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THOMAS OKLEY
SARAH X OKLEY
her marke
Signed sealed and delivered in
presens of us NATHANIELL DENTON senior
DANIELL WHITEHED
A true coppy taken out of the originall bill of sale per me NATHA DENTON Clerck
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Jemaicae the 20th of October Anno Domini 1682
Bee it knowne unto all men by these presents that I John Baylis senior of Jemaica in the North Rideing of yorkshire upon Long Iseland doe by these presents owne and acknowledg that I have fully freely and abso- lutely given granted and confirmed unto my sonn Elias Baylis a serten pese of Land of aboute fifteene acres of Land more or les Lying upon the west side of the path that goeth to the Mill from the Towne haveing the
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Land that Richard Jones bought of William Hallot senior on the north side of it and on the south and west side of the commans I say that I the aforesaide John Baylis have notwithstanding what my Will or any other Instrument under my hand sayth to the contrary fully freely and absolutely given and confirmed unto my sonn Elias Baylis the Land aforesayde and allsoe I doe by these presents give and grant unto my sonn aforesaide full and free Liberty of all commanige as doth prop- erly belong unto five acres of medow or a quarter share of purchas, I say that I the aforesaide John Baylis have for my self mine heirs executors or asignes given and granted the aforesaide Land and priveledg of comanige aforesaide unto my sonn Elias aforesaide for him his heirs executors administrators or asignes to have and to howlde as his owne proper righte for ever as witnes my hand the day and date above written
Signed and delivered in presens JOHN X BAYLIS
of us ROBARDT X ASHMAN his marke
his marke NATHANIELL DENTON senior
That this deede of gift though it was made after my husband John Baylis had made his will yet I know it was my husbands minde that my sonn should have it before and therefore I Rebeccah the wife of John Baylis doe fully asent unto and freely confirme this my husbands act and deede by setting to my hand this day and date above written
Teste ROBERDT X ASHMAN his marke NATHANIELL DENTON senior
REBECCA X BAYLIS her marke
This is a true coppy taken out of the originall deed of gift per me NATHANIELL DENTON Clercke
Page 51 Know all men by these presents that I Samuell Ruscoe of Jemaica on Long Iseland for the consideration of a
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payre of oxen the resaite whereof I doe hereby acknowledg . from Randolph Evans of Jemaica aforesaide and there- from acquit the sayde Randolph Evans his and ad- ministrators for ever, by these presents have bargained sowld alienated and enfeoft and by these presents doe hereby bargaine sell alien and enfeofe unto the sayde Randolph Evans his heirs and assignes a sertaine parsell of medow ground lyeing in the owld Towne neck in the . bounds of Jemaicae aforesayde being parte of an alot- ment bought by my father William Ruscoe of Thomas Benedick and layde out by John Oldfield senior of the sayde Towne being halfe fresh and halfe salt bounded on the south west by the highway that parts Nicolas Everits Medow and runs to Chasmors Iseland on the north east by the remainder of the sayde Ruscoes Medow on the north west by Chasmors Island River and on the south east by Waterses Iseland conteyning five acres be it more or lesse with all and every the Libertis priv- iledges and benefits that heareafter to the same shall or may appertaine or belong to have and to howlde the sayde parcell of Medow ground priveledges and premises to the saide Randolph Evans his heirs and assignes to the onely proper use and behoofe of him the sayde Randolph Evans his heirs and assignes for ever and farther I the sayde Samuell Ruscoe for mee and my heyres doe hereby covenant and grant to and with the sayde Randolph Evans his heyrs and asignes that I the sayde Samuell Ruscoe in my owne right am Law- fully possest of the sayde parsell of meadow ground and the same for ever hearafter will warant defend and mainetaine from all maner of persons whatsoever fully clearely and absolutely cleard and uncumberd from all former grants bargans and sales whatsoever In witnes whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seale this ninth day of October in the thirty fourth yeare of his Maties Raigne and ine the yeare of our Lord one thousand six hundered eighty two
SAMUELL RUSCOE
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Sealed and delivered in presens of us WILLIAM NICOLLS WILLIAM WHITE
A true coppy. taken out of the originall bill of sale per me NATHANIELL DENTON Clercke
Page 52 Jemaica November the 7th Anno 1682
At a Towne Meeteing it was voted and concluded that noe geese shall goe upon the commans after the last of March next and if they doe it shall be Lawfull for any one to kill them provided they deliver them to the owner or owners as soone as they have killed them Scriptum per me by order of the Towne
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NATHANIELL DENTON Clerck
November ye 7th 1682
And at the same Towne Meeteing it was voted and concluded that whereas the Law sayth that no hogs shall goe upon the commans but such as are yoked and Ringed, that whosoever doth suffer any hogs to goe upon the commans after the first day of March next Insueing the date hereof but what are suffitiently yoked with a yoke a foot and halfe long and ringed shall pay as a fine to him that shall take any such hogs upon the commans provided the owner of ye hogs haveing notis given him of the hogs doth forthwith in a dayse time at most take A cowrse with his hogs to keepe them of from the commans then to pay nothing but if not then to pay as aforesaide halfe a crowne a peese for every hog small and gret
Scriptum per me by order of Towne
NATHANIELL DENTON Clerck
At a Towne Meeteing the 7th of November 1682
It was there and then voted and concluded that if any deferens shall arise betwene William Creed and the Towne aboute the Land that was put to arbetration
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then the constable and overseors shall manage the case or depute som others to manage it
Scriptum per me by order of the Towne
NATHANIELL DENTON Clerck
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Jemaicae the 20th of Desember Anno 1682
These presents may sertefy any one whome it may. conserne that I Fulke Davis of Jemaica In the North Rideing of yorkshire upon Long Iseland doe by these. presents bargan sell and make over unto my sonn Samuell Davis of the same Towne and shire a sertaine peese of upland of aboute five acres more or less which was the halfe of my owlde ten acre Lot, that lyeth eastward of Nathaniel Dentons ten acre lot, which ten acre Lot was formerly devided into two partes the one halfe of which ten acre Lott was Jonathan Davises and layd on that side of the Lott next to Nathaniell Denton seniors ten acre Lott and the other halfe was mine the which five acres I Fulk Davis did by an instrument or writeing made the third of November Anno 1680 make over unto my sonn Samuell Davis for him to make use of as his owne dureing my naturall life promising and Ingage- ing not to sell it unles nesesity compelled mee and if I had neede to sell it then hee the sayde Samuell Davis was to have it for five pounds, wherefore I say that I Fulke Davis have for myselfe mine heirs executors or asignes fully freely and absolutely barganed sould and made over all my righte Tietle and Interest unto that five acres of upland aforesayde lying and being as afore- saide unto my sonn Samuell Davis aforesaide for him his heirs executors administrators or asignes to have and to houlde as his owne proper Right for ever and allsoe I doe by these presents firmly binde and Ingage myselfe to make good this my sale In Law freeing it from all former sales morgages deeds of gift by Will or any other way to any person or persons whatsoever, In conferma- tion of all and every of the premises I doe this day and date above written set to my hand & seale
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Signed sealed and delivered in presens of us NATHANIELL DENTON senior This is a true coppy taken
RICHARDE DENTON
FULK X DAVIS his marke
out of the originall bill of sale per me NATHANIELL DENTON Clerck
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Jemaica the 28th of Desember Anno 1682
These presents may sertefy any one whome it may any wayes conserne that I Samuell Mills of Jemaica on Long Iseland have soulde and doe by these presents bargan sell and make over all my Righte Title and In- terest unto a sertaine peese or parsell of Land which is a corner or nooke of my ten acre Lot which Land is to runn into my Lot till you come to a sertaine marked saplin that standeth neare the bogs on the south side of the high way that goeth to the bogs and soe to Run upon a straighte Lyne till you come to the corner poste that is marked in the owlde fens that devided my Lot from Samuell Davises Lot that was formerly Fulke Davises ten acre Lot, I say that I the aforesaide Samuell Mills have for my selfe myne heirs executors or asignes soulde and made over all my righte Title and Interest unto the peese or parsell of Land atoresaide soe marked and bounded as aforesaide unto Samuell Davis of the same Towne and shire for him his heirs executors or Asignes to have and to howlde as his owne proper Righte for ever for a valuable consideration which was a fowleing peese allredy reseived and in confermation of the premises I doe this day and date above written set to my hand and fixe my seale Signed sealed and delivered SAMUELL MILLS 0 in presens of us
NATHANIELL DENTON senior
SARAH X DENTON her marke
This is a true coppy taken out of the originall Bill of Sale per me NATHANIELL DENTON Clerck
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Know all men by these presents that I Samuell Mills the sonn of George Mills Inhabitant of Jemaicae In the North Rideing of yorkshire upon Long Iseland have alienated barganed and sould and doe by these presents from mee my heirs executors and administrators fully and firmly bargan and sell unto my sonn in Law John Smith Inhabitant at Jemaica as aforesaide two acres and a halfe of salt Medow that is to say the one halfe of the five acres more or less which the sayde Samuell Mills and Daniel Denton jointely purchased of William Creed and Daniell Whitehed which did somtime belong and apertaine unto the accomodation which John Speglar possessed and sould to the sayd Creed and Whitehead I say that I Samuell Mills have sould and doe hereby firmly bargain sell and make over unto my sonn in Law John Smith the one halfe of the abovesaide five acres of Medow being and lying upon the neck commonly called the Long Neck viz two acres and a halfe of Medow lying next on the easte side of Samuell Messengers Lot bounded at the front by the upland and the reare by the creek which parts the east neck and the Long neck with the proportion of upland belonging thereunto in the litle plaine devision and all the priveledge that shall hereafter belong or may any way accrue and arise to or by the said Medow to be his owne to posess enjoy or dispose of as his absolute propriety forever without any molestation from mee or mine as witnes my hand subscribed this twenty second day of January in the yeare of our Lord one thousand six hundered and eighty two or three
SAMUELL MILLS 0
Signed sealed and delivered in the presens of us JOHN PRUDDEN RICHARD JONES
This is a true coppy taken out of the originall bill of sale per me NATHANIELL DENTON Clerck
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Jemaica the 10th of February Anno 1682/3
These presents may sertefy any one whome it may conserne that I Fulke Davis of Jemaicae in the North Rideing of yorkshire upon Long Iseland doe by these presents bargan sell and make over from mee my selfe mine heires or asignes a sertaine pese of Medowe lyeing and being upon the farthest easte Neck it being my share of the Medow commonly called common Medow and now devided into perticular shares amongst which devisions . mine is a quarter share and lyeth with Abell Gale in number 30 as will apeare in the recordes I say that I Fulke Davis aforesaide doe by these presents bargan sell alienate and make over all my righte Title and Interest to the Medow aforesaide unto Thomas Okeley of Fosters Medow within the bounds of Hempsteade In the same shire aforesaide for him his heirse executors or asignes to have howlde and Injoye as his owne proper righte for ever and farther I doe ingage to make good this my sale . In Law notwithstanding all former deeds gifts grants or Incombranses whatsoever as witnes my hand the day and date above written
Testes delivered in presens of us NATHANIELL DENTON HUGH FORDE
FULK X DAVIS
his marke
This is a true coppy of the originall bill of sale taken out by mee NATHANIELL DENTON Clercke
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Know all men whome this may any wayes consern that I Thomas Barker of flatbushes new Lots in the West Rideing of yorkshire on Long Iseland I say I have sould to Thomas Smith juneor sonn to Thomas Smith senior of Jemaicae in the North Rideing of the same shire and Iseland the halfe of the adishion that was Layde out to Henery Townsend of Oyster Bay and to John Townsend his brother the number of the adition is twenty sixt Lot lying over fosters River within the boundes of Jemaica
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I the sayde Thomas Barker have soulde and hereby firmly bargan sell and make over from mee my heires unto the saide Thomas Smith to him and his heirs to have and to houlde for ever I the sayde Thomas Barker have soulde all my right and Title to the before mentioned Medow as witnes my hand this 27 of January 1682/1 THOMAS BARKER
Witnesed by us
WILLIAM MORIS
JOHN SMITH
This is a true coppy taken out of the originall bill of sale per me NATHANIELL DENTON Clerck
Be it Knowne unto all men by these presents that I Thomas Smith juneor of Jemaicae on Long Iseland in the North Rideing of yorkshire In america doe by these presents fully and absolutely to all Intents and purposes asigne and make over unto Samuell Denton of the same Towne and Rideing all my righte or Rightse of this within written bill of sale. I say from mee my heirs Executors or asignes to him the sayde Samuell his heirs Executors administrators or asignes for ever as his owne proper Right of Inheritans as witnes my hand this first of March In the yeare 1682/3
Witnes
THOMAS SMITH
THEOPHILUS PHILIPS
This is a true coppy taken out of the originall Bill of Transporte per me
NATHANIELL DENTON Clerck
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This Indenture Made March the 6th in the yeare of our Lord one thousand six hundred eightie one or two Witnesseth that wee Joseph Smith and Daniell White- head of Jemaica on Long Iseland in the North Rideing of yorkshire being overseors of the Estate of John Skid- more Deceased of the Towne Abovesaide have sould and doe by vertue hereof Bargaine sell grant and make from us as trustees and overseers of the Estate of John Skidmore deceased or from his heirs Executors Adminis- trators or asignes for ever unto Nicolas Stillwell of
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Gravesend on Long Iseland in the West Rideing of york- shire to him his heires or asignes for ever two acres more or less in the home Lot which was John Skidmores above- saide and his parte of the yarde and the Medow on the farther haw tree Iseland with the remainder or remainders Reversion or reversions with the priveledges commanages Immunities and Appurtenanses that doe or shall here- after belong unto the same: Wee say wee Joseph Smith and Daniell Whitehead as Trustees and overseers of the Estate of John Skidmore Deseased doe by vertue hereof freely clearely and absolutely give grant sell and confirm unto Nicolas Stilwell Abovesaide the Land aforespecified fully and freely Discharged from all former sales gifts grants Dowres Joynters Leases rests charges Anuitis uses Intayles Judgments forfetures Executions Morgages fines Amerciaments and Incumbrances what- soever had made committed in writeing witingly or will- . ingly suffered or don by the aforesaide Daniell White- head and Joseph Smith as trustees of the abovesaide John Skidmore deseased his heires or assignes or by his or theire meanes Acts or consents privitie or procurement or by any other person or persons Lawfully Claimeing by or under him or them or any of them: In confermation of the premises wee doe deliver with our hands and seale with our seales this bill of sale the day and Date Above- saide
Signed sealed and delivered JOSEPH SMITH 0
in the presence of us DANIELL WHITEHEAD 0
PETER SMITH
The mark X of WILLIAM FOSTER
This is a true coppy taken out of the originall bill of sale per me NATHANIELL DENTON Clerck
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Aprill the 4th Anno 1683
This recorde made as of a pese of Land that Edward Higbee had Layde out by the survaiors John Oldfield and Samuell Smith of fiftene acres Lying and being at
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the West end of the Towne runing parralel with a pese of Land that Randolph Evans bought of Peter String- ham upon the west side of the sayde Land butting upon the path northwarde commonly called Deins path runing westward and sowthwarde to the marked trees that was marked by order of the survayers
August the 13th Anno 1683
There being of fresh Medow a sertaine pese of fresh Medow Lyeing at the upper end of Andrew Mesengers Lot of Medow which was not Layde out as parte of his Lot it was left by the company that belonged to the Long Neck to George Mills and Edward Rowse now it was soe that afterwardes George Mills did bye Edwarde Rowses parte of that fresh Medowe and afterwardes George Mills did make an Exchange with Andrew Mesenger for some fresh Medowe that the sayde Mesenger had upon the west side of his Medowe the truth of which George Mills did owne before mee the day and date above written and for confermation of the truth thereof did set to his hand This was recorded
by mee the date and date above written it being then owned and subscribed before mee NATHANIELL DENTON Clerck
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This Indenture witneseth that I Wait Smith of Je- maicae on Long Iseland in the North Rideing of york- shire have sould and doe by vertue hereof sell Bargan Grant and make over from mee and my heires for ever unto Samuell Deine juneor of the same shire Towne and Rideing as abovesaide Twelve Acres and a halfe of upland being and lying in the West Bounds of Jemaica Bounded on the north by a Twenty Acre Lot now in possesion of the Aforesaide Samuell Deine and John Deine bounded on the west by a parte of William Creeds
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Lot bounded Southe and East by ye commons: I say I Wait Smith doe by vertue hereof fully and freely clearely and absolutely give Grant sell and confirm from mee and my heirs for ever to him and his heirs or assignes to have and to hould for ever the aforesaide Twelve Acres and a halfe of Land with all the Appurtenances thereunto belonging fully and freely Discharged from all former sales Gifts grants Dowers Joynters Leases .rests charges uses Intails Judgments forfetures Execu- tions Morgages fines Amerciaments and Incumbrances whatsoever had made or committed in writing wittingly or willingly suffered or don by the Aforesaide Wait Smith his heirs or Assignes or by his or their meanes Acts or consents privitye or procurement or by any other person or persons whatsoever Lawfully claimeing from by or under him or them or any of them In confermation of the premises I doe signe seale and Deliver with my owne hand this bill of sale; farther it is to be noted that there is a highway of foure Rod wide more or less between the Abovesaide twelve acres and halfe of Land and the abovesaide owld Lott which is sayde to be in the possesion of the aforesaide John and Samuell Deine
Signed sealed and delivered WAIT SMITH 0
in the presence of us Aprill
the 30th Anno 1683 A true coppy taken out of the NATHANIELL DENTON seni originall bill of sale per me NATHANIELL DENTON
RICHARD DENTON
Clercke
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This Indenture made In the thirty fift yeare of his Majestis Raigne and In the yeare of our Lord 1682 the 19th of May betwene William Creed of Jemaica in the North Rideing of yorkshire upon Long Iseland on the one parte and Eldard Lucas on the other parte witneseth that I William Creed aforesaide doe covenant bargan and sell unto Elderd Lucas of flatbush In the West Rideing of yorkshire upon Long Iseland a sertaine parsell of upland and salt Medow lying and being in the bounds Jemaica aforesaide viz forty Acres of Wood-
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land fronting on the comman highway or Roade to New Yorke ferry which Rode lyeth northward of the sayde Land and adjoyneing southwardly to the Land of Richard Bets juneor and Thomas Barker and west- warde by the hyghway that runeth doune by the side of Mesr Barkers Lott that hee bought of Flower William- son with twelve acres of salt Medow lyeing and being belowe the Iseland commanly called Oldfields Iseland begining at the upland on the north soe runing doune southward by halfe the length of the sayde Medow from the upland to the sounde and farther I doe promis and Ingage to allowe to the sayde Lucas as much of my oune Medow In plase of a way through the saide Lucasses Medow for sleding of hay with all other rights and priv- eledges of commans or comman Lands or any other priveledges or apurtenanses that doth or shall Apertaine to the twelve acres of Medow Answerable to the rest of the Lotments In the Towne proportianably Acordeing to devition from the date hereof but all former Rights I doe reserve to my selfe and by these presents doe covenant bargan and sell from mee my heirs Executors administrators or asignes unto the sayde Lucas his heirs Executors administrators or Asignes all the above men- tioned Land with all the timber trees standing or lying witnin the aforesaide bounds and the twelve acres of salt Medow acordeing as is above mentioned to have and to howlde firmly for ever, and doe warrant and Ingage to defend this sayde Land and Medow with the priveledges above mentioned free from any formar gifts grants sales sales morgages or any other Intanglements what ever and doe warrant this my sale good In Law free from any claime or claimes from any person or persons what ever forraine Invation Exsepted and doe acknowledge to have reseived full satesfaction for the same of the saide Lucas to the true perforemans of all and every the above mentioned premises I doe binde my selfe as aforesaide by subscribeing my name and setting to my seale the day and yeare above written the Medow is to run along by John Baylis Medow that lyeth on the west
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side of it and on the east by the Medow that William Creed hath now in his owne possetion
WILLIAM CREED 0
Signed sealed and delivered in presens of us
RINE X JOHNSON his marke
SAMUELL RUSCOE
A true coppy taken out of ye originall per me NATHANIELL DENTON Clerck
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Know all men by these presents that I Thomas Barker of the new land lyeing within the juresdiction of Flat- bush have sould bargained and set over unto Eldert Luycas liveing within the jurisdiction of Jemaica whoe doth confess that hee did buye a certaine parsell of up- land lying within the juresdiction of Jamaica bounded at the north side with the sayde Lucases land at the north eaast corner bounded with a small tree marked TB and soe runing uppon a right lyne to an oake tree which is the marked tree betwixe John Baylis and the sayde Thomas Barker and soe runing upon a right lyne to a wallnut tree marked at four sides which is the south east corner of the sayd land and soe runing upon a straight lyne to the southeast corner of a peese of land that the sayde Barker doth reserve for himself bounded to the west the sayde Barker and Richard Bets soe as the same is fensed in and lyeth in his fense with three sides of the same fensed and that soe as the same Land is layde out for thirty acres more or less five and twenty acres of which Land was layde out so the sayde mest Barker by vertue. of a priveledge which hee bought of John Smith of Hempsteade and five acres that the sayde Barker bought of John Oldfield of Jemaica which sayde Land the sayd mest Barker sould to the sayde Eldert Luycas free and libert except the Lord his right and the invasion of a publick enemy for which parsell of Land above mentioned the saide Barker confesses to be fully paide and satesfyed from the first being to the last and therefore the sayde Barker doth trans-
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port unto the sayde Eldert Luycas soe for himself his heires executors administrators or asignes the above mentioned parsell of Land for ever to the saide Eldert Luycas his heires or asignes soe that the sayde mest Barker leaves all his right and title of the above men- tioned Land to the sayde Lucas Eldert for ever in witnes whereof signed in the Towne of Brookeland lyeing in the West Rideing of Yorkshire uppon Long Iseland this 8 day of March 1682
THOMAS BARKER 0
Signed sealed and delivered in the presense of us HENDRICK SLEAHT JOHANNES VANDEWATER
This is a true coppy taken out of the origenall bill of sale per me NATHANIELL DENTON Clerke
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Jemaica May the second Anno 1683
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