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Now Continuing the Lots of upland on ye said neck Lying below the neck fence Joyning ye North ends of ye said Lots to ye neck fence the westermost Lot belongeth to Josiah Smith bounded on ye west by Land that was major platts about ye middle of ye neck being eight rods and eight Links wide the next Lot belongeth to Silvamus Sammis being eight rods and one half wide Joyning to ye east side of ye said Josiah Smiths Lot and the remainder of the Land on the East side belongeth to Jonathan Sam- mis. There being also a piece of Land belonging to ye three above Named men Lying Joyning on ye north east side by ye path that Leads Down the east side of ye said
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neck bounded on ye South by ye pasonage Lot bounded on ye west by the Land of Samuel Brush ye souther most Lot next to ye pasonage Lot belongs to Jonathan Sammis being 12 rod wide containing 2 acres & one half ye next joyning to Jonathans belongs to Silvamus Sammis being 9 rod wide Containing I acre and fifty seven rods ye upper most Lot belongs to Josiah Smith coming to a point at ye North end containing also I acre & fifty seven rods being Lots of upland.
Recorded this thirteenth Day of June anno domini 1751, by me
Solomon Ketcham, Clerk. (Deeds, Vol. II, p. 857.)
[LEASE. TRUSTEES TO ADAM STATES, OF CLAY AT EAST NECK.]
[1751, Oct. 22.]
This Instrument of writing made this twenty second Day of october In ye year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and fifty one by & between ye Trustees of ye town of huntington in ye County of Suffolk on Nassaw Island & in ye province of new york and adam States of hors neck In ye County of fairfield In ye Colony of Conetecut In new England Witnesseth that ye said Trustees above said hath sold unto ye Said adam States above named a Consider- able Quantity of white Clay by ye Cord for one shilling per Cord for all that ye said States or any from by or under him shall Cary away within ye term of five years from ye Day of ye Date above written ye said Clay Lying and being In ye East neck in ye township of huntington being staked out and bounded as foloweth begining at a walnut saplin on ye side of ye bank to ye eastward of Johiel Seamers house thence running northward to a rock
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near Low water mark and it is further Concluded upon and agreed unto by each of ye partys that ye said adam states shall have ye Lyberty of Carying away as much Clay as he Can Gitt to ye west towards of ye said bounds above written between ye said bounds & Johiel Seamers house within ye Term of five years as above written at one shilling per cord as above said and that ye said states shall not be molessted or hindered by any person or per- sons whatsoever neither shall any other person have any Lyberty to Cary away any Clay from within ye bounds above said and further it is agreed by each of ye partys that ye said adam States above named if he shall come and Settle In ye town ship of huntington at ye expiration of five years from ye Date above written then ye said States is to have ye Lyberty of Gitting what Clay he pleases of ye same piece or within ye same bounds above written at ye same rate Viz for one shilling per Cord for ye term of five years Longer if not to have nothing to Do with ye said piece of ground after ye five years from this Date and that notwithstanding all that is above written it is ye true Intent and meaning of each of ye partys that ye said adam states above named shall not have ye Lyberty of Carying away any more Clay than he shall want for his own use or that he shall not make a practice of selling any clay to any other man But he shall be obliged to pay for each Load so fast as he shall cary it away. as witness our hands ye Day and year above written.
signed & sealed
ELIPHELET WICKES X
In ye presence of JOSEPH LEWIS X
JOHIEL SEYMORE THOMAS CONKLIN X
SOLOMON KETCHAM JOSEPH WHITMAN X ADAM STATES X
A True Copy Taken from ye origanal and Compaired by me Solomon Ketcham, Clerk
(File No. 92 and Deeds, Vol. III, p. 128.)
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[TOWN MEETING.]
1
[1753, May 1.]
May ye 1. 1753 at a General Town Meeting ye following persons chosen for ye Towns Busseniss Joseph Lewis P. D. Chosen By ye Towne Chosen Trustees ye ensuing yeare Justice Eliphilet Wickes Justice Moses Scudder Samuel Brush Ruben Brush Joseph Whitman Thomas Conkling.
ye same Day Jesse platt was chosen Constable & Col- lecter. Solomon Ketcham was Chosen ye same Day Town Clerk & treasurer ye same Day Capt. Isaac Platt and Jus- tice Eliphilet wickes chosen assessors ye same Day Capt. Platt Conklin was Chosen Supervisor.
Chosen ye same Day to Lay out & regulate high ways, Capt. Platt Conklin Eliphilet Wickes, Ruben Brush. ye same Day was Chosen surveyers Justice Eliphilet wickes Cornelius hart John Brush west hills Solomon Ketcham.
ye same Day Chosen overseers highways Justice Moses Scudder, Cornelius hart Samuel Brush Josiah Smith Dan- iel Blatchley Just. Nathaniel Ketcham Hendrek Duryee Moses Veal Richard Dingee Stephen Jarvis.
May ye I 1753 ye same Day was Chosen to take Care of Intestate Estates Justice Eliphilet Wickes Capt Isaac platt.
ye Same Day was Chosen fence Viewers Capt. Isaac platt jeremiah Wood.
ye thatch at ye head of ye harbour at huntington ye same day sold to Richard Denton fo 10 6.
ye thatch at ye Pear point sold to Reuben Johnson for £1 7 6.
ye thatch at Sammises Cove sold To David Chichester for fo 5 0.
ye Meadow Within Joseph Ridgways fence sold ye same day to Ruben Johnson for £o 3 2.
ye same day ye thatch at Cold Spring sold To Nobody.
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ye thatch at Stoney Brook harbor sold To Thomas Oaks for £o 2s. Id.
ye thatch at horse Neck Beach sold To ye widow Rachel haviland for £o 4s. 6d.
ye Same Day ye pound sold To Tredwell Brush for 0 4 3.
ye same Day it was Voated that there should be a pound Erected & Built at ye house of Israel Conking at ye Cost & Charge of ye south people Belonging to ye Town ship of huntington to be a Lawfull pound for pounding of Crea- tures that traspass.
ye same Day it Voated & agreed by ye Major part of ye Town that there should be a pound Erected & Built at ye house of Daniel Wickses at ye Dicks hills to serve for ye half hollow hills & ye Dicks hills Both at ye Cost & Charge of ye sd people of ye half hollow hills & ye people of ye Dix hills to be a Sufficient pound without any Charge of ye sd. Town.
(Town Meetings, Vol. 1, pp 275-6.)
[NEW DIVISION.]
[1754, April 2.]
At a trustee Meeting held April ye 2ª 1754 it was agreed and concluded to make a New Division of ye undivided Land Between Cowharbour & Cold Spring of two Acres To a hundred right.
JOSEPH LEWIS PÅ
(Land Grants by Trustees, p. 359.)
[BILL OF SALE OF A SLAVE.]
[1754, May 1.]
Know all men By these Presents that I John Hewlett of
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oster Bay in the County of Queen County on the Island of Nasaw in the Province of New York For & in considera- tion of seventy Pounds Currant Lawfull money of New York to me in hand Paid by Bennijah Jarvis of huntington in the County of Suffolk & Province as above sd. the Re- cipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge my self to Be there with fully satisfied Contented & Paid & do hereby aquit & Discharge the A Bove sd. Bennijah Jarvis his heirs exec- utors administrators & assigns for ever & have granted Bargained & sold & by these Presents do fully freely clear- ly absolutely grant Bargain & sell unto the a Bove sd Bennijah Jarvis a Certain negro man slave about thirty foure years of age Called & Known by the name Dick now in the possession of the above sd. Bennijah Jarvis to have & to hold the above sd. negro man slave unto him the above sd. Bennijah Jarvis his heirs executors administra- tors & assigns forever & I the above John Hulett for me & my heirs executors administrators & assigns do Covenant Promise & grant to & with the above sd. Bennijah Jarvis his heirs executors administ™s & assigns to warrant & De- fend the sale of the a Bove named negro man slave to him the a Bove sd. Bennijah Jarvis against the Claime & De- mand of all Persons whatsoever In witness whereof 1 the above sd. John Hewlett have here unto set my hand & seale this first day of may in the twenty seventh yeare of the Reign of oure severaigne Lord george the Second of greate Brittain France & Ireland King defender of the faith Annoqu Domini on thousand seven hundred & fivfty foure. JOHN HEWLETT [Seal.]
Signed sealed & Delivered in the Presents of us THANKFULL SCUDDER THOMAS JARVIS (File No. 157.)
February the 8. 1760.
I Bennijah Jarvis do now assign this within written In-
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strument now over unto Thomas Jarvis to him & his heirs from me and my heirs to be his proper Right and title Consearning the Negro man there in mentioned as witness my hand.
BENIJAH JARVIS
Desember ye 18. 1760.
I Thomas Jarvis do Assign over this Indenture of my negro man Dick to Zophar Platt his heirs and assigns as fully to all Intents as if the Indenture was given to his to hold him from me my heirs execu. admns as witness my hand.
THOS. JARVIS.
March ye 22. 1762.
I Zophar Platt do by these presents signover this Inden- ture of my Negro man Dick to Jonathan Scudder his heirs and assignes as fully to all Intents & purposes as if the In- denture was first given to him as witness my hand.
ZOPHAR PLATT
November ye 24th 1766 I Jonathan Scudder of Hunting- ton do for ye Consideration of fifty pound paid By Solo- mon Ketcham of the same place recd. By me part By the hand of Thomas Jarvis Esq. & part from the sd. Solomon own hand By these Presents assign over this Indenture for the Negro Man Dick to the said Solomon Ketcham his heirs & assigns forever as fully largely & amply to all In- tents & purposes as if it were Given him at the first Writ- ing & I do hereby Bind my self my heirs & assigns to war- rant the said Negro unto the sd. Solomon his heirs & assigns against all persons that have ever had the sd. Ne- gro since the said John Hulet & against their heirs & assigns forever as Witness my hand the day & yeare above written.
(File No. 157.) JONATHAN SCUDDER
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[INDIAN DEED TO TRUSTEES.]
[1755, Jan. 23.]
To all Christion People to whome these Presents shall Com Greting know ye that we thomous Chereeom Endion Sachiem and Jeams Cason Endion and the rest of the un. der signers of the township Of Huntington and County of Suffolk Island of Nawsaw and Provence of New Yorke of the one part and Cornelious Hart Jese Carll Isac Smith to- gether with the Patentees or trustes and thare assosteates of the same town County and Provenc of the other part Witnes that We thomas Chericom Endion Sachiem and Jeames Cosen Endion for A Valibele Consideration to them Paid in Hand allso with one Barel of sider Before the Insealing and Delivery of this present We the said thomas Charicom Endion Sachem and Jeames Casen En- dian Due Acnoledg and Owne thare with to Be fully satis- fied Contented and thare of and of Every part and Pasels there of Doth Hereby Acquit Exonerate and Discharg the said Cornelious Hartt Jese Carll Isac Smith and the patentees Or trustees and thare Asoseats and Thare Heirs and Asigns for Ever. Hath Given Granted Bargined sold allinated Released and Confirmed and by these presents Do Give Grant Bargin Sail Alien Releas and Confirme Unto the Above said Cornelious Hartt Jese Carll Isac Smith the Patentee or trustes and their Asosheats and their Heirs and Asinge for ever all peses or parsels of Land setuating Lying and being in the township of Above said bounded As foloweth Westerd by the parth that Leadeth from Timothy Carll Juner to Sumpwarmes at south and on the North by our formour percheses or the Road that Leads from timothy Carlls Juneur to the Head of the River East and South by the Exstent of our Old Paten Line Baring Date One thousand six Hundred sixty six be the quantety more or Less all the Above said Land With-
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in the Limets Above said that is within the said town that Has Not Been sold to the Above said town together with all timber wood under wood waters Rights preveledges Heridetements and Apertanances thare Unto belonging or in Any wise Appertaining and all the Estate Right tytle Intrus Posseeson property Clame and Demand what so- ever of them the said thomas Chereeom Endian Sachem and Thomas Cason Endian in and to the premises and Every part and parsel thereof to Have and to Hold all the Before Mentined Premises to them the said Cornelious Hartt Jese Carll Isac Smith and the Patentee or the trustee and thare Asosheate thare Ares and Asings from them the said thomas Charicam Endian Sachem and Jeams Casen Indian there Heirs Executors Administrators and Asings Unto the soul and only Proper Use Benefit and behove of them the said Cornelious Hartt Jese Carll Isac Smith and the patentes and trustee and their Asosheate their Heirs and Asings for ever in witness whereof he the sd. Thomas Charicom Endion Sachem and Jeams Casen Indion Have set to our Hands and fixed Our seals this twenty third day of Jenuary and In the year of our Lord Christ one thousend seven hundred and fifty five.
his
THOMAS CHERICOM X SACHEM [Seal.] mark
his JEAMS X CASEN mark ELISH HIM [SEAL.] his
JACOB X CHEPOUS [Seal.] marke his PHILIP X QUASON [Seal.] mark
In the pres-
ence of
AMBROS WICKES NEHEMIAH HEARTT ISRAEL LEWIS DANIEL WICKES (File No. 79.)
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[CHILDREN OF JEREMIAH WOOD.]
[1755-1713.]
Jeremiah Wood was Born the 17th Day of November anno. 1713.
Mary wood was Born ye 30th Day of May anno domini 1715.
Stephen wood was Born the 18th Day of September anno 1738.
Mary wood was Born the 15th Day of March anno 1741.
Jeremiah wood was Born the Ioth Day of January anno 1742
Anne wood was Born the 18th Day of August anno 1746. Isaac wood was Born the 9th Day of october anno 1749. Peleg wood was Born the 10th Day of april anno 1752.
Anne Wood was Born the 11th Day of february anno 1755. N. S.
These seven Last above mentioned are ye Children of ye above Named Jeremiah wood and Mary wood.
(Deeds, Vol. III, p. 649.)
[MEMORANDA OF INDIAN DEEDS.]
[1755, Jan. 23.]
John Wood and others Trustees of the freeholders and Commonality of the Town of Huntington by Deed Dated the 16 December 1699 purchassed of the Indian owners all that Tract of Land In the Bounds of Huntington bounded as followeth, that is to say North by a line of Marked Trees between the said Indians and the Inhabitants of Huntington afore said East according to the Bounds sett forth in the Pattent of the said Town of Huntington South
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by the purchased Necks and west by the South path that leads to Copiague To have and to hold &c this Deed I suppose Does not Include the Lands Controverted.
Thomas Willis about 43 years ago purchased of the In- dians a parcell of Land supposed to be within the Bounds of the first Grant to Jonas wood and others but out of the second To witt to Joseph Bayly and others and obtained a patent for them.
John Moberay Did the Like as to another parcell of Land in the same Circumstances about 58 years ago and both have Enjoyed the Land so purchased by them ever since.
Jesse Car and others by Deed Dated the 23ª Day of Jan- uary 1755 purchased of other Indians the severall parcells of Land purchassed and Patented by Thomas Willis.
( File No. 91.)
[ABOUT A LAW SUIT.]
[1755, March 20.]
.
Memorandum that on ye 20th Day of March 1755 at a Publick Meeting held at ye Meeting house it was Voated and agreed By all ye Trustees and Many of ye freeholders & Inhabitants of ye Town of huntington that all those Per- sons that have this Day subscribed Too or signed ye arti- cles concluded among themselves concerning a trial for a certain piece of Land Lying Between ye old pattent Line & the Confirmation Line and setting ye Line Between huntington & Islip & Smithtown should have full Power and authority to cary on and manage ye same without any Lett hinderance or molestation of us ye sd. trustees or our successors or any of ye freeholders or Inhabitance of ye sd. Town of huntington and further we ye sd trustees In Be-
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half of our selves our successors & ye whole of ye Inhabit- ance of ye sd town of huntington do hereby Give and Grant unto those persons above Named full Power to settle ye Line Between huntington of ye one part & Islip & Smith Town of ye other part and that they ye subscribers who have subscribed to ye above rented articles shall Pay ye Charge of ye same & shall reap ye whole Benefit that they shall Gain thereby In Witness hereunto we ye sd trustees of ye town afore sd. have set to our hands & fixed our seals ye day & year above written.
JOSEPH LEWIS Pd. [Seal.]
THOMAS CONKLING [Seal.]
SAMUEL STRATTON [Seal.]
SAMUEL BRUSII [Scal.]
MOSES SCUDDER [Seal.]
NATHANIELL KETCHAM Jr [Seal.]
NATHANIELL WICKES
[Seal.]
(Deeds, Vol. III, p. 159.)
[TOWN MEETING.]
[1755, May 5.]
May ye 5th 1755 paid to Jacob Mott for
£ s. d.
ye Cross way
2 7 6
paid to ye widow Esther Titus for Sarah Chichester
2 6
paid to abiel Titus for her Cloathing
O 6 o
Paid to Thomas Conkling for her cloathing &c
I 9 O
Paid to Justic Nath Ketcham for part of Bedbord
O I O
paid for ye esteemate
4 O O
Paid for ye making rates
I
4 O
Paid to Eliphelet wickes Esq for ye meeting house 3
10 O
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for ye Supervisor 4 0 I
Paid to Samuel Stratton for Going to Mr Nicols
0
4
Paid to Nathanial Smith for Keeping ye widow fosters child 9
19
0
to Nath wickes for keeping Mary Gummery
4
00
0
Paid to ye Presedent
4
IO
3
Paid to ye Clerk
I
00
O
Paid for ye trustees
3
IO O
39 II 5
(Town Meetings, Vol. 1, p. 278.)
[TOWN MEETING.]
[1755, May 6.]
May ye 6th 1755 at A General Town Meeting ye follow- ing Persons Chosen.
Presedent Joseph Lewis.
Moses Scudder Samuel Brush thomas Conkling Nathan- ael Ketcham Justice wickes Zopher Platt, Chosen Trustees ye ensuing year.
ye Same Day was Chosen Constable & Collecter Jesse Platt.
& same day was Chosen Town Clerk & Treasurer Solo- mon Ketcham.
Same day was Chosen Assessors Justice wickes Zophar Platt.
ye Same day Chosen Suprevisor Platt Conkling.
ye Same day Chosen commissoners Cpt. Platt Conkling Justice wickes Ruben Brush.
ye Same day Chosen surveyors Cornelus Hartt John Brush Justice wickes Solomon Ketcham.
ye Same day chosen overseers of highways Silas Sam-
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mis Jesse Carll Isaac Smith Josias Robbens Joshua Ketch- am John Carmon half hollows azaiah wickes John Whitman Epenetus Bryan Benjamin Gildersleive hezekiah Rogers Justice Scudder Justice wicks Joshua Ketcham Jonathan Smith.
May 6 1755 ye same day chosen Justice wickes Capt. Isaac Platt to take care of Intested Estates.
ye same day Chosen fens Viewers Capt. Isaac Platt Jere- miah wood.
ye thatch at ye head of ye harbour sold to Joseph Bennet for £o 14 5.
ye thatch sold at pair point To Ruben John Son for £0 18 0.
ye thatch at Sammises Cove sold to Joseph Ridgway for £0 40.
ye thatch at stony Brook harbour Sold To Samuel Strat- ton for £o o 6.
ye thatch at Clam point sold To Jonas williams esq. for £0 1 5.
ye thatch at horse Neck Beach sold to Samuel Conklin for £0 7 6.
ye pound Sold to John Tailer for £o 1 7.
(Town Meetings, Vol. 1, p. 277.)
[SUIT CONCERNING EASTERN BOUNDARIES.]
[1755, June 14.]
These May Certifie all Concerned that the under sub- scribers Do hereby finaly bind cach of our selves respect- ively to stand and remain and abide in an equal proportion of Charge that shall accrue by a tryal in proportion to each mans possession that is now or will soon be in a Case between Huntington relating to their old Patent Line and
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any other Instrument of Writing what soever and that from the Smallest Justices Court to the highest Court in England if in case it shall go on and also that the said under subscribers do elect chuse and * * * * * Jesse Willits David Willits and John Moubray as a Committy to carry on and Manage the affair of the said tryal or any too of them that can attend in the said case.
Witt June ye 14 1755.
RICHARD WILLETS JESSE WILLITS DAVID WILLITS JOHN MOUBRAY
(File No. 99.)
[DEED BY DR. ZOPHAR PLATT TO THE TRUSTEES.]
[1757, Jan. 31.]
To all People to whome these Presents shall come Know ye that I Zophar Platt of ye town of huntington in Suffolk County on Nasaw Island Merchant for & In Consideration of one hundred Rods of Land to me conveyed & Con- firmed By an Instrument of writing Bearing even Date with these presents from under ye hands & seals of ye Trutees of ye town afore sd. Namly Joseph Lewis Prese- dent Eliphilet wickes esq. Moses Scudder Esq. Thomas Conkling Samuel Brush & Nathanell Ketcham Junior all Belonging to ye town afore said hath Giver Granted Exchanged Sold Conveyed & Confirmed and by these Presents do fully freely & absolutely Give Grant Exchange sell Convey and Confirm unto them the said Joseph Lewis Eliphilet wickes Moses Scudder Thomas Conkling Sam-
-
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uel Brush and Nathanel Ketcham Junior And to their successors all that of one hundred rods of Land situate Lying & Being in ye town of huntington afore sd. opposite from Nathanael williams his Dwelling house Joyning to ye North Side of ye high way and is Bounded on ye East or Southeast By ye high way Bounded on the west By ye Land of Justice Isaac Brush Bounded on ye North by ye said Zophar Platt his other Land and Bounded on the South by ye high way Containing one hundred rods of Land as above said as it is Now Measured out Together with all Trees fences rights Lyberties and appurtenances to ye Same Belonging or in any wise appertaining To have And To hold all ye above Demised Premises with ye appurtenances unto them the said Joseph Lewis Eliph- elet wickes esq. Moses Scudder esq. Thomas Conkling Samuel Brush and Nathanael Ketcham and to their Suc- cessors to them & to their only Propper use Benefit & Behoof from hence forth & for ever and I ye said Zophar Platt do hereby Publish & Declare that at ye time of the ensealing and Before ye Delivery of these Presents I am the true and sole owner of all ye above Demised Premises & was Lawfully Seized & possessed of ye same in mine own Proper right as a good Perfect and absolute estate of Inheritance In fee simple & had in My self full power good right & Lawfull authority to Grant Bargain Ex- change Convey & Dispose of ye same in Manner as above said and that the said Joseph Lewis Eliphelet wickes Moses Scudder Thomas Conkling Samuel Brush & Nathaniel Ketcham Present trustees for ye time Being and their successors in Behalf of ye sd. Town shall & may from time to time & at all times forever hereafter By Virtue hereof Lawfull peacably & Quietly have hold Use ocupy Possess command & freely enjoy all ye above De- mised Premises with ye appurtenances free & clear from all other & former Gifts Grants Bargains sales Mortgages
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wills executions Incumbrances & troubles Whatsoever and further I ye sd. Zophar platt do hereby covenant Bind & oblige my self my heirs & assignes to warrant secure & forever Defend all ye above Demised Premises with ye ap- purtenances unto them ye said Joseph Lewis eliphelet wickes Moses Scudder Thomas Conkling Samuel Brush and Nathaniel Ketcham and to their successors in Behalf of ye sd town Against all ye just & Lawfull Claims & De- mands of all Manner of Persons whom soever In Witness hereunto I ye said Zophar Platt have set to my hand & fixed my seal this thirty first Day of January In ye Year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and fifty seven. ZOPHAR PLATT [L. S.]
Signed sealed and Delivered In the Presence of ISAAC BRUSH
ANANIAS CARLL
Memorandum that on the twenty first Day of November and in the year of our Lord 1757 then Personally appeared Before me Jonas Williams one of his Majestys Justices of the Peace for the County of Suffolk on Long Island viz. the within Named Zophar Platt and Did acknowledge this to be his free Volentry act and Deed for all the Con- veyence herein Writen & Like wis his hand and seal.
Test. JONAS WILLIAMS, Justice.
(File No. 84.)
[DEED. TRUSTEES TO ZOPHAR PLATT.]
[1757, Jan. 31.]
To all People To whome these Presents shall come know ye that we Joseph Lewis Eliphelet wicks Esq. Moses Scudder esq. Thomas Conkling Samuel Brush & Nathaniel Ketcham Junior Trustees all Belonging to ye town of
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huntington in ye County of Suffolk on Nassaw Island of ye one part for & in Consideration of one hundred rods of Land in exchange situate Lying & Being near Nathaniel Williams his house Joyning to ye North side of ye high way Being a piece of Land taken of ye south end of ye mowing Lott of Zophar Platt to us in hand conveyed & confirmed by ye said Zophar Platt of ye same place of ye other part recept whereof we ye sd Joseph Lewis Eliphelet wickes Moses Scudder Thomas Conkling Samuel Brush & Nathaniel Ketcham do hereby acknowledge & our selves therewith fully satisfied & contented & thereof & every part & parcell thereof do exonerate acquit & fully Dis- charge him ye sd. Zophar Platt his heirs executors admin- istrators & every of them forever by these Presents hath Given Granted Bargained sold alienated conveyed & con- firmed & by these presents do fully freely & absolutly give grant Bargain sell alien convey & confirm unto him ye sd. Zophar platt his heirs & assigns forever all that of one hundred rods of land Lying in two pieces Near ye said Zophar platt his Dwelling house the Greatest piece containg Ninty three square rods Being Bounded as fol- loweth viz Beginning at ye southwest corner of his store house that Joyns to his cow yard thence running south twenty seven Degrees east three rods & ten Links to ye southeast corner of his cow yard thence south thirty seven Degrees & an half west five rods & eighteen Links to a stone thence south sixty Degrees west six rods & four Links to a stake on ye west side of ye pound or Brook near ye sheep pen thence south sixty six Degrees west seventeen rods & eighteen Links to a stake thence south eighty eight Degrees & an half west five rods & two Links to Major platts old corner Near ye house & in General is Bounded on ye North by ye sd. Zophar platt his other Land & Bounded on ye south by the highway or commons the other piece contains seven square rods of Land Lying in a
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