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, forever and that this is our mutuall and agreement wee doe by these presents testeffy by setting too our hands this twelfe day of June Annoq. Domini-1719- and the said John Smith and Hezeciah Denton doe by these presents engage each to other to defend & maintain this land now exchanged by this present deed free from all claimes and demands or morgages or incombrance from any person or persons claiming any intrest to ye land above mentioned as wittness our hands and seales ye day year above written JOHN SMITH (Seal) Signd before us HEZEKIAH DENTON (Seal) NICOLAS EVERIT
NEHEMIAH SMITH
Know all men by these presents that wee Nathan Smith Nehemiah Smith Wait Smith & Celeb Smith have made a devision of ye land that was our fathers over ye bogs and the above said Celeb is to have his share or halfe part which our farther gave him by deed on ye south side of said land this devision being made in ye year 1717 only the said Caleb is to have a suffisient high way throught ye north part of said land to his own & to him his & assigns for ever as wittness our hands and seales this first day of August Annoq X 1718 Sealed & delivered NATHAN SMITH 0
in ye presents of us
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: Know all men by these presents that we under writ- . ten doe give liberty unto Caleb Smith of ye same place his heirs & assigns for to have a suffisent highway throw our meadow at ye heither east neck to his own meadow for to pass and repass with waggins and horses or other occations as ye said Caleb shall have occation at any Page 214
time hereafter as wittness our hands and seales this first day of August Anno Domi 1718
Sealed and delivered
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HEZECIAH DENTON
ABRAHAM LUDLOM
A true coppy entered by me NEHEM SMITH Cler-
This Indenture made this sixth day of September in the year of the reigne of our Soveraigne Lord Gorge by the grace of God. King of Great Brittain &c. Defender of the Faith &c. and in ye year of our blised Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ seventeen hundred and eighteen between Thomas Whithead of Jamaica in Queens County on Nasaw Island in the Coloney of NewYork of ye one part and John Ffosster of Hemstead in ye same County Island and Province above said of ye other part witt- nesseth that the said Thomas Whithead for and in con- sideration of ye sum of fiftty eight shillings good and lawfull money as above said to him in hand paid by ye said John Ffosster before ye ensealing and delivery hereof the receipt whereof the said Thomas Whithead do by these presents forever acquit and discharge the said John Ffosster his heirs execs admins from any furder claime or demaind from any part or parsell thereof have given granted bargained sold alienated enfeofted asshured and confirmed and the said Thomas Whit- head doe by these presents more fully clearly and abso- lutely give grant bargain sell alien enfeofe asshure and confirm to him the said John Ffosster his heirs and assigns for ever a certain peice of salt meadow lying
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and being in ye further east neck within the bounds and limmitts of Jamaica above said containing one acer and halfe which belongeth to a twenty acer right be ye same more or less as it was laid out in ye hook of the said next lying number six bounded as followeth eastterly by the great creek westerly by ye small lotts runing across ye said hook southerly by meadow formerly laid out to Davis and northerly by the meadow formerly laid out to Samuell Mathis which said peice of meadow grown the said Thomas Whithead purchased from William Oldfeild as may appear by his certain deed indentred under his hand and seale bearing date the twenty day of May seventeen hundred and fourteen reference thereunto had doth and may more amply Page 215
appear all which said peice of meadow ground as is above bounded and exsprest with the appurtenances ye said Thomas Whithead do own and acknowledge to have sold as above said with ye remainders and reversions thereof to have and to hold the above said peice of meadow ground with the appurtenances to him ye said John Ffosster his heirs and assigns to ye only proper use benefit and behoof of him the said John his heirs and assigns for ever and the said Thomas Whithead for himselfe his heirs execs admins doe further covenant promise grant and agree to and with the said John Fosster his heirs and assigns that he the said Thomas Whithead had in him- selfe immeadiately before the insealing and delivery of these presents full power good right and lawfull authority to sell and dispose of ye above bargained meadow and promise with all. and every of the appurtenances to him ye said John Fosster his heirs and assigns forevermore and that the said above granted meadow and primises with every part thereof at the time of the ensealing and delivery hereof are free and clear from all former bargains or other incumbrances done or suffered to be done by ye said Thomas Whithead or his assigns or any of them and that he the said Thomas Whithead and his heirs execs and admins the said granted meadow and primises
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with ye appurtenances and every part and persell thereof unto him ye said John Fosster and his heirs and assigns against him ye said Thomas Whithead and his heirs and assigns and every of them and all and every other person & persons whatsoever shall and will warrant and by these presents forever defend in wittness whereof the said partyes to these presents have interchangeably put to there hands and seales the day and year first above mentioned THOMAS WHITHEAD 0
Sealed and delivered
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A true coppy of ye orignall deed entered by me pr NEHEMIAH SMITH-Cler-
Memorandom that on ye 21 day of May 1719 the within named Thomas Whithead before Jonathan Whit- head Esq' one of His Mastty Justes of the Peace for Queens County assigned and did own and acknowledge that he sealed and delivered ye within written deed for ye uses within mentioned JONATHAN WHITHEAD
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This Indenture made this eighteen day of Aprill & in ye forth year of the reigne of our Soverraigne Lord Gorge by ye grace of God of Great Brittain France & Irland King Defender of ye Faith &c and in the year of our Lord Christ one thousand seven hundred & eighteen & betwen Nehemiah Smith Senor and Samuell Denton of Jamaica in Quens County on Nasaw Island and in the Province of New York of the one part and John Ffosster Saner of Hemstead in ye same County Province afore said of ye other part wittness that the above said Nehemiah Smith and Samuell Denton for & in considera- tion of ye full & just sum of six pounds corrant money of New York to them in hand paid by ye above said John
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Ffosster at or before ye ensaleing & delivery of these presents ye receipt whereof they doth hereby own & doth acknowledge themselfes therewith satisfied contented and paid & thereof and therefrom doe forever exonerate aquitt and discharge ye above said John Fosster his heirs execs & admins all & every of them from every part & parcell thereof have given granted enfeofted released confirmed ashured quited claimed sold & made over & doe by these presents fully clearly & absolutely give grant enfeoft release confirm asshur quitt claime sell and make over unto ye above said John Ffosster his heirs and assigns for ever all that peice parcell or lot of meadow containing by estimation one acor & a half be ye same more or less as it was laid out lying upon ye further east neck in ye great hoock buted & bounded as fol- loweth that is to say east by ye great crick and west by ye range of lots runing acros the said hoock and north by Thomas Whithead and south by Daniell Smith and allso another lot of meadow in the same above said hook containing by esstemation one acor and a half be ye same more or less as it was laid out buted & bounded as followeth that is to say east & south by ye above said crick and west by the rang of lots runing acroos the above said hook and north by by Hendrick Hendreckson all which meadow as abovsd and exsprest together with all apurtenances privelidges to be made or profites to be made from this time forth & forever with all ye right title property claime of the said Nehemiah Smith & Samuell Denton theirs heirs and assigns to have & to hold forever and ye same to be and remain to the only proper use benefit & behoofe of him the said John Fosster his heirs and assigns forever and that the said John Fosster his heirs execs admins or assigns shall & may at all times for ever here after hold occupy posses & injoy the above re- Page 217
cited meadow & primises as his or their own meadow of inheritance in fee simple freely & clearly discharged of and from all former givfts grants sales morgages dowrys or extents or any other title or incumbrance whatsoever
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had made or commited at any time or times before the . ensaleing or delivery of these presents with a warrantee to defend the same against any person or persons laying any just claime to ye same in testemony whereof ye parties first above written hath set to their hands and affixed their sales ye day & year first above written Sealed & delivered NEHEMIAH X SMITH 0
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NEHEMIAH SMITH
Queens County pr-May 22d 1719-
. There came before me Jonathan Whithead Esq" one of His Majteis Jussteses for Queens County asigned the above named Nathan Smith & Nehemiah Smith wittnesses to the above deed & they did declar on oath that they saw ye above named Nehemiah Smith & Samuell Denton signd seale & deliver the above deed freely to the uses therein mentioned
A true coppy of ye origganall deed entered by me NEHM SMITH-Cler-
This Indenture made this twenty first day of June and in thirteen year of the reigne of our Soverreigne Lady Anne by ye grace of God of Great Brittain France & Irland Queen Defender of the Faith &c. and in the year of our Lord Christ one thousand seven hundred & foreteen and betwen Samuell Smith Juner Samuell Smith son of Jamaica in Queens County on Nasaw Island in ye Province of NewYork yeoman of the one part and Samuell Carpenter of the same place County Island & Province of New York of ye other part witnesseth that ye above sd Samuell Smith Juner for & in consideration of ye sum of thirty one pounds corrant money of New- York to him in hand paid by ye above said Samuell Carpenter at or before the ensealing and delivery of these presents ye receipt whereof he doth hereby own and doth acknowledge himselfe to be therewith satisfied con- tented and paid & thereof & therefrom doe forever exonerate aquitt & discharge the above said Samuell
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Carpenter his heirs execs admins and every of them from every part and parcell thereof have given granted aliened enfeofed asshur quited claimed sold and made over and doe by these presents freely clearly & absolutely give grant alinate enfeofe assure quitt claime sell and make over unto ye above said Samuell Carpenter his heirs & assigns for ever all that peice parcell and lot of upland being in ye bounds of Jamaica aforesd containing by estemation ten acors be ye same more or less as it was laid out & buted & bounded as followeth that is to say east by ye land of Joseph Oldfeild and west by a highway or Freeman path and north by Samuell Carpenter land and south by Samuell Smith Juner from ye front east- ward this this land shall have an axct bread as far as the clear land goes all which land as above bounded & ex- sprest with all the prevelidges appurtenances heredite- mants & emoliments to the same belonging with all ye trees timber trees wood under wood whether standing lying or belonging to ye same with ye same with all ye esstate right title property claime & demand of him ye said Samuell Smith Juner his heirs execs & admins to him ye said Samuell Carpenter his heirs & assigns to have and to hold forever and the same to be & remaine to the only proper use benefit & behoofe of him ye said Samuell Carpenter his heirs & assigns for ever and that the said Samuell Carpenter his heirs execs admins & assigns shall & may at all times forever hereafter have hold occupy posses & injoy the above recited land & primises as his or their own land of inheritance in fee simple freely clarly discharged of & from all former givfts grants sales mor- gages dowrys intails extents judgments executions or extents or any other title or incumbrance whatsoever and ye said Samuell Smith Juner doth further promise cove- nant & agree for himselfe his heirs execs admins to & with ye said Samuell Carpenter his heirs & assigns that had at ye time of ye ensaleing & delivery of these presents full power & lawfull authority for to sell and disspose of ye same in maner & form as above said and allso will
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sale & deliver any other firmer deed or convaence for ye primises & warrant & for defend ye same against any person or persons laying just claime to ye same as ye said Samuell Carpenter his heirs or assigns shall be ad- vised or procure to be drawn by his or their counsell larned in ye law for ye space of seven years next insueing in testemony whereof ye parties first above written hath set to his hand & afixed his sale ye day and year first above Page 219
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written Saled & delivered in ye presents of NATHAN SMITH JOANNA X SMITH her mark
A true coppy of ye orignall deed entered by me NEHEM SMITH-Cler-
This Indenture made the nine & twenty day of October in ye eleventh year of ye reigne of our Soverreigne Lady Anne Quen of Great Brittain &c. & in ye year of our Lord Christ seventeen hundred & twele between Samuell Bayles & Nicolas Stillwell both of Jamaica in Queens County in ye Province of NewYork gentt both on the one part & Samuell Carpenter of Jamaica afore said & in said County & Province gentt on ye other part witt- nesseth that ye said Samuell Bayless & Nicolas Stillwell for & in consideration of ye sum of ten pounds lawfull money of NewYork to them in hand paid before ye executeing of these presents by ye said Samuell Carpenter ye receipt whereof wee doe acknowledge & thereof & of & from every part thereof doe acquitt exonerate and dis- charge the said Samuell Carpenter his heirs execs and admins by these presents for ever have given granted sold conveyed confirmed & doth by these presents give grant sell convey & confirm unto the said Samuell Car- penter & to his heirs and assigns forever a certain peice or parcell of salt meadow grown sittuate lying & being in ye
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bounds of Jamaica afore said on a neck commonly known by ye name of ye further east neck bounded north by Joseph Oldfeild west by Robt. Ashmans meadow now in ye tenure of Samuell Carpenter & of his brother Hope Carpenter south by ye meadow of said Samuell & east by William Ludlom it being one eaquall half part of a five acors lot be it more or less together with all ye - estate right title intreest claime & demand of in & to ye same with ye revertions & remainders thereof to have & to hold ye said one equall half part of ye said five acor lot of meadow grown unto him ye sd Samuell Car- penter & his heirs & assigns forever to ye only use benefit and behoofe of him ye said Samuell Carpenter his heirs and assigns forevermore and ye said Samuell Bayles & Nicolas Stillwell doth for themselfes their heirs execs & Page 220
admins covenant and agree to & with ye said Samuell Carpenter & his heirs and assigns & to either of them that they ye said Samuell Bayles & Nicolas Stillwell or their heirs execs or admins shall & will at any time within ye space of seven years next comeing at the proper cost of ye said Samuell Carpenter acknowledge executed & performed any other reasoable acts & things for ye further or more eaqually better assureing & conveying ye prim- ises to ye said Samuell Carpenter & to his heirs & assigns & allso to warrant & defend ye said Samll Carpenter & to his heirs & assigns in possesion of ye premises against ye lawfull claime and demand all or any person or per- sons whatsoever in wittness whereof they have hereunto put their hands & seales ye day & year above written- Signed sealed & delivered SAMUELL BAYLES 0
in ye presents of us
THO. WHITHEAD
NICOLAS STILLWELL 0 JOSEPH SMITH
A true coppy of the origginall deed entered by me NEHEMIAH SMITH Cler
Att the request of Thomas Petit of Jamaica in Queens County I have this day surveyd & laid out to him a peice
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of swampy ground in ye said Township according to the annexed scheme containing thirteen aceres the same being taken up by him on account of his rights to the undivided land in ye same Township-
Performed the 2d of Jenewary Anno 1719
by me SAM CLOWES Surve-
A true coppy enterd by me Jenewary the 15d-1719- NEHEMIAH SMITH-Cler-
Know all men by these presents that I Richard Old- feild of Jamaica doe give grant unto Nehemiah Smith of ye same place and to his heirs & assigns free leberty for to pass in a suffisient way over my land at ye heither east neck which said land I had of Nehemiah Smith Saner with wagins & horses & other ocations as ye said Nehemiah his heirs or assigns shall have need from one time to another forever hereafter unto his said meadow as wittness my hand this 25 day of Apprill Annoq- 1720 RICHARD OLDFEILD
A true copy enterd by me NEHEM SMITH-Cler-
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This Indenture made the twenty fivft of May & in the sixth year of ye reigne of our Soveraigne Lord King Gorge over Great Brittain &c. and in the year of our Lord Christ one thousand seven hundred and twenty and betwen Joseph Carpenter of Jamaica in Queens County on ye one part and Samuell Carpenter of ye same place on the other partee wittnesseth that ye said Joseph Carpenter for and in consideration of a valuable sum of corrant lawfull money of New York aforesaid to him in hand paid by the above said Samuell Carpenter at or before the ensealing and delivery of these presents the receipt whereof ye above said Joseph Carpenter doth hereby own & doe acknowledge himselfe to be therewith satisfied contented and paid & thereof and therefrom doe forever exonerate aquit and discharge ye above said
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Samuell Carpenter his heirs execs admins all and every part and parsell thereof have given granted release con- firme asshured quitted claimd sold and made over & doe by these presents fully clearly & absolutely give grant enfeoft release confirm assure quitt claime sell and make over unto the above said Samuell Carpenter his heirs and assigns forever all that peice or parcell of salt meadow lying & being in a neck commonly called ye heither east neck in ye bounds & limmitts of Jamaica afore said ye one equall halfe part of meadow that was John Moreheads which was formerly Hope Carpenter deceased and it is butted and bounded as followeth viz that is to say south by undevided meadow belonging to the lot that did form- erly belong to Capt. Carpenter deceased and bounded west by ye meadow of ye above named Samuell Car- penter and north by ye highway and bounded east by the meadow of ye above named Joseph Carpenter and allso a part in the undevided meadow above mentioned that belong to the said lott and allso a part in a hammock lying in Benjemain Wiggins meadow what of ye same belongeth the above said peice of meadow here exsprest by ye same more or less as it is above bounded & exsprest togeather with and singular ye appurtenances and priv- eldges commoditeis advantages hereditaments elimoments to ye same belonging or any maner of ways appertaining unto said Samuell Carpenter his heirs execs admins and assigns forever and the said Joseph Carpenter doth further covenant agree to & with ye said Samuell Car- penter his heirs & assigns may both now and may at all times forever hereafter have hold occupy posess and injoye ye above receited meadow and hammock with Page 222
the primises as his own inheritance in fee simple to him his heirs and assigns forever to have and to hold for ever fully and absolutely discharged of and from all former gifts grants morgages intailes judgments or executions reversions remainders or remainders or any other title or incumbrance whatsoever had made or committed at any time or times before ye sealing or delivery of these
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presents with a warrantee to defend ye same against any person or persons laying any just claime to ye same in testemony & conformation ye above said Joseph Car- penter hath set to his hand and affixed his seale ye day and year first above written
Saled and delivered in ye presents of us SAMUELL SMITH NEHEMIAH SMITH
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A true copy of the origginall entred by me
NEHEMIAH SMITH-Cler-
This Indenture made the fift day of Apprill and in the sixth year of the reigne of our Soverraignt Lord Gorge King over Great Brittain &c. King Defender of the Faith &c. and in ye year of our Lord Christ seventeen hundred and tweenty betwen John Smith of Jamaica in Queens County on Nasaw Island & in the Province of New York yeoman of ye one part and David Watters of ye same place yeoman on ye other partee wittnesseth that ye said John Smith for & in consideration of ye sum of one pound corrant lawfull money of New York to him in hand paid by the above said David Watters at or before the insealing or delivery of these presents ye receipt whereof he doth hereby own and acknowledge himselfe to be therewith satisfied & thereof and there- from and from every part and parsell thereof doe by these presents for ever acquit exonerate and discharg ve said David Watters and his heirs execs admins have given granted bargained sold alienated conveyed assured and confirmed & he the said John Smith doth by these presents give grant bargaine sell alienate convey assure and confirme unto ye said David Watters & to his heirs and assigns forever a certain peice or parsell of fresh meadow lying in a neck commonly called ye heather east neck in Jamaica afore said and it is butted and bounded as followeth viz that is to say south by a pond & a dich & west by meadow of Thomas Smith & northerly by ye upland and east by ye meadow of ye above said David
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Watters being an acore more or less as it is above butted & bounded with all ye privelidges and appurtenances unto ye above mentioned peice of meadow or any maner Page 223
of ways appertaining with and singular to every part and parsell thereof together with all the primises there- unto belonging or in any maner of ways appertaining and ye heredittaments thereunto belonging unto ye above said David Watters and to his heirs & assigns forever with all ye right title claime and demand of him ye said John his heirs execs admins or assigns to him ye said David Watters his heirs & assigns to have and to hold forever and ye same to be and remaine to the only proper use benefitt and behoofe of him ye said David Watters his heirs execs admins shall and may at all times forever hereafter have hold occupy posess & injoye ye above recitted meadow and meadow and primises with all appurtenances thereunto belonging as his own in- heretitance in fee simple freely & clearly discharged of and from all former givfts grants morgages seales dowrys extents or executions or any other title or incumbrance whatsoever had made or committed at any time or times before ye ensealing or delivery of these presents with a warrantee to defend ye same against any person or persons laying any just claime to ye same or any part thereof & will seale or deliver any other or firmer deed or conveiance for the primises above said in teste- mony and wittness whereof ye above said John Smith hath set to his hand and affixed his seale the day and year first above written JOHN SMITH O
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Memorandom that on ye 5d of Apprill Annod 1720 then appeared before me ye within named John Smith and did acknowledge ye within instruement to be his own volintary act & deed- JOHN SMITH, Just
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This Indenture made the ninth day of February in ye year of our Lord Christ one thousand seven hundred and eighteen & nineteen & in ye fifth year of our Sovereign Lord George by ye grace of God over Great Brittain &c. King betwen Peter Hendrickson Brass of Jamaica in Queens County on Nasaw Island in ye Colloney of New- York yeoman and Cattrine his wife of ye one part and Hendrick Brass their son of ye same place black-smith of ye other part wittnesseth that ye said Petter Hendrick- son Brass & Cattrine his wife for & in consideration of ye sum of two hundred & eight pounds corrant money well & truly by ye said Hendrick Brass to him ye sd Petter Hendrickson Brass & Cattrine his wife in hand paid before ye ensealing & delivery of these presents ye re- ceipt whereof they doe hereby acknowledge & themselves their with to be fully & intirly satisfyed contented & paid & their of & their from & of & from every part & parcell their of they doe fully clearly & absolutly acquitt exonerate and discharge ye sd Hendrick Brass his heirs executors admins by these presents hath granted ·bargained sold conveyed enfeoffed released assured & confermed & hereby doth grant bargain convey enfeoffe release assure & conferm unto ye sd Hendrick Brass his heirs & assigns forever all that a certain peice or parcell of upland situate lying & being in ye Township of Jamaica above sd being bounded south by ye commons road north by ye land of John Lamberson west by ye land of John Williamson and east by the mark trees at large will ap- pear by a certain deed of William Creed deseased baring date the twenty second day of February one thousand six hundred & ninty & a deed of Eldert Lucas baring date ye twenty eight day of June one thousand six hundred ninty & two & allso a certain parcell of meadow situate lying & being at Oldfeilds neck ye sd place & bounds at large will appear by a certain deed of Nathaniell Lyness
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