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Witnes my hand ye day and year above writen
JONATHAN WHITEHEAD
A true coppy of ye orignall deed of sale entered pr ZACH MILLS Cler
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To all Christian people to whom these presents shall com William Creede of Jamaica in Queens County sendeth greeting Know yea that I William Creede aforsd for severall good reasons and causes me therunto moving but more especially for a certain sum of mony to me the abovsd William in hand paide by Nathaniell Higbe of ye abovsd Towne Iland and County ye receipt whereof I doe hereby owne and before ye ensealing and delivery of these presents acknowlige to be therewith contented satisfied & paid & thereof & therefrom doe acquit exon- irate & discharge ye abovsd Nathaniell his heirs & asignes from any further claime intrest or demand for any part or parsill thereof have given granted covenanted al- linated release enfeof quit claimed bargined and sould and by thes presents doe acknowlige to have from me my heirs execrs & admirs given granted granted covenanted allinated releasd enfeofed quit claimd bargined made over and sould unto ye abovsd Nathaniell Higby his heirs executors adm's & asignes all that a certain pece or parsill of upland which I ye abovsd William Creede boughte of Mary Davis widow & relickt of Sam11 Davis late of Jamaica abovsd deseasd which sd pece or parsill of upland is situate lying & being within ye bounds of Jamaica eastward of said Towne and is bounded west by ye land of Samuell Deane & north by ye high way & south by ye boggs and east by a marked tree standing
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near ye run with ye rights & privelege of twenty acres of boggs all which sd pece or parsill of upland as it is above bounded & exsprest wth ye sd twenty five acre privelige of bogs I ye abovsd William Creede hath sould as aforesd unto ye abovsd Nathaniell Higbe with all orchards pastures woods under woods timber trees fensise priveliges profitts and benifitts therunto belonging or in any ways appertaining to have and to hould to ye abovsd Nathaniell Higbe his heirs execrs and admrs & asignes for ever and ye same to be and remain to ye only proper use benifit and behoufe of him ye sd Nathaniell his heirs & asignes for ever free and clearly discharged of & from all former sales gifts morgages or any other entangellments whatever & ye same shall & by these presents for ever will warant and defend against any claime or demand from any person or persons what ever with a warantee to defend ye same against any interest property claime or demand from me ye abovsd William Creede my heirs or asignes for ever & doe before ye ensealing & delivery of these presents owne him ye abovsd Nathaniell Higbe to be in ye free & lawfull posesion of all & every ye abovsd pece or parsill of upland & primises free without let or molistation in confirmation whereof I doe set to my hand and seale this twenty eight day of November in ye eight year of His Majs reigne and in ye year of our Lord Christ one thousand six hundred ninty and six
in presents of
Signed sealed and delivered WILL CREEDE 0
RICHARD SWANN
SAM !! RUSCOE
A true coppy of ye orignall deede entered pr ZACH MILLS Cler
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To all Christian people unto home thes presents may come Daniell Oldfild of Jamaica in Queens County on ye Iland of Nasau sends greeting Know yea that I ye sd Daniell Oldfild for difers good causes and reasons me therunto moving but more espesially for a valuable sum of corant mony of NewYork to me in hand paid by
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Benjamin Thustone of ye aforesd Towne County Island aforesd ye receipt wherof I doe one and acknowlige my- self to be therewith contented and paid and thereof and therefrom & of every part and parsill thereof doe for ever exonirate and aquit ye said Benjamin Thustone his ayers executors adminstrators from any further claime or demand for any part or parsill thereof have given granted alinated releast and confirmed and by these presents doe give grant alinate release and confirm from me my ayres excrs admin's unto ye aforesd Benjamin Thustone to him his eyers execrs adm's and asignes one full seven acre right of bogs lying west of ye Plaine Runn in ye Towne of Jamaica aforesd with all rights and priveliges belonging to ye afore mentioned seven acres righte of boges I ye said Daniell Oldfild doe acknowlige to have sold as aforesd from me my ayers execrs adm's unto ye abovsd Benjamin Thurstone to have and to hold ye said seven ackre right of boges with all priveliges thereunto belonging unto him ye said Benjamin Thustone and to ye only proper use benifitt and behoofe of him ye said Benjamin Thustone to him his heirs execr adm's and asignes for ever with a warantee to defend ye same against all persons or persons lawfully claiming ye same In confirmation of ye same I have hereunto set my hand and seale this fifth day of. Aprill in ye year of our Lord Christ one thousand and seven hundred and three
Signed sealld and delivered
DAN11 OLDFIELD 0 in presents of
JONATHAN WHITEHED SAM !! BAYLEYS
Upon ye day and yeare above ritten ye aforesd Daniell Oldfield come before me Jonathan Whitehead Esqr one of Her Majs Justices ffor ye ceeping of ye peace within Queens County and acknowligd ye above ritten instru- ment to his free and volingtary act and deede
A true coppy of ye JONATHAN WHITEHEAD orignall deed entered pr ZACH MILLS
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To all Christian people unto home these presents may come Jonathan Whitehead of Jamaica in Queens County on ye Iland of Nasau sends greeting Know ye that I ye said Jonathan Whitehead for divers good causes and reasons me thereunto moving but more espesially for a valuable sum of corant silver mony of New York to me in hand paid by Benjamin Thustone of ye aforesd Town County and Island abovsd before ye insealing and de- livery of these presents ye receipt whereof I doe owne and acknowlige myself to be therewith contented and paid and thereof and therefrom and of every part and parsill thereof doe for ever exonirate aquit him ye said Ben- jamin Thustone his heirs execrs admirs from any further claime or demand for any part or parsill thereof have given granted alinated releast infeoft confirmed made over and sold and by vertu of these presents doe from me my ayers execrs admin's give grant alinate releasd infeofe confirm make over and sell unto ye aforsd Ben- jamin Thustone to him his heirs execrs adm's and asignes for ever of all five acre right of bogs to be taken up in ye Town of Jamaica aforesd with all rights and priveliges belonging to ye above granted primises I ye sd Jonathan Whithead doe acknowlige to have sold as abovsd from me my ayrs execrs admirs unto ye aforesd Benjamin Thustone to have and to hold ye same unto ye abovsd Benjamin Thustone his ayres execrs adminstrators and to ye onely proper use benifit and behoof of him ye sd Benjamin Thustone his heirs execrs admin's and asignes for ever free and clearly discharged of and from any former intangellment what ever with a warentee to defend ye same against any person or persons lawfully claiming ye same in testamony of ye same I have set to my hand & seale this seventh day of May in ye second year of Her Majs reign and in ye year of our Lord Christ one thousand seven hundred and three
JONATHAN WHITEHEAD
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Signed sealed and delivered
in presents of JOHN WOLSY JOHN FOSTER
A true coppy of ye orignall entered and compared pr ZACH MILLS
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To all Christian people unto home these presents may come John Foster of Jamaica in Queens County on ye Iland of Nasaw sends greeting Know ye that I ye said John Foster for divers good causes & reasons me there- unto moving but more espesially for a valluable sum of corant silver mony of New York to me in hand paid by Benjamin Thustone of ye aforsd Towne County and Island as abovsd ye receite whereof I doe one and acknow- lige my selfe to be therewith contented and paide and Page 338
thereof and therefrom and of every part and parsill thereof doe for ever exonirate & aquit him ye said Ben- jamin Thustone his heirs execrs admin's from any furder claime or demand for any part or parsill thereof by these presents have given granted alinated releastd enfeofd confirmed made over and sould and by verty of these presents doe from me my ayres execr admin's give grant alinate release enfeof confirm make over and sell unto ye aforenamed Benjamin Thustone to him his heirs execrs admin's and asignes for ever a full twelve acres and a quarter right of boges to be taken upe within said Towne of Jamaica with all other rightes and priveliges any ways belonging or apertaining unto ye above granted primises I ye said Jno. Foster doe acknowlige to have sould as aforesd from me my ayres execrs admin's unto ye above named Benjamin Thustone to have and to hold all & every of ye above granted primises unto ye aforenamed Benjamin Thustone his heirs execrs adm's and to ye onely proper use benifit and behoofe of him ye said Benjamin Thustone his ayers execrs admir and asignes for ever free and clearly discharged of and from all former in- tangellments of what cinde or nature so ever with a warantee to defend ye same against all persons law-
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fully claiming ye same in testamony here hereof I have set to my hand and afixt my seale this seventh day of May in ye second year of Her Majs reign and in ye year of our Lord Christ one seven hundred and three Signed seald and delivered JOHN FOSTER 0 in presents of JONATHAN WHITHEAD JOHN WOLSY
Jamaica May ye 8th 1703
Then apeared before me Jonathan Whithead one of Her Majs Justices for ye ceeping of ye peace within Queens County ye above named John Foster and acknowl- igd ye above riten instrument to be his volingtary act and deed
JONATHAN WHITEHEAD
A true coppy of ye orignall deede enterd and com- pared pr ZACH MILLS
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This Indenture made this nineteenth day of Aprill in ye fourth year of ye reigne of our Sovereign Lady Anne by ye grace of God of Egnland Scotland Ffrance & Ireland Queene Defender of ye Faith &c. Anoqui Dominny 1705 betweene John Oke of Jamaica in Queens County in ye Provins of New York yeoman of ye one party and Andrew Mariner of ye abovsd Towne County & Provins sadler on ye other party witnesseth that ye abovsd John Oke for severall causes him thereunto mov- ing but more espesially for a lawfull and valuable con- sideration & sum of monys to him in hand paid by ye aforesd Andrew Mariner att & before ye ensealing & delivery hereof ye receipt whereof I acknowlidg & every part & parsill thereof doe fully freely & absolutly aquit exonirate & discharge ye sd Andrew Mariner his heirs & asignes have given granted covenanted enfeofed re- least quit claimd made over bargined & sould and by these presents doe give grant sell & confirme unto ye
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abovsd Andrew Mariner his heirs & asignes one third part of a twenty acre privilege of ye commons of land as it was formerly laid oute and entered upon records within & belonging to Jamaica and with all and singuler ye rightes profits priveliges heriditaments unto ye sd one third part of a twenty acre previlidge belonging or any way pertaining to have and to holde ye same unto ye sd Andrew Mariner his heirs & asignes for ever with- out morgage redemtion use or limitation to recall alter change determin or make void ye same & ye sd Andrew Mariner his heirs & asignes for ever shall have hould ocopy posess & injoy ye one third parte of a twenty acre priveleg of commonage affd with all and singuler ye priviledes without any hindrans or disturbans of me ye sd John Oke my heirs executors or adminstrators or any person or persons whatever lawfully claiming from by or under me them or either of them & ye one third part of twenty acre privelidge & primises of commonage I ye sd John Oke my heirs executors & adminstrators and every of them ye same will warent & defend unto ye sd Andrew Mariner his heirs & asignes for ever aquitt all persons or persons laying any lawfull claime thereunto & ye sd John Oke for himself his heirs executors & ad- minstrators doe further covenant grant promis & agree to & with ye sd Andrew Mariner his heirs and asignes that he ye sd John Oke his heirs executors or adminstra- tors or either of them shall & will at ye resonable request & at ye cost and charges in ye law of the sd Andrew Mariner his heirs and asignes make doe perform signe seale and acknowlige at all times within ye space of seven years from hence to be completed & ended such deed & deedes conveianses & ashuranses in ye law . what ever for ye more perfect pure making & conveiang ye sd one third part of a twenty acre privelige of comon- age in Jamaica aforsd with all & singuler ye primises he ye sd Andrew Mariner his heirs & asignes or his Page 340
or their counsill learned in ye law shall reasonable devise advise or require in witness & full confirmation of all
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& singuler ye primises I doe hereunto set to my hand and fix my seale ye day & yeare above written Signed sealed and delivered JOHN OKE O in sight and presents of us
JONATHAN DEANE SAMI RUSCOE
Memorandom that on ye nineteenth day of Aprill apeared before Jonathan Whitehead Esqr one of Her Majestys Justices for ye Peace for Queens County ye abovsd John Oke and did acknowlige this above deede to be his owne free & volingtary act & deede
JONATHAN WHITEHEAD
A true coppy of ye orignall deed entered and com- pared pr ZACH MILLS
Cler
This Indenture made this twenty third day of July in ye fourth yeare of ye reigne our Sovereign Lady Ane by ye grace of God over England Scotland France & Ireland Queene Defender of ye Faith &c. and in ye yeare of our Lord Christ one thousand seven hundred and five and betweene Jonathan Whitehead of Jamaica in Queens County on Nasaw Iland in ye Provins of New- York of ye one party and Benjamin Thurston of ye abovsd Towne County Isle Provins witneseth that ye abovsd Jonathan Whitehead for severall causes and considerations him thereunto moving but more especially for and in consideration of ye sum of thirty five pounds corant mony of New York to him in hand paide by ye abovesd Benjamin Thurstone at or before ye insealing and delivery of these presents ye receipt whereof he doth ' hereby owne and doth acknowlige himself to be there- with satisfyed contented and paide and thereof and therefrom doth forever exonirate aquit and discharge ye abovsd Benjamin Thurstone his heirs execrs admin's all and every of them from every part and parsill thereof have given granted enfeoft releast confirmed ashured
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quit claimed sould and made over and doe by these presents freely clearly and absolutely give grant enfeofe release confirm ashure quit claime sell and make over unto ye abovsd Benjamin Thustone his heirs and asignes for ever a certain five acre lott of upland within ye further East Neck adjoyning to ye streame or mill pond belonging Page 341
to a certain fulling mill on ye east side of ye sd pond that is to say a full ten acre right of land within ye sd further East Neck that is to say ye privelidge undevided belonging to ten acres of medow for to be laid out on ye east side of ye stream or mill ponde as aforesd together with all and singuler ye priveliges apurtinanses heriditaments emoliments to ye same belonging or any maner of wayes apertaining with all and singuler ye trees timber trees woods under woods whether standing or lying or any maner of wayes apertaining to ye same and ye abovsd Jonathan Whitehead doth also hereby sell and make over as aforesd all his right title property interest claim or demand from him his heirs executors admin's to ye streame above mentioned to ye abovsd Benjamin Thur- stone his heirs and asignes for ever to have ocopy posess and injoy ye above recited land and granted premises as his or their owne righte freely discharged of and from all former gifts sales morgages dowrys intallyes judgment execution revertion remainder 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 warantee to defend ye same against any person or persons whatever laying any just claime to ye sd land and also to seale and deliver any or firmer deede or con- veians for ye sd land as ye sd Benjamin Thuston his heirs and asignes or either of them shall be advised or procure to be drawne by his or their counsill learned in ye la4 for ye space of seven years next after ye date hereof and ye sd Jonathan Whitehead doth further covenant and agree to and with ye sd Benjamin Thustone his heirs execra admin's that he ye sd Jonathan Whitehead his heirs or asignes or any other person or persons deriving
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any power by from or under ye sd Jonathan Whitehead shall not at any time or times hereafter comens any action suite or any otherways to molest ye sd Benjamin Thustone his heirs execrs admirs or asignes for what damage shall be done to or upon a certain parsill of boggs or land ad- joyning to ye sd pond by raising of a pond for ye abovsd mill belonging to ye sd Benjamin Thustone in testamony whereof ye abovsd Jonathan Whitehead set to his hand and and afixed his seale ye day and yeare first above mentioned Signed sealed and delivered JONATHAN WHITEHEAD O in presents of JOHN FORSTER
ZACH MILLS
A true coppy of ye orignall deede of sale enterd and compared pr ZACH MILLS Cler
These presents may certafy any whome it may con- cerne that on ye 26th day of September Ano Dom 1705 James Lewis of Jamaica boughte a certain brownish black gelding without either ear mark or brand aged four year old and bred at Northham-hamton of William Bates of Reading in New England and on September ye 28th 1705 Mr. William Ockhart boughte ye abovsd hors of James Lewis Entered pr ZACH MILLS Cler
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Know all men by these presents that I Nathaniel Denton of Jamaica in Queens County for the sume of fivety shillings to me in hand paid by Jonathan White- head of ye same place have made over and sould from me and my heirs execrs admin's unto Jonathan White- head to him his heirs and asignes all that a sertain parsill of boges lying on both side ye Plaine Runn against ye land of ye said Jonathan as it doth apeare to be laide out by records of ye sd Towne ariseing from a twenty five acre righte with a warrantee to defend ye same against me and my heirs or any person claiming ye same
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from me or them In testamony of ye same I set to my hand and seale this 3 day of Aprill in ye year 1705 SAMI MILLS NATHANIELL DENTON O
ZACH MILLS
A true coppy entered pr
ZACH MILLS
Cler
This Indenture made this first day of May and in ye thirteenth yeare of His Majs reigne William ye Third by ye grace of God of England Scotland Frans & Ireland Kinge Defender of ye Faith &c. and in ye yeare of our Lord Christ one thousand seven hundred and one and betweene Samuel Carpinter of Jamaica on Nasaw Iland and in ye Provins of NewYork and Queens County yeoman of ye one party and Hope Mills of ye same place labourer of ye other party witnesseth that ye abovsd Samuell Carpinter for and in consideration of a valuable sum of corant mony of NewYork to him in hand paid before ye ensealing & delivery of these presents ye receipt whereof he doth hereby owne & acknowlidge himself satisfyed content & paid and doth forever ex- onirate aquit & discharge ye abovsd Hope Mills his heirs executors adminstrators all & every of them from any part or parsill thereof have given granted bargined enfeoft quit claimed sould and made over and by these doth freely clearely & absolutely give grant enfeof bargin quit claime sell & make over a certain pece or parsill of upland containing about twenty five acres of a thirty acre lot as it was laide out be it more or less the whole lot is situate buted and bounded as followeth that is to say east by ye land of Henry Onderdonk and west by ye highe way that goeth alonge by ye east side of ye hollow comonlly called ye plaine hollow and south by ye parsonage lot and north by ye land of Nathaniell Smith all which land as above bounded and exprest together with all and singuler the trees timber trees woods under woods whether standing being or any of
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wayes apertaining to ye same with all priveledges apur- tinanses heriditaments and all ye estate righte title in- terest posession claime property in and to every part & parsill thereof ye sd Samuell Carpinter to ye primises to have and to hold ye sd land as above bounded and exprst to him ye sd Hope Mills his heirs & asignes to ye onely proper use benifit & behoofe of him ye said Hope Mills his heirs & asignes for ever and ye sd Samuell Carpinter for himselfe his heirs his heirs ex's adminrs doth hereby covenant and agree to & with ye said Hope Mills his heirs & asignes shall and may now and at all times for ever hereafter have hold ocopy posess and injoy ye above recited land freely and clearly discharged of and from all former gifts sales morgages dowry intalys judgment executions revertion remainder or remainders or any other title or incumbrances whatever had made or comited at at any time or times before ye ensealing Page 343
and & delivery of these presents as also to warrant & defend ye same against any persons laying any just claime to ye same by from or under him ye sd Samuell Car- pinter his heirs execrs adminstrators or either of them or any other incumbrans whatever and also to seale and deliver any other or firmer deede or conveians for ye primises ye sd Hope Mills shall be advised and procure to be drawne learned by his counsill at law for ye space of seven years next insuing ye date hereof in testamony whereof ye abovsd Samuell Carpinter hath set to his hand fixed his seale ye day and date first abovsd
Signed sealed and delivered SAMUELL CARPINTER 0
in presents of
JONATHAN DEANE
ZACH MILLS
A true coppy of ye orignall deed entered & examined pr ZACH MILLS Cler
Surveyed for Mr. Isaack Lenoir July 9th 1705 one lott of land lying upon ye Litle Plaines containing 5 acres & 12 begining at a stake standing 3 chains nº 77º E from a black oake tree and runing Nº 77º E 15 chains
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to another stake thence So 13º E 3 chains 67 links to a stake upon ye north side ye roade which goes from Hem- stid to Jamaica thens as ye said rode goes So 77º W 15 chains to another stake thence No 13º W to where we began being bounded on ye north east and west by ye plaines south by ye aforsd roade or high way. pr formed pr me
THO. CARDALE Surveior
Surveied more for Mr. Isaack Lenoir July 9th 1705 one lot of plaine land containing 24 acres & a 12 begining at a stake on ye south side ye roade leading to Hemstid one chaine from ye stake upon ye southwest corner of ye abovsd lott & runing So 13º E 16 chains 35 links to another stake thence No. 77º E 15 chaines to another stake thense No. 13° W 16 chaines 35 links note ye abovsd stake stands 4 chaines 10 links from a black oake tree in ye greate hollow which tree is marked & stands in ye line to a stake on ye south east corner of Hemstid roade & so alonge ye sd roade So. 77º W to where we began being bounded on ye southeast & west by ye plaines north by ye aforsd roade or highway
A scale of Performed pr me THO. CARDALE Surveyor
10 chain in an inch
A true coppy of ye orignall entered & examined per me
ZACH MILLS Cler
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This Indenture made this fourteenth day of July and in ye second year of ye reigne of our Sovereigne Lady Anne by ye grace of God of England Scotland France & Ireland Queene Defender of ye Faith &c. and in ye yeare of our Lord Christ one thousand seven hundred & three and betweene Daniell Mesinger of Wolingford in Coneticut Colony in ye County of NewHaven County heire to Samuell Messinger late of Jamaica deseast of ye one party and Thomas Gaile of ye Towne of Jamaica
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in Queens County in ye Provins of New York on Nasaw Iland weaver of ye party witnesseth yt ye abovsd Daniell Messinger for severall causes & good considerations him thereunto moving but more especially for ye sum of thirty eighte pounds corant mony of New York to him in hand paid before ye insealing or delivery of these presents by ye abovsd Thomas Gaile ye receipt whereof he doth owne & doth acknowlidge himself to be therewith satis- fyed contented & paid and thereof & therefrom doth forever exonirate aquite and discharge ye abovsd Thomas Gaile his heirs execrs admin's all & every of them from any parte or parsill thereof have granted given releasd confirmed enfeoft quit claimed sould and made over & doe by these presents freely clearly & absolutely give grant release confirm enfeof quit claime sell and make over unto ye abovsd Thomas Gaile his heirs & asignes for ever a certain pece or parsill of upland situate lying & being in ye bounds of Jamaica aforsd being eighteene acres as it was laid out be it more or less buted and bounded as followeth that is to say east by a certain highe way & west by ye land of Daniell Whitehead and north by a certaine highe way that runs from ye Little Plaines to ye mill and south by ye land of Daniell White- head aforsd all which land as above bounded and exprest together with all ye priveledges apurtinanses heridita- ments emoliments to ye same belonging with all ye trees timber trees woods under woods with all ye estate righte title property claime & demand to him ye sd Thomas Gaile his heirs execrs admirs & asigns for ever for to have and to hold for ever and ye sd Daniell Mesinger dothe hereby covenant & agree for himself his heirs execrs admin's to & with ye sd Thomas Gaile his heirs & asignes that they may both now and at all times for ever here- after have hold ocopy posess & injoy ye above recited land & primises as his or their owne land of inheritans in fee simple fre and clearly discharged of & from all former gifts sales morgages dowrys intallys executions remainders ore any title or incombrans whatever had made or comited at any time or times before ye insealing or delivery of
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