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signes that they the said Edward Higbie and Lidia his wife and Nathaniell Higbie and Elizabeth his wife their heirs excecutors and adminestrators and all and every other person or persons and their heires lawfully have- inge or claiminge or which shall herafter lawfully have or claim any estate right title intrest or demand into or out of the premises or any part therof by from or under them the said Edward Higbie and Lydia his wife
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and Nathaniell Higbie and Elizabeth his wife ther heirs or assignes shall and will at all times duringe the space of seven yeares next enshuinge the date herof at and upon the reasonable request cost and charges in the law of the said Edward Burrowes his heirs or assignes make doe performe acknowledge levey execute and suffer or case to be made done performed acknowledged leveyed exce- cuted and suffered all and every such further lawfull and reasonable act and acts thinge and thinges device and devices assurances and conveyances in the law what . soever for the farther better and more perfect asshueringe and conveyinge of all and singuler the before herby grant- ed premises with the appurtenances unto the sd Edward Burrows his heirs and assignes as by the sd Edward Burrows his heirs or assignes or by his or their counsel lerned in the law shall be resonably devised advised or or requered in wittness wherof the parties first mentioned in thes presents have her unto sett ther hands and affixed ther seals the day and yere first above written
Sealled and dellivered
EDWARD X HIGBIE
in the presence of us by them
LIDIA X HIGBIE
ROBT. READ
NATH X HIGBIE
SAM11 RUSCOE
ELIZABETH X-Seall
WILL HUDLESTON
Memorandam that on ye twelfth day of June 1697 then appered befor Daniell Whithead one of His Majsts. Justices of ye Peace for Queens County Robert Read and Samuell Ruscoe & made oath that they saw the within named Edward Higbie and Nathaniell Higbie and Lidia and Elizabeth their wives signe seall and deliver this within written deed & acknowledged ye same to be their free and vollentary act and deed
DAN11 WHITHEAD
A trew coppy of ye origenall deed
entered pr SAM11 RUSCOE Clarke
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To all Christian peopell to whom thes presents shall cume Joseph Coe belongeinge to Jamaica in Queens County in ye Island of Nassau sendeth greettinge Know yea that I the abov said Joseph Coe for severall good reasons and casses me therunto moveinge but more eass- peatily for a valluable sume of moneys to me in hand paid by Elderd Lukas of the same Towne Island & County ye reseipt wherof I doe herby own & acknowledge to be therwith contented sattisfyed and paid have giveen granted covenanted allinatted releassed quitt claimed enfeofd made over and sould & by thes presents doe acknowledge to have from me my heires excecutrs ad- minesstrs & assignes giveen granted covenanted releassed quitt claimd enfeofd made over and sould unto the abovesd Elderd Lewkas his heires excecutrs adminesstra- tors & assignes a certain pece ore parcell of upland lyinge & beinge within the boundes of Jamaica containinge ten acers more ore less as it was laid out beinge in ye west devition & bounded as ffolloweth east by the lot ye aforsd Elderd Lewkas upon his own devition & west by ye lott bout from Samuell Miles & north by ye hay path ore highway leadinge to Oldfelds Island & south by ye range of lottes belonging to ye meadows of sd Necke all which land lyinge as aforsd and as it is butted & bounded I the sd Joseph Coe have as abovesd sould as aforsd to ye aforsd Elderd Lukas his heirs excecutrs adminesstrs & assignes with all prevelidges profits benifits. emollements herredittements & appurtenances therunto belongeinge or in any waies appertaininge with all timbers trees woods under woods standinge ore lyinge beinge upon ye same to have and to hould to ye sd Elderd Lukas his heires excecutors & assignes fre & freely discharged of and from all formore sales gifts moregages or any other entanglements what ever & ye same shall & by thes presents will warrent & by ye same defend against any claime ore demand from any person ore persons what ever layinge any just claime therto with a war- rentee to to defend ye same against any intrest proporty
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claime or demand from me my heirs excecutors & ad- minesstrators for ever in wittnes wherunto I doe sett to my hand & seall this twentyh day of August in the ninth yeare of His Majesties reigne & in the year of our Lord Christ 1696
Signed seald and delivered
JOSEPH COE O
in presens of GEORGE WOLLSEY
· SAMI RUSCOE
A trew coppy of the origenall deed pr SAM11 RUSCOE Clarke
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To all Christian peopell to whome thes presents shall cume John Bayles of Jamaica in Queens County in ye Island of Nassau sendeth greettinge Know yea that I ye abovesd John Bayles for severall good resons & casses me therunto moveinge but more esspeatily for a vallewabl sattisfaction to mee in hand paid by Elderd Lukas of ye same Town and County ye receipt wherof wee doe herby acknowledge & own to be therwith con- tented sattisfyed & paid have giveen granted covenanted releast & quitt claimed allinated made over & sould & by thes presents doe own to have from me my heires excecutors & assignes giveen granted covenanted re- leassed quitte claimed allinated enfeofd made over & sould unto ye abovesd Elderd Lewkas his heires excecu- tors & assignes a certain pece ore parcell of upland lyinge & beinge within ye boundes of Jamaica abovesd beinge bounded as followeth first beinge bounded northward by a wallnut tree beinge Elderds boundes & then north west by a blak oak saplinge & by Theadoruses boundes & southwest by a whitt oake tree by Richard Johnes land all which sd pece ore parcell of land as it is above exsprest & bounded I the abovesd John Bayles have as abovesd sould as aforsd unto ye abovesd Elderd Lukas his heires excectrs & assignes with all & singuler ye preve- ledges & appurtenances with all timbers trees woods under woods standinge ore lyinge beinge upon ye same- the same to have & to hould to ye abovesd Elderd Lukas
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his heires & assignes & ye same to be & remaine to ye only propor use benifit & behouf of him ye abovesd Elderd Lewkas his heires & assignes free & freeely dis- charged of & from all formor sales givftes morgages or any other intanglements what ever warrinttinge this my sall good against any claime ore claimes from any person ore persons whatever with a warrentee to defend ye same against any proporty intrest claim ore demand from me ye abovesd John Bayles my heires & assignes for ever in testymoney wherof I sett to my hand and seall this elleventh day of January in ye fivith yeare of Their Majestes reigne & in ye yeare of our Lord Christ 1694/5
Signed seald & dellivered
JOHN BAYLES O
in presence of
HENRY X MARKAN his mark
A trew coppy of ye orrigonall deed entered pr
SAMI! RUSCOE
SAMI RUSCOE Clark
To all Christian peopell to whome thes presents shall cume Thomos Watters of Jamaica in Queens County in ye Island of Nassau sendeth greettinge Know yea that I ye abovesd Thomas Watters with Mary my wife for severall good reassons and cases us therunto move- inge but more easspeatily for a vallewable sume of moneys to our satisfaction to us in hand paid by Elderd Lukas of ye aforsd Towne Island & County ye receaipt wherof we doe herby the presents own & befor ye ensealling & dellivery of thes presents. doe acknowledge to be ther- Page 278
with contented sattisfyed & paid & therof & therfrom doe for ever acquitt & discharge ye aforsd Elderd Lukas his heires and assignes from any further claime ore demand for any part ore parcell therof have giveen granted covenanted allinated releast quitt claimed enfeoft made over & sould & by thes presents doe from us our heirs excecutors & adminesstrators by thes presents acknowledge to have sould to ye sd Elderd Lewkas his
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heirs excecutors adminesstrators & assignes a certain pece ore parcell of land lyinge in the boundes of Jamaica beinge in ye west devition beinge that devition of land layd out upon ye right of William Foster latte of Jamaica aforsd deseast bounded as followeth viz south by the hay path that leads to Oldfeldes Island north by ye bogges west by ye lott that Garrett Johnson bought of Joseph Pleass & east by ye lott that was layd out to Garrett Luberttson said land sd Thomas Watters had by vertew of ye right of his aforsd wife beinge ye dauter of the aforsd Foster deseast all which sd pece ore parcell of land as it is butted & bounded with all & singuler ye preveledges and appurtenances heredittements & benifites with all timbers trees woods under woods standinge ore lyinge beinge upon the same I the sd Thomas Watters with Mary my wiff have sould as abovesd unto ye aforsd Elderd Lukas his heires excecutors adminesstrators & assignes from us our heires excectrs & adminesstrators to have and to hould ockepy posses and injoy for ever & ye same to be & remaine to ye only propor use benifitt & behoufe of him ye sd Elderd Lukas his heires & assignes for ever and the same shall and by thes presents for ever will warrent & defend against any formor salles gifts morgages doweries leasses claims ore demandes from any person ore persons with a warrentee to defend the same against any intrest proporty right title claim ore demand from me ye said Thomas Watters and Mary my wife our heires excecutors & adminestrs for ever in testemoney wherof wee bind our selves our heires excecutrs & ad- minesstrators by thes presents firmly datted this twenty first day of June in ye ninth yeare of His Majesties reigne and in ye yeare of our Lord Christ 1697
Signed sealled & dellivered in presence of
GEORGE WOLLSEY
SAMUELL RUSCOE
THOMAS WATTERS .
MARY X WATTERS her marke
A true coppy of ye orridgenall deed entered pr SAMUELL RUSCOE Clarke
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To all Christian peopell to whome thes presents shall cume Edward Burrows of Jamaica in Queens County in the Island of Nassau sendeth greettinge Know yea that I the abovesaide Edward Burrows with Mary my wife for severall good reassons and casses us and each of us therunto moveing but more easspeatily for the love and naturall love and affection that we doe bear to our sone Thomas Burrowes of ye abovesd Towne Island and County as allsoe for ye sume of five shillinges to us in hand paid by our aforsaid son Thomas Burrowes the reseipt wherof we doe herby own and befor the enseallinge and dellivery of thes presents doe for for us our heires excecutors adminesstrators & assignes of and from any further claim or demand for any part ore parcell therof have given granted covenanted al- linated releast quitte claimed made over and confirmed & by thes presents doe acknowledg to have from us our heires excecutors & adminesstrators fully frelly & absoo- lutly given granted covenanted allinated releast quitt claimd and for ever made over unto the abovesd Thomas Burrowes his heires excecutors adminesstrators & as- signes a sartaine homsted sittuat and beinge within the Townshipe of Jamaica lyinge att ye west end of the Towne spott & is bounded on ye north with ye highway ore comon road leadinge to New Yorke ffery and on all the other parts and places by the comons ore undevided land beinge formorly layd out for five acers more ore less accordinge as it lyeth within ye fence now compassinge the same all which said homested buldinges fencinges orchards gardens timbers trees woods under woods under woods standinge or lyinge beinge ore belongeinge to ye same with all & singuler ye prevelidges and improvements & beinfits and profits theron made & to be made wh all ye proporty right title intrest claim ore demand in and unto ye same I ye abovesd Edward Burrowes with Mary my wif have as abovesaid giveen granted covenanted allinated releast quitt claimd made over and for ever confirmed unto ye abovesd Thomas Burrowes his heires
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exceketors adminesstrators and assignes to have and to holde ockepy posses and injoy for ever free and clerly discharged of and from any or all formor salles gifts morgages or any other entangellments what ever with a warrente to defend the same against any intrest proporty claim or demand from me the said Edward Burrowes · & Mary my wiffe our heirs excecutors and adminesstra- Page 280
tors for ever and from any other person ore persons what ever to the trew confirmation of all and every part of the above mentioned premises wee bind ourselves by subscribinge our names & affixinge our sealles this twenty second day of December in the tenth yeare of His Majsts reigne & in ye yeare of our Lord Christ one thowsand sixe hundred ninty and eaight
Signed sealld and dellivered EDWARD BURROES 0
in presence of
MARY X BURROWES 0
ROBERT READ
hur mark
SAMLL RUSCOE
A trew coppy of the origonall deed of givft
pr SAMLL. RUSCOE
Clarke
June ye 21 1699 then appered befor Danll Whithead one of His Majsts Justices for Queens County the within named Edward Burrowes and Mary his wife and did acknowledg the within written deed to be free and vol- lentary act and deed
DANLL WHITHEAD
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To all Christian peopell to whome thes presents shall cume William Creed of Jamaica in ye Queens County in ye Island of Nassaue sendeth greettinge Know yea that I the sd William Creed for severall good reassons and casses me therunto moveinge but more easspeatily for a full and absolut sattisfaction to me in hand payd all- redy by John Snedecur of ye abovesd Towne Island and County to my content ye receipt wherof I doe herby
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own and doe herby for ever exonoratt acquitt & discharge him ye abovesd John Snedekure his heirs excecutors & adminesstrators and assignes from any further claime ore demand from any part or parcell therof have giveen granted covenanted allinatted bargined enfeoft & releast quitt claimed made over and sould and by thes presents doe acknowledge to have from mee my heires excecutors & adminesstrators giveen granted covenanted allinatted bargined releast and for ever made over unto the abovesd John Snedekure his heirs exceketors and adminesstrators & assignes a certaine small pece of upland lyinge & beinge in ye boundes of Jamaica beinge bounded as followth one ye southwest by Minerd Willseys and soe to rune southwardly leaveinge the highewaye till you cume to the bogges meadow & soe by ye sd bogges southeast ore therabouts roundinge till you cume to Minderd Willseyes fence all which sd land as above bounded and exsprest with all timbers trees woods under woods standinge ore lyinge beinge ore belonginge to the same together with all and singuler ye rest of ye prevelidges & profits therunto belonginge the same to have and to hould & posess & injoy for ever & ye same to be & remaine to ye only pro- por use benifit & behoufe of him ye sd John Snedekur his heirs & assignes for ever free & clerly discharged of & from all formor salles givfts mortgages ore any other intangelments what ever & ye same shall & will warrent & by thes presents for ever defend against any claim ore demand from or by any person or persons layinge any claime therto with a warrente to defend ye same against any intrest proporty claim ore demand from me ye sd William Creed my heirs ore assignes for ever in teste- mony wherof I sett to my hand & seall this fourth day of October in ye 9 yeare of His Majsts reigne & in ye year of our Lord Christ 1697
Signed seald & delivered
in presence of
TRINCHE X GARTS
her mark . SAMLL RUSCOE
WILL CREED 0
A trew coppy pr
SAMLL RUSCOE Clark
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Att a Towne Meettinge held att Jamaica August ye 20th 1703 present Justice Joseph Smith Justice Burrows Justice John Smith Justice Jonathan Whithead -then was choassen by voatt to inspect into all the lands and meadowes of all and every of the inhabetants of this Towne of Jamaica whether improved ore nott improved and to bringe in to the Towne a faire list of ye same and ye proportion in ordore therunto every mans Quitt Rent eaquolly and impartily-Theodorus Pollhellmas Benjamin Thirston Amost Smith and Daniell Smith Seaner-
Att the same meettinge it was agreed upon by voat that Majore Whitthead and Mr. William Creed was deputted & choasen to audatt and inspect what Quitt Rent is dew from this Towne from the day of ye datt of the last genarrall acquittance untill ye ninth day of November next enshuinge ye datte herof as allsoe what moneys has ben paid to any persons what soever for ye dischargeinge of ye sd 'Quitt Rent and to give therof an account to the persons above choasen in order to ye find- inge out what Quit Rent will be dew from the sd Towne on the sd ninth day of November next and allsoe all such sumes of moneys that has ben paid by the sd Towne for ye sd use to any person or persons (to be transmitted to Hur Majsts Reseivor Generall att New Yorke) whoe have nott leagually discharged themselves therof-
Att the same Meettinge the Towne did give unto Charles Smith a pece of land for to sett a howes upon adjoyninge to the land that he bought of Daniell Mes- senger beinge forty footts in lenth & twenty in bredth to him & his heires & assignes for ever
Att the same meettinge Capt Okley was continued Constable untill ye 25 of March next ore till another be choasen & sworn in his rume
Att the same meettinge ther was by a publicque voat choasen and deputted and authorissed Mr. Edward Burrows John Okee Jonas Wood John Lamberttson Theodorus Pollhelmas to act and doe in defence of the
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right & prevelidge of ffishinge and fowling within ye baye & presints with all leagule force care & dilligence- All the abover orderes of the Towne entered pr mee
. SAMI RUSCOE
Clark
Att a Town Meettinge held at Jamaica December ye 23d 1703 then was choasen by voatt Justice Jonathon Whitthead and Zachriah Milles to audatt & inspect what Quitt Rent is dew from this Town from ye day of ye datt of ye last Genrall acquittance untill ye ninth day of November next enshueing ye datte herof as allsoe what moneys has ben paid to any person whatsoever for ye dischargeing of sd Quitt Rent & to give an account therof to ye persons befor choassen in order to the find- inge out what Quitt Rent will be dew from ye sd Towne on the sd ninth day of November next and allsoe of all such sumes of moneys that has ben paid by by the sd Towne for ye sd use to any person or persons to be trans- mitted to Hur Majesties Receiver Genrall at New Yorke who have not leagully discharged themselves therof
Pr. SAMLL RUSCOE Clark
Att a Town Meettinge Apll ye 1st upon the humble petition of Elderd Lewkes for a small pece of land to sett a howes upon the Town have granted that he shall have a pece of land adjoyninge to the land he bout in Flatbush boundes that was formorly Hendrik Lott for to sett a howes upon
Enterd pr order SAMLL RUSCOE Clark
Att the same mettinge Samll Mills Junor was choasen constable for this present yeare or untill another be choase & sworn in his rome
SAMLL RUSCOE Clark
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Page 283 To all Christian peopell to whom thes present wright- ing shall cume Jonathan Strickland of Newtowne in Queens County on Nassau Island in ye Province of New- York with ye free consent of my wiffe Hanah testefied as beinge a partie to & seallinge of thes presents for and in consideration of a vallewable sume of thirten poundes five shillinges of lawfull moneys of this Province to me in hand paid & secured to be paid befor ye enseallinge of thes presents by Jacob Ramson of Jamaica his heires excecetors adminestrator & assigns every of them ye receipt wherof the sd Jonathan Strickland do acquitt & discharge him ye sd Jacob Ramson of Jamaica in ye County & Island & Province aforsd have granted bar- gined allinated enfeofd ashuerd made over & sould & doe by thes presents grant bargine allinatt infeofe ashuer make over quitt claim confirm & sell unto ye aforsd Jacobe Ramson of Jamaica his heires excecutors adminess- trators & assignes for ever all that pece of meadow ground containing ten acers more or less the place comonly called Oldfelds Necke in ye boundes of Jamaica bounded northward by a pond & from ye pond westward to a little crik head & soe by ye same crick to ye bay to have & to hould ye sd pece of meadow abovesd belongeinge unto ye aforsd Jonathan Strickland of Newtowne & Hanah his wife to ye sd Jacob Ramson his heires excecu- tors adminesstrators & assignes that they the sd Jacob Ramson his heires & assignes shall have good power & lawfull athorety att ye enseallinge & dellivery of thes presents to grant bargin sell & dispose the within men- tioned meadow & every part therof and that ye sd Jonathan Strickland & Hanah his wiffe themselves their heires excecuts shall & will for ever warrent & defend the abovesd pece of meadow bounded abovesd against them their heires ore assignes ore any person what ever that pretends to lay any claim therto in witnes wherof ye sd Jonathan Strickland & Hanah his wife hath subscribed their hands and asigned their sealls in Jamaica this
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fourtenth day of December in ye eaigth yeare of His Majesties reigne Ano Dominy 1696 Signed seald & dellivered
in presence of JOHN OKE
JOHN URQUHARTT
JONATHAN STRICKLAND O HANAH X STRICKLAND O hur mark
A trew copy pr
SAMLL RUSCOE Clarke
Jamaica December ye fourtenth 1696 then appered before me Daniell Whithead on of His Majesties Justices of ye Peace for Queens County ye above named Jonathan Strickland & Hanah his wiffe & acknowledged this above instrument to be their free & vollontary act & deed
DANIELL WHITHEAD
and further I the sd Jonathan Strickland doth ingage my self that ye sd Jacob Ramson shall have liberty to have a cartt way to his within mentioned meadow & to cutt timber for fencing upon ye sd Oldfeld Neck it being ye prevelidg that doath therunto belonge but was forgotten to be inserted within ye within mentioned premises to ye trew performance wherof I have sett my hand December ye 23-1696 JONATHAN MORE JONATHAN STRICKLAND
JOHN OKE
A trew coppy pr
SAM RUSCOE 00 Clerk
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To all Christian peopell to whome thes presents shall cume William Creed of Jamaica in Queens County sendeth Know yea that I the abovesd William Creed with Sarah my wife for severall casses & good reasons us & each of us therunto moveing butt more easspeatily for ye sume of twenty two poundes currant sillver moneyes of this Province to me in hand paid & secured to be paid by Johon Okey of the same Towne Island & County in
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ye Island of Nassau ye receipt wherof we doe herby own & doe acknowledge to be therwith contented sattisfyed & payd have giveen granted covenanted allinatd releasd enfeofed bargined & sould & by thes presents doe acknowl- edge to have from us our heirs heirs excts admins & as- signes given granted covntd. alintd releast enfeoft bar- gind & sold unto the sd John Okee his heirs excect. adminst & assignes a certaine pece or parcell of upland lying within the bound of Jamaica being bounded as followeth in the bounds of Jamaica beinge bound as followeth viz: begininge at a whitt oke tree standinge nere to Garrett Luberttsons bounds & from thence with a direct line too a wallnout tree which ye devition tree betwixt Peter Hendricks & sd land & soe runinge parrellell with with ye land of sd Peter Hendriks till you cume aboutt the middle of the south end of the pond & soe southardly till you cume to a marked whitoak tree standinge at ye meadow edg then then easterly runinge by ye meadow edge till you come to Oldfelds path & soe bounded by sd path till you come to ye mill pathe & soe bounded by the northsid of ye mill pathe till you cume to Garrett Luberttson's marked tree soe runinge parrellell with Garrett Luberttsons tree till you cume till you cume to ye abovesd marked whit oke tree the tree standinge by ye bounds aforsd all which sd pece ore parcell of upland as it is above butted & bounded & exprest I ye abovesd William Creed & Sarah my wife hath as abovesd sould as aforsd unto ye the afforsd John Okee with all preveliges profit benifits & apurtenances with all timbers trees woods under woods standinge or lyinge beinge upon the same to have & to hould for ever & the same to be & remaine to ye only proper benefit & behoufe of him the said John Okey his heirs excects adminestrators & assignes to posses . & injoy forever without lett fraud or hindrance eathire
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from me the said William Creed and Sarah my wiffe our heiers and assigns for ever and the the same shall warrant and for ever defend against any former sales
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givfts morgages or any other intanglements what ever & ye same shall defend against any claim or claims from any person ore persons what ever lavinge any just claime therto with a warrente to defend ye same against any intrest property claime ore demand from us our heires excecutors & assignes for ever owning & acknowl- edging ye sd Okee to be in the right ockepation of sd land & premises in wittnes wherof we sett to our hands & seals ye third day of March in ye fifth yeare of Their Majsts & in the yeare of our Lord Christ 1693/4
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