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day & year first above writen, signed sealed & delivered in y p'sents of
EDWARD HIGBY
ye mark of
JONATHANX CHICHESTER
Hanah kellam ye wife of ye above sd. Robart kellam hath without flattery or thratening consented to ye primese and sale above sd. and set to her hand.
ROBART KELLAM HANNAH KELLAM
This is a true coppy by me John Corey Clerk. Jene. 13. 1684. (Deeds, Vol. 1, p. 181.)
[LANDS OF THOMAS SCIDMORE AND JOHN GOLDING.]
[1685, Jan. 13.]
this is my knowledg and ye knowledg of John ffinch sen" yt Thomas Skidmor gave unto his Son in Law John Gold- ing sunken medow farme and delivered to him by ye Custom of our English Nation by turfe and twig without any Refermation after gaind by Mr. Smith ; lost yt farme; In consideration where of ye town upon ye Request of Governour Andrews gave this farme yt he now posseseth unto him which is in Length on ye North side from Crab- medow neere ye sd. Skidmores Spring on ye South East with ye high hill unto a spring yt is in ye high way : yt comes from Crab medow to Jonathan lewes : the west side with ye hill towards Crabmedow : Layd out by my self and Thomas powell which is forty acres :
January ye 13, 1684, there is belonging to this farme twelve acars of medow next ye beach bounded with thomas skid-
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mors medow on ye East And ye west side with ye medow of Edward Bunch.
This is a true Coppy extracted out of ye originall by me John Corey Clark ;
huntington Jane. ye 27, 1684. (Deeds, Vol. 1, p. 178, b.)
[1685, Jan. 14.]
Samuel Griffen and Elizebeth platt ware maried ye 14th day of Jeneuary 1684.
(Court Rec. p. 289.)
[BOND OF NICHOLAS SMITH.]
[1685, Jan. 28.]
know all men by these presents yt I nicolas Smith of fresh pond neck within ye bounds of Huntington upon Long Island in ye County of Suffolk in america, carpinter Am bound & firmly ablyged unto John Golding of ye same place & County planter ye just and intire sume of Eaighteen pound eleven shillings in good marchantable pay of this Countery viz beefe pork winter wheat sumer wheat or Indean corn, winter wheat at five shillings p bushel : summer wheat at four shillings six pence p. bushell Indean Corn at two shillings six penc p bushell, pork at three pence p pound : beefe at two pence p. pound Round : That is to say seaven pounds eleven shillings at or before ye first of march which will be in ye year 1685 And ye other eleven pounds at or before ye first day of March which will be in ye year of our Lord 1686 And for ye true performence here of I binde my selfe my heirs executors and assighns to pay ye
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above sd. pay before specefied unto John Golding afore sd. or his order in witnes where of I have here unto set my hand & seal ye 28th of Jenuary And in ye year of our lord 1683 the marke of
In ye presents of NICOLLASX SMITH*
JOSEPH BAYLY
JOHN COREY
The above sd. is a true Coppy compared with ye origi-
John Corey
by me febu. ye 23, 1684. (Court Rec., p. 251 )
Clerk
[KETCHAM FAMILY RECORD.]
[1685, Feb. 4.]
A Record of Samuell Kichams Children.
Samuell kicham his eldest sonn was borne ye 5th of may in ye yeer 1672.
Joseph kicham sonn of Samuell Kicham was borne ye 17th of Januare 1674.
Mary kicham daughter of Samuell Kicham was borne ye 4th of June in ye yeer 1677.
Nathaniell kicham sonn of Samuell kicham was borne yt 9th of ocktobar in ye yeer 1679.
Jonathan kicham sonn of Samuell kicham was borne the first of Aprill in ye yeer 1682.
Ephriem kecham sonn of Samuell kicham was borne y" 4th day of febeawary 1685.
(Surveys, p. 162.)
[*This instrument has no special value now except that it shows the price of various items of farm produce over two hun- dred years ago .- C. R. S.]
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[DEED. DAVID SCUDDER TO JONATHAN LEWIS.]
[1685, Feb. 14.]
Jonathan Lewis Records.
This Indenture made ye 14th day of febuary in ye 36th year of ye Raigne of our sovr. Lord Charles ye second by ye Grace of God king of grate britan france & Irland defender of ye faith, etc. and in ye year of our Lord 1684 betweene David Scudder of huntington upon Long Island in ye county of Suffolk in ye province of new york in America, husbandman and Mary his wife off ye on party : And Jon- athan Lewis of fresh pond Neck with in ye same town county & province afore sd. husbandman of ye other prty, Witnesseth that ye sd. david Scudder & Mary his wife have divers reasons & good causes us moveing here unto but especially for & in consideration of ye some of eaight pounds five shillings : to them at & before y' ensealing & delivery of these p'sents well & truly in hand payd by ye sd. Jonathan Lewis where of and where with we ye sd. david scudder & Mary his wife doth acknowledge our selves fully sattisfied contented & payde hath granted alin- ated Barganed sould and confirmned and by these prsents Doth fully clearly & absolutly grant allenate bargan sell & confirme unto ye sd. Jonathan Lewis all his upland & medow Land yt lyeth in & neer Crabmedow which is ye third part of yt part of farme yt lyeth between Jonathan Scudder & david Scudder: now in ye tenor or ocupation of david Scudder with all its Rights & priveledges as commons, medows pasturings woods under woods springs mines or menoralls yt shall or may fall within ye p'meses. To have And to hold all and every of ye above granted p'meses with all & every of their Rights & priveledgs & appurtenences
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yt now doth belong to ye same or ever here after mar or shall belong or appertaine to ye same unto y" above sd. Jonathan Lewes his heirs executors, administrators or assignes to ye only proper use & behoofe of ye sd. Jonathan Lewis And ye heirs executors administrators and assignes of ye above sd. Jonathan Lewis for ever And yr above sd. David Scudder and Mary his wife for ourselves our heirs executors administrators and assignes Doe Covenant prom- ise & grant by these presents yt at ye time of ye ensealing heare of we was ye sole and lawfull owner of all ye afore granted p'mises and am Lawfully seased of and in ye same and in every part and parcell there of in my own Right : And ye sd. Jonathan Lewis his heirs executors administra- tors and assigns shall and may by force and vartue of these p'sessents from time to time & at all times for ever here after Lawfully peacably & quiatly have hold use occupie possesse and Injoy all ye above granted p"mises with all their appurtenances free and cleer and cleerly aquited and discharged of and from all and all manner of fines and other gifts grants, Leases, morgages joyntures dowries titles of dowries Judgments, executions entailes & of & from all other titles, troubles and encumbrances what soever had made commited or wittingly or willingly suf- fered or don by ye sd. David Scudder or Mary his wife or by any other person or persons whatsoever Lawfully claiming Right from or under them or by their means or assent privatly or procurment And ye said David Scudder and Mary his wife their heirs and assignes and all and every other person or persons whatsoever Lawfully Claim- ing by from or under them or any of them shall and will warrant and for ever defend these presents only Reserving ye soyle Right to be satisfied by Jonathon Lewis according to ye obblygation of ye town of Huntington and Reserving unto his Royal highnes ye Duke of York his Intrast In Witnesse where of ye above sd. David Scudder & Mary
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his wife have here unto set our hands and seales ye day & yeare above written.
DAVID SCUDDER Xhis mark MARY SCUDDER her X mark
signed sealed and delivered in prsents of
ABIEL TITUS SARAH SCUDDER
This deed was owned before me by David Scudder and Mary his Wife ye day and year above said
EPENETUS PLATT Justis of ye peace
Memorand 1. David Scudder within mentioned doth In- gdge myselfe to satisfie for ye Soyle Right of ye within mentioned p'meses And yt it shall be free to Jonathan Lewis only ye Duks intrust as witnesse my hand to these pīsents.
ABIEL TITUS SARAH SCUDDER
DAVID SCUDDER his X mark
witnesse
This above sd. Mamorandam was accknowledg by David Scudder this 14th of febury 1684 before me
EPENETUS PLATT Justis of ye peace.
this is a true Coppy of ye originall Compared by me, John Corey Clerk,
(Deeds, Vol. 1, pp. 189-90.)
[TOWN MEETING.]
[1685, Feb. 17.]
a town meeting being warned by order of Mr Isack Arnold Justis of ye peace : & met together ye 17 day of febuery 1684 The acts of ye late essembly Read and published by ye sd Justis.
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[Cut from Court Records 1681-4, being Old Book No 4, & inserted among Town Meetings in the Revision in the year 1873.]
(Town Meetings, Vol. 1, p. 131.)
[LAND OF JONATHAN HARNET.]
[1685, February.]
Layd out for Jonathan Harned, twelve acres of Land according to ye towns grant, lying on ye south side of John wicks & Joseph Woods Land : the leangth sixty Rod, the breadth thirty two Rod ye west end Joyns to Joseph woods Lot : ye north side ye Reare of John wicks Land ye est. end to Thos whitsons Land : Layd out by thomas powel & Joseph Bayly : And this Coppy given by them: John Corey Clark.
(Deeds, Vol. 1, p. 183.)
febu .: 168},
[MANORIAL GRANT TO JAMES LLOYD. THE LORDSHIP OF QUEENS VILLAGE.]
[1685, March 18.]
Thomas Dongan Leiut. Governor and vic-admiral of New York and its Dependants under his Maj James the Second by the Grace of God of England Scotland, France and Ireland King Defender of the Faith &c. Sovereign Lord and Proprietor of the Coloneys and Provinces of New York & its Dependants in America &c. To whome this shall come Sendeth Greeting Whereas the Right honbli Col. Richard Nicolls Lieut. & Genl. under his Royal
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Highness James Duke of york and Albany and of all his Terrotories in America did by his certain patent or writ- ing under his hand and seal bearing date the 20. day of November 1667 and entered on record in the secretaries office ratify confirm and grant unto Nathaniel Sylvester, Thomas Hart & Latimer Sampson a certain parcell or tract of Land in the North Riding of Yorkshire (now Queens Co.) on Long Island & being in a Neck on the North side thereof stretching out into the Sound or East River com- monly called or known by the name of Horse Neck, bounded on the West with Oysterbay on the east with Cow Harbor toward the North with the Sound and toward the South with a Beach extending to the head of a certain Creek which parteth or dividith the bounds of the Town of Huntington & the said Neck which said parcell or tract of Land had been before that time purchased of the Indian Proprietors & due satisfaction given for the same & at the General Meeting held at Hempstead it was adjudged to John Richbell of the said Riding, Merchant against John Conklin on the behalf of his wife and some orphans who laid claim thereunto & also at a General Court of Assizes held in this City in the Month of Sept 1665 against the in- habitants of the Town of Huntington and afterwards by means aforesaid conveyed by the said John Richbell unto the said Nath1 Sylvester, Thomas Hart and Latimer Samp- son Together with a neck of Meadow called the Fort Neck lying upon the South side of Long Island aforesaid and belonging to the Township of Oysterbay. As also all woods, beaches, Marches, meadows, pastures, Creeks, waters lakes, fishing, hawking hunting and fouling & all other Profits comodities & Emoluments to the said tract or parcell of land annexed or appertaining with their & every of their appurtanances, To have and to hold the said Tract or parcell or neck of land & premises with the Neck of Medow afore mentioned with all & singular the privi- ledges and appurtenances unto the said Nath. Sylvester
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Tho. Hart & Latimer Sampson their Heirs & assignes to the proper use & behoof of the said Nath. Sylvester. Thom. Hart and Latimer Sampson their heirs & assigns forever as free land of inheritance Rendering and paying as a Quit rent for the same the value of Four Bushells of wheat yearly upon the 29th day of September if demanded unto his Royal Highness the Duke of York & his Heirs or such Gov. or Governers as shall be from time to time appointed & set over them as in & by the said writing or pattent re- lation being thereunto had may more fully & at large appear. And whereas the said Nath. Sylvester by a cer- tain Deed or writing under his hand & seal bearing date the 17 day of Nov. 1668 hath remited released & for ever quit claimed unto the said Thomas Hart and Latimer Sampson parties to the above mentioned grant their Heirs and assigns for ever all his right interest, estate, Title and demand which he ever had of in & to all and singular the afore mentioned Tract or parcell of land & appurtenances by virtue whereof the said Thomas Hart & Latimer Samp- son were seized & become the only owners & proprietors of the aforementioned tract of Land commonly called Hors Neck togather with a Neck of meadow called the Fort Neck both lying & situate as above recited as in & by his Deed under his hand & seal Recorded doth now fully & at large appear.
And Whereas the above said Latimer Sampson did by his last Will & Testament bearing date the 16 day of Sept. 1668 Give and bequeath his estate both real & personal upon Long Island, shelter Island or else where in New England unto Grizzell the Eldest daughter of the said Nath. Sylvester as by the said Will now on Record in the Secretaries office may likewise more fully appear. And whereas Robart Strey of this City Merchant & John Brown of Flushing in Long Island substitute attorney unto the said Thomas Hart did convey unto James Lloyd of Boston Merchant all the right Title & interest of him the said
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Thomas Hart in & unto the said before mentioned tract, neck or parcell of Land and premises as in and by their Deed under their hands and seals recorded in the Secreta- ries office may appear And whereas the said Thos. Hart did afterwards release unto the said James Lloyd all his right claim or title unto the premises so conveyed by the said Robart Storey and John Brown as in & by the said release likewise on record may more fully appear. And whereas the said James Lloyd hath intermarried with the said Grizzell, Daughter of the said Nathanill Sylvester as aforesaid & hath made application unto me for a confirma- tion of the said parcell of land & meadow & premices by pattent under the seale of this province Now know yee That I the said Thomas Dongan for the consideration afore- said by vertue of the power & Authority from his most sacred Maj. to me devised and in pursuance of the same here Give, Granted, Ratifyed Released and confirm and by these presents Do Give, grant ratify release and confirm unto the said James Lloyd his heirs & assigns All that be- fore recorded Tract Neck or Parcell of land situate, lying and being on the North side of the said Long Island called Horse Neck, butted and bounded as afore said as also all that before mentioned Neck of meadow on the south side of the said Long Island called Fort Neck togather with all the mesuages tenements buildings fencings, orchards, gar- dens pastures, meadows marshes wood under woods trees timber Rivers runns, Brooks Ponds streams creeks harbors Beaches fishing hauking Hunting & fowling and all other the right members Proffits advantages and appurtenances whatsoever and advantages to the said Neck Parcell or Tract of Land & meadow or any part thereof in any way annexed adjoining belonging or appertaining or adopted reputed taken known or accepted as part parcell or member thereof. And moreover by vertue of the power & author- ity atore said to me the said Thomas given & in we resid- ing and for the reason & considerations aforesaid I have &
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by these presents so make, erect, and constitute the said tract Neck or parcell of land & meadow together with all and every the above granted premises with every of their appurtenances unto one Lordship & Mannor to all intents and purposes & the same shall from henceforth be called the Lord ship and Manor of Queens Village and I the said Thomas Dongan have also given & granted and by these presents do give & grant unto the said James Lloyd and unto the heirs & assignes of the said James Lloyd forever full power & authority at all times for ever hereafter in the said Lord-ship & Manner on Court Lut to hold & keep at such time & times & so often yearly as he or they shall sec meet for the tryall of all causes not exceeding the sun of Five Pounds and also from time to time to award and issue out the customary writts to be issued and awarded out of the said Court Lut to be kept by the said James Lloyd his heirs and assigns forever or his or their steward deputed & appointed, with full & ample power & authority to destiain for rent and services payable by reason of the premises and all other lawfull remedies and means for the hearing proposing, receving, levying * * and enjoyning the said premises and every part and parcell of the same and all and every sum or sums of mony to be paid as a port fine upon any fine or fines to be levyed of any lands, tenements or hereditements within the said Lord ship or Mannor of Queens Village and I the said Thomas Dongan by virtue of my said power and authority have given and granted and by these presents do give and grant unto the said Jams Lloyd his heirs & assignes that all and singular the tenements of him the said Jams Lloyd within the said Manner shall and may at all times hereafter meet together and chuse assessors within the Manor aforesaid according to such ways rules and methods as are pre- scribed for Cities Towns or Townships within this gover- ment by the act of the General Assembly of this Province for the raising of money to defray the public charge an 1
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all such sums of money so raised to collect & dispose of for the use aforesaid according as in the said act is set down and prescribed to have and to hold all and singular the the said tract parcell or Neck of land and meadow the said Lordship and Mannor* of Queens Village and all and singular herebefore granted or mentioned to be granted premises with there and every of their rights, members privileges and appertenances unto the said Jams. Lloyd his heirs and assigns forever to the only proper use benefit and behoof of him the said James Lloyd his heirs and as- signs forever yielding and paying there fore yearly and every year from henceforth unto our Sovereign Lord king James the second his heirs, successors & assignes or to such officer or officers as shall be appointed to receive the same on the 25 day of March yearly from hence forth. the quit rent of four bushells of good winter wheat at New York or the value there of in current money of this province in full of all rents or former reserved rents services and de- mands whatever to be holden of his most sacred Majesty his heirs and successors in free and common socage according to the tenor of East Greenwich in the County of Kent in the Kingdom of England given under my hand and scal with the seal of the said province at Fort Jams in
[*The Patent from Gov. Richard Nicolls to John Richbell of Lloyd's Neck, dated Dec. 18, 1665, has already been inserted. Mrs. Charlotte Lloyd Schmidt, in her "Memoranda concerning Lloyd's Neck," mentions two other colonial confirmation grants made of the same territory, copies of which are not among the papers in our Town Clerk's office. They are, an additional patent by Gov. Nicholls, Nov. 20, 1667, and still another by Gov. Andross, 1677. They contain no very special features not embraced in the other grants. The last, given above, created a Lordship or Manor, and included a method of local govern- ment under which justice was administered and civil affairs carried on independent chiefly of adjoining towns. This mano- rial government continued in force down to the Revolutionary War, nearly one hundred years. It was then abolished and the territory annexed for governmental purposes to the town of Oysterbay .- C. R. S.]
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the City of New York the 18 day of March in the year of our Lord 1685 and the second year of the reign of our said Soverign Lord Jams the second by the Grace of God, of England Scotland France and Ireland King defender of the faith.
THOMAS DONGON [Seal.]
May it please your Hon.
The Attorney Gen1 hath perused this pattent and finds nothing contained therein prejudi- cial to his Majestys interest
JA. GRAHAM
Examined March 17. 1685
Recorded by John Sprague secr. March 18. 1685. (File Lloyd's Neck Papers, G.)
[TOWN MEETING.]
[1685, Apr. 2.]
April 2. 1685. At a Town Meeting it was voted & granted that John Brush shall have four acres of land towards his division, lying and joyning partly to the lot formerly granted to John Holmes.
The day above said, it was voted and granted that Epe- netus Platt shall have ten acres of land, towards his division lying on the cast of John Brushes four acres, & Rich Brushes house-lot or land joyning to his hous lot.
[Copy made in the year 1873 from original in Court Records, p. -. ]
at a town meeting Aprill ye second 1685 it was voated and granted yt John davis shall change his land at ye brick kills for a peece of land lying between Edward ketchams
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& Benjamin scrivners lots to be layd out at ye discrescion of ye surveyors.
ye day above sd it was voted and granted that Joseph Whit- man shall have fifteen acers of land joyning to ye north sid of Isake platts land on ye East sid of ye town by stoney Brook path.
it was voted and granted by ye town that John Wicks shall have a piece of land in ye East neck about an acare more or less joyning to his land to be layed out at ye dis- cresion of ye layers out.
The day above said it was voated and granted that Timothy Conkling shall have six acres of Land towards his division lying on ye north side of abiel titus & Jonathan Scudders land upon ye halfe mile hill.
ye day afore sd. it was voated and granted yt Robert Cran- feild shall have towards his division of Land three acres joyning to James Smiths on ye west neck neer hors neck.
Richard davis has a grant of about 2 acres of Land by ye major part of ye town ye day above sd. ye Land Lyeth be- tween Edward kecham's hous Lott & Benjamen Scrivners hous lot and ye sd. two acers of to be Layd out by discres- sion of ye surveyors ye sd. Richard davis is hereby injoyned to be subject to ye town act conserning trads made.
(Town Meetings, Vol. 1, pp. 123-5.)
[DEED. EDWARD KETCHAM TO RICHARD DAVIS.]
[1685, April 10.]
This Indenture made ye tenth day of aprill and in ye 37th yeare of ye Raigne of our Soverd. Lord Charles ye Second
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by ye grace of God king of England Scotland ffrance & Ireland, defender of ye faith ect. And in ye year of our lord Christ 1685. Between Edward kecham tayler of ye town of Huntington in ye County of Suffolk in ye province of New york on long Island in America on ye one part and Richard Davis of ye above sd. town & County weaver on ye other parte, witnesseth yt ye above sd. Edward kecham for divers Reasons & good Causes, me heere unto moveing, But especally for and in consideration of ye sume of thirty and one pounds in passable pay to him at and before ye en- sealling and delivery of these p'sents well & truly in hand payed by ye sd. Richard Davis whare of and where with he ye sd. Edward kecham doth acknowledge him selfe fully sattisfied Contented & payd hath granted barganed sold & by these p'sents doth fully cleerly and absolutly grant alinate bargain sell and confirme unto ye sd. Richard Davis his hous and six acres of his hous lott lying and being in huntington and all Barnes stables orchyards gardins and fences together with all benifits priveledges & profits of woods springs of watter mines or munaralls yt now is or heere after shall be in or upon ye above sd. six acres of Land being butted and Bounded as followeth : To ye kings high way on ye noth to ye lot of Jnº Davis on ye west to je woods on ye South : to ye Land of Edward kecham & Rich- ard Williams on ye East To have And to hold the sd. six acres of Land with all ye above mentioned and every one of ye above mentioned priveledges unto ye above said Rich- ard Davis his heirs executors, administrators or assignes : and to ye only proper use and behoofe of ye sd. Richard Davis him his heirs executors administrators or asignes for ever : And ye above sd Edward Ketcham for himself his heirs executors, administrators or assignes doe Covenent promis and grant by these p'sents That at ye ensealling hercof, I am ye sole and Lawfull owner of all ye fore bar- gained primeses and am Lawfully seased of & in ye same in my own Right And yesd. Richard Davis his heirs executors
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administrators and assignes shall and may by force and vartue of these presents from time to time and at all times for ever here after Lawfully peacably and quiatly hold use occupy possesse and injoye ye above granted primeses free and cleere and clerly atquitted and discharged of and from all manner of former & other gifts, grants, Leaces, mor- geages joynturs, dowres, titles, titles of dower judgments executions entailes and of & from all other titles. troubles and incumbrences what so ever had made Committed or wittingly or willingly suffered or don by the said Edward Ketcham, or by any other person or persons what so ever Lawfully Claiming from by or under him ye sd. Edward ketcham or by his means, esent, privetly or procurment : and ye sd. Edward ketcham his heirs executors and assignes & all & every other person and persons what so ever Law- fully claiming from by or under him them or any of them shall and will warrant & for ever defend only Reserving unto his Royel highnesse his Intrust in witnesse where of I ye above sd. Edward Ketcham have here unto set to my hand fixed my seale ye day and year first above written. Signed sealed and quiat possesion delivered in ye presents of
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