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Testa DANIELL WHITTHEAD
A trew coppy pr
SAMLL RUSCOE Clark
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To all Christian peopell to whome these presents shall cume Daniell Whitthead Esqre belonginge to Queens County sendeth greettinge Know yea that I the sd Daniell Whitthead abovesd doe for severall good resons & casses mee therunto moveinge but more easspeatily for the naturall love and affection that I doe beare unto my well beloved brother David Whitthead belongeinge to the county abovesd doe give and grant unto my aforesd brother David Whitthead a sartain pece ore parcell of upland lyeinge & beinge in the boundes of Jamaica in the east devition bounded as followeth east by Hmptd line south by Capt" Thomas Okley & west by the Little Plaines ore Plaine Hollow north by Daniell Smith all which pece or parcell of land as above bounded & exprest
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I the abovesd Daniell Whithead doe as abovesd give & grant unto my abovsd brother for & deuringe his naturall life the same to ockepy and injoy for ever and clerly discharged from any claims from me or my heirs excecu- tors or adminesstrators or any other person or persons deuring his naturall lif & no longer
Signed sealed & delivered
DANIELL WHITTHED his seall O
in presence of
NATHANIELL DENTON &
SAMLL RUSCOE
A trew coppy of the origenall pr SAMLL RUSCOE Clark
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To all Christian peopell to whome thes presentes shall cume Johanas Hollshart of Gravesend in Kinges County in the Island of Nassau sendeth greettinge Know yea that I the abovesd Johanos Hollshartt for severall good resons & casses mee therunto moveinge but more easspeatily for a vallewable sattisfaction to me allredy in hand paid by Ram Dorlant of Jamaica in Queens County in ye Island of Nassau abovesd ye receipt wherof I doe herby own and before the enseallinge & delivery of thes presents doe acknowledge my self to be therwith fully contented satisfyed and paid & therof & therfrom doe for ever exonoratt acquitt & discharge the abovesd Ram Dorlant his heires excecutors adminesstrators & assignes of & ffrom any further claime or demand for any partt or parcell therof have giveen granted cove- nanted allinatted releast enfeofed bargined made over and sould and by thes presents doe acknowledg to have from mee my heires excecutors & adminesstrators fully and absolutly giveen granted allinated enfeofed releast bargined made over & sould unto the abovesd Ram Dorlant his heires excecutors adminesstrators & assignes all ye rest of ye that is yeat unsould before this con- vaience that did belonge to me the sd Johanos Hollshartt in the' boundes & limetes of Jamaica abovesd as it is herafter bounded & exsprest beinge bounded by a blake oake tree standinge by the haw tree path & soe allonge
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the sd path to a blak oake saplinge & then to a whitte oake tree standinge by the way that leads towards Garrett Lubberttsons and from thence with a direct line allonge by the aforsd Garrett Luberttsons lott to a wall- nutt saplinge & from thence to ye abovesd blake oak tree first mentioned all which abovesd pece of land together with all howesinge timbers trees woods under woods standinge or lyeinge beinge upon or belongeinge therunto with with all the right title intrest proporty claim or demand in or unto the same with all prevelidges proffites & benifits therunto belongeinge together with one acer right in the Comons I ye abovesd Johanos Holshartt have as abovesd sould to ye aforsd Ram Dorlant his heires excecutors adminesstrators & assigns the same & every partt & parcell therof to have and to hold ockepy poses & injoy for ever & the same to be & remaine to the only propor use benifitt & behoufe of him ye sd Ram Dorlant heirs & asigns fre & clerly discharged of & from all formor salls givftes morgages or any other entangell- ments what soever & the same shall warrent and by thes presents for ever defend against any claim or claims Page 309
from any person or persons layeinge any just claim with a warrentee to defend the same against any intrest proporty claime or demand from mee the sd Johanes Holshartt my heires excecutors & adminestrators for ever in confirma- tion wherof I doe bind my self as abovesd by thes presents firmly sealled with my seall & datted this sixetenth day of December in the thirtenth yeare of His Majesties reigne & in the yeare of our Lord Christ one thowsand seven hundred and one
Signed sealled and dellivered JOHANES HOLLSHARTT O in presence of
WILLIAM RUSCOE &
SAMLL RUSCOE
A treew coppy of the origonall pr SAM11 RUSCOE Clark
This Indentuer made this sixth day of Apprill & in the twelth year of His Majesties reigne & in the year
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of our Lord Christ one thowsand & seven hundred betwen Captr George Wollsey of Jamaica in Queens County & one Nassau Island & in ye Province of New- York of the one party & Nicollos Everritt of the abovesd Town Island & County of the other party wittneseth that I the abovesd George Wollsey for severrall good reasons & casses considerrations therunto moveinge but more easspeatily for the sume of fourten poundes to me in hand paid befor the enseallinge & dellivery of the presents by the abovesd Nicollos Everritt the receipt wherof I doe own & acknowledge and I doe for ever own my self to be therwith sattisfyed and paid & I doe for ever exonorratt & discharge the abovesd Nicollos Everritt his heires excecutos & adminesstrators all & every of them from any partt or parcell therof have giveen granted covenanted allinatted quitte claimd sold & made over unto ye abovesd Nicollos Everritte his heires excecutos adminestrators & assignes a certaine pece or parcell of upland sittuatt lying & beinge in the boundes of Jamaica aforsd butted & bounded as followeth that is to say east by Samuell Mesenger & west by by the land of Samuell Mills & south by the Highwaye & north by John Ludlam all which land as above bounded & exsprest beinge the hill devition did belonge to my father George Wollsey latt of Jamaica deseast containinge about ten acers more ore less as it was layd out with all prevelidges & apur- tenses therunto belongeinge together with all timbers trees woods under woods whether standinge or lyeinge Page 310
beinge in any wais appertaineinge to the same I the abovesd George Wollsey doe own & acknowledg to have sould as aforsd from mee my heires excecutors adminestra- tores unto the abovesd Nicolos Eaverritt his heires ex- cecutors adminesstratores & assignes the same with every part & parcell therof to be & remaine to ye only pro- por use benifitt & behouff of him the sd Nicolos Everritt his heires excecutrs adminesstratores or assignes to have & to hold for ever & the same to defend against any further claime or demand from me my heirs excecs & administrats
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for ever with a warrentee to defend the same against any givfts salls morgage or any intanglement what soever in confirmation of the premises above written I have bound my self my heires excecutors & adminestratos by settinge to my hand & fixeinge my seall ye day & datt above written
Signed seald and dellivered GEORGE WOLLSEY O
in presence of Abigall Mills
ABEGAILL X MILLS
her mark
ZACHARIAH MILLS
Jamaica September ye 19th 1700
Appered befor John Coe one of His Majsts Justices of the Peace for Queens County Capta George Wollsey of Jamaica & did acknowledge this above written deed to be his free and vollontary act & deed
JOHN COE-Justice
A trew copy
Pr SAMLL RUSCOE Clark
This Indenture made this twenty second day of Feb- rauary & in the first yeare of ye reigne of our Sovorraigne Lady Anne by the grace of God of England Queen &c and in the yeare of our Lord Christ one thowsand seven hundred & two or three and betwen Daniell Messenger of Norwalk in the County of Fairefeld in New England of the one party and Nicolos Everritt of Jamaica in Queens County on Nassau Island in the Province of New Yorke of the other party wittnesseth that ye abovesd Daniell Messenger for and in considerration of a vallew- able sum of currant money of New York to him in hand paid by the abovesd Nicolos Everett Everrett before Page 311
the enseallinge ore delivery of theas presentes the receipt wherof he doath herby own & acknowledge himself to be therwith sattisfyed and paid & therof and thearfrom doath for ever exonorratt acquitt and discharge the abovesd Nicolosse Everrett his heires excecutores & ad-
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minesstratores all & every of them from any part ore parcell therof have givene granted enfeoft releast quitt claimd sold and made over & by thes presentes freely clerly & absolutly give grant enfeof releas quitte claime sell and make over to ye abovesd Nicoloss Everrett his heires ore assignes for ever a certaine pece ore parcell of upland sittuatte lyeinge & beinge in the boundes of Ja- maica aforsd beinge in a devition comonly called the hill devition containinge two acers & half as it was layd out be it more ore less butted & bounded as followeth that is to say east by the land which was layd out to William Whitt & west by the land which was layd out to George Wollsey latt of Jamaica deseast & north by John Ludlams land & south by the highwaye all which land as above bounded & exsprest together with all ye estatte right title proporty claime & demand with all the prevelidges appurtenances heredittements to the same belongeinge or in any manor of wais appertaininge with all & singuler ye fence timbers trees woods under woods whether standinge ore lyeinge ore appertaininge to ye same and the abovesd Daniell Messenger doath for himself his heires excecutors & adminesstrators covenant & agree to & with the abovesd Nicolos Everrett his heires excecutos & adminestrators that they may now & at all times for ever hrafter have hold ockepy poses & injoy ye above recited land & prem- isses free & clerly discharged of & from all formore givfts sales morgages dowers intailes judgments excecutions revertions remainders ore any other incumbrances what- soever had made ore comitted at any time or times before ye enseallinge or delivery of thes presents with a war- rente to defend ye same against any person or persons lawfuly claiminge ye same in testymony & confirmation of ye premises ye abovesd Daniell Messenger hath sett to his hand & affixed his seall this day & datt abovesd
Signed & dellivered.
DANIELL MESSENGER 0 in presence of MARTHA X MILLS
her mark
ZACHA MILLES
A trew coppy pr
SAMLL RUSCOE Clarke
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Jamaica the 4th Aprill 1704
At a Town meeting of the freeholders & inhabitants of the said Town
present Edwd Burrowes Esq" Jnº Smith Esq™ Justices
Jonath. Whitehead Esq"
voted by the majority of the sd freeholders & inhabitants that Zachariah Mills shall be clerke of this Town in the roome of Sam! Ruscoe dismisst and that all the books & papers belonging to the said Town shall be delivered to the said Zachariah Mills he giveing a receipt for the same to Justice Burrowes & Justice John Smith for the use of ye Town & that this vote shall be enterd in the Town book by the clerke of the peace of this county
Enterd ye 4th Aprill 1704 pr S. CLEWES Cle-pas
At ye same Town Meeting it was voted by ye majority of ye sd freeholders that Nathaniell Denton was chosen supervizer for ye year insuing for to meet with ye other supervizers of this County and also John Everit and John Mofort was chosen assesers for ye for ye year in- suing and Daniell Deane colecter for ye year insuing-
And at ye same Town Meeting it was voted by ye majority of vots of ye frecholders as aforsd that Nicolas Everitt John Rodes Anthony Waters & Thomas Booras should be trustees for ye insuing year and that ye said trustees are to audite what arears are due to Samuell Ruscoe late clerk of this Town and that ye same shall be paid out of ye next Town rate
Entered pr
ZACH MILLS Cler
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Jamaica ye 22d February 1704
At a Town Meeting of ye freeholders & inhabitants of said Town
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· present Joseph Smith Esq" - Justices
Edward Burrowes Esq' Jnº Smith Esq" Jonathan Whitehead Esq'
It was voted by ye majority of ye sd freeholders that Justice Jonathan Whitehead & Benjamin Thurston shall have liberty to set up a fulling mill upon ye, streame commonly called ye Plaine Run in ye bounds of Jamaica aforsd on ye terms & conditions herafter mentioned that is to say that ye sd Jonathan Whitehead and Benjamin Thurston shall be obliged both them & their heirs & assignes to full all sorts of cloth & press & winter ye same for three pence pr yard and to full for ye sd Towns peple before other Towns people and also to procure a stripe of land two rods broad in some convenient place between ye land of Joseph Coe & Waitt Smiths land for a highway for ye use of ye sd Town for ever to pass & repass from Freemans path to ye Plain Run afor mentioned
Enterd pr ZACH MILLS Cle-
SAMII Clows Justice Jno. Smith Peter White Isaac Lenoir Jonas Wood Jno. Wolsy Jonathan Deine Capt George. Wolsy Samll Baylis Nathaniell Denton doth protest against ye abovesd vote and is enterd accordingly pr. ZACH MILLS
.Cle-
At ye same Towne Meeting it was voted & concluded by ye freeholders as aforsd that ye people of Newtown shall have liberty to pass and repass with hay & cart or any other ways to their medow through ye highway be- tween ye bounds of Jamaica & Flatbush bounds provided they will remove ye way which runeth along through ye land of John Everritt and that ye inhabitants of ye sd Town of Jamaica shall not be hinderd from hanging of gates in sd way if ocasion should be
Entered pr. ZACH MILLS
Cler
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Jamaica Aprill ye 3d 1705 Att a Towne Meeting held at Jamaica aforsd by ye freeholders of ye Towne aforsd
present Joseph Smith Esqr -
John Smith Esqr Jonathan Whitehead Esqr
Justices
voted and concluded by ye majority of ye freeholders asembled as aforsd that Capt Thomas Okeley shall be constable and colector for ye year insuing
At ye same Towne meeting it was voted and con- cluded by ye majority of ye freeholders as aforsd that Theadoras Polhemas and William Smith shall be asesors for ye year insuing
At ye same Towne meeting it was voted and concluded by ye freeholders as aforsd that Zachariah Mills shall be supervizer for ye year insuing
At ye same Towne Meeting it was voted and con- cluded by ye freeholders as aforsd that Capt George Wolsy, Lt. Benjamin Thurston Daniell Smith senior & Jonathan Waters be trustees for ye year insuing
Entered pr ZACH MILLS
Towne Cler
Jamaica Aprill ye thirtenth Ano Do 1705
At a Towne Meeting held at Jamaica by ye freeholders of ye sd Towne
present Joseph Smith Esqr Jonathan Whitehead Esqr. Jno Smith Esqr
Justices
voted and concluded by ye majority of ye freeholders asembled as aforsd that all ye common medow of ye Town aforsd as it now lyeth and all ye common land which is allowd for common land by ye Towne records shall remaine as comons for ye use of ye Town that is to say for ye use of ye propriators of sd land and medow their heirs and asignes for ever Issaac Lenoir Samuell Mills and Charles Williamson doth protest against this Towne vote
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At ye same Towne Meeting it was voted and con- cluded as aforsd that Justice Jno Smith Capt George Wolsy Jno Oke Nathaniell Denton are impowered and athorised to eject any person or persons that hath in- croached or fensed in any of ye comon land or medow as aforsd from of ye sd land and that ye Towne shall pay them their reasonable charge and expens for ye same
At ye same Towne Meeting it was voted and con- cluded by ye majority of ye freeholders as aforsd that Jonathan Deane Peter Whitt Jno. Oke Capt Jno. Car- penter Benjamin Thurston Nathaniell Denton Samuell Bayles Jno. Rodes Richard Oldfield or any three of them shall make inspection into what lands or medow any person or persons hath taken in or fensed of ye commons or undevided land belonging to ye sd Towne and mak report of ye same to ye Towne aforsd
- At ye same Towne Meeting it was voted and concluded as aforesd that all persone or persons what ever shall be prohibited from cuting or destroying any part of grown timber or wood on ye common land for ye space of three years next after ye date herof on ye penalty of on shilling for each tree excepting onely that land which lyethe be- tween ye Old Towne Neck and Justice Whitthead's mill
Thomas Smith cordewiner Isaac Lenoir Samuell Mills Junr doth protest against ye vote last mentioned
Entered as Towne votes pr ZACH MILLS Cler
March ye 5th 1705
At a Towne Meeting of ye freholders of ye sd Towne present Joseph Smith Esqr Jonath Whitthead Esqr Jno. Smith Esqr
Justices
voted by ye majority of ye freholders aforsd that at ye request of Samuell Denton he shall have liberty to set up a good sufitent pound on his owne land near his owne house adjoyning to ye contry roade ye sd pound is to be sixty foot in lengh and fourty foot in breadth and
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mak a partition in ye same he receiving ye fees which hath bene acostomary for ye space of seven years next after ye date herof and ye same to be erected within one month after ye date herof
Entered pr ZACH MILLS Clerk
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This Indenture made this eleventh day of June and in ye fourth year of ye reigne of our Sovereign Lady Anne by ye grace of God over England Scotland Ffrance and Ireland Queene Defender of ye Faith &c. and in ye yeare of our Lord Christ one thousand seven hundred and five and betweene Samuell Mills of Jamaica in Queens County on Nassau Island in ye Province of New York yeoman of ye one party and Hope Mills of ye same place of ye other party witnesseth that ye abovesd Samuell Mills for and in consideration of ye sum of twenty pounds corant mony of New York to him in hand paid by ye abovesd Hope Mills at or before ye insealing or delivery of thes presents ye receipt whereof he doth hereby owne and doth acknowledg himselfe to be there- with satisfyed content and paid and thereof and there- from doe for ever exonerate aquit and discharge ye abovesd Hope Mills his heirs exects admists all and every of them from every part and parsill therof have given granted enfeoft released confirmed ashured quit claimd sould and made over and doe by these presents freely clearly and absolutely give grant enfeof releass confirm ashure quit claime sell and make over unto ye abovesd Hope Mills his heirs and asignes for ever a certaine pece or parsill of upland in ye bounds of Jamaica aforesd being in a devi- tion comonly called ye midle devition being laid out for fiveteene acres be it more or less buted and bounded as followeth that is to say east by ye Plaine Run and west by a way called Freeman's path and south by ye land of Joseph Coe and north by ye land of Nathaniell Denton and also a certain parsill of medow land lying in ye bounds of Jamaica aforesd at a neck comonly called ye further
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East Neck bounded as followeth that is to say east by a certain pond which parts ye sd lot from ye medow of Joseph Oldfield and west part ye medow which did belong to Robert Ashman leat of Jamaica desest and part by ye medow of William Ludlum north partly by ye medow of John Ludlum and part by ye medow of Joseph Ludlum and part by ye bog that is to say one equil halfe of sd lott of midow land as above bounded and exprest begining at ye west side of ye sd lott together with all and singuler ye priveliges apurtinanses heriditements emoliments to ye sd halfe lott of medow land and lott of upland belong- ing or any manor of ways pertaining exepting ye unde- vided right or privelige of two acres and halfe of sd medow that doth belong or shall arise from ye privelege of two acres and halfe of medow without ye bounds of sd further east neck aforesd to him ye sd Hope Mills his heirs and asignes to have and to hould for ever and ye same shall and may both now and all times for ever hereafter ocepy posess and injoy ye above recited land and granted prem- ises as his or their owne land of inheritanc in fee simple and also that ye sd Samuell Mills had at ye time of ye insealing and delivery of thes presents full power and law- full athority to sell and dispose of ye same in maner and form as aforesd freely and clearly discharged of and from a'l former gifts sales morgages dowrys intallys judgment execution revertion remainders or any other title or in- cumbrans what ever had made or comited at any time or times before ye insealing or delivery of these presents- with a warrantee to defend ye same against any person or persons laying any just claime to ye same and also to seal and deliver other or former deed or conveians for ye premises as ye sd Hope Mills shall be advised or procure to be drawne by his counsill learned in ye law for ye space of seven years next after ye date of thes pres- ents in testamony whereof ye abovesd Samuell Mills hath set to his hand and afixed his seale ye day and yeare first above mentioned
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SAMUELL X MILLS O his mark
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Signed sealed parted and delivered in presents of JOSEPH X LUDLUM
his mark
A trew coppy of ye orignall deed entered pr
ZACH MILLS
ZACH MILLS
Cler
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Jamaica Aprill ye 2d 1706
Att a Towne Meeting of ye freeholders of ye said Towne
present Joseph Smith Esqr
Jno. Smith Esqr. Justices
Jonat" Whitehead Esqr.
voted by ye majority of ye freeholders aforsd that Peter White shall be constable for ye ensuing year-
Further voted as aforesd that Gairt Chapon and Samuell Smith of ye plaine shall be assesers for ye yeare ensuing
Further voted as aforsd that Jonathand Deane shall be colecter for ye yeare ensuing
Further voted as aforsd that Zachariah Mills shall be supervizer for ye yeare ensuing
Further voted as aforsd that Dow Ditmay Thomas Bouras John Everitt & John Rodes shall be Townsmen for yeare ensuing
Voted and concluded by ye majority of ye freeholders aforsd that Justice Jno. Smith and Mr. Thomas Cardale goe downe to His Exelency for to represent to His Lord- ship ye right that this Towne hath to ye fishry of and in ye creeks broken marshes or bay within ye bounds of ye patent of ye sd Towne for ye preventing of strangers for coming to fish there
Further voted as aforsd that Thomas Bouras shall have liberty for to stope up ye higheway that runeth between his land he leaving out as larger high way from of ye south side of his land in ye roome therof-
Further voted as aforsd that at ye request of Peter White that Nathaniell Denton Samuell Smith & Jno. Everitt doe examin if ye said Peter White hath his full
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proportion of land in ye east devition and lay out to him as much as it falls short in some other convenient place in ye undevided lands of sd Towne at their descretion Enterd pr
ZACH MILLS Clerk
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This Indenture made this eleventh day of January and in ye fourth yeare of ye reigne of our Sovereigne Lady Ann by ye grace of God over England Scotland Ffrance & Ireland Queene Defender of ye Faith &c. and in ye yeare of our Lord Christ one thousand seven hundred and five-six and betweene Timothy Wood of Jamaica in Queens County on Nassau Island in ye Provins of New York cordwiner of ye one part and Timothy Mills of ye same place yeoman of ye other party witnesseth that ye abovsd Timothy Wood for and in consideration of ye sum of ye sum of twenty pounds curant mony of New York to him in hand paid by ye abovsd Timothy Mills at or be- fore ye ensealing or delivery of these presents ye receipt he doth herby owne and doth acknowledg himself to be therwith satisfyd content and paid and thereof and therefrom doe for ever exoniratt aquit & discharg ye abovsd Timothy Mills his heirs excers admits all & every of them from every part or parsill thereof have given granted enfeofed released confirmed ashured quited claimed sold and made over and by these presents freely clearly and absolutly give grant enfeofe releas confirm -ashure quit claim sell and make over unto ye abovesd Timothy Mills his heirs & asignes for ever all that a pece or parsill of medo land situat lying and being in ye bounds of Jamaica aforsd buted and bounded as followeth that is to say east by ye medow of Justice John Smith and west by ye land of John Ludlum and south by ye bay and north by ye Iland containing five acres be ye same more or less with all and singuler ye proft - previledes apurtinances heriditaments emoli- - - ments to ye same belonging or any maner of wais aper- taining ye privelege of comanage or undevided land only
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exepted to him ye sd Timothy Mills his heirs & asignes to have and to hold for ever and ye same to be and remaine to ye only proper use benifitt & behoof of him ye sd Timothy Mills his heirs and asignes for ever and ye sd Timothy Wood doth further covenant promise & agree to and ye sd Timothy Mills his heirs and asignes that he or they may both now and at all times for ever here- after have hold ocopy posess & injoy ye above recited medow land and premises as his or their owne right of inheritance in fee simple and that ye sd Timothy Wood had at ye same time of ye ensealing and delivery of thes presents full power and lawfull authority to sell and dis- pose of ye same in maner and forme as aforsd freely and clearly discharged of and from all maner of gifts sales morgages dowerys intailys judgments executions extents remitions remainders or any other title or in- cumbrans whatever had made or comitted at any time or times before ye ensealing or delivery of these presents Page 319
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