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sale or conveyance from William Creed with all ye rights libertye immunitis priveledges profits convenionsis that doe or shall hereafter belong arise accrue or any ways appertain to the said medow or by vertue of the within written sale and instrument did of right belonge to ve said Jonas Wood excepting only what rights and devi- tions of upland have beene alredy laide out to the said Jonas Wood by vertue of the saide right of medow before the day and date of this assignement as witnesseth his hand subscribed this twenty seventh day of November in the first yeare of their majesties raigne King William and Queen Mary being ye yeare of our Lord one thousad six hundred eighty nine
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JONAS X WOOD his marke
JOHN PRUDDEN sen
JOHN PRUDDEN jun
This is a true coppy of the originall deede per me
NATHANIELL DENTON Clerck
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Jemaica Desember ye 27 in ye yeare of our Lord 1689 Know all men whome this may any ways conserne that I Benjamin Coe of Jemaica on Long Iseland in ye Province of New Yorke have sould and hereby firmly sell bargan and allienate from my selfe my heirs and asignes for ever I say I doe hereby firmly sell and make over unto Joseph Phillips a sertaine pese or tract of land lying and being in ye bounds of Jemaica in the east field neare to the mill bounded on ye east on ye high way by the River on ye west with the swampe on ye north Hope Carpentor or John Man on ye south with the other lotts all this land thus bounded be it more or less I have sould and doe by these presents firmly sell and make over to the aforesaide Joseph for him or his asignes to posses and injoy forever without any truble from mee or my asignes for ever and further I doe hereby warrant this my sale good in law free from all dews depts morgages or incombrances what ever
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ariseing from mee or mine and for the confirmation of the premises I have set my hand Atested by BENJAMIN COE
JOHANAS X BARNSON his marke JOHN PRUDDEN
Memorandum This land mentioned in this bill of sale is in quantity sixtene acres and a halfe BENJAMIN COE
This is a true coppy taken out of the originall bill of salle per me NATHANIELL DENTON
Clerck
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Jemaica March ye 12th 1689 or 90
Thes presents may sertefy any one whome it may conserne that I Benjamin Jones of Jemaica in Queens County have for my selfe mine heirs executors adminis- trators or asignes sould and made over unto John Hanson his heires or asignes a sertaine tract of land layde out for thirteene acres more or less lying and being upon the south side of the path that goeth to Capt. John Car- pentors lot and on ye west side John Hansons land on the east side Richard Rodes and on ye south side Benjamin Joneses land all which tract of land soe butted and bounded as aforesaide I the aforesaide Benjamin Jones have for my selfe mine heirs executors administrators or asignes fully freely & absolutely sowld alyenated and made over unto John Hanson of the same Towne and County a sertaine tract of land aboute thirteene acres more or less butted and bounded as above saide with all the trees standing or lyeing upon the sayd ground for him his heirse executors administrators or asignes to have hould occupy and improve as theire owne proper right for ever and doe warrant this my salle good in law against all claimes morgages or any other incumbranses whatsoever made or commited by me to be made by
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any person or persons whatsoever in confermation of the premises I doe this day and date above written set to my hand and seale Signed sealed and delivered BENJAMIN JONES 0 in presens of us JOHANNAH X JONES 0 NATHANIELL DENTON senior her marke JOHN X RODES his marke
March ye 12th 1689 or 90
There apeared before mee Nathaniell Denton Justis of ye Pease for Queens County Ben Jones and his wife Johannah Jones and did acknowledge that this above written bill of sale was theire owne act and deed Teste NATHANIELL DENTON Justis
This is a true coppy taken out of the originall bill of sale per me NATHANIELL DENTON Clerck
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The lands of John Everit is layde out as followeth in primes his home lot lying upon the north side of ye roade that goeth thorow the Iseland layde out for six acres His medowe lyeth upon the Long Neck com- manly soe called betweene Nathaniell Denton senior and the lot of medow that was formerly George Millses laide out for twenty acres upon the first devition layde out for ten acres before the Towne came to any agree- ment for the devideing of any lands to the Towne in generall one the other side of the rocky hollow twenty foure acres sould to Daniell Denton six acres
ye second devition seven acres of land layde out on the other side the boggs lying and betwene Joseph Smith and Elias Baylis
more at the reare of his home lot upon ye hills seven acres more seven acres of land accounted to Joseph Smith of his land the third devition over the bogs thirti acres of land lyeing & being betwene Elias Baylis and Abell Galle fronting upon the highway that goeth downe
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that neck more ten acres to layde out upon his acounte to Daniell Whitehead and William Creede in the fourth devition his lot that lyeth betwene the Litle Plaine Run and Fosters River is thirty acres and lyeth in num- ber 49
the lot that lyeth betwene ye Plaine Run and the mill river is layde out for thirty acres and lyeth in num- ber 56
the lot that lyeth in the west devition is layde out upon the west side of William Fosters lot and fronts upon the way that goes to the haw trees by the haw tree hollow and runs along the pathe till the path goes up the hill layde out for twenty acres
Granted by the Towne that Able Galle should have that land in the Little Neck amounting to thirty five acres which shall be deducted out of his other devitions April ye 2d 1687
A trew coppy of ye origgenall taken out of ye ould booke by me
SAMUELL RUSCOE Clarke
this 3d day of December 1692
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To all Christian people to whom these presents shall come wee Lassey Cokse and Woolly Swanson both of the county of Philadelphia in the Province of Pensil- vania sendeth greeting Know yee that wee Lasse Cokse and Woolly Swanson for severall good considera- tions and causes us thereunto moveing but more espetially for a valuable some to us in hand payde or secured to be payd by Josias Wiggens and Benjamin Wiggens both of Jemaica in Queens County have for us our heirs executors administrators & asignes covenanted allienated enfeoffed released barganed and sould and doe by these presents acknowledg to have from us our heirs executors ad- ministrators & assignes covenanted allienated enfeoffed released barganed and sould unto the above said Josias Wiggens and Benjamin Wiggens a sertain home lott lying and being within the Towne of Jemaica aforesaide
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formerly in ye tenure and okcupation of Roberdt Ash- man of Jemaica deseased containeing seven acres more or less as it was layde out together with all the howseing barne orchard garden fensing priveledges profits or benefits thereunto belonging wee say that wee the abovesaide Lasse Cokse and Woolly Swanson have as abovesayd sould all ye aforesaid home lot with ye howseing barne orchard garden fensing with and singular the preveledges appurtenances benefits profets that doth any wayse belong or appertain unto ye same unto the abovesaide Josias Wiggens & Benjamin Wiggens theire heirs executors administrators & assignes the same & every parte & parcell thereof to have and hould to them ye saide Josias & Benjamin Wiggens theire heirs executors administrators and assignes to okcupy posses and injoye for ever quiatly & peasably without fraude let or hindrances either from us our heirs executors ad- ministrators & assignes or any other person or persons laying any just claime thereto and we the abovesd Lassey Cokse and Woolly Swanson doe for us our heirs executors administrators and assignes ingage to warrant & defend this our sale good and firm in law free from all former salles gifts doweryes morgages or any other entanglments whatever with a warrantee to defed ye - same from any claime or demand from us our heirs · executors administrators & asignes for ever to the true and absolute perforemanse of all and every parte of this above bill of sale wee the sayde Lassey Cokse and Wooley Swanson doe binde ourselvs and our heirs executors administrators and asignes firmly by subscribeing our names & setting to our seales this twenty second day of July in ye second yeare of the raigne of our Soverraigne Lord and Lady King William and Queen Mary & in the yeare of our Lord God one thousand six hundered & ninty
Signed sealed and delivered in presens of
LIDIAH X SWANSON 0 her marke
SAMUELL RUSCOE
THOMAS OKLEY
MARTHA X COKSE 0 her marke
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Jemaica Juely ye 23 Anno 1690
There appeared Lydia Swanson & Martha Cokse before mee Nathaniel Denton Justis of ye Pease with this bill of sale above written and owned it to be theire owne voluntary act and deede
NATHANIELL DENTON Justis
A true coppy taken out of ye originall by mee NATHANIEL DENTO Clerck
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Know all men by these presents that I William Salliard of Jemaica in Queens County for good considerations moveing and more espetially for a valuable sum already reseived or secured to be paid have covenanted alinated barganed enfeofed and sould unto Waite Smith of ye sam Towne and county a sertaine track of land lying and being upon ye east side of ye plain run haveing Nathaniel Denton juniors lot on ye north side and Samuel Smith lot on the south side and so to run to ye bounds between Hemsted and Jemaica-which was laid out to me for seaven acrees and a halfe I say yt I William Salliard abovesaid doe by these psents from my selfe my heires exseacuttors administrators or as- signes bargaine sell alienat and enfeffe unto Wait Smith his heires executors administrators and assignes ye track of land above mentioned with all ye timber stand- ing and lying upon ye sd land and further I William Sallierd doe by these ps fuly and absolutely biend and ingage myselfe to make good this my salle free from all former sales gifts grants morgages or any incom- brances what so ever unto ye afore sd Wait Smith for him his heires executtors administrators or assignes to have and to hold to occupy and improve as theire owne proper inheritance forever In conformation of ye prem- isses I doe in ye 4th yeare of ye raine of our Souveargne Lord James ye Second of England Scotland Fraince
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and Irland King defender of ye faith and in ye yeare of our Lord January 23d 1688/9 Set to my hand and fix
my seale WILLIAM X SALLIERD his marke
Signed sealed and delivered in psents of us
NATHANIEL DENTON A true coppy out of ye originall
DANIEL DENTON Jun by EDWARD HARE
Clarck
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These presents signifie that at a Town meeting called upon the second day of F* 1690 Mr Joseph Smith Mr John Prudden and William Creed was chosen and deputed to use theire utmost dilligence with all con- veniance speedy in making enquiry of the certenty of various reports that were heard and brought into us conserning a speciall comisson from ye Crown of England saluting unto ye Goverment of ye Provinces of New York and to bring the result of the said enquiry unto theire neighbours as soon as may be William Creed would not stand to the choise Georg Woolsy put in his place by the comission officers
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Entered by order of ye Justice of Peec
per me EDWARD HARE Clarck
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Know all men by these presens yt I Richard Rodes of Pasion County Ffiladelfa in Penselvania have sold and doe by vertue hereof sell grant and make over from me my heirs exsecuttors administrators or assignes for ever unto Benjamin Thurston of Jamaco in Queens County ten acrees of land more or les being and ling in ye west devission of land being bounded west ward by a hight way going to ye haw tres and south by Mary Ffoster and east by John Wood and north by ye comons with all ritts and with ye appurtenances there unto belonging I say I Richard Rodes do by vertue here of fully and frelly clearly and absolutly give grant sell and conform unto Benjamen Thurston afore said to have
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and to hold for ever to him his heirs or assigns ye land above menchaned with all ye appurtenances therunto belonging freely and fully discharg from all former seals gifts grants dowers leases jointers rests uses or intailes morgages amunities judgmen fins forfeiturs judgments executors or any other incumbrances whatsoever had made in writing witingly or willing sufered or don by ye aforsaide Richard Rodes his heires or assignes or by his or their means acts or conssects privitie or procure- ments or by any other person or persons what so ever lawfull claiming from by or under him or them In conformation of ye premisses do sine sele and deliver with my owne hand this deed or bill of sale this six day of November in ye yeare of our Sovorragne Lord and Lady King William and Queen Mary 1690
Sined seled and delivered
in the presents of us
JOHN BAYLES
JOHN CLEAR
RICHARD RODES 0
Apeared before me Joseph Smith Jusstes of Pece Richard Rodes and oned this deed November ye 10-1690 JOSEPH SMITH
A true copie of ye originall by me
EDWARD HARE Clark
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Be it known unto all men before whom this psent instrument may come yt I Wait Smith of ye Town of Jemaica in Queen County in ye Provience of New York on Long Island have bartered bargained sold & enfeoffed for ever & doe by theese presents barter bargaine sel and enfeoffe for ever firmly from my selfe my heirs exe- cuttors administrators or assignes a ceartaine persel of salt madoe containing an acree and halfe quarter more or less as it was laid out lying and being in ye further East Neck bounded by ye great crieck north and south west by Thomas Smith east by ye head of ye other smal lots I say I ye afore said Wait Smith doe by theese pres-
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ents ffully & ffirmly barter bargaine sel & enffeoffe for ever unto Benjaimin Thirston of ye aforesd Town County & Provience unto him his heirs executors administrators & assignes for ever as ye aforesd madoe expresst and bounded to have and to hold ffor ever peecable to injoye & posses for ever without any let or hiendrance what soe ever I ye aforesd Wait Smith doe by theese presents promise fully and firmly ingage myselfe my heirs executors ad- . ministrators and assignes to make act & deed of seal good in law against person or persons whatsoever yt shall lay. any claime of right to any part parsel of made by them or under either of them jointy or severaly directly or indirectly whatsoever & I ye afore sd Wait Smith doe promise & ingage myselfe my heirs executors adminis- trators & assignes joinly & sevealy to make my act & deed good in law as afore sd forever unto ye afore sd Benjamine Thurston of ye afore sd Town County and Provience to him his heirs executors administrators and assignes for ever and peecably to injoye & posses for ever To ye true performance of ye premisses and to all intents and porposses and every of them haveing receaved full satisfaction for ye same have set to my hand and fixed my seal this seaventh day of Febuary in ye second yeare of their Matie Raigne King William and Queen Mary King of England Scotland Ffraince and Ireland Deffender of ye Faith in ye yeare of our Lord God one thousand six hundred and nienty videliceat, ye above said madoe above bounded is an acree and halfe and Samuel Mes- senger is to have a quarter part Singned sealed and WAIT SMITH O
delivered in presents of us
NATHANIELL DENTON EDWARD HARE
This above written deed ac- noledg before me May the 30: 1691 By WAIT SMITH DANH WHITEHEAD Justis of ye Pece for Queens County
A true coppye out of ye originall by me
EDWARD HARE Clark
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Know all men whom it may concern that Richard Rodes of Pussion upon Deliver River within ye limits of Pensilvania hath bartred bargained alianated sold & by vertue of these presents doth bartor bargain sel alienate and make over from him his heirs or executors for ever unto Benjamin Thurston inhabitan of Jamaco in Queens County upon Long Island belonging to ye Provinc of New Yorke a certaine track parsel lot of devission of upland within ye bounds & limets of Jamaica aforesaid called ye eastmost devission being and lying betwen John Okeys & Thomas Smiths lot frunting upon ye Litel Plaine Run or hollow at ye west & rearing eastward upon ye line proportionall with other lots in ye same devision being ye foretenth lott in number and contain- ing in estimation as it is laid out by ye survayers fifteen acrees more or less-moreover and in like manner ye afore said Rodes hath bartred bargained and abso- lutly sould for a valuable consideration in hand reaceved as expressed in a bill of debt bearing date here with unto ye afore said Thurston a certain lott and parsel of upland containing in estimation fivteen acrees as it is laid out more or less being and lying on ye west side of ye Litle Plaine Run between Thomas Smith Jun' and Thomas Wiggins his lott and in number acording to devission sixty-two: both ye above mentioned lotts and parcel of land with all ye libertys priviledges profits comoditys conveniances belonging or pertaining or any wise accruing there unto ye said Richard Rodes hath for him and his heirs absolutly sould alinated and made over unto ye said Benjamin Thurston to have and hold more over ye afore said Rodes doth hereby ingage him- self his executors and heirs to make good and maintaine this his sale according to ye tenour of ye premisses against any jest claim or claimors of any person or persons what- ever and for ye full confirmation of all and every of ye premisses ye said Rodes hath herunto subscribed his name and affixed his seal, this tenth day of November in ye second year of ye Raigne of our Sovaraign King and
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Queen William and Mary being in ye year of our Lord one thousand six hundred and ninety
Signed sealed and delivered RICHARD RODES O
in ye presents of us Test:
THOMAS OKLEY WAIT SMITH
Upon ye same day yt ye deed was written apered before me Joseph Smith Jestice of a Peec for Queens County Richard Rodes and. oned this deed
JOSEPH SMITH .
A trew copie of the originall by
EDWARD HARE
Clarck
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Be it known unto all men before whom this presents may that I Wait Smith of ye Provience of New York in Queen County of ye Town of Jamaco on Long Island have sould and doe by these presents firmly
Know all persons that I William Sallyer of Jamaica in Queens County doe acknowledg to have sould unto my sone Charles Sallyer of ye same Town & County a sartain parcell or trackt of meadow being fresh lying and being at a place comanly known by ye hither East Neck runing from ye casway to ye further East Neck eastward along this side ye sayd - so far as ye sd meadow goeth I say that I the above sayd William Sallyer have as abovsd sould unto my abovesd sone Charles Sallyer all & every ye partt & parcell of ye meadow abovesayd ye same & all & every partt & parcell therof to have and to hould to him ye sayd Charles his heares exreketors adminestrators & assignes him them or either of them to posses ockepy & injoye as his or their free land of inherretance without leett fraud or hindrance either from me or any person from by or under me or my order with a warrantee to defend the same free & good in law from any former sall gift morgage or any other intangell- ment either from me or my heires for ever as wittnes my hand and seall this twenty sixth day of November
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1691 & allsoe five acers privelidg besides what belonges to sd meadow I the sayd William doe sell to my sd sone Charles all this being done & agreed upon befor signing & sealling hereof and doe likewise before delivery hereof acknowledg to have reseaved from him my sayd sone Charles full content & sattisfaction for ye same this five acers of privelidg being for cutting timber & turning out creatuers and feding upon ye commans when they shall be
Signed sealled and delivered in presence of SAMLL RUSCOE THOMAS X THORNE his mark
WILLIAM X SALLYER his mark
A trew coppy per me SAMLL RUSCOE Town Clark
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Know all men by these presents that I Wait Smith in Jamaco in Queens County for good consideration moveing and more especialy for a valliable som allredy receved or secured to be paid have covenanted alinated bargained enfeofed and sould unto Benjamin Thurston of ye sam Town and County a certain track of land lying and being upon ye east side of ye Plaine Run haveing Nathaniel Denton Jun' lot on ye north side and Samuel Smith on ye south sid and so to run to the bounds be- tween Hemsted and Jamaco which was laid out to me for seaven acrees and a halfe I say that I Wait Smith above said do by these presents from my self my heirs executors administrators assigns bargin sel alinate and in enfeffed unto Benjamin Thurston his haires exsecuttors administrators and assigns ye track of land above men- tioned with all the timber standing and lying upon ye saide land and further I Wait Smith do by these presents fully and freely biend and engage my selfe to make good this my seal free from all former seals gifts grants morgages or any incombrances what so ever unto ye afore- saide Benjamin Thurston for him his heires executors or assigns to have and to holde to occupie and improve as their own proper inheritance for ever In confermation
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of the premises I do in ye second yeare of the raine of our Lord and Lady King William and Queen Mary King of England Scotland Fraince and Irland Defender of the Faith, In the yeare of our Lord January ye 26th 1690 set to our hands and fixed our seals
Signed sealed and WAIT SMITH 0
delivered in presents of us
NATHANIEL DENTON
PHEBE X SMITH 0 hure mark
EDWARD HARE
1690 Febuary 26
Apeered befor me Joseph Smith Jestice of ye Peece for Queens County Wait Smith and oned this within writen bill of seal
JOSEPH SMITH
A trew copie of ye originall by mee
EDWARD HARE
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To all Christian people to whom theese presents shall com I John Johnson off Jemaica in Queens County send greeting Know yee that I ye sd John Johnson for valuable consideration in hand paid or secured to bee by John Okee off ye sd Town and County have given granted aliened sold enfeoffed and confirmed & by - theese presents doe fully ffirmly and absolutely give grant bargain sell alien enfeoffe and confirm unto ye sd John Okee his heires & assignes a certaine tract off land lying & being in ye bounds off Jemaica aforesd & is bounded on ye west with the high way that leads to Chasmores Island on ye north with Jonathan Mills his land on ye east with land not laid out and on ye south with John Okees land which sd tract off land contains ten acres and a halff wanting 13 rod all which sd land as above bounded and exprest as it was laid out to ye said Johnson together wt all ye timber buildings ffences improvements priveleges & appurtenances ffrom me ye sd John Johnson my heires executors administrators and assignes ffor him ye sd John Okee his heires and as- signes to have and to hold possese and enjoye for ever
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and I the sd John Johnson ffor mee my heires & assignes the afforesd ten acres and a halfe off land wanting thir- teen rod as laid out by ye survayours I say wanting thirtee rod ffrom any person or persons ffrom any person or persons by from or under mee ym or either off ym or upon any pretence what soever claiming any interest to ye sd land shall warrant & ffor ever by theese presents de- ffend that this is my act & deed testiffy by setting too my hand & seale this 18th day off July Annoq Domini 1688 Signd seald & delivered JOHN X JOHNSON 0 before us his mark SAMUEL X MATHEWS his mark
DANII DENTON
Jameca August 2 1688 Then apered before me Dan !! Whitehed one of his Mais Justis of ye Peece for Queens County ye with named John Johnson and did acknowledge ye within written deed to be his free act and deed
DANH WHITHEAD
A trew coppie out of ye originall by me
EDWARD HARE Clarck
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To all Christian people to whom theese presents shall come I Daniel Denton Sen': off Jamaica in Queens County send greeting Know yee that I the sd Daniel Denton ffor and in consideration of a sum off mony in hand paid or secured to be payd by John Okee off ye sd Town and County have given granted aliened sold infeoffed & confirmed & by theese presents doe ffully ffirmly & absolutely give grant alien sel enfeoffe & confirm ffrom me my heires and assignes unto ye sd John Okee his heires or assignes a certaine track off land lying and being within ye bounds of Jamaica containing eleaven acrees more or less as layd out by ye survayers & is bounded on ye south wt John Okees land and on ye east wt a pond runing about ye midle off ye sd pond
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