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part) of a certain lott of land situate in the township of Jamaica which said lott of land is bounded easterly by John Messenger southerly by the main road & westerly and northerly by the said Samuel Smiths land containing six acres and twenty six square rodds or thereabouts of which the father of the said Nathaniel Denton died sezed of and by his last will and testament devised unto his three sons Nethaniel Samuel & Daniel which said
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above third part or percel (runing from north to south) fell to the shear of the said Nathaniel of whose will and testament the said James and Nehemiah Denton are executors by agrement and articles thereof beteen them made on the twenty day of Aprill in the year of our Lord Christ one thousand seven hundred & thirty six as by the same may more at large appear tgether with all and singular ye commodities ways improvements hereditaments and appurtenances to the said equal third part of the above discribed lott of land belonging or in any manner of ways appertaining and the reversions and remainders thereof to have and to hold the above granted equal third (and middelmost) part of the above discribed lots of land with every of the appurtenances unto the said Samuel Smith & to his heirs and assigns to the only benefitt and behoof of the said Samuel Smith & his heirs Page 339
and assigns assigns to the only benefitt and behoof of the said Samuel Smith and his heirs and assigns forever and the said James Denton and Nehemiah Denton for them and their heirs executors & administrators and every of them doe covenant and grant to and with the said Samuel Smith and his heirs and assigns and every of them by these presents in manner and forme following that is to say that they the said James Denton & Nehe- miah Denton have in themselves good right & full power and authority by virtue of the last will and testament aforesaid to grant bargain sell and convey the same above granted lands and premises with every of their appurtenances unto the said Samuel Smith & his heirs and assigns in manner and forme aforesaid and that the same is now free and clear from all incumbrances what- soever and also that they the said James Denton and Nehemiah Denton and their heirs executors and adminis- trators the said above granted equal third and middel- most part of the said lot of land and premises together with their and every of their appurtenances against them the said James Denton and Nehemiah Denton and their heirs and against the heirs of the said Nathaniel
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Denton and against all and every person or persons lawfully claiming from by or under them or or any Page 340
of them shall warrant and by these presents forever defend In witness whereof the above parties to these presents have interchangably put their hands and seals the day and year above first written -.
Sealled and delived JAMES DENTON 0
in the presence of
NEHEMIAH DENTON 0
BENJAMIN CARMAN
BENJ& HINCHMAN
Queens Jamaica 14 January 1742
County S.S. Then and there came before me Thomas Hicks Esqe one of His Majesties Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for said County Benjmin Hinch- man one of the witnesses to the within deed and being deposed on the Holy Evangelist declared that he saw the within named James Denton and Nehemiah Denton execute the same to the purposes within mentioned and I have carefully examined the same find that there is no razours or interlineations I doe allow the same to be recorded T. HICKS
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This Indenture made the fourth day of May and in the twelfe year of the reign of our Sovereign Lord King George over Grate Brittaine &c. and in the year of our Lord Christ one thousand seven hundred & twenty six and beteen John Carpenter of Jamaica in Queens County on Nassaw Island and in the Colony of New York yeoman of the one part and David Waters of the same place yeo- man on the other part witnesseth that the said John Carpenter for and in consideration of the sum of twenty seven pounds currant lawfull money of NewYork afore- said to be paid by the abovesaid David Waters at or before the insealing or delivery of these presents the
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recept whereof he doth hereby own and acknowledge himselfe to be therewith fully satisfied contented and paid and thereof & therefrom doth forever exonerate acquit and discharge the above said David Waters Waters his heirs exes admrs all and every of them have given granted bargained & sold & doe by these presents fully & absolutely & freely bargain sell and make over unto the above said David Waters his heirs exes admrs and assigns a certain piece of upland situate and being in the bounds of Jamaica afore said lying and being in a neck commonly called the heither east neck and it is butted and bounded as followeth norththerly by a high- way and westerly by land of Richard Oldfield & southerly by the fresh meadow of the above said John Carpenter and Nehemiah Smith and easterly by the meadow of Samuel Higbee and of John Carpenter above said and alsoe a certain piece of meadow in the above said neck called an addition and it is bounded as followeth that is to say easterly by the creek parting the the further east & heither east neck and northerly by by a ditch Page 342
and westerly by ye mentioned land and southerly by the meadow of Samuel Higbee be the same more or less of land or meadow ye land being a ten acre right in the said neck with all the previledges hereditaments and appurtenances thereunto belonging and the rever- sions & remainders thereof to have and to hold the above bargained land and meadow with the premises thereunto belonging or in any manner of ways appertaining unto the above said David Waters and to his heirs & assigns for ever to the only proper use benefit and behoof of the said David Waters and to his heirs and assigns forever and the abovesaid John Carpenter doth for himselfe his heirs exes admrs covenant promise grant & agree to and with the said David Waters his heirs & assigns in manner and forme following that is to say that the John Car- penter at the time of the ensealing & delivery of these presents had in himself good right & full power to alienate the above said land & meadow and premises in manner
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and forme afore said & that the same is clear and free from all incumbrances whatsoever and further that the above said John Carpenter his heirs exes admrs ye same above granted land & meadow and premises unto him the said David Waters his heirs and assigns against him the said John Carpenter his heirs & assigns and any other person or persons whatsoever at any time hereafter lawfully claiming the same or any part thereof shall & will warrant and by these presents defend in witness whereof the parties to these presents have hereunto sett their hands and affixed their seals the day and year first JOHN X CARPENTER 0 above written
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Jamaica in Queens County 14th January 1742
Then and there Nehemiah Smith one of the witnesses of the within instrument came before me Thomas Hicks Esqe Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in Queens County aforesaid and made oath that he saw the within named John Carpenter seal and deliver the within deed to the use therein mentioned and that he saw Presilla Smith sign as an evidance T. HICKS
A true coppey of the original deed & acknowledgment entred pr SAMLL SMITH-Cle-
This Indenture made the thirtieth day of June in the second year of the reign of our Sovereign Lord George the Second King over Grate Brittaine & Annoqe Dominy one thousand seven hundred & twenty nine beteen Jona- than Dean of Jamaica in Queens County in the Collony of New York miller & Elizabeth his wife of ye one part and David Waters of ye same place yeoman on the other part wittnesseth that the said Jonathan Dean for and in consideration of the sum of eighty four pounds
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lawfull money of New York afore said to them or to one of them in hand paid by the said David Waters at and before the ensealing & delivery of these presents the recept whereof he doth hereby own & acknowledge him- self to be therewith fully satisfied contented and paid and thereof doth acquitt & discharge the said David Waters and his heirs & exes & admrs forever by the presents have given granted granted bargained sold Page 344
aliened enfeofed conveyed asureed & confirmed & the said Jonathan Deane & Elizabeth his said wife doe freely and absolutely give grant bargain sell aliene enfeof convey assure & confirme unto the said David Waters & to his heirs and assigns forever a certain equal moiety or half part of a certain tract lott or percel of land scituate in the south woods of the township of Jamaica aforesaid near Springfield which ye said Jonathan purchased lately from William Barnett & Susanah his wife the whole containing forty two acres more or less bounded east by Freemans path soe called north by the parsonage land .west partly by land that was lately Thomas Gales & Benjamin Whitehead & south by Abraham Lot together with all and singular the timber trees woods under woods commodities advantages profitts heraditaments and appurtenances thereunto belonging or in any manner of ways appertaining and all the right estate title intrest & claim whatsoever of the said Jonathan Deane & Eliza- beth his said wife or of either of them of in or to the same and the reversions and remainders thereof to have and to hold the above granted and bargained moietey and equall half part of land and granted premises with every of appurtenances unto the said David Waters and to his heirs and assigns to the only use benefit and behoof of the said David Waters and to his heirs and assigns forever and the said Jonathan Deane doth hereby for himselfe his heirs exes and adm" covenant promise and grant to and with the the said David Water and his
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heirs and assigns in manner and form following that is to say that they the said Jonathan Deane & Elizabeth his said wife or one of them immediately before the executing of this present indenture had in them him or her self a good right full and absolute power & authority to give grant bargain sell and confirme unto the said David Waters and to his heirs and assigns for ever the above granted mentioned moiety or half part of the said discribed lott of land & premises with every of their appurtenances & that the same shall remain abide & be unto the said David Waters and his heirs and assigns as a good sure & absolute & perfect estate in the law in fee simple and lastly that he the said Jonathan Deane and his heirs exes & admr the said above granted & bounded lott of land that is to say the one equal moiety and half part thereof together with the heredittaments & appurtenances thereunto belonging unto the said David Waters & to his heirs & assigns against the said Jonathan Deane & Elizabeth his said wife and against all other person or persons lawfully claiming the same or part thereof shall warrant and by these presents forever defend in wittness whereof the above parties to these presents have hereunto interchangably set their hands & seals ye day & year. above first written
Sealed & delivered JONATHAN DEANE 0
in the presence of
ELIZABETH X DEANE 0
JOHN FOSTER . her mark
ANTHONY YALVERTON
Jamaica in Queens County 14th January 1742-
Then & there John Foster one of ye wittnesses of this instrument came before me Thomas Hicks Esqe Judge of ye Court of Comon Pleas in Queens County abovesd & made oath yt he saw the within named Jona- than Dean & Elizabeth Dean his wife seal & deliver ye same to ye use therein mentioned & that he saw Anthony
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Yalverton signe as an evidance I do allow of ye same to be recorded- T. HICKS
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This Indenture made this twenty first day May in the year of our Lord Christ one thousand seven hundred thirty seven and in tenth year of the raign of our Sover- eign Lord George ye Second over Grate Brittain King &c. and between Samuel Higbee of Jamaica in Queens County on Nassaw Island in the Colony of New York yeoman of the one part and David Waters of the same place yeoman on the other part wittnesseth that the said Samuel Higbee for and in consideration of the sum of ten pounds currant money of NewYork to him in hand paid before the ensealing of this indenture by the said David Waters the recept whereof ye said Samuel Higbee doth hereby acknoledge himself to be to be therewith satisfied contented and paid and of every part thereof doth by these presents acquit releas and discharge the said David Waters his heirs exes adm's forever have granted bargained sold alienated assured & confirmed and he ye sd Samuel Higbee doth by these presents grant bargaine sell assure convey and confirme to unto the said David Waters and to his heirs & assigns forever a certain piece or percel of meadow situate and being in a neck called ye hither east neck in the township of Ja- maica afore said containing by estimation three or four acres be the same more or less bounded east and north by said David Waters west by Nehemiah Smith and south by the creek together with all and singular ye profits advantages hereditaments apurtenanses thereunto be- longing with all estate right title intrest possession claim demand whatever of him the said Samuel Higbee of in or to the said meadow and premises the reversions and remainders thereof to to have and to hold the said Page 347
granted bargained meadow and premises with their ap- purtenances unto the said David Waters and to his heirs
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and assigns forever to his and their sole proper use benefit profit and behoof forever & the said Samuel Higbee doth hereby for himself his heirs exes admrs covenant promise grant and agree to & with the said David Waters his heirs and assigns that he the said Samuel Higbee at the time of the ensealing of this present indenture had in himself good right and full power to alienate and convey the bove mentioned meadow and premises the appurte- nances in manner as above and also the same is clearly discharged & freed from any intanglement whatever and further also that the said meadow premises the appurtenances shall forever remain abide unto the said David Waters his heirs and assigns a absolute estate of inheritance in fee simple & lastly ye sd Samuel Higbee his heirs exes admrs ye sd granted meadow & premises and their appurtenances unto the sd David Waters & to his heirs and assigns against all or any Just or lawfull claime or claimes shall and will warrant and forever by this present indenenture have hereunto set their hands & fixed their seals ye day & year first above written
Sealed & delivered SAM. 11 HIGBEE 0
in presence of
DANIEL WOODRUFF JOHN THUSTON
Jamaica Queens County 14th January 1742-
Then and there John Thurston one of ye wittnesses of the within instrument came before me Thomas Hicks Esqe Judge of the Court of Comon Pleas in Queens County abovesd & made oath that he saw the within named Samuel Higbee seal & deliver ye within deed to the use therein mentioned and that he saw Daniel Woodruff sign as an evidance I alow ye same to be recorded
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Lord King George over Grate Brittaine &c. King De- fender of Faith &c. & in the year of our Lord Christ one thousand seven hundred and twenty seven between Israel Smith of Jamaica in Queens County on Nassaw Island and in the Colony of NewYork on the one part & David Waters of the same place yeoman on the other part wittnesseth that the said Israel Smith for & in consideration of the sum of forty six pound currant law- full money of New York aforesaid to him in hand paid by the above said David Waters at or before the ensealing or delivery of these presents the recept whereof he doth hereby own & acknowledge himselfe to be therewith satisfied & contented and thereof and therefrom and from every part and percel thereof do by these presents forever acquit exonerate and discharge the said David Waters and his heirs exes and admrs have given granted bargained sold alienated conveyed assureed & confirmed and he the said Israel Smith doth by these presents give grant bargain sell alienate convey assure and confirme unto the said David Waters and to his heirs and assigns forever a certain percal of upland & meadow salt & fresh one certain piece of meadow bounded as followeth (viz) southerly by the creek parting the hether east neck and further east neck it is lying on the east side of the hether east neck & easterly by the meadow of Samuel Higbee and westerly by the highway that leadeth to the point and Benjamin Wigins northerly by the upland and also a ten Page 349
ten acre right of upland lying in the abovesd side of the neck and also another small peice of meadow lying on the west side of the said neck bounded southerly by the pond commonly known by Samuel Smith pond and westerly by meadow belonging to Christian Lupardus and northerly by upland & easterly by the above said David Waters and also aboute two acres of upland on said side by the same more or less lying in the west side of said neck all which said land & meadow being in occupation formerly of Thomas Smith late deceased all lying in the township of Jamaica above said & the
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said land & meadow on the east side of the above neck each of them lying for five acors a piece be the same more or less as it is above bounded and exprest together with all the appurtenances and the reversions commodities advantages hereditaments unto the said David Waters and to his heirs & assigns to the only proper use benefit and behoof of ye said David Waters and to his heirs and assigns forever and and the said Israel Smith doth for himself his heirs exes and adm's covenant promise grant & agree to and with the said David Waters and his heirs & assigns that he the said Israel Smith imediately before the execution of these presents had in himself good clear free and absolute and indefeazable estate of inheritance in fee simple of in and to the above bargained lands & meadow and premises with the appurtenances & and also had good right and legal power & authority to convey and alienate the same in maner and form aforesaid and also that the same & every part thereof is free and clear from any trouble or incumbrance whatsoever and lastly that the said Israel Smith his his heirs exes adm's the Page 350
said above mentioned land & meadow with ye premises & appurtenances unto the said David Waters and his heirs & assigns against him ye said Israel Smith his heirs executors and admrs and against all and every other person or persons lawfully claiming the same shall and will warrant and forever by these presents defend in testamony whereof the said Israel Smith hath set to his hand and affixed his seal ye day and year first above written- ISRAEL SMITH 0
Sealed and delivered
in the presence of
NEHEMIAH SMITH JunT
NEHEMIAH SMITH
Jamaica in Queens County 14th January 1742-
Then and there Nehemiah Smith one of the witnesses to the within instrument came before me Thomas Hicks Judge of ye Court of Common Pleas in Queens County
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above said & made oath that he saw the within named Israel Smith seal and deliver the same to the to ye use therein mentioned and that he saw Nehemiah Smith sign as an evidance I allow this to be recorded but let it be remembred that two words ware interlined in ye mergin and three words ware interlined in ye twenty fifth line more than ware taken notice of at the time of the executing of this deed- T. HICKS
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This Indenture made this first day of June and in the first year of the reign of our Sovereign Lord King George the Second over Grate Brittain &c. and and in the year of our Lord Christ one thousand seven hun- dred and twenty eight and between Samuel Higbee of Jamaica in Queens County in the Coloney of New York on Nassaw Islald of the one part and David Waters of the same place of the other part wittnesseth that the said Samuel Higbee for and in consideration of the sum of four pounds currant money of NewYork to him in hand paid by the said David Waters at or before the ensealing & delivery of these presents the recept whereof he doth own and acknowledge himself to be satisfied contented and paid and he the said Samuel Higbee doth hereby give grant bargain sell enfeof assure and convey and confirme to the said David Waters to his heirs and assigns forever certain peas of meadow in ye bounds of Jamaica in a neck commonly called the heither east neck containing about one acre be the same more or less bounded as followeth that is to say east by John Car- penter west by the said David Waters & north by partly ye land of Richard Oldfield deceased and partly by said David Waters & south by said Amul Higbee begining from a stack by west side of a pond for that purpose set up so runing west to another small stack for that purpose set up to have and to hold the above mentioned
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meadow & premices with the appurtenances unto the said David Waters his heirs and assigns forever & the said Samuel Higbee doth for himself his heirs exes admrs doth hereby covenant promise grant and agree to and Page 352
with with the said David Waters his heirs and assigns for that the said Samuel Higbee immediately before the ensealing and delivery of this present indenture had in himself a good right lawfull power to alienate and convey ye same in manner aforesaid and also will warrant and defend ye same against any person or persons laying any just claime to the same in wittness whereof the parties to this present indenture have here unto set their hand and seal ye day and year first above written
Sealed and delivered SAMLL HIGBEE 0
in presence of
JOHN ELDESON JOHN THURSTON
Jamaica in Queens County 14th January 1742
Then and there John Thuston one of the wittnesses of the within instrument came before me Thomas Hicks Esqe Judge of ye Common Pleas and made oath that he saw the within named Samuel Higbee seal and deliver the within instrument to the use therein mentioned and that he saw John Elderson sign as an evidance-I allow the same to be recorded- T. HICKS
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To all Christian people to whome these presents shall come-Know ye that I Samuel Higbee of Jamaica in Queens County in ye Colony of New York have sold to David Waters of the same place have sold alienated assureed quit claimed sold and made over to the said David Waters his heirs and assigns for ever for the sum of one pound ten shillings to me in hand paid by the said David Waters have given granted bargained sold &
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made over a certain pease or percel of fresh meadow in the bounds of Jamaica aforesaid in the heither east neck containing by estimation half an acre be the same more or less bounded as followeth that is to say north by the David Waters land & south by the aforesaid Samuel Higbee runing across the cove as ye fence now standeth by trees for that purpose marked in testamony whereof I have set to my hand and seal this thirty first day of January and in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred & twenty six or seven SAMLL. HIGBEE O Sealed & delivered in presence of NATHAN SMITH
CHARLES ALLEN
Jamaica in Queens County 14th January 1742-
Then and there Nathan Smith one of the wittnesses of the within instrument came before me Thomas Hicks Esqe Judge of ye Court of Common Pleas in Queens County above said & made oath that he saw ye within named Samuel Higbee seal and deliver the same to the use therein mentioned and that he saw Charles Allen sign as an evidance Let this be recorded ther being no razours nor interlineations- T. HICKS
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This Indenture made the seventeeth day of June Anno Dom one thousand seven hundred thirty six between John Peirson of Woodbridge in East Jersey gent & Judith his wife of the one part & David Waters of Jamaica in Queens County in the Coloney of New York yeoman on other part wittnesseth that the said John Peirson & Judith his said wife for & in consideration of the sum of five shillings already paid by the said David the recept is hereby acknowledged & for other causes & considerations have granted bargained & sold & doe grant bargain &
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sell by these presents unto the said David Waters & his heirs and assigns one certain one acre right of and in the upland within the hithereast neck in the Township of Jamaica aforesaid which did formerly belong unto Thomas Smith father to the said Judith together with the ap- purtenances to have and to hold to him the sd David Waters and to his heirs and assigns forever In wittness whereof the above parties have hereunto interchangably put their hands & seals the day and year above first written JOHN PEIRSON 0
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