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lawfully claiming the same or any part thereof shall and will warrant & for ever defend by these presents in witt-
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ness whereof ye said Allburd & Margret his wife have hereunto sett their hands and seales ye day and year first above written ALLBURD X RYDER 0
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MARGRIT X RYDER 0 SAMUELL HIGBEE
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The day & year above written Allburd Rider and Margret his wife appeared before me & acknowledged the within written conveyance to be their vollintary act & deed- JOHN SMITH-Justess of ye Peace
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This Indenture made this ninthteen day of Febrewary in ye twelfe year of ye reigne of our sovereaint Lady Ann Queen of Great Brittain &c. and in ye year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred & thirteen & between John Burtoo of Jamaica in Queens County on Nasaw Island and in ye Province of New York of the one part & Steven Rider of Flushing in the County & Province afore said of ye other partee wittneseth that ye above said John Burtoo for & in consideration of ye sume of one hundred & sixty five pound corrant money of New- York to him in hand paid att & before ye ensealeing and delivery of these presents ye receipt whereof he doth one & acknowlege himselfe to be therewith satisfied contented & paid and thereof & therefrom doe for ever exonirate aquit and dis discharge ye above said Steven Rider his heirs execs admins. and every of them from every part and parsell thereof have given granted en- feofed released quited claimed sould and made over and doe by these presents fully clearly & absolutely give grant enfeofe releas quit claim sell and make over unto
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the above said Steven Rider his heirs & assigns for ever all that a certain peice parsell or lot of upland in ye bounds of Jamaica afore in a devision called ye middle devision containing by estemation fifty two acers & a halfe be ye same more or less & bounded as followeth south by ye land of ye above sd Stephen Rider and north Page 171
by Hezeciah Denton son of Samuell Denton late de- ceased east by Freeman parth and west by Thomas Gall or hight way all which said land as above bounded & exprest together with all privigles appurtenances to ye same belonging or any maner of ways appertaining with all ye trees timber trees woods under woods standing or to ye same of him ye said John Burtoo to him the said Stephen Rider his heirs & assigns to have and to hold for ever & ye same to be and remain to ye onely proper use benifitt & behoofe of him the said Stephen Rider his heirs & assigns for ever and that ye said Stephen Rider his heirs and assigns shall and may at all times for ever hereafter have hold occupy posess and injoye the above said land & primises as his or their land of inheritance in fee simple freely clearly discharged of & from all former givfts grants seales morgeges judgements or extents or any other title or incumbrance whatsoever had made or commited at any time or times before ye - ensealling & delivery of these presents & ye sd John Burtoo doth for himselfe & his heirs further covenant & agree to & with ye said Steven Rider his heirs & assigns that he or they had at ye time of ye ensealling & delivery of these presents full power and lawfull authoughty for to sell and disspose ye same in maner & form as afore said and allso will warrant & for ever defend ye same against any person or persons laying any just claime to ye same & allso will seale & delivery any other or firmer deed or conveaiance for ye primises as ye sd Stephen Rider his heirs or assigns shall be advised & procure to be drawn by his or their counsill larned in ye law In
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testemony where of the above said John Burtoo hath sett his hand & affixed seale the day & year first above written JOHN BURTOO 0
Sealed & delivered in presents of SAMLL HIGBEE
NATHAN SMITH
Memorandom on the first day of May Anno Dom 1714 then John Burtoo apeard before me one of Her Majs. Justeses for keeping the peace for Queens County and did acknowledge ye within instrument to be his vollintary act and deed JOHN SMITH Justeses
A true coppy of ye origginall deed enterd and compared by me NEHEM SMITH pr Cler-
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This Indenture made this twenty first day of May & in ye twelfe year of the reigne of our sovereint Lady Anne by ye grace of God over Enland Scotland Ffrance & Irland Queen Defender of the Faith and in the year of our Lord Christ one thousand seven hundred & thirteen & betwen Obediah Willkings of Hemstead in Queen County on Nasaw Island & in ye Province of New York with Martha my wife of ye one part and Allburd Rider of Jamaica in ye County & Province afore said of ye other partee wittnesseth that ye above said Obediah Willkings & Martha Willkings for & in consideration of ye sume of one hundred & twenty eight pounds cor- rant money of New York to them in hand paid at & before the ensealing and delivery of these presents ye receipt whereof they doe own & acknowledge themselfes to be therewith satisfied contented and paid & thereof & there- from doe for ever exonirate acquit and discharge the above said Allburd Rider his heirs execs admins & every of them from every part & parsell thereof have given granted enfeofed releassed quited claimed sould & made over and doe by these presents fully clearly & abso-
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lutly give grant enfeofe release quit claime sell & make over unto ye above said Allburd Rider his heirs & assigns for ever from us our heirs execs admins to Allburd Rider his heirs and assigns for ever all that his house messuage or tennament in ye bounds of Jamaica afore said together with a peice or parsell or lot of upland whereon ye house now standeth containing forty acers be ye same more or less bounded as followeth that is to say south by ye rood of ground that that ye sd Obediah Willkings sould to Benjemain Thirstone and north by Joseph Coe & east ye plaine rune and west by Freeman path or high way all which land together with all & singular ye rights prophits priviliges appurtenances to ye same belonging or any maner of ways appertaining together with all the trees timber woods under woods with all ye houses barns stables fences improvements to him ye said Allburd Rider his heirs & assigns to have and to hold for ever & ye same to be and remaine to ye only proper use benifit & behoofe of him ye said Allburd Rider shall & may at all times for ever hereafter have hold occupy possess and injoye ye above recited land and granted primises Page 173
as his or their own land of inheritance in fee simple fully & clearly discharged of & from all former givfts grants seales morgages intailes judgments whatsoever had made or commited at any times before ye ensealeing & delivery of this presents with a warrantee to defend ye same against any person or persons laying any just claime to ye same & allso to seale & deliver any other or firmer deed conveaince for ye primises as ye said Allburd Rider shall be advised or procure to be drawn by his counsill larned in ye law for ye space of seven years next after ye date hereof in wittness whereof ye partes above said have sett to their hands & fixed their seales ye day & year above written
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Signed sealed & delivered by ye same OBEDIAH WILLKINGS in presents NICOLAS STILLWELL
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Sealed & delivered by the above said Martha Willkings in presents of
OBEDIAH WILLKINGS 0 SAMLL. HIGBEE
NEHEMIAH SMITH
MARTHA X WILLKINGSO the mark of
Upon ye 14 day of May 1714 came before me ye above. named Obediah Willkens & Martha his wife & acknowl- edged ye above instrument to be there free & volintary act and deed- JONAR WHITHEAD Justis of ye Peace for Queens County
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This Indenture made this ninthteen day of March. and in the thirteen year of ye reign of our soverraing Lady Anne Quen of Great Brittain &c. and in the year of our Lord Christ one thousand seven hundred & thir- teen and betwen William Jones of Jamaica in Queen County on Nasaw Island and in ye Province of New- York of the one partee and John Mesenger of the same place of ye other partee wittnesseth that ye above said William Jones for & in consideration of ye sume of three pounds corrant money of New York to him in hand paid by ye above John Messinger att or before the insealling or delivery of these presents ye receipt whereof he doth hereby own & doth acknowledge himselfe therewith sattisfied contented & paid and thereof and therefrom doe forever exonirate acquit & discharg the above said John Messinger his heirs execs & admins all and every of them from every part and parsell thereof have given Page 174
granted enfeofed releast confirmd asshoured quited claimd sold & made over and doe by these presents fully clearly and absolutely give grant enfeoft releast confirm ashour quit claime sell & make over unto ye above said John Messinger his heirs & assigns for ever all that a five acors right of commonage & undevided land lying and being in ye limmits & bounds of Jamaica above said be
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ye same more or less with all ye primises thereunto be- longing with all ye appurtenances thereunto belonging or any manner of ways appertaining with all the right to ye same with all & singular to every part thereof with the priviglidges appurtenances heriditements to ye same be- longing or any maner of ways appertaining & all ye right title property claime and demand of him ye said William Jones his heirs execs admins or assigns to him the said John Messinger his heirs & assigns to have and to hold for ever and ye same to be & remain to ye onely proper use benifit and behoofe of him ye said John Messinger his heirs and assigns to have and to hold for ever and that the above said John Messinger his heirs execs or admins or assigns shall & may att all times for ever hereafter have hold occupy poses and injoye ye recited land & primises as his or their own land of inheritance in fee simple freely & clearly discharged of & from all former gifts grants morgages seales dowrys extents or executions or any other title or incombrance what- soever had made or commited att any times before ye ensealling or delivery of these presents with a warrantee to defend ye same against any person whatsoever laying just claime to ye same & will delivery any other or firmer deed or convaeaiance for ye primises above mentioned in wittneseth whereof and testemony ye above said William Jones hath set to his hand & affixed his seale ye day & year above written
Signed sealed and delivered ye six & eight lines being in presents of enterd before sealling WILLIAM JONES 0
THOMAS X SMITH his mark NEHEMIAH SMITH
Memorandom that on ye twenty first of May seven- teen hundred & fourteen appeared before me Anthony Watters one of Her Maigs. Justes for ye keeping ye peace in Queens County the within named William Jones & did acknowledge ye within instruementt to be his own vollintary act & deed ANTONY WATTERS
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This Indenture made this twenty day of May & in ye thirteen year of ye reigne of our soverraint Lady Anne Queen of Great Brittain &c. and in the year of our Lord Christ seventeen hundred & fourteen and between John Ffosster of Jamaica in Queens County & on ye Island of Nasaw & Province of New York of the one part and John Messinger of the same place of ye other partee wittnesseth that ye above said John Foster for & in consideration of a valuable sume of corrant money of New York to him in hand paid by ye above said John Messinger att or before the insealling or delivery of these presents the receipt whereof he doth hereby own & acknowledgeth him satisfied contented and paid and thereof and therefrom doth exonirate acquit & discharge the above said John Messinger his heirs execs admins all and every of them from every part & parsell thereof have given granted enfeofd releast confirmd ashored quited claimd sould and made over and doe by these presents fully clearly & absolutely give grant enfeofe release confirm asshour quit claim sell and make over unto ye above said John Messinger his heirs and assigns for ever all that a certain peice or parsell or lot of upland lying and being in ye bounds & limmits of Jamaica afore said it being & lying in the hill devision it being a twelfe acors and a halfe right which is by estemation as it was laid for six acors & a quarter being butted & bounded as followeth viz that is to say east by the land of Nicolas Everitt and bounded westerly by ye land of John Ludlom and bounded northerly by the line between Jamaica and Fflushings and bounded southerly by the a highway all we land as it is above bounded and exprest together with all ye timber trees wood and under wood whether stand- ing or lying to the same belonging together with all the priviglidge appurtenances heridittemants to the same belonging or any maners of ways appertaining with ye
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title property claime & demand of him ye said John Ffosster his heirs execs admins and assigns his heirs execs admins or assigns to him ye said John Messinger his heirs & assigns to have and to hold for ever and ye same to be and remain to ye onely proper use benefit and behoof of him ye said of him ye said John Messinger his heirs & assigns for ever and that ye above John Mes- singer his heirs & assigns shall and may att all times for ever here after have hold occupy poses and injoye the above recited land and primises as his or their own land of inheritance in fee simple fully & clearly discharged of and from all former gifts grants morgages seales dowrys extents or execution or any other title or incumbrance whatsoever had made or committed att any time or times before the insealing or delivery of these presents with a warranttee to defend ye same against any person or per- sons laying claime to ye same & allso will seale and deliver Page 176
any other or firmer deed or conveiance for ye primises above said in testemony whereof ye above said John Ffoster hath sett his hand & affixed his seale ye day & and year first above written JOHN FFOSSTER 0 Sealed & delivered
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MACHEL DUNING
BENJEMAIN WIGGINS
Memorandom that on ye day and year within written appeared before me Jonathan Whithead one Her Maigs. Justeses for ye keeping of ye peace of Queens County ye - within named John Ffoster and did acknowlegde ye within instruement to be his own voluntary act and deed- JONA" WHITHEAD-Justes
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This Indenture made the fourteenthe day of December in the year of our Lord seventeen hundred & thirteen
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between Abraham Row of Jamaica in Queen County baker of the one part and Samuell Mill of Greenwitch in the colony of Connecticut sadle maker on the other part wittnesseth that the said Abraham Row for & in consideration of the sume of two hundred pounds law- full money of New York to him in hand paid by the said Samuell Mills before the executing hereof the receipt whereof the said Abraham doth hereby acknowledg & therefrom doth by these presents for ever exonerate and release the said Samuell Mills & his executors and ad- ministrators hath given granted bargened sold aliened enfeoffed and confirmed and by these presents he the said Abraham Row doth give grant bargaine sell alien enfeofe assure & confirm unto him the said Samuell Mills & his heirs & assigns for ever all these two certaine messuages houses tenements & two parcels of land thereunto adja- cent in Jamaica the whole containing about one acre & a half being the same which he the said Abraham bought from Daniell Wright & Eliphal his wife by deed indented bareing date before the day of the date of these presents imediately as thereby there fully and distintly is ex- pressed and all the rights ways priviledges heriditaments and appurtenances thereto belonging or in any wise appertaining and all the right title intrest claims esteate Page 177
property possesion and demand of him the said Abraham Row in & to the same granted lands & primises with every their appurtenances and the revertions & remainders thereof to have and to hold the said before mentioned granted messuages parcells of land and primises with every their appurtenances unto him the said Samuell Mills & his heirs & assigns to ye onely use benefit & be- hoofe of him the said Samuell Mills heirs & assigns for ever and the said Abraham Row for himselfe his heirs exec* & administrators doth hereby covenant promise grant & agree to & with the said Samuell Mills & his heirs & assigns that he the said Abraham Row and his
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heirs execs & administrators the said above granted messuages & two parcells of land & premises with their & every of their appurtenances unto him the said Samuel Mills and his heirs & assigns against him the said Abraham Row and his heirs and assigns & all & every other person or persons whatsoever lawfully claimeing the same or any part parcell or member thereof by from or under him or any of them & will for ever by these presents warrant & defend in wittness whereof ye said partys have to these presents indentures interchangeablely put their hands & seales the day & year first above written Sealed & delivered ABRAMHAM ROW O
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DAN WRIGHT-F. CLOWES
Memorandom that on ye eighteenth day of Janewary Anno. Dom. 1713 before Jonathan Whithead one Her Maigs Justeses of ye peace in Queens County came Abraham Row above named & did acknowledge that the above deed was executed freely & voluntary-
JONAN. WHITHEAD
A true coppy of ye origginall deed entred in the reggiss- ter of Jamaica by me NEHEMIAH SMITH-Cler.
Received this 19th of March 1711/12 of Samuell Mills Junier of Jamaica of Long Island in Queens County the full & & just sume of thirty & three pounds and fifteen shillings corrant sillver mony of New York at eight shillings per ounce on the account of a bond being given by the said Samuell Mills unto Daniell Deane of Maidenhead in west NewJersey which bond beare date ye first day of May 1710 and was given by ye said Samuell Mills unto the said Daniell Dean for money in pay for a little island being sold by the said Daniell Dean unto the unto the said Samuell Mills which bond is now in the
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hands of Jonathan Dean Senior of the Town Island and County afore said all which sume afore mentioned is re- ceived by me DANIELL DEAN O
Signed sealed & delivered
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WILL YARD
EBENEZER PROUT LOWRANCE OPDICK
Wittnesseth my hand and seale ye day & year above written
Entred by me NEHEMIAH SMITH-Cler-
To all Christian people to whome these presents shall come Wait Smith of Jamaica in Queens County on Nasaw Island yeon sendeth greeting Know ye that I the said Wait Smith for sundry good causes & considera- tion me thereunto moveing but more espesally my singular love & efection to me loveing daftter Phebee Carpenter wife to Joseph Carpenter of Jamaica afore said yeoman have given granted alinated enfeofed releasted confirmd and doe by these presents freely clearly & absolutely give grant alien enfeofe release and confirm to ye said Phebee Carpenter her heirs & to their assigns for ever all that a certain tract peice parsell or lot of upland in ye bounds of Jamaica afore said being in a devision called ye hill devision being ye lot that was laid out to Major Daniell Whithead late of Jamaica afore said deceased lying in number fivety nine be ye same more or less and is bounded as followeth viz south by a high way north by Fflushing bounds east & west by ye land of Capt. John Carpenter all which said land as above bounded and exsprest with all the fenceing improve- ments thereon being and the priviledges appurtenances trees timber trees woods under wood standing or lying or belonging to ye same and all the esteat right title property claime & demand of him the said Wait Smith to her ye said Phebee Carpenter to have & to hold to her heirs assigns that is to say to be & remain to ye onely proper use benifit & behoofe of ye above sd Phebee
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Carpenter her heirs & assigns for ever and to no other person and the above said Wait Smith shall and will for ever by these presents warrant & for ever defend ye above granted primises against any person or persons laying any just claime to ye same in testamony whereof ye above said Wait Smith hath set to his hand & afixed his seale this first day of Febrewary and in the eight year of the reigne of our soverraign Lady Ann by the grace of God of Great Brittain France & Irland Queen Defender of ve Faith &c. and in the year of our Lord Christ one thousand seven hundred & nine after one word interline between the fifth & sixth line
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in presents of six words dasht out by consent of ve NATHANIELL DENTON WAIT SMITH O ZACb MILLS
Memorandum that on the twenty-first of March 1709 came before me Sam11 Baylis one of Her Mats. Justeses for ye keeping of ye peace within Queens County assigned the within Wait Smith & did acknowledged ve within written conveaince to be his free & volantary act & deed-
SAMUELL BAYLIS-Justes-
A true coppy of ye origginall deed entered by me pr NEHEMIAH SMITH-Cler --
Know all men by these presents that wee Joseph Smith -Sen. & Nathan Smith and Wait Smith & Caleb Smith all of Jamaica in Queen County and Province of New- York doe make a mutuall agreement and conserning a lott of meadow that was formerly Richard Harker that ye sd Joseph Smith is to have ye west side of the said lot of meadow as it is devided and ye said Nathan Smith and Wait Smith and Caleb Smith is to have the east side this agreement all and each of us doe make for us our heirs execs and assigns for ever as wittneseth our hands
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and and seales this fourteenth of Jenewary and in the year of our Lord seventeen hundred and fourteen
JOSEPH SMITH (Seal)
NATHAN SMITH
WAIT SMITH
CALEB SMITH
Entered by me
NEHEMIAH SMITH-Cler-
These may sertify whome it may any way consern that I Magdelien Smith of Jamaica doe acknowledge that my husband William Smith did with my consent fully resigne up all his right title and intrest in ye house- ing land & acommodations that my husband William Smith & my son Joseph Smith bought of Henery Whitney unto my son Joseph Smith afore said which ye said Whit- ney bought of Richard Harker only the hafe of ye meadow in consideration whereof my son Joseph had halfe my husband share on ye on the farther east neck as is ex- presed upon the records in wittness hereof I have set to my hand wittness
ATHONY WATTERS JOHN CARPENTER
MAGDELLEN X SMITH her mark
A true coppy entred by me NEHEMIAH SMITH Cler- Annod. 1714
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This Indenture made this fifteen day of May and in ye eleventh year of the reigne of our soverreign Lady Anne by ye grace of God of Enland Scotland Ffrance & Irland Queen Defender of ye Faith &c. and in ye year of our Lord Christ one thousand seven hundred & twelfe and between Wait Smith of Jamaica in Queen County on Nasaw Island & in ye Province of New York of ye one parte & Increase Carpenter of ye same place of the other part wittnesseth that ye above said Wait Smith for & in consideration of the sume of fifteen pounds ten shillings corrant momey of New York to him in hand paid by ye above said Increase Carpenter at or before ye ensealing & delivery of these presents ye receipt whereof
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he doth hereby own and acknowledged himselfe to be therewith satisfied contented and paid and thereof and therefrom doe forever exonirate acquitt & discharg ye above said Increase Carpenter his heirs execs admins all and every of them from every part and parsell thereof have given granted enfeofed released confirmd ashourd quited claimed sold & made over and doe by these pres- ents fully clearly & absolutely give grant enfeofe release confirm ashoure quit claime sell & make over unto ye above said Increas his heirs and assigns for ever all that peice prasell or lot of upland in ye bound of Jamaica afore said being in ye hill devision containing more or less butted and bounded as followeth that is to say ten rods in breath at each end with a strait line from one end to the other bounded on ye east by the land of ye above said Increase Carpenter and on the west by the above named Wait Smith & on the north by Flushilling Line and on the south by Simon Blume land or high way all which land as it is above bounded & exsprest together with and singular the trees & timber trees wood and under wood whether standing or lying or belonging to the same together with all ye privileges appurtenances herid- itement to the same belonging or in any maner of ways appertaining and all ye right title property clame and demand of him the said Wait Smith his heirs execs admins or assigns to him ye said Increase Carpenter his heirs & assigns to have and to hold forever and ye same to be and remaine to ye only proper use benifit and behoofe of him the said Increase Carpenter his heirs & assigns for ever and ye above said Increase Car- penter his heirs execs admins or assigns shall & may at all times for ever here after have hold occupy poses Page 181
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