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other person from by or under me or them as wittnes my hand & seall this 17: day of October in ye fourth yera of ye Raigne of our Soverraign Lord James ye Second by ye grace of God of England France & Irland King &c & in ye yeare of our Lord God one thousand sixe hundred eaighty & eaight Signed sealled & dellivered
in presence of
SAMI RUSCOE
ELDERD X LUKASS his mark
NATHANELL X LYNOSSO his mark
DAMORIS X LYNOSS 0
her mark
The within named Nath Lynoss & Damoris his wiff apered befor me Daniell Whitthead one of their Majests Justices of ye Peace for Queens County & acknowledged ye ded on ye other sid to be their free ackt & ded ye datt within writen
A true coppy of ye origonall DANIELL WHITHEAD
pr me SAMUELL RUSCOE Clarke Page 200
To all Christian peopell to whom thes presents shall cum Edward Higbee of Jamaica in Queens County sendeth gretting-Know yea that I yea abovesd Edward Higbee with Lidea my wiffe for severall good reasons & considerations us & either of us therunto moveing but more esspeatially for a vallewable sume to us in hand payd & secuered to be payd by Theadorus Pollemas of ye same Town and County to our satisfaction the reaceipt wherof wee doe herby acknowledg & therwith doe rest contented sattisfyed & paid have given granted cove- nanted releassed quitt claimd enfeofed bargined mad over and sould & doe by thes presents owne & acknowledg to have from us our heires excekutors & assignes giveen granted covenanted allinated released quitt claimd en- feofed bargined made over & sould unto ye abovesd Theodorus Pollhemas his heires exceketors & assignes a sartain pece ór parcell of upland sittuat lying & beinge within ye bounds of Jamaica containing seventen acers
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& 12 more or less as it was laid out being bounded north by Sam" Smith & east by John Moefords south by Ellias Bayles and west by ye undevided land as it then wass I say that I ye abovesd Edward Higbee wt Lidea my wiffe have as abovesd sould as abovesd all ye abovesd pece or parcell of land containing as aforsd seventen acers & a hafe more or less together wt all timber trees wood under wood standing or lying being upon ye same wt all & singuler ye prevelidges & appurtenances therto belonginge or appertaining unto ye abovesd Theodorus Pollhemas his heirs exceketors & administrators & as- signes to have and to hould for ever &'ye same with all & every partt & parcell therof to be & remain to ye only proper use benifit & behoff of him the sd Theodorus Pollhemas his heirs & assignes freely and absolutly to ockepy posses & injoy as his & their own free land of inheretance without lett fraud or hindrance-warranting this my sall good & free from all formor salles gifts morgages doweryes joynters leasses or any other entangle- ments whatsoever & ye same shall & will for ever warrant & defend against any claim or claims from any person or persons whatever laying any just claim therto with a warrante to defend the same against any claim or claims from us our heirs exceketors administrators & assignes for ever & from any other person or persons from by or under us or our order & doe likwis warrant & ingage to protect him ye sd Theadorus in the quiett possetion & Page 201
seasiour of ye above men land with ye appurtenances as abovesd in testemony wherof I the abovesd Edward Higbee with Lidea my wife doe bind our self & our heires exceketors administrators & assignes firmly by subscrib- ing our names & setting to our sealls this fifte day of November in ye fifte year of their Majts Raigne & in ye year of our Lord 1692
Signed sealed & dellivered in presence of SAMI RUSCOE JOHN OKEE
EDWARD HIGBEE 0 LIDEA X HIGBEE 0 her marke
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A trew coppy of ye orrigenall deed of sall entered & recorded pr. me SAMI RUSCOE
Clarke
To all Christian peopell to whome thes presents shall cume Ellias Bayles of Jamaica in Queens County sendeth greetting-Know yea that I the abovesd Ellias Bayles with Sarrah my wiffe for severrall good reasons & casses us & each of us therunto moveing but more esspeatially for a vallewable sume to us in hand paid & secured to be paid by Theodorus Pollhellmas of ye same Town and County ye receipt wherof we doe herby own and acknowl- edg & doe therwith own to rest contented sattisfyed & paid have giveen granted covenanted allinatted releast quitt claimd enfeofed made over & sould & doe herby acknowledg to have from us our heires exceketors ad- ministrators & assignes giveen granted covenanted al- linatted released quitt claimed enfeofed made over & sould unto ye abovesd Theodorus Pollhellmas his heires exceketors administrators and assignes a certain peice or parcell of upland lying & being within ye bounds of Jamaica abovesd containing sixe acers & a half more or less as it was laid outt being bounded as followeth viz on ye north by Edward Higbes land sould to ye sd Theodorus east by John Moeford & south by ye boges & west by ye high way all which said pece ore parcell of upland as it is above bounded I say that I the abovesd Ellias Bayles with Sarrah my wiffe have as abovesd sould as aforsd unto ye abovesd Theodorus Pollhellmas his heires exceke- tors administrators & assignes together with all ye prevel- idges appurtenances & timber trees standing or lying with all wood under wood being upon ore belonging to ye same to have and to hould for ever and ye same to be & remain to ye only proper use benefitt and behoff of him ye sd Theodorus Pollhellmas his heirs & assignes frely to ockepy possess & injoy as his & their own proper free land of inheretance for ever withoutt leatt fraud or hindrance & doe herby warrant this my sale good and free from all formor salles gifts morgages or any other
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intangellments whatt ever and ye same shall & will for ever warrant & defend against any claim or demand from any person or persons laying any just claim therto with a warrante to defend ye same against any intrest property claim or demand from us our heires exceketors adminis- Page 202
trators and assignes for ever & from any person or per- sons from by or under us ore our order & doe further covenant & promis to & with him ye sd Theodorus his heirs & exceketors & administrators & assignes that it is may & shall be lawfull for him & them att any & att all times after ye day of ye datt herof ye sd land and prem- ises to enter & possess free, without mollestation or hin- drance in confirmation wherof I the abovesd Ellias Bayles with Sarah my wiffe doe bind our selfes & our heires exceketors & assignes firmly by subscribing our names & setting to our sealls this twenty first day of November in ye fifte year of their Majsts Raigne & in ye yeare of our Lord Christ on thousand sixe hundred ninty & two
Signed sealed & dellivered
ín presence of
SAMUELL RUSCOE
SAMUELL SMITH
ELLIAS BAYLES 0
SARAH X BAYLES 0
her marke A trew coppy of ye orridganall deed entered & examined pr SAMI RUSCOE Clarke
To all Christian peopell to whome thes presents shall come John Steward of Jamaica in Queens County sendeth gretting Know yea that I the abovesd John Steward in the Island of Nassau for severall good reasons & casses me therunto moveinge with Ellizabath my wiff but more esspeatially for a vallewable sume of money to us in hand paid by Theodorus Pollhellmas of ye same Town and County to our sattisfaction ye reseipt wherof we doe herby own befor ye ensealling & dellivery herof & doe acknowledg to be therwith contented sattisfyed & paid have given granted covenanted allinatted released
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enfeoffed quitt claimed bargined and sould and by thes presents doe acknowledg to have from us our heirs exceketors administrators & assignes given granted cove- nanted allined released enfeoffd quitt claimd bargined & made over & sould unto ye abovesd Theodorus Poll- helmas his heirs exceketors administrators & assignes a sartain pece or parcell of meadow ground lyinge & being att a place called Oldfelds Island being all salt meadow ye bounds wherof beinge as they now are viz bounded on ye northwest sid by the crek that partt Newtown meadows & bounded northeast parttly by Garrett Classon and partt by John Firman and on ye southeast parttly by John Firman abovesd & parttly by Elderd Lukas I say that I the abovesd John Steward with Ellizabeth my wiff -
- have as abovesd sould as aforsd all ye Page 203
abovesd pece or parcell of meadow ground together as it stands bounded all with ye said bounds with full & free previledg of a high way to come to & from ye abovesd meadow allsoe reserving a way for Garrett Lubberttson .& Hendrick Lott to goe through this meadow wher ye sd Theodorus shall appoynt to cum to their meadows we say that we have sould all ye abovesd meadow with all ye prevellidgs & appurtences therunto belonging to have and to hould for ever & the same to be & remain to the only proper use benefitt & behouff of him ye abovesd Theodorros Pollhellmas his heirs exceketors & administra- tors & assignes firmly & freely discharged of & from all formor salles givfts morgages or any other entangell- ments whatt ever & the same shall & for ever warrant & by thes presents defend against any claim or claimes from any persons what ever laying any just claime therto with a warrantee to defend ye same against any intrest property claim either from us the abovesd John Stuard & Elizabeth our heirs exceketors & administra- tors & assignes for ever in confirmation wherof we ye sd John Steward & Ellizabeth have sett to our hands & sealls this 29th day of March in ye fivfte year of their Majsts Reigne & in ye yeare of our Lord' Christ 1694
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Memorandam: this way allowed to Garrett Lubberttson & Hendrick Lott is for no other use but to feche their hay growing up on their own meadows & for no other use what ever Signed seald & dellivered
in presence of JOHN OWKEE
SAMI RUSCOE
JOHN STEWARTT 0 ELLISZABETH STEWARD O
A trew coppy of ye origenall pr SAMUEL RUSCOE
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. To all Christian peopell to whom thes presents shall cume Daniell Whitthead gentleman belonging to Jamaica in Queens County sendeth greettinge Know yea that I the abovesd Daniell Whitthed with Abigall my wiffe for severall good considerations resons and casses use and each of us therunto moveinge but more easspeatily for a vallewable sattisfaction to us the abovesd Daniell and Abigaill in hand paid by Theodorous Pollemas of ye abovesd Town County the reseipt wherof we doe befor ye enseallinge and dellivery herof own and acknowl- edg and therwith to be contented sattisfyed and paid have giveen granted covenanted allinatted released quitt claimed enfeofed make over and sell and by thes presents doe acknowledg to have from us our heires exceketors and assignes given granted covenanted al- linatted released quitt claimed enfeofed made over and confirmed unto the abovesd Theodorrus Pollemas a sartain pece or parcell of upland lyinge and beinge within the boundes and limitts of Jamaica abovesd which sd pece of land is bounded eastward by Jonathan Waters north by Theodorrus Pollemas west by Flatbush bounds and south by the path or high all which abovesd pece of upland as abovesd I the abovesd Daniell Whitthead have as abovesd sould unto the abovesd Theodorrus Pollemas his heirs & assignes the same to have and to hould for ever and the same to be and remaine to ye only proper use benefitt & behouf of him the abovesd Theodorous Pollemas his heirs & assignes to ockepy
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posses & injoy as his or their own free proper land of inheretance fre and freely discharged off and frome all formor salles gifts morgages leasses or any other intangell- ments what ever and the same shall warrent and by thes presents for ever defend against any claime or claimes from any person or persons what soe ever layinge claim therto from by or under me with a warrente to defend the same from any intrest property claim or de- mand from me the abovesd Daniell Whitthead and Abigaill my wiffe our heirs excecutors and assignes for ever in testemony wherof we the abovesd Daniell Whitt- hed and Abigaill doe sett to our hands & sealles this twentieth daye of March in the sixth yeare of there Majsts Reigne and in ye yeare of our Lord Christ one thousand six hundred ninty and five
Signed sealled and DANIELL WHITTHEAD 0
dellivered in presence of JOHN OKE
ABIGAILL WHITTHEAD 0
SAMUELL RUSCOE
A trew coppy of ye orrigeonall deed entered pr me SAMI RUSCOE
Clarke
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To all Christian peopell to whome thes presents shall cume Samuell Deine belonginge to Jamaica in Queens County in ye Island of Nassau sendeth greettinge Know yea that I Samuell Deine aforsaid for severall good reasons and casses me therunto moveinge but more easspeatily for a full & vallewable sume of money to me in hand paid by Daniell Whitthead of Jamaica ye receipt wherof I doe herby own & doe acknowledg to be ther- with contented sattisfyed & paid have giveen granted covenanted allinatted releast quitt claimed made over & sould and by thes presents doe own to have from me my heires executors & administrators given granted cove- nanted allinatted releast quitt claimed enfeoft made ' over & sould unto ye abovesd Daniell Whithead his · heirs executors administrators and assignes a cartaine ·pece or parcell of upland lyinge and beinge in ye bounds
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of Jamaica att a place called ye Millers Necke being my west devition containing eaighten acers and a half more or less as it was laid out with all ye rights & prev- elidges in sd Necke belonginge therto wth all timber trees woods under woods standing or lyinge in ye same beinge bounded eastward upon a lott of ye aforsd Daniell Whitheads formorly belonginge to Alexsander Smith & westward by the sd Whitheads land runing across the sd Necke all which abovesd devition of land as it is buted and bounded with all ye rights & prevelidges & appurten- ances in any wais therunto belonginge I the abovesd Samuell Dein have as abovesd sould unto ye aforsd Daniell Whitthead to have and to hould for ever & ye same to be & remain to ye only sole proper use benifitt & behoufe of him ye abovesd Daniell Whithead his heires excecutors administrators & assignes free & clerly dis- charged of & from all formor salles givfts morgages or any other entanglements whatever & ye same shall & by thes presents for ever will warrent & defend against any claim or claimes from any person or persons what ever wth a warrente to defend ye same against any property claim or demand from me ye abovesd Samuell Deine my heirs excektr & administrators for ever in wittnes wherunto I sett to my hand & seall this thirtieth day of December in ye eight yeare of his Majsties reigne & in ye yeare of our Lord one thousand sixe hundreed ninty & sixe
Signed sealld & dellivered
SAMUELL DEINE 0
in presence of
THOMAS OKLEY
SAMI RUSCOE
A trew coppy pr SAM !! RUSCOE Clark
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Be it known by thes presents that Capta George Woolsey Jn' planter and inhabetant of Jamaica in Queens County upon the Isl of Nassau belonginge to ye Province of New Yorke hath bartered bargined sould allinatted assigned and mad over from him his heires and administrators for ever unto Mr. Daniell Whithead
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of ye County and Towne abovesd his heires and assignes his wholle right in ye last west devition acordinge to voat & draft that is to say his right in ye last west devition of upland be it more or less for ye sd Whithead to have and to hould to hime his heires and assignes as his & their proper right with all & every the prevelidges profits conveinescis liberties & comodities belonginge or any wais appertaininge therunto from the day and datte of ye said devition noated and entered upon record in ye Towne booke for & in consideration wherof the abovesd George Woolsey doath owne and acknowledge that he hath received in full a vallewabl sattisfaction in hand and doath herby for ever acquit & discharge the said Whitthead his heirs & assignes of ye same & every part therof more ever & in like manor ye sd Woolsey hath sould allinated & assigned unto ye abovesd Whithead in forme abovesd his wholl right title & intrest in ye Nek comonly known by ye name of Quarrelsum Necke within ye limits and bounds of Jamaica abovesd eastward of ye Towne for ye sd Whithead to have and to hould to him his heires & assignes for ever as his & their absolut right and property to posses and enjoy without let ore mollestation from ye sd Woolsey ore order ore authority from him and for confirmation of ye premises in all & every of ye perticulers aforsaid ye sd Woollsey hath subscribed his name & afixed his seall herunto this ellev- enth day of November in ye yeare of our Lord one thous- and sixe hundreed & ninty sixe
Signed sealled & dellivered in presence of
GEORGE WOOLSEY 0
JOHN PRUDDEN Sr.
JONATHAN HAZARD
A trew coppy entered pr SAMII RUSCOE Clarke
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To all Christian peopell to whome thes presents shall cume Ralph Hunt of Jamaica sendeth gretting Know yea that I Ralph Hunt with Suzanah my wife for severall good reasons and casses us & each of us therunto moveing but more easspeatially for a vallewable sume to us in
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hand paid & secured to be paid by Hendrick Lott of ye same Town & County ye reseipt wherof we doe herby acknowledg and doe own to be therwith contented sattis- fyed & paid have given granted covenanted allined releassed enfeofed quitt claimed made over and sould & by thes presents doe own to have from us our heirs exceketors & assignes granted given covenanted bar- gined enfeoft releast quitt claimed made over & sould unto ye abovesd Hendrick Lott his heires exceketors & assignes all my accomadations lying and being within ye bounds of Jamaica aforsd beinge bounded as followeth viz north by ye coman road to New Yorke & west by ye hay pathe leading to ye south meadow east by Dow Jonson Vandittmis & south by ve land of ye sd Hendrik Lotte all which above parcell of land as it is above bounded & exsprest & as it now lyeth within fence with a pracell of meadow lying in a necke comanly cald Oldfeld Neck or Island being that part of ye sd meadow that Ralph Hunt aforsd had & reseived from John Hartt of New- town in ye County aforsd being ye one half or moyaty as it is allredy devided that he ye sd John Hartt bout of William Creed of Jamaica aforsd I say that I ye abovesd Ralph Hunt with Suzanah my wife have as abovesd sould as abovesd all ye above mentioned acoma- dations of upland & ye abovesd meadow as it is above butted & bounded unto ye abovesd Hendrik Lott with all howsings barnes orchards gardens fences trees wood under wood with all & singuler ye prevelidges & improve- ments & appurtenances & benifits & injoyments the now doath or shall herafter belonge therto to have and to hould to him ye sd Hendrick Lott his heires & assignes for ever & ye same to be & remain to ye only proper use benefitt & behoff of him ye sd Hendrick Lott to ockepy posses & injoy as his & their own free proper right of inherretance without lett fraud or hindrance warrenting this my salle good & free from any formor salles givfts morgages or intangellments whatsoever & ye same shall & will forever warrant & defend against any claime or claimes from any person or persons laying any just
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claim therto with a warrantee to defend ye same from any claim property intrest right or demand from us ye abovesd Ralph & Suzanah our heires excekts & assignes for ever in confirmation of ye above mentioned premises with their & every of their appurtenances we ye sd Ralph & Suzanah doe bind our selves our heires exceketors & assignes firmly by setting to our hands & fixeing our sealles this twenty first day of December in ye fourth yeare of ye Raigne of their Majestis & in ye yere of our Lord Christ one thousand sixe hundred ninty & two
Signed sealld & dellivered RALPH HUNT 0
in presence of
WILLIAM CHREED
SAMUELL RUSCOE
SUZANAH X HUNT 0
her marke
A true coppy of ye origonall deed entered & examined pr SAMII RUSCOE
Clarke
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Artecells of agrement made and concluded upon this third day of January in the fourth yeare of our Sover- raign Lord & Lady Kinge William & Queen Mary and in ye yeare of our Lord Christ one thousand sixe hundred ninty two & ther wittnesseth as followeth-Imprimis that their is a mutiell exchainge made betwixt me Daniell Whitthead on ye one party & John Hanson on ye other party boath of Jamaica in Queens County that ye abovesd Daniell Whithead doath give grant alline enfeof exchainge make over & confirm from him his heirs excekets & assignes unto the abovesd John Hanson his heirs ex- ceketors & assignes a sartain pece of land that was formorly belonging to Cornelus Barnson latte of Jamaica . containing ten acers more or less as allsoe twenty acers of upland lying to ye eastward of Derrike Pollsons land and allso a thirten acer lott lying betwixt ye two pathes as it was layd out-In consideration wherof the sd John Hanson doath likwis give grant allin enfeof & exchaing mak over & confirm unto ye abovesd Mr. Daniell Whit- head a sartain pece or parcell of land containing sixty
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acers more or less according as it is specefied in a deed of salle bearring datte ye second day of July one thousand sixe hundred eaighty sixe with one negroe man named Dicke all which sd pece or parcell of upland as it is above bounded with ye negro man abovesd is fully and abso- . lutly as abovesd exchainged one to ye other their heirs exceketors & assignes for ever & ye same to have & to hould each to ye and the same shall and will for ever defend each to ye other without any further demand from us our heirs exceketors & assignes for ever in con- firmation wherof we ye abovesaid Daniell Whithed and John Hanson doe bind our selves our heires exceketors and assignes firmly by setting to our hands & sealls ye day and yeare above written
Signed sealled & dellivered DANIELL WHITTHEAD 0 JOHN X HANSON 0
in presence of
SAMUELL RUSCOE
his marke
WILL CREED
January ye sixth 1692 then appered befor me Ellias Doughty Justice of ye Peace John Han- son and acknowledged this to be his ackt and deed ELLIAS DOUGHTY
This deed of exchaing entered pr me
SAMI RUSCOE
Clarke
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To all Christian peopell to whome thes presents shall cume Edward Burrougs of Jamaica in Queens County sendeth grettinge Know yea that I the sayd Edward Burrougs & John Bayles Seanor of ye same Town and County for severall good casses us & either of us ther- unto moveing have made a mutuell exchainge which is as followeth viz: That I the abovesd Edward Burrougs doe from me my heires exceketors administrators & assignes give grant exchange allinatt quitt claim releass enfeof & make over unto ye abovesd John Bayles his heires exceketors & administrators a sartain pece or parcell of upland sittuatt lyinge and being within ye bounds of Jamaica containing seventen acers more or
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less as it was layd out by ye surveyors of ye Town abovesd lyinge,one the east side of ye haw tree path and joyning upon the land formorly layd out to William Foster latte of Jamaica & Henry Ffosters children in lew wherof the abovesd John Bayles doath likwise give grant ex- chaing allinat quitte claime releass enfeof & make over from him self his heires exceketors & administrators unto ye abovesd Edward Burrougs his heires exceketors a sartain pece of meadow ground lying & being at a place called Longe Necke lyinge for foure acers more or less which was lette in the tenuer & ockapation of John Man & is bounded east by Edward Higbey south by George Woollsey Junor & otherwis by Samuell Milles & Zachariah Milles with ye prevelidg of land belonging to ye sd meadow upon ye Necke being two acers more or less we say that we the abovesd Edward Burrougs & John Bayles have as abovesd giveen in exschaing each to ye other ye abovesd land & meadow as above bounded & exsprest the same to have and to hould ockepy posses & injoy for ever and doe warrent & by thes presents defend each other against any intrest property claim or demand either from us our heires exceketors or assignes for ever or any other person or persons laying any just claim therto in testemony wherof we ye partyes abovesd doe bind our selves our heires & exceketors & assignes each to ye other by sub- scribinge our names & setting to our seales this sixth day of December in ye fift year of their Majesties Raigne & in ye year of our Lord 1692 Signed seald & dellivered EDWARD BURROWES 0
in presence of SAMUELL RUSCOE JOHN STOTT
JOHN BAYLES 0
A trew coppy of ye orrigenall deed of exchaing entered & examined pr SAM1 RUSCOE Clarke
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To all Christian peopell to whom thes prest shall cum-Derrick Powellsen of Jamaica sendeth gretting Know yea that I Derrick Poulsen with Sarah my wiffe
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for severall good reasons & casses us therunto moveing but more easspeatially for a vallewable sume of mony in hand paid & secured to be paid by Wessell Peterson Island of New Yorke yeoman the reseipt wherof we doe herby own & acknowledg to therwith contented sattisfyed and paid have given granted covenanted allined released quit claimed enfeoffed mad over & sould & by thes presents doe acknowledg to have from us our heirs excektrs given granted covenanted allinated re- leased quitt claimed enfeoffed mad over & sould unto ye abovesd Wessell Peterson his heirs exceketors & assignes all my acomadations lying in the bounds of Jamaica aforsd viz forty acers of land
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