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ye widdow of Henery Ffoster deceased; these may certifie any whome it may concerne that before any thing of yt nature be concluded or consumated between them this agreement or jointars was made & confirmed as followeth viz: The above said Henery Ffoster deceised having before his death by a written will & testament given & bequeathed unto each of his children surviving & then in being a certaine dowry legacy or portion out of his estate to be paid truly & faithfully unto each of them respectively when they should com of age therfore &c. I the said Richard Jones above said (in case I shall mary , with the widow of ye said Ffoster) have engaged & doe . by vertue of these presents binde & engage my selfe heirs executors or administrators to performe & fulfill the said will & testament to all intents & purposes of the testator & that if either of ye children now living should hapen to dye before it cometh of age to receive its proper dowry then ye proportion willed to it shall be made good unto & equally divided among ye surviving children of ye said Ffoster-morover wheras ye said Henery Ffoster deceased hath ordained & constituted and apointed his surviving widdow Jane Ffoster sol executor of his will & testament investing her with a considerable estate as hur own proper right besides what improvement of ye wholl estate of hur husband deceased for ye supporting & comfort of ye ffamilly & children untell they shall com of age respectively or other- wise as exsprest in ye said will of Henry Ffoster deceased I the said Richard Jones in case I shall marry with the said Jane Ffoster & enter possesion of ye estate left with her & comited to her) I Richard Jones doe upon sundry serious considerations ffrelly consent & promise unto her (as these presents tetifie that she shall have ffull power & liberty without any controlment from me or mine any way to dispose of twenty pounds of ye estate which is now her proper estate as she should think meet & as ye Lord shall direct her in case she should dye before ye said Richard Jones more over ye said Jane Ffoster shall have full power & liberty to dispose of her whole share
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& right in ye south beach which her fformer husband purchased of Mr. John Richbill I say to dispose of it when either of us shall dye as she pleaseth without in- terruption by me or mine at any time morover it is intented & by mutuall consent determined & concluded that in case ye said marriage shall be consumated be- tween ye said Richard & Jane that then the said twenty pounds & beach right afore mentioned shall not be any part of her dowry or any way deprive or abridge her of a conjucall reall & legall right in ye estate of ye said Richard in case she should survive her husband and in confirmation herof we have mutually subscribed the day & date above written Signed & subscribed RICH: JONES JANE X FOSTER her mark in ye presens of us JOHN PRUDDEN
JOSEPH THIRSTUN
A true coppye out ye origenall by me
EDWARD HARE Clarck
Edward Hare Sen' was borne ye twenteth nienth day of December in ye night between aleaven and twelve oclock being ye second day of ye week.
Anno. Dommina. (1690)
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Theese presents testiffy that William Creed of Jemaica in ye Queens County hath made an exchange off land with his ffather in law Thomas Wiggins Senr off ye sd Town & County as ffolloweth The sd William Creed is to have by this exchange the sd Thomas Wiggins his lot that lyeth westward next adjoyning to ye sd William Creeds land wt all ye ffencing & improvements priveledge & appurtenances thereupon or thereunto belonging ffor him & his heires ffor ever & the sd Thomas Wiggins in consideration off ye sd lot is to have fforty acres off land which lies as ffolloweth (viz) Ten acres lying at ye south-
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end off ye Litle Plains the other thirty lies over ye boggs southward off ye Town which was fformerly John Everets which sd fforty acres off land ye sd Thomas Wiggins is to have & to hold ffor him selff his heires & assignes ffor ever as witness our hands this ffirst off March Annoq Domini 1688/7
Subscribed beffore
WILLIAM CREED
DAN11 DENTON
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JOSIAH X WIGGINS his mark by order ffrom his ffather
Sould by me Gideon Alline a sartaine horse to Sarah Godfreey blake mare on of above collr marked with a nick -the nere sid of the nere eare I the sd God Gideon Alline doath acknowledge as wittnes my hand this third day of January Annoq Domini 1699
Testes GIDEON X ALLINE his marke
ISZAK GRAYE
JOSEPH SUTTON
A trew coppy entered pr SAMLL RUSCOE
Clark
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A rate made for ye satisffying ye west purchase which was payd by by Mr. Coe by order ffrom ye Town to bee payd after wheat at 5° 8h ye bushell
20/ Mr. Robert Coe
1-10- 9
Acres Ben. Coe.
1-02-2
Tho Benedick Senr
1-02- 2
Edward Rouse.
1-02- 2
Anthony Waters 1-02-2
John Ouldffield . 1-02- 2
Andrew Mesenger 1-02- 2
Sam11 Mathews 1-02- 2
Ralph Keeler 1-02- 2
Joseph Smith 1-02- 2
Rich: Everet. 1-02- 2 Henry Townsend. 1-
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Mr. Sticklan . 1- 2- 2
John Rodes . 1- 2- 2
Nath Denton 1- 2- 2
George Mills . 1- 2- 2
Abraham Smith 1- 2-2
15/ Danll Denton 1- 2- 2
Acres Tho. Ffoster 0-17-11
William Foster 0-17-11
John Baylys. 0-17-11
Morace Smith . 0-17-11
Samll Smith 0-17-11
Tho. Wiggins
0-17-11
Luke Watson.
0-17-11
Mr. Walker
0-17-11
Henry Whitny 0-17-11
Samll Dean .
0-17-11
Old Goodm. Smith
0-17-11
10/ Ffrancis Ffinch
0-13-8
Acres Samll Mills.
0-13-8
Will Brinkly
0-13- 8
John Hindes
0-13- 8
George Cummins 0-13- 8
John Skidmore. 0-13- 8
Nehemiah Smith 0-13- 8
Tho Benedik 0-13- 8
Ben. Davis. 0-13- 8
Ffulk Davis
0-13-8
Rodger Lynas 0-13- 8
Joseph Thurston 0-13- 8 John Bayly. Junr
0-13- 8 Tho. Smith. 0-13- 8
5/ Rich. Darling 0-9-5
Acres Zackary Mills . 0- 9-5
Alexander Smith 0-9-5
Henry Ffoster paid his part Anno 1681 wch was -18ª-8d
This rate was made by order ffrom ye Town by Tho. Benedik Anthony Waters & Danll Denton
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DANLL DENTON Clark
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To all Christian peopell to whome thes presents shall cume I Ellias Bayles of Jamaica in Queens County sendeth greettinge Know yea that I the abovesd Elias Bayles wth Sarah my wife for severall good reasons & cases us & each of us therunto moveing but more eass- peatilly for a vallewable sattisfaction to us in hand paid by Capte Thomas Okley of Jamaica abovesd which sd sattisfaction was made & paid to Justice Richard Smith of Smithfield beinge sixty poundes beinge upon account of a bond past by mee ye above said Ellias Bayles to ye said Smith and I the abovesaid Ellias Bayles with Sarah my wife doe own to have reseaived the abovesd sattis- faction & doe by thes presents give grant covenant allinat enfeof quitte claimd releas make over & sell & by thes presents doe acknowledge to have from us our heires exceketors & adminestrators giveen granted cove- nanted released quitte claimed enfeofed made over and sould unto the abovesd Capt Thomas Okley his heires exceketors & adminesstrators & assignes my now dwelling hous & homesteed sittuatte in Jamaica beinge bounded upon ye front by ye streett & north by the comons west by Thomas Wiggens & east by Joseph Smith together with all gardens orchards trees frutt trees fencings & improvements benifitts & injoyments that are & shall belong to the same I say that I the above said Ellias Bayles wth Sarah my wife have as abovesd sould as above- sd unto ye abovesd Captn Thomas Okley all the abovesd howeses homlott orchyard gardens & fences & to have & to hould for ever and the same to be & remain to ye only propor use benifitt & behouf of him ye abovesd Capta Okley his heirs & assignes for ever free & clerly discharged of & from all formor salles givftes morgages what ever and all other intanglements about the same & ye same shall & will by thes presents for ever defend any claim or claimes from any person or persons what ever with a
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warente to defend ye same against any intrest proporty claim or demand from me ye sd Ellias Bayles & Sarah my wife our heirs excecutors & adminestrators for ever in confirmation wherof we sett to our handes & sealls this fourth day of June in ye eaight yere of His Majs. reigne & in ye yeare of our Lord Christ 1696
Memorandam & be it known by thes presents that ther is to be in this bargin of salle thre acers of priveledge from the datte herof Signed sealled & dellivered ELIAS BAYLES 0
in presence of WILL PINY
SARAH X BAYLES 0
her mark
SAM RUSCOE
June ye ninth 1696 then apered before me Daniell Whitthead one of His Majesties Justices of ye Peace "for Queens County ye abovesd Ellias Bayles and acknowl- edged ye above ded to be his own fre & vollontary act & deed DAN WHITTHEAD : -
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SAM RUSCOE Clark
Page 475
Theese presents testiffy yt I Daniell Denton Senr. off Jemaica in Queens County for & in good consideration mee thereunto moving & more especially for & in con- sideration off full satisffaction alreddy received have given granted alienated bargained sold & made over & by theese presents doe ffully ffirmly & absolutely give grant alienate bargain sell & make over ffrom mee my heires excecutors administrators & assignes unto Ben- jamin Jones off ye sd Town & County his heires & as- signes thirty ffive acres off land more or less lying wt in ye bounds off Jamaica afforesd twenty ffive acres off which land ye sd Daniell Denton had layd out to him by vertue off a grant ffrom ye Town the other ten acres off land ye sd Daniell Denton purchast ffrom Abell Gale off ye sd Town & County all which land lieth adjoyning
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together on ye west side off ye Litle Plains & on ye south side off ye old path yt goes to ye Litle Plains being bounded on ye north partly with Jonathan Woods land & part off it running eastward off Jonathan Woods land to ye common & bounded on ye east wt Richard Rodes on ye south wt ye old path beffore mentioned: all which sd thirty five acres off land together wt ye timber & appurtenances thereunto belonging as alsoe the house now set up which is to bee finishd by Daniell Denton Junior as alsoe a well wch deed & condition for ye building off ye house is alreddy assignd & made over unto ye sd Benjamin Jones all which land aforesd to- gether wt ye house wt ye timber improvements & ap- purtenances ye sd Benjamin Jones is to have hold possess & enjoy ffor ever ffor himself his heires executors ad- ministrators & assignes ffree ffrom all sutes sales lets morgages fforffeits or incumbrances whatsoever as also ffrom all claim or claims ffrom any persons claiming any interest in ye sd land that this is my act & deed I testiffy by setting too my hand & seale this 13th off September Annoq Domini 1686 DANLL DENTON 0 Signed seald & delivered
in ye presence off us
EDWARD HIGBEE
NATHANIELL DENTON
Acknowledged before mee ye 15th off September 86 DANIELL WHITEHEAD
Hannah ye wiffe off Dan! Denton doth ffreely assent to ye sale above mentioned Witness JOHN X OLDFIELD JOHN OLDFFIELD Junr
HANAH X DENTON her mark A true coppy by mee DANLL DENTON Clerk
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Theese presents testify y I Daniell Denton Senr of Jemaica upon Long Island in Queens County for good consideration mee thereunto moving & more especially for a valuable consideration in hand payd or secured
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to bee payd by John Oldffield Junior off Jemaica aforesd have given granted sold aliened enffeoffed & confirmed & by theese presents doe ffully firmly & absolutely give grant sell alien enffeoffe and confirme unto John Old- ffield aforesd his heires or assignes my house & land ad- joyning to it that I bought of Benjamin Jones off ye sd place being bounded on ye east wt ye highway on ye south wt John Oldffields land on ye west wt John Heines his land & on ye north with ye land of Benjamin Coe & ye widdow Messenger which sd house & land con- taining eight acres more or less wt ye orchard trees fences improvements & appurtenances on or upon ye sd land ye sd Daniell Denton hath sold aliened & made over from himselff his heires executors administrators & as- signes ffor him or them to have & to hold as his & their proper right for ever and ye sd Daniell Denton for him- selff his heires or assighnes or from any person or persons by from or under them or either off them or upon any pretence whatsoever claiming any interest to ye sd land shall & will warrant & for ever by theese presents de- fend that this is my act & deed I testiffy by setting too my hand & seale this twelvth day off August Annoq Domini 1688 and in ye fourth year off ye raigne of our Soveraigne Lord James ye Second by ye grace of God of England Scotland Ffrance & Ireland King Defender off ye Ffaith &c .: The sd Daniell Denton doth engage free ye afforesd house & land ffrom all morgages sutes sales or incumbrances whatsoever as witness my hand & seale ye day & year aforesd
Signed seald & delivered
DANLL DENTON Senr
beffore us
HANNAH X DENTON her mark
DAVID X WHITEHEAD
his mark WAIT SMITH
Whereas it is sd yt ye sd land is bounded on ye south wt John Oldffields land it is to be understood yt part of it yt extending ffarther y" Johns land & to John Heines is bounded by ye highway DANLL. DENTON
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Appeard beffore mee this ffirst off November 1688 Daniell Denton & Hannah his wiffe & did acknowledge this wt in written deed off sale to bee there act & deed JOHN TOWNSEND Justice off ye Peace
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In confirmation wherof we doe sett to our handes and sealls this sixth day of July in ye 10 yeare of His Majsts reigne and in ye year of our Lord Christ 1698 Signed seald & dellivered SAMUELL X MILLS 0
in presence of his mark
JOSEPH X LUDLAM his mk
SEUZANAH X MILLS 0 her mark
SAMLL RUSCOE
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SAMLL RUSCOE Clark
Page 477
To all Christian peopell to whome thes presents shall cume Samuell Mills belongeinge to Jamaica in Queens County one Longe Island alles Nassaw Seanor sendeth greettinge Know yea that I the abovesd Samuell Milles wth Sewzanah my wiffe for severall good resons and casses us & each of us therunto moveinge as allsoe for the greatt love & naturall effectione we doe beare unto our sone John Milles of the afforsd Towne Island and County but more easspeatily for a sartain sattisfaction to us in hand paid by him the sd John Milles ye receipt wherof wee doe herby owne and acknowledge oure selves to be therwith ffully and absolutly contented sattisfyed and paid and therof and therfrom doe for ever exonoratt acquitte & discharge him ye sd John Mills his heires excecutors adminesstrators & assignes of & from any further claim ore demand for any part ore parcell therof have giveen granted covenanted allinated releast quitte claimed made over & confirmed and by thes presents doe acknowledg to have from us our heires excecutors & adminesstrators fully & absolutly giveen granted covenanted allinated releast quitt claimd enfeofed made
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over & for ever confirmed unto our sd sone John Milles his heires excecutors adminesstrators & assignes all that a sartaine pece ore parcell of upland sittuatt lyinge and beinge within the boundes & limittes of Jamaica aforsd containinge fiveten acers more ore less as it wass layd out & is bounded as followeth viz on the north and south with ye high wayes & west by the land of Able Galle & east part by the sd Able & part by Joseph Smith together with all buldinges fencings gardens orchyardes prev- eledges profites & benifites & improvements theron made had or in any waies to the same belongeinge or appertaininge as allsoe one pece of upland allsoe be- longeinge to ye boundes of Jamaica lyinge in the hilles arrissing and accrewinge from a ten acer right of meadow be it more ore less accordinge to the conssessions of ye Towne with all timbers trees woodes under woodes standinge ore lyinge & all other rights & prevelidges therunto belongeinge as allsoe one pece ore parcell of meadowe lyinge and beinge att a place called ye Longe Neck containinge the half of a ten acer lott eaquolly to be devided for quantety & quallety I say that all ye sd fiveten acers of upland as it is above bounded & ex- sprest as allsoe the right in ye hiles with ye half of the ten acers of meadow wth their & every of their prev- elidgees and appurtenances I ye sd Samuell Milles with Suzanah my wife have as aforsd fully & absolutly giveen granted & made over as aforsd to my sd sone John the same to have & to hold ockepy posses and injoy for ever all free & clerly discharged of & from all formor sales givftes dowers joynters leasses or any other entangle- ments what ever warrenting the same good in law against all claim ore claimes from any person ore persons what ever with a warrentee to defend ye same against any claim ore demand from me my heires ore assignes for ever (see 476)
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To all Xtian people to whom theese presents shall come I Elder Lucas off Jemaica in Queens County send
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greeting Know yee that I Elder Lucas aforesd for & in consideration of ffull satisffaction alreddy in hand payd by Garret Clauson of ye sd Town & County have given granted aliened sold enfeoffed & confirmed & by theese presents doe give grant alien sell enfeoffe & con- firm unto ye sd Garret Clauson his heires executors ad- ministrators & assignes a parcell of upland containing fiveteen acres lying & being in ye bounds off Jemaica afforesd and bounded on ye east wt Garret Clausons land & on ye north by ye rode yt leads to York & on ye west & south wt ye land of Theodorus Polehelmus wch sd fiveteen acres off land as above bounded & exprest wt all my right title & interest wt all priveledge proffits & improvements upon or any wayes belonging to ye sd land I ye sd Elder Lucas doe for mee my heires excecutors administrator or assignes sell alien & make over unto ye sd Garret Clauson ffor himself ye sd Garet Clauson his heires or assighnes to have & to hold ffor ever for his & there proper right & behooffe and doe maintain this my sale good in law & ffrom any person or persons by ffrom or under mee or upon any pretence whatever claiming any interest to ye sd land shall & will warrant & maintain ye same as witnesse my hand & seale this fourth day off March Annoq Domini 1686/7 and in ye second year off ye raigne off our Soveraign Lord James ye Second by ye grace off God off England Scotland Ffrance & Ireland King Defender off ye Ffaith &c.
Signd seald & delivered ELDER X LUCAS 0
before us
DANLL DENTON
RALPH HUNT
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A true coppy by mee DANLL DENTON Cler
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Jamaica Richard Alleston aelles Ellesson of Queens County Newtown in Quens County doath enter a claime to ye eastatt of Thomas Case dessesed & doe therby crave of ye honored Court that the will of sd
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Thomas Casse may nott pass under a probatt and doe herby enter a cavett against any probatt of sd will & that for as much as on ye fourth day of Novembr sd Casse by instrement under his hand & seall datted ye 4th day of November 1690 did convey to ye sd Richard Alleson most partt of the land he was possest of being fifty acers & for that a cavett in law is entered June ye 15 1692
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SAMLL RUSCOE Clarke
To all Christian peopell to whome thes presents shall come sendeth grettinge I Able Galle inhabetant of Jamaica in Queens County in the Province of New Yorke Know yea that I ye sd Able Galle for a vallewable con- sideration in hand paid ore secured to be by Benjamin Thirston of the sd Towne & County & Province have given granted allinated sold enfeoft & confirmed & by thes presents doe fully firmly & absolutly give grant bargine sell allien enfeof & confirm unto the said Ben- jamine Thirston his heires excets adminesstrators ore assigns a lotment of land as it was laid out to ninten acers and quortor of meadow frontinge upon the Little Plaine rune & northward by Nehemiah Smith eastward parrellell with the other lottes & south as it is layd out by the surveiors with all wood standing theron with all the appurtenances therunto belongeinge from me my heires excecutors & assigns to ye sd Benjamine Thirston his heirs excets adminesstrators ore assigns to have and to hold for ever & I the sd Able Galle for me my heires and assigns doe engage to warrent and make good this my deed and bill of salle in law against any person ore persons that shall lay any just claime to any part ore parcell of ye aforsaid land to defend and maintain the sd Benjamin Thirston & heires against any whatsoever to ye trew performance of this bill of salle I the abovesd Abell Gall doe sett to my hand and fixe my seall this
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thirty-day of Aprill one thowsand sixe hundred ninty & sixe years befor thes wittneses ABLE X GALLE his mark
Signed seald and dellivered in presence of
JANE X HARE hur marke A trew coppy of the origonall pr SAMLL RUSCOE Clarke
ANDREW ALLEXANDER
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Theese presents testifie yt wee Danll Whitehead & John & Samuell Dean all off Jemaica in Queens County have bargained & exchanged & by theese presents doe bargain & exchange a parcell of land as 'ffolloweth (viz) the sd Daniell Whitehead doth by theese presents exchange alienate & make over ffrom himselff his heires & assignes twenty acres off land which was fformerly layd out to George Woolsy Junr. lying on ye west side off George Woolsys Senr land unto John Dean & Samuell Dean above mentioned ffor them their heires & assignes to have & to hold possess & enjoy ffor ever in considera- tion whereoff the sd John Dean & Samuell Dean doe bar- gain give alienate & exchange wt & to Mr. Whitehead afforesd ffrom themselves their heires & assignes twenty acres off land to be taken out off ye next devision as it falls by lot & alsoe a fiveteen acre right off land on ye east side Ffosters Meadow River all which land ye sd Mr. Danll Whitehead is to have & to hold possess & enjoy ffor ever that this is our mutuall agreement wee testiffy by setting too our hands & seales this twentieth day off January Annoq Domini 1687/6
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Page 481 To all Christian peopell to whome thes presents shall cume Edward Burrowes belongeinge to Jamaica
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in Queens County on Longe Island allias Nassaw send- eth greetting Know yea that I ye abovesd Edward Bur- rowes have for sundrey reasons and casses me ther- unto moveinge but more esspeatily for a full and vallew- able sume and sattisfaction to me in hand paid by Zacariah Milles of the abovesaid Towne Island & County the re- seipt wherof I doe herby own & by thes presents doe exonoratt & acquitte and discharge him the sd Zacariah Milles his heires & assignes of & from any further claim ore demand for any part ore parcell therof have giveen granted covenanted allinatted released quitte claimd made over and sould unto the abovesd Zacariah Miles his heires excecutors adminesstrators and assignes all that one third partt ore devition of boggey meadow be- longeinge to me ye sd Edward Burrowes the which did arrise & prosede from a twelve acer right sd bogges to be laid out & devided from any part ore parcell of bogges not yeat laid out all which sd right of bogges the sd Edward Burrowes have as abovesd sould as abovesd to him the sd Zacariah Miles his heires & assignes the same to have and to houlde for ever & the same to be and remaine to ye only propor use benifit & behoufe of of him the sd Zacariah Milles his heires & assignes free & clerly discharged of & from all formore sales givftes mor- gages ore any other intangeellments what ever and with a warrente to defend the same against any intrest proporty claime ore demand from me the sd Edward Burrowes my heires ore assignes for ever and from all & every person ore persons layinge any just claim therto March ye 2d 1697/8 Signed & seald EDWARD BURROWES 0 in presenc of DANIELL WHITHEAD SAMLL RUSCOE
Memorandam that on the 2d day of March 1697/8 then appered before Daniell Whithead Esquier one of His Majesties Justices of the Peace for Queens County
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ye abovesd Edward Burrowes and did acknowledg this deed of salle to be his vollentary ack and deed
DANIELL WHITHEAD
A trew copy of ye orrigonall deed
Entered pr SAMLL RUSCOE
Page 482 Clarke
Theese presents testiffy an agreement made betwixt George Woolsy Senr & Samuell & John Dean all off Jemaica in Queens County as followeth (viz) The sd George Woolsy hath bargained & exchanged wt Samuell & John Dean aforsd twenty acres off land more or less which twenty acres off land so exchanged is lying & being on ye west side off Thomas Wellens land & bounded on ye north by ye hills & on ye west by Nathanll Dentons Senr & on ye south by ye high way weh sd 20 acres off land more or less ye sd Samll & John Dean their heires & assignes is to to have & to hold possess & enjoy from ye sd George Woolsy his heires & assignes ffor ever in consideration off which twenty acres off land ye sd Sam- uell & John Dean doe covenant bargain alienate & ex- change wt & to ye sd Mr. George Woolsy Senr twenty acres off land more or less lying & being on ye west side off ye sd Mr. George Woolsys land on ye south side the road yt goes to York & to extend ye same length yt Mr. Woolsys land doth which sd twenty acres off land more or less ye sd Mr. George Woolsy his heires and as- signes is to have & to hold possess & enjoy for ever ffrom ye sd Samuell & John Dean their heires & assignes That this is our mutuall agreement we testiffy by setting too our hands & seales this twentith day off January Annoq Domini 1686/7
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