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p mee Isaac Platt, Recor
(Court Rec., p. 56.)
[BENJAMIN JOHNSON BOUND TO SERVICE.] 1686, June 10.]
Bee it known to all men by these presents that I Robart Johnson and mary his wife hath freely given a sonn called by the name of Benjamin Johnson unto Thomas whisson and martha his wife till hee come of age and that the said Thomas whisson shall not dispose of the said child unto any person without it bee to a good traide and a consien- sius man and a good Liver and that ye said thomas shall bring him up to Readding Righting sifering, In wittnes here of I have heer unto sett to my hand, the above said prmased I, doe hope to perform as wittnes my hand.
THOMAS WHITSON.
June ye 10th 1686 A true Coppy comparied wth the origanall p. mee Isaac Platt Rec".
(Town Meetings, Vol. 1, p. 141.)
[DEED. DAVID SCUDDER AND WIFE TO THOMAS BRUSH.]
[1686, June 28 .- Abstract.]
This Indenture Mad ye twentie eight Day of June 1686
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Betwene David Scuder of nesaquage within ye bounds of broke haven & Mary his wife & Thomas Brush of Hunt- ington, Witnesseth yt ye sd David Scuder and Mary his wife for ye sume of twentie nine pounds tenn shillings of good pasable paie have bargned, alinated, sould, and con- firmed unto ye sd thomas Brush all my Dwelling house orchard Garden, home Lott of land containing six acars be it More or Less together with all fence belonging to ye same situate within the town of Huntington, Butting & bounding as spesified ye frunt or east end with ye streete ye south side with ye highway yt Leadeth to oyester bay ye Reare or west end with ye woods in Comans ye north side with ye Lot of Jonathan Scuder to have & to hould ye sd granted & bargned premises unto ye sd thomas Brush, his heyers, executors &c forever, With full covenant & warranty of title. Signed & scaled signed & sealed In ye presents of JOHN KETCIIAM
NATHANILL, WILLAMS Acknowledged May 23, 1687.
DAVID SCUDER his × Marke MARY SCUDER hur x Marke
EPENETUS PLATT, just
(Deeds, Vol. 1, p. 422.)
[THE WICKS RECORD.]
[1686, July I.]
John Weeks sonn of John weeks of huntington was Borne ye 8th of Jully in ye yeer of our Lord 1674.
Esther wickes daughter of John weicks was borne ye IIth of ocktobar in ye yeer 1679.
Nathaniell wickes sonn of John weeks was borne ye 9th of Septembar in ye yeer 1683.
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Jonathan wickes, sonn of John wickes was Borne the first day of Jully in ye yeer 1686.
(Surveys, p. 164 )
[DEED. HENRY SOPER TO JONATHAN ROGERS.]
[1686, July 7.]
To all Xtion People to whome These p'sents shall come Henry Sooper of huntington In ye Counte of Suffolke send- eth greetting Know ye that for divers good causes and Considerations mee there unto moving : & more especially for a valiuable sum to mee In hand Paid by Jonathan Rod- gers of ye same town and County a fore said before ye ensealing of these p'sents where with I doe acknowledge my self to bee fully satisfied and paid and from ye same and every Part thereof doe heerby for my selfe my heires & assignes a quit and fully discharge ye sd. Jonathan Rodgers, his heirs executors administrators and asignes : have given granted allinated barganed & sold Infeofed and confirmed and doe herby fully freely & absolutly give grant bargen sell enfeefed and Confirm unto ye sd. Jonathan Rodgers my Right title and Intrest yt I have In Crabmeadowe neck between Cowharbor brooke and nessaquake River yt I had of my mother In law ye widdow wattles and all soe part of my swamp yt did belong to my home lott adjoyneng to ye Lott of ye sd. Jonathan Rodgers by estimation three acars bee it more or less to have and to hold all and singaler the afore demised premises wth all libarties previliges and apurtenances to ye same belonging or any way apertaing unto him ye sd. Jonathan Rodgers his heirs executors ad- ministrators or asignes for ever and I doe heer by Ingage to defend his tittle against all & all maner of persons that
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shall Lay Clame to ye same or any part or pcell thereof either by from or under mee my heirs executors adminis- trators or a sigens a vouching my self before ye ensealling of these p'sents to have been ye Rightfull owner of ye above demised premises and for sure confermation of all and sin- gular ye above sd. p'mises I have heer unto sett my hand and fixed my sealle this seventh day of Jully In ye second yeare of ye Reaigne of King James ye second annoye domine 1686. the marke of
HENRY X SOOPER-
signed sealed and delivered In presence of JOSIAH HUBART PETTER BENSON
Septem" ye 11th 1686.
This deed was acknowledgd ye day a fore sd. by Henry Soper to bee his act and deed before mee
EPENETUS PLATT Justice of the Peace
A True Coppy of ye origanall deed p. mee Isaac Platt Recor (Deeds, Vol. 1, pp. 207-8.)
[DEED. HENRY SOPER TO JONATHAN ROGERS.]
[1686, July 8.]
These psents witteseth an agreement made between henry soper of huntington upon Long Island In ye Counte of Suffolke and Jonathan Rodgars of ye other Part In ye same towne Island County affore said : viz : that ye said henry soper for and In Consideration of twelve pounds eleven shillings three penc in Country Pay all Redy Re- ceived In hand of ye sd. Jonathan Rodgars have assigned and made over unto ye sd. Rodgars three acars of medowe
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from ye woods to ye Creek bounded with Isaac Platts one ye south and a peece of fresh meadowe above ye Indian Path Lying upon a neck called santepauge and I ye saide henry soper for ye causes above sd. doe by these p'sents putt yesd. Jonathan Rodgars in quiet and Peacable posesion of all and every part of ye a fore sd. meadowe to have and to hold all the said p-cels a fore sd to him his heairs or asigens from mee my heairs or a signes wth out any lett or mollestation : Provided Allsoe that I the said henry soper doe not wth in six yeers from ye day of ye datte heer of pay or cause to bee paid unto ye said Jonathan Rodgars the full sum of twelve pounds eleven shillings and three pence a fore specified that then upon the non payment of ye sum afore sd. unto ye sd Rodgers or his asigens at or before the time above mentioned that the said land shall wholy forfite unto ye sd. Rodgers and allsoe 1 doe oblige my self upon failure of paing the money to make and confirme good and suficent writtings unto ye sd. Rodgars for him his heairs & asigens quietly and peacably possesing the sd. meadowe for ye full confirmation of the above demised prmises I have heer unto sett my hand and fixed my seale this eaight day of Jully In year of our lord 1686
signed sealled and delivered in
the mark of
HENRY X SOPER.
ye prsence of
THOMAS WICKS
PETTER BENSON
acknowlegd before mee the day and yeer above mentioned. EPENETUS PLATT Justice of Peace
A True Coppy of ye originall morgage p mee Isaac Platt Recor Septem' ye 11th 1686.
Jaunary the 15th 1731 received of William Soper 6 pounds
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and Last may I Received 6 pounds of the sd. soper being in all twelve pounds in full of the within morgage
JONATHAN ROGERS Recorded by me Epenetus Platt Clerk. (Deeds, Vol. 1, p 209.)
["A CROP IN YE NEER EARE."]
[1686, July 20.]
Jully ye 20th 1686.
The marke of Joseph Vaille entered and Recorded which is as followeth, A Crop one ye Left eare or usally called y" neer eare : and too slits acrose ye under side of yr Right eare or of eare
p mee Isaac Platt Recor".
(Deeds, Vol. 1, p. 106.)
DEED. JOHN JONES TO JONATHAN WOOD.]
[1686, Aug. 23.]
This Indenture made ye three and twentie day of August in the second yeer of ye Raine of our Sov' Lord James King of great brittan france and Irland et,c" and in ye yeer of our lord acording to the computation of the Church of England one thousand six hundred eighty and six Between John Joens of nessaquage ales smithstowne within ye bounds of brookhaven ales seatauket in ye countie of Suf- folk and province of new yourke in americai hus banman of the one partie with mary his wife and Jonathan wood of huntington upon long Island wth in the countei and province afore said weaver of the other partie : wittneseth that the
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sd John Joens and mary his wife for divers good causses and considerations us there unto moving Butt especially for and in ye consideration of the sum of twentie five pounds of good passable pai of this province as it paseseth from man to man viz winter wheat att five shillings p bushell and Indian corne at too shillings six pence p. bushell and other paie equivelent their too, have barganned allinat- ed sould and confirmed and by these presents from us our heairs executors adminestrators and asignes doe allien Bargon sell and Confirme unto ye afore sd Jonathan wood the north side of my home lott or the north haulfe of my home lott with my dwelling house from ye front or east end with a strait line along ye midell of my lott as equall as it can bee devided to ye west end with ye woods in com- anige and whearas I have sould my orchard and the south side of my home lott unto abiel tittus it was mutually agreed by abiell titus and Jonathan wood yt the partition fence between them should Run to ye midel of the well and that the well shall bee for the use of both parties with out ye lett or hinderance of each other their heairs and sucsesers : which part of my lott containeth three ackers bee it more or les I say the north haulfe of my home lott with my housing fences trees or fruit trees with in yt de- nomination I have estranged from mee my heairs and asigens for ever unto Jonathan wood his heairs executors adminestraters and asigens to have and to hold for ever the sd. granted and barganed premises yielding and pay- ing therefore his anuall and yeerly proportion of what may bee long to this goverment of this province and wee ye sd John Joens and mary his wife for our selves our heairs exsecutors administrators and asignes doe covenant promise and grant too and with ye afore said Jonathan wood that ye said John Joens and mary his wife now is and stands firmly seaized of a good sure and perfit estate in the lawe of ye house and haulfe lott of land before mentioned and hath good Right and lawfull athoritie to sel and con-
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vae ye same ; and ye sd John Joens and mary his- for our selves our heairs exsecutors administrators and asigns Doth further covenant promise and grant to and wth ye sd Jonathan wood his heiars executors adminestrators and asigns that ye afore sd. house and haulfe part of lott and every of it is free and cleer of and from all other and for- mar bargains grants sales morgages leases judgements ex- ecutions convayance or convayences, dowries widdow- Rights tittles or interest whatsoever and furthermore the said John Joens and mary his wife for our selves our heairs executors administrators and asigns doe further covenant and promis and grant too and with ye sd Jonathan wood his heairs executors administrators and asigns that ye sd. John Joens and mary his wife shall and will defend the same from any manor of just Rights claims or demands of any person or persons what soe ever as wittnes our hands and seals the day and ycer above written.
signed scalled
JOIIN JOENS the mark of
and delivered in ye presence of us ABIELL TITUS
MARYX JOENS
JOSEPH BAILY
This Indenture was acknowledg before me ye 4th of octobar 1686
EPENETUS PLATT Justice of ye peace.
A True coppy of ye origanall deed compared ye 26th of octobar 1686 p mec Isaac Platt Recor.
(Deeds, Vol. 1, pp. 219-220.)
[GOVERNOR DONGAN'S GRANT OF THE LORD- SHIP AND MANOR OF EATON TO ALEX. BRYAN AND RICHARD BRYAN.]
[1686, August 23.]
Thomas Dongan, Lieutenant Governor and Vice Admirall
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of New York, and its Dependencies, under his majesty James the Second by the Grace of God, of England, Scot- land, France, and Ireland, King Defender of the faith and Supreme Lord and Proprietor of the Colony and Province of New York, and its Dependencies in America, &c., to all whom this shall come. Sendeth Greeting, whereas the Right Honorable Richard Nicoll Esq. Late Governor Generall under his Royall Highss James, Duke of Yorke and Albany now his Present Majesty of all his Territorys in America, did by Pattent under his hand and seale bear- ing date the Twenty Second day of June Anno Dom : one thousand six hundred sixty six, grant, rattifie and confirme unto George Baldwin of Huntington on Long Island a certaine parcell or neck of land comonly called Eatons Neck, lying and being in the East Rideing of yorkeshire on Long Island aforesaid on the North side of said Iseland to the east of Huntington bay, where striking out into the Sound it is thereby bounded to the North east and south, and on the west with Huntington Harbour from where it goes on east to the beach which devides it from Crabb Meadows the midle of which said beach is the bounds be- twixt said Neck and Crabb Meadows which alsoe joyns it to the Iseland the Neck of land aforesaid, containing by estimation about one thousand five hundred acres be it more or less. As by said Pattent remaining upon record in the Secretarys office, relation being thereto had doth fully and att large appear ; and whereas the said neck or tract of land was afterwards by meane assurance, conveyed and transported by the said George Baldwin, unto Alexander and Richard Bryan both of Milford, merchants, as by the Indorsement on the back side of said Pattent refference being thereto likewise had, Doth at large appear. And whercas the said Richard Bryan did also by certaine writ- ing or deed of gift convey and transport unto his eldest sonne Alexander Bryan all that his right, title and interest, to the one moyety or half part of the aforesaid tract or par ...
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cell of land called Eatons Neck, together with all privelidges and appurtenances thereunto belonging, as by the said writeing, relation being thereto had may more fully and att large appear : and whereas the said Richard Bryan and his sonne Alexander Bryan have been att charge and expenses in purchasing the said tract and parcel of land and also in settling improving the same, and for encouraging the future settlement the said Richard Bryan and his sonne AAlexander have made application unto mee that they might constitute and erect the said tract or parcell of land within the bounds and limitts aforesaid to be a Lordship and Mannor and con- firme the same unto them, their heirs and assignes by pattent under the seal of the Province: Know Yee there_ fore that I the said Thomas Dongan for the consideration aforesaid by virtue of the authority to me devised from his most sacred majesty and the power in mee residing have given, granted, rattefied, released and confirmed and by these presents doe give, grant, rattifie, release and confirm unto the said Richard Bryan and his sonn Alexander Bryan, their heirs and assigns all that tract and parcel of land ly- ing and being, situate within the limitts and bounds above recited, together with all the messuages, tenements, build- ings, fences, orchards, Gardens, pastures, meadows, woods, underwoods, trees, timber, quarryes, rivers, rivolettes, brooks, ponds, lakes, streams, creeks, harbours, beaches, fishing, laking hawking, hunting, and fowling, mines, min- erals (Silver and Gold mines only excepted) and all the rights, members, libertys, privileges jurisdictions royalties, hereditaments, proffiitts, advantages and appurtenances whatsoever to the said tract or parcell of land belonging or in any ways appurtaining, or accepted, reputed, known or occupyed as part, parcell or member thereof. And more- over by virtue of the comission and authority to me the said Thomas Dongan given and the power in mee residing and for the reasons and consideration above recited I have and by these presents do Erect, make, and constitute the
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said tract and tracts of land as in the limitts and bounds aforementioned together with all and every the above granted premises with every of their appurtenances into one Lordship or Manor to all intents and purposes and the same shall from henceforth be called the lordship and Mannor of Eaton, and I the said Thomas Dongan have alsoe given and granted and by these presents doe give and grant unto the said Richard Bryan and Alexander Bryan full power and authority att all times forever hereafter in the said Lordship and mannor, one Courte Leete and one Conrte Barron to hold and keep att such time and times and soe often yearly as they shall see meett, and all fines, issues amercianments att the Courte Leete or Courte Bar- ron to be holden within the said Lordship and Mannor to bee lett forfeited or imposed and payable or happening at any time to be payable by any of the inhabitants of or with- in the said Lordship or Mannor of Eaton or the limitts and bounds thereof and also all and every the powers aud au- thoritys herein before mentioned for the holding and keeping the said Courte Leete and Courtt Barron from time to time and to award and issue out the customary writte to be issued and awarded out of said Court Leett and Courtt Barron to be kept by the said Richard Bryan and his sonn Alexander Bryan, their heirs and assigns for- ever or their or any of their Stewards, deputed and ap- pointed with full and ample power and authority to distraine for the rents, services and other sumes of money payable by reason of the remisses and all other lawfull remedies and means for the having, possessing, receiving, levying and enjoyeing the premisses and every part and parcell of the same and all wastes, estrayes, wrecks, dro- dands, goods of fellows, happening and being forfeited within the said Lordship and Mannor and of all and every sume and sumes of money to be paid as a Postfine upon any fine or fines, jobs, levyed of any lands, tenements or hereditaments within the said Lordship or Mannor of Eaton
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together with the advonson and right of patronage and all and every the church and churches established in the said Mannor And Lastly the said Thomas Dongan by virtue of the power and authority aforesaid doe give and grant nnto the said Richard Bryan and his son Alexander Bryan, their heirs and assigns - Then within the said Mannor shall and may at all times hereafter meet together and choose assessors within the said Mannor according to such rules, ways and methods as are provided for Cittyes and Townes within the province by the acts of the general assembly for the defraying of the public charge of cach re- spective Citty, Towne and County and all such sumes of money soe raised to colect and dispose of for the use afore- said according as in the said act of Generall Assembly is established and directed To have and to hold all and sin- gular the said Manor of Eaton and premises with theire and every of their appurtenances unto the said Richard Bryan and his sonne Alexander Bryan, their heirs and as- signs forever, to the only proper use of them the said Richard Bryan and Alexander Bryan his sonne, their heirs and assigns forever to bec holden of his said Majesty, his heirs, successors and assigns in free and common soccage, according to the tenure of East Greenwich in the county of Kent in the Kingdome of England, Yeilding and paying therefore yearly and every year from henceforth unto our soveraigne Lord King James the Second, his heirs, suc- cessors and assigns or to such officer or officers as shall be appointed to receive the same on every five and twentieth day of May the quitt rent of fouer bushells of good winter wheat at New York or the value thereof in currant money of this Province in lieu and stead of all services and de- mands whatsoever-
In Testimony whereof I have caused these presents to be entered upon record in the Secretaryes office and the Seals of the Province to be hereunto affixed this 23rd day of
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August one thousand six hundred and eighty sixth and in the second year of his Majestyes Reigne
THOMAS DONGAN [Seal.]
May it Please Yor Honor --
The Attorney Generall hath granted this pattent and finds nothing contained therein prejudicial to his Majtys interest. Examd August 25mo
I686 C. JA. GRAHAM .*
Recorded in the Secretaryes office for the Province of New Yorke in Lib: No. 1. book of Pattents begun 1684 pages 508-509-510-511-512-513-
G. Sprigge Secr. (File Eaton's Neck Papers, G.)
[DEED. JOHN JONES TO JONATHAN MILLER.]
1686, Aug. 23.]
This Indenture made the twentie third day of August
[*We have seen how Theophilus Eaton had procured an In- dian deed of Eaton's Neck in 1646 ; how the title, by various transfers, had come to George Baldwin and a grant had been made by Gov. Nichols to Baldwin of all the territory of Eaton's Neck, similar in terms with grants made at that period, and how in several litigations, the last in the Court of Assize, Bald- win had maintained his title. Richard and Alexander Bryan now appear as purchasers from Baldwin, and on their applica- tion, Gov. Dongan creates Eaton's Neck into the "Lordship or Manor of Eaton," with the important powers and privileges pertaining thereto. Practically, the people of Eaton's Neck had now an independent municipal government of their own. Their grant was also as liberal in its terms as any other of the period, including all rivers, brooks, creeks, harbors, beaches, fishing, hawking, hunting and fowling. It does not appear, however, that the Bryants and other settlers on Eaton's Neck exercised the powers they possessed as to a manorial govern- ment. Forty-two years later the title passed to John Sloss and John Sloss Hobert, who held it until after the Revolutionary War, and in 1792 it came to the Gardiner family .- C. R. S.]
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in ye second yeer of ye Raine of our sover Lord : James the second king of great brittan, france & Ireland et&c: and in the year of our lord Acording to ye Computation of ye Church of England one thousand six hundred eaightie six Between John Joens of huntington upon long Island in ye Countie of Suffolk in ye Province of new yourke in Amer- aicai husbanman of the one Partie and Jonathan millard of ye afore sd town Countie and province of ye other partie witneseth, That ye sd. John Joens and mary his wife for divers good causes and considerations us their unto moving but especially for and in the consideration of ye sum of fourteen pounds in good and curant silver coyne payable in this province as it paseth from man to man have bar- ganed allinated sould and confirmed and by these p'sents from us our heairs exseckutors administrators and asignes doe, Alein Bargan sell and confirme unto ye afore sd. Jona- thon millard A cartaine parcell of medowe land sittuate lying and being one ye south side of this Island with in ye bounds of ye towne of huntington afore sd. one a neck of medow comonly called or knowne by ye name of ye haulfe necke lying and becing in too parts or parcells butting and bounding as speciefied the eastermost peece Richard wil- liams his meadow one ye east side : the west side with ye medow of John Ted The south end with ye sound the north end with ye woods in Comanige the westermost parcell Jonathan Scuder one ye east side the medowe of John Ted one the west side ye south end to ye sound ye north end to ye woods in Comonige both parcells containg fowr acers bee it more or less it being by denomination an hundred pound Right of medowe acording to ye Rest of ye other Rights as equall as men could devide them I say these too parcels of medow land with all ye Rights and previliges be- longing to it one yt neck Too have and too hould ye sd granted and barganed p'mises unto ye sd Jonathan millard his heairs exsecutors adminestrators and asignes for ever yeilding and paying therfore his anuall and yeerly propor-
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tion of wt may belong to this government of this province and wee the sd. John Joens and mary my wife for our selves our heairs exsecutors administrators and asignes doe covenant promise and grant too and wth ye afore sd Jona- than millard that ye said John Joens and mary my wife now is and stands firmly seized of a good, sure and perfit estate in ye law of ye sd too parcels of medow land before mentioned and hath good Right & lawfull authoritie to sell & convae ye same and ye sd John Joens and mary his wife for our selves our heairs exsecutors administrars and asigens doth further covenant too and wth ye sd. Jonathan millard his exsecutors administrators and asignes yt the sd. medow land and every part and parcel their of is free from all other and former bargans, grants sales morgages leasses judgments exsecutions convance or convances dowries widoe Rights tittels or in trest what soever and further- more ye sd John Joens and mary his wife for our selves our heairs executors, administrators and asignes Doe covenant promise and grant too and wth ye sd. Jonathan millard his heairs and asigens, That the sd. John Joens and mary his wife together wth our heairs executors Admines. trators and asigenes shall and will warrant and defend ye sd premises from any manor of just Right tittle claime- or demand of any person or persons what soe ever In wittnes wheare of I have heer unto set my hand and seale the day and yeer above written.
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