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Wheras their was an agreement made betwixt this Towne of Jamaica and William Creed belonginge to ye same as stands upon the Town boock Know all men by thes presents that I the abovesd William Creed doe acknowledg to have reseived full sattisfaction for said agreement as allsoe for a bill of salle from Daniell Denton latte of Jamaica Seanor now deseast for five acers of meadow doe for my self my heires exceketors administra- tors acquitt exoneratt & discharge ye abovesd Towne and any & all persons that hath & is any waiy concernd therin sd agreement from any further claime ore demand for any thinge ore thinges contained or belonginge to either agreement ore bill of salle ore any pretence of land arrisinge therby in wittnes wherof I sett to my hand & seall this thirtenth of March in ye seventh yeare of his Majs Reigne & in ye yeare of our Lord Xt one thousand six hundred ninty five sixe Signd & dellivered WILLª CREED 0 in presence of THOMAS OKLEY SAMI RUSCOE
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Page 211 To all Christian peopell to whome thes presents shall cume William Whitte of Jamaica ffelt maker sendeth
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gretting Know all men by thes presents that I the abovesd William Whitt for severall good considerations me therunto moveing but more easspeatily for a vallew- able sume of money unto me the said William Whitt in hand paid & secuered to be paid by Hendricks Hagoman liveing in the New Lottes bellonging to Flattbush in Kinges County doe covenant allinatt relleass enfeof bargin sell & make over & by thes presents doe acknowledg that I the abovesd William Whitte liveing in Jamaica in ye Queens County have for me my heires exceketors administrators & assignes covenanted releassed enfoofed bargined sould & made over unto ye abovesd unto ye abovesd Henrycos Heagoman a sartain parcell or tracke of upland sittuat within ye boundes of Jamaica lying westward of ye sd Town bounded as followeth vix one ye north by the highway that goeth to ye further lotts beyond that & Edward Higbeys Fredrericks & the rest ye marked tree on ye north standing in ye sd highway & bounded on ye west by ye land of Edward Higbee and on the south by a sartain whitt oake tree partting Mr. Prudens land and that & on ye southeast cornor bounded by Samuell Messengers with a dirickt line from ye sd whitt oake tre to ye Messengers bounds & from thence to Mr Whittheads land & soe with a dirick line to a sartain stumpe standing att ye path wh sd land as above bounded containing one hundred and fivety acers more or less as allsoe eleven acers of meadow lying & being att a plase comonly called ye Ould Town Necke bounded north by the highway & south by a whitt oke tree standing in the fresh meadow soe runing east to ye upland & runing south west to a stake branded with X in Samuell Smiths rainge runing from ye woods to ye Island being one third fresh & two thirds salt good mowable meadow & what salt holles shall fall in ye sd meadow ye sd Mr. Whitte to make up with mowable meadow with ten acers of prevelidg and all rights belong- ing to said previledg in ye sd Neck all which sd parcell of upland as above butted & bounded together with all preveliges appurtenances imuneties improvements &
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liberties with all fences timbers trees woods under woods upon or belonging therunto as allsoe ye said elleven acers of meadow as it is above exsprest with ye prevelliges therunto belonging as abovesd I the said William Whitte have as aforsaid sould as aforsaid from me my heirs exceketors administrators & assignes unto ye said Hen- rickes Heagoman his heires exceketors administrators & assignes to have and to hould all & every partt & parcell of ye abovesd upland & meadow wh all & singuler ye preveliges & appurtenances for him ye said Henrickes Heagoman his heirs excekrs administrators & assignes to ockepy posses improve & injoy as his & their owne free land of inherretance free without lett hindrance or moles- tation from me my heires exceketors administrators & asignes for ever & doe warrent this my salle good in law & fre from all formor salles doweries givfts morgages leases joynters or any other intangellments what soe
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ever with a warrente to defend ye same from any claim or demand either from me my heires exceketors ad- . ministrators and assignes or any person or persons claim- ing right therto to ye trew performance wherof I the sd William Whitt doe bind my self my heires exceketors administrators & asignes firmly by subscribing my name this sevententh day of November in ye fourth yer of their Majesties Raigne & in ye yere of our Lord Christ 1691 Signed seald & dellivered WILLIAM WHITT 0
in presence of DAMORIS X WHITT 0
SAMI RUSCOE her marke
FFREDRICK X HENDRICKES
A trew .coppy examined
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ELDERD X LUKES
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Memorandam that on ye eaight day of January 1691 appered the within named Willm Whitt & Damoris his wif & acknowledged ye within written conveianc to be their free & vollontary ackt & deed
DANIELL WHITTHEAD
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Know all men by thes presents that I Henry Taylor of Fflushing have remited released & for ever quitt claimed & by thes presents doe herby remite releas & for ever quitt claime unto William Creed of Jamaica his heirs exceketors & administrators all & all manor of actions cas or cases of action bills bondes covenants depts dews judgments excecutions contraerties debattes & demandes whattsoever from ye begininge of ye world to the day of the datt of thes presents in testemony wherof I have set to my hand and seall ye thirtieth day of Octobr in ye second yeare of ye raigne of our sover- raign Lord James ye Second by ye grace of God over England & Kinge & in the yeare of our Lord one thousand sixe hundreed eaighty & sixe
Sealled & de'livered in presence of ELLIAS DOUGHTY JOHN SEAMON WM. NICOLLS
HENRY TAYLOR 0
A trew coppy entered pr SAM RUSCOE Clarke
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Artecles of agreement made and concluded upon betwixt Clemment Sallmon & John Deine boath of Jamaica in Queens County as followeth viz that the abovesd Clement Sallmon hath sett & to farme lett unto the abovesd John Deine his lott of upland which he ye sd Clement Sallmon had & bought of Edward Higbee of Jamaica in ye County aforsd for and dewering the liffe of him ye sd Clement Sallmon & Johanah his wiffe. with all ye prevelidges & improvements that are ther- upon & therunto belonginge only ye howesing & one acer of land joyning therto the same with all & every partt & parcell therof only what is before excepted to have and to hould unto him ye said John Dein his heires & assignes dewering ye liffe of him ye sd Clement Sall- mon & Johanah his wiffe & no longer fre & clere without any trouble or controversy or hindrance eaither from me ye said Clement Sallmon & Johanah my wiffe dewering our lives & no longer as aforsd & no otherwise in con- sideration wherof ye abovesd John Deine doath covenant
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& promis to maintain in good fence one acer of land as abovesd their next adjoyning to ye howes & that to be maintained soe in like good fence dewering ye said time above sd & no longer in confirmation wherof we ve parties abovesd have & doe bind our sellves & our heirs firmly by setting to our hands & fixing our sealles this fivetenth day of Apprill in the fivft year of their Majesties Raigne & in ye year of our Lord Christ one thousand six hundred ninty & three Signed seald & dellivered CLEMMENT SALLMON 0
in presence of
JOHN DEINE 0
EDWARD BURROWS
SAMUELL RUSCOE
A trew coppy of ye orrigonall pr SAM1I RUSCOE
Clarke
if in case ye said John Dein soweth any corne upon ye said land that shall hapen to be their when they doe dye then to have leave to take ye same of again
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May ye 4th 1686
Know all men by thes presents that I Ralph Hunt belonging to Jamaica in Queens County have allinatted bargined & sould & by thes presents doe from me my heirs exceketors & administrators or asignes covenant bargin allinatt & sell unto Johanas Williamson of Fflatt- land in Kinges County a sartain parcell or trackt of up- land containing sixe acers more or less lyinge & being in ye bounds of Jamaica joyning to Elderd Lukas northeast & bounded westward by Newtown hay path & southward by ye land that ye said Johanas had of William Creed & north by ye undevided land as allsoe ten acers of fresh meadow more or less lyinge att ye Haw-tree Necke to- gether with three acers of prevelidge for what is now to cume for devetions of land & comons acordinge to ye consessitions of ye Town ye meadow being bounded westwardly by ye haw tree pond & joyning to ye upland and south by John Hunts meadow I say that I the for-
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said Ralph Hunt have as abovesd sould unto the abovesd Johanas all ye above mentioned upland & meadow with ye prevelidg abovesd to him his heirs exceketors ad- ministrators or assignes to have & to hould firmly for ever as his or their own proper right title & intrest & doe ingage to defend this my salle good & free from any formor salles givfts morgages or any other intangellments & to defend itt good in law from any claime or claimes from any person or persons whatt ever foraine invation only excepted & doe acknowledg to have reseiv full sattisfaction for ye same to ye trew performance wherof I bind my as abovesd by subscribing my name and setting to my seall ye day & year abovesd RALPH HUNT 0
Signed seald & dellivered SAMUELL RUSCOE
MARCEY RUSCOE
her mark
SUZANAH X HUNT her mark A trew coppy of ye origonall pr me SAMUELL RUSCOE Clarke
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Know all men by thes presents that I Samuell Mathews of Jamaica in Queens County doe covenant bargin. & sell & by thes presents doe own to have covenanted al- linatted bargined & sould from me my heirs exceketors administrators & assignes unto John Owkea & Johanas Williamson boath of Fflatbush in Kinges County their heires exceketors administrators & assigns a sartain par- cell parcell or trackt of upland & meadow as followeth viz my now dwellinge howes lyinge & beinge att the south at a plase comonly known by Charsmors Island path lyinge on ye east of the said path nere to ye said meadow with five acers of upland therunto belonginge together with all timber trees standing or lying gardens orchards fences therunto belonging as allsoe fivty five acers upland lying & beinge eastward of ye sd path but- tinge westward of ye sd path bounded north by John Johnson & soe otherwise by the comons as allsoe my right of ten acers of of meadow lying & being att Chasmors Island aforsaid together with five acers prevelidg from
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this datte belonging being ye half part of ye prevelidg belonging to ye aforsaid ten acers of meadow which meadow lyith att ye place aforsaid called Chasmors Island being bounded eastward by Jonathan Mills & on ye other sid by Benjamin Coe as allsoe I the aforsaid Samuell Mathews doe as abovesd bargin & sell unto ye abovesd John Owke & Johanas Williamson as abovesd all my right & title aformentioned in ye howsing upland and meadow with ye prevelidg above exsprest to have and to hould to them ye said Owekey & Williamson their heirs exceketors administers & assignes for ever as allsoe my right & title to ye half of Charsmors Island according as I my self have it warrentinge this my salle good in law free from any formor salles givfts morgages or any other intangellments what ever and I doe engage my self as abovesaid to maintain this sall free from any claim or claimes from any person or persons what so ever it is to be understood as for ye upland upon Chars- mors Island I defend it so far forth as ye Town act allow- eth by fencing of medows and noe farther to ye trew performance of all & every the above mentioned premises I the abovesd Samuell Mathewes doe bind my self as abovesd by subscribing my name & to my sell this ellev- enth day of December in yere of our Lord God one thousand sixe hundreed eaighty & sixe & in ye 2d year of his Majst reigne James ye 2d &
Testes WILLIAM CREED JOHN BAYLES
SAMUELL X MATHEWS O his marke A trew coppy of ye origonll pr me SAM RUSCOE Clarke
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Know all men by thes presents that wee Johanas Williamson and Peter Williamson boath belonging to Fflattbush in Kinges County brothers doe fully abso- lutly & firmly from us our heires exceketors & administra- tors and assignes sett over and confirme unto John Owkea belongeing unto Jamaica in Queens County all that our partt right title intrest claim or demand in or
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unto the bill of salle one the other side exsprest to him the said John Owkea his heirs exceketors administrators and assignes to have and to hould for ever and the same to be & remain to ye only proper use benefitt & behouf of him ye sd John as abovesd his heirs & assignes for ever freely owning to have reseived from ye abovesd John Owkea full sattisfaction for ye same as wittness my hand this ninth day of September 1693
Signed sealled and dellivered JOHANAS WILLIAMSON O
in ye presence of
PETER WILLIAMSON 0
SAM RUSCOE
THEODORUS POLLHEMAS
A trew coppy of ye origonall assignment examened pr me SAMUELL RUSCOE
Clarke
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To all Christian peopell to whom thes presents shall cume I William Creed of Jamaica in Queens County for & in consideration of full sattisfaction in hand paid ye reseipt wherof I doe herby acknowledg have giveen granted covenanted allinatted enfeofed bargined made over confirmed & sould & by thes presents doe firmly clerly & absoluttly give grant covenant allinat enfeof confirm & make over unto Samuell Hunt of ye sd Town and County his heires excekts administ$ & assignes a sartain parcell or trakt of upland lyinge & beinge within ye boundes of Jamaica accordinge as it shall be men- tioned by the boundes viz being bounded northerly by Johanas Williamson & westward by Newtown hay path & easttward runinge to ye land of Elderd Lukas & from Elderd Lukases marked tree at his southwest cornor to rune southwardly to a sartain marked tree being a blak oak with a burnt tope & from thence by the same line to ye meadow & from thence allonge by New- towne hay path unto ye fence all which sd parcell of upland as it is bounded abovesd lyinge north of New- town ffence I the sd William Creed doe for my self my heires or assignes sell allin releass confirm & make over unto ye sd Samuell Hunt for him his heirs excekts
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administrators or assignes to have and to hould to ye only proper usse and behoufe of him or them for ever & doe maintain this my sall good in law ffre from any formor salles givfts morgages leasses eascheatts or any other incumbrances what ever & from any person or persons by from or under me or upon any pretens what ever claiming any intrest therin or title to ye sd land shall & will warrent maintain & for ever defend ye same as witt- ness my hand & seall this eaight day of November Anoqe Dominy 1688 & in ye fourth year of ye reigne of our Soverraign Lord James ye 2d by ye grace of God of Eng- land Scoottland France & Irland Kinge Defender of ye Faith &c. it is agreed befor signing that ye abovesd Sam- uell Hunt shall allow a waggen path through ye sd land & keep two gattes to ye same Signed seald & dellivered WILLIAM CREED. 0
in presence of SAM RUSCOE
A trew coppy pr
SUZANAH X HUNT SAM RUSCOE her mark Clarke
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To all Christian peopell to whome thes presents shall cume Peter Stringham belonging to Hampsteed in Queens County sendeth greetting Know yea that I the abovesd Peter Stringham withe Ane his wiffe for severall good reasons & casses us their unto moveing but more easspea- tily for a vallewable consideration to us in hand paid ve reseipt wherof we doe herby own from Edward Burrows of Jamaica in ye County aforsd have given granted · covenanted allinatted releassed enfeofed quitt claimed made over & sould & by thes presents doe acknowledg to have from us our heirs excekts & assignes given granted covenanted allinatted releassed enfeofed quitt claimd made over & sould unto ye abovesd Edward Burrows his heirs exceketors administrators & assignes my wholl share & right of ye Little Plains being ye one third of a twenty acer right of allsoe my right of comonage belong- ing to Jamaica aforsd which is likewise ye one third partt of a twenty acer right wh all my right of bogges more or
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less lying within ye bounds of ye Townshipe aforsaid all which sd right of ye plains & comonage & boges abovesd I the abovesd Peter Stringham with Ane my wiffe have as abovesd sould as abovesd unto ye abovesd Edward Burrows ye same & all & every partt & parcell therof to have and to hould for ever & ye same to be & remain to ye only proper use benifitt & behoufe of him ye sd Edward Burrows his heirs & assignes for ever to ockepy posses & injoy as his & their own ffree right of inheretance fre & clerly discharged from all formor salls givfts mor- gages or any other intangellments & from any claime from any person or persons whatt ever with a warrente to defend ye same from me my heirs exceketors & as- signes or any from by or under us or our order as wittnes our hands & sealls this foortenth day of Aprill in ye fivft yeare of their Majsts Raigne & in ye yeare of our Lord Christ one thousand sixe hundred ninty & three Signed seald & dellivered PETER X STRINGHAM his marke in presence of
EDWARD CORNWALL
SAMUELL RUSCOE
A trew coppy of ye origonall pr SAM11 RUSCOE
Clarke
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To all Christian peopell to whome thes presents shall cume Mary Daves of West Jarzey in ye County of Bur- lingtone sendeth greetting Know yea that I ye abovesd Mary Davess beinge the widdow & relleckt of Samuell Davis latte of Jamaica in Queens County deseast beinge appointed & consstetuted by my husband aforsd in his last will & testement to be his wholl & sole exceketricks to se his will performed & likewise being choasen & ap- poynted by my three sons Jonathan Samuell & Ellnathan Daves to be their garudden to sell bargin & disspoas of whatt lands or meadowes way belonging to my said husband I say that I the abovesd Mary Daves with Jonathan Daves my eldest sone for severall good reasons & casses us & either of us therunto moveing but more easspeatially for a vallewable sume to us in hand paid by William Creed of Jamaica in Queens County & secured
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to be paid ye reseaipt wherof we doe herby acknowledg & own ourselves to be therwith contented sattisfyed and paid have giveen granted covenanted allinated releast quit enfeoffed made over & sould and doe own & acknowledg to have for us and ye other my two sones our heires exceketors & assignes given granted cove- nanted allinatted quitt claimed enfeoffed made over & sould unto ye abovesd William Creed his heires exceketors & assignes all that ye accomadations of upland and meadow lying & beinge within ye boundes of Jamaica viz: a sartain parcell of land bounded north by ye high way runing to ye Little Plaines & south wth ye bogges lyinge together which makes a necke of land together with all orchyardes gardens fruet-trees improvements prevelidges benefitts timber trees standing or lyinge being upon ve same together with all & every ye rest of ye rights & devetions of upland that are & ever wear bellonging to ye acomadations of my sd husband de- seassed excepting fiveten acers sould to Mr. Daniell Whitthead & Abigaill Milles & ten acers that was sould to Mr. Daniell Whitthead allone as allsoe ye right of devition of meadow being ten acers more or less as it was layd outt lying and beinge beinge comonly called ye further East Necke with all comonage and prevelidge that hath doath or shall arrise belonge ore any wais appertain therunto I say that I the sd Mary Daves as exceketrixe of my said husband Samuell Daves and mutually being choasen gardean to my three sons have as abovesd sould all ye above mentioned pece of upland & pece of meadow lying as afforsaid wth all ye prevelidges & improvements & appurtenances that now doath or heraffter shall shall bellonge therunto unto ye abovesd William Creed his heires exceketors & assignes to have and to hould for ever & ye same to be & remain to ye only proper use benefitt & behouff of him ye sd William Creed his heires & assignes to ockepy posses and injoy as his & their own ffree right of inherretance & ye same shall & will for ever warrant & deffend against all formor salles givefts morgages doweryes joynters leasses or any
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other intangellments what ever with a warrantee to deffend and warrant ye same against any claim intrest Page 220
property and demand from me my heires exceketors & assignes for ever & ffrom all persons or persons ffrom by or under me my heires exceketors or our order or procuerment or any other person or persons what ever laying any just claim therto in testemony wherof I the said Mary Daves with Jonathan Daves my sone doe bind our selves firmly by settinge to our names & ffixeinge our sealls this seventh day of November in ye fivfth yeare of their Majesties raigne & in ye yeare of our Lord Christ one thousand sixe hundreed ninty & two
Signed sealld & dellivered in presence of
SAMUELL RUSCOE JONATHAN WATERS MARCY X RUSCOE hur marke
MARY DAVES 0
JONATHAN X DAVES 0 his marke
November 12th 1692 Then appered Mary Davis befor me and acknowledged ye above deed of conveiance to be her one ffree vollontary ackt & deed acknowledged befor me THO. HICKS
A trew coppy of ye oridgenall deed entered in ye register for Jamaica in page 220 pr March ye 12-1692-
SAMI RUSCOE Clarke
Wheras I Mary Daves of West Jarzey in ye County of Burlington being ye widdow & releckt of Samuell Daves latt of Jamaica in Queens County deseast being wholl & soull exceketrix of my said husband deseast & beinge appointed by my three sones Jonathan Samuell & Ell- nathan Daves to sell & disposse of what landes & meadow way belonginge to my said desesed husband & haveing sould all the said landes & meadow to William Creed of Jamaica aforsaid & my sons beinge under adge & I
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beinge now possest of a sartain parcel or trackt of land & meadow lying & being in West Jarzey in ye County of Burlingeton containing one hundred acers more or less I say that I the abovesaid Mary Daves doe by thes pres- ents ffreely & vollontary allinatt sell & make over unto ye abovesd William Creed all ye abovesd pece or parcell of lands lying as aforsaid from me my heires exceketors & assignes unto ye abovesd William Creed his heires exceketors & assignes to have & to hould for ever & ye same to be & remain to ye only proper use & bennifett & behouf of him ye sd William Creed without lett fraud or hindrance from me my heires or assignes for ever acknowledging to have reseaived full sattisfaction for ye same as wittnes my hand and sell this seventh day of November in ye fivft yeare of their Majesties raigne & in ye yere of our Lord one thousand sixe hundred ninty two
signed seld & dellivered
MARY X DAVES O. her mark
in presence of
SAMUELL RUSCOE
JONATHAN WATERS
MARY X RUSCOE her mark
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The condition of this above deed is such that if the three sones of the abovesaid Samuell Daves deseasd Jonathan Samuell & Elnathan Daves that haveing choassen ye abovesd Mary Daves their mother to be their gardaen for hur & themselves to sell & dispoas of what landes belonged to their sd ffather deseasd & she haveing as abovesd sould ye same to William Creed abovesd shall when they doe come of adge allow of rattefy & confirm ye abovesd bargin & salle made as by a deed or instrewment bearring datte with this ref- ferance wherunto beinge had may more att large appere without leatt fraud or hindrance from them & their heirs confirm and eastablish by their free & vollontary consent & assent ye sd William Creed his heirs & assignes in ye
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free & quiatt injoyment & possestion of ye said lands & meadows & prevelidges that did belonge to their father ever ye same to have & to hould without lett or demur or dissturbance then ye abovesd deed to be void & of none effect & to be dellivered up by ye said William Creed his heires & assignes ffrely without. trouble in wittnes wherof ye said William Creed doath consent to ye dellivery of ye same MARY X DAVES O
November ye 12th: 1692-then apered Mary Daves befor me and acknowledged the above conveaiance to be hur own ffree vollontary ackt & deed-acknowledged befor me THO. HICKS
A trew coppy of ye orridgonall deed entered in ye register for Jamaica in page 220 & 221
pr SAM11 RUSCOE
(March ye 12-1692)
Know all men by thes presents that I William Creed aforsd doe acknowledged to have reseaived full sattis- faction for this above deed and doe herby declare the same to be voaid and of no effect as wittnes my hand this 12h of Decmbr 1700
WILLIAM CREED Seal
To all Christian peopell to whome thes presents shall cume Thomas Waters belonginge to Jamaica in Queens County in the Island of Nassau sendeth greeing Know yea that I the above said Thomas Watters for severall good reasons & casses mee therunto moveinge but more easspeatily for a vallewable sattisfaction to me in hand paid by Mr Daniell Whitthead of ye abovesd Towne Island & County the receipt wherof I herby own and acknowledge to be therwith sattisfyed and paid have giveen grantted covenanted allinatted enfeofed released quitte claimed made over and sould and by thes presents doe acknowledge to have from mee my heires executors & administrators giveen grantted
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