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ments to the same belonging with all the estate right title property claim and demand of him the said Elias Bayles his heirs exees and adms to him the said Thomas Hendrickson his heirs and assigns to have and to hold forever and the same to be and remaine to the only proper use benifit and behoof of him the said Thomas Hendrickson his heirs and assigns shall and may att all times for ever hereafter have hold occupie possess and enjoy the above recited medow and premises as his or there one medow of inheritance in fee simple freely and clearly discharged of and from from all former givfts Page 277
grants seals mortgages dowreys intales judgments execu- tions revertions or revertions remainders or remainders or extents or any other title or incumbrance whatsoever and also the above said Elias Bayles doth further promise covenant and agree for himselfe his heirs exs and adms to and with the said Thomas Hendrickson his heirs and assigns that he had at the time of the ensealing and delivery of these presents full power and lawfull authority for to sell and dispose of the same in manner and forme as afore said and alsoe will warrent & forever defend the same against any person or persons laying any just claime to the same and alsoe will sale and deliver any other firmer deed or covenant for the premises as the said Thomas Hendrickson his heirs or assigns shall be advised or procure to be drawn by his or their councel learned in the law for the of seven years next ensuing- In testemony whereof the the parties first above written hath set to their hands and afixed their seals the day and year first above written ELIAS BAYLES 0 Sealed and delivered in the presence of
NATHAN SMITH WAIT SMITH
Sept. 22d 1732-Queens County-Then came before me Isaac Hicks Esq' His Majesties Judg of the Court of Common Pleas for sd County Nathan Smith one of the
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evidences to the within written deed who upon oth declareth that he saw the within named Elias Bayles sign seal and deliver the within written instrument as his free & voluntary act and deed and likewise that he saw the within named Wait Smith subscribe his name as one evidence thereunto and finding no meteriel raisures or interleniations therein I allow the same to be recorded ISAAC HICKS
A true coppey by me SAMLL. SMITH Junr Clerk
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This Indenture this twenty eight day of Febuary and in the seventh year of the reign of our Sovereign Lord George by the grace of God of Grate Brittain &c. King Defender of the Faith &c. & in the year of our Lord Christ one thousand seven hundred & twenty or twenty one and beteen Meceel Demott yeon with Dina his wife of Hemstead in Queens County on Nassaw Island and in the Province of New York of the one part and Thomas Hendrickson of the same place County Island and Province afore said yeon of the other part witnesseth that above said Miceall Demot with Dina his wife for and in consideration of the sum of ten pounds current money of New York to him in hand paid by above said Thomas Hendrickson at or before the ensealing and delivery of these presents the recept whereof he doth hereby one and doth acknoledge himselfe to be therewith satisfied con- tent and paid and thereof and therefrome do forever exonirate acquitt and discharge the above said Thomas Hendrickson his heirs exs and adms & every of them from every part and percel thereof have given granted aliened enfefed assured quited claimed sold and made over and do by these presents frely clearly and absolutely give grant alienate enfeft assure quit clame sell and make over unto the above said Thomas Hendrickson his heirs and assigns for ever all that certain peice parcel and lot of medow in the bounds of Jamaica being at a neck commonly called the further east neck containing
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by estemation one and a halfe being the same more or less as it was laid out that is to say the equal halfe part of that whole lot of medow that the above said Thomas Hendrickson & Meceal Demot bought of the said Elias Bayles that is to say the halfe part both for queliety and quantity in the above mentioned lot of medow and buted and bounded as as followeth that is to say east Page 279
a little crick leading into the mouth of the rever & west by the widow Demott or the medow that did belong to Jehonos Demott late deceased and north by John Hen- drickson and a stake upon the norwest corner leading easterly to a little crick and soth by the bay or rever all which medow as bounded and exprest with all the preveledges appurtenances hereditements and emole- ments to the same belonging with all the estate right title property clame and demand of him the said Meceal Demot his heirs exs and adms to him the said Thomas Hendrickson his heirs and assigns to have and to hold for ever and the same to be and remaine to the only proper use benefit and behoof of him the said Thomos Hendrickson his heirs and assigns for ever and that the said Thomas Hendrickson his heirs and assigns shall and may at all times for ever hereafter have hold occupie possess and injoy the above recited medow and premises as his or there one medow of inheritance in fee simple freely and clerely discharged of and from all former gifts grants sales mortgageses doweries intails jud- ments executions revertions or revertions remainders or remainders or remainders or extent or any other title or incumbrance whatsoever and also the above said Meceal Demot doth further promise covenant & agree for him- selfe his heirs exs and adms to and with the said Thomas Hendrickso his heirs and assigns that he had at the time of the ensealing and delivery of these presents full power and lawfull authority for to sel and dispose of the same in manner & forme as aforesaid and also will warren and forever defend the same against any person or persons
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laying any just claime to the same and also will seal and deliver any other or firmer deed or conveiance Page 280
conveiance for the premises as the said Thomas Hen- drickson his heirs or assigns shall be advised or procure to be drawn by his or their councel lerned in the law for the space of seven years next ensuing In testamony whereof the perties first above written hath set to their hands and affixed their seals the day and year first above written- MEICLE X DEMOT 0
Sealed and delivered
in the presence of us NATHAN SMITH
JOSEPH DENTON
his mark
DINAH X DEMOTT 0 hur mark
Queens County-on the 9th day of June in the year one thousand seven hundred and thirty three then came before me John Talman Esq' one of the Judges for the Court of Common Pleas for Queens County Nathan Smith one of ye subcriven evedences to the within written deed of sale who being sworn upon the evangeles saith that he saw Mecel Demott and Dina Demot sign seal and deliver the within written deed of sale to be their free act and NATHAN SMITH
JOHN TOLMAN
A true coppey by me SAMLL. SMITH Junr .- Cler-
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This Indenture made this forth day of August in the year of our Lord Christ seventen hundred and thirty one by and beteen John Elderson of the township of Hemstead in Queens County in New York Province of the one part and Thomas Hendrickson of the township of Hemstead yeoman of the other part witnesseth that the said John Elderson for and consideration of the sum of one pound fourteen shillings and six pence New York money to him in hand paid before the execution of these presence by the afore named Thomas Hendrickson
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the recept whereof he the said John Elderson doth hereby acknoledge and himselfe to be therewith contented satisfied and there of and therefrom and of and from every part and percel thereof doth by these presence forever acquit and discharge him ye sd Thomas Hendrick- son his heirs exs and adms hath given granted bargained sold alienated enfefed ashureed conveied and confirmed and by these presents doth freely fully and absolutely give grant bargain sell alienate enfef ashure convey and confirme unto him the said Thomas Hendrickson his heirs and assigns a certain piece or - medow ground
as shall contain one rood or five yards of medow ground laying at the side of Jamaica parsonage medow with a preveledg of a way to pass and repas near ye middle of the lot of medow belonging to John Hendrickson and John Elderson the way of pasin cross the said road of medow for John Hendrickson medow and John Elderd & John Hendrickson and John Elderson to mend the said road cross to their one medow bounded east by by the grate crick and so runing west by the parsonage line more t ye Demots line runing south to the stake beteen John Hendricksons medow and John Elderds together with all advantages or previledges apurtenances or con- venences belonging to the said road or five yards of medow to him the said Thomas Hendrickson his heirs and assigns forever to his and their one only proper use benefit and behoof forever and he said John Elderd for himselfe his Page 282
his his heirs exs adms and every of them doth covenant grant and to and with the said Thomas Hendrickson his heirs and assigns that before the execution of these presence he is the lawfull owner of the above demised barganed premises and is lawfully seised of the same and hath good right power and athority to bargain sell alline enfeft asshure convey and confirme the same as abovesaid and that the said Thomas Hendrickson his heirs and assigns shall and may from time to time and at all times forever hereafter by vertue of these presents lawfully peacabelly and quietly exonarateed and discharged of
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. and from all and every other former gift grant bergain sale lease and the said John Elderd doth further covenant and bind himselfe his heirs exs adms and every of them firmly by these presence to warrent and defend the above bargained rod of meadow unto him the said Thomas Hendrickson his heirs and assigns against any person or persons laying of any lawfull claim or claims thereto in witness whereof I have set to my hand and seal the day 0 and above written JOHN ELDERD
Signed sealed and delivered
in the presence of
HENDRICK X HENDRICKSON
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WILLIAM X NICOLS his mark
Queens County on the 9 day of June in ye year 1733 Then came before me John Tolman one of the Judges for the cort of common Pleas for Queens County William Niccols one of the subscribers evedences to the within written deed of sale who being sworne on Evangelis saith that he saw John Elderd sign seal and deliver the within deed of sale to be his act and deed finding no rasures nor enterlines let this be recorded JOHN TOLMAN A true coppey p me WILLIAM X NICCOLS his mark SAMLL SMITH-Cle.
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This Indenture made the seventeenth day of August in ye year of our Lord Christ one thousand seven hun- dred & thirty two beteen Samuel Bayles of Oyster Bay in Queens County in ye Colloney of New York gent of the one part & Thomas Hendrickson of Fosters Meadow in Hemstead in the county above said yeoman on the other part witnesseth that the said Samuel Bayles for and in consideration of the sum of three pounds lawfull money of the colloney above said to him in hand paid by the said Thomas Hendrickson at & before the ensealing & delivery of these presence the receipt whereof he doth hereby own & acknoledge himselfe to be therewith fully
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satisfied and contented and thereof & of every part thereof doe acquitt exonerate & discharge the said Thomas Hendrickson and his heirs exes & adms forever by these presents have granted bargained sold aliened conveied & confirmed and by these presence doth freely & abso- lutely grant bargain sell aline convey and confirme unto the said Thomas Hendrickson and to his heirs & assigns for ever a certain peice or parcel of salt meadow situate in the further east neck in the Township of Jamaica above said bounded south on other meadow of said Thomas Hendrickson west partly on sd Thomas Hen- drickson and partly on the meadow of the widdow Demot which formerly blonged to John Freeman north & east by a certain creeck that leads into the mouth of grate creeck or bay which runs from the meadow that was John Freemans above said containing aboute one acre more less and is part of a lott of meadow that formerly John Carmans together with all and singuler the com- modities advantages ways passageses easments profits conveniances heriditaments and apurtenances thereunto belonging or in any manner of ways appertaining and , the reversions and remainders thereof to have and to hold Page 284
the above granted peice or percel of meadow and granted premises with every of the appurtenances unto the said Thomas Hendrickson & to his heirs and assigns to the only use benifit and behoof of the said Thomas Hendrick- son and to his heirs and assigns forever and the said Samuel Bayles doth hereby for him selfe his heirs ex' and adms covenant and promise to & with the said Thomas Hendrickson and his heirs and assigns that he the said Samuel Bayles immediately before the exe- cuting hereof had in him selfe good right and full power to grant & alienate the above granted meadow and premises with every of the appurtenances unto the said Thomas Hendrickson and to his heirs and assigns for ever in manner and forme afore said and further that the same is free and clear from all incombrence and troble what- soever and further that the said Samuel Bayles and his
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heirs and exs and adms the above mentioned peice of meadow ground passages ways premises and every of their appurtenances unto the said Thomas Hendrickson and his heirs and assigns against all just and lawfull claimes and dmands whatsoever shall warrent and by these presents forever defend in wittness whereof the abovesaid parteis to these presents have hereunto inter- chanablely putt to their hands and seals the day and year above first written- SAML. BAYLES O Sealed and delivered in the presence of us WILLIAM BOERUM JOSEPH SMITH
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Septembr 22d 1732-Then came the with named Saml. Bayles personaly before me Isaac Hicks Judg of the Cort of Common Pleas of Queens County and acknol- edged the within instrument to be his free and volentary act and deed-I alow this deed to be recorded
ISAAC HICKS
A true coppey pr SAMLL SMITH-Junr. Cle-
Jamaica September the 14th 1733
Att the speaciall instence and request of Jehaness Demott we whose names are underwriten commissioners of the highways of the town of Jamaica aforesaid have laid out a way one rood wide through the parsonage lot of medow on the further east neck upon the south side of said lot begining at the south east corner of the said parsonage lot so runing along westward upon the south side thereof to the medow of the said Mott-performed the day abovesd by us
RICHD BETTS SAMLL. HIGBEE D. WHITEHEAD
A true coppey of the origonal entred pr.
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This Indenture made the twenty seven day of March and in the thirteenth year of ye reign of our Sovereign Lord King George over Grate Brittain &c. King De- fender of the Faith &c. and in ye year of our Lord Christ one thousand seven hundred and twenty seven betwen Israel Smith of Jamaica in Queens County on Nassaw Island and in ye Colloney of New York doct. on the one part and William Higbee of ye same place yeoman on the other part wittneseth that the said Israel Smith for and in consideration of ye sum of thirty two pounds current lawfull money of NewYork afore said to him in hand paid by ye above said William Higbee at and or before ye ensealing or delivery of these presents the receipt whereof he doth hereby one and acknoledge himselfe to be therewith satisfied and thereof and therefrome and frome every part and percel thereof do by these presents Page 286
for forever acquit exonerate and discharge ye said William Higbee and his heirs ex9 adms have given granted bar- gained sold alienated conveyed assured and confirmed and he ye said Israel Smith doth by these presents give grant bargin sell alienate convey assure and confirme unto ye said William Higbe and to his heirs and assigns for- ever a certain peice or percel or lott of upland lying & being in ye Township of Jamaica aforesaid lying sotherly from ye Town a peice of land which formerly was laid out to his father Thomas Smith late deceased be it more or less and it fell to ye above said Israel Smith by heirship and is buted and bounded as followeth (viz) that is to say easterly by ye broock parting ye island formerly known or called Deans Island and partly by an old fence on ye said island to ye bogs of John Vansoland which formerly Daniel Bulls and southerly by the bogs of John Vansoland and westerly by a highway that goeth to ye known by ye names of boge lots and northerly by a highway that goeth to Deans Island abovesaid be ye same more or less as it is above bounded and exprest together with the premices thereunto belonging or in any manner of ways appertaining with all singuler
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to every part and percel thereof with all ye bogs timber trees wood under woods whether standing or lying or appertaining to ye above mentioned land as above bounded with all ye previledges profits commodeties hereditements and appurtenances thereunto belonging or in any maner of ways appertaining with all ye right title claim and demand of him ye said Israel Smith his heirs adms or assigns to him ye said William Higbee and his heirs and assigns forever and ye same for to have and to hold and to remain to ye only proper use befitt & be- hoof of him ye said William Higbee his heirs and assigns forever and ye said William Higbee his heirs exs adms and assigns shall and may att all times forever hereafter have hold ocupie posses & injoy the above recited land & premises with all appurtenances thereunto belong- ing as his one land of inheretance in fee simple frely Page 287
and clearly discharged of and from all former givfts grants mortgages sales dowreis extents or executions or any other title or incumbrance whatsoever had made or comited at any time or times before ye ensealing or delivery of these presents with a warrenttee to defend ye same against any person or persons laying any just claim to ye same or any part thereof and will seal or deliver any other or firmer deed or convaience for ye premises abovesaid in testemony and witness whereof the above said Isral Smith hath set to his hand & affixed his seal the day and year first above written-
Sealed and delivered ISRAEL SMITH 0
in ye presence of PRISILA SMITH NEHEMIAH SMITH
Queens County S. S. Aprill 4th 1734-Then came be- fore me John Tolman Esqr one of His Majesties Judges of ye Court of Common Pleas for said County Nehemiah Smith one of the witnesses to the within deed & did de- pose on the Holy Evangelist that he see the within named Isral Smith seal and execute the within instruement to
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the within named William Higbee for ye uses within mentioned-there being no rasons or interliniations therein let it be recorded JOHN TOLMAN
A true coppey of ye origonal entred pr
SAMLL. SMITH Junr. Clerk-
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This Indenture made the sixth day of Febuary in the eight year of the reign of our Soveraign Lord George the Second over Grate Brittaine &c. King Defender of the Faith &c. Annoq Domi one thousand seven hundred & thirty four between William Stead of Jamaica in Queens County in the Province of New York house carpenter of the one part and William Creed of the same place cord- wainer & Joseph Smith of the same place gent both on the other part wittnesseth that the said William Stead for and in consideration of the sum of twenty six pounds ten shillings lawfull money of New York abovesaid to him in hand paid by the said William Creed & Joseph Smith at and before the ensealing & delivery of these presents the receipt whereof he doth hereby one and acknoledge himselfe to be therewith fully satisfied & contented & thereof & of & from every part thereof doth by these presents freely & fully discharge the said William Creed and Joseph Smith and either of them & their & every of their heirs exs and adms forever hath given granted bargained sold alliened conveied and confirmed and by these presents the said William Stead doth abso- lutely give grant bargain sell alline convey & confirme unto the said William Creed & Joseph Smith and to their heirs & assigns forever a certain piece or parcel of land lying on the hills (which he bought of Richard Comes deceasd) in the Township abovesaid containing ten acres be the same more or less as now within fence bounded east on the country road leading from Jamaica to Flushing south on land of said William Creed west on land of John Willet and north on land of the said Joseph Smith to- gether with all the fences timber woods water swamps
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commodities improvements hereditements and appur- tenances whatsoever thereunto belonging or in any man- ner of ways appertaining and all all the right estate Page 289
title clame posession and demand whatsoever of him the said William Stead of in or to the same and the reversions & remainders thereof to have and to hold the above granted and bargained lands & premises with every of their appurtenances unto the sd William Creed and Joseph Smith and to their heirs & assigns to their only use benefit & behoof forever and the said William Stead doth by these presents for himselfe his heirs exs & adms covenant & agree to and with the said William Creed and Joseph Smith and their heirs and assigns that he the said William Stead is now lawfull & rightfully seized & possesed of and in the said above granted land & premises with every of their appurtenances & hath at the time of the executing hereof good and full power & authority to alienate convey & assure the same unto the said William Creed & Joseph Smith and their heirs & assigns according to the true meaning of these presents and further that the same is now clear and free from all troble estates dowries mortgages and incumbrances whatsoever & from the title of dower of Deborah the wife of the sd William Stead and further that he the said William Stead and his heirs exs and adms the said above granted land and premises with every of their appur- tenances unto the said William Creed & Joseph Smith & to their heirs and assigns against all just and lawfull claimes of any person & persons whatsoever shall warrant and and by these presents forever defend in witness whereof the above parties have here unto interchangeably put their hands and seals this day and year above first written WILLIAM STEAD O
Sealed and delivered
in the presence of us BENJa HINCHMAN WILLIAM CREED
Queens County-S.S.
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Bet it remembrd that on the seventh day of Febry. Ano Domi one thousand seven hundred and thirty foure came before me John Messenger Esq' one of the Joudges of the Court of Common Pleas in Queens County the within named William Stead and did one and acknoeledg that he executed the within deed freely to the uses therein mentioned being no rasure or interlineation I allow of the within deed to be recorded
JOHN MESSENGER
Febuary 18th 1734-A true coppey of the oregenal deed and acknoledgment entred pr SAMLL. SMITH, Junr. Cle-
This Indenture made this twenty six day of March and in the third year of the reign of our Sovereign Lord George King of Grate Brittain and sow forth and in the year of our Lord Christ one thousand seven hundred and seventeen and beteen Ram Garison cordwinder of Jamaica in Queens County in Nasaw Island in the Province of New York of the one part and William Golder of the same place carpentor of the other part witnesseth that the abovesd Ram Garison for and in consideration of the sum of seventy eight pounds currant money of New York to him in hand paid by ye abovesd William Golder at & before ye ensealing and delivery of these presents the recept whereof he doth one and acknoledge himselfe to be therewith satisfied contented and paid & thereof and therefrom doe forever exonerate aquit and discharge the abovesaid William Golder his heirs ex® adms and every of them from every part and percel thereof have given granted alined enfofed ashured quited claimed sold and made over and doe by these presents freely clearly and absolutely give grant alien enfefe asshure quit claime sell and make over unto the abovesaid
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William Golder his his heirs and assigns forever all that peace percel and lot of upland in the bounds of Jamaica aforesd containing by estemation fifteen acres be the same more or less lying in the east division and bound as followeth south by ye said Ram Garison and east by Hemstead line and north by the said William Golder and west by the highway that leadeth down to the further east neck on the froont runing from the said Golders land southward to a stake from thence to a black oake sapline easterly for that purpose marked it being ye eaqual halfe of the lot of land as the sd Ram Garison bought of Nathaniel Denton all which land as above bounded and exprest with all the priveledges ap- purtinances heriditements & emoliments to the same belonging with all the fencing trees timber trees woods under woods standing or lying or belonging to ye same with all the estate right title property claime and de- mand of him the said Ram Garison his heirs exs adms to him the said William Golder his heirs and assigns to have and to hold for ever and the same to be and remaine to the only use benifit and behoof of him the sd William Golder his heirs and assigns shall and may at all times forever hereafter have hold occupie posses and injoy the above recited land and granted premises as his or there one land of inheritance in fee simple fully and clearly discharged of and from all former gifts grants sales or any other title or incumbrance whatever & also the abovesd Ram Garison doth further covenant and agree for himselfe his heirs exs adms to and with the sd William Golder his heirs and assigns that he had the time of the ensealing and delivery of these-look over for ye rest Page 292
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