Records of the town of Jamaica, Long Island, New York, 1656-1751, Volume II, Part 25

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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ZACHARIAH X MILLS


ABIGAIL MILLS


RICHARD JONES


A true coppy by mee DANLL DENTON Clerk


Att a Town Mettinge November ye 25 1700 it was voatted and concluded that if any gades shall be pounded & not redemed within four dayes that then such gades or gade shall be sould att a publicque outcre and if the owner of such gades shall cume within a twelvemonth · to redeme such gades he shall have them payeinge the same price as was giveen by him that bought them with


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such resonabl charges as shall be agreed upon betwixt them or as indefferent persons choasen betwixt them shall judge


pr SAMLL RUSCOE Clark


Att a Town Mettinge held December ye 12 1700 ther was aded by a publique voat thre other Townsmen or Trustees beinge by name Justice Nicolos Everett Jonos . Wood and Richard Oldfeld unto Captn Hope Carpenter Leftenant Thomas Smith and Nathaniell Denton which were choasen before Pr SAMLL RUSCOE


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Theese presents testify an agreement betwixt Mr. Daniell Whitehead & William Creed on ye one part & Jeremiah Hubbard all of Jemaica in Queens County on ye other as followeth-The sd Mr. Whitehead & William Creed have exchanged wt ye sd Jeremiah Hubbard ten acres of land which ten acres of land exchanged by Mr. Whitehead & Mr. Creed is ye halff off a twenty acre lot which was layd out to Henry Townsend off Oisterbay ye sd ten acres lieth on the north side off ye road yt goes from Jemaica to Hemstead bounded on ye east w Mr. Whiteheads & William Creeds land on ye north wt Jonathan Dean on ye west wt Richard Rodes his land & ye south wt ye sd highway which sd ten acres of land ye sd Jeremiah Hubbard his heires & assignes is to have hold & enjoy ffor ever & the sd Jeremiah in considera- tion of the premises is to give unto ye sd Mr. Whitehead and William Creed ten acers off land which they are to take up upon ye sd Jeremiah Hubbards right when they please for them their heires & assignes to have hold & enjoy ffor ever that this is our act & deed wee testify by setting too our hands & seals this 15th day of De- cembr Annoq Domini 1686 Signd seald & delivered before us


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A true coppy off ye originall deed


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Thes presents witneseth that I John Mane inhabetant in Jamaica in ye North Rydinge of Yorkshier upon Longe Island have sould and doe herby bargain and sell unto and make over & confirm unto Thomas Higame of Hemp- sted of ye same shire a sartaine a sartain howes that was formorly Ephreim Pollmors with ye foure acres of land therunto belonginge bounded one the south wth Goodman Higbees land and Jonathan Stevens one ye east & Good- man Wigens on ye north wth ye hiles one ye west with ye hige waye I say I the sd John Man have sould as afor- said the said howes & land wth ye orchard fenceings and all ye prevelidges & apurtenances that now doath or her after may apertaine or belonge to ye aforsaid howes and land & doe herby warrent this my salle good in law & free from all formor morgages entallments or encum- brances what ever ocationed by said bill of salle I say I doe herby give unto Thomas Highame full & quiaet posesione of ye premises howes & land orchard and fences and fencings quiattly to injoy for him selfe his heirs & assignes as his own propor right without any mollesta- tion from me or any person or persons what ever the to ye trew & faithfull performance of ye above mentioned premises I sett to my hand & seall ye day & yer above written JOHN MAN O


Sonsumatted in presence of WILL X BRINKY his mark


BENJAMIN COE


This entered pr


SAMLL RUSCOE Clark


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Know all men by theese presents that I John Stickling of Jemaica upon Long Island have sold & by theese presents doe sell & make over from my selff my heires executors administrators or assignes unto John Carpenter of Hemstead on Long Island his heires executors ad-


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ministrators or assignes my house and hom lot lying between Thomas Smith & Henry Townsends of ye aforesd Jemaica wt all ye land belonging to it & twenty acres off medow more or less lying at ye hither east neck wt all ye housing gardens fences orchards improved lands comonage wt all the priveledges improvements proffets & immunities belonging thereunto or that hereaffter may belong to ye sd lot without any reservation off any part or parcell thereoff I say I the aforesd John Stickling doe ffor my self my heires & assignes fully & firmly sell & make over ye sd lot wt all ye medows & apurtenances as before exprest to John Carpender before mentioned for him his heires or assignes to have & to hold for ever & I doe herby ingage to warrant this my sale free from any incumbrance of any person or persons whatsoever & to give ye aforesd Carpender quiat possession off ye afforesd lot wt out let or molestation and I doe hereby acknowledge yt I have received off ye aforesd John Car- pender ffor ye aforesd accomadations valuable considera- tion to my full satisfaction and for ye true & absolute confirmation of ye premises I have set to my hand & seale this eight day off November one thousand six hundred sixty ffive in ye seventeenth year of His Majesties raigne Charles ye Second of England Scotland France & Ireland King as witness my hand ye day & year above


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in ye presents off us SAMUELL SMITH


ANTHONY WATERS


A true coppy off ye originall deed by mee DANLL DENTON Clerk


Page 513 To all Christian peopell to whome thes preasents shall cume Able Galle of Jamaica in Queens County sendeth


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greetting Knowe yea that I the abovesd Able Galle for severall good considerations and casses me therunto moveing but more easspeatially for the natuerall love and fatherly reaspect that I doe beare unto my well- beloved sone John Galle doe give grant quitte claime re- leass make over & confirme and make over and by thes presents doe acknowledg to have frome mee my heires exceketors adminesstrators & assignes a sartain devition of land layd out to me the said Able Galle in a plase comonly called the Little Necke lyinge for thirty sixe acers more ore less with all my share & devition of meadow boath saltt and freshe lyinge in ye sd Necke with all and singuler the prevelidges profitts benifitts enlarg- ments & injoyments that now are or shall for ever be- longe or appertaine therto with all timber trees standing or lying upon the same the which sd upland as abovesd and meadow as bounded west by the mille river & south by ye sandy swampe & east by the highe waye goeing to ye East Necke I say that I the abovesd Able Galle have with Dinah my wiffe giveen granted quitt claimed realest enfeoft made over & confirmed unto my abovesd sone John Galle ye same with all & every partt & parcell therof to have and to houlde to him ye abovesd John Galle his heires exceketors adminesstrators & assignes for ever and ye same to be & remain to ye only proper use benifitt & behoffe of him ye sd John to ockepy poses & injoy as his own free right of inherretance and the same shall and will forever warrant and defend against any formor salles gifts morgages leasses intanglements what ever and any claime or claimes from any person or persons whatever laying claim therto with a warrentee to defend the same with all & every partt & parcell therof against any property intrest claime or demand from me the above said Able Galle my heires exceketors admines- trators for ever in confirmation wherof I the abovesd Able Galle doe bind my self my heires exceketors ad- minestrators & assignes for ever by setting to my hand & seall this sixt day of January in ye fourth yeare of


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Their Majsts raignes and in the yeare of our Lord Christ one thowsand sixe hundred ninty two Signed sealled & dellivered


in presence of


JOHN HARRISSON SAMLL RUSCOE


ABLE X GALLE 0 his marke


A trew coppy of ye orrigonall deed of sall or givft entered pr SAMLL RUSCOE


Clarke


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To all Christian peopell to whome thes presents shall cume Daniell Whithead of Jamaica in Queens County in ye Island of Nassaw gentlman sendeth greettinge Know yea that I Daniell Whithead with Abigall my wife for severall good resons considerrations & casses us and each of us therunto moveing but more easspeatily for a vallewable sattisfaction to us in hand allredy payd ore secured to be payd by John Snedekur of ye abovesd Towne Island and County ye receipt wherof we the sd Daniell & Abigaill Whithead doe herby owne & acknowl- edge to be therwith contented sattisfyed and paid & therof and therfrome doe for ever acquitt exonoratte and dis- charge ye abovesd John Snedekur his heires excecutors & adminesstrators & assignes of & from any further claime ore demand for any part ore parcell therof have giveen granted covenanted allinatted released quitte claimed enfeoft bargined made over and sould and by thes presents doe acknowledge to have from us our heires excecutors & adminestrators fully & absolutly giveen granted covenanted allinatted releast quit claimed enfeoft bargined made over and sould unto the aforsd John Snedekur his heires exceketors adminesstrators and as- signes a certain pece ore parcell of meadow cittyuatt lyeinge & beinge in ye boundes of Jamaica abovesd beinge att a place comonly known by the name of Ould- felds Island sd meadow beinge the one third part of the devition of meadow belongeinge to me ye sd Daniell Whithead there in sd necke as is allredy devided the other two thirds one reserved to my self yeatt & ye other third


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belongeinge to Garrett Luberttson & this sd third beinge ye upermoust beinge bounded as followeth east by Theodorus Pollhellmas lott bought by him from John Stewartt & south by Hendrick Lott west by Garrett Luberttson & north bounded by ye creek called the Crooked Creek all which sd pece ore parcell of meadow beinge salt I ye abovesd Daniell with Abygaill my wife have as abovsd sould to the aforsd John Snedekur with ye eaquall part or proportion of land belongeinge to sd third soe sould in sd neck to have and to hould ockepy posses & injoy for ever & ye same to be and remaine to ye only propor use benefit and behoufe of him ye abovesd John Snedekure his heires & assignes free & clerly discharged of & from all formor salles givfts morgages leasses or any other intanglements whatt ever with a warrente to defend ye same against any intrest proporty claime ore demand from me ye sd Daniell & Abegaill my wiffe our heires excecketors & adminestrators for ever & from all & any other person or persons layinge any just claime Page 515


therto in testymoney wherof we sett to our hands and afixe our seales this twenty ninth day of July in ye eaight yeare of His Majsts reigne & in ye yeare of our Lord Christ one thowsand sixe hundred ninty & sixe Signed seald & dellivered DANIELL WHITTHEAD O


in presence of


JOHN JACKSON


ABIGAILL X WHITHEAD O her mark


SAMLL RUSCOE


Memorandam that on ye 3d day of Julley 1696 then appered before John Jackson Esquer one of His Majesties Justices of ye Peace for Queens County ye within named Captn Whitthead & Abigaill his wife and acknowledged this deed of conveiance to be their vollontary act & deed JOHN JACKSON Justice


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Att a Towne Mettinge held at Jamaica January ye 4th 1698/9 it was ordered that John Oke shall have liberty to set up a good suffitiant pound in the most. convenient place nere to the Beaver Pond and to be punder to the same soe longe as he shall see good he rendringe and payinge to ye sd Towne for the Towns use twenty shillinges a yeare in good current sillver moneys of this Province for every yeare that he shall keep ye same and when he shall leave of the keepinge of sd pound to leave it in good sofitiant repaire and the sd John Oke is to have the same fees as has ben costomaryly payd for poundage of every creater & the said John Oky doth herby engage to have the same pound made and done by the last of Marche next and sett in such place as abovesd & to perform the conditions aforsd-


By ordor of ye Towne


SAMLL RUSCOE Clark


Att the same Town Metting it was agred by voat that John Oke Richard Oldfeld and Theodoras Pollhelmas & Daniell Smith Seanor shall forth take all dillegent care in goeinge about amongst the neaibourhod to see what money can be raised by a free-will offeringe for the buld- inge of ye church in the Towne of Jamaica to make re- turne to ye Towne of what sum can be raised


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Theese presents testify an agreement made this 29th off January 1686/7 betwixt Wait Smith & William Sallier both off Jemaica in Queens County as ffolloweth (viz) the sd Wait Smith hath exchanged a piece off medow with yes Will Sallier which sd medow exchanged wt Will: Sallier lyeth in ye hither East Neck above the causee being ffresh medow which sd ffresh medow belongs to Joseph Smith & Wait Smith aforesd ffrom ye sd causee upward all ye medow lyng on ye west side of ye crick belongin to ye sd Joseph & Wait ye afforesd Wait Smith doth ffully ffreely & absolutely give alienate exchange


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& make over ffrom himselff his heires & assignes all his share & proportion off ye aforesd medow to William Sallierd afforesd for him his heires & assignes to have & to hold posses & enjoy ffor ever in consideration whereoff ye sd William Sallier doth ffor himself his heires & as- signes exchang give alienate & make over unto ye sd Wait Smith halff a five acre lot lyng on ye ffurther east neck being bounded on ye east wt ye Ludloms & on ye west wt ye widdow Ashmans medow which sd five acre lot ye sd Sallier is to devide & Wait Smith to choose the one halff off ye sd medow so devided the sd Wait Smith is himselff his heires or assignes to have & to hold posses & enjoy ffor ever the sd Wait Smith & Will Sallier en- gaging by theese presents to warrant & maintain this medow each to other now exchanged good in law & ffree ffrom all sales or incumbrances that this is our act & deed wee testiffy by setting too our hands & seals the day & year above written Signd seald & deliverd WAIT SMITH (Seal)


before us


DANLL DENTON


WILLIAM X SALLIER (Seal) his mark


HANNAH X DENTON her mark


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Theese presents testiffy an agreement made betwixt John Man & Hope Carpenter both off Jemaica in Queens County as ffolloweth (viz) That whereas ye sd John Man & Hope Carpenter have each of ym five acres off medow in ye hither east neck so called joyning together it is agreed upon yt ye sd medow shall bee equally de- vided betwixt them so yt each man may have an equall share yet so yt both off ym hold that side or place in ye medow they enjoyed before this devission and ffurther it is agreed upon that John Man shall have eight acres off upland out off Hope Carpenters next devission of land ffor his own proper right & inheritance to ye sd John Man ffor himselff his heires or assignes to have hold & enjoy ffor ever ffree ffrom all sutes morgages or demands what soever ffrom ye sd Hope Carpenter his heires or


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assignes or any other person or persons by ffrom or under them and this agreement to put a full & absolute period to all former differences or pretences by ye sd John Man to any priveledge off land ffrom Hope Carpenters five acres off medow before mentioned that this is our mutuall agreement wee testiffy by subscribing our hands & seales this 12th day off January Annoq Domini 1687/6 Signd seald & deliverd JOHN MAN 0


before us


HOPE CARPENTER 0


DANLL DENTON


BENJAMIN THURSTONE


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August 28 1685


Know all men by theese presents that I John Johnson . of Jemaica in Queens County doe alienate bargaine & sell & by theese presents have ffrom me my heires execu- tors administrators & assignes covenanted alienated bargained & sould unto Edward Burrous off Jemaica in ye County aforesd ye right off priveledge yt shall arise ffrom this date to three acres & three quarters off medow according to ye devissions of ye Town yt is to bee under- stood all devissions off lands that shall ffrom time to time be agreed upon by ye Town to bee layd out arising from ye aforesd three acres & three quarters of medow I say yt I ye sd John Johnson doe fully & absolutely sell & make over unto ye sd Burous his heires executors ad- ministrators or assignes all ye above mentioned priveledge of three acres & three quarters of medow yt any wayes may appertain or hereaffter arise or belong to ye same it . being ye same yt I ye sd Johnson bought of Peeter String- ham to have & to hold ffor ever without let or hinderance & doe warrant ye same ffree from any fformer sales giffts morgages or any other intanglements & likewise I doe ingage to deffend this my sale good in law free ffrom any ffurther claim or claims from any person or persons what- ever forrain invasion excepted to ye true performance


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whereoff I the sd John Johnson doe bind my selff by sub- scribing my name & setting too my seal in ye first year of ye raigne of our Soveraign Lord James ye Second off England Scotland Ffrance & Ireland King Defender off ye Faith &c. I ye sd Johnson doe acknowledge to have received full satisffaction off Burous ffor ye wt in written premises JOHN X JOHNSON his mark


Signd seald & deliverd


in ye presence off DANIELL WHITHEAD


SAMLL RUSCOE .


Recog: cozam mei 2d Dec. 1685 JOHN PALMER


A true coppy by mee DANLL DENTON Cler


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To all Christian peopell to whome thes presents shall cume William Creed of Jamaica in Queens County sendeth greeting know yea that I ye abovesd William Creed for severall good resons & casses me therunto moveinge but more esspeatily for a vallewable sattisfac- tion to me in hand paid by Thomas Smith Junor belonge- ing to ye same Towne & County ye receipt wherof I doe herby own & acknowledge to be therwith contented sat- tisfyed & paid & doe therof & therfrom acquit exoneratte & discharge the abovesd Thomas Smith his heirs excecu- tors & assignes from any further claim ore demand for any part ore parcell therof have giveen granted cove- nanted allinated released enfeofed bargined made over and sould & by thes presents doe acknowledg to have from mee my heirs excecutors & assignes giveen granted covenanted allinated releast enfeoft bargined made over & sould unto ye abovesd Thomas Smith his heirs excecu- tors & assignes a certain pece of upland lyinge & beinge within ye bounds of Jamaica containinge five acers more ore less beinge bounded as followeth on the east by Mr. Daniell Whithead south with the comon rood west by ye land of ye sd Thomas Smith & north by Anthony Waters all which sd pece of or parcell of land as it is above


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bounded & exsprest and lyeth within fence together with all howesings orchyards prevelidge & approvements therupon ore therunto belongeinge I the abovesd William Creed have as abovesd sold as abovesd unto ye aforsd Thomas Smith his heirs & assignes to have and to hould for ever & ye same to be & remaine to ye only propor use benifit & behouf of him ye sd Thomas Smith his heires & assignes to ockepy posses & injoy free & frely discharged of & from all formor salles salles givfts morgages ore any cther intanglements whatever & the same shall & will by thes presents warrent and defend against any intrest proporty claime ore demand frome mee ye sd William Creed my heirs excecutors & assignes ore any other person ore persons what ever in wittnes wherunto I sett to my hand & seall this thirtenth day of June in ye seventh yeare of His Majesties reigne & in ye yeare of our Lord Christ one thowsand sixe hundred ninty & five WILLIAM CREED 0 Signed sealled and dellivered


in presence of ABLE X GALLE


SAMUELL RUSCOE


A treew coppy of ye orridgonall deed entered in ye Register for Jamaica pr SAMLL RUSCOE


March 16 1697/8 Clark


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Theese presents testify yt wee Thomas Smith Senr & Elias Baylie both of Jemaica in Queens County have made an exchange of land as ffolloweth The sd Thomas Smith doth exchange with & give alienate & make over unto ye aforesd Elias Baylie ffrom himself his heires & assignes ten acres off land lying & being within ye bounds off Jemaica & bounded on ye east side by ye path yt goes to ye mill & on ye north by ye land off Elias Baylie & on ye south by ye land off John Baylie & on ye west by Elias Baylies land which sd ten acres off land together w ye trees timbers & appurtenances ye sd Elias Baylie his heires executors & assignes is to have & to hold possess & enjoy ffor ever: In consideration off which ten acres


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of land the aforesd Elias Baylie doth exchange wt alienate & make over unto ye sd Thomus Smith Sen' ffrom him ye sd Elias his heires or assignes ten acres off land lyng & being westward wt in ye bounds of Jemaica & bounded on ye east by John Oldffield Senr & on west by Garret Johnsons land yt hee bought off Jonathan Baylie & on ye south by a high way & on ye north by Samll Deans land which sd ten acres off land together wt ye trees tim- ber & appurtenances thereupon or thereunto belonging ffor him the sd Thomus Smith his heires executors or assignes to have & to hold possess occupy & enjoy ffor ever & ye sd Thomus & Elias engage each to other to maintain this exchange good in law against any person or persons lawffully claiming any interest to ye afforesd land that this is our act & deed wee testiffy by setting too our hands & seals this twentieth day off Ffebr Annoq Domini 1687/6


Signd seald & deliverd THOMAS X SMITH (Seal)


before us his mark


WILLIAM X FOSTER ELIAS BAYLES (Seal)


his mark


DANLL DENTON


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Devitions of land layd outt to Daniell Whitthead by John Ouldfeld Sam. Smith & Daniell Denton in the first devition ye sixth lott frunting upon ye plains & plain hollow: in ye second devition ye 28th lotte lyinge be- twen the mill & ye plain rune one ye east side of Free- mans path-ye west devition fronting upon ye ould Towne path against the spring-as allso one trackt of land bounded westward by the haw tree path & east- ward by the haw tree hollow ye land layd laid out upon ye east side of sd hollow north ward wher ye hollow & path meetts & southward by ye ould fence-allsoe laid outt to John Hanson twenty acres by Samuell Smith John Bayles & Waitt Smith & allsoe one pece or trak of land aioining to said Whittheads fivety accor Lott of land bought outt of Hampsteed bounds and soe runs west into ye Longe Poynt which runes into ye Little


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Plaines as will apper by marked trees-as allsoe one pece of land bounded west & south by ye said Whitt- heads land & east by Fremans path & north by ye hollow -and lyinge att ye end of ye Millers neke-as allsoe one slipe of land lyinge betwen ye mill stream and ye path thatt leads to ye Little Plains begining att the bridge and runing east till it meett with a small lott laid laid outt to Mr. William Nicolls-as allsoe one pece of land bounded eastward by Jonathan Watters north by Doros Pollhellmas west by Flattbush south by ye path-as allsoe one lott of land lyinge betwen Mr. Pruden and Anthony Watters formorly laid outt to Hendrike Lott he haveing his land now in another place-all which abovesd trackts and parcells of land belonging to ye abovesd Daniell Whitthead upon account of his ould devitions ye four last devitions and land purchased of other persons-


Thes abovesd partts & parcells of land enttered by ordor of ye survayors of ye Towne the 2d day of Octobr. 1694


pr SAMLL RUSCOE


Clark


Bogge meadow belonginge to Daniell Whithead is as followeth-All ye bogges & boggye meadow in ye millers neck & one ye south side of the same adjoyning to ye same as allsoe one small pece one ye west side of ye mill streame runing northward soe far as his land goes as allsoe one pece bounded northward by Samuell Barker & southward by the cow pasteur or salt meaddow-


This entered pr SAM RUSCOE Clarke


December 3d 1696


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Theese presents testiffy that I Samuell Davis of Je- maica in Queens County ffor & in good consideration mee thereunto moving & more especially for full satis- ffaction alreddy received off my ffather Ffulk Davis off ye Towne afforesd doe by theese presents ffully & firmly give grant alienate bargain sell & make over unto my


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afforesd ffather Fulk Davis his heires executors adminis- trators & assignes that house & home lot yt my ffather now lives on which I bought fformerly off my ffather to- gether wt ye barn orchard ffencings & improvements as alsoe five acres off meadow more or less lying in ye ffurther east neck as alsoe all ye prevelidges & appurtenances belonging to ye sd medow wt ye priveledge off taking up such lands as now doe or hereaffter shall bee by vertue off a Town order due to bee taken up upon ye right off ye sd meadow excepting onely fiveteen acres off land fformerly taken up upon ye sd right now in possession off ye sd Samll Davis all which house homestead barn orchard & meadow together wt all ye ffencings priveledges & improvements thereupon or thereunto belonging ye sd Samuell Davis doth ffully ffreely & absolutely sell & make over unto his ffather Ffulk Davis aforesd ffor him his heires executors & assignes to have hold possess & enjoy ffor ever & ye sd Samuell Davis doth by theese presents engage to maintain ye sd sale to his sd ffather & doth by theese presents renounce & surrender all claimes pretences right title & interest ffrom mee or my heires executors or assignes unto ye sd land or meadow ffor ever that this is my act & deed I testiffy by setting too my hand & seal this twenty ffirst day off August Annoq Domini 1685 Signd seald & deliverd before us




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