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belonging to Have and to Hold for ever and I doe hereby engage to make this my sale good in Law free from any just claime of any person or persons whatsoever and
Look in page 95 for ye rest
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Be it knowen unto all men by these presants that I Peter Stringham on Longe Island doe acknowledg to have sould unto Frances Combs on spot of midow at ye hawtre neck containing about fower acors more or less lying with ye front to the casway with the dich on ye south side bounded on the north with John Hunt this pece of midow I ye sayed Peter doe ingage unto the above said Franses Combs of Longe Island his hairs exicutors or asighns forever with out any trouble frome me or my hairs or asighns forever as witnes my hand this 5th of Jenewary 1684/3
Witnes RALPH HUNT CLEMENT SALMON
PETER STRINGHAM
Be it knowen unto all men home it may concerne that I Franses Combs doe asighn all my Right title and intrest of this within bill of sale unto John Hunt of Newtowne I say from me my hairs exicutors adm:" asighns forever as his own proper Right as witnes my hand this 7th of Fabuary 1683/4
Witnes THEOPHILUS PHILIPS HENRY MAYBE
FRANSES COMBS A trew copie of ye originall bill of sale and asighnment with the aprobation and con- sent of ye byer and seler by me BEN: COE Clark
This may certefy any persons whom it may con- sern that we Peter Stringham and John Hunt doe by
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joynt consent null this above record and mak it void by giveing another deed to John Hunt
SAMLL. RUSCOE-Clark
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August the 7th 1683
Bee it known nut all men by these presants that I Peter Stringham of Jemaica on Long Island in the north Ryding of Yorkshier in America have allinated and sould and by these presants doe allinate and sell unto John Hunt of Newtown a sartain pece or parsell of fresh midow situated and lying at the south side of this Island at a place known by the name of the haw tree neck beginning at the fence that enters on the neck and runing to ye dich by the end of the casway fronting to the hyway and runing back to ye creek houlding ye same bredth at ye crick as it doth on the front know yee therfore that I ye aforsaid Peter Stringham doe by these presants have aninated and sould as is above men- tioned from me my hairs exicutors administrators or asighns unto him ye said John Hunt his hairs, Executors, admis: and assighns the formentioned pece or parsell of midow as is expresd as his own proper right of inheri- tance for ever quiately to injoy from any person or persons what so ever that shall lay claime to it or any pert of it by asent or consent and doe warant this my deed of sale to be good and free from any former sals morgages or incombrancs in trew mening and performanc I doe here interchangably set to my hand and seale the day yeer above writen this above mentioned fenc is to be under stood the fenc that fencis in the neck
PETER STRINGHAM
Sighned sealed and delivered in presants of us THEOPHELUS PHILIPS FRANCES COMBS
A trew copie of ye originall bill of sale ex- tracted by order of the byer and seller
By me BEN COE Clark
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This allsoe by the same manner is likewis made void and null
SAMLL RUSCOE Clarke
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Know all men home this may any ways conserne that I Peter Stringham of Jemaica in Queen County of Yorkshier on Long Island have from my selfe my hairs exicutors administrators and asighns sould and doe by these presants firmly alinate bargon and sell unto Samuell Denton of the plase aforsaid my hol right of midow layed out to that lot of midow which formerly was Jonas Halsteds that is to say ye third part of a twenty acor lot which M' Coe sould to Jonas Halsted this for- named midow with all ye privilidges and aportinancis that ever did or her after shall apertain or belonge to the forsaid midow I the said Peter doe sell to Samuell Denton & also free ye said Land free from all morgages sals dews depts or incomberancs of any kind and doe warant this my sale good in Law to him his hairs or asigns for ever in confirmation of the premisis I have set my hand this 29th of September 1684
Momerandam that this midow formentioned is a small lot of midow that ly upon the litell neck comanly called Fosters midow neck
atested by
BENJEMIN COE Clark
PETER X STRINGHAM his mark
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Know all men hom this may any conserne that John Everit of Jemaica on Long Island in Queen County in Yorkshier I say I have sould and doe by these presants bargon sell allinate and deliver unto Samuell Denton of the place before mentioned from my selfe my hairs exicuters administrators and asighns my holle right of midow lying and being on ye furthest east neck being my second devision of midow belonging to my twenty acor lot of midow with all the aportinances privilidges and inlargments that ever ded now doe or here after shal any ways belonge to ye foresaid midow for ye said
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Samuell Denton his hayrs and asighns quiatly to posses and injoy without any molestation or trouble from me my hairs or asighns for ever and further I doe warant this my sale good in Law free from all former dews depts morgages or incomberances of any kind what so ever in confirmation of all and every part of the premisis I doe here subscribe my hand this fiftene day of Desember 1684
concluden in ye presance
of BENJEMIN COE Clarke
JOHN EVERET
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ffurther I doe hereby acknowlig that I have given ye said Rodds peaceable and quiat posession of ye afosd Land and have received for ye said Land a valuable consideration to my satisfaction to ye full and absolute confirmation of ye primcises I ye said John Everitt have subscribed my name and sett to my seale this tween seventh day of Desember in the one an twentyeth year of his majs Reigne Charles the Second of England Scotland France and Ireland Kinge and in the year of our Lord 1669 Signed sealed and JOHN EVERITT 0 delivered in ye
presants of us
HUMPHRY UNDRILL . ANTHONY WATERS: Clerk
A true coppy of the originall deed enterd and compard per ZACH MILLS Clark
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Theese presants testifieth that in order to ye com- posing of ye differance betwene ye towns of Hempsted and Jemaica about ye bounds of ye towns Severall persons being under written being deputed and author- ized by ye severall towns doe freely and ffully agree and , conclude as followeth (vIz) That Jemaica bounds eastward betwixt Hempsted and them shall remaine and continue where ye indain purhes line runs begining
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at ye hills and soe runing to ye mouth of Rockaway Swamp which line is made by trees marked and run by ye indains ye former owners of ye Land excepting only that if a part of ye lotments of Jonathon Smith juner and of ye Burlings and that which was William Thikstons and Willm Jacobs being fower in numba doe hapin to be within ye sd line the forsaid persons shall peasabely posses and injoy ye sd Land without molestation but for any other Lands layd out by any persons by Hempsted men* it shall be throwin up to Jemaica and it is to be understood that this our agrement, shall not hinder Hempsted men from runing their anciant line from the head of mathagarizans bay south to ye sea they not molesting Jemaica in ye pesable possesion of their Lands in ye above written agrement that this our mutall agre- ment we testifie by setting to our hands this 2d of De- sembr 1684
NATHANIELL DENTON
JOHN SEAMAN
DANIELL WHYTHED
JOSEPH SMITH
JOHN JACKSON SIMON SEARIN JOHN SMITH
Whereas it mentioned in ye agreement that Jemaica bounds shall run to Rockaway Swampes mouth it is to be understood that Rockaway River that runs out of Rockaway Swamp shall be Jemaicaes east bounds and all ye midows lying on ye west side of ye said River shall belonge to Jemaica as wittneseth our hands the day before written
This is a trew copie of the origianll copied out by BENJEMIN COE Clark
JOHN SEAMAN SIMON SEARING JOHN JACKSON JOHN SMITH
*That is to say within ye aforsaid Line.
¡The town of Jemaica have no pretence to Rockaway neck by this agrement.
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To all Christian people to home this presants wrighting shall come I William Foster of Jemaica in Queenes County on Longe Island greeting and where as there is a sartaine parsell or tract of Land situate lying being in ye litell neck within the bounds of Jemaica aforsaid containing by estimation twenty acors be it more or less which said Land fronts to the highway on ye reere of ye south lots adjoyning on the west side to the lot of Thomas Wigans seniore and on ye east to the lot of Samuell Mesinger being in all sixty squere Know yee that I ye above said William Foster for a valuable con- sideration unto me in hand payed and secured to be payed have allined bargained and sould and by these presants doe from me my hairs exicuters administrators and asighns alliene bargaine and sell the aforsaid persell or tract of Land with all the fencing and timber stand- ing or lying their upon unto Thomas Wigins Juner of Jemaica on Longe Island his hairs exicutors administra- tors or asigns to have and to hold ye said Land and premises unto ye said Thomas Wigins Juner his hairs exicutors administrators or asighns unto ye proper use benefit and behoofe of him the said Thomas Wiggins Junor his hairs and assighns forever and I doe hereby oblige my selfe to warant this my sale of the said Land and the premises and will justifie and maintaine the same against any claime or claims pretence or pretences of any person or persons what-so-ever in wittnes where of I have here unto sett hand and seale this 16 day of Fabuary 1683/4 Signed seled and WILLIAM FOSTER
delivered in ye presants of
PETOR SMITH MARY SMITH
A trew copie of the originall bill of sale copied out by me BENJEMIN COE
Clark
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At a Towne Metting held June ye 10th 1697 there was appoynted Capt Whithed Samll Smith Captn Okley and Nath Denton to meett with Hempsted men to know our bounds betwixt the town of Hempstede
By order signed SAMLL RUSCOE Clark
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Know all men home this may conserne that I William Creed being impowred by Henery Townsend of Oshter Bay to devide the midow formerly belonging to Henery Townsend above said lying on ye hether east neck which was a twenty acor lot of midow I say I William doe by vertew of ye said power resaived from Henery Townsend devide the said midow with Wait Smith and by our mutall agrement Wait have takin his proportion on ye east side of ye midow being bounden on the east with ye River and bounded on ye west with a row of stakes that this is our mutall agrement we ratifie by sub- scribing our hands this 18th day of Fabuary 1683/4 atested by
BENJEMIN COE Clark
WILLIAM CREED WAIT SMITH
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November ye 25th 1683
Know all men by these presants that I William Creed of Jemaica in ye north Ryding of Yorkshier upon Longe Island doe from me my hairs exicuders administrators or asigns allinate bargaine and sell unto Theodorus D(P)ollhellmas of Flatbosh in ye west Ryding of York- shier on Longe Island aforsaid his hairs exicutors or asigns a sartaine parsell or tract of Land lying in ye bounds of Jemaica containing by estemation twenty three acors being on the west side of Newtown path runing in length seventy six rods and in bredth forty eight Rods bounded northward by ye lot that was John Baylies and eastward Nath11 Linas his lot southward by the commans west by the said Theodoros his land to have and to hould forever and doe by these presants warant
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this my sale good in Law and free from any former sals gifts or morgages or any other intangelments and to defend it from any claim or claims from any person or persons what so ever foraigne invation exepted to ye trew performance where of I ye said William doe bynd my selfe as above said by subscribing my name and setting to my seall the day and yeer above written atested WILLIAM CREED
SAMUELL RUSCUE
RANDALL EVANS
A trew copie taken out of ye originall by of sale by
BENJEMIN COE Clark
Samuell Smiths meadow being a fiveten acer lott by devition lyinge att ye ould towne necke layd outt in ye year 1662 lying & joynings upon Abraham Smith bounded att ye upland with a whitt oake tree and from thens by a dich soe far as ye dich goeth and soe further att ye bay by a creek partinge ye sd Abraham him & on ye west bounded with Morras Smith ye sd Abraham beinge his east bounday this layd out by Robertt Coe & Thomas Benedick son this taken out of ye ould booke in ye yeare 1695 per
SAM11 RUSCOE town clarke
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Know all men by these presents that I Jonathon Mills of Jemaica in ye north Ryding of Yorkshier on Longe Island have allinated bargoned and sould and by these presants doe allinat bargin and sell from me my hairs exicutors administrators or asigns unto Theo- doros D(P)ollhelmas of Flatbosh his hairs exicutors ad- ministrators or asigns a sartain parsell of upland con- taining fifteen acors more or less bounded westward by the lot of land now belonging to Frances Combs and northward by the path to New York Frances Cooms lot runing to ye great chesnut stump by his hous and on ye east by the lot of Elias Baylis of Jemaica runing to a stump of a tree falled by Jonathon Mills and split
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up a litell way: ye said lot containing in bredth thirty rods and runing down southwerd by four score rods bounded by the said lots as above said at ye south end and haveing the same bredth as at the uper end I say I the sd Jonathon Mills have from me my hairs exicutors administrators or asigns sould unto ye said Theodoros his hairs exicutors administrators or asigns ye above said fiftene acors of Land with ye timber trees stand- ing or lying together with all the privilidges apurtinances that doe any way belonge their unto to have and to hold forever and doe warant this my sale good in Law from any claim or claime from any person or person whatever to ye trew performance whereof I sett to my hand and seale ye 28 day of July in yeer of our Lord 1683 JONATHON MILLS
Witnes JOHN OULDFIELD SAMUELL RUSCUE
A trew copie of the originall bill of sale by BENJEMIN COE Clark
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Jemaica Jenewary ye 5th 1684
These presants may sertifie any on home it may any wais conserne that I Nathaniell Denton senior of Jemaica in Queen County upon Longe Island doe by these presants fully bargon sell and allinate and make over to my sonn Samuell Denton of ye same town and shier ye on halfe of my ten acor lot eastward lying between John Senors lot and the lot that was formerly Anthony Waters ten acor lot the said ten acor lot to be equialy devided in ye midell from front to reere and ye said Samuell to have that side of ye lot that lyeth next to John Roads lot I say that I ye aforsaid Nathaniell have for myselfe my hairs exicutors administrators or asigns bargoned sould and made over ye halfe of my ten acor lot aforsaid unto my sonn Samuell Denton afor- said for him his hairs exicutors administrs or his asighns to have and to hold as his owne proper right forever for a velewable consideration all redy resaived in con-
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firmation of ye premisis I doe this day and date above writen set to my hand and fix my seale
Signed sealed and delivered in ye presants of
JEREMIAH WOOD
DANIEL WHYTHEAD
NATHANIELL DENTON A trew copie of ve origanel by
BENJEMIN COE Clarke
These presants may sertifie any on home it may or any ways conserne that I Nathaniell Denton senior of Jemaica in Queen County upon Long Island doe by these presants fully frely and absolutly give and grant unto my sonn Samuell Denton of ye same town and county that part on which he now liveth and have seperated from my part of my home lot with a cros fence from ye south west corner of his house cros ye lot to George Millses at presant and after my deseace he shall have two rod north from ye said cros fence unto that part of the lot which is now mine and I allsoe to give and grant to my said sonn Samuell five acors of woodland which he hath allrady taken up in ye litell neck and five acors of Land which he hath taken up at ye litell plaine run and allsoe fower acors of midow and a halfe at ye furthest east neck which midow is comanly called the small lots of midow with all privilidges and aportinances their unto belonging I say that I the aforsaid Nathaniell doe by these presants give and grant and make over from me my hairs exsicutors administra- tors or asigns for him his hairs exicutors administra- tors or asighns to have and to hould as his owne proper right forever the which is to be owned and'exepted as part of his portian or legesie for the confirmation of the premisis whereof I doe this day and date set to my hand and fix my seall Jenewary ye 5th 1684
Signed seled and NATHANIELL DENTON
delivered in ye presants of us
JEREMIAH WOOD
DANIEL WHYTHED By
A trew copie of ye originall BENJEMIN COE Clark
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November ye 25th 1683
Know all men by these presants that I William Creed of Jemaica on ye north Ryding of Yorkshire on Long Island doe from me my hairs exicutrs or asighns allinated bargoned and sould unto Hendrick Lot of Flatbush in ye west Ryding of Yorkshier on Long Island aforsaid a sartaine parsell or tract of Land containing by estama- tion thirty seven acors lying on the east side of Newtowne hay path runing eighty rods and at the north end sixty eight rods I say to him his hairs exicutors administrators or asighns firmly to have and to hould for ever and doe warant this my sale good free from any former salls gifts and morgages or any other intanglments what- soever and to maintain this my sale good and free from any claim of any person or persons whatsoever foraigne invation to the trew performance of all the above said premises I ye said William Creed doe bynd my self as above said by subscribing my name and setting to my seale ye day and yeer above written ye said Land is bounded westward by ye path and northward buting upon Nicholes his marked tree and eastward by William Creds lot and southward by the comans
Test SAMUELL RUSCUE
RANDALL EVENS
WILLIAM CREED
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March ye 26: 1683
Know all men by these presants that I Thomas Barker living in Flatbosh new lots in ye west Ryding of York- shire upon Long Island doe from me my hairs exicutors administrators or asigns bargon and sell unto Hendrick Lot of ye same plase his hairs exicutors administrators or asighns all my lot of land now lying and being in my posesion containing by estamation forty acors more or less together with all my housing baricks fencing timber trees standing or lying being upon ye said land
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with all profits privilidges intunities or aportinances their unto belonging with all naile fast and ground fast with fower acors of wheat sowne upon ye said land the said lot bounded north by ye hyway goeing to New York and east by the path to Ribats and south and west by Mr Moris land as allsoe a pese of midow lying and being in ye bounds of Jemaica lying in ye neck comanly called Ouldfilds neck bounded on ye north east with on pese of midow of Ralph Hunts John Hart on the south west Daniell Whythed and to ye north west John Baylis with ten acor priviledg that shall here after arise equall to the devisions of ye Towne for taking up of land and feeding upon ye comans and cuting timber equall with ye rest of the towne and on block lot in ye bounds of Flatbosh formerly bought of Flores Wilims Srcrumson the said pese of land by ye hous being ye bredth of ye lots all which land above said and midow I ye said Barker doe from me as aforsaid sell unto the forsaid Hendrick Lot with ye privilidges mentioned to have and to hold forever and doe warant this my sale forever free from all former gifts sals or morgages or any other intanglments what ever and to defend this my sale good in Law fre from all former or later claim or claims from any person or persons whatsoever foraine invation exepted for ye trew perfomane where of I bynd my self by seting to my hand and seting to my seall the day and date above writton
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SAMUELL RUSCUE
PETER PRAW
THOMAS BARKER
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These presants testifieth that I William Creed of Jemaicae in Queen County on Long Island for good considerations me ther unto moving and more espeshally for a a valuable consideration allrady resaived in hand have given granted bargained alinated sould and made over and by these presants doe fully and firmly give
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grant allinate bargain sell and make over unto Gersham Wigans of ye town and county aforsaid a sertain persell of land containing ten acors more or less lying and being within ye bounds of Jemaica aforsaid and next adjoyn- ing to ye land of Capt Carpenter haveing his land on ye west and ye land of Garsham Wigains on ye east bounded on ye north wt the hills and on ye south with ye comans which ten acors of land more or less with ye timber improvements and aportainances ye aforsaid William Creed hath solde allinated and made over from him selfe his hairs and asigns unto ye aforsaid Gersham Wigains for him his hairs and asigns to hold poses and injoy forever and further I ye said William Creed doe covenant and promise to save harmless the said Garsham Wigains from all and every claim or claims and from all lets sales morgages forfits and incombrances what so-ever from or to any persons claiming any right to ye saide land that this is my act and deed I doe testifie by seting to my hand and seal this twenty seaventh day of Fabruary Anno Domime 1685/4
Signed and seled
before us PEETER STRINGHAM DANIELL DENTON
WILLIAM CRED
A trew copie of ye originall by BENJEMIN COE CL
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Theese presants testifieth that I Abell Gale of Jemaica in Queens County for and in good consideration me their unto moving have given granted and allinated and by theese presants doe firmly frely and absolutly give grante and allinate from my selfe and hairs unto Daniell Denton senor of ye place aforsaid ten acors of upland within ye bounds of Jemaica towne aforesaid which shall be dew to me to be layd out upon ye next devison of Lands which said ten acors of Land Land I doe give unto ye sd Daniell Denton for him his hairs and asigns to hold posses and injoy forever that this is my act and
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deed I testifie by setting to my hand and seale this 9th day of August Anno Domini 1684 Signed and delivered ABELL GALE and sealed before us WILLIAM CREED WAIT SMITH
A trew copie of ye originall By BENJEMIN COE Clark
I Daniell Denton sent off Jemaica in Queens County doe assigne & set over all my right title & interest off this within written deed unto Benjamin Jones off ve said town & county ffor him & his heirs to hold possess & enjoy fforever as witness my hand this tenth off March 1686/5 Signed before us DANI DENTON BENJAMIN COE GEORGE WOOLSY
A true coppy off ye originall assign- ment by mee
DANI DENTON Clark
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Be it known unto all men by these presants that John Hunt of Newtowne on Long Island in Queens County in ye province of Yorkshire in Emerica have allinated and sould and by these presants doe alinate and sell and make over unto Theadoros Poulhemas of Jemaica in ye same county a sartaine pese or parsell of Land situate lying and being in ye bounds and limits of Jemaica aforesd by estamation twenty acors this Land being formerly Jonas Woods of Jemaica being bounded by ye Land of Elderd Lucas on to ye west- ward of ye hyway that goe to ye fery to ye north runing along by ye highway forty rods in bredth and back into ye woods fower skore rods adjoyning to ye Land of Theadoros Paulhemas Land. Know yee their fore that I the forrnamed John Hunt have as is above exprest sould made over and delivered to all intents and pur- possis the said pese or parsell of Land I say for me my hairs exicutors administrators and asigns forever
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to him ye said Theodorus Poulhemas his hayrs exicutors administrators and asigns for ever to have and to holde the sd pece of Land as is above exprest quiately to injoy from any person that shall shall lay any just claime to it by any asent or consent and doe warant this my sale to be good in Law and will defend the same from any a foraigne invation exepted in trew performance of ye same I have here unto set my hand and seale ye 30th of March 1685
Signed seled and JOHN HUNT .
delivered in ye presants of
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THEOPHILUS PHILIPS
A trew copie of ye originall bill of sale by
BENJEMIN COE CL
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These presants witneseth that I William Bripman of Fosters Midow here by sell and make over unto Jakob Peterson halfe the fiftie acor lot that ye said William Gripman bought of Henery Male of Mash- peak Kils ye said Land lying and being comanly known by ye name of Fosters Midow ye said Jacob is to have ye said halfe lot as it is layed out on ye south side I say I ye said William Gripman doe sel from me my hairs exicutors administrat's and asigns unto the above said Jacob Peterson his hairs exicutor administrators or asigns for him or them to have and to hold forever free from any just claime of any person or persons what soe ever in witnes hereof I have sett to my hand and seal this 4th of Fabuary 1684
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