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RECORDS OF THE TOWN OF JAMAICA, LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK VOLUME III
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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
VOLUME III
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PUBLISHED BY THE LONG ISLAND HISTORICAL SOCIETY BROOKLYN NEW YORK
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RECORDS OF THE TOWN OF JAMAICA, LONG ISLAND
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Whereas Susanah Pearce so called have come before me Robt. Reade one of Her Majs. Justices for keeping the peace in Queens County and sundry of her neibors and and did acknowledg that she had believed ye said Sarrah Thomas in all and every scandalos wordes that ever she ye said Susana Perce speak against ye said Sarah and that ye said Susana Pearce soe called shall from this deate hereof not to abuse ye aforesd Sarah in any maner of ways by word or deed nor any of Her Majs. ledge subjects as witness my hand this 4th day of April 1709 Test
SUSANA X PEARCE her mark
ROBT. READ Justic SAMLL MILLS C Enterd pr ZACH MILLS-Cler.
This Indenture made this twenty seventh day of Aprill and in ye eighth yeare of ye reigne of our sovereign Lady Ann by grace of God of England Scotland France and Ireland Queene D'efender of ye Faith &c. and in ye yeare of our Lord Christ one thousand seven hundred & nine & between Daniel Deane of Jamaica in Queens County on Nasaw Iland in ye Province of New York yeon of ye one part and Ram Durlant of ye same place yeon of ye other part witnesseth that ye said Daniel Deane for & in consideration of ye sum of one hundred & sixty five pounds corrant mony of New York to him in hand paid by ye above sd Ram Durlant ye receipt whereof he doth hereby owne and acknowlidg himself to be therewith satisfyed contented & paid and thereof & therefrom doe for ever exonirat aquit & discharg ye
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abovsd Ram Durlant his heirs execs & adms & every of them from every part & part & parcel thereof have given granted aliened enfeofed ashured confirmed quited claimd sold & made over & doe by these presents freely and clearly & absolutly give grant alien sell & make over unto ye abovsd Ram Durlant his heirs & asignes for ever all that pece parcell or lot of upland & medow land in Page 62
ye bounds of Jamaica aforsd lying & being in a place comanly called ye hawtrees & bouned as followeth ye north west corner being bounded by a walnut tree and so runing as ye fence runs west & southwest adjoyning to Samuel Deanes land ye Waters land to a stak stand- ing close to ye fence between ye upland & ye medow and thence runing southerly or easterly to another stake that stands in a litle segy pond and from thence easterly to another stake standing in a small segy pond and thence straight away to ye southwest corner of ye up- land of ye east point of ye plowable land and from thence ruining betweene ye land & medow as ye land hath been plowed to a white oak tree and from thence runing as ye fence now stands to a corner of the fence joyning to Garit Durlands and from thence run- ning as ye fence runs to ye first bounds all which sd land & medow land as above bounded & exprest with all ye fencing improvements trees timber trees woods under woods standing or lying belonging to ye same with all ye grass herbig that grows or belongs to ye same of him ye sd Daniel Deane his heirs to him ye sd Ram Durland his heirs & asignes to have and to hold for ever and yt ye sd Ram Durlant his heirs & asignes shall & may at all times for ever hereafter have hold ocupy poses & in- joy ye above recited land and primises as his or their owne land of inheritance in fee simple freely & clearly discharged of & from all former gifts grants morgages sales dowrys judgments executions or extents or any other intanglements whatever had made or comited at any time before ye ensealing or delivery of these presents and also will warrant & forever defend ye same any
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person or persons laying any just claime to ye same and also will seale & deliver any other or firmer deed or conveience for ye primises as ye sd Ram Durlant his heirs or asignes shall be advised or procure to be drawne by his or their council learned in ye law for ye space of seven years next after ye date hereof-In testamy whereof ye abovsd Daniel Deane hath set to his hand and afixed his seale ye day & yeare first above writen-seald & dellivered in presents of DANIEL DEANE 0 JOHN OKE
JONATHAN DEANE
ZACH MILL
Memorandom that on ye day & yeare within writen came before Jonathan Whitehead one of Her Majs. Justices for ye keeping of ye peace within Queens County ye within named Daniel Dean & did acknowlig ye within writen instrument to be his free & volingtary act and deed JONAR WHITEHEAD
Entred pr ZACH MILLS -- Cler
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Memorandom it is agreed upon that John Rodes and Stephen Stephenson both of Jamaica hath agreed that between ye partys abovsd ye line between their land at ye hither east neck shall be by ye new fence and soe to run to a walnot bush and so westward to a stak which is to be ye line betweene them
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Entred pr order of both partys
pr ZACH MILLS-Cler-
This Indenture made this twentyeth day of May & in ye eighth yeare of ye reigne of our sovereigne Lady Ann by ye grace of God of Great Brittain Ffrance & Irland Queene Defender of ye Faith &c. and in ye yeare of our Lord Christ one thousand seven hundred & nine and betweene Samuel Bayleys and Hanah his wife of Jamaica in Queens County on Nasaw Iland in ye Province
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of New York yeon of ye one part and Johanas Eldertson of Hemstid in Queens County & Ile and Province aforsd yeon of ye other part witnesseth that ye abovsd Samuel Bayleys & Hannah his wife for & in consideration of ye sum of fiveteen pounds corrant mony of New York to them in hand paid before ye ensealing and delivery of these presents ye receipt whereof they doe hereby owne & doth acknowlidg themselvs to be therewith satisfyed content & paide and thereof & therefrom doe for ever exonirat aquit & discharge ye abovsd Johanas Elderson his heirs execs & adms and every of them from every part & parcell thereof have given granted aliened en- feofed confirmed ashured quited claimed sold and made over and doe by these presents freely clearly & absolutely give grant alien enfeofe confirm ashure quit claime sell & make over unto ye abovsd Johanas Elderson his heirs & asignes for ever all that half part or eaqual moity of a certain pece parcell or lot of medow land in ye bounds of Jamaica aforesd at a neck commonly called ye further east neck and bounded as followeth that is to say ye whole lot is bounded north by the parsonage Page 64
medow and south by a creek or mouth of the bay east by ye medow of Christian Snedicor and creek west by Freemans medow and a creek that cometh out of of ye bay which sd half part is to begin adjoyning to ye per- sonage medow and to be ye north part of ye sd lot all which sd half part of ye above exprest lot as above bounded and ex- with all ye priveledges appurtinances comoditys with ye privelidges of a way to pass & repass to & from ye sd medow that is to say ye way from ye hook to ye iland with all ye grass herbig belonging to ye said medow of them ye sd Samuel Bayleys and Hanah his wife to him ye sd Johanas Elderson his heirs and asignes to have and to hold for ever and ye same to be and remaine to ye only proper use benifit and behoof of him ye sd Johanas Elderson his heirs and asignes for ever & that ye sd Johanas Elderson his heirs & asignes ยท shall & may at all times for ever hereafter have hold
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ocopy posess & injoy ye above recited land and prim- mises as his or their owne land of inheritance in fee simple freely & clearly discharged of & from all former gifts grants seals morgages dowrys entailes judgments executions or extents or any other title or incumbrance whatever and also will warrant and for ever defend ye same against any person or persons laying any just claim to ye same and also seale & deliver any other or firmer deed or conveience for ye primises as ye sd Johanas Elderson his heirs or asignes shall be advisd and procure to be drawne by his or their council learned in ve law for ye space of seven years next after ye date hereof in testa- mony whereof ye partys first above mentioned hath set to their hands and afixed their seales ye day and yeare first above written
Seald & deliverd
in presents of JOHN GALE ZACH MILLS
SAMLL. BAYLEYS 0
HANAH X BAYLEYS 0
her mark
Entred June ye 14th 1709
pr ZACH MILLS Cler-
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This Indenture made this seventeenth day of June and in ye eighth yeare of ye reigne of our sovereigne Lady Anne by ye grace of God of England Scotland Ffrance and Ireland Queene Defender of ye Faith &c. and in ye yeare of our Lord Christ one thousand seven hundred & nine and betweene Samuel Bayleys of Jamaica in Queens County on Nasaw Iland in the Province of New York and Hanah his wife of ye one part & John Hendrikson of Hemstid in ye County Ile & Province aforsd of the other part witnesseth that ye abovsd Samuel Bayleys and Hanah his wife for & in consideration of ye sum of fiveteen pounds corrant mony of New York to them in hand by ye abovsd John Hendrikson at & before ye ensealing and delivery of these presents ye receipt whereof he doth hereby owne and acknowlidg themselves to be
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therewith satisfied content & paid & thereof & therefrom doe for ever exonirat aquit & discharg ye abovesaid John Hendrikson his heirs execs & admis & every of them from every part & parcell thereof have given granted aliened enfeofed confirmed ashured quited claimed sold and made over and doe by these presents freely clearly & absolutely give grant alien enfeof confirm ashure quit claim sell & make over unto ye abovsd John Hendrikson his heirs & asignes for ever all that half part or eaqual moity of of a certain pece parcel or lot of medow land in ye bounds of Jamaica aforsd at a neck comanly called ye further east neck ye whole lot is bounded as fol- loweth north by ye personag medow and south by a creek or mouth of ye bay & east by ye medow of Christian Snedcor and a creek west by Freemans medow & a creek that cometh out of ye bay which sd half lot is to be on ye south part of ye said lot all which said half lot as above exprest with ye liberty of a way to pass & re- pass to & from ye sd medow that is to say ye way that leadeth from ye iland to ye hook with all ye appurtinances & comoditys grass herbig thereon being or belonging to ye same of them ye sd Samuel Bayleys & Hanah his wife to him ye sd John Hendrikson his heirs & asignes to have and to hold for ever and ye same to be and remain to Page 67 (no page No. 66)
the onely proper use benefit & behoof of him ve said John Hendrikson his heirs & asignes for ever and that the said John Hendrikson his heirs & asignes shall & may at all times for ever hereafter have hold ocopy posess & injoy ye above recited land and primises as his or their owne land of inheritance in fee simple freely & clearly discharged of & from all former gifts grants sales morgages dowrys entails judgments executions or any other title or incumbrance whatever and also will warant and for ever defend ye same against any person or persons laying any just claime to ye same and will seale & deliver any other or firmer deed or conveience for ye primises as ye sd John Hendrikson his heirs or asignes shall be
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advised or procure to be drawne by his or their councel learned in ye law for ye space of seven years next en- suing in testamony whereof ye partys first above men- tioned hath set to their hands and afixed their seals ye day & yeare first above writen
Sealed & delivered
SAMLL. BAYLEYS 0
in presents of NEHEMIAH SMITH
HANAH X BAYLEYS 0
her mark
ZACH MILLS
Entred this 9th of Jully 1709
pr ZACH MILLS Cler-
This Indenture made this twenty ninth day of October and in ye seventh yeare of ye reigne of our sovereign Lady Ann by ye grace of God of Great Britain Ffrance & Ireland Queene Defender of ye Faith &c and in ye yeare of our Lord Christ one thousand seven hundred & eighte and betweene Waite Smith of Jamaica in Queens County on Nasaw Iland in ye Province of New York yeon of ye one part and Nicolas Everit Juner of ye same place husbandman of ye other part witnesseth that ye abovsd Wait Smith for & in consideration of ye sum of seven pounds corrant mony of NewYork to him in hand paid by ye abovsd Nicolas Everitt at and before ye ensealing & delivery of these presents ye receipt whereof he doth hereby owne and doe for ever exonirat aquit & discharg ye abovsd Nicolas Everitt his heirs Page 68
execs admis and every of them from part and parcell thereof have given granted enfeofed aliened releast confirmed ashured quited claimd sold and made over unto ye abovsd Nicolas Everitt his heirs & asignes for ever all that all that pece parcell or lot of upland in ye bounds of Jamaica aforsd being in a devition called ye hill devition being ye one half or eaqual moity of that ten acre right yt was laid out in ye devition aforesd unto ye righte of Robert Ashman late of Jamaica deceast ye whole lot is is bounded as followeth north by ye bounds
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of Flushing and east by Nicolas Everitts land west by ye land laid out to William Forster late of Jamaica deceast and south by marked trees or ye highway all which half part of ye lot of land as above bonded and exprest together with all & singuler ye prevelidges & appurtin- ances heriditaments and emoliments and all ye trees timber trees woods under woods stand or lying or be- longing to ye same of him ye sd Wait Smith to him ye sd Nicolas Everitt his heirs and asignes to have and to hold for ever and that ye said Nicolas Everitt his heirs & asignes shall and may at all times for ever hereafter have hold ocopy posess & injoy ye above recited land and premises as his or their owne land of inheritance in fee simple and ye abovsd Wait Smith doth further covenant . bargin & agree for himself his heirs execs & admis to & with ye said Nicolas Everit his heirs & asignes that he ve said Wait Smith had at ye time of ye ensealing & delivery of these presents full power & lawfull authority for to sell & dispose of ye same in maner & forme as aforsaid and will warrant and for ever defend ye same against any person or persons laying any just claime to ye same and also will seale & deliver any other or firmer deed or conveience for ye primises as ye sd Nicolas Everit his heirs or asignes shall be advised and procure to be drawne by his or their councel learned in ye law for ye space of seven years next ensuing in testamony whereof ye partys above writen hath set to their hands and afixed their seales ye day & yeare first above written-
Sealed & delivered WAIT SMITH 0
in presents of JOHN MUNSEE ZACH MILLS
Upon ye 2 day of November 1708 came before me Jonathan Whited one of Her Majs. Justices for ye keeping of ye peace within Queens County the above
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named Wait Smith & did acknowlidg ye above enstru- ment to be his free & volingtary act & deed
JONATHAN WHITEHEAD
Entred August the 13th 1709
pr ZACH MILLS Cler
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This Indenture made this fourth day of June in ye eighth yeare of ye reigne of our sovereigne Lady Anne by ye grace of God of Great Britain Ffrance and Ireland Queene Defender of ye Faith &c. and in ye yeare of our Lord Christ one thousand seven hundred & nine and betweene John Rodes of Jamaica in Queens County on Nasaw Iland in ye Province of New York yeor of ye one part and Stephen Stephenson of ye same place yeon of ye other part witnesseth that ye abovsd John Rodes for & in consideration of ye sum of eighte pounds currant mony of NewYork to him in hand paid by ye abovsd Stephen Stephenson at & before ye ensealing & delivery of these presents ye reipt whereof he doth hereby owne & doth acknowlidg himself to be therewith satisfyed content & paid & thereof and therefrom doe for ever exonirat aquit & discharge ye abovsd Stephen Stephen- son his heirs execs admins & every of them from every part and parcell thereof have given granted aliened enfeofed ashured quited claimed sold and made over and doe by these presents freely and absolutly give grant alien enfeofe ashure quit claim sell and make over unto ye abovsd Stephen Stephenson his heirs & asignes for ever all that pece parcel or lot of upland in ye bounds of Jamaica aforsd and bounded as followeth that is to say begining at ye corner post of ye abovsd John Rodes fence thence to run southerly a rod from from ye further East Neck path that is to say a rod to ye west of ye abovsd path until it comes neare a path that leads into ye hither east neck and soe westerly to a mark bush neare Hope Carpenters fence and west by ye land of Hope Carpenter
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& Stephen Stephenson above named and north by ye land of ye abovsd John Rodes all which land as above bounded & exprest with all ye trees timber trees woods under woods standing or lying or belonging to ye same with all ye privelidges appurtinances heriditaments to ye same belonging or any maner of ways appertaining of him ye sd John Rodes his heirs execs admis to him ye said Stephen Stephenson his heirs & asignes to have and to hold for ever and ye same to be and remain to ye only proper use benifitt & behoof of him ye sd Stephen Stephenson his heirs & asignes for ever and ye same to be and remain to his proper use as his owne land of in- heritance in fee simple and also will warrant and for ever defend ye same against any person or persons laying Page 70
any just claime to ye same and also will warrant and for ever defend ye same by these presents and also will seale & deliver any other or firmer deed or con- veience for ye primises as ye said Stephen Stephenson shall be advised or procure to be drawne by his or their councel learned in ve law for ye space of seven years next ensuing in testamony whereof ve abovsd John Rodes hath set to his hand and afixed his seale ye day and veare first above written- JOHN X RODES O his mark
Sealed and delivered in presents of JOHN DEANE ZACH MILLS
Memorandom that on ye eleventh day of June Annoqd 1709 apeared before Robert Reade Esqr. one of Her Majs. Justices for ye keeping of ye peace for Queens assigned ye within written John Rodes and did acknowlidg ye within instrument to be his vollingtary act & deed- pr ROBT. READ Justice
Entred 19th of August 1709
pr ZACH MILLS-Cler --
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I under ritten doe give liberty to Samuell Higbee his heirs & assigns to pass throw my land at ye Long Neck to his meadow as may be most convenient to him and least dammage to me as wittness my hand this fift day of Apprill in ye year 1710 JONATHAN WHITEHEAD
Wittness
NATHAN SMITH
Entered pr me NEHEMIAH SMITH Cler-
Richard Comes ear mark is three nicks under ye near ear
Enterd by me NEHEMIAH SMITH-Cler-
Know all men by these presents that I Samu Mills (son of George Mills) inhabitant of Jamaica in ye North Riding of Yorksheir upon Long Iland have aliened bar- gained and sold & doe by these presents from me my heirs execs and admis fully & firmly bargain & sell unto my son in law John Smith inhabitant at Jamaica as aforsd two acres & a half of salt medow that is to say ye one half of ye five acres more or less which ye sd Samuel Mills & Daniel Denton jointly purchased of William Creed & Daniel Whitehead which did somtime belong & appertain unto ye acomodations which John Spiegler possessed & sold to ye said Creed & Whitehead I say that I Samuel Mills have sold & doe hereby firmly bar- gain sell & make over unto my son in law John Smith ye one half of ye abovesd five acrees of medow being & lying upon the neck commanly called ye Long Neck viz. two acrees and a half of medow lying next on ye east side of Samuel Mesenger lot bounded at ye front by ye upland and at ye rear by the creek which parts ye East Neck & ye Long Neck with ye proportion of upland belonging thereunto in ye Litle Plains devition and all ye priveledges that shall hereafter belong or may any way acru & arise to or by ye sd medow to be his owne to posess injoy or dispose of as his absolut property for
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ever without any molestation from me or mine as witness my hand subscribed this twenty second day of January in ye yeare of our Lord one thousand six hundred & eighty two eighty thre- SAMUEL X MILLS O
his mark
Signed sealed & delivered in ye presents of us test. JOHN PRUDEN RICHARD JONES
Upon the 19th day of Desember 1709 came before me Jonathan Whitehead one of Her Majs. Justices for ye keeping of ye peace within Queens County ye within named Samuel Mills and did acknowlig ye enstrument on ye other side to be his free and volingtary act and deed JONATHAN WHITEHEAD
Entred this 26th of Desember Annoqd 1709
pr. ZACH MILLS Cler-
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These presents testafies yt I Samuel Mills of Jamaica in Queens County for good consideration me therunto moving doe by these presents fully freely & firmly give bequeath & make over from me my heirs execs admis & asignes unto my son in law John Smith & Elizabeth his wife & to their heirs execs & asignes for ever a parcel of land lying at ye rear of that lot formerly George Mills his lot to begin at ye rear of ye said lot where John Smiths house stands & to run forty rods north ward into ye sd lot ye said land being bounded on ye east wt Samll. Dentons land & on ye west wt George Wolsys on y south wt ye highway which sd parcel of land being three acres more or less together wt ye fences & improvements wt all priveledgs & apurtincs thereupon or thereunto belonging ye sd Samll Mills wt ye consent of his wife doth freely give bequeath alienat & make over unto John Smith aforsd & Elizabeth his wife for
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him his heirs exes admis & asigns to have hold posess & injoy for ever that this is my act & deed I testafy by seting too my hand & seale this 25th day of Ffebrury Annoq. Domini 1685/6
Signed sealed & delivered SAMUEL X SMITH 0
befor us
his mark
THOMAS X WELLING
SUSANA X SMITH 0
his mark
her mark
DANLL. DENTON
Upon ye 19th day of Desember 1709 came before me Jonathan Whitehead one of Hur Majs Justices for ye keeping of ye peace for Queens County ye within named Samuel Mills and did acknowlidg ye within writen en- strument to be his free & volingtary act.& deed-
JONAN. WHITEHEAD
Entred this 26th of Desember Annoqd 1709 pr ZACH MILLS Cler-
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Surveied and laid out for Samll Higbe Nathan Smith and Wait Smith Jur. thirty four acrees of land lying in Jamaica joyning west by Newtown path north by Newtown line in part and part throw ye comans of Jamaica near the land fenced by Thomas Wollsey east by Samuel Smiths hill pastur or high way and south by Thomas Burrows which sd thirty four acres of land is to mak up their allotments which they posess & live upon as witness our hands this 25th day of January 1709/10 SAMUEL SMITH WAIT SMITH
Entred this 25th day of January Annoqd 1709/10 pr ZACH MILLS-Cler-
The mark of Thomas Whitehead is one halfpeny on the under side of ye neare eare-
Entred this 25th of January 1709
pr ZACH MILLS-Cler.
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To all Christian people to whome these presents shall come John Carpenter of Jamaica in Queens County on Nasaw Iland yeoman sendeth greeting Know ye that I ye sd John Carpenter for sundry good causes & considerations me thereunto moving but more especially my singuler love & efections to my loving son Joseph Carpenter yeon have given granted aliened enfeofed releas & confirmed and by these presents doe clearly fuly & absolutly give grant alinat enfeofe releas & con- firm to him ye sd Joseph Carpenter my son his heirs & asignes for ever all that a certain tract peice or parcel of upland situat lying and being within ye bounds of Jamaica aforesd containing more or less ye one third part of my clear land which lyeth the north end of ye Litle Plaines buting & bounding as followeth south by ye Litle Plaines & west by John Carpenter ye father and north by ye hills and east by Benjamin Wiggins & also I give unto my son Joseph ye one third part of my woods land lying upon ye hills buted & bounded as fol- loweth viz south ye highe way and north by Flushing line and east by Benjeman Wiggins and west by John Carpenter ye father all which tract pece or parcel of upland with all the timbers trees wood under under wood lying or standing or any ways appertaining to ye same belonging with fences improvements theron made or to be made and all ye rights priveledges heriditments appurtinances thereunto belonging or any ways apper- taining and all ye right title property posesion claime and demand of him sd John Carpenter ye father in and to ye primises and in & to every part & parcell thereof to have and to hold for ever ye sd Joseph ye son his heirs & asignes Page 73
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