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These presents testefy yt I John Ludlam of Jamaica in Queens County within mentioned doe fully freely & absolutly for full sattisfaction reseaived assigne & sett over from me my heirs & assignes this within written deed of salle unto my brother William Ludlume of ye sd Town & County his heirs & assignes to have & to hold for ever & from any persons by ffrom ore under me claiminge any intrest to ye meadow as within mentioned ore upon any pretence what ever will for ever defend as wittnes my hand & seall this 24 day of Ffebrauary 168 7/8 Signed sealld & dellivered JOHN LUDLAM 0 before us NEHEMIAH SMITH
DANIELL DENTON
A trew coppy of the oridgonall deed with thes assignement pr SAM11 RUSCOE Clark
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To all Christian peopell to whom thes presents shall cume John Steward of Jamaica in Queens County sendeth greettinge Know yea that I the abovesd John Stewartt with Ellizabeth my wiff for severall good resons and casses us & each of us therunto moveinge but more eass- peatily for a vallewable sattisfaction to us in hand paid by William Ludlam of the sd Towne & County the receipt wherof we doe herby acknowledge and before the enseallinge and dellivery herof doe ackuitt & exon- oratt & discharge ye abovesd William Ludlam his heirs & assignes from any further claim ore demand for any part ore parcell therof have giveen granted covenanted allinatted released quitt claimd made over & sould unto ye abovesd William Ludlam his heirs excecutors & as- signes a sartain pece ore parcell of upland lyinge & beinge within ye bounds of Jamaica containing twenty acers as it was laid out more ore less which sd land I bought of Ellias Bayles of Jamaica aforsd beinge bounded as fol- loweth on ye north by a high way & east by Josiah Wig- gens & south by Mr. Daniell Whithead west by ye land of John Everitts childs all which said pece of land as abovesd I the abovesd John Stewart with Elliszabeth my wife have sould as aforsd unto ye aforsd William Ludlam all prevelidges profits fencings timbers trees woods under woods standinge or lyinge being upon the same to have and to hould unto ye sd William Ludlam his heirs & executors & assignes for ever & ye same to be & remaine to ye only propor use benefitt & behouf of him ye sd William Ludlam his heirs & assignes ye same to ockepy posses & injoy peaceably without lett ore hindrance and ye same shall and by thes presents will for ever will warrent & make good in law against any claim ore demand from any person ore persons whatever warrent- ing this my sall good against all formor salles givfts morgages ore any other intanglements what ever with a warrente to defend ye same against any intrest proporty claim ore demand from us the sd John Stewartt or . Elliszabeth my wife our heirs & assignes for ever to ye
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trew performance of all & every of the premises above said I the abovesd John Stewartt & Elliszabeth doe bind our selfs our heirs and assignes by subscribinge our names & settinge to our sealls this fourth day of January in ye fivfth year of Their Majestes reigne & in ye yeare of our Lord Christ one thowsand sixe hundred ninty and foure & five
Signed seald & dellivered
JOHN STEWARTT 0
0
in presence of SAMUELL SMITH
SAMI RUSCOE
A trew coppy of the oridgonall enterd pr SAM11 RUSCOE Clark
Be itt knowne to all persons whome it may any waies conserne that Nehemiah Smith (planter) inhabetant of Jamaica in Queens County pertaininge to ye Province of New Yorke hath upon good considerrations moveinge him therunto granted giveen & doath by thes presents for him self his heirs freely fully & absolutly grant give allinatt & make over to his sone in law William Ludlam of ye Towne and County abovesd a certain parcell of upland viz ten acers more ore less being & lyinge east- ward of ye Towne buted & bounded one ye north with John & Joseph Ludlams land one ye east with a high way which leads to ye south meadowes & on ye south with a high way which leads over ye head of ye bogges & on ye west with Joseph Smiths lott which parcell of land the sd Nehemiah Smith doath this his deed and instrument Page 365
fully & firmly give grant allinatte & make over from him his heirs & forever unto ye sd William Ludlam his heirs & assignes to have & to hold with all ye improvements fencings benifits prevelidges profitts conveanninces be- longeinge ore any waies appertaininge therto for ye sole and propor use benefitt & behouf of ye sd William Lud- lam his heirs & assignes for ever ye sd Smithe only ex- ceptinge & reservinge to himself ye use & improvements of one half of ye said land which is now under tilliage for foure ore five yeares enshuinge the datte herof in cass
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ye sd Smith shall have ocation & see cass to make use of it be itt allsoe knowne further more the sd Nehemiah Smith hath likewise granted and doath by this deed freely and absoluttly grant give allinat and make over from him his heirs excecutors ore adminestrators for ever unto ye abovesd William his heirs & assignes to have & to hold posses & injoy for ever a small addition of meadow laid out to the sd Smith for two acers more ore less bounded with the lott which was Samll Barkers on ye west & on Freemans lott on ye east rainging downe to ye salt bay the sd addition of meadow with any prevel- idge of comons that doath ore shall belonge ore any waies herafter appertain therunto to be & remain to ye soole proper use benefit & improvement of ye sd William ore his assignes for ever & for ye full performance of all & every ye sd premises ye sd Smith hath sett herunto his hand & affixed his seall this fourth day of March in ye yeare one thowsand sixe hundred eighty eaight or nine Sighned seald & dellivered NEHEMIAH SMITH 0 in presence of JOHN PRUDEN
JOHN SMITH
A trew coppy of ye origonall deed of givft entered pr SAM11 RUSCOE Clark
To all Christian peopell to whome thes presents shall cume wee John and Joseph Ludlam boath of Jamaica in Queens County send greettinge now know yea yt wee ye sd John & Joseph Ludlam for a vallewable con- sidderration in hand payd have giveen granted allinated bargined sold enfeofed & confirmd & by thes presents doe for our selves our heirs & assignes fully firmly & abso- lutly give grant bargin sell alline enfeof & confirm unto our brother William Ludlam of ye sd Towne & County his heirs & assignes a certain trackt of land containinge seven acers lyinge & beinge in ye boundes of Jamaica & is bounded by John & Josephs land befor mentioned on ye west on ye north by ye road that goes to Hemp- steed on ye east by ye road called Freemans road & on
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ye south by the land of Nehemiah Smith which sd seven acers of land together with ye timber fencinge prevelidges & appurtenances from us ye sd John & Joseph Ludlam our heires & assignes to have and to hould poses & injoy for himself his heirs & assignes for ever & ye sd John & Joseph Ludlam ye sd seven acers of land from any person ore persons by from ore under us or upon any pretence what ever claiminge any intrest to ye sd land doe & by thes presents will for ever defend unto ye sd William Ludlam his heirs & assignes that this is our act & deed wee testefy by settinge to our hands & sealls this twenty fourth day of Febrauary Anoqe Dominy 168 7/8 & in the third yeare of our Soverraigne Lord James ye Second by ye grace of God of England Scottland France & Irland King Defender of ye Faith Signed sealld & dellivered JOHN LUDLAM 0
in ye presence of
JOSEPH X LUDLAM 0
his mark
NEHEMIAH SMITH
DAN !! DENTON
A trew coppy pr SAM11 RUSCOE
Clarke
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To all Christian peopell to whome thes presents shall cume Samuell Barker and Peter Stringeham the one of Hamsteed and the other beinge inhabetant of Jamaica boath of Queens County in the Island of Nassaw send- eth greetting-Know yea that wee the abovesd Samuell Barker & Peter Stringham for severall good resons con- sidderrations & casses us therunto moveinge but more easspeatily for a vallewable sume of moneyes to us in hand paid by Samuell Carpenter of Jamaica in the Island & County abovesd the reseipt wherof wee doe herby own and befor the enseallinge & delivery of thes presents doe own & acknowledge ourselves to be therwith fully contented sattisfyed and paid and therof and therfrom doe exonorratt acquitt and discharge him the said Samuell Carpenter his heires excecutors & adminestratores of & from any further claime ore demand for any part ore parcell therof have given grantted covenanted allinatted
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releast enfeoft quitt claimd made over and sold and by thes presents doe acknowledge to have from us our heires excecutors adminestratores and assignes a certain pece · ore parcell of upland lyeinge & beinge in the boundes of Jamaica containinge seven-acres & a half more ore less as it wass laid out lying in the midle devition & is bounded as followeth viz on the eastward bounded by the high- way ore hay path leading to ye hether East Neck & southward by Capt John Carpenter & westward by the highwaye leadinge to Mr. Whittheads mill & north by John Lambertson all which said pece ore parcell of up- land accordinge as it is above butted and bounded with all timbers trees woods under woods standing ore lyeinge beinge upon & belongeinge to the same together with all & singuler the prevelidges profites and benifites with their and every of their appurtenances wee the abovesd Samuell Barker and Peter Stringeham have as abovesd sould to ye aforsd Samuell Carpenter his heires excecutors ad- minestrators & assignes to have and to hold ockepy and peaceably to injoy for ever & ye same to be and remaine to ye only solle propor use benifitt and behouf of him the abovesd Samuell Carpenter his heires & assignes free and clerly discharged of & from all formor salles givftes mor- gages leases dowres joynters or any other intangellments ore incumbrances whatsoever and the same shall war- rent & by thes presentes for ever defend against any claim or demand from any person ore persons layeing any claim therto with a warrente to defend ye same against any intrest proporty claim ore demand from us ye abovesd Samuell Barker & Peter Stringham our heirs excecutors & adminestrators for ever for ever in confirma- Page 367
tion of all & every the abovesd premises wee doe bind ourselves as abovesd by subscribinge our names & affixeing our sealls this twenty third day of December in the tenth year of His Majesties reigne & in the yeare of our Lord Christ one thowsand sixe hundred ninty & eaight
SAMUELL X BARKER 0
his mark
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Signed selled & dellivered in presence of
NATHAN SMITH
SAMLL RUSCOE
MASSEY X RUSCOE · her mark
PETTER X STRINGHAM 0
his mark
A trew coppy of ye orrigeonall pr SAM11 RUSCOE Clark
To all Christian peopell to whome thes presents shall cume John Lamberttson of Jamaica for sevrall good resons & casses mee therunto moveing but more eass- peatily for a vallewable sume of moneyes to mee in hand paid by Samuell Carpenter of ye abovesd Towne Island & County the receipt wherof I doe herby own & acknowl- edge myself to be therwith contented sattisfyed & paid & therof & therfrom doe for ever exonorratte acquitt & discharge him the sd Samuell Carpenter his heires excecutores adminestrators & assignes of & from any further claim ore demand for any partt or parcell therof have giveen granted covenanted allinatted released en- feofed quitte claimd mad over and sold unto the abovesd Samuell Carpenter his heires excecutors adminestrators and assignes a certain pece or parcell of land lyeinge and beeinge within the boundes & limites of Jamaica abovesd containing four acers and a half as it was layd out bee it more are less and bounded as followeth viz. east by Free- mans path & south by the land of the abovesd Sam !! Carpenter lattly bought from Samuell Barker & west by the highway that leads to Mr. Whitheads mill and north by Nehemiah Smith all which abovesd pece ore parcell of upland as it is above bounded and exsprest together with all the rightes prevelidges & appurtenances ther- unto belongeinge with all timbers trees woods under woods standinge ore lyeinge beinge upon ore belongeinge to the same to have and to hold for ever and the same to be & remain to the only propor use benifitt and behouf of him the abovesd Samuell Carpenter his heires and assignes free & clerly discharged of and from any claim ore demand from any person ore persons layeinge any just claim therunto and the said salle shall warrent & by
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thes presents defend against any formor salles givfts morgages dowerys ore any other entanglements whatever with a warrente defend the same against any intrest proporty claim ore demand from me the sd John Lam- berttson my heires and assignes for ever in conformation wherof I sett to my hand & seall this ninth day of May in the elleventh yeare of His Majesties reigne & in the yeare of our Lord Christ 1699
Signed seald & dellivered
JON LAMBERTTSON 0
in presence of
JOHN PRUDEN
SAMUELL RUSCO
BENJAMIN THURSTON
A trew coppy of the orig- eonall deed pr
SAM11 RUSCOE
Clark
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Jamaica Febrauary the 14 1698/9
Then reseived of John Snedekur of the Towne abovesd in Queens County the full & just sume of sixeten poundes beinge in full of all depts dewes and demands what- soever either by bill bondes on any other waies and I doe herby exonoratt acquitt and discharge the abovesd John Snedekur his heres & assigns of & from any further demand for any partt or parcell therof either from me my heirs excecutors or adminsstrators for ever in wittnes wherof I doe sett to my hand this 15 of Febrauary in ye 11h year of His Majesties reigne Anoqu 1698/9
Testes
DANLL WHITHEAD
HENDRICKES HEAGOMAN
A trew coppy pr SAMI RUSCOE Clark
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To all Christian peopell to whome thes presents shall cume Samuell Smith of Jamaica in Queens County in ye Island of Nassaw yeoman sendeth greettinge Know yea that I ye abovesd Sam11 Smith for severall good considerrations & casses me therunto movinge but more · easspeatily for a full & absolut sattisfaction to me in
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hand paid by Mr. Daniell Whitthead belongeinge to Jamaica aforsd the receipt wherof I doe herby own & acknowledge to be therwith contented sattisfyed & paid & therof & therfrom acquitt & discharge the the abovesd Daniell Whitthead his heires & assignes of & from all & all maner of claimes for any part ore parcell therof have giveen granted covenanted allinated enfeofd releast quit claimed made over & sold & by thes presents doe own & acknowledge to have from me my heirs exceas & adminestrators fully & freely & firmly giveen granted covenanted allinated enfeofed releast quitte claimd made over & sold unto the above said Daniell Whitthead his heirs excecuts adminestrs & assignes all that my wholl right in ye east devition which is a fiveten acer right as allsoe with ye right of a small lott all which abovesd land & premises as it is butted & bounded as followeth Imprimes by Wm Sallyer north and John Man on ye south & westward by ye Plain Rune & eastward by Fosters Meadow as allsoe one lott beinge in ye second devition bounded by Daniell Whitthead on the north & John Man on ye south frontinge upon Freemans path & reringe upon the Little Plaine Rune all which abovesd partt & parcell of upland with all & every of ther parts & appurttenances I ye abovesd Samuell Smith with Mary my wife have as abovesd sold as aforsd unto ye abovesd Daniell Whithed his heirs and assignes to have and to hold forever & ye same to be & remain to the only proper use benifitt & behoufe of him the abovesd Daniell Whitthead his heirs & assignes for ever & ye same shall & will for ever warrent & by thes presentsfor ever defend against any claim intrest proporty ore de- mand from any person ore persons lawfully layinge any claime therto as allsoe from all right title intrest claime ore demand as a warrente against any further demands from mee ye sd Samuell Smith & Mary my wiffe our heirs excecuts adminestrators and assignes for ever in wittnes wherof wee sett to our hands & sealls this third day of
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October in ye eaight yeare of His Majestis reigne & in the yeare of our Lord one thowsand sixe hundreed ninty and sixe
Signed seald and delivered
SAMUELL SMITH 0
in presence of JAMES CLEMENT
A trew coppy of the origonall
SAM11 RUSCOE
deed pr SAM11 RUSCOE Clark
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To all Christian peopell to whome thes presents shall cume Benjamin Thirston of Jamaica in Queens County one Longe Island allies Nassau sendeth greettinge Know yea that I the abovesd Benjamin Thirston for severall reassons considerrations & casses mee therunto moveinge but more easspeatily for a vallewable sat- tisfaction to me in hand payd by Capt Daniell Whit- head of the abovesd Towne Island and County ye re- ceipt wherof I the sd Benjamin Thirstone doe herby owne and before the enseallinge and dellivery of thes presents doe acknowledge to be therwith fully contented sattisfyed and paid and therof & therfrom doe for ever exonorat acquitt & discharge the said Captn Daniell Whithead his heires & assignes from any further claime ore demand for any part ore parcell therof have giveen granted covenanted allinated releassed quitte claimed bargined enfeofd made over & sould and by thes presents doe acknowledge to have from me my heirs excecutors & adminestrators fully and absolutly giveen granted covenanted releast quitte claimd made over and sould to ye aforsd Daniell Whithead his heirs excecutors ad- minestrators & assignes a sertain pece of upland lyinge and beinge in ye boundes of Jamaica containinge seven acers & a half more ore less as it was layd out and sould to me by Wait Smith of ye sd Town and County bounded north by Nathaniell Denton & Samuell Smith one ye south side and soe to rune to ye boundes between Hemp- sted and Jamaica which sd pece of land as it is above bounded & exsprest I ye sd Benjamin Thirston have as aforsd sould to ye abovesd Daniell Whithead his heirs
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& assignes with all timbers trees woods under woods standinge ore lyinge beinge upon the same together with all ye rights titles intrest property claime & demand in & unto ye sd pece of land to have and to hould ockepy posses & injoy for ever & ye same to be and remaine to ye only proper use benefit and behouf of him ye sd Daniell Whithead his heirs and assignes free and & clerly discharged of & from all formore sales gifts morgages ore other entanglements what ever & ye same shall warrent and by thes presents for ever defend against any claim ore demand from any person ore persons what ever with a warrente to defend the same against any intrest proporty claim ore demand from me the said Benjamin Thirston my heirs excecutors adminestrators & assignes for ever for the trew performance of all & every the before granted & bargined premises I the sd Benjamin Thirston doe bind my self my heirs excecutors and adminestrators firmly by settinge to my hand and fixeinge my seall this fivfth day of February in ye ninth yeare of His Majestis reigne and in the yeare of our Lord Christ one thowsand sixe hundred ninty & seven eaight Signed seald and dellivered BENJAMIN THIRSTON 0 SARAH X THIRSTON 0 in presence of
HENDRICK X HARRESON
his mark SAM11 RUSCOE
her mark
A trew coppy of ye orrigonall pr SAM11 RUSCOE Clark
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To all Christian peopell to whome thes presents shall cume Benjamine Thirstone of Jamaica in Queens County one Longe Island allies Nassaw yeoman black- smith sendeth greettinge Know yea that I the said Benjamine Thirston for severall good reassons and casses mee therunto moveinge but more easspatily for a vallewable sume of moneys to me in hand paid by Captn Daniell Whithead of the sd Towne Island and County to my sattisfaction the receipt wherof I the sd Benjamin Thirston doe herby owne and before ye enseallinge and
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dellivery of thes presents doe acknowledge to be ther- with fully contented sattisfyed and paid and therof & therfrom doe for ever exonoratt ackuitt and discharge the abovesd Daniell Whithead his heires excecutors ad- minestrators & assignes from any claime ore demand for any part ore parcell therof have giveen granted cove- nanted allinated releast enfeoft quitte claimed made over and sould and by thes presents doe acknowledge to have from me my heares excecutors & adminestrators sould a sartain pece ore trackt of upland lyinge and beinge in the boundes of Jamaica containinge eaight acers more ore less as it was layd out & bounded as fol- loweth the north by the land of the sd Daniell Whithead & on the east with the land that was ye the Burlinges on the south with ye land that was Ellias Bayles & on the west by the Little Plaines which sd pece of land as it is above bounded & exsprest together with all timbers trees woods under woodes standinge & lyinge beinge the same with all other the rights prevelidges and profits & benifits therunto belongeinge ore in any waies ap- pertaininge to ye same to have and to hould ockepy posses and injoy for ever free & clerly discharged of and from all formore sales givfts morgages ore any other entanglements whatever and ye ye same to be & remaine to ye only proper use benefit and behoufe of him ye said Capta Daniell Whitthead his heires & assignes for ever & ye same shall warrent and by these presents for ever defend against any claim ore demands from any person ore persons layinge any just claim therto with a warrentee to defend ye same against any intrest prop- orty claime ore demand from me ye sd Benjamin Thirston my heires excecutors adminestrators & assignes for ever to ye trew performance of all & every the before bargined & granted premises I the sd Benjamin Thirston doe bind my self my heires excecutors & adminestrators by thes presents firmly seald with my seall and datted this first day of Ffebrauary in the ninth yeare of His Majesties
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reigne & in ye yeare of our Lord Christ one thowsand sixe hundred ninty seven eaight
Signed seald & delivered
BENJAMIN THIRSTON 0
in presence of
SARAH X THIRSTON 0
HENDRICK HARRESSON her mark
his mark
SAMUELL RUSCOE
A trew coppy of ye orridgonall pr SAM11 RUSCOE Clark
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This Indenture made this 12th daye of December in the 12th yeare of our Lord Christ one thowsand and seven hundreed betwen Samuell Bayles of Jamaica in Queens County one the Island of Nassaw yeoman of the one party and Benjamine Thirston of the same Towne Island & County blakesmith one the other party yeoman wittneseth that the abovesd Samuell Bayles for severall good resons & casses him therunto moveinge but more easspeatily for a vallewable sattisfaction by him allredy reseaived from the abovesd Benjamine Thirston the receipt wherof he doath herby own & before the enseallinge & dellivery of thes presents doath acknowl- edge himself to be therwith fully contented sattisfyed and paid and therof & therfrom doath for ever exonoratt aquitt & discharge him the said Benjamin Thirston his heires excecutors adminestrators & assignes of & from any further claim or demand for any part or parcell therof have given granted covenanted allinated releast quitte claimd bargined & sould & by thes presents doath herby acknowledge to have from him his heires excecu- tors adminestrators & assignes fully & absolutly giveen granted covenanted allinated enfeoft releast quitte claimd made over and sold unto him the abovesd Benja- mine Thirston his heires excecutores adminestrators & assignes a twenty acer right of devition of bogges sittuat lyeinge & beinge within the boundes and limites of Ja- maica abovesd which said twenty acer right of bogges is yeatt unlaid out I say that I the sd Sam11 Bayles have as aforsd sold to the abovesd Benjamine Thirston the
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befor mentioned twenty acer right of devition of bogges with all the prevelidges profites and benifits therunto belongeinge or to the same any wais appertaininge the same to have and to hold ockepy poses and injoy for ever & the same to be & remaine to the only sole propor use benifitt behoufe of him the abovesd Benjamine Thirston his heires excecutors and assignes for ever fre and clerly discharged of & from all formor sales gifts morgages or any other intanglments what so ever and the same shall warrent and by thes presents for ever defend against any claime ore demand from any person ore persons layeinge any just claim therto with a war- rente to defend the same against any intrest proporty claim ore demand from me the sd Samuell Bayles my heires excecutors adminestrators for ever in confirmation wherof the sd Sam11 Bayles doath bind himself his heires excecutors & adminestrators by thes presents firmly sealled with his seall & datted the day & year above written
Signed seald & dellivered
in presence of
PETER WHITT GEORGE CLARK .
SAMLL BAYLES 0
A trew coppy
pr SAM11 RUSCOE Clark
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To all Christian peopell to whome these presents shall cume Thomas Wellinge of Jamaica in Queens County on the Island of Nassaw sendeth greettinge Know yea that I the abovesd Thomas Wellinge for severall good considerrations and casses me therunto moveinge but more easspeatily for a vallewable sattisfaction by me allredy reseaived from Benjamine Thuston of the abovesd Towne Island and County the reseipt wherof I doe herby own & befor the enseallinge & dellivery of thes presentes doe acknowledge myself to be therwith fully contented sattisfyed & paid & therof & therfrom doe for ever exon- oratt acquitt & discharge him the sd Benjamine Thirston . his heirs excecutors adminestrators & assignes of & from any further claime ore demand for any partt ore parcell therof have giveen granted covenanted allinatted re-
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