said Page 264
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