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SAM RUSCOE
Entered in ye Register for Queens County ye 10 day of Ap11 1689 in page 159 & 160 pr ANDREW GIBB Clark
Memorandam that on ye fourth day of November one thowsand six hundred eaighty & eaight ye within mentioned Nathaniell Lynos appered before Thomas Hickes X Esqr. Judge of His Mjsts Infearor Court of Pleas for Queens County & acknowledged ye within written instrument to be his free & vollontary act & deed-Tes. THOMAS HICKES
Know all men by thes presents that I John Mann inhabetant of Jamaica in Queens County in ye Province of New York hath & herby doath for a vallewable sum of money in hand received & other good considerations him
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moving therunto fully & absolutly assigne allinatt sell & make over from him ye sd John Mann his heirs excecu- tors & adminesstrators his wholl right title & proporty of this within written deed instrument indentuer ore agreement whithin written wh what ever other right title or intrest of howses & lands ye sd Mann hath now in his possestion ore beinge any wais belonginge or apper- taining to ye said Mann in ye Town of Jamaica aforsd unto Mr. Daniell Whithead of ye sd Towne & County his heirs & assignes to have hould poses & injoy for ever for ye propor use benifit & behouf of ye sd Mr. Whithead his heirs & assignes for ye confirmation of ye premises ye sd Mann hath sett to his hand & seall this second day of Aprll in ye year 1689 JOHN MANN O Signed & seald
in ye presence of JOHN PRUDEN
Jamaica ye 10 of Apll. 1689 then appered before Thomas Hickes Esqr. Judge of His Majts Inferor Court of Pleas in Queens County John Pruden wittnes to this sd as- signation who upon his corporall oath doath declare that one ye day of ye datt therof he saw ye within named John Man seall & delliver ye sd assignanation unto ye sd Daniell Whithead to ye use & uses therin exsprest THOMAS HICKES
Entered in ye Register for Queens County ye 2d day of Novembr 1688 in page 137 & 138 pr ANDREW GIBB Clark
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Know all men by thes presents that I Daniell Whit- head of Jamaica in Queens County doe from me my heirs excecutors and adminestrators & assignes fully & absolutly make over release quitte claim all my right tytell intrest proporty claim & demand in & unto all &
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every part & parcell of ye premises in this deed exsprest as wittnes my hand DANIELL WHITHEAD Testes SAM11 RUSCOE
WILL CREED
A trew coppy of ye deed acknowledgment & assigne- ment entered in ye book pr
SAM11 RUSCOE Clark
To all Christian peopell to whome thes presents shall cume Samuell Mathewes belonginge to Jamaica in Queens County in ye Island of Nassaw sendeth greettinge Know yea that I ye abovesd Samuell Mathewes for severall good resons & casses me therunto moveinge but more eass- peatily for a vallewable sume of moneys to me in hand payd by Samuell Bayles of ye abovesd Towne Island & County to my sattisfaction the receipt wherof I doe herby own & before ye enseallinge & delliverry of thes presents doe acknowledg my self to be therwith fully contented sattisfyed and payd & therof & therfrom doe exonoratt acquitt & discharge ye foresd Samuell Bayles his heirs excektrs adminesstrators & assignes from any further claime or demand for any part or parcell therof have giveen granted covenanted allinatted releast en- feoft quitte claimed made over & sould & by thes presents doe acknowledg to have from me my heirs exceketors and adminesstrators giveen granted covenanted allinated releast enfeoft quit claimed made over & sould unto ye forsd Sam11 Bayles his heirs excecutors adminesstrators & assignes a sartain pece or parcell of a home lott sittuatt lyinge & beinge att ye Beaver Pond in Jamaica aforsaid containinge foure acers more or less bounded north by ye sd Samuell Bayles & south with widow Foster west by Captn George Wollsey & east by ye streett together with all howesings barnes buldinges orchyards gardens frutt trees prevelidges & profitts & benifits therunto belonginge or in any wais to ye same appertaining as
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allsoe a sartain pece of upland lyinge and beinge in ye bounds of Jamaica aforesd containinge twelve acers more (see page 431)
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Know all men by thes presents that we George Mills and Zacariah Mills boath of Jamaica on Longe Island doe bind our selves our heirs excecutors adminesstrators & assignes joyntly and severally to delliver ore case to be dellivered unto William Creed of Jamaica upon Long Island aforsaid ye just quantety of ten acers of upland upon demand to be layd out to ye sd Wm Creed in sume conveinant place where ye said Wm Creed shall think fitt to ye trew performance of ye sd premises we bind our selves to ye sd Cred by settinge to our hands this 22d day of Ffebrauary 1678/9
Signed in presence of ye marke of
GEORGE X MILLES ye marke of
WILLIAM X FOSTER
ZACARIAH X MILLES
SAMLL RUSCOE ye marke of
A trew coppy of ye bill for ten acers of land from Georg & Zacariah Mills pr SAMLL. RUSCOE Clarke
Memorandam that one the 20th day of Ffebrauary 1696/5 came befor Daniell Whitthead Esqr. one of His Majsts Justices for ye kepinge of ye peace within Queens County assigned Samuell Ruscoe of Jamaica in ye sd County aged seven & forty yeares ore their abouts who beinge duly sworne upon the Holy Evainge- lists dose declare & say that he was desired by William Creed of Jamaica aforsaid to accompany him to ye howes of Zacariah Mills latte of ye same place deceased sum small time befor ye decease of ye sd Zacariah wher he saw ye sd William delliver unto the sd Zacariah the wrightinge or obligation herunto annexed wherin ye said Zacariah & George Mills his father are joyntly & severally bound to delliver to ye sd William Creed the quantety of ten acers of upland bearing datte the 22d
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day of Ffebrauary 1678/9 that ye sd William did upon his delivery of ye sd wrighting to ye sd Zacariah acknowl- edge that he had received full sattisfaction for ye same accordinge to ye contents therof & further saith th att ye same time ye sd William did order ye sd deponant to writ such discharge or acquittance for ye same as ye sd Zacariah should think fitt & that he would signe the same DANI WHITTHEAD
A trew coppy of ye evedence giveen by Samuell Ruscoe betwen William Creed George Mills & Zacariah Mills about ye dellivery of a writting for ten acers of land Examaned & entered pr
SAMLL RUSCOE Clark
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more ore less accordinge as it was laid out beinge north by ye highwaye east by Benjamin Thirston west & south by by John Foster sone to Henry Foster all which sd pece of land as it is above bounded & exsprest with all prevelidges & profits & benifits & improvements theron made with all fencings therunto belonginge with all ye aforsd pece ore part of a home lott wth ye howesinge buldings orchards gardens & fencings et. I ye sd Samuell Mathews have as aforsd sould as abovesd unto ye abovesd Samuell Bayles his heires exceketors & assignes the same to have and to hould for ever & ye same to be & remaine to ye only propore use benifit & behouf of him the sd Samuell Bayles his heirs exceketors & assignes free & clerly discharged of & from all formor salles givfts morgages or any other entanglements what soe ever & ye same shall warrent & by thes presents for ever de- fend against any claime ore demand from any person or persons what ever & doe befor ye enseallinge & delliv- ery of thes presents own my self to be fully seased of all & every ye premises in a good & undowted tytle in fee simple & ye same shall defend wth a warrentee to de- fend ye same against any intrest proporty claime or
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demand from me ye sd Samuell Matthews my heirs exceketors & adminesstrators for ever in wittnes wherunto I bind my self as abovesd by settinge to my hand and sealle this sixetenth day of Aprill in ye ninth yeare of His Majesties reigne & in ye yeare of our Lord Christ one thowsand sixe hundred ninty & seven
Signed sealled & delivered SAMUELL X MATHEWES 0 his mark
in presence of ANTHONY WATERS
SAMLL RUSCOE
A trew copy of ye origonnall entered pr SAMLL RUSCOE Clark
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To all Christian peopell to whom thes presents shall cume Nathaniell Denton belongeinge to Jamaica in Queens County in ye Island of Nassaw yeoman sendeth greetting in our Lord God everlastinge Know yea that I ye abovesd Nathaniell Denton with Deborah my wife for severall good reassons and casses us & each of us therunto moveinge but more easspeatily for a vallewable sume of money to us in hand payd by James Price be- longeinge to Jemaica abovesd to our sattisfaction ye re- ceipt wherof we doe herby own & acknowledg to be ther- with contented sattisfyed and payd & therof & therfrom doe acquitt & discharg the abovesd James Price his heirs excecutors adminesstrators & assignes from any further claim ore demand for any part or parcell therof have giveen granted covenanted allinnated released quitt claimd enfeofd made over and sould and by thes presents doe acknowledg to have from us our heirs excecutors & adminesstrators giveen granted covenanted allinnatted released quitt claimed enfeofed made over and sould unto ye abovesd James Price his heirs excecutors ad- minnestrators & assignes a cartain pece or parcell of up- land lyinge and beinge within ye bounds and limits of Jamaica aforsd containinge forty five acers more ore less as it was layed out by the survealors bounded as followeth att ye north side by ye land of Captn Carpenter as appereth by ye marked trees & on ye east bounded by
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the highe way leading to Charsmores Island as allsoe by the trees marked may apere & on ye south bounded by ye land of John Oke & Garrett Dorlant as by ye trees marked apperth & on ye west by ye haw tree hollow as allso may apper by ye trees marked by ye oversears may apper I say that I ye abovesd Nathaniell Denton with Deborah my wife have as abovesd sould as aforsd all ye abovesd pece or parcell of upland with all timbers trees woods under woods standinge ore lying beinge upon ye same together with all & singuler ye prevelidges ap- purtenances heredittements emollements profitts & beni- fitts therunto belongeinge or any wais appertaininge the same to have and to hould for ever & ye same to be & remaine to ye only propor use benefitt and behoufe of him ye abovesd James Price his heirs excecutors admines- trators & assignes to ockepy posses & injoy as his & their own propor right of inheritance fre & frely discharged of & from all formor sales givfts morgages ore any other intangellments what ever with a warrente to defend ye same against any intrest property claim ore demand from me ye abovesd Nathaniell Denton and Deborah my wife our heirs excecutors & adminestrators and Page 433
from all & every person or persons laying any just claime therto in testemony wherof we sett to our handes and and sealles this third day of January in ye seventh yeare of His Majesties reigne & in ye yeare of our Lord Christ one thowsand sixe hundred ninty & five
Signed sealled & dellivered NATHANIELL DENTON O in presence of
JONATHAN WHITTHEAD
SAM11 RUSCOE
January ye third one thowsand sixe hundred nintye and five then appered befor Daniell Whithead Esqr. one of His Majsts Justices of ye Peace for Queens County ye above named Nathaniell Denton & did acknowledg ye above deed of conveaiance to be his own fre vollontary act & deed
DANIELL WHITTHEAD
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To all Christian peopell to whome thes presents shall cume Benjamine Thirston belongeinge to Jamaica in Queens County on Longe Island yeoman blackesmith sendeth greettinge Know yea that I ye sd Benjamine Thirston for severall good reassons considerrations & casses me therunto moveinge but more easspeatily for a vallewable sattisfaction to me in hand paid by Samuell Bayles of ye abovesd Towne Island & County to my sattisfaction ye receipt wherof I ye sd Benjamin Thirston doe herby own and acknowledge to be therwith contented sattisfyed & paid & therof & therfrom doe exonorat acquitt & discharge ye abovesd Samuell Bayles his heires and assignes from any further claime ore demand for any part ore parcell therof have giveen granted covenanted allinated released enfeofed quitte claimd bargined made over & sould unto ye aforsd Sam l Bayles & by thes presents doe acknowledge to have from me my heirs excects and adminestrators fully & absolutly giveen granted covenanted allined releast enfeoft quitte claimd bargined made over & sould unto ye said Samll Bayles his heirs excecutors adminesstrators & assignes a sertain pece of land lyinge in ye boundes of Jamaica in ye west devetion beinge and arrissinge from a five acer right of devition of meadow according as it shall be laid out to be laid out of any of ye undevided lands only ac- cordinge to ye ordors of the Towne with all timbers trees woods under woods standinge & lyinge beinge & belonge- inge to ye same to have and to hould ockepy posses & injoy for ever and ye same to be & remain to ye only propore use benifitt & behoufe of him ye sd Samuell Bayles his heirs & assignes free & clerly discharged of & from all formor salles givites morgages ore any other entanglements whattever & the same shall warrent and by thes presents for ever defend against any claime ore claims from any person ore persons what ever layinge any just claim therto with a warrentee to defend ye same against any intrest Page 434
proporty claime and demand from me the sd Benjamin Thirston my heires heires excecutors & adminesstrators
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for ever for ye trew performance of all & every part of ye before granted & bargined premises I ye sd Benjamin Thirston doe bind my self my heirs & adminestrators by thes presents firmly by settinge to my hand & affixeinge my seall this twenty fivfth day of December in ye ninth yeare of His Majesties reigne & in ye yeare of our Lord Xt 1697 BENJAMIN THIRSTON O
Signed seald & dellivered
in presence of THOMAS OKLEY
SAM11 RUSCOE
A trew coppy of ye orridgonall pr SAMLL RUSCOE Clark
To all Christian peopell to whome thes presents shall cume William in Jamaica in Queens County in ye Island of Nassau sendeth greetting Know yea that I the sd William Oldfeld for severall good reassons and casses me therunto moveinge but more easspeatily for a vallewable sattisfaction to me in hand paid by Samuell Bayles of ye abovesd Towne Island and County ye receipt wherof I doe herby own and acknowledg to be therwith con- tented sattisfyed and paid & therof & therfrom doe for ever exonoratt & discharge him ye said Samuell Bayles his heires & assignes from any further claime ore demand for any part ore parcell therof have given granted cove- nanted allinatted and sould & by thes presents doe acknowledg to have fully & absolutly given granted cove- nanted released enfeoft quitte claimd made over and sould unto the abovesd Samuell Bayles his heirs excecutors adminesstrators & assignes one sartain pece ore parcell of land lyinge & beinge within the bounds and limits of Jamaica bounded as followeth upon the south west by the path leadinge to ye further east neck by a chesnut tree marked one four sides & from thence runinge to a chesnut bush standinge in ye crock ore joyninge of Fre- mans path and ye south path & soe by sd Freemans path north west to a black oake tree allsoe marked and then runinge westwardly to a whiteoak tree all which sd pece ore parcell of land with all howes orchards gardens
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cloasses buldinges edefices baksides easments fences timbers trees woods standind ore lyinge beinge upon the same ore in any wise therunto belongeinge ore apper- taininge with their & every of their appurtenances benifits heredittements emollements & profits therunto beinge & belonginge the same to have and to hold ockepy & posses & injoy for ever & the same to be & remaine to ye only propore use benifit & behouf of him ye sd Samuell Bayles his heirs and assignes free & clerly discharged of and from all formor salles givftes morgages ore any other intanglements & the same shall warrent & by thes
presents defend against any intrest proporty claim ore demand from me ye sd William Oldfeld my heirs & assignes for ever to ye absolut & better confirminge and more suer makeinge good & firm all & every the above granted & bargined premises I the sd William Oldfeld doe bind my self my heirs excecutors & adminestrators by thes presents firmly datted this tenth day of January in ye 9 yeare of His Majsts reigne & in ye yeare of our
WILL X OLDFELD 0 Lord God 1698/7
Signed seald & dellivered
his mark
in presence of
GEORGE WOLLSEY
SAMLL RUSCOE
A trew coppy pr SAMLL RUSCOE Clark
Page 435 (from 379)
and from thenc northerly to ye abovsd Thomas Bow- rises land containing four acres all which land as above bounded and exprest together with all and singular ye priviledges appurtinances heriditaments emolliments to ye same belonging or any maner of ways appertaining with all ye trees timber trees woods under woods whethr standing or lying being or any maner of ways appertain- ing to ye same to him ye sd Thomas Bowras his heirs and asignes to have and to hold for ever and ye sd Timothy Wood for himself his heirs execs admis that he or they may both now and at all times or times for ever here- after have hold ocupy posess & injoy ye above recited
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land and granted premises as his or their land of inheri- tance in fee simple and that ye sd Timothy Wood had at ye time of ye ensealing and delivery of these presents full power and lawfull authoryty for to sell and dispose of ye same in maner and forme as aforsd freely and clearly discharged of and from all and all manner of morgages sales gifts sales morgages dowrys intallys execu- tions extents revertions remainder or remainders or any other title or incombrance whatever had made or com- mited at at any time before ye ensealing or delivery of these presents and also will by these presents warrant
and for ever defend ye same agt any person or persons laying any just claime to ye same and also to seale and deliver any other or firmer deed or conveience for ye primmises as ye sd Thomas Bowras his heirs or asignes or either of them shall shall be advised or procure to be drawne by his or counsill learned in ye law for ye space of seven years next after ye date hereof in testamony whereof ye abovsd Timothy Wood hath set to his hand and afixed his seale ye day and year first above written Signed sealed and delivered TIMOTHY WOOD O
in presents of SAMLL MILLS
ZACH MILLS
Upon ye 23d day of October in ye year 1706 came be- fore me Jonathan Whitehead one of Her Majs Justices for ye keeping of ye peace within Queens County ye within written Timothy Wood and acknowledg ye within written instrument to be his fre and vollingtary act & deed JONATHAN WHITHEAD
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To all Christian peopell to whome thes presents shall cume John Freeman belongeinge to Jamaica in ye Island of Nassaw sendeth greettinge Know yea that I the
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abovesd John Ffreeman for severall good resons & casses therunto moveinge but more easssspeatily for a full and absolut sattisfaction from Joseph Pleas to me in hand paid ye receipt wherof I the abovesd John Ffreeman doe before the enseallinge & delivery of thes presents own & acknowledg to be therwith contented sattisfyed and paid & therfrom doe exonoratt acquitt and discharge ye abovesd Joseph Pleas his heirs excecutors & adminesstra- tors of & from any further claim or demand for any part ore parcell therof have giveen granted covenanted allinated releast enfeoft quitte claimd mad over and sould unto ye abovesd Joseph Pleas his heirs excecutors and assignes all that one ten acer lott lying & being in the boundes of Jamaica beinge ye self same lott that was formorly in ye ockepation of Edward Higbee of Jamaica of Jamaica being bounded on ye east by John Roads & on the west by John Everitt & on ye north by the high- way runing as allsoe bounded with John Roads only a highway to rune betwixt the abovesd John Roads & John Everitt to ye sd lott I say that I ye the abovesd John Ffreeman have as abovsd sould to ye aforsd Joseph Pleas his heirs excecutors & assignes all ye abovesd pece of land containinge as abovesd & as above bounded and exsprest together with all timbers trees woods under woods standing & lyinge beinge upon ye same to have and to hould for ever & ye same to be and remaine to ye only propor use benifit & behouf of him ye said Joseph Pleas his heirs & assignes frely discharged of and from all formor givfts morgages and salls what ever with a warrente to defend the same against any intrest prop- orty claim ore demand from mee the abovesd John Ffree- man my heirs excecutors & adminestrators in wittnes wherof I sett to my hand & seall this thirtenth of Aprill in ye eaight yeare of His Majesties reigne & in ye year of our Lord Christ 1696
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Aprill ye 14 1696 then appered befor Daniell Whit- head one of His Majesties Justices of ye Peace for Queens County ye within named John Freeman & did acknowlidg ye within written ded to be his free act & deed
DANIELL WHITHEAD
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To all Christian peopell to whome thes presents shall cume Joseph Smith Seanor and Joseph Pleass boath belongeinge to Jamaica in Queens County in ye Island of Nassaw sendeth greettinge Know yea that we the sd Joseph Smith & Joseph Pleass for severall good resons & casses us & each of us therunto moveinge have made a mutall exchainge which is as followeth viz that the abovesd Joseph Smith hath by thes presents for him- self his heirs excecutors & adminesstrators & assigne a sertain pece of upland lyinge & beinge in ye bounds & limits of Jamaica containinge ten acers more ore less as it was layd out & bounded as followeth on the west by Nehemiah Smith & north by the highway & east by Joseph Oldfeld & south by ye highway together with all & singuler ye prevelidges & profits & benifits therunto belonginge with all timbers trees woods under woods fences & emprovements belongeinge to ye same to have and to hould ockepy poses and injoy free and clerly discharged of and from all formor salles givfts morgages ore any other intanglements what ever and in con- siderratation wherof ye abovesd Joseph Pleas doath for himself his heirs excecutors & adminestrators give grant allinat and by way of exchainge firmly make over unto ye sd Joseph Smith his hers & assignes a certain pece of upland allsoe within ye bounds of Jamaica beinge ten acers more ore less formorly in ye tenuer of Edward Higbee beinge bounded on ye east by John Roads & John Everitt only a highway to rune betwixt ye abovesd John Roads & John Everitt which sd pece of land as it
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is bounded and exsprest with all prevelidges and & improvements & benifits with all fences timbers trees woods under woods standing & lyinge ye same to have and to hould ockepy poses & injoy free & clerly discharged of & from all formor salls givfts morgages ore any other intanglements whatever with a warrentee to defend each ye granted premises from any claime ore demand each to ore from the one to ye other our heirs excecutors adminestrators ore any other person ore persons lay- inge any just claime therto in testemony wherof we ye parties above named doe bind our selfes our heirs excecu- tors & adminesstrators each to the other by thes presents firmly this 13 day of December in ye ninth year of His Majesties reigne Ano 1697 - -
- Now further be it known by thes presents that we ye abovesd Joseph Smith and Joseph Pleas doath joyntly bind ourselfes & heirs each to ye other in ye peanall sume of forty pounds good and lawfull moneys of this Province of New York that each shall peaceably poses & injoy the before granted & bargined peces of land without fraud lett ore hindrance for ever
Signed sealld and dellivered JOSEPH SMITH 0
in presence of
JOSEPH PLEAS 0
JOHN HUBBERT
DAVID WATTERS
Jamaica December 13 1697 then apered befor me · Danll Whithead one of His Majesties Justices for keep- inge the peace ye within named Joseph Smith & Joseph Pleas & did acknowledg ye within written deed of ex- chainge to be ther fre and volluntary act
DANLL WHITHEAD
A trew copp of ye oridgonall ded of exchaing pr SAMLL RUSCOE Clark
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