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in the presence of us Jos. MURRAY
JNO. CHAMBERS S. CLOWS
THOMAS X WELLING O his mark
A true coppey entred pr SAMLL SMITH-Cle-
8th June 1743-John Higbee's ear mark being a swolow fork in the near ear and a crop in ye off ear and a half- penny under the same-
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This Indenture made this sixth day of June and in the sixth year of ye reign of our Sovereign Lord George
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the Second by ye grace of God King of Grate Brittain &c Defender of the Faith &c. and in the year of our Lord Christ one thousand seven hundred & thirty and three and beteen Joshua Carpenter of Jamaica in Queens County on Nasaw Iland and in ye Colony of New York yeoman of the one part Zebulon Mills of ye same place County Iland and Colony aforesaid carpenter of the other part wittnesseth that the abovesaid Joshua Car- penter for and in consideration of the sum of seventy pounds currant money of the Colony of New York to him in hand paid by the above said Zabulon Mills at or before the ensealing and delivery of these presents the recept whereof he the above said Joshua Carpenter doth hereby one and doth acknowledge himselfe to be there- with satisfied content and paid and thereof and therefrom do forever exonerate aquit and discharge the abovesaid Zabulon Mills his heirs execs and adms and every of them from every part and percel and the abovesaid Joshua Carpenter have given granted allienated enfeofed ashured quited clamed sold and made over and doe by these presents freely clearly and absolutely give grant allien enfeofe asshure quit claim and make over unto the above said Zebulon Mills his heirs and assigns forever a cer- tain house messuage and tenement in the bounds of Jamaica afore said lying in a division comonly caled the middel division lying upon the east side of a path caled Freemans path containing by estemation five acres exactly measured and alsoe upon the west end or front of that lot of land the house now standing upon and butted and bounded as followeth that is to say east by the abovesaid Joshua Carpenter land and west by a highway called Freemans path where the fence now standeth and north by the said Joshua Carpenter that is to say to a green bush standing upon the north side of the said house near the brow of the hill and also south by Samuel Smith's land all which which said Page 309
land as above bounded and exprest with all the prev- ilidges appurtenances heriditements and emoliments
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to the same or any manner of ways appertaining with all the houses barns orchards fences trees timber trees woods under woods whether standing lying or belonging to the same with all the estate right title property claime and demand of him the said Joshua Carpenter his heirs ex® and adms to him the said Zebulon Mills his heirs and assigns to have and to hold forever and the same to be and remain to the only proper use benifit and behoof of him the said Zebulon Mills his heirs and assigns for ever and that the said Zebulon Mills his heirs and assigns shall and may at all times for ever hereafter have hold occupie possess and injoy the above recited land and premises as his or their one land of inheritance in fee simple freely and clerly discharged of and from all former gifts grants sales mortgages dowries intales judgments executions or extents or any other title or incumbrance whatsoever and alsoe the above said Joshua Carpenter doth further prom- ise covenant and agree for himselfe his heirs executors and administrators to and with the said Zebulon Mills his heirs and assigns that he had at the time of the en- sealing and delivery of these presents full power and lawfull authority for to sell and dispose of the same in manner and forme as aforesaid & alsoe will warrant and forever defend the same against any person or per- sons laying any just claim to the same and alsoe will seal and deliver any other or firmer deed or conveyance for the premises as the said Zebulon Mills 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 testimony hereof the parties first above written hath set to his hand and affixed his seal the day and year above written JOSHUA CARPENTER 0 Sealed and delivered
in the presence of us NATHAN SMITHI
JOANNA X SMITH her mark
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Page 310 March ye 26-1737
Queens County
S.S. Then came the within named Joshua Carpenter personably before me John Messenger Esq" one of the Judges of the Court of Comon Pleas for said County & acknowledged the within written instrument to be his free & volentary act and deed I allow this deed to be recorded JOHN MESSENGER
Entred ye 4th Aprill 1737 pr SAMLL SMITH Junr-Cle-
This Indenture made the twentieth day of September in the year of our Lord Christ one thousand seven hundred and thirty six between James Denton & Nehemiah Denton of Jamaica in Queens County in the Province of New York executors of the last will and testament of Nathaniel Denton late of Jamaica above sd deceased on the one part and William Higbie of the same place yeoman on the other part wittneseth that the said James Denton and Nehemiah Denton by vertue and according to the tenor and true meaning of the last will and testa- ment of the said Nathaniel Denton and by force and by virtue of the same for and in consideration of the sum of sixty three pounds foure shillings lawfull money of New York afore said to them in hand paid at and before the ensealing and delivery of these presents & for other good causes & valluable motives allready had and re- ceived the reception of which they doe hereby one & there- of doe by these presents discharge the said William Higbee and his heirs exes & adms forever have given granted bargained sold alliened assured & confirmed and by these presents doe freely and absolutely give grant bargain sell alliene convey assure and confirme unto the said William Higbee and to his heirs and assigns for- ever one certain percel of land lying situate in the town- ship of Jamaica aforesaid being part of a larger larger Page 311
percel or track of land belonging unto the father of the said Nathaniel which said granted percel begins att a
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post at ye edge of the boggs near the said William Hig- bee's saw mill thence runing along the road or highway north nine degrees west ninteen roods two thirds of a rood thence north twenty eight degrees west forty four roods to a white oak bush standing near the path thence west five degrees south sixty two roods & an half to a black oack bush thence south fourteen degrees east nin- teen roods to a chesnut bush thence east seven degrees south thirty two roods to a red oak sapling thence south six degrees east forty nine roods soe runing down to a brook & thence allong the said brook as the same runs till it comes to the fence as it now stands near the said saw mill and thence to the first station containing nine- teen acres & three fourths of an acre together with all and singular woods under woods waters water cources swamps boggs fences improvements comodities advant- ages heredittements and appurtenances thereunto be- longing or in any manner of ways appertaining and the reversions & remainders thereof to have & to hold the abov mentioned and granted land and bargained premises together with all and singular their appurtenances unto the said William Higbee and to his heirs and assigns to the only use benefit and behoof of the said William Hig- bee his heirs and assigns for ever and the said James Denton & Nehemiah Denton doe for themselves & their heirs exes & adms & every of them covenant & grant to & with ye said William Higbee and his heirs & assigns that they the said James Denton and Nehemiah Denton (as executors of the last will and testament of the said Nathaniel Denton deceased) have in themselves good right & lawfull authority to convey the said bargained land unto the said William Higbee & to his heirs and assigns in such manner and forme as above exprest and Page 312
and further that the same is now free of and from all intanglements & troble whatsoever and lastly they the said James Denton and Nehemiah Denton and their heirs exes & adms the above granted land and bargained premises with every of their appurtenances unto the
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said William Higbee and to his heirs and assigns against all just & lawfull claims of the heirs of the said Nathaniel Denton and against them the said James and Nehemiah theirs either & every of their heirs & allsoe against all others from by or under them or any of them shall warrant & by these presents forever defend in wittness whereof the above parties have hereunto interchanably sett their hands and seals the day and year above first written
Sealed & delivered in the presence of
SAMLL. SMITH Jun"
BENJA. HINCHMAN
It is to be noticed & under- stood that the above parties to these presents have agreed that all the boggs mentioned with the above limitts are not to be accounted in the said nineteen acres and three quarters-
JAMES DENTON 0
NEHEMIAH DENTON 0
Queens County ye 5th April 1737-Then came there James Denton & Nehemiah Denton within named came personally before me John Messenger Esqe one of the Judges of the Court of Comon Pleas in ye County abovesaid & acknowledged that they executed this deed freely & volentarily for the uses in the same mentioned there are in it no razours or interlineations-Lett it be recorded JOHN MESSENGER
A true coppey entred and compared by
SAMLL SMITH, Jun' Cle-
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Aprill ye 28th 1738
I Derick Amberman of Jamaica in Queens County doth bind my selfe my heirs exes adms to give free leberty to William Ludlum and Nehemiah Ludlum of the same place and to their heirs exes admrs or assigns that is to say leberty to pass and repass through the above said Derick Amberman land or medow to go to cut hay or grass or to cart hay with waggons or horses or any other
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way that can be thought reasonable that is to say for ever that is through the said land or medow that the said Derick Amberman bought of William Ludlum and Nhemiah Ludlum by a deed dated with these presence in witness my hand and seal DERICK AMBERMAN O
NATHAN SMITH
NICOLAS LAMBERT
A true coppey of the origonal pr SAMLL SMITH Junr Cle-
This Indenture made the ninth day of December in in the eighth year of the reigne of our Sovereigne Lord George the Second over Grate Brittaine &c. King De- fender of Faith &c. Annoq Domini one thousand seven hundred and thirty four beteen William Waters of Jamaica in Queens County in the Province of New York yeoman and Mary his wife of ye one part and John Emans of the same place yeoman on the other part whereas Richard Oldfield of Jamaica above said gent deceased died seized & possesed of certain lands situate and lying in the township of Jamaica afore said which said lands he devised by his last will and testament dated the twenty seventh day of Aprill Anno Dom one thousand seven hundred twenty seven now remaining in the secratary's office at New York unto his children of whome the said Mary is one as by the said last will & testament more fully may and doth appear and whereas by a survey discription plan and division the said lands were after- Page 314
wards viz viz in Aprill & May 1728 by David Humphry in presence of the exes of the said Richard Oldfield & guardians of the said children & by their consent and good liking ascertained divided alloted & appointed unto each of the said children their several and respective parts proportions shears and portions of and in the said lands (which survey and division is now in ye custoty of Jona- than Waters & Joseph Smith exes) in which said survey those lands which is numbred with the number or figure 3
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fell to the shear and portion of the said Mary the the now wife of the said William Waters now this indenture witt- nesseth that the said Willian Waters and Mary his wife for and in consideration of the sum of forty one pounds five shillings currant money of the Colloney of New York above said to them or one of them in hand paid by the said John Emans at and before the ensealing and delivery of these presents the receipt to hereof they doe hereby own and acknowledge themselves to be therewith fully satisfied and contented and thereof and of every part thereof doe acquit and discharge the said John Emans and his heirs exes and admrs forever by these presents have given granted bargained sold released aliened conveyed assured and confirmed and doe by these. presents give grant bargain sell releas aliene convie assure and confirme unto the said John Emans and to his heirs and assigns forever that certain lott and percel of land lying in the wood lot of Richard Oldfield afore said discribed by the number or figure 3 in the draft and division thereof afore mentioned containing eight acres and one quarter exactly lying beteen lott nom 1 & lott nº 7 bounded west on land land that now Adam Smith's deceased east on land that belonged to William Oldfield south by Joseph Oldfield Poyer and north by land of Abraham Lot being stakt on the north side with oak stakes and on the south side with black oack stacks together together with all and Page 315
singuler the timber trees woods under woods profitts comodities heraditaments & apurtenances thereunto belonging or in any manner of ways appertaining (except . and always excepting and reserving a waggon way or road to and from the land of Joseph Oldfield Poyer afore- said to be used at the west end of the above granted land) and the reversions & remainders thereof to have and to hold the above granted and discribed land and bargained premises with every of their appurtenances except as before .excepted unto the said John Emans and his heirs and assigns to his and their use benefit and behoof foever and the said William Waters doth hereby for
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himselfe his heirs exes and adms covenant promise and grant to and with the said John Emans and his heirs and assigns in manner and forme following that is to say that they the said William Waters and Mary his said wife or one of them in their or one of their own rights or to their or one of their own use now are or be and standeth lawfully seized of a good and perfect and absolute estate in the law in fee simple of and in the before granted eight acres and quarter of land and bargained premises with every of their appurtenances and have or one of them hath good and lawfull right and authority to bargain sell and assure the same unto the said John Emans and to his heir and assigns for ever according to the true meaning of these presents and further that the same is now free and clear from all trobles and incum- brances whatsoever and of & from the joynture and title of dower of Mary the said wife of the said William and further that he the said William Waters and his heirs exes and adms the above granted lands as above discribed and premises with every of their appurtenances (except as above excepted) unto the said John Emans and to his heirs and assigns against against them the said Page 316
William Waters and Mary his said wife and either of them their and every of their heirs and against all and every other person & persons lawfully claiming the same any part thereof shall warrant and by these presents for ever defend in wittness whereof ye the above parties have hereunto interchangablely put their hands & seals the day and year above first written
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WILLIAM BLOODGOOD WILLIAM WATERS 0
GARRET VANWICKLAND
MARY X WATERS 0
Sealed and delivered
her mark
in the presence of us
GARRET VANWICKLAND
WILLIAM BLOODGOOD
Queens May ye 8th 1735
County S.S. Then came the within named William
Water and Mary his wife personally before me John
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Messenger Esqe one of the Judges of the Court of Com- mon Pleas of said County and acknowledged the within instrument to be their volentary act and deed the said Mary being by me privitely examined and she acknowl- edgd that it was her volentary act and deed without any threats or compultion of her said husband I alow this deed to be recorded JOHN MESSENGER
A true coppey of the origenal deed with the acknowledg- ment entred pr me SAMLL SMITH, Junr Cle-
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This Indenture made the seventeenth day of Aprill in the eleventh year of the reigne of Sovereign Lord King George over Grate Brittaine &c. Defender of the Faith &c. Annoqe Dommini one thousand seven hundred and twenty five between Samll Dean of Jamaica in Queens County in the Colony of New York yeoman & Hannah his wife of ye one and John Emans of Gravesend in Kings County in the same Colloney yeoman on the other part wittnesseth that the said Samuel Dean and Hannah his wife for and in consideration of ye sume of two hundred pounds currant lawfull money of New York above said to them or one of them in hand paid by the said John Emans at and before the ensealing and de- livery of these presents ye recept of which they doe hereby own & acknowledge themselves to be therewith entirely satisfied and thereof & of & from every part thereof doe acquitt exonerate & discharge the said John Emans and his heirs exes and adms and every of them forever by these presents have granted bargained sold aliened enfeefed assured and confirmed and they the said Samuel Dean and Hannah his wife doe freely and absolutely give grant bargaine sell aliene enfeef assure and confirme unto the said John Emans & to his heirs and assigns forever all that messuage tenement dwelling house and lott of land scituate lying and being in Ja- maica afore said containing forty acres more or less bounded east on Thomas Humphrys south by Richard
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Oldfield west by Hendrick Hagarman north partly by the road leading to ye ferry or NewYork and partly by Daniel Waters fence as it is now inclosed within fence (the passage leading to said Hendrick Hagarmans only excepted) together with all and singular the dwelling houses out houses barns stables orchards gardens fences improvements commodities advantages heredittaments and appurtenances thereunto belonging or or in any Page 318
manner of ways appertaining and all the right estate title claim possession and demand whatsoever of them the said Samuel Deane and Hannah his wife or of either of them or of their or either of their heirs of in or to the same or any part thereof & the reversions and remainders thereof to have and to hold the above granted & bounded land messuage tenement & bargained premises with every of their appurtenances unto the said John Emans & to his heirs and assigns to the only use benefit & behoof of the said John Emans and to his heirs and assigns for ever and the said Samuel Deane doth hereby for himselfe his heirs exes and adm's covenant promise and grant to and with the said John Emans and his heirs and assigns and every of them in manner and forme follow- ing that is to say that he the said Samuel Deane and Hannah his wife or one of them in their or one of their owne right or to their or one of their one use now are or be & standeth lawfully seized of a good and perfect and absolute estate in the law in fee simple of & in the said messuage tenement and other the premises with their appurtenances & have or one of them hath good & lawfull right and authority to bargain sell and assure the same to the said John Emans his heirs and assigns for ever according to the true meaning of these presents & allsoe that the same is free and clear from any in- cumbrance or trouble whatsoever and further lastly the said Samuel Deane and his heirs exes and admrs the above granted messuage tenement land and other ye bargained
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premises premises with every of their appurtenances unto the said John Emans and to his heirs and assigns against all or any person or persons whatsoever and against him the said Samuel Dean & Hannah his wife their either & every of their heirs lawfully claiming the same or any part thereof shall warrant and by these presents forever defend in wittness whereof the above parties to these presents have hereunto interchangably sett their hands and seals the day and year above first written SAMUEL X DEANE 0 Sealed & delivered his mark
in the presence of us AMOS SMITH SOLOMON DENTON
HANNAH X DEANE 0 her mark
Queens Jamaica 7th day of Aprill Anno Dom 1725 County .Then rec'd of John Emans within named the sum of two hundred pounds the consideration money within named I say received pr me
SAMLL X DEANE his mark
Memorandum that full and peacable possession & seizin of and in ye messuage tennement & premises within mentioned together with their hereditements was deliv- ered by the within named Samuel Deane to the within named John Emans to the ye use & behoof of ye said John Emans & his heirs and assigns for ever according to the tenor & effect of the within written deed the seventh day of Aprill Anno Dom 1725 in the presence of the wittnesses herunder written
SOLOMON DENTON AMUAS SMITH
Be it remembred yt on the fourth day of March Anno Dom one thousand seven hundred & thirty nine came before me James Hazard Esqer one of the Judges & Justices of the Court of Common Pleas in Queens County
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within mentioned ye within named Samuel Deane & Hannah his wife & did acknowledge & own that they executed the within deed or instrument of sale volun- taryly to & for uses therein mentioned and the said Hannah on private examination said she did ye same without any threats or compultion JAMES HAZARD
A true coppey of ye origenal deed with ye acknowledg- ment & all above pr SAMLL SMITH-J-Cle-
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This Indenture made the first day of December in year of our Lord seventeen hundred and thirty five beteen Joseph Smith of Jamaica in Queens County gent of the one part and John Tolman of Flushing in the same county gent of the other part witnesseth that the said Joseph Smith for and in consideration of the sum of five shillings lawfull money of New York to him paid by the said John Tolman before the sealing and delivery of these presence the recept whereof is hereby acknowledged hath bargained and sold and by these presence doth bar- gain and sell unto the said John Tolman one certain dwelling house messuage tenement and lott of land where the said Joseph Smith now lives situate near the main street in Jamaica aforesaid containing five acres more or less being bounded southerly by the said maine street easterly by the home lott of land lately in ye tener & occupation of Joseph Smith Sen' deceased (who was the father of the above named Joseph Smith the grantor) northerly by the land of Samuel Clowes and westterly by the hous lott of land late in the tenner & occupation of Gabrill Lulte deceased together with all singular the dwelling houses out houses barns buldings garding and improvements heriditaments & appurte- nances thereunto belonging with the reversion and rever- sions remainder and remainders of all and singular the premises and all rents and reservations reserved or payable by or upon any demisses leases or grants hereto- fore made or granted of the premises or of any part or
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parcel thereof to have and to hold the said mesuage land tenements hereditements and all and singular other the premises whatsoever hereby bargained and sold or men- tioned to be bargained and sold with their and every of their appurtenances unto the said John Tolman his executors administrators and assigns from the day of the date hereof for and during the tirm of one whole year from thence next ensuing and fully to be compleat and ended yeilding and paying therefore the yearly rent of one pepper corne on the first day of May May Page 321
if the same be lawfully demanded to the intent that by virtue of these presents and of the statute for transfering of uses into possession the said John Tolman may be in the actual possession of the premises and be ennabled to accept a grant of the reversion and inheritance thereof to him and his heirs in witness whereof the said parties to these presents have interchangeably put their hands and seals the day and year first above written
Sealed and delivered
JOS. SMITH O
in the presence of us
S. CLOWES
BENJa HINCKMAN
Entred 27th Octobr 1740 pr SAMLL SMITH Junr Cle-
This Indenture made the second day of December in the year of our Lord seventeen hundred and thirty five beteen Joseph Smith of Jamaica in Queens County gent and Amy his wife of the one part and John Tolman of Flushing in the same County gent of the other part witnesseth that the said Joseph Smith and Amy his wife for and in consideration of the sum of eighty four pounds lawfull money of NewYork to the said Joseph Smith and Amy his wife or either of them in hand paid by the said John Tolman at or before the ensealing or delivery of these presence the recept whereof they the said Joseph Smith and Amy his wife do hereby acknowledge and thereof and of every part and percel thereof do clearly
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