Records of the town of Jamaica, Long Island, New York, 1656-1751, Volume II, Part 19

Author: Jamaica (New York, N.Y.); Frost, Josephine C. cn; Long Island Historical Society. cn
Publication date: 1914
Publisher: Brooklyn, N.Y. : Long Island Historical Society
Number of Pages: 934


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Jamaica in Queens County in the Island of Nassaw sendeth greettinge Know yea that wee the abovesd George Wollsey and Samll Bayles have for us our heyres excecutors & adminesstrators made a mutull exchainge each to the other as followeth viz that I the above said George Wollsey have as above said bargined allinated releast quitt claimed & by the way of exchainge fully & absolutly made over unto ye abovesd Samll Bayles his heires excecutors & assignes a sartain pece of land lyinge within the boundes of Jamaica lyinge & beinge at a place called the Longe Neck being a seven acers & a half right which is yeat to be taken up with all the timbers trees woodes under woodes standinge or lyinge beinge ore belongeinge to the same with all the prevelidges & ap- purtenances therunto belongeinge to have and to holde for ever & in considerration wherof the abovesd Samuell Baylles doth as abovesd bargaine allinatt releas quitt claim and by the way of exchainge fully and absolutly make over unto the abovesd George Wollsey his heires excecutors adminesstrators & assignes a parcell of up- land lyinge & beinge in the boundes of Jamaica abovesd & bounded as followeth northardly by Jonoss Wood & eastwardly by the haw tree path & westwardly by the high way leadinge to Ffreadrickes & southwardly by the undevided land ore high way containinge five acers more ore less as it was layd out with all the timbers trees woods under woodes standinge ore lyinge beinge ore belonge- inge to the same with all ye prevelidges profits & benifits therunto belongeinge to have & to hold for ever boath wich abovesd peces of upland acordinge as it is butd and exsprest we ye sd George Wollsey & Samll Bayles have as abovesd mutully exchainged each to ye other our heirs & asignes to ockepy poses & injoy for ever with a warrente to defend ye same each to the other our heirs & assignes for ever in wittnes wherunto we ye parties above named doe bind our selves our heirs ex- cecutors & adminestrators each to ye other by thes presents firmly by settinge to our hands and afixeinge


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our seles this fourth day of September in ye 11 yere of His Mjts reigne 1699 Signed seald & delivered GEORG WOLLSEY 0


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SAMLL BAYLES


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To all Christian peopell to whome thes presents shall cum I George Wollsey of Jamaica in Queens County in the Island of Nassaw sendeth greettinge Know yea that I ye abovesd George Wollsey for severall good reasons & casses me therunto moveing but more eass- peatily for a vallewable sume of money to me in hand paid by Thomas Umphres of ye abovesd Town Island and County to my sattisfaction the receipt wherof I doe herby own and befor ye reseipt & delivery of thes presents doe own my self to be therwith contented sattisfyed & paid & therof & paid & therof & therfrom doe exonaratt acquit & discharge him ye said Thomas Umphrees his heyres & assignes of and from any further claim or demand for any part or parcell therof have giveen granted covenanted allinated releast enfeoft quitte claimed made over & sould & by thes presents doe ack- nowledge to have from me my heyres excecutors & ad- miness. giveen granted covenanted releast allinated enfeofed made over and sould unto the abovesd Thomas Umphrees his heyres excecutors adminesstrators & as- signes a cartain pece ore parcell of upland lyinge & beinge within ye bounds & limits of Jamaica containing five acers more ore less as it was layd out and bounded as followeth northardly by Jonos Wood & easterly by ye haw tree path & westwardly by the highway leadinge to Ffreadriks & southardly by ye undevided lands ore highway all which above pece or parcell of land as it is above buted & bounded & exsprest together with all and singuler the prevelidges & appurtenances & benifits therunto belongeinge with all timbers trees woods under


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woods standinge or lyinge beinge upon the same I the above said George Wollsey have as abovesd sould as abovesd unto ye abovesd Thomas Umphreys his heires & assignes to have and to hold for ever & ye same to be & remaine to ye only propor use benifitt & behouf of him ye sd Thomas Umphreys his heirs & assigns to ockepy posess & injoy for ever & ye same shall warrent & de- fend against all sales gifts morgages or any intanglment whatsoever with a warrente to defend ye same against any claim or claims from me the said George Wollsey my heirs or assignes for ever in confirmation of which & every part therof I sett to my hand & seall this fourth day day of September in ye 11 yeare of His Majesties reigne Ano 1699 GEORGE WOLLSEY 0


Signed seald & dellivered


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SAMLL BAYLES


SAMLL RUSCOE


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Att a Towne Meettinge held att Jamaica January ye 4th 1702 3/2 Zachariah Milles and John Lamberts was choasen to be assesores for this present yeare ore untill others be choasen in their romes


And att the same meettinge John Okee was choassen collector-


And att the same meettinge William Creed was choassen superovizser to meett with the superovizeres from the neybouringe Townes in this County and to act fully as the law in that case directs


Att a Towne Mettinge held December ye 23d 1703 Peter Whitt & Samll Bayles was choassen to be assesores and Hendrik Lott collector & William Creed superrovizers all for this inshueinge year yeare or untill others shall be chossen in their respective roomes


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Att a Towne meettinge held att Jamaica January ye 31 1703/4 Captr Thomas Okeley wass choassen col- lector for this Towne of Jamaica untill the first day of Aprill next to collect & gatther shuh rattes as shall be to be collected & gathered in sd time


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Att a Towne Mettinge held att Jamaica ye day & year abovsd the Towne did give to Mr. Samll Clowes free liberty for gettinge stones clay for bricks timbers shells for lime sofitiant for buldinge upon a pece of land that he is byeing from Samll Mills to be gotten upon the comons


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Thomas Watters protests against ye sd givft


Thomas Burrows dos the same


Hope Carpenter dos the same


Att the same meettinge it was voatted by the majority of the freeholderes that Jonathan Whitthead Esqr. Zacariah Milles be deputted to settle wth ye reverrent gentlemen att NewYork by eassey meathods if possible ye misstake said to be made in payinge ye quitt rent of this Towne & if ye sd persons or either of them be prose- cuted on acctt of ye sd suppoased misstake that ye Towne will - indemnify him or them from all action ore actions in law ore eaquety trouble nessesary expence ore other charges whatsoever that may accrew to them or either of them on account therof


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To all Christian peopell to whome thes presentes shall cume Thomas Ffoster of Monmouth River in ye County of Sallem in the Province of West NewJerzey sone & heyre unto Thomas Ffoster latte of Jamaica in Queens County in the Province of New Yorke sendeth greettinge in our Lord God everlastinge Know yea that the said Thomas .


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Ffoster for & in considerration of a certaine sume X of good & lawfull moneys of New Yorke to him in hand paid at & befor the enseallinge & delivery herof by Ben- jamine Thurston of Jamaica aforsaid blakesmith for and bhalfe of himself Anne Thurston Daniell Thurston Samuell Thurston Thomas Thurston Richard Denton & Mary his wiffe Richard Oldfeld & Jane his wife & David Wright & Hannah his wiffe & for divers other good casses & considderrations him therunto moveinge hath given granted & confirmed & herby doath give grant & confirm unto ye said Benjamine Thurston all thoas severall tractes or peces of land and meadow herafter mentioned and exsprest (that is to say) all that moyety or eaquall halfe part of the home lott & ten acers adjoyninge beinge the westermost part begininge at Thomas Wollseys land & soe runinge east to a wallnut bush marked by Thomas Waters his fence & from thence across to a whitt oak bushe marked on the north side of ye same lott all that moyety or equall half part of ye hill lott which halfe lyeth next to the land of Anthony Watters all that lott of land lyinge behind the swampe nere the hether East Neck adjoyninge to the land of Nathaniell Smith all that lot of land in ye same necke & all that lott of land upon the hilles behind John Hansen his land which last three recitted lotts containe by estemation one & sixty acers and all that the one half of ye fiveten acer lott of meadow lying upon the aforsaid neck which said half adjoyns to the meadow of Joseph Smith & the one half of ye little lott upon the ffareast neck all which lottes of land and meadow weare latte in ye tenuer & occepa- tion of ye said Thomas Ffoster deceassed and Joseph Thurston latte of Jamaica aforsaid desseassed together with all & singuler the rights prevelidges heredittements & appurtenances to ye same belongeinge or in any wisse ap- pertaininge and all ye easstatt right title intrest claime proporty possestion and demand of him the said Thomas Ffoster in & to ye premises & in & to every partt & parcell therof as allsoe the sd Thomas Foster doath by thes · presents remise releas discharg and quitt claim unto ye


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sd Benjamine Thurston all action sutes case or casses of action suttes controverties quarrells quarrells debattes Page 442


controverties deptes duetyes or demandes what soever had made comitted ore suffered from the begininge of ye world to the day of the datte herof to have and to hold the before mentioned parcells of land and meadow to to him the said Benjamine Thurston his heyres & assignes to the us & uses herafter exsprest & to noe other use ore uses what soever (that is to say) ye sd half of ye home lott & ten acers adjoyninge the half of ye hill lott adjoyninge to ye land of Anthony Watters and two acers & a half of ye sd half lott of meadow to ye use of ye sd Anne Thurston dewringe hur naturall liffe & affter hur deseas to ye use of the sd Benjamine Thurston Daniell Thurston Samll Thurston Thomas Thurston Richard Denton & Mary his wife Richard Oldfeld and Jane his wiffe & David Wright & Hannah his wife their heyers & assignes for ever in eaquall seventh parts & the re- mainder of ye above granted premises together with the one half of ye well to ye propor use & behouf of the said Benjamin Thurston Daniell Thurston Samuell Thurston Thomas Thurston Richard Denton & Mary his wiffe Richard Oldfeld & Jane his wif & David Wright & Hannah his wife their heyres & assignes for ever in eaquall seventh part to be eaqually devided amongst them in wittness wherof the said Thomas Ffoster hath herunto sett his hand and affixed his seall the three & twentieth day of Octob in ye ninth year of ye reigne of our Soverraigne Lord William ye Third by the Grace of God of England Scottland Ffrance and Irland Kinge Defender of ye Faith &c. Anoque Dom. 1697 THOMAS FOSTER 0 Sealled and dellivered


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SAMUELL SMITH


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for ye keepinge of the peace within Queens County the within named Thomas Ffoster & acknowledged the within written releas to be his free & vollentary act and deed


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To all Christian peopell to whome thes presents shall cume Samll Bayles of Jamaica in Queens County in ye Island of Nassaw sendeth greettinge Know yea that I Samll Bayles abovesd for severall good ressons and casses me therunto moveinge but more easspeatily for a sertaine sume of moneys to me in hand paid by Abraham Lotte of ye abovesd Towne Island & County to my sattisfaction ye receipt wherof I doe herby own and before the enseallinge & dellivery of thes presents doe acknowledge to be therwith contented sattisfyed & paid & throf & thrfrom doe exonoratt acquitte & discharge ye aforesd Abraham Lotte his heires & assignes of & from any further claime ore demand for any part ore parcell throf have giveen granted covenanted allinated releast enfeoft bargined made over & sould & by thes presents acknowledge to have from me my heires excecutors & adminesstrators fully & absolutly giveen granted cove- nanted releast enfeoft quitte claimed bargined made over & sould to ye aforesd Abraham Lotte his heires excecutors adminesstrators & assignes a sartain pece ore parcell of upland lyinge & beinge within the boundes & limitts of Jamaica abovesd beinge part of ye land bought by me from Samuell Mathewes of the foresd Towne Island & County beinge bounded as followeth viz beinge bounded at ye frount by the highway leadinge to Charsmors Island & att ye reare by Benjamin Thirston & ye land formorly belongeinge to Richard Jones latte of Jamaica deseast & ye land of ore belongeinge to Henry Foster latte of Jamaica deseast all which said pece ore parcell of land as


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it is above bounded & exsprest & as it lieth within ye fence as it now is I say that I ye aforsd Samuell Bayles have as abovesd sould as aforesd to the abovesd Abra- ham Lott his heirs & assignes all ye aforesd land with all ye rights & prevelidges & profitts & benifits of fencings & improvements what ever of. all & every timbers trees standinge ore lying beinge upon ye same ye same to have and to hould ockepy posses & injoy fre & frely discharged of & from all further claim ore demand from any person ore persons what ever & ye same to be & remaine to ye only right benifit & behouf of him ye sd Abraham Lott and his heirs for ever & ye same shall warrent & by thes presents defend with a warrentte against any intrest proporty claime ore demand from me ye sd Samuell Bayles my heirs or assignes ore any person ore persons what ever in testymony whrof I have herunto sett to my hand & seall this twenty fivfth day of October in ye 9 yeare of His Majesties reigne & in ye year of our Lord


1697 SAMLL X BAYLES O his mark


Signed sealld & dellivered


in presence of JOHN MILLS SAMLL RUSCOE


A trew coppy of ye orridgonall deed entered pr SAMLL RUSCOE


November ye 27 1697 Clark


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To all Christian peopell to whome thes presents shall cume Daniell Whitthead of Jamaica in Queens County in the Island of Nassaw sndeth greettinge Know yea that I the abovesd Daniell Whitthead for severall good good ressons considerations & casses me therunto moveing but more easspetialy for a vallewable sume of moneys to me the sd Daniell Whitthead in hand paid the receipt ore secured to be paid by Ram Dorlantt & Garrett Dorlant of the abovesd Towne Island & County the reseipt whrof I doe herby acknowledge and own my self to be therwith fully contented sattisfyed & payd and therof & therfrom doe for ever exonoratt acquitt &


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discharge the abovesd Ram Dorlant & Garrett Dorlant their heires excecutors ad assignes of & from any part or parcell therof have giveen granted covenanted releast bargained enffeoft made over and sould and by thes presents doe acknowledge to have from me my heirs excecutors & adminesstrators fully & absolutly giveen granted covenanted allinated releast bargined made over & sould unto the abovesd Ram Dorlant & Garrett Dorlant their heires excecutores adminesstratores & assignes a sertain pece ore parcell of meadow within the boundes & limites of Jamaica abovesd sittuatt lyeinge & beinge att ore by the haw tree Greatt Island lyeinge one the east side and is bounded as followeth & begininge att a seadder stake standinge betwixt ye the meadow of formly belonge- inge to Benjamin Coe latt of Jamaica desest & the sd meadow & from thence with a direct line to a blake oke marked saplinge standinge upon the aforsd island to the eastward of the borg the abovesd saplinge beinge marked with X & from thence runninge with a straight line by the south syde of a mark wallnutt tree & soeallonge to the Wigenes fence and then from the aforsd seadore stake bounded east & south by the aforsd meadow latt belongeinge to the abovesd Benjamine Coe and then to rune soe as to take in all the clere land adjoyning therunto that is clerd by the abovesd Garrett Dorlant all the which abovesd meadow & upland accordinge as it is above butted & bounded and exsprest together with all & singuler the prevelidges ore benifits & improvements theron made ore to be made I the abovesd Daniell Whitt- head have as abovesd abovesd Daniell Whitthead have Page 445


as abovesd sould to ye aforesd Ram Dorlantt & Garrett Dorlantt their heires excecutors adminesstrators free & clerly discharged of & from all formore salles givftes mor- gages ore any other intangellments whatt soe ever and the same to have and to hold to the sd Ram Dorlant & Garrett Dorlant & the same to be & remaine to ye only propore use benefitt & behouffe of them the abovesd Ram Dorland & Garrett Dorlant for ever & the same .


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shall warrent & by thes presents for ever defend against any claime ore demand from any person ore persons what soever layeinge any just claime therunto with a warrentte to deeffend the same against any intrest prop- orty claime ore demand from mee the abovesd Daniell Whitthead my heires excecutors & adminesstratores for ever in wittness wherunto I sett to my hand & affixe my seall this 29 day of July in the twelvfth yere of His Majesties reigne & in the yeare of our Lord Christ 1700 DANLL WHITTHEAD 0


Signed seald & dellivered in presence of


THOMAS OKLEYE


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SAMLL RUSCOE


SAMLL RUSCOE Clark


To all Christian peopell to whome thes presents shall cume greettinge in our Lord God everlastinge wheras Ram Dorlant & Garrett Dorlant boath belongeinge to Jamaica in Queens County in the Island of Nassaw hath & now doath poses and injoy boath lands & meadowes lyeinge & beinge in diff-ferrent places and bought att differrent times the which is now at this present datte in their joynt possession now be it known to all men by thes presentes that the abovesd Ram Dorlant & Gar- rett Dorlant doe make a ffynal & do for min-divition & by these presents be it known that the abovsd Ram Dorlant & Garrett Dorlant hath for themselves their heires excec- utors & adminesstrators fully and absolutly made a ffinal and full devition of all landes & meadowes now joyntly by them posest as abovesd & the same to be & remaine to be a quiatt end and devition betwixt them the abovesd Ram Dorlant & Garrett Dorlant their heires & suc- sesors for ever videlesett begininge att a stake standinge by Denes fence and from thence with a derict line to a marked wallnut tree and from thence with a strait line to a post standinge in the fresh meadow & from the afor- . said poast


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The bogges belongeinge to Samuell Denton are as ffolloweth viz: lyinge and beinge one the south east side of his land with a five acer right of bogges which he hath of his brother Nathaniell Denton & south by Capt Carpenter and north by Nathaniell Higbee & south east by the forsaid Higbey & Samll Deins Island


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and from the aforesd poast allonge the dich by the meadow that was fformorly Benjamine Coes and this is the full conclution of the abovesd devition that Garrett Dorlant beinge the eldest brother is to have the north east part of all the above said devition and Ram Dorlant to have the southwest partt of all the abovesd devition & that this is our mutull agreement for the whole divition of boath land and meadowes above exsprest to stand & abide for ever betwixt us the abovesd Garrett Dorlant & Ram Dorlant wee doe bind ourselves our heires excecuts & adminesstratores by thes presents firmly as wittness our hands & sealls this 29 of July in the 12 yeare of our Lord William ye 3d over England Scottland France & Irland Kinge & Deffender of the Faith ' &c. & in the yeare of our Lord Christ 1700 Signed seald & dellivered GARRETT DORLANT 0 in the presence of RAM DORLANT 0 HENDRICKES HEAGOEMAN SAMUELL RUSCOE


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The boges belonging to Waitt Smith are as ffolloweth viz all the boges lyinge & beinge in ye neck belonging to Waitt Smith one ye west side of ye bridge goeing over to


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sd neck to ye sd neke as they ly round soe fare as his land goes and layd out to ye sd Waitt Smith


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pr SAM RUSCOE


The boges belongeinge to Nehemiah Smith are as followeth viz: lying & beinge one the left hand as you goe over the bridge from the Towne to to Waitt Smiths . neck beinge the east side of ye side bridg bounded north by the brook and southardly by the highwaye and runinge in lenth from ye casway about fourty five rodes to a marked whit oke tree upon ye upland and by a maple tree by the brook marked allsoe


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The bogges belongeinge to Samuell Smith are as followeth viz bounded one ye west by ye bogges of Ne- hemiah Smith north by the brook, and easterly soe fare as Thomas Smiths land goes to a little swampe that puteth upe to the highe way and southardly by the abovesd Thomas Smiths land & the high waye-Entered by order pr SAMLL RUSCOE Clark


The bogges belonginge to Thomas Smith are as ffol- loweth viz. lyinge one the north side of ye brooke that ye bridg is upon that leads over to Wait Smiths neck bounded west by the highway & northward by ye land of ye sd Thomas Smith and Samll Deines island & south by ye brook & east by ye marked trees partinge ye sd Samll Deine & ye sd Thomas Smith bogess


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The bogges belonginge to Samuell Deine are as ffol- loweth bounded att ye west by Samll Deins island & north by the fence & east by a brook parting Zacariah


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Mills & him & & south by ye brook joyning to ye sd bogges & soe runing up to Thomas Smiths boges


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The boges belonginge to Nathaniell Higbee are as followeth lyinge at ye south side of ye neck of land that he ye sd Nathaniell Higbey bought of William Creed and bounded southardly by a blake oak sapling about six rods southward of Samuell Dentons cornor of his land & soe runinge easterly unto a greatt whit oak tree stand- inge in his ye sd Nath Higbees land with ye eaquoll half of the slipe of bogges lyinge betwixt Zacariah Millses neck and his own land with all other bogges runing to ye northward of that-This entered pr order pr


SAMLL RUSCOE Clarke


The bogges belonginge to Zacariah Mills are as fol- loweth beinge bounded northardly by an oke saplinge standing upon the sd Zacariahs own land over against Samuell Deins north fence and soe to ye bottom of ye abovesd Zacariah Millses neck & soe runinge up the east side of ye said neck unto a whitt oak tree standinge about upon Zacris land opositt against ye midle of John Smiths land - - with ye eaquall half of that slipe of bogges lyinge betwixt Nath Higbes land and Zacariah Millses necke-The land layd out to Zacariah Mills is as followeth beinge the wholl neck of land joyning upon ye bogges abovesd & bounded at ye north end by the highway


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The bogges of Nathaniell Higbee are as followeth from Mr. Heagaman elleven acers right and from Samll Smith sixeten acer right & from Jonos Wood 4 acer right which lyes southward of his other bogges bounded


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south by Anthony Watters east by Zacary Millses neck west by Sam Dentons bogs with ye land lyinge within ye boges


This entered by order by SAMLL RUSCOE Clark


Samuell Smith doath protest against sall of the sixe- ten acer right of bogges mentioned and said to be sould by him to Nathaniell Higbe in the record above this . haveinge never reseaived any sattisfaction for ye same nor ever giveen ordor for any entrey therof nor giveen any deed for ye same This entered by order of Samuell Smith


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To all Christian peopell to whome thes presents shall cume Peter Stringham belonging to Hempsted in Queens County in ye Island of Nassaw sendeth greett- inge Know yea that I the abovesd Peter Stringham with Ane my wiffe for severall good resons & casses us therunto moveing but more easspeatily for a vallewable sattisfaction to us in hand paid by John Hunt of New- towne in ye abovesd Island and County ye reseipt wherof we doe herby acknowledg & own to be therwith con- tented sattisfyed and paid have giveen granted covenanted allinatted released quitt claimed enfeofed bargined & sould & by thes presents own to have from us our heires excekutors adminesstrators & assignes giveen granted allinatted bargined covenanted releassed quitt claimed enfeoft made over & sould unto the abovesd John Hunt his heires exceketors adminestrators & assignes a sartain pece of fresh meadow sittuatt in the bounds of Jamaica in the Island & County abovesd lyinge & beinge att a place comonly called ye haw tree necke beinge bounded on ye north by Johanas Williams & one ye east parte by ye highe way & part by ye cassway & south by ye dich that parts John Moefors meadow & that & west by John Moefors meadow till it comes to ye springe &




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