Records of the town of Jamaica, Long Island, New York, 1656-1751, Volume I, Part 12

Author: Jamaica (New York, N.Y.); Frost, Josephine C. cn; Long Island Historical Society. cn
Publication date: 1914
Publisher: Brooklyn, N.Y. : Long Island Historical Society
Number of Pages: 938


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Theodoruses bill of sale from John Denman.


Roberdt Coes bill of sale from his sonn Benjamin.


Thomas Okeleys bill of salle from Abell Galle.


Thomas Okeley bill of sale from William


Francis Coombses bill of sale from Jonas Wood.


Mest George Woolsey and Thomas Wellins ex- chainge ..


The agreement betwen the constable and the over- seors and William Creed


Ralph Hunts bill of sale from Peter Stringham


Nath Dentons seniors Land recorded.


Nath Dentons juneor bill of sale from Wait Smith. . Tho Okleys deed of gift of bogy medow.


John Carpentors bill of sale from Wait Smith Daniell Whiteheds Instrument


Abel Gales bill of sale from Samuell


Thomas Okelies gift of some bogie midow on ye east sid of fosters River ..


Fredrick Hendricksons bill of sale from Samull Ruscoe. .


Fredrick Hendricksons bill of sale from Peter Stringham


John Carman


Nicholes Stillwells bil of sale to William Whyt.


Mr Prudens bill of sale to Content Titus. Nath Linas bill of sale to Andris Onderdonk. 90


Peter Stringhams bill of sale to William Whyt.


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Peter Stringhams bill of sale to Francis Combs wt the asighment .


Peter Stringhams bill of sale to John Hunt


Peter Stringham bill of sale to Samuell Denton


John Everits bill of sale to Samuell Denton.


The agrement with Hempsted conserning the east bounds.


William Fosters bill of sale to Thomas Wigains. The agrement betwene Will Creed and Wait Smith ( for midow on ye.


Theodoros bill of sale from William Creed.


Theodoros bill of sale from John Baylis.


Nathaniell Dentons Bill of sale and deed of gift. Bill of Sale from William Creed. 104


Nathaniell Dentons Bill of Sale from Abell Gale. 105


Theodorus Polhamas bill of sale from John Hunt. 106


Petersons bill of sale from William Gritman .. . 107


Hubards bill of sale from Samuell Davis. 108


Benjamin Coes bill of sale for John Skidmors hous. . 109


- Townsends deed of gift from his father


110


- Fosters discharg to his overseers.


111


Higbees bill of sale and ye signment to Jonas Wood 113


- bil of sale to Jonas Wood and Hop Carpenter . 112


Higbe bil of sale to Daniell Denton. 113


Smith bill of sale to Will Smith 114


Denmans Sale to Will Smith. 115


Peter Stringham Bill of Salle to John Jonson 116


Peter Stringham Bill of Salle to John Jonson. 117


Peter Stringham Sall to John Jonson 118


- - Ludlum Bill of Sale to Jonas Wood 119


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William Creeds Bill of Sale to Jonas Wood 120


- Prudens Bill of Sale to Jonas Wood 120


Sam Dean signment to Jonas Wood .. 120


- Prudins Bill of Sale to Jonas Wood 122


Georg Wolsies Bill of Sale to M' Prudden. 123


Whytheads bill of sale to Hop Carpenter 124


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Coes bill of sale to Sam Cole wt ye asign- ment . 125


Benjemin Coes Sale to Jonas Wood. 126


- Heins his grant off land ffrom 129


all persons


Woods deed off sale ffrom John Freeman 130


& Richard Rodes there agreement page: 131


Smiths sen' & Abell Gales deed of gifft


to their son & daughter .min 133 & 134


& Sarah Recorded - - page.


John Jonson deed ffrom Jonth Wood page. 135


Dentons Assignment off his deed off sale


Abell Gale to Benjamin Jones. 105


deed of Gifft ffrom his mother & deed.


his brother Samuell Smith 138


off sale ffrom Tho: Darling 145


Barnsons exchange Recorded page 137


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January ye 16th Anno 1663


Orders by the Townsmen voted and confermed by the Towne as followeth


first it is ordered that every Dwelling howse shall have a suffitient ladder to reach within two foot of the Ridge of the howse upon the forfeture of two shillings and six pens a day after the first of february next.


2ly That every Inhabitant shall sweep his chimny once a month till May next and after once a quarter till the 15 of January and for every defect to pay two shillings.


3ly It is ordered that all the fences about the Town shall be made sufficient and to be in height foure foot and a half by the Tenth of March next Insueing. It is Likewise ordered that the fences shall be kept up all the yeare and Swine kept out constantly and catle of all sorts unles every particular person of each quarter shall agree to put in their cattell after harvest. And upon


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non observans of this order for every defective Rod to pay six pens and for every day after four pens.


4ly It is further that for the cleareing of the high- wayes every one is to cleare before the front of his home Lot three Rods from theire fens all the trees that are downe must be wholy taken away and the brush stubbed up by the Roots and cleared away but in case any have feld a tree for theire use before the front of any Mans Lot or in any streets or any lanes the parties that feld them must cleare them away and this to be done by the 15th of May next Insueing. And if any person be deffective in the fulfilling this order by the time prefixed hee shall pay five shillings and for every week after five shillings a week.


January ye 31st 1664


Haveing reseived order from our honored governor for the deputeing of Men to Answer to the complainte of flushing wee have accordingly constetuted and ordained and by these presents doe ordaine and constitute Daniell Denton and Anthony Waters of our Towne to defend our cause and Answer to their accusations and to act in our lawfull defens as fully and efectually as if wee were personally present. And allsoe to request of our honored governor for the recording of all and every of our severall Deeds of purchase wee have made of the natives. A true coppy.


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May the first 1665


Loveing friends the inhabitants of Jemaicae Wee kindely sallute you Wheras there was A request made by your representatives Mesr Robardt Coe and Samuell Smith of the litle playnes and soe derect to the swamp that goeth into the greate Bay that is to say all the Medow that Lyeth on the west side the great swamp which you have formerly possessed. Wee the Inhabitants of Hemp- steade condesend that you shall have all the litle plaines


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which our line doth comprahend with all the Medow that lyeth below the litle plaines that is to say the Medow that lyeth on the west side of the great River which cometh out of the great swampe.


By order of the Towne of Hemstead by mee THOMAS HICKSE clerk.


This is a true coppie of the original Letter that came from the clercke of Hempsted to the Inhabitants of the Towne of Jemaica.


January ye 5-1668.


A Towne Meeting called it was voted and concluded that every man in Towne shall take up Two akers of Land to plant upon for one acres of Medowe and not to exsede till the Towne coms to a farther devision of lands besides theire home lots.


And farther at the same Towne Meeting it was voted and concluded that every man that is an Inhabitant in Towne shall keepe a beast and a half for every acre of Medow besides calves and not exseede


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January the 20th Anno 1669


At a Towne Meeteing it was voted and the Town did agree to make a dam for a Mill A good sofitient Dam acordeing as a good Workman shall give Derection. And when the Dam is soffitiently made Benjamin Coe is to mainetaine it. And farther Benjamin Coe doth ingage to Build a good suffitient Mill and Maintaine it and to grind the Tounds corne Well for the twelth parte. This sayde Mill is to be made by the twenty fift of September next insueing the date hereof and the dam is to be Made by the same time. But if the Mill be redy to goe sooner the Towne doth ingage to make the Dam against the time that the Mill is redy to goe farther. Benjamin Coe doth ingage to grinde the Towns corne before strangers and the Towne doth ingage to bring


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theire corn to the Mill such dayes in the weeke as Benja- min Coe shall Apointe them.


Farther at the same Towne Meeting the Towne did give to Benjamin Coe ten acres of salt Medow upon the farthest east Nek and five acres of Boggy Medow above the plase where the Mill stands and upland to it acorde- ing to the Rest of the Towne upon the acounte of build- ing the Mill.


November the 4th 1672


At a Towne Meeting it was voted and Agreed upon by the Towne that every Man shall have Liberty to run theire fenses that they fens in theire Medowse With all soe as may be most for theire conveniensy upon every perticular Nek. And that every perticular company upon every particular Nek shall onely have Liberty to make use of what they have within theire fens. And all other persons not conserned in the perticular Necks shall not upon any accounte whatsoever Make any use of the Necks soe fensed by putting in of any cattell or horses but what shall be Lyable to be pounded as if they were taken in corne fields. Scriptum per me


NATHANIELL DENTON Towne Clerck


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Jemaica June the 17 Anno 1673 A Towne Meeting called Mest George Woolsy was deputed to keepe in his posetion for the Towne all such deeds and papers as was delivered him by Anthony Waters In the presens of the Towne which was in numbere eight besides the patten


February ye 24-1675


A Towne Meeting called it was then voted and con- clueded that these Men underwritten are fully Im- powred to treate with and if they see cause to consum- mate an agrement with Mest Joseph Carpenter of Muska-


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toe cove and Caleb Carman of Jemaica for the building of corne Mill and a saw mill viz


This is a true coppy taken out of the owld booke by Mee N D Clerk


SAMUELL SMITH THOMAS OKELEY JONAS HOLSTEAD JOHN FOSTER JOSEPH THURSTON WILLIAM CREED DANIELL WHITEHED SAMUELL RUSCOE JOHN SKIDMORE


Desemb 30th 1668


At a Towne Meeting called it was then voted and concluded that those that have not yet taken up ten acre Lots acording to former Towne order that they shall have the priveledge to take up a ten acre Lot before any other that hath a ten acre Lot allredy pro- vided they aske the Towne for it


Desemb 30th 1668


At the same Towne Meeting it was voted that Samuell Smith and John Oldfield shall Lay out such Land as the Towne shall grant from time to time to any of the Inhabitants of the Towne.


Taken out of the owlde booke by me


NATHANIELL DENTON Clerck.


Whereas Henery Foster of Jemaicae had not formerly payde any thing upon the acounte of purchas of Land as others did that had Land granted them by the Towne he did in the yeare 1681 pay by order of the constable and overseors a trading cloath coate and som Rom which was payde to the Indeans the 12 of Aprill 1681 when they new marked the trees that was to be our east bounds which was assepted as payment for his parte of purchas


Page 9 Jemaica February the 24 Anno 1675/6 These presents May testefy to all whome this May


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any wayse conserne that the Towne of Jemaica have given and granted. Liberty unto Joseph Carpenter of Musketa cove and Caleb Carman of this Towne to builde a saw Mill where the owld Mill stoode And Likewise they are to have Liberty to take any timber they shall have occation for to make use of, In our commans exsept Clappborde trees and Rayle trees under eightene inches the which they are prohibited from makeing use of. All which the Towne doe fully and frely give to the fore- named Joseph and Caleb upon the conditions followeing viz


first That the sayde Joseph and Caleb shall observe and performe the covenant that Benjamin Coe Made with the Towne conserning the corne mill


secondly That all such sawne timber as the Towne shall have occation for and desireing to have they shall have it twelve pens in the hundered cheaper then any other person of any other Towne have it


thirdly That all such logs as the Towne people bring to them to saw they shall saw them aloweing to them that bringeth the timber one halfe of the sawn stuf for their Laboure provided that it is onely for their owne use


fourthly That the Towne are to have all the Slabs free exsept such as the owners of the mils shall have occation to use for theire perticular occations


For the true performans of all and every of these per- ticulars wee doe heare subscribe our hands the day and date above written


JOSEPH CARPENTER


CALEB CARMAN


This is a true coppy of the originall agreement taken out of the owld booke by Mee NATHANIEL DENTON Clerk


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May ye 12th 1679 At a Towne Meeting it was voted and conclueded


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that the Towne shall unanimously Mainetaine theire Right and Interest in the coman Medow against all unjust claimes Whatsoever


And at the same Towne Meeting there was An agre- ment made betwene the Towne and Daniell Whytehed that Daniell Whytehed was to have five acres of Medow Layde out to him of the Medow that was reservde for a parsonige Lot for his full proportion he demands for the shares he bought of severall Men in this Towne of the sayde parsonige Medow and soe the sayde Daniell to make noe farther demande of the Towne for any parte of the aforesayde Medow


Februa ye 21 1678 or 9


At a Towne Meeting it was voted and concluded that the Litle playnes shall be layde out and proportioned to every Man acording to his Medow as other devisions of Lands are and the Towne is to be devided into foure squaderns every squadren taking theire proportion acording to Lot. And every squadren to have theire equall proportion in quantety or quality and the sur- vayers are to have one penny per acor for theire laying out of the sayde Land acordeing to order


At the same Towne Meeting it was voted and con- cluded that any person that either hath or shall sell his comans shall have noe Liberty or priveledg to keepe any cattell on the comans


A true coppy of what is in the owld booke by Mee N D Clerk


One Chesnutt brown hors sould in ye Month of March 92/3 by Daniell Downing to M' John Harresson of Jamaica with two tworlles in ye forhead & dockt & his Maine cutt of brand on ye Ner shoulder or for Like B & - the Ner thys


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The Litle playnes was measured and devided by John Oldfield and Samuell Smith the survayres chosen by the


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Towne into foure parts or squadrons to the Men hear- after Mentioned viz


John Baylis senior


Caleb Carman senior


George Woolsey sein


Samuell Mathews


Joseph Smith


Henery Foster


John Everit


Roger Lynas


George Mills


Richard Jones


Nathaniel Denton sein


Benjamin Coe


Henery Townsend


Jonas Holstead


Capt Carpentor


William Ruscoe


Samuell Dein senior


Samuell Barker


John Oldfield


John Speagler


These Men for the sowthwest Samuell Mesenger


quarter


Nicolas Everit


Thomas Smith senior


These Men for the North


John Rodes senior


West quarter


Thomas Warde


Samuel Smith


Samuell Mills


Moris Smith


John Ludlum


William Foster


John Wood


Joseph Thurston


Nathaniel Denton juneor


Daniell Denton senior


John Baylis juneor


Thomas Okley


Thomas Wigens senor


Waite Smith


Mer John Prudden


Nehemiah Smith


Capt Bryant Newton


Samuell Davis


John Rowlisson


Fulk Davis


Thomas Wellin


Abel Gale


Robardt Ashman


Zachariah Mills


John Lynas


Alexsander Smith


These Men for the North


These Men for the sowth east east quarter


quarter


A true coppy of what is in the owlde booke by mee N D Clerk


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March ye first Anno 1677/8 A Towne Meeting called it was then voted and con- cluded that there shall be a devision of Lands Layde


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out to the Inhabitants of the Towne for pasture Land. Every Man to have as many acors of pasture Land as hee hath akers of Medow as was given him by the Towne as an alotment or purchassed and as it stands upon Recorde in the Towne booke and hee doth pay Rates for


At a Towne Meeting called the 23 of May 1674 It was there and then voted and concluded that Whereas William Creed did lay claime to a pese of Medow which was formerly Reserved for comman Medowe by the Towne for catle to goe to at anytime to the end that pease may be Mayntayned the sayde William Creed was content to give up all the righte and title that he hath to that parsell of Medow at the upper end of the owld Towne Neck from the lower end of the Bigger Hummak upwards. In consideration that hee shall have after the Ministers Lot George Woolsis and John Old- fields Lot are Layde out by sorvayres apointed by the Towne the remainder of what is left.


A true coppy taken out of the owlde booke by mee


NATHANIEL DENTON Clerk


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. Rustdorp the 25 of the third Month Anno 1663 stilo novo


These presents declareth to all people and Nations whom it may consern that I Henery Townsend of Rust- dorp alies Jemaica formerly but now of oister bay in the provins of the New Netherlands being approved off by the court of Rustdorp aforesaide to be the Lawfull executor of Richard Chasmore deseased late Inhabitant of the sayde Towne I say approved of by the court being made by the last Will and Testament of the sayde Richard Chasmore to be his Lawfull executor soe stated by the court Abovesaid From the vertue Right and power I reseived in and by the Will of the deceased Richard Chasmore aforesaide I doe fully and freely by these presents give and bequeath 'all My Right Title and Interest of all the howsing and Land of the sayd Richard


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Chasmore that hee had in the abovesayd Town with the Medows and accomadations with all priveledges and appurtenances belonging thereunto that was his or did any wayes belong to him with all the debts that was due from any inhabitant in the jurisdiction of the New Netherlands and allsoe what is due from Capt Thomas Willat Merchant for the hors his son bought of the decased Richard Chasmore And alsoe what is due from John Barker Butcher or grocier or any other within the juris- diction afforesayde. I say I doe give and bequeath all my right in mony or Lands afforesaid unto the poore that are or shall bee in the Towne afforesayd. I say unto the poore viz poor widows and children persons blinde or lame or aged that are unable to get theire living or any that shall suffer by fire whose nesesities · call for releefe or any other of the like nature within the sayd Towne. And the Towne afforesayd shall Annually make choise of two men which shall have the-ordering and disposeing of the sayd Monyes dureing theire yeare for the use aforesaide and then to give an accounte to the Town of their prosedings And those two men affore- Page 14


saide shall have Liberty to make sale of the Lot and accomadations and allsoe to collect the debts and with this Mony to buy Mares or Cowes which May Run for a stock for the use of the poore as aforesayd. And that these catle or Mares shall be put out soe that en- crease may arise out of which the poore as afforesayd shall bee Releved and the principall shall bee preserved for a stock for the use of the poor of the Town afforesayd for ever: And whereas the sayd Richard Chasmore did give the sayd Lands or Monies unto my Wife and children I doe by these presents to prevent them suf- fering wrong give unto my wife and children my howse and orchard with my home Lot and half my accoma- dations and half my Medow in the Town of Rustdorp and soe by these presents upon the sayde considerations take of their Right in the sayd Lands or Monies. I


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say the sayd Henry Townsend doe for My self my heirs executors or Assighnes fully and freely Make over give and bequeath all my Right Title and Interest in the sayd Lands and Monys unto the poor of the Town Aforesayd to Injoy and posses for ever as is before ex- prest. That this is my act and deed I testefy by sub- scribing my hand the day and date above written viz the 25th of the third Month Anno 1663 stilo novo


HENRY TOWNSEND


Subscribed before WILLIAM GRAVES of stanforde and DANIELL DENTON Clerk


This is atrue coppy taken out of the originall in the owld Town booke by Mee


NATHANIELL DENTON Town Clerck Anno 1680


Page 15 Richard Everits bill of sale from Wil Creed


Know all men by these presents that I William Creed of Jemaica in the North Rideing of yorkshire upon Long Iseland have Aliened Barganed and Sould and doe hereby from Mee my heirs executors Administra- tors or Assignes aliened barganed and sell unto Richard Everit of Jemaica aforesaide his heirs Executors Ad- ministrators or Assignes Twenty Acres of upland Lying on the west side of Thomas Wiggins senior his Lot and on the easte side of Thomas Wellins Lott both within the presincts of Jemaica aforesaide and soe Runing paralell with the sayde Lots. As allsoe five Acres of Medow Lying upon the wester most Neck which is the same five acres that John Oldfield Layd out for Carsten Cornelius of Bushwick exsepting the priveledg belong- ing to the sayd Medow which I doe reserve to myselfe my Heirs and Executors. For the confermation whereof I the. sayd William Creed doe binde mee my Heirs Executors admst and Assignes unto the sayd Richard Everit his heirs Executors administrators and Assignes


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firmly by these presents. As witnes my hand this two and twentieth day of Desember in the year of our Lord 1680


WILLIAM CREED


Signed and delivered


in presence of us WILL TAYLER PETER SMITH


This is a true coppy taken out of the originall bill of sale by mee


NATHANIELL DENTON Town Clerk


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Know all me whome this may any wayse conserne that wee Joseph Smith John Hindes and Daniell Whitehed all of Jemaica in the North Rideing of yorkshire upon Long Iseland being the Lawfull Executors and ad- ministrators of the estate of John Skidmore lately de- ceased wee doe by vertue of this our power Bargan sell allienate and make over to Richard Everit of the same Towne and shire a sertaine pees of Land con- taineing about ten acres more or les Lying and being westward from the Town. Haveing on the east side of it Samuell Smiths ten acre Lot on the west side the ten acre that was formerly Mest Roberdt Coes at the north end the hills and the south end neare unto the path that goeth to york. This forementioned Land with all the fensing thereunto belonging Wee the fore- named Joseph Smith John Hinds and Daniell White- hed doe hereby firmly sell Bargan allienate and make over the forementioned land unto Richard Everit for to posses and injoy for himself and his heirs as his owne proper Right forever. And Wee doe hereby ingage to warant this our sale good in Law free from all former Incombranses Morgages dues debts what ever and from any just claime or claimes from the surviveing children of John Skidmore or any other. For the true and faith- full perforemanse of all and every parte of the premises


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wee doe hereunto set our hands this fourteenth of feb- ruary in the yeare 1680 or 81


Signed and delivered JOSEPH SMITH


in presens of us


DANIELL WHITEHED


THOMAS OKLEY


JOHN HINDS


BENJAMIN COE


This is a true coppy taken out of the originall bill of sale by mee NATHANIELL DENTON Towne Clerk


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Knowe all men by these presents that I Samuell Davis of Jemaica on Long Iseland in the North Rydeing of yorkshire have sould and doe by vertue hereof sell grant and deliver from mee and my heirs or Assignes for ever unto Thomas Smith juneor of the same shire Town and Rideing foure acres of Land being parte of the home Lot of the aforesaide Samuell Davises bounded on the south by the Highway. And the beginning of the Afforesayde parsell of Land to be eleven Rod from the frunt of the aforesayd Davises Lot and to run fifteen Rod from the Highway northwarde and then to run eastward untill foure Acres be run out. I say I Samuell Davis doe by vertue hereof fully and freely clearely and absolutely give grant and make over sell and confirm unto Thomas Smith aforesaid the parcell of Land as abovesaide to him his heirs executors ad- ministraters or Assignes freely discharged from all former sales gifts executions or Morgages or any other In- combranses whatsoever upon a valluable consideration Allredy reseived. As witnes my hand this 25 of Desember 1679 Teste RICHARD JONES


JOHN FOSTER


This is a true coppy of the originall bill of sale written by mee and owned by Samuell Davis before mee NATH- ANIELL DENTON Town Clerck


Allsoe the aforesaide Thomas Smith doth binde


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February the 24th Anno 1680 or 81


Thomas Smith senior hath given to his sonn Thomas Smith his share of the comman medowse in the farthest easte nek which is one acre and a halfe and Lyeth in number ten. And farther the sayde Thomas Smith hath given his son Thomas ten acres of planting Land Lyeing over the logs joyneing to Wait Smiths on the west side of it that is the west side of Thomas Smiths Lot joyneth to Wait Smiths.


Scriptum per me NATHANIELL DENTON Town Clerck


June ye 9: 1692 The Latte orders of ye Town of Jamaica Conserning Clering highwaies & Conserning swine & sheepe. And brought into ye Courtt of sessions held last May Now past & ther Confirmed by said Courtt. This Entered by me this day Above written


SAMI RUSCOE Town Clarke


Jamaica: pattent is datted ye 15th of ffebruary 1666 & Grantid by Genarall Nicoles


Newtown Pattentt is Datted ye 16 day of March 1666 & Grantid by ye same Governore


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March the 4th Anno Domini 1680 or 81


Know all men by these presents that I Jonas Hol- stead of Hempstead in the North Rideing of yorke- shire upon Long Iseland doe hereby fully and absolutely forever sett over from mee my heirs executors Ad- ministrators or Assignes all my whole Title and Intrest of the now dwelling howse which is in the possescion of Peter Stringham of Jamaica with all the Lands priv- eledges and Apurtenanses thereunto belonging unto the sayde Peter Stringham his heirs executors Adminis- trators and Assignes. And allsoe that the sayd Peter Stringham may ever hereafter peaceably and quietly enjoy the same from all incumbrances or Molesta-




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