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Signed seald & dellivered
THOMAS SMITH O
in ye presence of JOHN PRUDDEN
HENDRICKES HEGOMAN
A trew coppy of the orrigonall
deed entered pr
SAMI RUSCOE Clarke
Know all men by thes presents whom thes may con- sern that I John Williams of Hempsted on Longe Island in Queens County & in ye Province of New Yorke doe bargine and sell and sell from me my heires excecutors adminestrators & assignes unto Benjamin Thirston of Jamaica of the same County & Province above mentioned to him his exceketors adminesstrators or assignes one lottment of land containinge about sixten acers more ore less as it was layd out att Jamaica and bounded one the southwest by Samuell Mathewes land & one the north west by a highway goeinge to Charsmores Island south east & north east by Richard Joneses land I the abovesd John Williams doe own to have sould the above men- tioned lott from me my heires excecutors & assignes to
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to ye abovesd Benjamin Thirston to him his heires excecutors ore assignes to have & to hould for his owne for ever free from any intaillment or joynter & I the abovesd John Williams doe & will stand to maintain this my deed of salle lawfull and - - and athentick and Page 296
good before any whom it may appere this this above deed is giveen for a vallewable considerration allredy received by me John Williams to the trew performance herof we doe sett to our hands & fixe our seales sined & sealed in Hempsted the 18 day of July 1696
Signed & seald JOHN X WILLIAMS 0
in presens of
his mark
EAPHREAIM VALLINTEEN
JOSEPH WILLIAMS
MARY X WILLIAMS 0 her mark
A trew coppy of the origonall deed entered pr
SAM11 RUSCOE
Clark
Know all men by thes presents that I John Smith inhabetant of Jamaica in Queens County on the Island of Nassau belonging to ye Province of New Yorke for severall resons and good casses me therunto moveinge but more esspeatily for a certain sume of moneys to me paid by Benjamin- Thirston in the sd Towne of Jamaica & County abovesd wherfore I hould me well satisfyed & therfore have allinated bargined & sold & by vertew herof I the sd John doe sell dispoas allinat & make over from me my heires excecutors forever unto ye abovesd Benjamine Thirston to him his heirs excecutors adminess- trators or assignes for ever a thre acer right of boges for his best conveninty to have & to hould keep & posses for ever as his own heritage & proporty from ye datte herof & I ye sd John Smith doe bind my heires that it shall be free & fully discharged and to warrent it from formore sales givfts grants dowers leasses joynters anuties intaills judgments forfetuers morgages claimes or incumbrances what so ever had made ore comitted in writtinge wittingly
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ore willingly suffered or don by ye aforsd John Smith ore his menes privety ore procuerment or by other person ore persons lawfully layinge from or by or under them to warrent & make good in law this bill of sale and thes premises therin contained & in confirmation of the trew performance of ye premises I doe seall sign & deliver with my own hand this bill of salle befor three wittneses at Jamaica the first of March 1696/7
Signed seald and delivered
JOHN SMITH O
in presenc of
DAVID WRIGHT
SAMUELL THIRSTON
A trew coppy of the orrigonall deed entered pr
JONATHAN X WRIGHT his mark Clark
SAMI RUSCOE
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Know all men by thes presents that I John Rowlesson inhabetant of Jamaica in Queens County in the Island of Nassau belongeinge to ye Province of New Yorke for severall good casses & resons therunto moveinge me but esspeatily for one sume of moneys paid & secuered to be paid wherof I hold me well content therof witt yee me to have sold dispossed and make over with ye free good will & consent of my wiffe Greeched Rowlesson from us our heires for ever unto Freaderick Hendrickeson of ye same Towne inhabetant of Jamaica County abovesd to him his heires excecutors and assignes what sume ever thirty acers of land more ore less joyninge to Samuell Smith at ye west sid on ye east sid of Edward one the north sid by ye path thats betwen Creeds & ye sd Fredrick Hendrickson south sid by the path that goes to Mr. Wolseys lott with ten acers of meadow more ore less lyinge att ye old Towne Necke the west sid joyninge to Samuell Smiths meadow one the north side joyninge to ye woods therfor witt ye me John Rowlesson with Greethe my wife abovesd doe by vertew herof ffully and freely & absolutly & clerly give grant sell and dispoas & confirme from us our heires exceketors & adminesstrators unto the sd Fredrick Hendricksone his heirs assignes & excecu- tors & adminesstrators ye abovesd thirty acers of land
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and ten acers of meadow with all ye prevelidges therunto belongeing to have and to hold for now and ever & to enter therwith in possestion and to labour and ockepy as his owne proper land & meadow and to keepe it as his own propor land from ye datte herof and wee bind our- selves that it shall be fully & freely discharged from all formore salls gifts grantes doweries leasses joynters anuties uses intails judgments fines forfitt uses morgages ore claims ore incumbrances what soever had made or committed in writtinge wittingely or willingely sufered ore done by by ye forsd John Rowlesson ore his wif or any of them by their act meanes consent privitty ore procuerment or by any other persons lawfully claiminge from by & under them or any of them in confirmation of the trew performance of ye abovesd premises I doe signe seall & deliver with my own hand this bill of seall befor wittness at Jamaica the ninth day of December on thowsand sixe hundreed ninty three yeares
Signed & sealld & dellivered in presence of
JOHN ROWLESSON O
ANDREW ALLEXANDER
A trew copy pr
THOMAS UNPHREYS
SAMI RUSCOE Clark
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Laid out by the surveirs of the Towne of Jamaica one devident of land beinge bounded west soth & east by ye swampe & north by the road beinge against Samll Baily -Test pr SAMLL RUSCOE Clarke
To all Christian peopell to whome thes presents shall cum John Oke of Jamaica in Queens County on ye Island of Nassau sendeth greettinge Know yea that I ye abovesd John Oke for severall good reasons considera- tions & casses me therunto moveinge but more eass- peatily for a full & vallewable sume to me in hand paid by Waitt Smith of ye abovesd Towne Island & County the receipt wherof I doe herby owne & before ye en- seallinge and delivery of thes presents doe acknowledge
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my self to be therwith contented satisfied and paid & therof & therfrom doe for ever exonourratt acquitte & discharge ye abovesd Waitt Smith his heires & assignes of & from any further claim or demand for any part ore parcell therof have giveen granted covenanted enfeoft quitte claimd made over & sould & by thes presents doe acknowledge to have from me the abovesd John Oke my heires excecutors & adminesstrators fully & absolutly giveen granted covenanted allinatted releast quitt claimd made over & sold to ye abovesd Waitt Smith his heires excecutors adminestrators & assignes a cartaine lott or devition of land lying & beinge in ye boundes of Jamaica abovesd being in ye hill devition beinge a five acer right & bounded west by William Whitt & east by John Hanson & north by ye line partting Flushing boundes & Jamaica and south by ye abovesd John Hanson all which land I ye sd John Oke doe acknowledg as it is butted bounded & exsprest to have sould from me my heires excecutrs & adminestrs unto ye abovesd Waitt Smith his heires excecutors adminestratores & assignes with all & singuler ye prevelidges profits & benifites therunto belongeing with all timbers trees woods under wods standinge or lyinge beinge ore belongeinge to ye same to have and to hold for ever and the same to be & remain to the only propor sole use benifitt and behoufe of him the sd Waitt Smith his heires excecutors and assignes for ever fre and clerly discharged of & from all formor salles givftes Page 299
- givites morgages or any other entangellments what soe- ever and ye sd salle shall warrent and by thes presents for ever defend against any claim ore demand from any person ore persons layeinge any just claim therunto with a warrentee to deefend the same against any intrest proporty claime ore demand from me the sd John Oke my heires excecutores & adminesstratores for ever & for the confirmation wherof the sd John Oke doath bind himself and his heires by settinge to his hand and affixe- inge his seall this twenty day of January in the twelfth year of His Majsts. reigne & in ye yeare of our Lord
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Christ one thowsand & seven hundred & seven hundred & one Signed seald & delivered JOHN OKE O in presence of Js. LENOIR & SAMLL RUSCOE
Memorandam that on the 20th day of May 1701 apered befor Daniell Whitthead Esqre one of His Majs. Justices for ye keepinge of ye peace within Queens County assigned ye within named John Oke & acknowledged the within written conveiance to be his free & voluntary act & deed
Teste DAN !! WHITHEAD
A trew coppy of the origonall deed of salle with the acknowledgment therof entered pr
SAMI! RUSCOE Clark
I underwritten doe acknowledge to have sold to Mr. William Creed a small bitt of meddo lyinge joyinnge to Hegomans meadow in ye Town of Jamaica from a whitt oak tree to ye wood edge in the Old Towne Neck which sd pece of meadow I doe sell to ye sd Creed his heires excecutors adminesstrators or assignes from me my heires excecutors and adminesstrators & every on of them as wittnes my hand in Jamaica on Long Island in Queens County this first day of Aprill 1694 as wittnes my hand the day & year aforsd
Testes JAMES MARCHALL RODGER BAKER
WILLIAM WHITTE
A trew copy pr SAMI RUSCOE Clarke
Know all men by thes presents that I William Creed of Jamaica in Queens County doe own to have from me. & my heirs fully & and absolutly sould unto Mr. Hen-
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dricks Heagoman of the place abovesd the abovesd pece of meadow according as itt is above entered in this page to have & to hold for ever free without trouble or mollestation as wittnes my hand this 27 of January 1701/2 Teste WILL CREED
SAMUELL RUSCOE Clark
MARCY X RUSCOE her mark
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Know all men whome it may conserne that I Brian Newton inhabetant of Jamaica in ye North Rydinge of Yorkshier upon Longe Island have bargined & sould unto Thomas Wollsey bacherler inhabetant of ye said Jamaica in the rydinge abovesd my ten acer lyeinge and beinge westward of the Towne for & in considerration of a cartain peanall sume of moneys to be paid yearly as exsprest in a bill of dept under his hand bearinge datt herwith I say that I Brian Nuton have bargined & by vertew of thes presents with the consent of my wife Alles Nuton sell and make over from us our heires or excecutors & adminesstrators to the said Thomas Wollsey all our right title & proporty in the abovesd ten acer lott with all the fences & fencinges belongeinge and ap- pertaininge therunto to be his absolut propriaty to poses enjoy emprove and disspoas of without any molesstation from mee ore my heires for ever which said lott beinge inclossed particulerly by itt self is bounded by Daniell Whittheads land on ye next by the highway one the north by Joseph Thirstones and Nicolos Eaverits land one the east side & by the comons on the south side and for the confirmation of this bill of salle as my absolut deed and act I have sett to my hand and seall this twenty second day of December in the yeare of our Lord one thowsand sixe hundred & eaghty
BRIAN NEWTON
X
his mark 0
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Signed sealld and delliverd in presence of us Test JOHN PRUDDEN GEORGE WOLLSEY
December ye 29: 1699
A trew coppy entered pr SAMII RUSCOE Clark
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To all peopell to whom thes presents wrightinge shall cume Daniell Whithead of Jamaica in Queens County on the Island of Nassau in the Province of New Yorke sendeth grettinge Know yea that I the sd Daniell Whitthead for and in consideration of ffull sattisfaction to me in hand paid have granted bargined allinated made over & . sold & by thes prsents grant bargine make over allinatt confirme & sell clerly & absolutly unto Thomass Wollsey his heires & assignes for ever a certain ten acer lott of land more ore less sittuatt lyeinge & beinge in this Town boundes of Jamaica aforsaid butted and bounded as ffolloweth (that is to say) easterly upon the land now in the tenure of him the sd Thomas Wollsey westwardly upon the land of Mr. John Prudden southerdly upon ye Kinges Road ore comon highway & northerdly to a highway betwixt ye hilles and ye said ten acer lott of land together with all ye appurtenances therunto be- longeinge or in any waies appertainnige to have and to hold the sd ten acers of land be it more ore less ac- cordeinge as it is butted & bounded to ye onely propor use and usses of him ye said Thomas Wollsey his heirs and assignes for ever and the said Daniell Whithead his heres excecutors adminesstrators & assignes all the above mentioned ten acers of land unto the abovesd Thomas Wollsey his heres excecutors adminesstrators and assignes in his and their peaceable and quiatt possess- tion shezuer against all peopell shall and will warrent & for ever defend by thes presents in wittnes wherof ye
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sd Daniell Whithead have sett to his hand and seall this the fivft day of Aprll 1694 Signed seald and dellivered DANH WHITTHEAD O in presence of
SAM11 RUSCOE
EDWARD BURROWES
A trew coppy entered this 29th of December 1699 pr SAM11 RUSCOE Clark
Jamaica-memorandam this elleventh day of June on thowsand sixe hundreed ninty and two itt is concluded and bargined by and betwixt Daniell Whitthead Esqr. and Thomas Wollsey that the sd Thomas Wollsey shall have ockepy & injoy a sartain ten acer lott bounded front and reare on the highwayes easterly by Thomas Wollsey and westwerdly by Edward Burrowes to have and to hold sd land as his right of inherretance
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provided the said Thomas Wollsey shall pay ore case to be paid unto Mr. Sollenes that marryed the widdow Stenwick in New Yorke the sume of fforty tew poundes in monyes att ore before Apprill ye first that will bee in ye yeare of our Lord 1694
In considerration wherof the said Thomas Wollsey doath oblidge himself to make over & doath confirm & convey to sd Daniell Whitthead his heires & assignes for securety of sd sume of moneyes soe to be paid his the sd Wollseys lott or in confirmation wherof & that any other firm or deed and conveiance of the premisses shall be made according to law the parties above men- tioned have herunto sett their handes & sealls the datt first above written Seald & delivered DANLL WHITHED 0 befor us
EDWARD BURROWES WILL WHITT PETER CHEK
THO. WOLLSEY
0
A trew copy pr
SAM11 RUSCOE Clark
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The land of Thomas Wollsey of Jamaica is as followeth viz: one lott of upland lyeinge to the westward of this Towne abovesd containinge fourten acers be it more ore less as it was laid out & bounded north by ye road leading to York & east by Anthony Waters & south by ye sd Waters & west by William Creed as allsoe one third partt of a thrty acer lott lyeinge southward of ye forsd lott & is bounded by Fredrick Hendricks one the east & John Lambertes on the west & north by the highway & soth by Jacob Ramson as allsoe five acers of meadow lyeing at the hawtrees & bounded east by William Creed & west by Peter Hendriks being ye half of a ten acer lott-as allsoe one third partt of the home lott formorly my fathers -- as allsoe the one third partt of a ten acer lott of meadow lyeinge att the further East Neck-as allsoe the one third partt of a hill lott lyeinge above Samuell Millses Thes above parcells of land & meadow with an adition of meadow alsoe lying at ye east sid of the Great Island at the further East Neck - - the 29 of December 1699
Pr SAMLL RUSCOE Clark
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To all Christian peopell to whome thes presents shall cume Samuell Bayles of Jamaica in Queens County in the Island of Nassau sendeth greettinge Know yea that I the abovesd Samuell Bayles for severall good reasons & casses mee therunto moveinge but more easspeatily for a vallewable sattisfaction to me in hand paid by Thomas Eaverritt by & with the consent & previty of Captn Daniell Whithead and Benjamin Thirston of the aforsd Towne Island & County to me in hand paid at or befor the enseallinge & delivery of thes presents the reseipt wherof I doe herby owne & acknowledg my self to be therwith fully contented sattisfyed & paid and therof & therfrom doe for ever exonoratt acquitte and dis- charge the abovesd Thomas Eaverrit of and from any further claime or demand for any part or parcell therof . all beinge .done by & with the consent of the abovesd
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Captn Whithead and Benjamin Thirston beinge chossen by the aforsd Thomas Eaverrit to be his gardians have giveen granted covenanted allinated releast quit clamd and by the way of exchainge made over & confirmd & by thes presents doe acknowledg to have from mee my heires excecutors adminestrs & assignes given granted covenanted releast quitt claimd & by the way of ex- chainge made over & confirmd unto ye abovesd Thomas Eaverritt his heires excecutors adminesstrators & as- signes a sartain pece ore parcell of upland lyeinge & beinge within the boundes & limites of Jamaica abovesd con- taininge twelve acers be it more ore less as it was layd out & bounded as ffolloweth Imprimis southwerdly by the land belongeing to ye aforsd Thomas Everritt & east by Ffreemans path & northerdly by Elderd Lukas and westwerdly by a highway that goes betwixt Samuell Messengers land & ye land abovesd all which sd pece or parcell of upland accordinge as it is above bounded & exsprest I the abovesd Samuell Bayles have as abovesd exchainged & made over and confirmed unto the abovesd Thomas Everitt his heires excecutors ad- minests & assignes together with all timbers trees woods under woods standinge or lyeinge beinge & belongeinge to ye same with all & singuler the rights & prevelides profits & benifits to ye same belongeinge ore in any wais therunto appertaininge ·the same to have and to hold ockepy poses & injoy for ever & the same to be & remain to ye only sole proper use benifit & behouf of him the abovesd Thomas Eaverrit his heires & assignes free & clerly discharged of & from all formor salls givfts mor- gages ore any other entangelmentes whatsoever & the same shall warrent & by thes presents for ever defend against any claime or demand from any person ore per- sons whatsoever layinge any just claime therunto with a warrente to defend ye same against any intrest proporty claime ore demand from me the abovesd Samll Bayles my heirs excecutors adminesstrators or assignes for ever in confirmation of all & every the above bargined & granted premises I ye sd Samuell Bayles doe bind my
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self as abovesd by settinge to my hand & affixeing my seall this 18 day of November in ye 11th year of His Majsts reigne & ye yeare of our Lord Christ 1699 Signed sealld & dellivered SAMUELL BAYLES O in presence of BENJAMIN THIRSTON SAML RUSCOE
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Memorandam that on the 18th day of November in the 11 yeare of His Majesties reigne & in the yeare of our Lord Christ 1699 then appered before Daniell Whit- head one of His Majesties Justices for the keepinge of the peace for Queens County the above named Samll Bayles & did acknowledg the abovesd deed to be his ffree & vollontary act & deed
DANLL WHITHEAD
A trew copp of the deed on the other sid with the acknowledgeing therof pr
SAM11 RUSCOE Clark
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This Indenture mad the twelfth day of December in the twelfth yeare of His Majesties reigne & in ye yeare of our Lord Christ one thowsand and seven hundred betwixt William Creed of Jamaica in Queens County on the Island of Nassau yeoman of th one party & John Carpenter of the same Town Island & County on the other partt yeoman wittneseth that the aforsd William Creed for severall good reasons & casses him therunto moveinge butt more easspeatily for a vallewable sattis- faction to him in hand paid by the abovesd John Car- penter ye receipt wherof he doath herby own & before ye enseallinge & dellivery of thes presentes doath acknowl- edge himself to be therwith fully contented sattisfyed and paid & therof & therfrom doath exonoratt acquitt & discharge the abovesd John Carpenter his heires & as- signes of & from any further claim ore demand for any
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partt ore parcell therof have giveen granted covenanted allinated releast enfeoft quitte claimd made over and sold and by thes presentes doath acknowledg to have for himself his heires excecuts & adminestratores fully & absolutly giveen granted covenanted allinated bargined releast quitt claimd enfeoft made over & sould unto the abovesd John Carpenter his heires excecutores adminess- tratores & assignes a certaine devition ore lotte of land · sittuatt lyeinge & beinge in ye hill devition belongeinge to Jamaica aforsd formorly laid out to ye widow Daves latte of Jamaica abovesd lyeinge in number sixty one beinge a ten acer right as it was layd out more ore less bounded with George Wollsey on the east and Mr. Whitt- head on the west runinge parrellell with ye rest of ye lottes in that rainge with all timbers trees woods under woods standinge ore lyeinge beinge upon the same ore in any wais to ye same appertaininge together with all . & singuler the prevelidges profites & benifites therunto belongeinge the same to hold ockepy poses & injoye for ever & the same to & remaine to ye only sole proper use benifitt & behouf of him ye sd John Carpenter his heires & assignes free & clerly discharged of & from all formor sales morgages ore any other entanglements what ever & the same shall warrent & by thes presents for ever defend against any claime or claimes from any person or persons layeinge any just claime therto with a warrente to defend the same against any intrest proporty claime from me the abovesd William Creed my heires excecutores & adminestrators for ever in confirmation wherof the sd William Creed doath bind himself his heirs excecutors and adminestrators by thes presents firmly sealled with his seall & dated the day & yeare first above written
Signed seald & delivered in presence of DANIELL SMITH SAMLL RUSCOE
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Memorandam that on 12 day of December in 12th yeare of His Majsts reigne 1700 then apered befor Nicolos Everritt Esqr one of His Majsts Justices for the keepinge of ye peece ye within named William Creed & did ack- nowledg this ded to be his fre & vollontary act & deed NICOLAS EVERITTE
A trew coppy
pr SAMLL RUSCOE Clark
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To all Christian peopell to whome thes presents shall cume I Nehemiah Smith of Jamaica in Queens County on Longe Island allias Nassau planter sendeth greettinge Know yea that I ye sd Nehemiah Smith for sundrey good casses & considerations me therunto moveinge but more easspeatily from my great effectione to my lovinge cussen John Carpenter of the same Towne Island & County as abovesd doe by thes presents doe fully clerly & absolutly give grant allinatt enfeof & confirme to him the sd John Carpenter all that a certaine tract ore parcell of upland lyeinge & beinge within the boundes of Jamaica aforsd in the east devition on the east sid of the Little Plane Rune containinge sixeten acers be the same more ore less as it was layd out beinge butted & bounded as followeth viz by the land that was Samll Dentons desesed north ward south by the land that was Abell Gales now Benjamin Coes eastward by Fosters Meadow River & on the west by the Little Plan Runne which sd sixten acers of upland soe bounded & exsprest with all timbers trees woods under woods & all improve- ments prevelidges heredittementes & appurtenances · therunto belongeinge ore in any wais appertaininge I the aforsd Nehemiah Smith have giveen granted allinated enfeoft & confirmd & doe by thes presentes clerly fuly & absolutly give grant allinat enfeof & confirme from me my heires & unto him ye sd Jnº Carpenter to have & to hold ye sd pece of upland & every partt & parcell therof to him ye sd Jon Carpenter his heirs & assignes for ever & the sd Nehemiah Smith by thes presents doe warrent
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& ye same shall defend from any person ore persons claim- ing or to clame by from or under me for ever in teste- money wherof I the sd Nehemiah Smith have herunto sett to my hand & fixed my seall this two & twentieth day of Febraury & in the yeare of our Lord one thowsand sixe hundred ninty & nine & seven hundred & in ye 12 yeare of ye reigne of our Soveraigne Lord William ye Third of England Scottland France & Irland Kinge Defender of ye Faith &c.
Signd seald and delliverd in presence of
JOHN HUBERT
SAMUELL SMITH
NEHEMIAH SMITH O
Memorandam that on the twenty seventh day of Sep- tember one thowsand and seven hundred apered befor me Mr. Daniell Whithead one of His Majesties Justices for keepinge of ye peace within Queens County asigned the above named Nehemiah Smith & acknowledged the within written to be his free & vol ontary act & deed
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