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Edward Burrowes and Mary his wife their heirs or assignes shall and at all times dewringe the space of seven yeares next enshuinge the datte herof att and upon ye the reassonable request cost and charges in ye law of ye said Isaac Lenoir his heirs or assignes make doe perform acknowledge leavy execut and suffer ore case to be made done performed acknowledged
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leveyed executed and suffered all and every such further lawfull and resonable act and acts thinge and thinges devise and devisses asshuerance and conveayances in the law whatsoever for the farther better and more perfect assuring and conveainge of all and singuler the befor herby granted premises with the appurtenances unto the said Isaac Lenoir his heirs and assignes or by the said Isaac Lenoir his heirs or assignes or by his or ther councell learned in the law shall resonably devised advised or required in wittness wherof the said Edward Burrowes an Mary his wife have herunto sett to ther hands and affixed ther seales the day and yeare first above written by and as signed
Sealld and dellivered
in presence of by ye
EDWARD X BURROWS MARY X BURROWS
within mentioned Edward Burrows
ROBT. READ
Memorandam that on ye seventh SAMI RUSCOE day of June 1697 then appered WM. HUDDLESTON before Daniell Whithead one of His Majesties Justices of ye Peace for Queens County Robert Read and Samuell Ruscoe and made oath that they saw the within named Edward Burrows and Mary his wife sign seall and delliver this within written deed & acknowledge ye same to be their vollontary act & deed
DANIELL WHITHEAD
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Know all men by thes presents that I Samuell Darlinge belongeinge to Jamaica in Queens County on Longe Island allias Nassau for severall good reassons and casess me therunto moveing but more easspeatily for a vallew- able sume to me in hand paid by Mr. Iszack Lenaware of ye abovesd Towne Island & County to my sattisfac- tion for the which I ye said Samuell Dar'inge doe for my self my heirs excecutors & adminestrators covenant allinatt releas quitt claim enfeof mak over and sell unto ye abovesd Mr. Iszack Lenware his heirs excecutors adminestrators & assignes five acers right of devition of
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bogges as allsoe five acer right of devition upon ye Little Plaines sd right of boges to be taken up any wheare where they are nott as yeat layd out all which sd right of five acers of bogges & plaines I ye said Samuell Darlinge have as aforsd sould to ye aforsd Mr. Iszack Lenware his heirs and assignes to have and to hould for ever and the same to be & remaine to ye only propore use benifitt & behouf of him ye sd Iszack Lenware his heirs & assignes for ever free & clerly discharged of & from all formore salles givfts morgages ore any other entanglements what ever and ye same shall warrent & by thes presents de- fend against any claim ore demand from me ye sd Samuell Darlinge my heirs ore assignes and from any other person ore persons laying any just claim therto in wittnes wher- unto I doe sett to my hand & seall this tenth day of Feb- rauary in ye ninth yeare of His Majesties reigne & in ye yeare of our Lord 1697/8 SAMUELL DARLINGE O Signed seald & dellivered
in presence of EDWARD BURROWES
SAMUELL MILLES
SAMUELL RUSCOE
A trew coppy of ye origonall
pr SAMI RUSCOE
Know all men by thes presents that I Zacariah Mills belonginge to Jamaica in Queens County one Longe Island allias Nassau for severall good reasons & casses me therunto moveing but more easspeatily for a vallew- able sume to me in hand paid by Mr. Iszack Lenware of ye said Towne Island & County to my full content and sattisfaction the receipt wherof I doe herby own & before the enseallinge & dellivery of thes presents doe exonoratt acquit & discharge the abovesd Iszack Lenware his heirs & assignes of & from any further claime ore demand for any part ore parcell therof have giveen granted cove- nanted allinatted releast quitt claimd enfeoffed bargined made over and sould from me my heirs excecutors & adminestrators a five acer right of devition upon the Little Plaines belonging to Jamaica abovesd to him the sd Iszack Lenware his heirs excecutors adminestrators & assignes
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th same to have and to hould ockepy poses & injoy with all & singuler the preveledges & benifits -
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therunto belongeing or in any waies to ye same apper- taininge fre & clerly discharged from all formore salles givftes morgages or any other entanglements what ever and ye same to be and remaine to ye only propor use benifit and behouf of him ye said Iszak Lenware his heires & assignes made good & free in law from claim ore claimes from any person ore persons layinge any just claim therto with a warrente to defend ye same against any intrest proporty claim ore demand from me the sd Zacariah Mills my heirs & asigns for ever in wittnes wherunto I doe sett to my hand & seall this eleventh day of Febrauary in ye nint yeare of His Majesties reigne & in ye yeare of our Lord 1697/8
Signed seald & dellivered
ZACARIAH MILLS O
in presence of
THOMAS WATTERS
A trew coppy of ye ordigenoll
SAMUELL RUSCOE
pr SAM !! RUSCOE Clark
Know all men by thes presents that I Samuell Miles Junor belonging to Jamaica in Queens County on Longe Island allias Nassau for severall good resons & casses me therunto moveinge but more easspeatily for a vallew- able sume to me in hand paid by Mr. Iszack Lenware of the sd Towne Island & County to my sattisfaction for the which I ye sd Samuell Miles doe for my self my heirs excecutors & adminestrators covenant allinat releas quitt claim enfeof make over & sell unto ye aforsd Mr. Iszack Lenware his heirs excecutors adminesstrators & assignes two acers & a half right of devition which sd right of bogges is to be taken up anywhere wheare it is not allredy taken up within sd Townshipe aforsd all which sd right of bogges & right upon ye Little Plaines boath containinge each two acers and a half a pece I ye sd Samuell Miles have sould as abovesd to ye aforesaid Mr. Iszack Lenware his heirs & assignes to have and to hould
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for ever and the same to be & remaine to ye only propor use benifit & behouf of him ye sd Iszack Lenware his heirs & asignes for ever fre & clerly discharged of & from al formor sales givfts morgages or any other intangell- ments what ever & ye same shall warrent & by thes pres- ents defend against any claim or demand from me ye sd Samuell Miles my heirs and assignes & from any other person ore persons layinge any just claim therto in wittnes wherunto I doe set to my hand & seall this tent day of February in ye nint yeare of His Majesties reigne & in ye yeare of our Lord 1697/8 Signed seald & dellivered SAMLL. MILLS O
in presence of
EDWARD BURROWS
SAMUI RUSCOE
A trew copy pr
SAMI RUSCOE Clark
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Land belongeinge to Fredrick Hendrikson of Jamaica layd out to Mr. John Pruden latte of Jamaica by Samuell surveyor of the Town abovesd and the other surveyors one lott of land in the bounds of Jamaica begining att a plase comonly called the Hawtree Hollow & soe runinge eastward alonge by the ffeld lotts from a blak oake sap- linge marked on four sids on hundred & sixty rods alonge by the sd path to a blak oake saplinge by sd path and from thence runinge northwardly by a plaine hollow formorly clerd by John Oldfeld and soe still nortwardly untill it comes to William Whitts land that was to a sartain marked tree and then from thence runinge west- werdly to the head of the aforsayd Hollow & from thence to the afforsd first marked sapling along ye Hollow
This entered by me SAMUELL RUSCOE ApI ye Ist 1703 Clarke
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T all Christiane peoplell to whome thes presents shall cume John Fredriksone belongeinge to Brookeland in Kinges County in the Island of Nassau and Fredricke Hendricksone of Jamaica in Queens County in the Island aforsd sendeth greettinge Know yea that I abovesd
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John Ffredrickson with Allkea my wife and Fredrick Hendricks with Dynah his wife for severall good resons considerations and casses us and each of us therunto move- inge but more easspeatily for a certaine sume of moneys of ye Collenys of New Yorke to us in hand paid by John Wollsey of Jamaica in Queens County in the Island afforsd to our sattisfaction the receipt wherof we doe herby own and before the enseallinge and dellivery of thes presents doe acknowledge ourselves to be therwith fully contented sattisfyed & paid & therof & theirfrom doe by thes presents for ever acquitt exonoratt & dis- charge him ye sd John Wollsey his heires excecutors & assignes of & from any further claim ore demand for any partt or parcell therof have given granted covenanted allinated releast enfeoft quitt claimd confirmd made over and sould and by thes presents doe acknowledg to have from us our heires excets adminestrators and assignes given granted covenanted allinated releast enfeoft quitte clamd confirmd made over and sold unto the abovesd John Wolsey his heires excecutors adminess- trators & assignes a cartain home lott lyinge within the Towne of Jamaica abovesd beinge bounded as followeth viz-north by the street ore comon road leading threw the aforsaid Island east with Josiah Wigens & west by Edward Burrows & south with the highway runinge at ye reare of ye afrsd lott don to ye south all which aforsaid lott as it is above bounded and exsprest with all howes orchyard gardens trees fruttrees pasteur feedinge closses fenceings prevelidges profits & benifits theron made or herafter to be made with ther & every of their apurten- ances herreditments emollements that is to ye same be- longeinge ore to ye same in any wais appertaininge we ye sd John Freadrickson & Ffredrick Hendricks have as abovesd sould to ye aforsd John Wollsey his heirs and assignes to have and to hould ockepy poses and injoy for ever & the same to be & remaine to ye only propor use benifit & behouf of him the sd John Wolsey his heires & assignes fre & clerly dischargd of & from all iomor sales givfts morgages or any other intangellments what
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soever and the same shall warrent and by thes presents for ever defend against any claim or demand from any person or persons whatever layinge any just claim therunto with a warrente to defend the same against intrest proporty claim from us the abovesd John Fredriks and Allkea his wife and Ffreadrick Hendricks and Dinah his wife our heires executors adminesstrators & assignes for ever in confirmation wherof we doe sett to our hands & affixe our seals this fifte day of October in ye elleventh yeare of-Majesties reigne & in the yere of our Lord Christ 1699
Signed seald and delivered JOHN X FREDRICKS 0 FREDRICK X HENDRICKS O
in presence of
THOMAS OKLEY
& SAMHI RUSCOE
Memorandam that on ye fifth day of October in ye 11 yeare of His Majsts reigne 1699 then appered befor Joseph Smith Esqr one of His Majsts Justices of ye Peace for Queens County the abovesd John Fredricks & Fredrick & did acknowledg this deed to be their ack & deed
JOSEPH SMITH
A trew coppy of the orridgonoll deed pr
SAM11 RUSCOE Clarke
To all Christian peopell to whome thes presents shall cume Johanes Hollshartt belongeinge to Jamaica in Queens County in the Island of Nassau sendeth greettinge Know yea that I the abovesd Johanes Hollshartt for severall good reasons & casses me therunto moveinge but more easspeatily for a vallewable sume to me in hand paid by Ram Dorlant of the abovesd Towne Island & County to my sattisfaction ye receipt wherof I doe herby own & befor the enseallinge & dellivery of thes presents doe acknowledg my self to be therwith fully &
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absolutly contented satisfyed and paid & theof & ther- from doe for ever exonoratt acquitt & discharge him the sd Rame Dorlant his heires & assignes of & from any further claim ore demand for any partt ore parcell therof have given granted covenanted allinated releast enfeoft quitt claimd made over and sould & doe by thes presents acknowledg to have from me ye sd Johanes Holshartt my heires excecutors & adminestrators fully & absolutly giveen granted covenanted allinated releast enfeoft quitt claimd bargined made over and sould unto ye abovesd Ram Dorlant his heires excecutors adminestrators and asignes a certain pece or parcell of upland lyeinge & beinge in the bounds of Jamaica abovesd and beinge part Page 270
of the land ye sd Johanes bought from William Creed and is bounded as followeth viz on the southeast cornor by a blake oake tree standinge by by the hawtree path from thenc runinge upon a west line to a marked wallnut tree then runinge northardly by Garrett Lubertsons lott to another marked wallnut tree & from thence runinge nere northeast to another marked wallnut tree standinge by the lott formorly Mr. John Prudens by the sd hawtree path & from thence to rune allonge by the aforsd path to the abovesd blake oak tree all the which abovesd pece ore parcell of upland as it is above buted & bounded and exsprest together with all fencings timbers trees woods under woods standinge ore lyeinge upon ye same or any wais belongeinge therunto together with all & singuler the prevelidges profits and benifits and improvements therupon made ore to be made ore to be made with their & every of their appurtenances I the abovesd Johanes Holshartt doe own to have sould as abovesd to ye aforsd Ram Dorlant his heires excecutors adminesstrators & assignes the same to have and to hould ockepy poses & injoy forever & the same to be and remaine to the only sole propor use benifitt & behoufe of him ye said Ram Dorlant his heires excecutors & adminesstrators free & clerly discharged of & from all formore salls givfts mor- gages or any other entangellments what soever & the
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same shall warrent & by thes presents forever defend against any claim ore claims from any person ore persons layeinge any just claim therunto with a warrentee to defend the same against any intrest proporty claim ore demand from me the sd Johanes Holshartt my heires excecutors & adminestrators for ever in confirmation wherof I doe bind my self & my heires excecutors & ad- minestrators by thes presents firmly sealed with my seall & datted this 28 of January in ye 12 yeare of His Majests reigne & in ye yeare of our Lord Christ 1700 or 701 Signed seald & dellivered JOHANES HOLSHARTT 0
in presence of
EPHREAM GOLDINGE
SAMI RUSCOE
A trew coppy of the origenall
pr SAMI RUSCOE Clark
Memorandam that on the tenth day of June 1702 then appered befor Nicolas Everrett Esqr one of His Majsts Justices of ye Peace for Queens County Issack Lenoir and did acknowledge this above deed of salle to be his ffree and vollontary act and deed
A trew coppy of the oridgonall pr
NICOLAS EVERITT
SAMI RUSCOE Clarke
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This Indenture made the sixth day of Aprill in the ffourtenth yeare of the reigne of our soveraign Lord Will- iam the Third of England Scottland Ffrance & Irland Kinge Defender of the Ffaith & in ye yeare of our Lord one thousand seven hundreed & two between Isack Lenoir of Jamaica in Queens County upon Nassau Island in Collony of New Yorke of ye one part and Samuell Milles of Jamaica aforsd sadler on the other partt witt- nesseth that the said Isack Leniore ffor & in considerra- tion of the sume of two hundred pounds currantt moneyes of New Yorke to him in hand paid ore secured to bee paid att ore before the enseallinge & delevery of thes presents by Samuell Milles aforesd wherof & wherwith
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he acknowledgeth himself fully sattisfyed & paid & therof & of every part & parcell therof doath clerly acquitt exonorratt & discharge ye sd Samuell Milles his heires excecutors & adminesstrators & every of them' for ever by thes presents hath giveen granted bargined sold & confirmed & by thes presents doath ffully clerly & absolutly give grant bargine sell & confirme unto ye sd Samuell Miles his heires & assignes for ever a cartain part of a homlott lyeinge in Jamaica afforsd ffrontinge upon the highe streett ffrom ye cornor of the streett which leades to Fflushing to ye ffair shops bounded on ye reare by the widow Thurston on ye east by ye land of Robertt Read & soe by ye land of Isack Lenoir which goes as far as a stake weh is drone in a line runinge northward from the aforsd fair shops with all & singuler ye right profits liberties prevelidges whatsoever to have and to hold all ye sd lands with all the preveledges profites & liberties which are ore shall herafter arrise from ye premises to the said Samuell Milles his heires & assignes for ever & to ye only propor use & behoufe of him ye sd Samuell Milles his heires & assignes for ever & ye sd Isacke Lenoir shall & will for ever warrent & defend the same to ye sd Sam !! Milles his heires & assignes for ever from any lawfull claime of him ye sd Isack Lenoir his heres & assignes or any other person or persons what soever & further ye sd Isack Lenoir his heires excecutors & adminesstrators shall from time to time & att all times be oblidged by thes presents to renew this deed or to give such full & ample assurance as ye sd Samuell shall resonably demand provided ye sd Samuell Milles be at ye charge therof in wittnes wherof ye sd Isack Lenoir & Ane his wiffe have herunto putt ther hands & seals ye day & year above written
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Sealled and dellivered
I. LENOIR
0
ANE LENOIR 0 in presence of
THOMAS X BURROWS
ANDREW GALLE
THO. CARDALLE on ye leaft befor ye acknowledgment
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This Indenteur made the twenty sixth day of Aprill in the ninth yeare of ye reigne of our Soverraigne Lord William the Third by the Grace of God of England Scot- land Ffrance and Ireland Kinge Defender of the Ffaith and in the yeare of our Lord accordinge to ye Christian account one thowsand sixe hundred ninty seven betwene Edward Higebie of the Towne of Jamaica in the Island of Nassau yeoman and Lydia his wife and Nathaniell Higbie of ye said plase yeoman and Elizabeth his wife of the one part and Edward Burrows of ye same place yeoman of ye other part wittnesseth that ye sd Edward Higbie and Nathaniel Higebie by and with the knowledge and consent of their said wives Lydia and Elizabeth signifyed by their beinge partyes to thes presents and by their signeinge seallinge and dellivery hrof for and in consideration of the sume of one hundred and twenty poundes currant moneys of New Yorke to them or one of them in hand paid at or befor ye enseallinge and dellivery of thes presents by the said Edward Burrows the receipt wherof they doe herby acknowledge and therof by thes presents doe acquitte and discharge the sd Edward Bur- rows his heirs excecutors and assignes have given granted alined bargined sould enfeoffed and confirmed and by thes presents doe fully clerly and absolutly give grant bargine sell alien enfeoffe and confirme unto ye said Edward Burrows his heires and assignes for ever all that a certain lott or parcell of land situatte lyinge and beinge in ye Towne of Jamaica aforsaid now in ye tenure possession or occupation of them the said Edward Higbie and Nathaniel Higbie bounded on the north by the land of Joseph Thirston or his assignes south and west by the Kinges Highway and east by ye land of Nathaniel Lynus containinge by eastemation sixe acers or ther- abouts be it more or less accordinge to ye deed wrightings and evedences therof and as it is at ye day of ye datte herof within fence and in the possesion of them the said Edward and Nathaniel Higbie together with all howeses edifices buldinges barnes stables orchards gardens yardes
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bakesides easments lands tenements meadows fedinges pastuers woods under woods wayes profits hereditte- ments and appurtenances whatsoever to the said lott of land messeuage or tenement belonginge or appertaininge and the reverssion & reverssions remainder and remainders of all and singuler ye befor mentioned premises & all rent & rents reserved upon any grant or grant demis ore demises made of the premises ore of any part or parcell ther of and allsoe all ye estate right title intrest use possession property claime and demand whatsoever of them the said Edward Higbie and Lidia his wife and of Nathaniell Higbie and Elizabeth his wife of in ore to ye same and all deds wrightinges evedences Courtt roales and mintments whatsoer touchinge or concerninge Page 273
the premises or any part or parcell ther to have and to hould the said lott or parcell of land howes edefices buldinges barnes stables orchards gardens yards bakesides easments lands tenements meadowes fedinges pastuers woods under woods waies profits and heredittements and all and singuler other the premisses herby granted bargined and sould or mentioned or intended to be herby bargined and sould with their and every of their rights members and appurtenances whatsoever unto the sd Edward Burrows his heires and assignes to ye only propor use and behoofe of him the sd Edward Burrowes his heires and assignes forever and the said Edward Higbie and Lydia his wife and Elizabeth his wife for them selves and their heires the sd lott or parcell of land with the messuage tenements and all and singuler other premises befor granted bargined and sould with the appurtenances unto the said Edward Burrows and his heirs to the only proper use and behoofe of the said Edward Burrows heires and assignes for ever against them the said Edward Higbie and Lidia his wif and Nathaniell Higbie and Elizabeth his wife and other person or persons what- soever lawfully claiminge by from or under them or any of them shall and will warrent and forever by thes pres- ents defend and the said Edward Higbie and Lidia his
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wif and Nathaniel Higbie and Elizabeth his wife for them selves their heires excecutors and adminesstrators doe covenant promis grant and agree to and with the said Edward Burrows his heirs and assignes and every of them in manor and form following (that is to say) that theay the said Edward Higbie and Lidia his wife and Nathaniell Higbie and Elizabeth his wife att the time of the enseallinge and delivery of thes presents are and untill a a good puer perfect and absolut eastate of inherre- tance of all and singuler the befor granted premises and part therof shall be justly vested sethed and excecuted in and upon the said Edward Burrowes and his heirs accordinge to the trew meaning of thes presents shall remain continue and be seized of and in the said lott of land messuage tenement and of all and singuler the premises in and by thes presents granted bargined and sould with with all and every their rights members and appurtenances of a good purre perfect and absolut estatt of inherretance in ffee simple without any condi- tion revertion remainder or limitation of any use or usses eastat or eastatts in or unto any person or whatever to allter chainge defeat detirmin or mak voide the same and that the said Edward Higbie and Lidia his wife Page 274
and Nathaniell Higbie and Elizabeth his wife at ye time of the enseallinge and dellivery of thes presents hath full power and good right and lawfull authoryty to grant sell and convay all and singuler the before herby granted premises with their and every of their appurtenances unto the said Edward Burrows his heirs and assignes in manor and forme as afore said and that he the said Edward Burrows his heirs and assignes and every of them shall and may by force and vertew of thes presents at all times herafter lawfully peacabley and quiattly have hold use occupy and possess the said lott of land messuage and tenements and all and singuler the befor granted premises with their rights members and ap- purtenances and have reseavd and take the rents isshues and profits therof to his and their own proper use and
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behoof forever without any lawfull leett sute trouble deniall interruption evection or dissturbance of them the said Edward Higbie and Lidia his wife and Nathaniell Higbie and Elizabeth his wife their or any of their heires or assignes or from any other person or persons whatso- ever lawfully claiminge by from or under them or any of them or by their or any of their mens act or consent title privety or procurement and that ffree and clere and ffreely and clerly exoneratted and discharged or other wise from time to time well and sofitiantly saved and keept harmles by the sd Edward Higbie and Lidia his wife and Nathaniell Higbie and Elizabeth his wife their heirs and assignes of and from all and all maner of fformer and other givfts grants bargins sealls leases mortgages imtures titles of dowers recognizances extentes judgementes executions uses . entails rents and arrearges of rents forfeittuers ffines issues and amercements and of and from all and singuler other titles incumbrances and demands whatt soever had made committed suffered omited or done by the sd Edward Higbie and Lidia his wife and Nathaniel Higbie and Elizabeth his wife or their assignes or by any other person or persons lawfuly claiminge by from or under them (the rents and services which from hence forth from time to time shall grow due and pay- able to Chef Lord or Lords of the ffee or ffees of ye premises only exexcepted and forprised) and the sd Edward Higbie and Lidia his wif and Nathaniell Higbie and Elizabeth his wife for themselfs their heirs excecu- tors and adminestrators doe covenant promise and agree to and with the said Edward Burrows his heirs and as- Page 275
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