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Witnessed
THOMAS FLEET
THOMAS SMITH her
ESTHER FLEET
ALLES X BAILY
mark
JOSEPH BAILY
Acknowledged April 22, 1695. JOHN WICKS, Justice. ( Deeds, Vol. 1, pp. 318-9.)
[DEED. THOMAS SMITH TO SAMUEL SMITH.]
[Abstract.]
[1695, Feb. 18.]
This Indenture made ye eighteene day of feburary in ye yeare 1695-Betwene Thomas Smith & Sarah his wife, and Samuell Smith, Witnesseth that ya sd. thomas Smith with Sarah his wife have for a valuable consideration in hand paied, for which consideration we do fully acknowledge our selves to bee paied, and do freely aquit Samuell Smith his heyres, exec. adminstrators & assignes for ever. Doe
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Bargan sell, for ever from us our hayres &c unto Samuell Smith his hayres &c all & singular on home lot that I have in ye middell of the towne of Huntington neare ye meting house of ye towne formerly in ye tenor or occupation of John Lume, thence estranged to John Mathews, thence to John Goulding, thence to Niclous smith, which home lot & frute trees & fences there uppon, Allso Dwelling house Barne, orchard & garden, aftere ye desease of my father & mother Nicolas smith & mary smith which at their Desease Returned unto mee ye sd. thomas smith my hayres &c which Right &c I doe acknowledge by these presents to estrange from mee my hayres &c unto Samuell Smith his hayres &c to have for ever, (full covenant & warranty.) In Witness whereof we have set to our hands & seales.
Witness
THOMAS SMITH her
THOMAS FLEETE
ESTHER FLEETE
JOSEPH BAILEY
SARAH X SMITH mark
Acknowledged Aprill 22. 1695.
JOHN WICKS, Justice.
(Deeds, Vol. 1, pp. 320-1.)
[DEED. CONTENT TITUS TO JOHN KETCHAM.I [Abstract.]
[1695, Feb. 27.]
This Indenture made the seven and twentieth day of ffebuary 169$ Betwene Content Titus and John Ketcham, Witnesseth that Content Titus for & In consideration of a sum in hand paid, hath given Granted Bargned sould &c unto ye sd. John Ketcham his heirs & assignes, all that cer- taine Message or tenement sittuate, Lying & beeing In Huntington bounded one ye frunt by the streete & on ye
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west by a certaine streete In ye sd. town on the north by ye Land of John Tidd & on ye east by ye Land of Samuell Titus together with all & singular housing Buildings, fencings &c and also ye said content titus Hath for ye con- sideration above sd. Given granted sould & made over un- to ye sd John Ketcham his heirs & assignes for ever all that two certain pieces or parcells of Medow ground lying In ye town ship of Huntington on a neck at south comanly called or known by ye name of ye halfe necke, bounded on ye east by ye meddow of Samuell Ketcham on ye west by ye Meddow of Richard Willams all so a certain piece or parcell of Medow Lying and being In ye town ship above sd at ye south medow at a Neck comonly called or knowne by name of ye Littell neck bounded on ye east by ye Med- dow of Samuell Ketcham on ye north by ye medow of Richard Willams as ye sd premises are at ye day of mak- ing hereof Laid out and marked together with all & singu- lar ye Rights of upland to ye same being a two hundred pound Lotment In ye town of Huntington & all priveledges to the same belonging To have and to hould all ye sd. premises with the appurtenances unto ye sd. John Ketch- am his heires & assignes from Content Titus his heires &c for ever (full covenant & warranty) signed and sealed.
Witness
CONTENT TITUS
DANILL PHILLIPS CALOB LEVERICH.
Acknowledged Oct. 11, 1695 JOHN WICKES.
(Deeds, Vol. 1, p. 448.)
[TRUSTEES' ORDER CONCERNING SWINE AND DAMAGE DONE BY THEM.]
[1695, Feb. 27.
Whereas wee have found by experience that the Run_
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ing at libertie of swine in the woods it Been parnitions to the Inhabitants of towne in Destruction of Corne : wee therefore the trustees of the free holders and comonallitie of the towne of Huntington Doth order that if any swine shall bee found going at liberty in into any meadows or il the woods or swamps on the south side of this Island with- in this town ship or in any other mans fenced or inclosed Lands after the sixth Daie of march next ensuing it shall bee lawfull for any parson finding them to kill or take them up and Bring them to the Constable of the towne and hee to Disposse of them the on halfe to the p'son that hath Brought the swine to him and the Remainder to the own- er the charge of the Disposel first paide and what swine is kept within the towne if thaire chance to breake into lots whereby any man or men Be damnified for the first time the trespassed shall give the owner notice and the owner paing the Damadge shall Receve his swine but if no corse bee taken for theire further p'vention then such swine may bee proseeded against as aforesaid and it is further ordered that if any swine bee found in the north woods of the towne it shall bee lawfull for any parson to bring them to the pound and for every swine soe Brought to the pound the owner of the same shall paie to him that Brings them ten pence p head and too pence p head to the pound keeper ye owner paing the charge then to Receive the swine : But if the owner Refuse to defray the charge then soe many of the swine that will pay the charge to be sould at a vandew and when all charg is defraide if any over plush Remaine it to Returne to the owner for the conformation of which wee have set to our hand and seale the 27th of february in the yeare 1693.
JOSEPH BAYLYE
The orders read in Court of sessons March ye 26. 1695.
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& assented to & confirmed by ye Court.
Thos. Helme, Clk .*
(Court Rec., p. 423.)
[TRUSTEES' ORDER AGAINST CUTTING TIM- BER ON COMMON LANDS.+]
[1695, March 24.]
It is ordered By the trustees of the free holders and commonality of the towne of Huntington that no person shall take, ues, work up or Dispose of to any out of ye town ship any timber or any other Right Privilidg belonging to the town Lying In Common without life from the town . upon ye penalty of the forfiet of ye timbar or other things so taken wrought or Disposed of and treble the value of ye same to the town : And whosoever shall fall any timber upon any Land not Laid out and Doth not make a Im- provement of it within two months time It shall be Lawfull for any person so finding the same to work it up: And it is ordered That whome soever peeleth any standing trees for bark for their use of tanning : they shall forfit five shillings for every tree found so peeled. march ye 24th 1695. (Court Rec., p. 424 )
[*An act had been passed May 6th, 1691, requiring all such orders for the welfare of the town, to be "registered in the town book, and approved by the next Court of Sessions, or to be of no force." This hog law seems to have been the first official act of the trustees .- C. R. S.]
[+This seems to be the first order ever made by the Trustees concerning the common lands. Heretofere all orders and reg- ulations of the kind were made by the people at a town meet- ing, but under the new charter this departure was taken and has ever since been continued. The people have often passed resolutions at town meetings purporting to instruct the Board of Trustees as to what it should do concerning the common lands, but under the charters of the town and the law, it is doubtful whether such resolutions have any binding force or constitute anything more than an expression of an advisora opinion .- C. R. S.]
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[TRUSTEES' ORDER AGAINST RAMS RUNNING ON THE COMMONS.] [1695, March 24.]
It is ordered and agreed by the trustees of the freehold- ers and Commonallytie of the towne of Huntington that every Inhabitant that keepeth sheep shall not suffer any Ram to go in the Comons amongst sheepe after the middell of August untill the first Daie of november upon the penaltie of every such Ram to bee geilt by any p'son or p'sons soe finding them astraie as aforesaide : march 24, 1695.
Joseph Bayly, prdt.
(Court Rec., p. 425.)
[TRUSTEES' ORDER CONCERNING FENCES AND DAMAGE BY CATTLE.]
[1695, March 25.]
It is ordered By the trustees of the freeholders and Com- monalty of the town of Huntington that all fence shall be four foot two inches In height and so close and strong as shall be judged suficient by the parsons chosen and apointed to survey the same. which persons so chosen shall Give acount In writing under their hands of what fence they do survey whether It be found not suficent against meatt catle or horse kind only or suficient against sheep also, And if any person shall sufer Damage In any of his Inclosed Lands by such creaturs that his fence Is judged sufficent against : he shall Recover his Damege of the owner of the creatures that Did the damege.
And if any Person shall sufer damege by any horse kind,
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catle or sheep threwe another mans, fence if the fence be not suficient he shall Recover his Damege of ye owner of such fence. And if any creaturs found Doing Damage shall be brought to the pound the owners of such Creat- ures shall Pay to the parson or parsons that shall Bring them to the Pound for every hors kind one shilling p head: for Neatt cattell four pence p head for sheep one peny p head : and two pence p head to the pound keper for every horse kind neate catle or sheep By him Received In to the Pound the Creatures are to Remaine In the pound untill Charges Is paid and Damege be paid or secured And if any Parson shall take any creaturs a way from any that are Driving them to the pound he shall pay five shill. to the towne : And the Damag and charg that was Recover- able of the owners of such creatures if they had been put Into the pound. march ye 25, 1695.
If any p.son shall bring any creatures to the pound hee shall forthwith give notice thereof to the owner all Damadge Don by any Creatures shall be vallued by two indefferent men that are to bee mutially chosen by the trespassed and the trespasser and if such p'sons cannot agree in their choyce of men then the Constable shall appoynt too men to viewe such Damage or Damiges and to adjudge and Determen thereof to the Best of their un- derstanding, march ye 25, 1695.
It is ordered and agreed by the trustees of the freehold- ers and Comonallity of the towne of huntington that any p.son or p.sons shall or may set fire in the woods for the p'sarvacon of feide for Cattell from the tenth of march untill the tenth of may provided noe such parson or p'sons set not fire neare unto fences without giveing notis to the owners of such fences nor fire the woods on the Lords daies. march ye 25, 1695.
(Court Rec., pp. 424-5.)
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[EXCHANGE OF LAND. JOHN SAMMIS AND JOHN KETCHAM.]
[1695, April 24.]
Aprill the 24. 1695.
An exchange of Land between John Sammas and Sam- uell Ketcham Containing four Acars part of it on the south side the Cove swamp the other part one the north side the same swampe and the swamp between the sd. peeces as Division Land for five acars of Land at the spring sur- ward.
by mee John Ketcham Rec". (Town Meetings, Vol. 1, p. 150.)
[EXCHANGE OF LAND. RICHARD BRUSH AND SAMUEL KETCHAM.]
[No date.]
An exchange of Land between Richard Brush and Sam- uell Ketcham four Acars of Land which ye sd. Samuel Ketcham had at ye mill stone Brook he changed with ye sd Richard Brush for four acars In ye west feild
by mee John Ketcham.
(Town Meetings, Vol. 1, p. 150.)
[DEED. JOSEPH WHITMAN TO JOSEPH, JOHN, NATHAN AND SAMUEL WHITMAN.]
[Abstract.] [1695, May 6.]
To all Christian peopell, to whom this presant wrighting
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shall come yt I Joseph whitman for the naturall Love which I have & beare unto my sonns, Joseph, John, Nathan & Samuell have given, granted &c unto ye sd Joseph whitman a hundred pound Right of Land with all my Right title & Interest to ye same from ye first setling of ye town all soe a house Lott which ye sd. Joseph whitman hath all Ready in posession joyning to Samuell Ketchams allso I give unto my sonn John whitman a hundred pound Right of Land from ye first setlemente of this townc, also I give unto my sonn Nathan a hundred pound Right of Land in ye town Also I give unto my sonn Samuell a hun- dred pound right of Land from ye first seteling of this town, these severall parsells of Land I Doe by these pres- ents, give grant &c unto thes my said sonns their heirs & asignes for ever. with all rights & priveledges. In testi- mony whereof I ye sd. Joseph whitman have here unto sett my hand & fixed my seale this 6th day of may 1695.
Witness
JOSEPH WHITMAN.
THOMAS KETCHAM JOHN KETCHAM
Acknowledged 6th May 1695 JOHN WICKES Justice of ye Peace
(Deeds, Vol. 1, pp. 311-2.)
[DEED. THOMAS POWELL TO JOSEPH WOOD.] [Abstract.]
[1695, May 7.]
This Intenture mad the seaventh Daie of may in ye year 1695-betwene Thomas powell of bethphage within ye Queens County & Joseph wood of ye town of Huntington
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within ye County of Suffolk-Witnesseth that Thomas Powell have for a valuable consideration in hand Reseived do bargan sell &c from me my heirs &c unto ye sd. Joseph wood, his heyres &c all my title & intrest that I have in a home Lott, orchard &c bounded as here exprest. ye frunt west or southest with ye Lott of Samuell wood ye Reare or nor east end to ye woods In comonadge ye norwest sid with ye Lott of Joseph wood together with fruttrees &c I say I doe by thes presents bargan sell &c from me my heirs &c unto ye afore sd. Joseph wood, his heyres &c for ever. (all priveledges & full covenant & warranty of title.) signed & sealed ye day & yeare above sd.
THOMAS POWELL
Witness JOSEPH BAYLEE JEAMES CHICHESTER
Acknowledged Mearch 13, 1696. JOHN WICKS, Just.
(Deeds, Vol. 1, p. 356.)
[TOWN MEETING.]
[1695, May 7.]
At a towne meeting on may the 7th 1695.
Joseph Baily, Justus Wickes, Liftenant John Wood, Capt. wickes, John Adams, Thomas Brush, Jonas Wood, were chosen trustees for this present yeare.
The same daye was John platt chosen Constable for this presant yeare.
The same Daye was thomas fleete chosen Colecter And tresurer for this present yeare.
The same Day wase Liftenant John Wood and John Adams chosen assessers for this present yeare.
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The same Day was John Ketcham chosen town Clark for this presant year.
The same Daye was John Adams Chosen Superviser for this present year.
The same Day It was voted & consented unto by ye major parte of the towne that Samuell Smith should stand & Remaine pound keeper for this present yeare
The same Day it was voted & consented unto by ye magar part of the towne that Captain wickes, Liftenant John Wood and Thomas Brush should bee Laiers out of Land and to see that high wayes are Repaired & fences maintained suficent.
By mee John Kecham Rec".
(Town Meetings, Vol. 1, pp. 206-207.)
[A HIGHWAY LAID OUT.]
[1695, May 8.]
May the 8th 1695.
Laide out by the survaiers of the towne of Huntington a highway beginnig at the head of ye wigwam swamp six Rods In width upland and so Running by the swampe And Banke side all most to the path of the beach .*
by mee John Kicham
(Town Meetings, Vol. 1, p. 206.)
[* This seems to be the first record of a formal laying out of a highway in the town, though there were many roads which had become so by use and were recognized in the records as highways. By an Act passed by the General Assembly in 1691, these layers out and orderers of all roads were to be annually elected and their doings recorded. The "wigwam swamp" here mentioned was where the main part of Cold Spring vil- lage is now located. From here on all records or papers relat- ing to highways will be omitted in this volume, it being the plan of the committee to suspend them, for printing in another volume separate from other records .- C. R. S.]
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[COUNTY TAX.7
[1695, May 23.]
Maye 23 1695 Reseaved from Richard Brush of Hun- tington the summe of thirty pounds and seaven pence In parte of the taxes and of such proportion of ye sume as be- comes paiable out of Suffolk County and towne of Hun- tington
CHIDLY BROOCKES. By mee John Ketcham Clarke. (Town Meetings, Vol. 1, p. 209.)
[DEED. GEORGE DUCKER TO ABIAL TITUS.] [Abstract.]
[1695, May 31.]
This Indenture Mad ye last Daie of Maie 1695. Betwene gorg Ducker and Abiall Tittus Witnesseth yt ye sd. gorg Ducker Doo for ye sume of twenty seven pounds eight shillings In good silver Coyne bargan sell & make over from mee my heyers &c unto Abiall Tittus his heyers &c, all my Right title intrest yt I have in & to a Dwelling house & halfe of a home lott yt was formerly in the tenor of John Jones situate lying & beeing In Huntington, bounding, ye east end or frunt to ye strete ye north side with ye land of Samuell Tittus ye Reare or west end to ye woods in Comons ye south side ye land of abiall Tittus to- gether with all fences frute trees &c al so on Hundred . pound Right in Comonage, with all woods &c unto ye same belonging (full covenant and warranty.) signed & sealed
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GORG DUCKER
Witness
the mark of ALES X BAILE JOHN JONES JOSEPH BAILE.
Acknowledged June 29, 1696.
Test. JOHN WICKES.
(Deeds, Vol. 1, p. 593.)
[DEED. TRUSTEES OF THE TOWN OF HUN- TINGTON TO WILLIAM SMITH.]
[Abstract.]
[1695, July 13.]
To all Christian people, Know ye yt wee ye prsent Trust- ees of the freeholders of the town of Huntington, by virtue of the power In as Residing by their magst patten of incorperation to the towne aforesd. bearing Date the fifth of october 1694, for twentie shillings, curiant money, William Smith esq. of the manor of St. Gorge in the County of Suffolk and province of New York, Have most firmely Demised granted Barganed alinated & sold unto him the sd. Smith him, his heires or assignes a certain parcell or tract of upland Lying & being in the bounds of Huntington, on ye north side of a swamp called by the name of wigwam swamp, bounded on ye west & south with ye cove & banke on the north and east with the high hill & Land in Comons beeing eighty Rods in length & eight Rods brod containing by estemation four acars bee it more or less as ye same is to him the saied Smith Laied out by the towne survairs & entred In our towne Records or entery booke Lying & beeing situate within ye towne
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bounds of Huntington aforesaid to gether withall the syle harbige &c to ye sd. Land belonging which said tract of Land with ye primiseses as is afore sd. he ye said Smith his heyers or assignes shall have hould & enjoye from us our heyres and assignes for ever & a peacable possession theareof wee doe & shall warant & defend. As witnes our hands & ye Comon seale of our towneship. In our saied towne of Huntington this thirteene day of July Anno 1695 *
Witness JONATHAN JARVES JOHN ADAMS JOHN KETCHAM
JOSEPH BAILY JOHN WICKES
JONES WOOD
THOMAS WICKES
JOHN WOOD THOMAS BRUSH
JOHN ADAMS
(Deeds, Vol. 1, p. 322.)
[DEED. JANE INGERSOL AND JOHN INGER- SOL TO THOMAS WHITEHEAD.]
[Abstract.]
[1695, July 29.]
This Indenture made the twenty ninth daye of July in the year 1695, betwene Jeane Ingerson, widow, and John Ingerson son of ye fore mentioned Jeane Ingerson, and Thomas Whitehead of ye other party Witnesseth that Jeane Ingerson with John Ingerson for a sume of money, have barganed sold alinated & confirmed from our heirs, execu-
[*This is the first formally executed deed of land found on record made by the trustees of the town. The premises con- veyed forms the present site of Cold Spring village .- C. R. S.]
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tors administrators & asignes, unto ye fore sd thomas whitehead his heirs, executors administrators & asignes all that parcell of Land house, barne, orchard, bounded as followeth : ye house, barne, orchard and eight acars of Land ajoyning thereunto, bounded on the south with ye Land of simond Ingerson Land & on the North with ye hie way & to run westward till the full compelement of eaight acars bee made up. (full covenant and warranty of title) Witness our hands & seale.
In presence of NATHANILL FOSTER RICHARD GILDERSLEVE
her JEANE X INGERSON mark
his JOIIN X INGERSON mark
Acknowledged July 9, 1695.
(Deeds, Vol. 1, pp. 314-5.)
JOHN WICKS, Just.
[DEED. JOSEPH VAIL TO DENNIS HARTT.] [Abstract.]
[1695, Sept. 27.]
This Indenture made the twentie seventh Daie of Sep- tember 1695. Betwene Joseph Vaile and Dennice Harte, Witnesseth that ye said Joseph vaille, have for good causes, granted unto ye sd. Dennece hart all my farme of housing orchards, gardings, uplands and medow belonging or ap- pertaining to my sd. farme sittuate lying and being by Crabmedow, on ye south east quarter of ye sd. mcdow within the bounds of Huntington for the time and terme of eight years to bee compleate and ended Beeginning the first daye of maye 1696 and ending the first Daye of maye
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1704 for & in consideration thereof I ye sd. Dennis harte doth ingage my selfe my heirs executors, administrators and assines firmly by these presents to fall timber, square frame and erect a dwelling house of twenty five feet in Length, eighteene foot in bredth nine feet stud & shingle, clabord planke and for ye sd and to procure Nails, builde a chimme & all conveniences belonging to a dwelling hous upon his owne charge and within the time and tearme afore sd. to get, carte & set up of good sufficient five Raile fence as much as comes to eight pound in paye at eighteen pence a Rod, and to secure ye orchard from cattell & hoges & to prune or trim ye apell trees when occasion seemes to be all borne by him ye sd Dennice harte onely ye sd. Joseph vaile doth ingage to paye to the said Dennice harte for ye nails at ye end of ye terme & I ye saide Dennice hart doth ingage my selfe, my heairs, executors, adms. & as- signes at ye end of ye sd tearme to Deliver up unto ye quiet posesion of him ye saide Joseph vaile his heairs or assignes all ye afore sd. housing, &c without let or hin- drance of him ye sd. Dennice hart or any person or persons claiming title or Intrest In & through him in witnes whereof ye partyes afore sd have heare unto set our hands and seales ye Daye & yeare above saide.
Witness
JOSEPH VAILL his
his NICLAS X SMITH
DENNIS X HART
mark mark
JOSEPH BAILY
Memorandum-ye yearly rent agreed by both parties in six pounds a yeare, twenty five pounds for ye house 8 pounds in fencing and ye Remainder towards finishing ye house.
JOSEPH VAILE
DENNICE HART
(Deeds, Vol. 1, pp. 316-7.)
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[DEED. HENRY SOPER TO GEORGE RASCARICKE.]
[Abstract.]
[1695, Dec. 18.]
This Indenture made the eighteenth day of December 1695. Betwene Henry Sooper seni. of Huntington & sarah his wife of the one party and george Rascarrick of ye City of new york. Witnesseth that ye sd. henry sooper & sarah his wife for a sum of mony to them in hand paied by ye saied gorge Resscaricke, have given granted, bargined soulde, assigned, Released & Confirmed all that his house and Lott of ground, sittuate lying & beeing, within the towne of Huntington, containing by estimation eight acars and is butted and Bounded on ye north syde with ye Lott of Jonnathan Rogers on ye south syde with ye streete or high waye on the West with the High hills on ye Comons & on ye East to thee streete or highway, together with all barnes, stables &c on ye same belonging & Allsoe of fifty pounds commonage within ye sd. towne shipe with all Rights & priveleges to the same belonging (with full covenant & warranty of title.) signed & sealed
Witness JOHN ADAMS PETTER BRITTON JOSEPH BAILEY
his RICHARD X SOOPER mark
her
SARAH X SOOPER mark
Whereas the abovesd. Henry sooper was deseased Be- fore the sealing & delivering of thes presents yett for ye conformation of ye above menconed premeces I ye sd. Richard sooper son & heire to ye saide henry sooper have freely signed sealed & delivered ye afore mencioned prem-
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ises as fully as if my father could have Done from mee my hayers executors &c to him ye sd gorge Resscaricke his heyres &c. In witness whereof I have hereunto set to my hand & seale, with parties herein consented.
Acknowledged Jan. 18. 1695.
JOHN WICKS, Justice.
(Deeds, Vol. 1, pp. 323-4.)
[DEED. EDWARD HARNET TO JAMES CHICHESTER.] [Abstract.]
[1696, Jan. 18.]
This Indenture Mad ye eighteen Day of Jeanuary 1695 Betwene Edward harnitt & Jeames Chitchester wittnesseth yt ye sd. Edward harnet have for a valuable consideration barganed sold &c a cartaine parcell of land siteuate lying & beeing in the field commonly called or Known by ye name of ye west field of ye Town of huntington Surounded with land of thomas Brush, Jonathan Rogars, Jeames Chi- chester Jur ye wood In Comons Containing four Acars be it more or less, with all Rights & priveledges. To have and to Hold for ever, (with full covenant and warranty of title.) Signed & sealed.
Witness
EDWARD HARNETT
JONATHAN JARVES JOSEPH SMITH
Acknowledged March, 28, 1696. JOHN WICKES, Just.
(Deeds, Vol. 1, p. 576.)
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[DEED. THOMAS WHITEHEAD TO JEREMIAH SMITH.]
[Abstract.]
[1696, March 2.]
This Indenture made the second day of March In ye year 1696 betwene Thomas whitehead & Jeremiah Smith, Wit- nesseth that ye sd thomas whitehead for a valuable sum paid hath bargned, sould, alenated released and Confirmed and quit claime unto ye sd Smith his heyres or assignes a sartain tract or pece of land situate Lying & being in Hun- tington at the head of a broock called Cow harbour broock bounded on ye west by ye Land of John Adams on ye south east & north, by ye woods In comans, containing six acars be it more or less with all Rights & priveledges forever, (with full covenant and warranty of title.) Signed and sealed ye day above sd.
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