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-with a warrantee to defend ye same against any person or persons laying any just claime to ye same and alsoe to seall and deliver any other or a firmer deed or con- veiens for ye premiss as ye said Timothy Mills his heirs or asignys or either of them shall be advised or procure to be drawne by his or their counsill learned in ye law for ye space of seven years next after ye date hereof in testemony whereof ye abovsd Timothy Wood hath hereunto set his hand and afixed his seall ye day and yeare first above
Signed sealed and delivered TIMOTHY WOOD O
in presens of THOMAS WATERS
ZACH MILLS
A true coppy of ye orig- nall deed entered and com- pared pr
ZACH MILLS Cler
This Indenture made this eleventh day of January in ye yeare of our Lord Christ one thousand seven hundred
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& three & four between William Ludlam of Jamaica in Queens County on ye Iland Nassau yeoman on ye one part & Timothy Mills of ye same Towne County &c. yeoman on ye other part witnesseth that ye sd William Ludlam for and in considderation of a valuable sum of twenty & seven pounds corant mony of N. York to him in hand paid by ye Timothy Mills at and before ye en- sealing & delivery of these presents ye receipt whereof he doth hereby acknowledg & himself to be therewith fully satisfyed contented & paid & therof & of every part and parsill he doth for ever aquit & discharge ye sd Timothy Mills his heirs & asignes by these presents hath given granted bargined & sold enfeofed released & con- firmed and by these presents doth freely clearly & abso- louty give grant bargin & sell enfeofe release & confirme to him ye sd Timothy Mills his heirs and asignes for ever all that a certain tract pece or parsill of upland situate lying & being within ye bounds & Towneship of Jamaica aforsd at a place comanly called Springfield containing by estemation thirteene acres and halfe be ye same more or less as it was laid outt being buted and bounded as followeth viz on ye north by a lot of land in ye tenure of Peter White on the east by Hempsted bounds on ye south by another lot of land in ye teneur of sd Peter White & on the west by an high way going downe to ye further East Neck together with all & singuler ye timber trees wood under wood lying or standing thereon & all ye Page 320
heriditaments prevelidges & appurtinanses thereunto belonging or in any ways appertaining and all ye estatt right title intrest claime posesion & demand of him ye sd William Ludlam in & to ye primisis or in & to any part or parsill thereof to have & to hold ye above granted tract of upland & all & other ye above granted primmisis to him ye sd Timothy Mills his heirs & asignes to ye only proper use benifitt & behoofe of him ye sd Timothy Mills his heirs and asignes for ever and ye sd William Ludlam for himself his heirs execs admins doth covenant & agree to & with ye sd Timothy Mills yt he ye sd Timothy
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Mills his heirs & asignes shall & may now & at all times for ever hereafter quiatly & peasably ocopy poses & injoy ye above named primises as his & their estatt of inheritance in fee simple freely & clearly aquited & dis- charged of & from all other and former gifts grants bargins sales morgages dowrys entallys judgments execu- tions revertions & revertions remainder & remainders had made done or comited at any time or times whatever before ye ensealing & delivery of these presents & also further to warrant & defend all & every ye above granted primmises agt all & every person or persons lawfully claiming ye same by from or under him ye sd William Ludlam his heirs exects admins or any other just or lawfull claim whatever & also further to give any other or firmer deed or conveience for ye primises as ye sd Timothy Mills his heirs or asignes shall be advised or procure to be drawne by his or their counsill learned in ye law in testamony whereof ye partys have hereunto set their hands & seals ye day & yeare first above written
Signed sealed & delivered WILLIAM X LUDLAM 0
in presens of
JNO. HUBBERD SAMLL BAYLES
his mark
A true coppy of ye orignal deed entered & compared pr ZACH MILLS Cler
This Indenture made this second day of Aprill in ye fourth yeare of Her Majsts reigne Queene Ann and in ye yeare of our Lord God one thousand seven hundred and five and between Zachariah Mills of Jamaica in Queens County on ye Iland of Nassau and Province of New York on ye one part and Isaac Lenoir of ye Towne County and Province aforsd of ye other part witnesseth that ye abovesd Zachariah Mills for a valluable sum and consideration to him in hand paid at or before ye en- sealing or delivery of thes presents by ye abovesd Isaac Lenoir wherof and wherwith he doth acknowledg himself
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fully satisfyed contented & paid & thereof and therefrom and from every part and parsill therof doe forever exonir- ate aquit and discharg ye abovesd Isaac Lenoir his heirs Page 321
execs exes admins by these presents have given granted enfeofed released confirmed ashured quit claimd sold and made over and doe by thes presents give grant enfeofe release confirm ashure quit claime sell and make over unto ye abovesd Isaac Lenoir his heirs and asignes for ever ye undevided right of comanage which shall arise from five acres of medow within ye bounds of Jamaica aforsd which five acre right of comanage unto ye sd Isaac Lenoir his heirs and asignes to have and to hold with all and singuler ye rights profits priveledges and ap- purtinances unto him ye sd Isaac Lenoir his heirs & asignes forever without any morgage redemtion up or limatation to recall alter or change mak void ye same and ye sd Isaac Lenoir his heirs and asignes shall have hold ocopy poses and injoy ye sd five acre righte of comanage with- out any hindranc let or molistation or disturbanc of him ye sd Zachariah Mills his heirs execs admins or any person or persons what ever from by or under him ye sd Zachariah Mills or them or either of them and ye sd Zachariah Mills doth covenant and agree for himself his heirs excs admis to & with ye sd Isaac Lenoir his heirs and asignes that he ye sd Zachariah Mills at ye ensealing and delivery of these presents is and standeth sized of ye sd land & primises of a good pure and perfect estatt of inheritance in fee simple and hath good power and lawfull athoryty to sell and dispose of ye same in maner and forme as aforesd and ye sd Zachariah Mills his heirs execs admis doth further covenant & agree to & with ye sd Isaac Lenoir his heirs and asignes that he or they will warrant and for ever defend ye abovsd land & primises against all & all maner of persons lawfully claiming ye same and also he or they or either of them will seall and deliver any other or firmer deed or conveians for ye abovsd land and granted primmises as ye sd Isaac Lenoir his heirs or asignes or either of them shall be advised and
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procure to be drawne by his or their counsill learned in ye law for ye space of seven years next after ye date hereof in witness whereof ye abovsd Zachariah Mills hath set to his hand and afixed his seall ye day and yeare first above mentioned Signed sealed and delivered ZACH MILLS O
in presens of NATHANIEL HIGBE NATHAN SMITH
Memorandom March the 28th 1706 ye other side named Zachariah Mills came before me Jonathan White- head Esqr one of Her Majs Justices of ye Peace and acknowlidged ye other side instrument to be his voling- tary act and deed
JONATHAN WHITHEAD
A true coppy of ye orignall deed entered and compared pr ZACH MILLS
Cler
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This Indenture made this twenty seventh day of March and in ye fiveth year of ye reigne of our Sovereigne Ladey Ann by ye grace of God over England Scotland France & Ireland Queen Defender of ye Faith &c. and in ye yeare of our Lord Christ one thousand seven hundred and six and between Samuell Mills of Jamaica in Queens County on Nassau Iland and in ye Province of New York sadeller of ye one part and Nicolas Everitt of ye same place of ye other party witnesseth that ye abovsd Samuell Mills for and in consideration of ye sum of ye sum of fourty pounds corant mony of New York to him in hand paid by ye abovsd Nicolas Everitt at or before ye en- sealing and delivery of these présents ye receipt whereof he doth hereby owne and doth acknowlidg himself to be therewith satisfyed content & paid & therof & there- from doe forever exonirate aquit & discharge ye abovsd Nicolas Eaverritt his heirs execs adms all & every of them from every part and parsill thereof have given granted
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enfeofed confirmed ashured quit claimed sold & made over and doe by these presents freely clearly and absolu- tely give grant enfeofe confirme ashure quit claime sell & make over unto ye abovsd Nicolas Everitt his heirs and asignes for ever all that his pece parsill or lot of medow lands that is to say ye one half or eaquall moity of a ten acre lot of medow as it was laide oute lying & being & being in ye bounds of Jamaica aforsd at a neck com- manly called ye further East Neck and bounded as fol- loweth that is to say northerly by Hope Mills medow & southerly by ye medow of John Ludlum & Joseph Lud- lum and westerly by ye bay and easterly by Joseph Oldfields medow and ye pond all which land or medow land as above bounded & exprest together with all and singuler ye preveledges appurtinancs heriditaments emoli- ments to ye same belonging or any manner of ways aper- taining exepting only ye undevided right of land in ye sd Neck and ye right of comans or undevided land in ye bounds of Jamaica alorsd belonging to ye sd medow to him ye sd Nicolas Everitt his heirs & asignes to have and to hold for ever and that he ye sd Nicolas Everritt his heirs & asignes may both now and at all times for ever hereafter have hold ocopy poses and injoy ye above re- cited land & primises as his or their owne land of in- heritance in fee simple freely & clearly discharged of & from all former gifts sales morgages dowrys intailys judgments executions extents remition or remitions remainder or remainders or any other title or incumbrans whatever had made or comited at any time or times before ye ensealing or delivery of these presents with a warantee to defend ye same against person or persons laying any just claime to ye same and also to seal and deliver any other or firmer deed or conveienc for ye prim- ises as ye sd Nicolas Everitt his heirs or asines shall be advise or procure to be drawne by his or their counsill learned in ye law for ye space of seven years next after ye date of these presents in testamony whereof ye abovsd Samuell Mills hath hereunto set his hand and afixed
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his seale ye day and yeare abovsd Signed sealed & delivered in presents of JOHN MILLS ZACH MILLS
SAM11 MILLS O
Aprill ye 2d 1706 Then appeared before Jonathan Whitehead Esq' one of Her Majs. Justices of ye Peace for Queens County asigned and did ye above Samuel Mills acknowlidge ye abov instrument to be his voling- tary act and deed
JONATHAN WHITEHEAD
A true coppy of ye orignall entered pr
ZACH MILLS Cler
This Indenture made this twenty seventh day of March and in ye fiveth year 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 year of our Lord Christ one thousand seven hundred & six and betweene John Mills of Jamaica in Queens County on Nassau Iland in ye Province of N. York yeoman of ye one part and Nicolas Everitt of ye same place of ye other part witneseth that ye abovesd John Mills for and in consideration of ye sum of eight pounds corant money of New York to him in hand paide by ye abovsd Nicolas Everitt at or before ye ensealing and delivery of these presents ye receipt whereof ye abovsd John Mills doth hereby own and doth acknowlidge himselfe to be there- with satisfyed content & paid and thereof & therefrom doe for ever exonirate aquit & discharge ye abovsd Nicolas Everitt his heirs execs admis all & every of them from every part & parsill thereof have given granted enfeofed releast confirmed ashured quited claimd sold and made over & doe by these presents frely clearly & absolutely give grant enfeofe release confirm ashure
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quit claime sell and make over unto ye abovsd Nicolas Everitt his heirs and asignes for ever all that his pece parsill or tract of land situate lying and being in ye bounds of Jamaica aforsd in a devition commanly calld ye hill devition containing by estamation five acres be ye same more or less buted and bounded as followeth that is to say east by ye land of Nicolas Everitt aforesd and west by ye land of Nicolas Everitt aforesd and south by ye high way and north by Flushing bounds all which land as above bounded & exprest together with all & singuler trees timber trees woods under woods whether standing or lying being or any maner of ways appertaining to ye same with all & singuler ye priveledges apurtinances heriditaments emolliments to ye same belonging with all ye estatt right title property interest claim or demand to ye same belonging and ye sd John Mills doth further covenant and agree for himself his heirs execs admins to and with ye sd ye sd Nicolas Everitt his heirs and asignes that he or may both now and at all times for ever hereafter have hold ocopy poses and injoy ye above recited land
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To all Christian people to whome these presents shall come Nathaniell Lynass of Jamaica in Queens County sendeth greeting Know yea that I the abovsd Nathaniell Lynass for severall good considerations me thereunto moving and more esspecially for a valluable sum of monys to me in hand payd by William Whitt of Jamaica in ye County abovsd or secured to be payd ye receipt whereof [ doe hereby acknowlige and for ever aquit exonirate & discharg the abovsd William Whitt from any further demand for any part or parsill thereof have given granted alinated enfeofed bargined and sould and by these presents doe. acknowlig to have from me my heirs executors ad-
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minestrators or asigns given granted alinated enfeofed bargined confirmed and sould unto William Whitt abovsd his heirs executors adminstrators or asigns a sertain parsill or lott of upland containing twelve acres as itt was layd out be it more or less lying & being in ye bounds and limitts of Jamaica aforesd being bounded on ye north by ye path that goeth to Sam1 Smiths lott & on ye west by ye land of ye sd Wm Whitt & south by ye Com- mans and easterly by ye comans all which parsill or lott of land as it is above bounded together with all & singuler ye priveleges & apurtinanses thereunto belonging or any waies apertaining with all timber trees standing or lying being upon ye same I the above sayd Nathaniell doe acknowledg to have as abovsd sould from me my heirs executors adminestrators or asigns unto ye abovsd William Whitt his heirs executors adminestrators or asigns the same to have and to hould forever and ye same & every part and parsill thereof to be & remain to ye only proper use & behofe of him ye sd Wm Whitt his heirs executors adminestrators or asigns to ocopy poses and injoy as his or their own free land of inheritans without leat hindrans or molestation either from me my heirs executors adminestrators or asigns or any person or persons from by or under me laying any just claim therto or any other person foreign invation onely exepted and doe warent this my sale good in law free from any former sale gifte morgage or any intangillment whatever and ye same for ever will warant and defend and further ye sd Nath Lynas doth for himself his heirs executers adminestrators or asigns covenant & promis to & with ye sd Willm Whitt his heirs executors adminestrators or asigns that from & after ye day of ye date hereof ye same to enter and quiatly to injoy and posess as wit- ness my hand and seal this 12 day of March in ye fift year of His Majsts reign Ano: 1688/9
Signed sealed & delivered in presents of
SAM11 RUSCOE
JOSEPH BROWNE
NATHANIELL X LYNASS O his mark
JAMEREY X LYNASS
0
her mark
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A true copy of ye orignall entered and compared pr me
ZACH MILLS Cler
To all Christian people to home these presents may consern know yea that William White of Jamaic in Queens County on the Island of Nassau in the Collony of New- York doth assigne & make over this within deed of sale to Henrycos Heiggaman of the same Town County Island & Colony as aforesd as a further confirmation of ye sd land & primises that is within specifyed as more largly apere by a certain deed sale bearing date the seventeenth day of November sixtene hundred ninety one that I the said William White did give to the said Henrycos Haga- man for this indeviduall parsill of land within specifyed and other lands & medow together that I sould to him the aforesaid Henrycos Hegaman & his heirs for ever as may moe largly by the aforesd certain deed sale - - Page 325
bearing date the 17th day of November 1691 and I the said William White doth signe and make over this within mentioned deed from me and my heirs executors adminestrators and asignes to the aforesd Henrycos Haggaman and his heirs executors adminestrators and asignes and that the said Henrycos Haggaman his heirs executors adminestrators and asigns may peacably & quiatly ocopy posess and injoy all the within mentioned premises without any lett hindrans or molestation and two their owne proper use benifit and behoofe of him the said Henrycos Haggaman his heirs executors adminstra- tors and asignes for ever in confirmation hereof I have here- unto set my hand and seale this tenth day of August and in ye third year of Her Majsts reign Anoqu Dom: 1704 Signed sealed and delivered WILLIAM WHITE O
in presents of THOMAS HOWELL ROBT. READ
A true copy of ye orignall asignement entered and com- pared pr ZACH MILLS Cler
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This Indenture made this eleventh day of Agaust in ye third yeare of ye reign of our Sovereign Lady Ann by ye grace of God of England Scotland France and Ireland Queene Defender of ye Faith &c and in ye year of our Lord Christ one thousand seven hundred and four and betweene Nehemiah Smith of Jamaica of Jamaica in Queens County on Nassau Iland in ye Province of New- .York yeoman of ye one party and John Carpinter of ye same place yeoman of ye other party witnesseth that ye abovesd Nehemiah Smith for severall causes and good considerations him thereunto moving but more especially for ye sum of sixty pounds corant mony of New York to him in hand paid by ye abovesd John Carpinter at or before ye insealing or delivery of these presents ye receipt whereof he doth hereby owne and doth acknowlige himself therewith satisfyed contented and paide and thereof and therefrom doth for ever exonirate aquit and discharge ye abovesd John Carpinter his heirs executors adminstrators all and every of them from any part or parsill thereof have given granted enfeoft releast ashured confirmed quit claimed sould and made over unto ye abovesd John Carpinter his heirs and asigns for ever a certain pece or parsill of upland lying and in ye bounds of Jamaica aforesd buted and bounded as followeth that is to say east by Freemans path and west by ye mill path and south by ye land of Samuell Carpinter and north by John Rodses land it being laid out for twenty six acres and halfe be it more or less all which land as above bounded and exprest together with all and singuler ye privileges apurtinanses heriditaments and emoli- ments rights title property claime and demand posesion of him ye said Nehemiah Smith in and to ye primises and in & to every part or parsill thereof to him ye said John Carpinter his heirs and asigns for ever to have and to hould for ever and ye abovesd Nehemiah Smith doth covenant and agree for himself heirs executors admin- strators to & with ye abovesd John Carpinter his heirs and asignes that they may both now and at all time or times for ever hereafter have hold ocopy posess and
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injoy ye above recited land and primises as or their owne proper righte of inheritans in fee simple and that ye abovesd Nehemiah Smith had at ye time of insealing Page 326
and delivery of these presents full power and lawfull athority to sell ye above recited land and primises to ye sd John Carpinter and lawfully seized of ye same freely and clearly discharged of and from any other or former deed gift sale morgage grant dowry intaleys judgment execution revertion remainder or remainders or any other title or incumbrans what ever had made or comited at any time or times before ye insealing or delivery of these presents with a warantee to defend ye same against any person or persons laying any just claime to ye same and also to seale and deliver any other or firmer deed or con- veianc for ye primises as ye abovesd John Carpinter shall be advised or procure to be drawn by ye counsill learned in law for ye space of seven years next insuing ye date hereof in testamony and confirmation of ye primises ye abovesd Nehemiah Smith hath bound himself his heirs executors adminstrators all and every of them by seting to his hand and afixing his seale ye day and year abovesd Signed sealed and delivered NEHEMIAH X SMITH O his mark
in presents of
WAITT SMITH
ZACH MILLS
December ye 12 1704 Then appeared before me ye within mentioned Nehemiah Smith & did acknowlig ye above mentioned deede to be his own volingtary act and deed
JOSEPH SMITH Jus.
A true coppy of ye orignall entered pr
ZACH MILLS Cler
Know all men by these presents that I Samuell Ruscoe of Jamaica in Queens County in ye Island of Nassau doe alinate bargin enfeofe sell & make over & by thes
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presents doe own to have from me my heirs executors adminstrators covenanted allinated releast quit claimed and made over unto Zachariah Mills of ye same Towne Island & County all my right of boggs lying in Jamaica being thirteene acres & a halfe right I say that I ye abovesd Samuell Ruscoe have as abovesd sould as aforesd unto ye abovesd Zachariah Mills his heirs execs admrs & asigns the abovesd thirteene acres & a halfe right of boggs to have and to hould for ever and ye same shall & will for ever warent & defend against any sale gift morgage or any incumbranc whatever with a warantee to defend ye same against any interest property right & title be- longing to me ye said Samuell Ruscoe my heirs executors & adm" for ever in witness whereunto I set to my hand & seale this thirteenth day of July in ye year of our Lord one thousand six hundred ninety & six
Signed sealed & delivered
SAMI RUSCOE O
in presents of
JOHN EVERITT
GALE X RUSCOE his mark
A true coppy of ye orignall entered pr me . . ZACH MILLS Cler
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This Indenture made this tenth day of Agaust and in ye third yeare of ye reigne our Sovereigne Lady Ann by ye grace of God Queene of England Scotland France and Ireland Defender of ye Faith &c. and in ye yeare of our Lord Christ one thousand seven hundred and four and betweene Abigaile Whitehead widow aud Jonathan Whitehead gent-both of Jamaica in Queens County on Nassau Iland in ye Province of New York of ye one party and Waite Smith of ye same place yeoman of ye other party witnesseth that ye abovsd Abigaile and Jona- than Whitehead for severall causes and considerations them therunto but more especially for and in considera- tion of ye sum of fifety pounds corant mony of New York to them paide by ye abovesd Waite Smith at or before ye delivery of these presents ye receipt whereof they doe hereby owne and doth for ever exonirate aquit and dis-
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charge ye abovsd Waite Smith his heirs executors ad- minstrators all and every of them from any part or parsill thereof have given granted enfeoft releast ashurd & confirmed and doe by these presents fully and absolutly give grant enfeofe release ashure & confirm unto ye abovsd Waite Smith his heirs and asigns for ever all that pece or parsill of upland lying and being in ye bounds of Jamaica aforesd in a devition comanly called ye hil divition in number fifety nine bounded as followeth that is to say east by ye lot that was laide out the widow Davis and west by the lot that was laide out to Edward Higbe and north by Flushing bounds and south by ye land of John Carpinter together with and singuler ye priveliges apur- tinancs heriditaments and all ye rites title interest claim and demand whatever of them ye sd Abigaile Whitehead and Jonathan Whitehead or either of them their or either of their heirs executors or adminstrators made unto ye abovsd land & primmises in all and to all & every part and parsill thereof unto ye abovsd Waite Smith his heirs & asigns for ever to hay and to hould ye abovsd land & primises unto ye sole proper use benifit and behoofe of him ye sd Waite Smith his heirs & asigns for ever and further ye abovesd Abigaile Whitehead & Jonathan Whitehead doe for themselves their heirs exe- cutors adminstrators promis covenant & agree to & with ye abovesd Waite Smith his heirs & asigns that that they may both now & at at all times forever hereafter have hold ocopy poses & injoy ye above recited land & primises as his or their right of inheritans and that at ye day & date of ye making of this that is rightfully seased of ye abovesd land & granted primises and that ye abovsaid Abigaile Whitehead & Jonathan Whitehead have full power & lawfull athority to sell ye same unto ye abovsd Waite Smith his heirs or asigns & that they shall remain seized of ye primises of a good & absolute & perfect estate of inheritans in fee simple & at ye day of makinge hereof & at all times for ever hereafter to remain in free & free posesion of ye same free & clearly discharged of & from all former gifts sales morgages dowry intallary
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