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Signed sealled and dellivered in presence of
JOHN OWKE
SAM11 RUSCOE
THOMAS SMITH
JAMES X PRICE 0 his mark
SUZANAH X PRICE 0 his mark
Jamaica May ye seventh 1696 then appered befor Daniell Whitthead Esquier one of His Majesties of ye Peace for Queens County the above named James Price & did acknowledg this above deed of conveiance to be his free & vollentary act and deed
DAN11 WHITTHEAD
A trew coppy pr
SAMUELL RUSCOE Clarke
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March ye 12 1685/4
Know all men by thes presents that I William Creed of Jamaica in Queens County doe allinatt bargine and sell and by thes presents have allinatted bargined and sould from me my heires excecutors administrators or assignes unto John Smith of Jamaica in ye County afore- said his heires excecutors admin or assignes a sartain parcell of upland containinge forty acers to be laid out wher the said John shall see good in the boundes of ye Towne of Jamaica as allsoe a parcell of medow lyinge att a plase comonly called the Haw-tree Necke bounded by the lotte of Thomas Wiggens one the one side and William Foster one the other side with three acers of
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previledg that is to cume ore shall belonge to the same from this present datte I say that I the aforsaid aforsaid William Creed have as aforsaid sould unto the abovesd John Smith the above mentioned forty acers of upland with the afor-named lott of meadow beinge seven acers with the three acers of preveledg as abovesd to have and to hould to him and his heires excecutors administrators or assignes for ever and doe warrent this my salle good good in law free from any formore salle givfts or mor- gages and likewis to defend the saide land from any claim or claimes from any person ore persons whatever forrain invation only excepted as allsoe to warrent and make good the said thre acers of prevelidg as large and ample as doath belonge to any thre acers belonginge to any right in this Towne in wittnes wherof I the aforsaid Creed doe bind my selfe by subscribing my name and settinge to my seall the day & yeare above written
Signed seald and dellivered WILLIAM CREED 0
in presence of SAMUELL RUSCOE
JOHN BAYLES
A trew coppy of ye orridgenall entered pr SAMI RUSCOE
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To all Christian peopell to whom thes presents shall cume William Creed of Jamaica in Queens County in ye Island of Nassau yeoman sendeth greettinge Know yea that I the abovesd William Creed for considerations & resons & casses me therunto moveinge but more eass- peatily for a vallewable sume of money to me in hand paid by John Smith of ye abovesd Town and County and Island the receipt wherof I doe herby before ye en- seallinge and dellivery of thes presents own and acknowl- edge and theirwith to rest contented sattisfyed and paid and doe therof and therfrome acquitte exonoratte and discharge ye abovesd John Smith his heires & assignes from any further claim or demand for any part or parcell therof have given granted covenanted allinatted releassed enfeoft bargined and sould and doe by thes presents doe acknowledg to have from me my excecutors & as-
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signes giveen granted covenanted allinatted releassed enfeofed bargined made over & sould unto the abovesd John Smith his heires and assignes the full one half of a sartain pece or lotte of land lyinge and joyninge to ye land of the abovesd John Smith on the west side therof and bounded south by the comon road and west by the other partte and north by ye sd John Smith I say that I William Creed abovesd have as aforsaid sould unto the abovesd John Smith the full one half or moyatty of ye above mentioned pece or lotte of land as it is bounded & exsprest to have and to hould for ever & the same with all & every of the prevelidges and appurtenances with all timbers trees woods under woods to be & remain to ye only propor use benifitt and behoufe of him ye abovesd John Smith his heires and assignes to ockepy poses and injoy peasably without lett hindrance or mollestation warrenting this my salle good in law ffree & frely dis- charged of & from all formor salles givftes morgages or any other intangellments what soever & the same shall & will for ever warrent and by thes presents for ever defend against any intrest property claim or demand from me ye abovesd William Creed my heires excecutors & assignes for ever in testemony wherof I doe sett to my hand & seall this twenty ninth day of March in ye seventh yeare of their Majsts reigne & in ye yeare of our Lord Christ one thousand sixe hundred ninty & five
Signed sealled & dellivered
WILLIAM CREED 0
in presence o JOHN MAN
SAM11 RUSCOE
A trew coppy of ye orridgenall pr me SAM RUSCOE Clark
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To all Christian peopell to whome thes presents shall cume Ellias Bayles of Jamaica in Queens County sendeth greettinge Know yea that I the abovesd Ellias Bayles with Sarah my wiff for severall reasons & casses us & either of us therunto moveinge but more easspcatily for a vallewable sattisfaction to us the abovesaid Ellias and Sarah in hand allredy paid & by us reseived from
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John Smith of Jamaica the reseipt wherof wee doe herby acknowledge & for ever exonoratt acquitt and discharge the said John Smith his heires excecutors administrators & assignes from any further claime or demand for any part or parcell therof have given granted covenanted allinatted releassed enfeofed quitt claimed made over and sould and by thes presents doe acknowledg to have from us our heires excecutors administrators & assignes covenanted given granted releassed quitt claimed made over & sould unto ye abovesd John Smith his heires exceketors administrators & assignes all my right of a twenty acer devition formorly belonginge to my father John Bayles latte of Jamaica now desseased beinge now in my possestion with all prevelidges profitts benefits and improvements therunto belonginge as allsoe the addition of meadow lyinge and beinge in the further East Necke beinge and belonginge to the said meadow lotte of my aforesd father which was a twenty acer right lyinge betwixt Capt Carpenters addition & that as was formorly Hinry Townssines meadow the which abovesd right or devition belonginge as abovesd belonginge to my father as aforsaid is lying & beinge upon ye Little Plaines all which sd right & devition as abovesd with ye addition of meadow as it is above bounded I the abovesd Ellias Bayles with Sarah have as abovesd sould as aforsd unto the abovesd John Smith in ye County aforesd his heires excecutors administrators & assignes to have and to hould for ever & the same to be & remain to ye only propor use benefitt and behouff of him the sd John Smith his heires & assignes for ever to ockepy posses & injoy as his & their own free land of inherretance free & freely from all formor salles givftes & morgages & ye same shall and will for ever warrent & by thes presents for ever de- fend against any claim or demand from any person or persons from by or under me or my order with a warrentee to defend ye same against any intrest property claim or demand from me my heires excecutors administrators & assignes for ever in testemony I the abovesd Ellias Bayles wth Sarah my wiff doe bind our selves our heirs
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excecutors administrators & assignes by subscribing our names & fixeinge our sealls this twenty eaighth day of March in ye fivfth yeare of Their Majsts reigne & in ye yeare of our Lord Christ one thousand sixe hundred ninty & three Signed sealled & dellivered ELLIAS BAYLES O
in presence of WILL CREED
SAM RUSCOE
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Know all men by thes presents that I Benjamin Thirston belonginge to Jamaica in Queens County have from me my heirs excecutors & administrators giveen granted covenanted infeoft quitte claimed & made over a certain pece or parcel of Bogge unto Timothy Wood of ye abovesd Towne Island and County beinge bounded by the east by Benjamin Thirston & west by Timothy Wood Know yea that I the abovesd Benja- min Thirston have from me my heires excecutors & ad- ministrators fully & frely giveen granted covenanted allinatted releast quitte claimed all that one half acer of boges lyinge & beinge bounded as abovesd
Signed seal & dellivered in presence of PETER WHITTE SAMII RUSCOE
BENJAMIN THIRSTON 0
A trew coppy of ye orrigonall entered pr SAMI RUSCOE Clarke
Know all men by thes presents that I Hope Carpenter belonging to Queens County in ye Island of Nassau beinge inhabetant in Jamaica doe fully frely acquitt releas quitte claime & make over from me my heires . excecutors & administrators & assignes a cartain pece of boggs lyinge & beinge in ye boundes of Jamaica beinge north by Hope Carpenter & south by Benjamin Thirston east by the brooke and west by ye upland path & high waye runinge by sd bogges I saye that I the abovesd Hope Carpenter have from me my heires excecutors &
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admsts & assignes wholly and absolutly releast quitt claimed enfeoft and made over unto ye abovesd Jonas Wood his excecutors and administrs & assignes all the abovesd pece of bogges according as it is above butted & bounded to have and to hould for ever and ye same shall & will for ever defend against any intrest property claim & demand from me my heirs excecutors & assignes for ever & from all persons whatever in wittnes wherof I set to my hand and seall this sixth day of Ffebrary one thousand six hundred ninty six seven
Signed sealld & delivered in presence of BENJAMIN THIRSTON
SAMI RUSCOE
HOPE CARPENTER 0
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Knowe to all men that I Hope Carpenter hath one pece of boges lyinge and being betwixt Benjamin Thirston and the said Hope Carpenter the very said boges being laide out to ye aforsaid Hope Carpenter beinge the very said acer of boggs exseped in ye record of sd boges The boges belonginge to Nathaniell Higbee
Know all men by thes presens that I Peter White of Jamaica in Queens County in ye Island of Nassau have sould allinated enfeofed & made over from me my heirs excecutors and administrators unto Benjamin Thirston of the same Towne and County & Island his heirs ex- cecutors & adminestrators & assignes three acers & a half right of all undevided commons belonginge to me ye sd Peter Whit in or about or belonginge to ye Towne of Jamaica aforsd as wittnes my hand & seall this 21 of June 1697 Signed sealld and dellivered PETER WHIT 0 in presence of GEORGE WOLLSEY A trew coppy pr SAMI RUSCOE
SAMI RUSCOE Clarke
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To all Christian peopell to whom thes presents shall cume Richard Green of Jamaica in Queens County in the Island of Nassau cord wainer sendeth greetting Know yea that I the above Richard Green with Hanah my wiff for severall good reasons & casses us & each of us therunto moveinge but more easspeatyly for a vallewable sume to our sattisfactione to us in hand paid by John Ludlam of ye same Towne Island & County ye receipt wherof we doe before ye enseallinge and delivery herof own and acknowledge to be therwith contented sattisfyed & payd have giveen granted covenanted allinatted released bargined and sould and by thes presents doe acknowledge to have from us our heires excecutors & adminestrators giveen granted covenanted allinatted releassed bargined made over and sould unto the abovesd John Ludlame his heires excecutors adminestrators & assignes a pece ore partt of a home lott lyinge & beinge in Jamaica as abovesd with ye uper devition allsoe as it was layd out runing parrellell with ye other lottes in ye same quortor ye Swiming Pond only excepted ye partt of ye homelot begininge att ye reare & soe runinge toward the frunt ore street unto a peach tree stumpe standing in ye midle of a greatt boake ye full bredth of ye sd lotte I say that I ye abovesd Richard Green with Hanah my wife have as abovesd sould as aforsd unto the aforsd John Ludlam all ye above mentioned land as it is above mentioned with all fences timbers trees woods under woods standinge & lyinge beinge upon ye same together with all ye prev- elidges & appurtenances therunto belonginge to have and to hould for ever & ye same to be & remain to ye only propor use benefitt & behouf of him ye abovesd John Ludlam his heirs excetrs & assignes to ockepy poses & injoy as his and their free right of inherretance fre & frely discharged of & from all former salles givfts morgages or any other intangellments whatever & ye same shall and will by thes presents for ever warrent & defend against any claim or claimes from any person or persons what ever · with a warrente to defend ye same against any property
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intrest claim ore demand from me ye abovesd Richard Green & Hanah my wife our heirs excecutors and ad- minestrators for ever in wittnes wherunto we sett to our hands & sealls this thirtenth day of November in ye seventh yeare of His Majsts reigne & in ye yeare of our Lord Christ one thousand six hundred ninty & five.
Signed seald & dellivered . in presence of
JONATHAN WHITTHEAD SAM RUSCOE
RICHARD GREEN 0
HANAH GREEN 0
A trew coppy pr SAM11 RUSCOE
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Whearas Waitt Smith and John Owke was choasen to lay out ye boges belonginge to Jamaica in Queens County by order of ye Towne of Jamaica att a publique Towne Mettinge they have layd out ye same to ye best of their knowledg viz-Imprimes by vertew of rights belonginge to John Stewartt of ye Town abovesd as to us ye abovesd Waitt Smith & John Owkey did appere we have accordingly layd out to John Stewartt abovesd all ye bogges belonginge to ye Little Necke comonly soe called beinge within ye fence belonginge to ye same beinge eaight acers more or less and likewis to Hope Carpenter ye rainge of bogges lyinge and beinge against his own land runinge in bredth to ye brooke that parts John Stewart & him ye abovesd Hope beinge five acers more or less-And likewis to ye abovesd Hope Carpenter seven acers more of bogges lyinge against ye lott wher ye abovesd Hope Carpenters barne now standeth bounded by Benjamin Thirston on ye south end and soe runinge to ye abovesd brooke & up by ye sd brooke unto a cer- taine whitt oak tree one ye east side of ye said bogges & from thence to rune westardly over sd boges to a red oake saplinge marked one four sides & likewis to Ben- jamin Thirston five acers of bogges more or less bounded southward by Hopes bogges & eastward by ye abovesd brooke north by ye aforsaid Hope Carpenter & likewis more to ye abovesd Benjamin Thirston two acers and a half of boges lyinge westward of ye land that he ye sd
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Benjamin Thirston bought of Ellias Bayles wher he formorly lived leave one acer of boges more or less as it was bulked betwixt ye abovesd Benjamin Thirston & ye abovesd Hope Carpenter & ye sd Benjamin Thirstons boges bounded westward by ye upland & southward by ye aforsaid acer as wittnes our handes this seventh day of May 1696
WAITT SMITH JOHN OKYE
A trew coppy of ye origonall
pr SAM11 RUSCOE Clarke
Jonos Wood hath a pece of bogges layd out to him against a pece of upland left for away down to sd bogges bounded southward by Ben Thirston north by Hope Carpenter east by the brook partting John Stewartt & that
Entered Agust 1696 pr SAM RUSCOE Clark
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August ye 3d 1694
This wrightinge wittneseth an agreement betwen Ed- ward Hare and Jane Hare his wife with the consent of the oversers Joseph Smith Nicolas Everritt ye abovesd Ed- ward Hare doath wholly ressine and returne bake againe ye eastate that was first Henry Ffosters then Richard Jones when he ye abovesd Edward Hare marryed and ye abovesd Edward Hare doe promis to leave ye iron vessells and brass vessells and half his pewter dewringe hur life and she is not to dispoas of anything and the waggen and harrow for boath thier uses & boath to main- tain eaquell charge to keepe in repaire the abovesd iron vessels and brass vessels and pewter the abovesd Edward Hare leaveth with his wife Jane Hare dewringe hur life and shee is not to disspoas any of it to ye trew per-
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formance of ye same they do sett to their handes and fixe their sealls ye day and datt above written
Signed sealld and dellivered
EDWARD HARE 0
in presence of
JANE X HARE 0
JOHN BAYLES
hur marke
SAMUELL X MATHEWS his marke
A trew coppy of ye origonall entered pr SAMI RUSCOE
Clarke
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Know all men by thes presents that I Peter Whitte inhabetant of Jamaica in Queens County on ye Island of Nassau belonginge to ye Province of New Yorke for severall reassons and good casses me therunto moveinge but more esspeatily for a certain sume of money to me payd ore secuered be John Smith in ye sd Town of Ja- maica & County abovesd wherfor I hould me well con- tent sattisfyed and paid vit ye me to have bargined and sould & by vertew herof I the sd Peter dooes well diss- poas effeose allinat & make over from me my heires and exceketors or assignes for ever twelve acers of land more or less with all ye wood theron standinge or lyinge howses orchyards fences and all appurtenances therunto belong- inge beinge lyinge and bounded at ye Little Plaines south east & west upon ye plaines ye north upon ye sd John Smith his therfor vit ye me be vertew herof fully and freely & absolutly sells gives grants and dispoases con- firmes and makes over to ye abovesd John Smith to him his heirs excecutors or assignes to have and to hould keep and posses for ever as his own heretage and proporty from the datte herof and I the said Peter Whitte doe bind me my heirs that it shall be fre & fully discharged and to warrent it from formor salles givfts grants doweryes leasses joynters anueties intayls judgments forfittuers morgages claims or incumbrances what ever had mad ore comitted in wrighting wittingly or willingly suffered or don by ye aforsaid Peter his meanes privetty or pro- curment or by other person or persons lawfully claiming from ore by under them to warrent and make good in law this bill of salle and ther premises thering contained
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and in confirmation of ye trew performance of ye prem- ises I doe seall signe & delliver wt my own hand this bill of salle befor thes wittnises at Jamaica the thirtenth day of June one thousand six hundreed ninty & sixe Signed sealled and dellivered PETER WHITT 0 in presens of
SAMUELL SMITH
ANDREW ALLEXANDER
A trew coppy of ye orrigonall ded entered pr
SAM RUSCOE Clark
One lott of land belongeing to John Smith beinge in lew of his west devition & hill devition bounded north by ye comon road & west by Danill Smith & south by ye sd John Smiths land & east by ye Little Plains runing parrell- ell by ye land above spesefyd in ye deed
Enterd pr SAM11 RUSCOE Clarke
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Jamaica February ye 19-1696/7
This may sertify any whome it may concerne that Theadorrus Pollhemas and Daniell Whitthead boath of Jamaica in Queens County have for them selvs their heires and assignes bargined exchainged and exchainged and confirmed each to other as followeth the said Theo- dorros Pollhemas is to have of the abovesd Whitthead a lott of land which was laid out to Nehemiah Smith for his west devition and sould by him to Jonathan Watters and by sd Watters to sd Whitthead which joynes to a lott formorly sould by sd Whitthead to ye abovesd Pollhellmas in consideration wherof the said Whitthead is to have Theodoros Pollhellmases west and hill devitions that this is our mutuall agreement we signify by settinge to our hands and sealls
Testes THEODORROUS POLLHELLMAS 0 JOHN STEWARTT DANII WHITTHEAD 0
SAMI RUSCOE
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Hempsted in Queens County on ye Island Nassau alias Longe Island in ye Province of New Yorke this 28 day of Januarye Ano D 1696 Know all men by thes presents that I William Smith of ye Town & County aforsd for a a vallewable sume of money in hand received doe give grant & sell unto Thomas Okley of Jamaica in ye County aforsd the one half of ye meadow which was formorly Joseph Smith & Waitt Smiths-which is beinge & lyinge on ye west sid of ye river known by ye name of East Neck River bounded as followeth bounded esterly by ye aforsd river and south by ye casway west by ye upland north by ye bogges I say I William Smith aforsaid have sould ye one half of ye meadows as above bounded with all profits & prevelidges ther on made & profits to be made to be & remaine from hence forth to be & remaine to ye only propor use & dispoas of Thomas Okley aforsd for him his heires excecutors adminestra- tors & assignes for ever pesably to ockepy improve posses & injoy ye same without lett ore mollestation from me the aforsd William Smith or my heirs excecutors adminestra- tors or any other person ore persons what so ever unto all and every of ye premises above written I William to bind my self & my heirs to maintain this my salle good in law against any pretenc what ever unto ye trew per- formance of ye premises above written I have sett to my hand & fixed my seall this day & datte above writen
Sind seald & dellivered WILLIAM X SMITH 0
in presence of JOHN FFOSTER
THOMAS X FFLEWWELLINGE his marke
his marke
This deed acknowledged by William Smith the day & yeare above written befor me DANII WHITTHEAD Justice
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SAMI RUSCOE Clarke
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To all Christian peopell to whom thes presents shall cum Waitt Smith belongeinge to Jamaica in Queens County in the Island of Nassau sendeth greettinge Know yea that I Waitt Smith aforsd for severall good reasons & casses me therunto moveinge but more eass- peatily for a vallewable sum to me in hand paid by Samuell Darlinge of the abovesd Towne Island & County ye receipt wherof I doe herby own & acknowledge & therof & therfrom acquitt exonoratt & discharge the abovesd Samuell Darling his heires excecutors admines- trators & assignes from any further claim ore demand for any part or parcel therof have giveen granted cove- nanted allinated releast enfeoft quitt claimd made over Page 246
and sould & by thes presents doe acknowledge to have from me my heirs excecutors & adminestrators giveen granted covenanted enfeoft quitt claimd made over and sould unto the abovesd Samuell Darlinge his heirs excecu- tors adminestrators and assignes a sartain pece or parcell of upland lyinge & beinge within the boundes & limits of Jamaica being a ninty or twenty acer right sittuat & being in ye midle devition bounded as ffolloweth haveinge Jonos Wood on ye south & Johanas Williams one the north beinge number fivety three & bounded east by Freemans path and westwardly by Samuell Messenger ore Joseph Smith beinge wholl right belonginge to me the sd Waitt Smith I say that I ye abovesd Waitt Smith have as aforsd sould as aforsd to ye abovesd Samuell Darlinge his heirs excecutors and adminesstrators all ye abovesd pece ore parcell of upland accordinge as it is befor butted & bounded with all and singuler the prev- elidges and appurtenances therunto appertaininge the same to have & to hould for ever & the same to be and remaine to ye only propor use benifit & behouf of him the sd Sam11 Darlinge his heirs & assignes free & clerly discharged of & from all formore salles givfts morgages or any other entanglements what soever and the same shall & will forever warrent & by thes presents defend against any intrest property claim ore demand from me the sd
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Waitt Smith my heirs excecutors & adminesstrators for ever in consideration wherof I doe bind my self my heirs excecutors & adminesstrators by thes presents firmly datted at Jamaica this twenty sixth day of Febrary in ye eaight yeare of His Majesties reigne & in ye yeare of our Lord one thousand sixe hundred ninty sixe seven
Signed seald & delivered WAITT SMITH 0 in presence of JOSEPH OLDFELD
and SAMUELL RUSCOE
March ye 2d 1697/8 then appered befor Daniell Whit- head one of His Majesties Justices for ye keepinge of the for Queens County ye above named Waitt Smith & · did acknowledg this above written deed of sall to be his free & vollontary act & deed
DANIELL WHITHEAD
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SAM11 RUSCOE Clark
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Be it known to all persons whom it may any way con- cerne that John Pruden (minester) some time of Jamaica upon Longe Island in ye Province of New Yorke now of Newwark in ye Province of New East Jarzey hath for him self & his heirs bartred bargined allinatted & sould and doath by vertew of this deed & instrewment of con- veiance barter bargin allinatte sell assigne & make over from him his heirs & excecutors for ever (for a vallewable consideration in hand received ore to be received to his full sattisfaction) unto Jonas Wood of Jamaica in Queens County upon Longe now ye Island of Nassau (tanor) a cartain lott parcell tract & meashur of sallt meadow beinge & lyinge upon ye Necke comonly know by ye name of Ould Towne Neck within ye bounds & precints of Jamaica aforsd containinge in quantety fivften acers more ore less as it was formorly surveaid & layd out to Doctor Henry Taylor of Fflushinge by vertew of a conve-
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