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acquit and discharge the said John Tolman his executors and administrators and every of them by these presence have given granted alined released and confirmed and by these presence do give grant alien releas and confirme unto the said John Tolman and to his heirs and assigns one certain dweling house mesuage tenement and lot 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 ye said main street easterly by the house lot of land lately in the tener and occupation of Joseph Smith Smith Page 322
Senr. deceased (who was the father of the above named Joseph Smith the grantor) northerly by the land of Samuel Clowes and westerly by the home lott of land late in the tenor and occupation of Gabril Lutte deceased to- gether with all and singular the dwelling houses out houses barns buldings gardens and improvements hereditements and appurtenances whatsoever unto the same belonging or in any wise appertaining or there with all used occu- pied or enjoyed or accepted reputed taken and known as part parcel or member thereof (all which said premises now are in the actual possession of him the said John Tolman by virtue of one indenture of bargain and sale to him thereof made for the term of one year being dated the day before the date of these presents and made beteen the said Joseph Smith of the one part and the said John Tolman of the other part and by virtue and by virtue of the statute for transfering of uses into possession) and all the estate right title intrest use trust profit reversion claim and demand whatsoever of them the said Joseph Smith and Amy his wife of in and to the said premises and every or any part or parcel thereof and the reversion and reversions remainder and re- mainders yearly and other rents and profitts of the premises and of every part and parcel thereof to have and to hold the said messuages lands tenements heredite- ments and all and singular other the premises whatsoever hereby bargained and sold with their and every of their
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appurtenances unto the said John Tolman his heirs and assigns to the only proper use and behoofe of him the said John Tolman and of his heirs and assigns forever and the said Joseph Smith and Amy his wife their heirs and assigns the said mentioned granted premises with the appurtenances unto the said John Tolman his heirs and assigns against them the said Joseph Smith and Amy his wife their heirs and assigns and against all other persons whatsoever shall and will warrant and forever defend by these presents and the said Joseph Smith for himself his heirs executors and administrators and every of them doth covenant grant and agree to and with the said John Tolman his heirs and assigns and every of them by these presents in manner and forme following (that is to say) that the said Joseph Smith for and not- withstanding any act or thing whatsoever had made done or wittingly commited or sufered by him the said Joseph Smith to the contrary now is and standeth lawfully right- Page 323
fully and and absolutely seized of the said messuage lands and tennements and of all and singular other the premises herein before mentioned meant or intended to be hereby granted aliened released and confirmed and every part and parcel thereof with their and every their appurtenances of a good pure perfect and indefeasi- ble estate of inheritance in fee simple and further that he the said Joseph Smith his heirs and assigns and all and every person and persons whatsoever have or law- fully claiming or which shall or may at any time here- after have or claim any lawfull or equitable estate right title or intrest of into or out of the said above granted messuage lands and tenements and all and singular other the premises herein before mentioned ment or intended to be hereby granted aliened released and confirmed with their and every of their appurtenances or any part or percel thereof from by or under or in trust for the said Joseph Smith his heirs or assigns shall and will at any time within the space of seven years next ensuing the date hereof upon request and at the cost and charges in
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the law of the said John Tolman his heirs and assigns do make acknowledge execute and suffer or cause or procure to be done acknowledged executed and suffered all and every such further lawfull and reasonable assurance and act in law for the further better and more absolute assure- ing and conveying of the same granted mesuages lands and tenements and all and singular other the premises herein before mentioned ment or intended to be hereby. granted aliened released and confirmed and every part thereof with their appurtenances unto the said John Tolman his heirs and assigns to the use of him the said John Tolman his heirs and assigns according to the true intent and meaning of these presents as by him the said John Tolman his heirs and assigns his or their council learned in the law shall be reasonably devised advised. or required so as nothing in such act or assurance extend to or comprise any further warrenty or covenants then in these presents are contained and so as no person so doing or suffering thereof be compelled to travil above thirteen mills from his or their usual abode or hebitation and lastly it is hereby declared by and beteen the said parties to these presents that all and singular such sub- sequent conveyances and assurances of the said above granted messuages lands and tenements tenements and Page 324
all and singular other the premises or any part or percel thereof shall be and -- and are by these presents de- clared to be and - to the only proper use and behoofe of him the said John Tolman and of his heirs and assigns . forever In witness whereof the said parties to these presents have interchangably put their hands and seals the day and year first above written-
Sealed and delivered JOS. SMITH 0
in the presence of us
AMEY SMITH 0
S. CLOWES
BENJA. HINCHMAN
Queens Be it remembred that on the second
County S.S. day of September Anno Dom one thousand seven hundred and forty came before me James
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Denton Esq' one Majtes Justices of of the Peace for Queens County assigned the within named Joseph Smith and Amey his wife and did acknowledge that they executed the within deed freely to the uses therein men- tioned and the said Amey said (being priviately examined) said she did the same freely without any threats or compultion JAMES DENTON
Entred 24th February 1740/1 pr SAMLL SMITH, Junr. Cle-
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Know all men by these presents that I Joseph Roods of Red Lyon in Newcastle County in Pensylvania black- smith have released remised and forever quitt claimed and by these presents doe for me my exes and admrs and every of us clearly and absolutely remise releas and forever acquitt Isaac Roods of Jamaica in Queens County yeoman his heirs exes or admrs of and from the twenty pounds devised unto me by my father in his last will dated the fifth day of January Anno Dom 1721/2 to be paid by me according to the will aforesaid and I doe for me my heirs exes and adm's release all my other right claims or demands which I can or may claime from the said Isaac Roods of and in any lands rights or de- mands which he has in possession that ware devised in ye will aforesaid or any other lands or hereditements which my father dyed seized of-Wittness whereof I have hereunto sett my hand & seal this seventh day of
JOSEPH X.ROODS 0 May 1724- Sealed & delivered his mark
in ye presence of us JOHN EVERETT Jos. SMITH
Jamaica 18th Feb 1740
Queens Then came before me Samuel Smith
County S.S. Esqr one of His Majesties Justices of the Peace for said county assigned Joseph Smith one
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of the subscribeing witnesses to the within instrument & being deposed on the holy Evangelists did declare that he saw the within named Joseph Roods seal and execute the within instrument as his own voluntary act & deed, and and I do allow the same to be recorded in the town book- SAMLL. SMITH, Junr-
Entred 2d March 1740/1 pr. SAMLL SMITH Junr Cle -.
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To all Christian people to whome this present write- ing shall come I John Hanse of Jamaica in Queens County on Long Island send greeting know yea that I the said John Hanse as well in consideration of the natural love and affection wch I bare towards my younger son Tunis Bergan and of the fatherly care which I have for his advancement and preferment as for diverss other good causes and lawfull considerations me moving have given granted and confirmed and by these presents I do give grant and confirme unto my said son Tunis Bergen the one moiety or equal half part of my plantation whereon I now live in Jamaica afore said with the one full equal part of the wood land to be taken off from the westerly side of my plantation according to a draught hereunto annexed and signed by me and also the one full equal half part of all my lands medows rights and divisions of lands which do belong to me in any part of the world and also the one full equal half part of all my goods and chattels liveing or dead of what kind or nature soever or in whose hands or in what place soever the same may be to have and to hold the said moiety of the said lands and premises with every their appurtenances unto him the said Tunis Bergen and his heirs executors adm" and assigns to the only use beneffit and behoof of the said Tunis Bergen and his heirs executors administrators and assigns forever and I the said John Hance do hereby covenant promise grant and agree to and with my said son Tunis Bergen and his heirs and assigns that he the said Tunis Bargen and his heirs executors administrators
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and assigns shall from hence forth have use hold occupie and enjoy all and singular the herein before granted premises without any lawfull let hendrence or interuption of me the said John Hanse or any other person or persons Page 327
whatsoever claiming by from or under me or my assigns in testimony whereof I the said John Hause have to these presints put my hand and seal at Jamaica this ninth day of April in the year of our Lord seventeen hundred and twenty eight JOHN X HANSE 0 Sealed and delivered his marke
in presence of
S. CLOWES Junr.
BENJAMIN EVERIT
Jamaica in Queens County 17th June 1730-
Then and there Benjamin Everit one of the witnesses to this instrument came before me Isaac Hicks Esq Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in Queens County and made oath that he saw saw the within named John Hanse seal and deliver thee same to the use therein mentioned ISAAC HICKS
A true coppey of ye origonal deed with ye acknowledg- mnt entred this 22d day of April 1742 pr SAMLL SMITH Junr Cle-
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This Indenture made the twenty third day of March ine the third year of the reign of our Sovereign Lord George the second over Grate Brittaine France and Ireland King Defender of the Faith &c. Annoqe Domini one thousand seven hundred & twenty nine beteen Thomas Smith & Daniel Smith both of Jamaica in Queens County on Long Island in the Province of New- York gent executors of the last will & testament of John Everitt late of Jamaica above said deceased gent on the one part and Samuel Smith Juner Town Clerk of Jamaica aforesaid gent on the other part witnesseth that
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the said Thomas & Daniel Smith according to the tenner & true meaning of the said last will & testament of the said John Everitt & by force & virtue of the same for & in consideration of the sum of six hundred and forty pounds lawfull money of New York to them in hand paid (for the use of the legaties mentioned in the said last will & testament and for ye payment of the debts owing by the said John Everett in his life-time & such as have accrued since his decease) by the said Samuel Smith at and before the ensealing & delivery of these presents the recept whereof they doe own & hereby acknowledge themselves to be therewith intirely satisfied contented and paid and thereof and of & frome every part thereof doe exonerate acquit & discharge the said Samuel Smith & his heirs exrs & adm's for ever by these presents have given granted bargained sold aliened conveyed released asureed and confirmed and by these presents they the said Thomas Smith & Daniel Smith by force of the same last will & testament do freely clearly and absolutely give grant bargain sell aline convey releas asure & confirme unto the said Samuel Smith and to his heirs & assigns for- ever a certain messuage tennement & tract or percel of land situate in the township of Jamaica Jamaica Page 329
aforesaid being the same where the said John Everett lately lived containing one hundred & nineteen acres one quarter & twenty four square rods and bounded as fol- lows begining at a certain corner near a hay stack runing thence south eighty five degrees west seven chain and ten links to a lane thence along the lane south ten de- grees east foure chain & ninty two links to the cuntry road thence along the said road south eighty two degrees & fifteen minutes east seven chain & seventy links thence north eighty one degrees east thirteen chain thence along Nathaniel Dentons land north seven degrees & thirty minutes west six chain & twenty one links thence north eighty four degrees east five chain & twenty links thence south eighty seven degrees east five chain & thirty six links to Messengers corner thence along the
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said Messengers land north seventy five degrees east one chain & and ninty links thence south fifty seven degrees & forty five minutes east one chain and twelve links thence north forty six degrees thirty minutes east six chain and ninty five links thence along a lane north fifty two degrees east six chain thence along Messengers land north twenty five degrees and forty five minutes west twelve chain and forty links thence north twenty three degrees forty five minutes west five chain and seventy five links thence along the Roads's land south twelve degrees & thirty minutes west thirty eight chain and eighty five links to a white oak sapling thence south sixty degrees & fifteen minutes west six chain to a stump thence south eighty foure degrees fifteen minutes west two chain & seventeen links thence along Cromwells land to a small twigg by an old logg thence along Mes- sengers land south eleven degrees forty five minutes east thirty six chain to a stone fence thence south eighty degrees west five chain and fifty links thence south seventy one degrees west five chain & thirty two links to a heap of young chesnutt trees thence along Nehemiah Smiths land north eighty seven degrees fifteen minutes west five chain ninty six six links to a chesnut tree thence Page 330
south eighty two degrees west three chain and fifty links to a white-oak thence south seventy two degrees west three chain and twenty links, thence south twelve de- grees west one chain and fifty links to the corner of Joseph Smiths land thence along the said land south six degrees fifteen minutes east twenty chain and seventy five links to the first station together with one piece or parsel of salt medow scituate ine the Long Neck of the said township containing one hundred acres more or less which the said John Everett died seized and possesed of and also together with the above mentioned & discribed lands by his said last will and testament dated the seventh of May Annoqe Domini one thousand seven hundred
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& twenty nine did devise to be sold as above said which said meadow is bounded easterty by a ditch that divides it from meadow that lately belonged to Jonathan White- head south by meadow of said Whitehead west by the owl town creek northerly partly by Nathaniel Higbee partly by Joseph Smith & partly by said Jonathan Whitehead together with all and singular the dwelling howses, barns, buldings, edifices, cellers, kitchings, shops, outhouses, ways, easments, orchards, gardens, timber trees, woods, under woods, fences improvements pond ditches pastures graseings, comodities, advantages heredi- taments & appurtenances whatsoever unto the said mes- suage lands meadow and premises belonging or in any manner of wise appertaining (except and always excepted one drift way to the land that John Messenger bought of Joseph Smith & one way to the land that he bought of Jonathan Dean through the above granted lands) and the reversions & remainders with all all the issues & Page 331
proffits thereof to have and to hold all and singular the above granted messuage lands meadow and premises with every of thier appurtenances (except as above ex- cepted) unto the said Samuel Smith & to his heirs & assigns to the only use benefitt & behoof of the said Samuel Smith and his heirs & assigns for ever and the said Thomas Smith and Daniel Smith doth hereby for themselves & their heirs exes and adm" covenant promise grant and agree to and with the said Samuel Smith and his heirs and assigns in the following manner and forme that is to say that they the said Thomas Smith and Daniel Smith immediately before the executing of these presents had in themselves good right full power and lawfull authority by virtue of the said last will and testament of the said John Everett to grant alienate and convey all and singular the above mentioned to be hereby granted messuages lands meadow & premises with every of their appurtenances in manner and form afore said and that
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the same & every part percel and member thereof shall remain & continue to the said Samuel Samuel Smith and to his heirs and assigns free and clear from all charges, titles dowries and incumbrances whatsoever and further that they the said Thomas Smith & Daniel Smith & thier heirs exes and admr the said above mentioned messuage lands meadow and premises (except as above excepted) with their and every of their appurtenances unto the said Samuel Smith & his heirs & assigns against all just and lawfull claims & demands of any persone or persons whatsoever shall warrant and by these presents forever defend and lastly the sd Thomas Smith & Daniel Smith for themselves their heirs exes and adm's doth cove- Page 332
nant promise and and agree to and with the said Samuel Smith his heirs and assigns that they the said Thomas Smith & Daniel Smith their heirs exes & ad'mrs shall and will at all times during the space of tenn years next en- suing the date hereof at and upon the reasonable request and at the cost and charges in the law of the said Samuel Smith his heirs & assigns make due and execute all and every such further lawfull & reasonable assureance & conveyance in the law for the further assureing & con- veying all & singular the before granted premises and appurtenances unto the said Samuel Smith his heirs and assigns as by the said Samuel Smith his council learned in the law shall be reasonably advised devised or required provided the said Thomas Smith & Daniel Smith their heirs exes or admrs be not required to travil above two miles from their or either of their dwelling houses to make such further assureance In witness whereof the parties to these presents have hereunto set & put interchanably their hands and seals the day and year above first written Sealed & delivered in the presence THOMAS SMITH O of the word (third) in ye first sheet DANIEL SMITH 0 & first line and alsoe the word (acres) beteen the twenty second & twenty third lines & ye word (thereof) in the second sheet bteen
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the seventeenth & eighteenth lines were interlined before sealing & delivering hereof ISAAC BLOOM
DANIEL SAWYER BENJ& HINCHMAN
The acknowledgement on the other leaf following Page 333
following Queens Jamaica 14th Janey 1742 County S.S. Then and there came before me Thomas Hicks Esq' one of His Majesties Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for said County Benjamin Hinchmman one of the witnesses to the within deed and being deposed on the Holy Evangelist declared that he saw the within named Daniel Smith and Thomas Smith execute the same to the purposes with mentioned and I haveing carfully examined the same find that there is no razours or interlineations only those already taken notice of do allow the same to be recorded-
T. HICKS
This origonel deed with the acknowledgement entred by me Samuel Smith and compared by Nehemiah Smith pr SAMLL SMITH Cle NEHEMIAH SMITH JR.
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This Indenture made the twentieth day of September in the tenth year of His Majtes reign and in the year of our Lord Christ one thousand seven hundred and thirty six beteen Samuel Denton of Jamaica in Queens County in the Province of New York cooper on the one part & Samuel Smith of the same place Town Clerk on the other part witnesseth that the said Samuel Denton for and in consideration of the sum of nine pounds foure shillings & ten pence currant money of the province afore said to him in hand paid & secured to be paid by the said Samuel Smith at and before the executing of
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these presents the recept whereof he the said Samuel Denton doth hereby acknowledge and himselfe to be therewith fully satisfied and contented & thereof and of every part thereof doth exonerate & acquitt the said Samuel Smith and his heirs executors and administrators forever hath given granted bargained sold aliened con- veyed assured and confirmed and by these presents doth freely & absolutely give grant bargain sell aliene convey assure & confirme unto the said Samuel Smith and to his heirs & assigns forever the one equal third and easter- most part runing from north to south of a certaine lott of land situate in Jamaica above said the said lott being bounded as follows viz easterly by John Messenger southerly by the road & westerly & northerly by the land of the said Samuel Smith six acres & twenty six square roods or thereabouts, the said third & eastermost Page 335
part part of the above described lott of land being that part & shear which fell to the said Samuel Denton by agreement and articles thereof made beteen him the said Samuel Denton & his brothers Nathaniel & Daniel which may more at large appear by said agreement & articles indented bearing date the twenty ninth day of Aprill Anno Dom one thousand seven hundred & thirty six together with all and singular the ways easments fences improvements hereditaments and appurtenances to the said equal third and eastermost part & shear of the said above described lott of land belonging or appertaining and the reversions & remainders thereof and all the right title estate and claim whatsoever to the same or any part or percel thereof to have & to hold the above granted equal third & eastermost part and shear of the said lott of land above mentioned with all and singular their and every of their appurtenances unto the said Samuel Smith & to his heirs and assigns to the only use benefitt and behoof of the said Samuel Smith and his heirs & assigns forever and the said Samuel Denton doth hereby for himselfe his heirs executors and administrators covenant & engage to and with the said Samuel Smith
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and his heirs and assigns that he the said Samuel Denton immediately before the executing of this indenture had in him selfe good right and full power to sell dispose and convey the above bargained land & premises unto the said Samuel Smith and to his heirs & assigns in manner and form aforesaid and that the same is now clear and free from all trobbles & incumbrances whatsoever and further that he the said Samuel Denton and his heirs executors and administrators the asaid above granted lands and premises with every of their appurtenances unto the said Samuel Smith and and to his heirs executors Page 336
administrators and assigns against all lawfull claims & demand of any person or persons whatsoever shall & will warrant and by these presents defende In witness whereof the above parties to these presents have inter- chanably put their hands and seals the day and year above first written- SAMUEL DENTON O
Sealed & delivered
in presence of BENJAMIN CARMAN BENJA. HINCHMAN
Queens Jamaica 14th Janney 1742
County S.S. Then and there came before me Thomas Hicks Esqe one of His Majesties Judgees of the Court of Common Pleas for said County Benjamin Hinchman one of the witnesses to the within deed and being deposed on the holy Evangelist declared that he saw the within named Samuel Denton seal & execute the same to the purposes within mentioned & I haveing examined ye same & do find two words razed & two words interlined and no more I allow this same deed to be recorded T. HICKS
This deed with ye acknowledgement entred by Samuel Smith and compared by Nehemiah Smith
pr SAMLL SMITH-Cle NEHEMIAH SMITH, Jr-
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Page 337 This Indenture made the twenty fourth day of Sep- tember in the year of our Lord Christ one thousand seven hundred and thirty six beteen James Denton and Nehe- miah Denton both of Jamaica in Queens County in the Province of New York yeoman executors of the last will and testament of Nathaniel Denton late of Jamaica aforesaid deceased on the one part and Samuel Smith of the same place Town Clerk on the other part wit- nesseth that the said James Denton and Nehemiah Denton by virtue of and according to the tenner and true meaning of the said last will and testament of the said Nathaniel Denton dated the eighteenth day of August last past & by force & virtue of ye same for and in consideration of the sum of nine pound four shillings & ten pence lawfull money of the Province of New York aforesaid to them in hand paid or secured to be paid by the said Samuel Smith at and before the ensealing & delivery hereof the recept wherof they doe hereby own & acknowledge and themselves to be therewith fully satis- fied & contented and thereof & of & from every part thereof doe acquitt and discharge the said Samuel Smith and his heirs executors & administrators for ever by these presents doe fully & clearly bargain sell convey aliene assure and confirme and by these presents doe from us the said James and Nehemiah Denton and from the heirs of the said Nathaniel Denton bargain sell convey aliene assure & confirme unto the said Samuel Smith and to his heirs and assigns forever one sertain equal third part (being the middelmost middelmost Page 338
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