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these presents with a warantee to defend ye same against all maner of persons laying and claim to ye same & also to seale and deliver any other or firmer deed or conveians for ye primises as ye sd Thomas Gaile shall be advised or or procure to be drawne by his counsill learned in ye law for ye space of seven years next insuing ye date hereof in testamony whereof & confirmation thereof ye partyes abovsd hath set to their hands and afixed their seales ye day and yeare abovsd Sealed and delivered DANIELL MESINGER 0 in presents of CHARLES SMITH ZACH MILLS
On ye fourteenth day of July 1703 then ye within named Daniell Messinger appeared before me Edward Bowras Esqr one of Her Majs. Justices of ye Peace for Queens County and acknowlidge ye within instru- ment to be his vollintary act & deed
Test ED. BURROWS
A true coppy of ye orignall ented and examined pr ZACHARIAH MILLS
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Surveyed for Mr. Isaack Lenoir July 11th a certain lot of land lying upon a hill comanly called Thustons hill begining at a dead black oake tree 5 yds from ye north side of a pond commanly caled flax pond being a tree which parts in Mr. Clowes west line thence runing So 18, 6° W 7 chaines 50 links to a black oake markt on 4 sides near ye roade leading to Flushing as likewise near ye top of Thustons Hill thence alonge ye sd roade No. 15° W 14 chaines and No 6º E 7 chaines to a small chesnut by a pump near Samuell Smiths path thence No 77° E 4 chaines 25 links to a black oak near widow Salyers fence thence south 9 chaines 15 links to Mr. Clowes corner line by bilbery swampe to were we began . containing eleven acres & 12 being bounded west by
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Flushing roade north by Samuell Smiths path east part by widow Saliers land and part by land formerly sur- veied to Mr. Samuell Clows south by flax pond & comans Performed pr me THO. CARDALE a scale of 10 chains
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This Indenture made this third day of October and in ye fourth yeare of ye reigne of our Sovereign Lady Anne by ye grace of God over England France & Ireland Queene Defender of ye Faith &c. and in ye yeare of our Lord Christ one thousand seven hundred and five and betwene Samuell Higbie of Jamaica in Queens County on Nasaw Iland and in ye Provins of New York yeoman of ye one party and Isaac Lenoir of ye same place victular of ye other party witnesseth that ye abovsd Samuell Higbie for and in consideration of ye sum of two pounds corant mony of New York to him in hand paid by ye abovsd Isaac Lenoir at or before ye ensealing and delivery of these presents ye receipt whereof he doth hereby owne and doth acknowlidg himself to be therwith satisfyed content and paid and thereof and therefrom doe for ever exonirate aquit & discharge ye abovsd Isaac Lenoir his heirs execurs admirs all and every of them from any part or parsill thereof have given granted enfeoft releast confirmed ashured quit claimed sould and made over unto ye abovsd Isaac Lenoir his heirs and asignes for ever all that a four acre righte upon ye Litle Plaines that is to say ye righte of devition which doth now or ever shall belong to four acres of medow on ye Litle Plaines aforesd all which righte on ye Litle Plaines as aforesd together with all ye privelidges apurtinanses heriditaments to ye same belonging or any maner of ways apertaining to him ye sd Isaac Lenoir his heirs and asignes to have and to hold for ever and ye same to
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be and remain to ye onely proper use benifitt and behoofe of him ye sd Isaac Lenoir his heirs and assignes for ever and that ye said Samuell Higbe had at ye time of ensealing Page 346
and delivery of these presents full power and lawfull athority to sell ye same in maner and form as aforesd and was lawfully and rightfully seized of ye same in fee simple freely and clearly discharged of and from all and all maner of gifts sales morgages intalyes judgments executions extens revertions remainders or any other title or incombrans whatever with a warantee to defend ye same against any person or persons lawfully claiming ye same and also to seale and deliver any other or firmer deed or conveians for ye abovsd primises as ye sd Isaac Lenoir his heirs execrs admin's or asignes shall be advised or procure to be drawn by his or their counsill learned in ye law for ye space of seven years next after ye date of these presents in testamony and confirmation of ye abovsd primises ye partys abovsd have hereunto set their hands and afixed their seales ye day and yeare first abovsd
Signed sealed and delivered SAMUELL HIGBE 0
in presents of
NICOLAS STILLWELL
ZACH MILLS
February the 5 1705 then appeared before me Joseph Smith one of Her Majesties Justices for ye Peace for Queens County Samuell Higbe and did acknowlidg this instrument to be his volintary and free act and deed
JOSEPH SMITH
A true coppy of ye orignall deede enterd and com- pared pr me ZACH MILLS Cler
This Indenture made this second day of Aprill and in ye fourth yeare of ye reigne of our Sovereign Lady Anne by ye grace of God over England Scotland Ffrance
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& Ireland Queene Defender of ye Faith &c. and in ye yeare of our Lord Christ one thousand seven hundred and five and between Nathaniell Higbee of Jamaica in Queens County on Nasaw Iland and in ye Province of New York of ye one party and Isaac Lenoir of ye abovsd Towne Ile and County and Provins of ye other party witnesseth that ye abovsd Nathaniell Higbe for and in consideration of ye sum of five pounds corant mony of New York to him in hand paid by ye abovsd Isaac Lenoir at or before ye ensealing or delivery of these presents ye receipt whereof he doth hereby owne and doth acknowlige himself to be therwith fully satisfyed content and paid and thereof and therefrom and from every part and parsill thereof doe for ever exonirate aquit and discharge ye abovsd Isaac Lenoir his heirs executors admrs all and every of them have given granted enfeofed released confirmed ashured quit claimed sould and made over and doe by these presents freely clearly & absolutely give grant enfeof release confirme ashure quit claime sell and make over unto ye abovsd Isaac Lenoir his heirs and asignes for ever all ye undevided righte of commanage which shall arise from ye priveledge of five acres of medow within ye bounds of Jamaica aforesd all which five acre righte of comanage with all ye priveliges apurtinanses heriditaments and emoli- ments to ye five acre righte of commanage belonging or in any maner of ways apertaining to him ye sd Isaac Lenoir his heirs and asignes to have and to hold for ever and ye sd Nathaniell Higbee doth covenant and agree to and with ye sd Isaac Lenoir his his heires and asignes Page 347
that he or they may both now and at all time or times for ever hereafter have hold ocopy posess and injoy ye above recited land and primises as his or their owne land of inheritance in fee simple and ye abovsd Nathaniell Higbe doth further covenant and agree to and with ye abovsd Isaac Lenoir his heirs and asignes that at ye time of ye insealing and delivery of these presents had full power and lawfull authoryty to sell and dispose
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of ye same in maner and forme as aforesd at that he had at ye time at ye time full posession and lawfully seized of ye same freely and clearly discharged of and from all former gifts sales morgages dowrys intallys judgmens executions revertion remainder or remainders whatever or any other title or incumbrans whatever had made or comited at any times or times before ye insealing or delivery of these presents with a warantee to defend ye same against any person or persons lawfully claiming ye same and alsoe to seale and deliver any other or firmer deed or conveians for ye abovsd land and granted prim- ises as ye sd Isaac Lenoir his heirs or asignes or either of them shall be advised or procure to be drawne by his or their counsill learned in ye law for ye space of seven years next after ye date of these presents in testamony whereof ye sd Nathaniell Higbee hath set to his hand and afixed his seale ye day and yeare first above mentioned Signed seald and delivered NATHANIELL HIGBEE 0 in presents of NATHAN SMITH ZACH MILLS
October the 24 1705 then apeared before one of Her Majs Justices and acknowledged the above deed to be his volingtary act and deede I say then apeared Nath- aniell Higbee before me as it is abovsd
JOSEPH SMITH, Jus
A true coppy of ye orignall deed enterd and com- pared pr me ZACH MILLS Cler
This Indenture made this twenty ninth day of Sep- 'tember in ye yeare of our Lord seventeen hundred and five betweene John Messinger of Jamaica on Nasaw Island in the Provins of New York in Queens County in America of ye one part and Isaac Lenoir of ye sd Island victuler of ye other part witnesseth that ye sd John Messinger for and in consideration of ye sum of
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five pounds lawfull mony of ye Provins of New York to him in hand paid before ye ensealing and delivering of these presents by ye abovesd Isaac Lenoir ye receipt Page 348
whereof he the the said John Messinger doth hereby acknowledge and thereof and therefrom doth for ever acquit and discharge ye sd Isaac Lenoir his heirs execrs & admin's he ye sd John Messinger hath given granted bargined sold alinend enfeofed & confirmed & by these presents doe give grant bargin sell alien enfeof and con- firme unto ye sd Isaac Lenoir his heirs execrs admin's one five acre righte upon ye Litle Plaines with all ye righte property advantages & apurtinanses therunto belonging or in any wise appertaining lying within ye bounds of Jamaica as aforsd unto him ye sd Isaac Lenoir his heirs executors & admins to have and to hold ye sd five acres righte to him ye sd Isaac Lenoir his heirs execu- tors & admin's forever to ye onely proper use and be- hoofe of him ye sd Isaac Lenoir his heirs execrs and admin's to have hold ocopy & posess ye same to him ye sd Isaac Lenoir his heirs and asignes for ever and ye sd John Mesinger his heirs ex's and admin's ye sd five acre righte to ye sd Isaac Lenoir his heirs and asignes against himself his heirs execrs & admirs & as also against any who shall or may claime ye same will warant & forever defend pr these presents and ye sd John Mesinger for himself his heirs execrs & admirs doe covenant to & with ye sd Isaac Lenoir his heirs exers and admirs that he ye sd John Mesinger his heirs ex's or admirs shall and will at any time within ye space of seven years next ensuing ye date hereof upon ye request of ye sd Isaac Lenoir his heirs exers or administrators and at ye cost and charges in ye law of ye sd John Mesinger his heirs execrs & admirs doe execute acknowlidge and sufer all & every such further reasonable & lawfull asshurans for ye more further better and more absolute asuring and conveiing of ye same and all & singuler ye primises to ye sd Isaac Lenoir his heirs exers and admin" to ye use of him ye sd Isaac Lenoir his heirs exers & admirs as to him his his heirs
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excre & admirs or his or their counsill learned in ye law shall be advised devised required exept that ye sd Isaac Lenoir shall pay for the writing of any such writeings as shall be thought convenient for to be made at any time for ye more beter & further ashureing of ye sd righte to him ye sd Isaac Lenoir his heirs ex's or admins in witness whereof he hath hereto set his hand and seale ye day and yeare above mentioned Sealed and delivered JOHN MESSINGER 0
in presents of
GABRIEL LOTT
PETER WHITE
A true coppy of ye orignall deede entred and compared pr me ZACH MILLS
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This Indenture made this second day of June and in ye fourth yeare of ye reigne of our Sovereign Lady Ann by ye grace of God over England Scotland Ffrance and Ireland Queene Defender of ye Faith &c. and in ye yeare of our Lord Christ one thousand seven hundred and five and betweene John Everitt of Jamaica in Queens County on Nasaw Island and in ye Provins of New York yeoman of ye one party and Isaac Lenoir of ye abovsd Towne County Ile & Province witneseth that ye abovsd John Everitt for and in consideration of ye sum of nine pounds corant mony of New York to him in hand paid by ye abovsd Isaac Lenoir at or before ye ensealing & de- livery of these presents ye receipt whereof he doth hereby owne and doth acknowlig himself to be therewith satis- fyed contented and paid and thereof and therefrom doe for ever exonirate aquit & discharg ye abovsd Isaac Lenoir his heirs ex's adm's all and every of them from every part and parsill thereof have given granted enfeofed releasd confirmed ashured quit claimd sold and made over unto ye abovsd Isaac Lenoir his heirs and asignes for ever a full twenty acre righte upon ye Litle Plaines in ye bounds of Jamaica aforesd that is to say ye righte that doth belong or did arise from ye priveledge of twenty · acres of medow in ye bounds of Jamaica aforesd together
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with all & singuler ye trees woods under woods grass herbige with all ye priveledges apurtinances heridita- ments emoliments to ye same belonging or any maner of ways apertaining to him ye sd Isaac Lenoir his heirs and asigns to have and to hold for ever and ye abovsd John Everit doth covenant and agree for himself his heirs excrs admirs to and with ye sd Isaac Lenoir his heirs excrs admin's & asigns that he or they may both now and at all times for ever hereafter have hold ocopy posess and injoy ye abovsd righte upon ye Litle Plaines with every of ye apurtinanses as his or their owne righte of inheritans in fee simple and that ye abovsd John Everitt had at ye time of ye ensealing and delivery of these presents full power and lawfull authority of himself to sell and dispose of ye same in maner & forme as aforsd and that he ye sd John Everitt was at ye time of ye en- sealing and delivery of these presents lawfully and righte- fully seized of ye same freely and clearly discharged of and from all former gifts sales morgages dowrys intallys judgmens executions revertions or remainders whatever or any other title or incumbrans whatever had made or comited at any time or times before ye ensealing or delivery of these presents with a warantee to defend ye same against any person or lawfully claiming ye same and also to seale and deliver any other or firmer deed or conveians for ye abovsd righte upon ye Litle Plaines and granted primises as he ye sd Isaac Lenoir his his Page 350
heirs or asignes or either of them shall be advised or procure to be drawne by his or their counsill learned in ye law for ye space of seven years next after ye date hereof in testamony whereof ye abovsd John Everitt hath set to his hand and afixed his seale ye day and yeare first abov mentioned
Signed sealed and delivered
in presents of SAM11 MILLS
ZACH MILLS
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October ye 24 1705 then apeared before me John Everitt and have acknowledged ye above deed of sale to be his volingtary act and deed
JOSEPH SMITH
Justice
A true coppy of ye orignall deed enterd and compared pr me
ZACH MILLS Cler
To all Christian people to whome these presents shall come gretting Know yea that whereas I John Harrisson of East New Jearsey have purchassed of the Indians by lyssanse from the Governour under the seall of the Provinse wich lissence was datted the six day of Sep- tember one thowsand seven hundred and one and the deed from the Indians bare date the twinty second day of November next following a certain trackt of land con- taining seventeen thowsand acres more or less lying and being in East NewJearsey beginning at the most souther- most corner of John Inion lott at the reare of Rariton lotts thense running south west to a brook wich runs into Milton River commonly called Heatcock Broock from thense east south east to the road that goe from Inion to Burlington commonly called the New Road thense allong the sd road north east as the Road runs untill it comes to the reare of Rariton lots thense along the sd rear of Rariton lotts untill it coms to the plase where it began now know yt that I the abovesd John Harrisson for and in consideration of a valuable sum of money to mee in hand paid or secured to be paid by Will" Creed Sam11 Deanne Junior Jonas Wood Sam Smith of the Letel Plaine and Thomas Cardale all of Jamaica in Queens County upon Nassaw Iland in the Collony of New York of which sum I doe hereby acknowledge my- self to be fully satisfied contented and paid and thereof and therefrom do hereby freely and clearly exonarate and discharge the sd Willm Creed Sam11 Deanne Jonas Wood and Thomas Cardale and Sam Smith their &
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every of their heirs excetor and administor have by vertu of the power geven unto mee by the above mentioned lissence and Indian deed geven granted bargained sold and do by this presents freely clearly and absolutely geve Page 351
grant bargain and sell unto the above named Willm Creed Sam11 Deane Jonas Wood Sam11 Smith and Thomas Cardale their and every of their heirs excetor adminor and assignes for ever all the abovesd trackt of land butted and bonded as above onely reserving to my self my heirs excetor adminor and assignes one six part of the sd land all wich land is forever hereafter to be deemed and esteemed to belong to us the sd John Harrisson Willm Creed Sam11 Deane Jonas Wood Sam" Smith and Thomas Cardale and our heirs excetor adminestor and assignes in as full and ample maner as it was granted unto mee the sd John Harrisson by means of the afore sd lissence and Indian deed and further know ye that it is the tenure intent and meanning of this presents that no advantage or benefitt shall be had or take by any of the parties above sd by means or reison of surveior-shipp of either of them but that either of the sd parties his and their heirs excetor adminor and assignes shall and may have and take the equall benefitt and proportion of all the sd trackt of land togeder with all and all manner of reight and privilledge thereunto belonging or in any manner of wayes or means apartaining to have and to hold unto us the sd John Harrisson Willm Creed Sam11 Deane Jonas Wood Sam11 Smith & Thomas Cardale our hiers excetor adminor and assignes for ever and to the only proper use . benefitt and behoof of us the sd John Harrisson Wm Creed Sam11 Deane Jonas Wood Sam Smith & Thom Cardale our heirs excetors adminor and assignes for ever every one of us eilding and paying his due proportion of yearly or quit rent as lyke wyse of what other charges wee may be att for the better insuring the title either by patent or other wais in wittnes whereof I have here unto sett my hand and seal this fourteenht day of December
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in the first year of Her Majesties reign Anno Domini 1702.
JOHN HARRISON 0
Seald and delivered
after the razing out tree words in prets of us
SAMI DENIS
GEORGE X CHOY his mark MARY JACKSON
Personally came before me John Harrison in this deed mentioned and did acknowl- idg the within instrumt to ye persons therein named to be his owne free act and deed-Desember ye 15th 1702 SAM11 DENIS
Justice
A true coppy of ye orignall deede enterd and com- pared pr me
ZACH MILLS
Cler
This Indenture made this twenty first day of January and in ye fourth yeare of ye reigne of our Sovereigne Lady Ann by ye grace of God over England Scotland France & Ireland Queene Defender of ye Faith &c. and in ye yeare of our Lord Christ one thousand seven hundred & five or six and betweene Thomas Everitt of Jamaica in Queens County on Nasaw Iland in ye Provins of New- York carpinter of ye one party and Nathaniell Higbee of ye same place yeoman of ye other party witnesseth that ye abovsd Thomas Everitt for and in consideration of ye sum of sixty pounds corant mony of New York to him in hand paid by ye abovsd Nathaniell Higbee at or before ye ensealing or delivery of of these presents ye Page 352
receipt whereof he doth hereby owne and doth acknowlige himself to be therewith satisfyed content and paid and thereof and thereof and therefrom doth for ever exonirate aquit and discharge ye abovsd Nathaniell Higbe his heirs excers admin's all and every of them from every part . and parsill thereof by these presents have given granted
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enfeofed released confirmed ashured alined quit claimd sould & made over and doe by these presents freely clearly and absolutely give grant enfeofe release confirm ashure alien quit claim sell & make over unto ye abovsd Nathaniell Higbee his heirs & asignes for ever all that his lot pece or parsill of upland situate lying and being in a devition comonly called ye midle devition containing by estamation twenty two acres & halfe as it was laid oute be ye same more or less being ye lot or devition that was laid out to John Everitt late of Jamaica deseased buted and bounded as followeth east by Freemans path and west by a certain highe way at ye reare of ye sd lot and north by ye land of ye sd Thomas Everitt and south by ye land of Joseph Coe all which lot of land as above bounded and exprest together with all ye trees timber trees woods under woods whether standing or lying being or any maner of ways appertaining with all ye trees tim- ber herbige with all ye priveledges appurtinanses heriditta- ments emoliments with all ye estate righte title property claime or demand to ye same belonging or in any maner of ways apertaining and ye same to be and remaine to ye onely proper use benifitt and behoofe of him ye sd Nathaniell Higbee his heirs and asignes for ever and that it may be lawfull for ye sd Nathaniell Higbee his heirs and asignes from time to time to time and at all times for ever hereafter to have hold ocopy posess and enjoy ye above recited land and and primises as his or their owne land of inheritans in fee simple and that ye sd Thomas Everitt had at ye time of ensealing and delivery of these presents full power and lawfull authoryty for to sell and dispose of of ye same in maner and forme as aforsd freely & clearly discharged of and from all & all former gifts sales morgages dowrys intallys judgmens executions revertions or revertions remainder or re- mainders or any other title or incumbrans what ever had made or comited at any time or times before ye ensealing or delivery of these presents with a warantee to defend ye same against any person or persons whatever lawfully claiming ye same and also to seale and deliver any other
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or firmer deed or conveians for ye primises as ye said Nathaniell Higbee his heirs or asignes or either of them shall advised or procure to be drawne by his or their counsill learned in ye law for ye space of seven years next after ye date hereof In conformation whereof ye abovsd Thomas Everitt hath set to his hand and afixed his seale ye day and yeare first abovsd
Signed sealed and delivered THOMAS EVERITT 0
in presents of
I. LENOIR
ZACH MILLS
Memorandam that on ye day and yeare of ye date of this above written deed ye above mentioned Thomas Everitt did appeare before Jonathan Whitehead Esqr one of Her Majs Justices for ye keeping of ye peace for Queens County asigned and did acknowlige ye above writen deed to be his owne volingtary act and deede
Teste JONATHAN WHITEHEAD
A true coppy of ye orignall dede enterd and com- pared pr ZACH MILLS Cler
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To all Christian people to whome these presents shall com Edward Higbee and Timothy Mills both of Jamaica in Queens County in ye Island of Nassau send- eth greeting Now know yea that for severall good considerations & causes us & either of us thereunto moveing that we ye abovsd Edward Higbe & Timothy Mills have for us our heirs executters adminstrators & asignes made an exchang firmly from each to ye other as followeth Inprimis that ye abovsd Timothy Mills doth give & grant by way of exchang to & with ye abovsd Edward Higbe two peces of upland lying & being within ye bounds of Jamaica abovsd both lying in ye east devition ye one being a ten acre righte being bounded by William Fosters land on ye north and Thomas Flewelling on ye south and ye other being a nine acre righte bounded by
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John Cockafair on ye north and lying south of ye same being nine acres righte as aforsd in consideration whereof ye abovsd Edward Higbe doth give & grant by way of exchange unto ye abovsd Timothy Mills in lew thereof a sertain pece of upland lying within ye bounds of the above sd town of Jamaica & lying in ye same devition aforsd being a seventeene acre righte & a half as it was laid out & bounded on ye north with ye land of Samuell Mills & south by ye land of Jonathan Mills we say that we ye abovsd Timothy Mills & Edward Higbe have as aforesd given granted & exchanged allinated releast quit claimd & made over from us & each of us our heirs & asignes to ye other firmly to have to hold ye abovsd pece and parsills of land as they are buted & bounded firmly with their and every of their privelidges & apurtinanses firmly & peacably to injoy for ever as witness our hands & seals this eleventh day of March in ye fifth yeare of Their Majsetys reigne & in ye yeare of our Lord 1693/4
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