Records of the town of Jamaica, Long Island, New York, 1656-1751, Volume II, Part 21

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


USA > New York > Queens County > Jamaica > Records of the town of Jamaica, Long Island, New York, 1656-1751, Volume II > Part 21


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ye same against any intrest proporty claim ore demand from me ye sd William Creed and Sarah my wife our heires exceketors & adminestrators for ever in confirma- Page 461


tion wherof we have herunto set to our hands and affixed: our sealles this twenty seventh day of March in ye ninth yeare of our Lord Christ one thowsand sixe hundred ninty seven-Memorandam that I ye sd William Creed: doe acknowledg to have herwith sould to ye sd Johanes Holshart one acer right of prevelidg upon ye comons for cuttinge wood or timber from ye datte herof


Signed seald and dellivered WILLIAM CREED 0


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SARAH X CREED 0


JOHN OKE


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SAMLL RUSCOE


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Johanes Holshartts deed to Ram Dorlant in page. . .. 270 Captn Briant Newtons deed to Thomas Wollsey in page. .300


Mr. Danll Whitheads deed to Thomas Wollsey in page. .301


Mr. Danll Whithead engagment to Tho Wollsey in pag . .302


Jonathan Mills & Ben Thirstons ded of exchaing in pag . .382 Mr. William Halletts deed to Richard Jones in page 383 Gideon Allins salle of a baye horse in page. 472


Captn Whitheads deed to Samll Darlinge in page. .258 Jonas Woods & Samll Ruscoes exchainge in page. . . . 259 Peter Stringhams & Samll Barkers deed to Saml Carpenter in page. .366 & 367 John Lamberttsons deed to Samuell Carpenter in page.367 Fredricks Hendricks & John Fredricks deed to Sam Bayeles in page .388


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Jonoss Woods deed to Benjamin Thirston in


page. . .389 & 390 Richard Wrights deed of gift to Samll Barker in page. . 377


Samll Ruscoe deed to Hans Burgee in page .395


Mr. Daniell Whitthead deed to Ram and Garrett Dorland in page. 444 & 445


Garrett & Ram Dorlants deed of devition in


page. .445 & 446


Nathaniell Smiths deed to Benjamine Thirston in page. .390 & 391


Richard Oldfelds deed to Benjamin Thirston in


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.391 & 392


David Wrights deed to Benjamin Thirston in


page. . .392 & 393 Samll Bayles deed to Thomas Everitt in page. 303 & 304 Daniell Oldfeld deed to Garrett Johnson in


pag . .393 & 394 Mr. Creed deed of discharg to Jonathan Davis in page. 384


Mr. Prudens deed to Thomas Burrows in page 260


Samll. Bayles deed to Benj. Thirston in page. 372 Thomas Wellings deed to Benjamin Thirston in pag . . 378 Wait Smith & Nath Dentons exchaing in pag. . 414


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Thes presents testefy that I John Carpenter Junor of Jamaica in Queens County for severall good con- siderrations me therunto moveing & more easspeatily for a vallewable consideration in hand paid have have giveen granted allin bargined sold enfeofed & confirmed & by thes presents doe for my self my heires and assignes fully firmly & absoluttly give grant alline bargine sell enfeof & confirme unto John & Joseph Ludlame of ye sd Towne & County thr heires and assignes a sartain howes & home lotte cittuatte lyinge beinge in ye Towne of Jamaica ye sd lott is bounded one ye west wth a hige way on ye north wth Sam Mills his land on ye east wth Nath Dentons Juners land & one ye south wth ye land of


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John Ludlames wch sd howes & land together wth ye orchard fences improvements prevelidges & appurtenances therupon or therunto belonginge ye sd John Carpenter for him self his heirs & assignes doath sell & make over unto ye sd John & Joseph Ludlam for themsellves heires & assignes to have & to hould poses and injoye for ever and I ye sd John Carpenter Juner for my self my heires & assignes ye sd howes & land as abovesd bounded & exprest from any person or persons by from or under me upon any pretence whattever claiming any intrest to ye sd land doe by thes presents & will for ever defend that this my akt & deed I testefy by settinge to my hand & seall this 24th day of Febrauary Anoqe Dominy 1688/7 & in ye 3d yeare of the reigne of our Soverraign Lord James ye Second by ye grace of God of England Scott- land France & Irland Kinge Defender of ye Faith &c.


Signed seald & dellivered JOHN X CARPENTER 0 his mark


in presenc of


NEHEMIAH SMITH DANLL DENTON


A trew coppy of ye orridgonall pr SAMLL RUSCOE Clark


Know all men by thes presents that I Samuell Mes- senger of Jamaica in ye North Rydinge of Yorkshire one Longe Island have for a vallewable consideration bargined & sould to Eliszabeth Ludloe of Jamaica of ye North Rydinge of Yorkshire aforsaid my howes & home lott which I boutt of Daniell Whitthead all except ye orchyard & ye meadow & ye prevelidge belonginge to itt it is to be understood that all ye prevelidge is ex- cepted it is only ye howes & half lott which I bought of Daniell Whitthead wth ye fences joyninge to it which I Samuell Mesenger have sold to ye widdow Ludloe ye lott is bounded betwen James Hindes & ye widdow Ludloe ye front next ye streett ye reare east this my sale I doe ingage to mak good in law free from any just claimes as wittnes my hand November ye 16: 1672


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Signed & dellivered in presens of SAMUELL MILLES THO. SMITH


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Thes presents testefy that I Ellisabeth Smith formorly reliqe to William Ludlam doe assigne & sett over all my right title & intrest of ye sd Within written deed to my son Joseph Ludlam of Jamaica in Queens County for him his heires & assignes for ever as wittnes my hand this 24 day of ELLISABETH X SMITH hur mark


Febrauary 1688/7 Wittness


NEHEMIAH SMITH DANIELL DENTON


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I John Ludlam withine mentioned doe for my self my heires & assignes fully frely & absoluttly for full sat- tisfaction received assigne & sett over all my right tytell & intrest of ye within written deed of salle to my brother Joseph Ludlam as wittnes my hand this 24 day of Feb- rary 1688/7 JOHN LUDLAM


Wittnes NEHEMIAH SMITHE DANIELL DENTON


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SAM RUSCOE Clark


Marche ye 13th 1679 Know all men by thes pres- ents that I Curnelus Barnson inhabetant of Jamaica in ye North Rydinge of New Yorkshire upon Longe Island doe give unto John Ludlam of Jamaica in ye Rydinge aforsaid by way of exchainge five acers of new land lyinge in ye woods within ye boundes of Jamaica aforsaid nott yett taken upe for & in consideration of five acers of land exchainged by ye sd John wth me as appereth by a deed of exchainge bearringe datte wth


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this I say I the sd Curneallus Barnson have for my self my heires exceketors adminestrators & assignes giveen by exchainge to ye said John his heires exceketors ad- minestrators or assignes ye sd five acers of land abovesd to have & to hould for ever & ye sd John hath full power to take up ye sd land any wher in ye boundes of this Towne aforsaid nott hinderinge or breking ye Townes ordor to ye trew performance of ye premises above men- tioned I ye said Corneallus doe bind my self as abovesd by setting to my hand ye day & yeare above written Testes CURNELUS X BARNSON THOMAS OKLEY his marke


SAM RUSCOE


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An account of whatt is paid to Elliszabeth


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To all Christian peopell to whome thes presents shall cume George Wollsey Junor and John Ludlam boath belonging to Jamaica in Queens County in ye Island of Nassaw sendeth greettinge now know yea that wee the abovesd George Wollsey and John Ludlam have made a mutuall exchange of sume upland lyinge & beinge in Jamaica as followeth Imprimis that I the abovesd George


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Wollsey have for me my heires exceketors & admines- trators giveen granted covenanted releassed quitte claimed exchainged & for ever made over unto ye abovesd John Ludlam his heirs excecutors adminestrators & assignes all my right & devition in ye hill devition being a fiveten acer right with all the prevelidges profits & benifitts therunto belonginge with all timbers trees woods under woods standinge & lyinge beinge upon ye same and in consideration therof I the abovesd John Ludlam doe acknowledg to have from me my heirs exceketors & ad- minesstrators given granted covenanted releast quitte claimd exchainged & for ever made over unto ye abovesd George Wollsey his heirs excekts & adminestrators & assignes a certain pece of upland lyinge in ye boundes of Jamaica abovesd beinge on ye east side of ye Plaine Run beinge the half of a fiveten acer lott as it lyes begining at from ye midle of sd lott to ye west end therof joyninge to ye south sid of Benjamine Coes lott & bounded on ye south sid by John Everitt wth all prevelidges & benifits therunto belonginge we say that we ye abovesd George Wolsey & John Ludlam have fully & absolutly exchainged each to ue other the above specifyed peces of land as they ly & are exsprest wth their & evry of their appur- tenances to have & to hould for ever & ye sam shall & will warrent & for ever defend against any claime ore demand from any person or persons what ever wth a warrente to defend ye same against any intrest proporty claime ore demand each from ye other or heirs excecutors for ever in confirmation wherof we ye parties above named enterchangbly set to our hands & seals this fourtenth day of Janry in ye eaight yeare of His Majsts. & in ye yeare of our Lord one thowsand sixe hundred ninty & and sixe


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. To all Christian peopell to whome thes presents shall come Derrick Pollsen of Jamaica in Queens County send- eth greetting Know yea that I ye abovesd Derrick Pollsen wth Sarah my wiffe for severall good reasons & casses us & either of us therunto moveing but more easspeatily for a vallewable sume of moneys in hand paid & secured to be paid by Stophell Romain of Gravesend in Kinges County the reseipt wherof we doe herby ack- nowledg & own to be therwith contented sattisfyed & paid have giveen granted covenanted allinated releassed quitt claimed enfeofed made over & sould & by thes presents doe acknowledge to have from us our heires exceketors & adminestrators & assignes giveen granted covenanted allined releassed quitt claimed enfeoft made over and sould unto ye abovesd Stophell Romain his heires exceketors & adminestrators all my accomada- - tions lyinge & beinge within ye boundes of Jamaica aforsd viz forty acers of land lyinge & beinge eastward of ye Towne under ye hilles being forty acers as aforsd more or less runing from ye high way northward parrellell with ye rest of ye naybors and otherwiss bounded as it lyeth within the fence together with all fencing timbers trees orchyards gardens howesings barnes closses prevelidges prophitts & benifitts therunto belonging with five acers of meadow more or less as it wass laid out at ye further East Neck buting estwards by the end of the other lotts and west runing to the end of the island joyning to ye said meadow together with all ye rest of my out lands belonging to my accomadations abovesd excepting seven acers & a half lying betwen ye Little Plain Rune & Free- mans path joyning to Nath Denton as allsoe my share of ye little lotts lying at ye further East Neck aforsd I say that I the abovesd Derrick Pollsen with Sarah my wiffe have as abovesd sould as abovesd unto ye abovesd Stoph- ell Romaine his heires exceketors adminestrators & as- signes all ye abovesd forty acers with all howesing gar- dens orchyards fencings with five acers of meadow lying as aforsd with all ye rest of my out lands seven acers &


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a halfe only excepted as abovesd to have and to hould to him ye sd Stophell his heires & assignes for ever ye same to be & remain to ye only proper use benifitt & behofe of him ye sd Stophell & his heires for ever ye same & all & every partt & parcell therof to ockepy posses & injoy free without lett fraud or hindrance or mollestation from any person or persons what ever & ye same shall & will for ever warrent & defend against all formor salles givfts morgages or intangellments what ever with a warrente to defend ye same against any claim intrest property or demand either from me my heires exceketors & assignes for ever in confirmation wherof I the sd Derrick Pollsen with Sarah my wiffe doe bind our selves our heires exceke- tors & assignes by setting to our hands & sealls this twenty seventh day of Febrauary in ye fourth yeare of ye reigne of Their Majest. & in ye yeare of our Lord Christ 1692/3


Signed sealld & dellivered


in presence of JOHN STEWARTT SAMUELL RUSCOE


DERRICK X POLLSEN 0 SARAH POWLSEN 0


A trew coppy of ye origonall pr SAM RUSCOE


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To all Christian peopell to whome thes presents shall cume Daniell Whitthead and William Creed boath of Jamaica in Queens County sendeth greetting Know yea that we ye abovesd Daniell Whithead & William Creed for severall good considerations & casses us & each of us therunto moveing but more easspeatially for a vallewable sume of moneys to us in hand payd & secured to be payd by Moses Pettitt of Newtowne in ye County aforsaid ye reseipt wherof we doe herby owne and ack- nowledg to be their with contented sattisfyed & paid have given granted covenanted allinatted released quitte claimed enfeofed made over & sould & by thes presents doe acknowledg to have from us our heires exceketors & assigns sould a sartain parcell or pece of upland lying · & being at ye south being comonly called an island lying


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within Newtown meadows wth all the upland lying wth in ye fence belonging to ye sd necke only reserving liberty for Newtown men to have waies to their meadowes & stoffe to fence their meadowes we say that we ye abovesd Daniell Whithead and William Creed haves as aforsaid sould as abovesd ye aforsd island lyinge within ye meadow belonging to Newtown aforsd wth what land lyeth within ye fence ye aforsd waies & fencing stuffe only excepted unto ye aforsd Moses Pettet his heires exceketors & assignes the same to have and to houlde ockepy posses and injoye free without leat fraud or hindrance or mol- lestation & ye same shall & will for ever warrant & defend against any formor salles givfts morgages or claim from any person or persons from by or under us ore our ordor with a warrantee to defend ye same against any intrest property claim or demand from us our heires exceketors & assignes for ever in confirmation of all & every ye above mentioned premises we the said Daniell Whithead and William Creed have sett to our hands & sealles this twenty first day of Janry in ye fourth year of the reigne of Their Majsts William & Mary &c. & in ye yeare of our Lord Christ one thowsand sixe hundreed ninty two & three this deed of salle comprehends all ye land bought by Daniell Whithead & William Creed within ye fence of ye sd necke or island


Signed sealled & dellivered in presence of WILLIAM CREED 0


DANIELL WHITTHEAD 0


SAMLL RUSCOE A trew coppy of ye origonell JOHN X DUSENBERG deed of salle entered & exam- his marke ined pr SAMLL RUSCOE


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To all Christian peopell to whome thes presents shall cume Barnard Cattling bellonging to Jamaica in Queens County sendeth greetting Know yea that I Barnard Cattlinge with Sarah my wiffe for severall good con- siderations & casses us therunto moveing but more easspeatially for a vallewable sume to us in hand payd allredy by William Wetherby now residing att Fosters


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Meadow within ye County abovesd ye reaseipt wherof I doe herby acknowledg & therwith to rest contented satis- fyed & paid have given granted covenanted allinatted released enfeoffed bargined & sould & by thes presents doe fully & absoluttly from us our heires exceketors & assignes give grant covenant allin relleas enfeof make over sell & confirme unto ye abovesd William Wetherbee his heires exceketors adminestrators & assignes a cer- tain parcell or trackt of upland lying & beinge within ye boundes of Jamaica aforsd sittuatt east of ye Littell Paines in ye east devition being the first lott in that devetion & being bounded on ye south by Mr. Daniell Whitthed containing fiveten acers more or less as it was layd out by ye surveyors being that parcell of land that we had of Thomas Wellinge we say that I the abovesd Barnard Cattling with Sarah my wiffe have as abovesd sould as abovesd ye said fiveten acers of upland as it is above exsprest & bounded together with howesings fenceings timbers trees standing or lying being upon or any waies appertaining to ye same as allsoe with all & singuler ye prevelidges prophitts benifitts improve- ments that doe or shall belong any wais to any partt of ye premises abovesd & we doe by thes presents acknowledg ye abovesd William to be in ye trew & lawfull possestion of ye premises haveing dellivered ye same with all & every their appurtenances unto ye abovesd William his heires exceketors adminestrators & assignes ye same to have and to houlde ockepy posses & injoy as his & their ffree right & lands of inherretance for ever & the same with all & every partt & parcell therof to be & remain to ye only proper use benifitt & behoffe of him ye sd William his heires exceketors adminestrators & assignes without leatt fraud or hindrance or mollestation either from us or any other person or persons whatsoe- ever from by or under us or our order or any other pre- tence what ever forraine invation invation excepted & I the sd Barnard with Sarrah my wiffe doath ingage this our sale good in law ffree & freely to be cleared from all formor salles givfts morgages leasses dowerys or any


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other intangellments what so ever with a warrentee to defend ye same against any claim property or intrest from us ye sd Barnard & Sarah our heirs exceketors adminestrators & assignes for ever to ye trew performance of all & singuler ye abovesd premises I the abovesd Barnard Cattling with Sarah my wiffe have bound 'our selves as abovesd by subscribing our names & setting to our sealls this twenty fivft day of July in ye fourth year of Their Majesties reignes & in ye yere of our Lord Christ 1692


Signed sealld & dellivered


BERNARD X CATTLING O his mark


in presence of SAMLL RUSCOE


SARAH X CATTLING 0


EAPHREIAM GOULDEN


her mark


A trew coppy of ye orrigonall deed entered & exam- ined pr me SAMLL RUSCOE


Clark


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To all Christian peopell to whome thes presents shall cume I William Creed of Jamaica in Queens County send- eth greetting Know yea that I the abovesd William Creed for severall good reasons considerations & casses with Sarah my wiffe us therunto moveinge but more esspeatially for a vallewable sume of money to me in hand paid by Samuell Deine of ye same Towne and County ye reseipt wherof we doe herby owne and ack- nowled to be therwith contented sattisfyed & payd have given granted covenanted allinated bargined en- feofed made over & sould unto ye abovesd Samuell Dein his heires exceketors & assignes a sartain pece or parcell of land being bounded as followeth viz by a whitte oake tree on ye south west cornor & on ye south east cornor by a wallnutte tree & soe runinge north ward to ye ould cross fence belonging to Samuell Smith which sd pece of land was bought from ye sd Samuell Smith all which sd pece or parcell of land as it is above butted and bounded I the abovesd William Creed have as aforsd sould as abovesd unto ye aforsd Samuell Deine


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his heires exceketors and assignes ye same & all and every partt & parcel therof to have and to hould for ever & ye same to be & remaine to ye only proper use benifitt & behoufe of him ye sd Samuell Dein his heires & assignes for ever to ockepy posses & injoy as his & their own free right & land of inheretance & ye same shall & will for ever warrant & defend against all formor salles givfts morgages or any other entanglements what ever & ye same warrant & defend against any claim or claims from any person or persons whatever with a warrentee to defend ye same against any property intrest claim or demand whatever in confirmation wherof I the abovesd William Creed with Sarrah my wiffe doe bind ourselves & our heires exceketors & assignes for ever by setting to our hands & fixeing our sealls this twenty first day of Janry in ye fourth year of Their Majesties reignes & in ye yeare of our Lord Christ one thowsand sixe hundred ninty two & three WILL CREED O


Signed sealled & dellivered


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SAMLL RUSCOE


MARCY X RUSCOE


her marke


A trew coppy of ye orrigonall deed examined & entered pr me SAMLL RUSCOE


Clark


January ye 21h 1692/3 then appered befor me Daniell Whithead one of Their Majesties Justices of ye Peace for Queens County ye within named William Creed & ack- nowledged this within convaiance to be his ackt & deed DANLL WHITTHEAD


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To all Christian peopell to whome thes presents shall Samuell Deine of Jamaica Sean' in Queens County send- eth gretting Know yea tht I the abovesd Samuell Deine for severall good reasons & casses me therunto moveing but more esspeatially for the natuerall respects & fatherly love that I doe beare unto my sone John Deine belonging to ye same Towne & County have given granted releassed


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quitt claimed enfeoft made over & confirmed and doe herby thes presents acknowledg to have from me my heires exceketors and assignes giveen granted released quit claimed covenanted allinatted enfeofed mad over & confirmed unto my abovesd sone John Deine his heires exceketrs and assignes a sartain parcell of upland con- taining thirty acers more or less sittuat lyinge & being within ye bounds of Jamaica aforsd and is bounded & butted as followeth viz one partt therof butteinge north by the north by ye road or high way from Jamaica to New York and bounded east by ye land of Samuell Dein Junor & south by ye said Samuell Dein & west by Dow Jonson & ye other part butting south by ye aforsaid road & north by the hilles west by ye above Dowe Jon- son & east by ye land of the abovesd Samuell Dein Juner all which parcell of land as it is above butted & bounded containing as aforsd thirty acers more or less I the abovesd Samuell Deine. Seanor. have as abovesd fully & frely giveen & wholly bequeaved unto my abovesd sone John Dein with all prevelidges appurtenances buldings orchyards gardens timbers trees standing or lying with all fencing belonging therunto & all & singuler ye improvements made upon ye same to him the said John Deine his heires exceketors & assignes to have and to hould for ever & ye same to be & remain to ye abovesd John Dein his heires. exceketors & assignes for ever without lett fraud or hindrance or mollestation & doe warrant & shall for ever defend this my gift free & freely discharged from any formor sale gift morgages leasses doweryes joynters or any other entangellment and shall & will ye same for ever defend against any just claim or claimes from any person or persons laying any just claim therto with a warrantee to defend ye same clere & free from any proprty intrest claim or demand from me my heires exceketors & assignes for ever acknowledging him my sd sone to be in ye trew & lawfull posestion of ye same in wittnes wherunto I the abovesd Samuell Deine doe bind my self my heires exceketors & assignes firmly by subscribing my name & setting to my seall this


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fourtenth day of December in ye fourth yeare of Their Majesties reignes & in ye yeare of our Lord one thowsand sixe hundred ninty & two


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Memorandam farther before signeing & sealling that I the abovesd Samuell Dein doe as firmly as above mentioned grant give allinat confirme & make over unto ye said sone of mine namely John Deine his heirs exceke- tors & assignes a sartain devetion right of boggy or has- sekey meadow lying & being at ye east side ye hawtree island and joyning to ye meadow formorly Robertt Coes I say that I doe freely as abovesd give the sd right or devition to my sd sone John Deine to have and to hould for ever SAMUELL DEIN 0


Signed sealled & dellivered


in presence of


JOHN MAN


SAMLL RUSCOE


A trew coppy of ye orrigonall enterd & examined pr SAMLL RUSCOE


Clark


June the ninth 1696 wheras I Moses Pettet of Newtown did formorly purchas a tract of land comonly called or known by the name of Seller or Longe Neck of Daniell Whitthead & William Creed which bargine ore salle I the abovesd Pettett doe declare to be nulle & void and desier that this may be entered upon the Towne boock of Jamaica to signify the same I haveinge neaver paid any thinge in consideration therefore that this is my act & deed I signify by settinge to my hand & seall


Signed & seald in presence of ROBERTT FFIELD


MOSES PETTET


PHEABE FIELD


A trew coppy pr SAMLL RUSCOE


Page 471 Jemaica ye 18th of January Anno. Dom: 1683 Wheras as ther hath been & is a treaty of marriage held between me Richard Jones batchaller & Jane Ffoster




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