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do by presents acquit exonerate release and discharge the said Samuell Denton his heirs execs and admins for ever have given granted bargained sold aliened enfeofd as- sured and confirmed & by these presents the said James Luwis do give grant bargaine sell alien enfeof assure and confirm unto him the said Samuell Denton and to his heirs and assigns for ever a certain messuage or lott of land lying and being in ye bounds of Flusshing in Queens County afore said bounded north by the land of Cornell Willett east & south by the land by ye land of the said Samuell Denton westerly by ye land of me ye said James Luwis containing five acres more or less together with all profits preveledge commodities fenceings imunits rights heredettiments and appurtenances thereunto belonging or in any maner of way appertaining or there with all used
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ockqupied & injoyed or excepted reputed taken or known as part or parcells or member thereof and allso right title intrest claime estate possion and demand of him ye said James Luwis of into ye said lott of land & primises with the reversions and remainders thereof to have and to hold the said lott of land and primeses and every part & member thereof herein before mentioned or intended to be mentioned with all & every the hereditaments & appurtenances there unto the same belonging unto him ve said Samuell Denton and to his heirs & assigns to his & there sole uses benefitt & behoof for ever and the said James Luwis do for himselfe his heirs execs and admins covenant promise grant and agree to with ye said Samuell Denton his heirs and assigns that before ye sealing and executing of these presents I am ye true and lawfull owner of ye above bargained primises and are lawfully sezed and posesed of the same and have in myselfe good right and full and lawfull authorety to grant bargain sell and to convey said land and primises in maner afore said and that ye said Samuell Denton his heirs & assigns shall and may att all times forever hereafter by vertue of these presents lawfully and peaceably & quitly have hold use occupy posses and injoy the said demised & bar- gained premises with ye appurtenances clearly quitted and discharged of and from any maner of incumbrance and extents whatsoever and lastly do covenant & ingage the above demised primises to him ye said Samuell Denton his heirs & assigns against the lawfull claimes or demands of any person or persons whatsoever forever hereafter to warrant and defend in wittness whereof ye said parties hath to these presentt indenturs have hereunto inter- changably put there hands and seales the day and year first above written JAMES LEWIS O
Sealed & delivered
in ye presents of
JOELL BOURROUGHS
JEREMIAH SMITH
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Memorandom that on ye 22d of October 1716 appeared before me John Smith one of His Maigst Justiceses for ye keeping of ye peace in Queens County the within named James Lewis and did acknowledge the within instruement to be his own vollintary act and deed JOHN SMITH
A true coppy of ye orignall entred by me pr NEHE SMITH-Cler-
This Indenture made the third day of Desember in the first year of our Soverraigne Lord King Gorge of Great Brittain &c. and in ye year of our Lord Christ seventeen hundred and fourteen betwen Samuell Denton of Jamaica in Queens County in ye Collony of New York blacksmith of ye own part and Samuell Chetcam of Jamaica afore said carpenter of the other part wittnesseth that the said Samuell Denton for & in consideration of the sum of thirty pounds corrant money of New York afore said to him in hand paid by ye said Samuell Ketcham be- fore the executing of these presents the receipt whereof I doe owne and acknowledge and there from and from every part & parcell thereof do by these presents acquit exonerate release and discharge ye said Samuell Ketcham his heirs execs and admins for ever have given granted bargained sold aliened enfeofd assurd and confirmed unto him the said Samuell Ketcham & to his heirs and assigns forever a sertain messuage or lott of land lying and being in the bounds of Jamaica afore said bounded northerly by Nathaniell Denton westerly by commons land that Thomas Welling has taken in easterly by common land southerly by the high road that goes to ye ferry contain- ing seven acers more or less together with all profitts previledges commodities fenceing immunities rights hered- itements & appurtenance there unto belonging or in any maner of way appertaining or there withall used occuped and injoy or accepted reputed taken or known as part percle or member thereof & allso ye right title intrest
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claime estate possesion and demands of him the said Samuell Denton of in and to the said lott of land & primises & with the reversions & remainders thereof to have and hold the said lott of land primises & every part and member thereof herein before mentioned or intended to be mentioned with all & every ye heriditaments & ap- purtenanc to the same belonging unto him the said Samuell Ketcham and his heirs and assigns to his and there sole benefit and behoof for ever and ye said Samuell Denton doe for himselfe his heirs execs & admins cove- nant promiss grant & agree to and with the said Samuell Page 194
Ketcham his heirs and assigns that before the sealing & executing of these presents I am the true and lawfull owner of the above bargained primisses and are lawfully seized and possesed of ye same and have in myselfe good right and full power and lawfull authorithty to garnt bargaine sell and to convey said land and primises in maner as above & that the said Samuell Ketcham his heirs and assigns shall and may att all times for ever hereafter by vertue of the these presents lawfully peace- able and quiatly have hold iuse occupy poses & injoy the said demised and bargained primises with the ap- purtinance clearly acquited and discharged of and from all maner of incombrance and extents whatsoever and lastly doe covenant & ingage the above demised primises to him ye said Samuell Ketcham his heirs and assigns against ye lawfull the lawfull claime or demands of any person or persons whatsoever for ever hereafter to war- rant and defend in wittness whereof ye said parteis to these present indenture have hereunto interchangablely put there hands and seale the day and year above first written SAMUELL DENTON O
Sealed & delivered
in the presents of us
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JOELL BOURROUGHS
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Memorandam that on ye 22 day of October 1716 ap- peared before me John Smith one of His Maigs Justes for ye keeping of ye peace in Queens County ye within named Samuell Denton and did acknowledge ye within instruement to be his own vollintary act & deed-
JOHN SMITH
A true coppy of ye origginall deed entred by me pr NEHE" SMITH-Cler-
Know all men by these presents that wee Nathaniell Denton sauer & Daniell Smith and Samuell Smith all of Jamaica in Queens County & in ye Collonny of New York have made for us our heirs execs admins a firm and abso- lute exchange of two peices of upland lying & being in ye bounds of Jamaica afore said lying and being on ye littell plains that is to say that ye above said Nathaniell Denton doth give grant and by way of exchang make over and confirm unto ye above said Daniell Smith and Samuell Smith their heirs execs admins & assigns a ten acers right lying & being in ye southwest quattor or Page 195
squadder of ye plains as ye town records makes men- tione of this being my proper right unto the above said Daniell Smith & Samuell Smith to them there heirs & assigns to have & to hold for ever and in considera- tion whereof ye above said Daniell Smith & Samuell Smith doth likewise give grant and by these presents by way of exchange make over and confime unto ye above said Nathaniell Denton his heirs execs admins & assigns a ten acors right lying and being in ye littell plains above said being and lying in ye northeast qatter 'or or squater of ye said plains a ten acor right that did derive from there father as ye town records makes men- tions this being our proper right unto ye said Nathaniell Denton to have and to hold for ever that this is our mutuall agreement wee doe bind ourselfes ourselfes & our heirs jointly and severally by these presents firmly
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by these presents firmly as wittness our hands and seales this sixteen day of Apprill Annoq 1717
Sealed and delivered NATHANIELL DENTON (Seal)
in ye presents of us DANIELL SMITH (Seal)
JEREMIAH X GONUNE
SAMUELL SMITH (Seal)
his mark
NEHe SMITH
John Blue mark is a slitt in each ear and a happeny on the fore side of the near ear-
William Golder mark is a happeny under each ear Each of these marks entred May ve 26-1717
by me NEHe SMITH Cler-
This Indenture made the twenty first day of March & in the third year of ye reigne of our Soverraigne Lord King Gorge over Great Brittain &c. and in ye year of our Lord Christ seventeen hundred & seventeen between Ebenezer Smith of Jamaica in Queens County & in the Collonney of New York copper of ye one part and Nicolas Everritt of the same place yeoman on the other part wittnesseth that ye said Ebenezer Smith for & in con- sideration of the sume of thirty pounds corrant money of New York paid by the above said Nicolas Everitt att & before ye ensealing and delivery of these presents the receipt whereof he doth hereby own and acknowledge & therefome and of and from every part and parcell there doth acquit exonerate and discharge ye said Nicolas Everitt & his heirs execs & admins forever by these presents have given granted bargained sold enfeofed asshured convey and confirmed and ye said Ebenezer Page 196
Smith doth hereby give grant bargain sell enfeofe assure convey & confirm unto ye said Nicolas Everrit and his heirs and assigns forever a certain percell of upland lying & being in ye bounds of Jamaica above said contain nine acors be the same more or less butted and bounded as followeth viz easterly by ye land of the above said Nicolas Everritt & south by the land of Jonathan Dean
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& west by ye land of Benjamin Smith & north by ye high way that lead to ye littell plains with all singular ye commodities and advantages heredittaments and ap- purtenances with all priviliges fenceing thereunto be- longing or in any manner of ways appertaining & ve re- versions and remainders thereof to have and to hold the said above mentioned granted land and primises with every of their appurtenances unto the said Nicolas Everitt & to his heirs & assigns to ye only use benefit profitt and behoofe of ye said Nicolas Everitt & to his heirs and assigns for ever and ye said Ebenezer Smith for him- selfe his heirs execs admins doth hereby covenant promise grant and agree to & with ye said Nicolas Everitt his heirs and assigns that he ye said Ebenezer Smith immedi- ately before the executing of this present indenture had in himselfe a good pure perfect and indefeasiable esteate of inheritance in fee simple of in & to ye above mentioned messuage and percell of land & primises with appur- tenances and good right & full power to alienate and convey ye same in manner afore said and further allso that he ye said Ebenezer Smith his heirs execs and admins the said persell of land & primises with their appurtenance unto the said Nicolas Everitt his heirs and assigns against ye just & lawfull claime of any per- son or persons shall and will warrant & forever by these presents defend in wittness whereof ye parties to these present indenture have hereunto sett their hand & seale ye day & year above first written
Sealed & delivered
EBENEZER SMITH O
in ye presents of us THOMAS WATSON NEHEMIAH SMITH
Memorandom that on ye first day of May Annod 1717 appeared before me John Smith one of His Maigs Justess for ye keeping ye within Queens County ye within named Ebenezer Smith & did acknowledged ye within instruement to be his own vollintary act and deed
JOHN SMITH
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A true coppy of ye origginall deed entered & compared by me NEHE. SMITH-Cler-
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This Indenture made ye fifteenth day of October in the year of our Lord Christ one thousand seven hun- dred & seventeen between William Jones of Jamaica in Queens County in the Colloney of New York yeoman on the one part & John Smith of ye same place yeoman of the other part wittnesseth that the said William Jones for & in consideration of ye sum of twelfe pounds corrant lawfull money of New York above said to him in hand paid by the said John Smith at and before the executeing hereof the receipt of whats the said William doth hereby own & acknowledge himselfe to be therewith fully satis- fied & contented and thereof doth acquitt & discharge the said John Smith and his heirs execs & admins forever by these presents have given granted bargained sold aliened enfeofed assured and confirmed and the said William Jones doth hereby give grant bargain sell alien enfeof assure & confirme unto ye said John Smith and to his heirs and assigns forever one equall half part of a certain percell of meadow being in ye further east neck in ye Township of Jamaica above said bounded east by the upland south by William Ludlom west by the hither east neck creek and north by the great ditch joining on ye south side of Andrew Galls meadow the other half part ye said William this day sold unto Nicolas Everritt all which being part of a ten acre lott dissending unto the said William by his father Richard Jones together with all commodities advantages heredittements & and appurtenances unto the said half part of the said percell of meadow above bounded belonging or in any wise appertaining and the reversions and remainders thereof to have & to hold the said above bargained equall half part of the said percell of meadow ground and primises with appurtenances unto the said John Smith and to his heirs and assigns to ye only proper use benefit and be- hoofe of ye said John Smith and his heirs and assigns for ever and the said William Jones doth hereby for him-
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selfe his heirs execs and admins covenant promise grant & agree to and with ye said John Smith and his heirs and assigns that he the said William Jones immediately before ye executeing of these presents had in himselfe a good free clear absolute & indefeaziable essteate of in- heritance in fee simple of in and to the above bargained primises with the appurtenances and allso had good right & lawfull power & authourity to convey & alienate ye same in manner & form afore said and allso that the same and every part thereof is free & clear from any title trouble or incombrance whatsoever and lastly the said William Jones and his heirs execs and admins the said above mentioned and bargained primises with ye appurtenances Page 198
unto the said John Smith and to his heirs and assigns against all just & lawfull claims & demands of any per- son or persons whatsoever shall and will warrant and forever by these presents defend in testemony whereof the said. William Jones hath hereunto sett his hand & seale the day and year above first written
Sealed and delivered WILLIAM JONES 0 in ye presents of us SAMUELL DENTON J. SMITH
Memorandom that on ye within date ye within named William Jones came before me & did freely acknowledge that he executed ye within deed to ye use therein men- tioned JOHN SMITH
A true coppy of ye originall deed entred by me NEHEMIAH SMITH pr Cler-
This Indenture made the forth day of March in the year of our Lord Christ one thousand seven hundred and sixteen and in the third year of ye reigne of our soverraigne Lord King Gorge over Great. Brittain &c. between Samuell Denton of Jamaica in Queens County on Nasaw Island in ye Colloney of New York black smith and
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Martha his wife of ye one part and John Lewis of ye same place tayler on the other part wittnesseth that ye said Samuell Denton & Martha his wife for & in consideration of sume of sixty pounds corrant lawfull money of New- York above said to them or to one of them in hand paid at or before ye ensealing & delivery of these presents the receipt whereof they doe hereby own & acknowledge them- selfes to be therewith satisfied contented & paid and there- of & from every part & parcell thereof doe hereby ex- onerate & clearly acquit ye said John Lewis & his heirs execs and admins forever have given granted bargained sold enfeofed alien asshured and confirmed and they ye said Samuell Denton and Martha his wife doe by these presents freely & absolutly give grant bargain sell enfeof aliene assure and confirme unto the said John Lewis and to his heirs and assigns forever a certain percell of land situate lying & being in Jamaica afore said containing two acers more or less being part of that messuage or homestead of which ye said Samuell Denton diyed seized the father of the above named Samuell Denton and which Page 199
ye said Samuell Denton Jund lastly liveed lying one the rear of Nathaniell Denton land which said two acors are to be taken of ye east side of ye said messuage or home- stead and bounded as followeth southely & east by ye highway westerly as ye fence now stand being a devision fence betwen ye said Samuell Denton part & Mary Denton part of ye said homestead northerly begining at the northeast corner of kithin as it now stand thence runing by a certain mullberry tree to the said devision fence a strait course and allso one part of the dwelling house on the primises to witt the eastermost room chamber garrit and seller together with all and singuler ye priviledges commodities advantages well building orchards easments heredittaments and appurtenances to ye said halfe part of the said messuage or homestead afore said belonging or in any maner of ways apper-
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taining together allso with one equall half part of ye garden on the north side of ye said house exsepting and allway exsepting a free passage or way from ye other part of the said dwelling house along by ye east side of ye kitchin afore said to ye southermost part of the well and soe to the road runing on ye east side of the said messuage as aforesaid allsoo free use and liberty of ye well and a small corner of the seller formerly partitioned from ye other part thereof together with all ye right title intrest claime posesions benefitt and demand of them the said Samuell Denton and Martha his wife or of either of them of in or to the same or of any part thereof and ye reversions and remainders rents issues and profitt of ye same exsept as before exsepted to have and to hold ye said bargained land part of a dwelling house and primises with every of their appurtenances exsept as before exsepted unto ye said John Lewis and to his heirs and assigns to his and their only proper use benefitt and behoof forever and ye said Samuell Denton for himselfe his heirs executors and admins doth hereby covenant and promise and with the said John Lewis his heirs and assigns that he the said Samuell Denton and Martha his wife or one of them have in them him or her selfe a good right & legall power & absolut authority to grant bargain sell and convey ye above mentioned bargained primises with every of their appurtenances in maner and form afore said and allso further he the said Samuell Denton his heirs execs the said bargained primises and every part thereof with every of their appurtenances exept as above exepted against ye said Samuell Den- ton and Martha his wife and against either and every of Page 200
of their heirs execs and admins and allso against all and every other person or persons whatsoever lawfully claiming the same any part thereof shall & will warrant and forever by these presents forever defend in testemony whereof the parties to these presents indentures have
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hereunto sett their hands and seales ye day and year first written SAMUELL DENTON 0
Sealed and delivered
MARTHA X DENTON 0 SOLOMON DENTON
in presents of us
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JEREMIAH SMITH
Memorandom October ye first 1717 I Samuell Denton did apear before Justies John Smith of Jamaica . and doe acknowledge ye within written instrument to be my vollintary act and deed- JOHN SMITH
A true coppy of ye orrigginall deed entred by me NEHEMIAH SMITH-Cler-
This Indenture made this third day of Apprill and in ye second year of the reigne of our Sovereigne Lord Gorge by the grace of God of Great Brittain Fance & Irland King Defender of the Faith &c. and in ye year of our Lord Christ one thousand seven hundred & sixteen and between Jacamiah Denton of Jamaica in Queens County on Nasaw Island in ye Province of New York yeoman of ye one part and Nathan Smith of ye same place yeon of the other part wittnesseth that ye above sd Jaca- miah Denton for and in consideration of ye sume of thirty pounds corrant money of New York to him in hand paid be ye above said Nathan Smith at or before ye ensealing & delivery of these presents ye receipt where he doth hereby own and doth acknowledge himselfe to be there- with satisfied contented and paid and thereof & there- from doe for ever exonerate aquit & discharge the above said Nathan Smith his heirs execs and admins every of them from every part and parcell thereof have given granted alinated enfeofed asshurd quited claimed sold and made over and doe by these presents fully clearly & absolutely give grant aline enfeof assure quit claime sell and make over unto the above said Nathan Smith his heirs & assigns for ever all that peice parcell and lot of upland being in ye bounds of Jamaica afore said con-
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taining by estimation fifteen acors being in a devision commonly called ye east devision be ye same more or less as it was laid out being ye north halfe part of that lot of that land butted and bounded as followeth that is to say east by Foster River and west by a highway and Page 201
north part by John Blue and part by Daniell Coe & south by ye land that did formerly belong to Nehemiah Smith Seaver which is now in possision of Daniell Coe & of ye children of Benjemain Coe deceased all which land as above bounded and exsprest with all ye priv- ilidge appurtenances heredittements & emoliments to the same belonging with all ye trees timber trees wood under woods whether standing lying or belonging to ye same with the esteate right title property claime & de- maind of him ye said Jacamiah Denton his heirs exec3 & admins to him ye said Nathan Smith his heirs & assigns to have and hold for ever and ye same to be & remaine to ye only proper use benefitt & behoofe of him ye said Nathan Smith his heirs & assigns for ever and that said Nathan Smith his heirs & assigns shall and may at all times for ever hereafter have hold occuppy posses and injoye ye above recited land & primises as his. or their own land of inhereritance in fee simple freely & clarely discharged of & from all former giffts grants seales morgages dowrys intails judgments executions or extents or any other title or incombrance or intangelments what- soever and allso the above said Jacamiah Denton doth further promise covenant and agree for himselfe his heirs execs & admins to and with ye said Nathan Smith his heirs and assigns that he had at ye time of ye ensealing & delivery of these presents full power and lawfull author- ity for to sell and dispose of the same in maner and form as afore said also will warant and forever defend the same against any person or persons laying any just clame to the same and also will seale and deliver any other or firmer deed or conveaiance for the primises as ye said Nathan Smith his heirs & assigns shall be advised or procure to be drawne by his or their councell larned in the
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law for ye space of seven years next ensueing in teste- mony whereof the above said partty hath set to his hand and affixed his seale ye day & yeare first above written JACAMIAH DENTON O
Sealed & delivered
in ye presents of NEHe SMITH
SOLLOMAN DENTON
Memorandom upon ye forth day of May 1716 came before me Anthony Watter one of Maigs Justesses for ye keeping of ye peace for Queens County that ye abovesd Jacamiah Denton did acknowledge this above written instruement to be his vollintary act & deed-
ANTHONY WATTERS
A true coppy of ye origginall deed entred by me NEHe SMITH pr-Cler-
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To all Christian people to whome this presents deed of seal shall come Abell Gall of Jamaica in Queens County on Nasaw Island and Province of New York sendeth greeting know yee that I the said Abell Gall for and in consideration of a certain sum of five shillings to me in hand paid at or before ye ensealing and delivery hereof by my son Thomas Gall of the place afore said weaver the receipt whereof I doe hereby acknowledge and my selfe therewith to be fully satisfied contented and paid and thereof doe fully acquit exonerate and discharge him ye said Thomas Gale his heyers execs adminisstrators and every of them by these presents have given granted bar- gained aliened conveyed and sold and doe by these presents give grant bargaine alienate release convey and sell unto the afore said Thomas Gale and to his heyers and assigns for ever all that my tenement messuage and homestead sittuate lying and being in the said Town of Jamaica in ye County afore said and is by estemation ten acres of land as it was laid out be it more or less and is
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