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posses therof ye abovsd premises for me my heirs excecu- tors adminestrators & assignes for ever unto ye abovesd Edward Hare his heirs excecutors adminesstrators & assignes for ever to have and to hould for ever peacably to posses & injoy forever without any lett or mollestation for ever & I say I ye abovesd Daniell Whitthead doe bind my self my heirs exceketors adminestrators & assignes to make this my deed of sall good & atthentick in law by warrentee against any person or persons who att any time or times whatsoever shall be that shall in any way lay any incumbrance whatsoever
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Know all men by thes presents that I Ann Wharton wife of Robert Wharton of NewYorke gentlman by vertew of a certain instrument or power of a spechiall letter of attorney to me giveen (upon his takeinge a voiage into England) to act & doe ore casse to be done any thinge that I the sd Ann the sd Robertt Whartons wife should thinke requesitte and nesesary towards ye maintenance of me the sd wife of ye sd Robertt Wharton in his absens wherin he the said Robertt Wharton has empowered me to sell morgage or dispose of all ore any part of ye easstatt to us belonginge-Now I the sd Ann for sundry good casses to me sattisfactory but more easspeatily for ye sume of fivety poundes current moneys of New Yorke to me in hand payd ye receipt wherof I doe herby acknowledge to have reseived have bargined and sould & doe by thes presents bargin & sell unto leuf- tenant John Lawrance my two negrow men by name Sy Coster and Mingoe thay beinge by by indentuer bound out unto Jno. Pallmer of West Chester husband- man for a certain space of time mentioned in ye inden- ture att the exspiration of which time I the sd Ann doe impower him the sd leautn Lawrance to receive and take as his own the sd two negros unto which bargin & salle I the sd Ann doe bind my self my heires excecu- tors adminesstrators to make good and deffend them
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from all others whomesoeever to him and his heirs ex- cecutors & assignes in wittnes wherof I sett my hand & seall this 11h day of Aprill 1696
Signed sealld & dellivered
ROBERTT WHARTON 0
in presenc of us
ANN WHARTON 0
B. WHITTE ED HINGSTON
CHARLES FFAIRA
A trew copy of ye orrigonall enterd this 1st day of October 1696 pr SAM11 RUSCOE Clark
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to hinder ye abovesd Edward Hare him his heirs ex- cecutors adminesstrators & assignes injoyinge ye abovesd meadow abovesd butted & bounded to ye trew per- formance of & every ye abovesd premises in confirma- tion of ye same we have sett to our hands and by sub- scribing our names fixed our selles this eaight day of May ye seventh yeare of His Majesties reige on thowsand sixe hundred ninty sixe
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DANLL WHITHED 0 ABIGALL X WHITHED 0 her mark
JOHN SMITH WAITT SMITH Maye ye eaight 1696
Then appered befor me Daniell Whitthed and his wif Abigall & owned owned this within written deed to be their vollontary act & deed as wittnes my hand
JOHN SMITH Justice of Peace
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SAMLL RUSCOE Clark
To all Christian peopell to whome thes presents shall cume Freadrick Hendricks belongeinge to Jamaica in Queens County on the Island of Nassaw & John Ffrea- drickson of Brookland in Kinges County in in the Island
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aforsd sendeth greettinge Know yea that wee the abovesd Freadrick Hendrickson & John Ffreadrickson doath for divers good reassons considerrations & casses us & each of us therunto moveinge but more easspeatily for a vallewable sume of moneys to us in hand payd by Samuell Bayles of Jamaica in the County & Island abovesd the reseipt wherof wee doe herby own and befor the en- sealling and delivery of thes presents doe acknowledg our selves to be therwith fully contented sattisfyed and paid and doe by thes presents from us our heires excecu- tors adminesstrators & assigns for ever acquitt exonoratt and discharge him the abovesd Samuell Bayles his heires Page 388
excecutors & adminesstrators of and from any further claim ore demand for any part ore parcell therof have giveen granted covenanted allinated releast enfeoft quitt claimd bargined made over & sould & doe by thes presents acknowledg to have from us our heires excecu- tors adminesstrators & assignes giveen granted cove- nanted allinated releast enfeoft quitte claimd bargined made over and sould unto the abovesd Samuell Bayles his heires excecutors adminessts and assignes a sartain pece ore parcell of land lyeinge and beinge in ye boundes & limittes of Jamaica aforsd lyeinge in ye middle devition bounded as followeth north by the path leadinge to the further East Neck begininge att the middle swampe & soe to run round as the swampe goes untill you cume to the aforsd path all which sd pece of land as it is bounded and exsprest with all timbers trees woods under woods standing ore lyeinge beinge ore belongeinge to the same together with all & singuler the prevelidges profites and benifites therunto belongeinge wee the sd Fredrick Hen- drickson and John Ffreadrickson have as abovesd sould as aforsd to the abovesd Samuell Bayles his heirs ex- cecutors adminesstrators & assignes to have and to holde ockepy posess & injoy for ever and ye same to bee and remaine to the only propor use benifit and behouf of him the sd Samuell Bayles his heires & assignes for ever free and clerly discharged of & from all formor
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salles givfts morgages or any other entanglements what- soever and the same shall warrent & by thes presents for ever defend against any claime ore demand from any person ore persons whatsoever layeinge any just claime therto with a warrentte to defend the same against any intrest proporty claim or demand from us the abovesd Fredrick Hendrickson and John Freadrickson our heires & assignes for ever in confirmation of all & every part & parcell of the befor recitted & bargined premisses wee the abovesd parties doe bind ourselves our heires excecu- tors & adminesstrators by subscribing our names & affixeinge our seales this fivfth day of October in the elleventh year of His Majsts reigne & in the yeare of our Lord 1699
Signed seald and delivered FREADRICK X HENDRICKSON O in presenc of JOHN X FREADRICKSON 0 THOMAS OKLYE & SAMLL RUSCOE
Memorandam that on the fivfth day of October in the 11 year of His Majesties reigne 1699 then appered befor Joseph Smith one of His Majsts Justices of ye Peace for Queens County the within named Freadrick Hendricks & John Freadrickson & did to be ther free & vollentary act & deed JOSEPH SMITH
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To all Christian peopell to whom thes presents shall cume Jonoss Wood of Jamaica in Queens County in the Island of Nassaw sendeth greettinge Know yea that I the abovesd Jonoss Wood for severall good rea- sons & casses me therunto moveinge but more easspeatily for a vallewable sattisfaction to me in hand paid by Benjamin Thirston of ye Town Island and County the receipt wherof I doe herby own & before the ensealling and delivery of thes presents doe for ever exonoratt
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acquitt & discharge him the aforsd Benjamin Thirston his heires excecutors adminesstrators & assignes of & from any claim ore demand for any part ore parcell therof have giveen granted covenanted allinatted re- least enfeoft quitt claimd made over sould and by thes presents doe acknowledge to have from my heirs excecu- tors & adminests fully & absolutly giveen granted cove- nanted allinated releast quitt claimd made over and . sould unto ye abovesd Benjamin Thirston his heirs ex -. cecutors adminesstrators & assignes a sartain pece ore parcell of bogges ore boggey meadow and upland adjoyninge therunto sittuatt lyeinge & beinge within the boundes & limites of Jamaica abovsd the land con- taininge ten acers more or less as it was laid out & bounded as followeth viz northard by the path that leads unto Chasmors Island & cumes to the southwardmost end of Charsmors Island pond comonly soe called & westardly by a marked dry oak tree nere John Okes fenc and east frontinge upon a small marked wallnut tree and at the reare bounded on the eastermost or southeast partt allsoe by a small wallnut tree marked & southwest by a markt saplinge the bogges beinge bounded as fol- loweth viz begininge at ye the abovesd saplinge & soe runinge westwardly to ye ffoot of the cassway & soe to run by sd casway unto the head of the dich & soe to run a north line to ye upland to a markd walnutt tree above mentioned acordinge as it was formorly sould by Ben- jamin Coe to mee the sd Jonoss Wood all which abovesd pece of upland and bogges as is above and exsprest as allsoe one pece or devition of upland lyeinge & beinge in ye hills devition & lyeinge in number thirty eight be- inge and arissing from a seven acer & a half right & beinge bounded on the west by Samll Ruscoe & east by ye land of the abovesd Benjamin Thirston fronting upon the highway parting the old lots & that & rearinge upon Fflushing boundes together with all ye timbers trees woods under woods standinge ore lyeinge beinge upon the same together with all and singular ye prevelidges profits & benifites therunto belongeinge with all their & every
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of their appurtenances heridittements I the abovesd Jonos Wood have as abovesd sould as aforsd unto the abovesd Benjamin Thirston his heirs excecutors & as- signs the same & every partt & parcell therof to have and to hold ockepy posess and injoy for ever & ye same to be & remain to ye only propor sole use & benifitt be- houf of him ye abovesd Benjamin Thirston his heires excecutors adminesstratores & 'assignes free & clerly discharged of & from all formore salles givftes morgages ore any other intangellments whatsoever & the same shall & will warrent & by thes presents for ever defend against any claim or claims from any person ore persons layeinge any just claim therunto with a warrentee to defend ye same against any intrest proporty claime ore de- mand from me the abovesd Jonoss Wood my heires excecu- Page 390
tors and to the trew and absolut performance of all and every the above granted and bargined premisses I bind my self and heres as abovesd by subscribinge my name & affixeinge my seall this second day of February in ye elleventh yeare of His Majesties reigne & in the yeare of our Lord Christ 1699/700
Signed seald and dellivered
JONOS WOOD O
in presenc of
I. LENOIRE
SAMLL RUSCOE
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To all Christian peopell to whome thes presents shall cume Nath-thaniell Smith of Jamaica in Queens County on Longe Island allies Nass-ssaw sendeth greett- inge Know yea that I the abovesd Nathaniell Smith for severall good ressons and casses mee therunto move- inge but more easspeatily for a vallewable sume of moneyes to my sattisfaction to mee in hand paid by Benjamine Thirston and securd to be paid belongeinge to the abovesd Town Island & County the receipt wherof I the abovesd Nathaniell Smith doe herby own and by thes presents acknowledge to be therwith contented
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sattisfyed & paid and therof & therfrom doe exonoratt acquitte him the abovesd Benjamine Thirston his heires excecutores & assignes for ever have given granted cove- nanted allinated enfeoft releast quitt claimd and by thes presentes doe acknowledge to have from mee my heires excecutors & fully and absolutly giveen granted covenanted releast allinated quitt claimd enfeoft bar- gined mad over and sould unto the abovesd Benjamine Thirston his heires excecutors & assignes a sartain pece or parcell of upland lyeinge and beinge in the boundes of Jamaica sittuatt & lyeinge in the midle devition & beinge the lowermost lott and bounded as followeth west by Freemans path and southward by the highway that leads onto the further East Neck casway East by the river north with the land of the said Benjamine Thirston beinge the wholl lott & devition made over from Joseph Smith to Nathaniell Smith beinge the southward most lott in that range more ore less as it was laid out as allso a sartain pece of meadow beinge the one half of that amendment that was allowed and allotted to a lott of salt meadow formorly belongeing to Joseph Smith & Waitt Smith and likewis made over from ye forsd Joseph Smith to the sd Nathaniell Smith sd meadow beinge bounded and lyeinge on the north side of the cassway that leads onto the further East Neck bridge which is the south boundes and bounded by the river eastward and by the upland west all which said lott of upland accord- inge as it is butted & bounded with all timbers trees woods under woods standinge and lyeinge & beinge upon the same with all prevelidges profits benifitts fenceinge and improvements therupon and therunto belongeing
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belongeinge with allsoe the sd half of that lott ore al- lowance and amendment of meadow as it is allsoe above bounded and exsprest with all the right title intrest proporty claim & demand in & unto sd land and meadow to have and hould ockepy poses & injoy for and the same to be & remaine to the only proper use benifit and be- houfe of him the sd Benjamine Thirston ffreely discharged
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of & ffrom all formor salles givftes morgages or any other intanglements what ever and the Nathaniell Smith for himself his heires excecutors and adminesstratores the same shall warrent & defend against any just claime ore demand from any person ore persons what ever with a warrentee to defend ye same against any intrest proporty claime & demand from mee the sd Nathaniell Smith my heires and assignes for ever & for the fullfillinge & per- forminge of all & every of the before granted & bargined premisses I the sd Nathaniell Smith doe bind my self my heires excecutors & adminesstratores by thes presents firmly seald with my seall & datted this 30h day of De- cember in ye 9 yeare of His Majesties reigne & in ye year of our Lord Christ 1697 0 Signed sealled and dellivered NATHANIELL SMITH
in presence of
EDWARD BURROWES
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SAMUELL RUSCOE
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To all Christian peopell to whome thes presentes shall cume Richard Oldfeld belongeinge to Jamaica in Queens County in the Island of Nassaw sendeth greettinge Know yea that I the abovesd Richard Oldfeld for severall good considerrations and casses mee ther unto moveinge but more easspeatily for a vallewable sattisfaction from Benjamine Thirston of the abovesd Town Island and County by mee in hand allredy reseived the reseipt wher- of I doe herby own and befor the enseallinge and deelivery of thes presentes doe acknowledge myself to be ther- with fully contented sattisfyed and paid and therof and therfrom doe exonorratte acquitt and discharge him the abovesd Richard Oldfeld his heires assignes of & from any further claime or deemand for any part or parcell therof have giveen granted covenanted allinatted releast enfeoft quitte claimd made over & sould and by thes presentes doe acknowledge to have from mee my heires excecutores adminesstrators & assignes fully & absolutly giveen granted covenanted allinatted releasst enfeoft
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quitte claimd made over and unto the abovesd Benjamine Thirston his heres excecutores adminesstratores and assignes all that my right title intrest proporty claim or demand in & unto all & every partt & parcell of boath landes and meadowes that I had of Thomas Ffoster of Munmouth River in the county of Sallem in the Prov- ince of West NewJarzey I say all the landes and meadows as it itt is bounded and exsprest in the releas from the aforsd Thomas Ffoster to mee the sd Richard Oldfeld Page 392
with all with all right prevelidges profites and benifites therunto belongeinge or in any wais to ye same apper- taininge the same to have and to hould ockepy poses and injoy for ever and the same to bee and remaine to ye only propor sole use benifitt and behoufe of him the said Benjamine Thirston his heires excecutores ad- minesstratores and assignes for ever with a warrentee to defend the same against any intrest proporty claime ore demand from mee the abovesd Richard Oldfeld my heires excecutores and adminesstratores for ever in confirma- tion wherof I doe binde my self my heires excecutores & adminesstratores by thes presentes firmly in wittnes wherunto I sett to my hand and affixe my seall this last day of August in the twelvth yeare of His Majesties reigne and in the yeare of our Lord Christ one thowsand and seven hundreed
Signed sealld and dellivered
RICHARD OLDFELD 0
in presence of
- WILLIAM CREED
SAMI RUSCOE
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To all Christian peopell to whome thes presentes shall Daved Wright of Fflushinge in Queens County on the Island of Nassaw sendeth greettinge Know yea that I the abovesd Daved Wright for severall good con- siderrations and casses me therunto moving but more easspeatily for a vallewable sattisfaction by me in hand allready reseived from Benjamine Thirston of the abovesd
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Towne Island and County the reseipt wherof I doe herby own and befor the enseallinge and dellivery of thes presentes doe for ever exonorratt acquitt and discharge him the abovesd Benjamine Thirston his heires excecu- tores adminestrators ore assignes of and from any further claime ore demand for any partt ore parcell therof have giveen granted covenanted allinatted releast enfeoft quitte claimed made over and sould unto the above said Benjamine Thirston his heires excecutores adminesstra- tores or assignes all that my right title intrest proporty claim or demand in and unto that partt ore parcell of land and appurtenances therunto belongeinge accord- inge as it was conveaied unto me by Thomas Ffoster of Munmouth River in Sallem County in West New- Jarzee only the abovesd Daved Wright doath except reserv to him and his heires that partt ore share of meadow mentioned and granted to him in said releas as allsoe half an acer right of upland lyeing and being be- longeinge therunto in the sd Neck wher ye meadow is all which abovesd pece or parcell of upland and right Page 393
title and intrest proporty claime ore demand in and unto their and every of their appurtenances the same to have and to hold for ever and the same to be and remaine to ye only proper use benifitte and behouf of him the abovesd Benjamine Thirston his heires and assignes ffreely dis- charged of & from all formore salles giveftes morgages or any other entangellments what soe ever and the same shall warrent and by thes presents for ever deffend against any claime ore claimes from any person ore persons layinge any just claime therto with a warrentee to defend the same against intrest property claime ore demand from mee the above said David Wright and Hannah my wiffe our heires excecutores and adminesstratores for ever in witteness wherunto the above said David Wright and Hanah his wiff doath bind themselves ther heires excecutores and adminesstratores by thes presentes firmly sealled with our seales and datted this twentieth
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day of September in the twelth yeare of His Majesties reigne & in the yeare of our Lord Christ one thowsand and seven hundreed ' DAVID WRIGHT O
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SAMUELL RUSCOE
SAMLL RUSCOE Clarke
This Indenture made this seventh day of November in the twelth yeare of His Majesties reigne William the Third over England Scottland France and Irland Kinge Defender of the Faith &c. and between Daniell Oldfeld of Jamaica of Queens County on Nassaw Island & in the Province of NewYorke yeoman of ye one party and Garrett Johnson of the same place planter of the other party wittnesseth that the above mentioned Daniell Oldfeld for & in considerration of the sume of one hundred and five and fourty poundes current moneys to him in hand paid by the above said Garrett Johnson the receipt wherof he doath herby own to be sattisfyed and content & paid befor the inseallinge & delivery of thes presentes and therof & therfrom doth acquitt exonoratte and discharge ye abovesd Garrett Johnson his heires excects adminsts all & every of them from any part or parcell therof have given granted bar- gined sould & infeoft releast & confirmd and by thes presentes frely clerly absolutly give grant bargine enfeof releas and confirm unto the abovesd Garrett Johnson his heires or assignes for ever a certain pece or parcell of upland sittuatt lyeinge and beinge in the boundes of Jamaica aforsd containinge thirty five acers as it was layd out beinge more ore less butted and bounded as followeth Page 394
that is to say say easterly by Samuell Deine partly & partly by Fredrick Hendrickson and westardly part by the land of the sd Garrett Johnson and partly by land of John Sneadekur & northerly part by Thomas Wellinge & part by the land of Samuell Deine and southardly by
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the way that leads to Wollseys lott together with all & singuler ye benifites rights prevelidges & appurtenances therunto belongeinge together with all ye trees timbers trees under woods whether standing ore lyeinge beinge ore belongeinge or any wayes partaininge to ye same with all the estatt right title intrest proporty posestion or claime in & to every part & parcell therof I the sd Daniell Oldfeld to the premisses to have and to hold the sd land as above bounded & exsprest to him ye sd Garrett John- son his heires & assignes to the only propor use benifit and behouf of him the sd Garrett Johnson his heires excects adminesstratores & assignes for ever and ye sd Daniell Oldfeld for him self his heires excecutores & adminestrs doe herby covenant & agree to & with ye sd Garrett Johnson his heres and assignes shall & may now & at all times for ever herafter have hold ockepy poses & injoy the befor recitted land free and clerly discharged acquitted of & from all formor giftes salles morgages dowrys and intaillments judgments excecu- tions remainder revertions ore any incumbrances what ever had made ore comited att any time ore times befor ye inseallinge and delivery of thes presents as alsoe to warrent and defend the same against all persons layinge any just claime to the same by from ore under him the sd Daniell Oldfeld his heires excecutors adminestrs or either of them and likewise to seall and deliver firmer deed or conveiances for the premises as the sd Garrett John- son shall be advised and procure by his councell learned in the law within the space of seven yeares next en- shueinge the datte herof in testemony wherof I have sett to my hand & fixed my seall the day abovesd
Signed Seald and dellivered DANIELL OLDFELD 0 in presence of
THOMAS POTTOTT
ZACHARIAH MILLS
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To all Christian peopell to whome thes presents shall cume Samuell Ruscoe of Jamaica in Queens County on Nassaw Island sendeth greettinge Know yea thatt
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I the abovesd Samuell Ruscoe with Marcy my wife for severall good reasons considerrations & casses us & each of us therunto therunto moveing but more easspeatily for a vallewable sattisfaction to us in hand paid by Hans Burgoe of the abovesd Towne Island & County to our content the receipt wherof wee doe herby own & befor the enseallinge & delivery of thes presentes doe acknowl- edge our selves to be therwith fully contented sattisfyed and paid & therof & therfrom doe for ever exonoratt acquitt & discharge him ye abovesd Hanse Burgoe his heres and assignes of & from any further claime ore demand for any partt ore parcell therof have giveen granted covenanted allinated releast quitte claimd en- feoft made over & sould & by thes preasentes doe acknowl- edge to have from us our herres excececutors & adminess- trators fully & absolutly giveen granted covenanted allinated releast quitte claimd enfeoft made over and sould unto the abovesd Hanse Burgoe his herres excecu- tors adminestrators & assignes all that my right of devi- tion ore allotment of land lyeinge & beinge in the hill devition comonly soe called beinge in number thirty seven & beinge a twelve acer right of devition together with all woods under woodes timbers trees standinge ore lyeinge beinge ore belongeinge unto ye same with all the prevelidges profits & appurtenances benyfites to the same any waies appertaininge ye same & every partt & parcell therof with ther & every of ther appurtenances to have and to hold ockepy posses & injoy for ever & the same to be & remaine to the only proper sole use benifit & behouf of him the abovesd Hanse Burgoe his heires excecutors adminesstrators and assignes for ever free & clerly discharged of & from all formore sales givftes mor- gages or any other entanglements whatever & ye same shall warrent & by thes presents for ever defend against any claime or demand from any person or persons layinge any just clame therto with a warrentee to defend ye same against any intrest proporty clame ore demand from mee the abovesd Samll Ruscoe & Marcy my wife our . heires excecutors & adminestrators for ever in con-
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