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heirs and and assigns forever and the said Timothy doth hereby for himself and his heirs exes & adm's cove- nant promise grant and agree to and with the said Hope Roodes and his heirs and assigns and every of them by these presents in manner and forme following (that is to say) that he the said Timothy Roodes and Jamima his wife or one of them in their or one of their own right or to their or one of their own use now are or be and standeth lawfully seized of a good and perfect and abso- lute estate in the law in fee simple of and in the said messuage lands meadow & premises with every of their appurtenances and have or one of them hath good & lawfull right and authority to bargain sell convey and assure the same to the said Hope Roodes his heirs and assigns forever according to the true intent and meaning of these presents and that the said above bargained messuage lands meadow & other the premises with every
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of their appurtenances now are and forever hereafter shall be and continue clear & free freely and clearly dis- charged and acquited of and from all and singular former & other bargains sales grants estates bonds dowers titles of dowers joyntures rents and other charges and incumbrances whatsoever had made done or growing or to be had made done or growing by or from the said Timothy Roodes or by any other person or persons under his title or by his means or procurement and of and from the joynture and title of dow of the said Jamima the said wife of the said Timothy Roodes and lastly the said Timothy and his heirs exes & admrs the above granted messuage meadows lands and bargained permises with all and singular the appurtenances unto the said Hope Roodes & to his heirs and assigns against him the said Page 372
Timothy Timothy Roodes and Jamima his said wife and their and either and every of their heirs and against all other person and persons lawfully claiming the same or any part or percel thereof shall and will warrant and by these presents forever defend in witness whereof the said parties to these presents have set their hands and seals the day and year herein above first written- before sealing and delivery hereof is to be excepted out of the same grant a small piece of fresh meadow belonging to Samuel Smith lying within the boundary of the last mentioned piece of upland meadow and bogges &c. lying on the east side of the said premisses the words (and northerly by said Messenger and by a lane) in the eighteenth line being first interlined
Sealed and delivered TIMOTHY ROODES 0
in the presence
JAMIMA X ROODES
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of SAMLL SMITH Junr
her mark
B. HINCHMAN
Febary ye 16th 1744/5 Personally appeared before me John Willett one of the Judges of the inferiour Court
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of Comon Pleas held for Queens County Samuel Smith Jun' and Benjamin Hinchman two of the subscribed wittnesses of the within written instrument of writting who being sworn on the holy evangelist of Almighty God do say that they did see Timothy Roodes and Jamima Roods seal and deliver the within instrument of writting as their and each of their voluntary acts and deeds for the use within mentioned and further saith not I having examined the same do find no raizors nor interliniations except those yt are mentioned do allow the same to be recorded Sworn and examined before me the day above written JOHN WILLETT Junr
A true coppey of the orrigonal deed & acknowledgmt pr SAML SMITH Junr-Cle-
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We whose names are under written being commis- sioners for the town of Jamaica in Queens County in the province of New York pursuant to an act of general assembly of said province &c. doe by virtue of said act upon the request of Joshua Carpenter of said town of Jamaica aforesaid assertain and lay out a road or high- way two rood wide begening at the north east corner of John Higbees land yt formerly belonged to Thomas Gale late of Jamaica deceased the last bounds mentioned by the former commissioners as so to run as the path now runs to a certain grate stump standing on the south side of the path against Nehemiah Ludlums land from thence to a certain black oak tree parting Nehemiah Ludlums land and the land that was formerly Joshua Carpenters now in possession of Joseph Oldfield the most convenient was over the swamp from thence to a white oak tree parting the land of Joseph Oldfield and Aaron Ramson and so along sd Ramsons land and Hope Roadse land as the path formerly run when formerly supposed to be laid out by the formerly commissioners to Free-
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mans path the above mentioned road to be on the north side of the above mentioned bounds-
, Performed by us this 7th day of May 1744 SAMUEL SMITH
INCREAS CARPENTER SAM11 SMITH Junr-
Entred & compared after interlineg (the most con- venient way over the swamp in the record) by me SAMLL SMITH-Cle-
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This Indenture made the fift day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and forty four between John Dorland of Jamaica in Queens County in the province of New York yeoman & Aultie his wife of the one part, and John Jonson of Flackbush in Kings County in the province aforesaid yeoman of the other part witnesseth that the said John Dorland by and with the free consent good likeing and approbation of Aultie his said wife testifyed by here signing and sealing as a partie to these presents for and in consideration of the sum of eight hundred & twenty one pounds good and lawfull money of the province afore said to him in hand paid or secured to be paid by the said John Jonson at or before the ensealing and delivering of these presents the recept whereof the said John Dorland doth hereby own and acknowledge and himself therewith fully satisfied contented and paid and thereof and of every part thereof doth hereby forever exonerate acquit and discharge the said John Jonson and his heirs executors and administra- tors by these presents hath given granted bargained sold alliened enffeoffed assured conveyed & confirmed and doth by these presents give grant bargain sell allien enffeof assure convey and confirme unto the said John Jonson and to his heirs and assigns assigns forever all Page 375
that certain messuage dwelling house barne and other edifices with the tract of land there where the said John
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Dorland now lives in Jamaica in Queens County afore- said containing one hundred and forty acres more or less being bounded northerly partly by Abraham Pol- hemius partly by land late of Richard Betts deceased and partly by land late of Joseph Hegaman deceased easterly partly by the parsonage lott partly by the road and partly by John Probasco sutherly partly by a road that leads to Bever Pond and partly by Garrit Dorland and westerly by Evert Vanwickland and also one certain lott of meadow ground situate at the old town neck containing ten acres as it was laid out being bounded easterly by meadow ground late of Benjamin Carman and partly by a creek westerly by a ditch southerly by a creek and northerly by the upland (excepting and always reserving out of the said lott of meadow ground a certain quantity lately sold and conveyed by the said John Dorland unto Doct John Innes which was taken off of the south end and staked out as the stakes now stand the quantity being exactly expresed and described in the conveyance from the said John Dorland to the said John Innes as by the same may at large appear refferrence being thereunto had) together with all and singular Page 376
houses barns barns orchards gardens fences feedings . timber trees woods under woods ditches ponds pastures grass grasings ways easments profits comodities improve- ments priveledges hereditements and appurtenances to the premises belonging or in any wise appertaining and the reversions and remainders thereof and all the right estate title intrest possession property claim and demand of him the said John Dorland or his heirs of in and to the same or any part percel or member thereof (except as above excepted) to have and to hold the said messuage dwelling house barne lands & meadow ground and all other the premises above by these presents mentioned and intended to be hereby granted and every part and percel thereof with their and every of their appurtenances (except as herein before excepted) unto the said John Jonson and his heirs and assigns for ever to the only use
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and behoof of him the said John Jonson and his heirs and assigns forever more and the said John Dorland for himself his heirs executors and administrators doth cove- nant & grant to and with the said John Jonson & his heirs and assigns by these presents that he the said John Dor- land at the time of the executing of these presents had in himself good right full power and lawfull and absolute authority to grant sell and convey the said tract of land . meadow and premises with every of their appurtenances (except as is above excepted) unto the said John Jonson and his heirs & assigns assigns according to the purport Page 377
true intent and meaning of these presents, and that the same are free and clear from all and singular former & other bargains sales grants estates bonds dowers leases joyntures rents mortgages or other intanglements or in- cumbrances whatsoever and that it shall and may be lawfull to and for him the said John Johnson and his heirs and assigns from time to time and at all times for- ever hereafter peacablely and quietly to have hold use occupie posses and enjoy the said tract of land and meadow ground and all and singular other the premises herein before mentioned and intended to be granted and every part and percel thereof (except as above ex- cepted) and that the said John Dorland and his heirs the said herein before mentioned granted and intended to be hereby granted lands meadow ground and premises with the appurtenances unto him the said John Johnson and his heirs and assigns against all manner of persons lawfully claiming the same or any part thereof shall and will warrant and by these presents forever defend and lastly the said John Dorland for himsels his heirs executors and administrators doth covenant promise and agree to and with the said John Johnson his heirs and assigns that he the said John Dorland his heirs executors and ad- ministrators shall and will at all times during the space of seven years next ensuing the date hereof at and upon the reasonable request and at the the cost and charges in
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the law of the said John Johnson his heirs or assigns make do and execute all and every such further lawfull and reasonable assurance and conveyance in the law for the further assuring and conveying all and singular the herein before granted premisses & appurtenances (except what is herein above before excepted) unto the said John Johnson his heirs & assigns as by the said John Johnson his council learned in the law shall be reasonably advized devised or required provided the said John Dorland his heirs executors or administrators be not re- quired to travil above twenty miles from his or their dwelling houses to make such further assureance In witness whereof the parties to these presents have inter- chanably put their hands and seals the day and year above first written JOHN DORLAND 0
Sealed & delivered
AULTIE X DORLAND 0 her mark
in the presence of us
BENJa HINCHMAN
JAC PROBASCO
The above named Aultie signed & seale in the presence of us
BENJ& HINCHMAN SAMII CLOWES-Jun"
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Aprill ye 18th 1745
Personally appeared before me John Willett one of the Judges of the Inferiour Court of Common Pleas held for Queens County John Dorland the grantor within named and acknowledged that he did sign seal and deliver the within instrument of writting as his voluntary act and deed for the use within mentioned I haveing exam- ined the same do find in it no raizours nor interliniations do allow the same to be recorded
Examined and acknowledged before me the day above written JOHN WILLET
18th Aprill 1745 Entred and compared by
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Know all men by these presents that I Johanas Ammer- man of Oyster Bay in Queens County in the Province of New York eldest son of Powel Ammerman of Jamaica in Queens County aforesaid yeoman for and in considera- tion of the sum of ninty one pounds sixteen shillings law- full money of New York to me now in hand paid by my said father Powel Ammerman at and before the ensealing and delivery hereof and for other good causes & con- siderations me at this time espesially moving have remised released and quit claimed and by these presents do for me my heirs executors and administrators and every of them remise releas and for ever quit claim unto him the said Powel Ammerman and to his exes administra- tors and assigns all such right estate title intrest and demand whatsoever which I the said Johanus Ammerman now have ever had might or ought to have either in law or equity or which my heirs executors or administrators at any time hereafter shall or may have claim chalenge or demand of in or to all or any part percel or member of the real or personal estate of the said Powel Ammer- man by him at any time or times heretofore to me given made over or assined by will deed bond bill note or other- wise or that he the said Powel Ammerman at any time or times hereafter forever shall give or make over or assigne by any instrument in writeing or verbal contract whatsoever to me the said Johanus Ammerman so that neither I the said Johanus Ammerman nor my heirs nor any other person or persons for me or them or in my or their names or in the name right or stead of any of them shall or will by any means forever hereafter have claim chalenge or demand any estate right title or intrest Page 381
of of in or to the said real or personal estate of the said Powel Ammerman or any part or percel thereof but from all and every action right estate title intrest and de- mand of the same or any part or percel thereof I and every of them shall be utterly excluded and debarred forever more by these presents In witness whereof I
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the said Johanus Ammerman hath to these presents put my hand and seal this thirteenth day of October Anno 1744 JOHANUS X AMMERMAN
Sealed & delivered the words the mark of
[made over or assigned] in the
twentieth line being first inter-
lined in the presence of us
JAMES LEWIS
BENJa HINCHMAN
29th Ober 1745 Entred and compared by SAMLL SMITH Junr. Cle-
This Indenture made the seventeenth day of January in the second year of the reign of our sovereign lord the King of Grate Brittaine &c. and in the year Christ seventeen hundred and fifteen beteen William Creed of Jamaica in Queens County in the Collony of New- York yeoman of ye one part and Thomas Welling of Jamaica aforesaid yeoman of the other part wittnesseth that the said William Creed for and in consideration of the sum of one hundred pounds currant money of New York aforesaid to him in hand paid by the said Thomas Welling before the executing of these presents the recept whereof I do own and acknowledge and therefrom and from every part & percel thereof do by these presents acquit exonerate releas and discharge the said Thomas Welling his his heirs executors and ad- Page 382
ministrators for ever have given granted bargained sold ealiened enfeof asured and confirmed and by these presents the said William Creed do give grant bargain sell aliene enfeof assure and confirme unto him the said Thomas Welling and to his heirs and assigns forever a certain messuage or lott of land lying and being in the bounds of Jamaica in Queens County aforesaid bounded westerly by the land of Thomas Welling afore- said and southerly by the land of the said Thomas Welling easterly by me the said William Creed and the widdow
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Vanlewe and northerly by the common road that goes to the New York ferrey containing thirty acres more or less together with all profits previledges comodities fenceings immunities rights heriditaments and appurte- nances thereunto belonging or in any manner of ways appertaining or there with all used occupyed and in- joyed or accepted reputed taken or known as part parcel or member thereof and also the right title intrest claime estate possession and demands of him the said William Creed of in and to the said lott of land and premises with the reversions & remainders thereof to have and to hold the said lott of land premices and every & every part and member thereof hereof before mentioned or intended to be mentioned with all and every the heredita- ments and appurtenances to the same belonging unto him the said Thomas Welling and to his heirs and assigns to his and there sole use benifit and behoof forever Page 383
forever and the said William Creed do for himselfe his heirs executors & admirs covenant promise grant and agree to and with the said Thomas Welling his heirs and assigns that before the ensealing and executing of these presents I am the true and lawfull owner of the above bargained premises and are lawfully seazed and possesed of the same and have in my selfe good right and full power and lawfull authority to grant bargain sell and to convey said land and premises in manner as above said and that the said Thomas Welling his heirs & assigns shall and may att all times forever hereafter by vertue of these presents lawfully & peacablely and quiatly have hold use occupy posses and injoy the said demised bargained premices with the appurtenances clearly acquited and discharged of and from all manner of incumbrances & extents whatsoever and lastly do covenant and ingage to the above demised premises to him the Thomas Welling his heirs and assigns against the lawfull claims or demands of any person or persons whatsoever for ever hereafter to warrant and defend in wittness whereof the said perties to these presents
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indenture have hereunto interchanablely put their hands and seals the day and year first above written Sealed and delivered WILLIAM X CREED in the presence of his mark
SAN SERDENBERGST
JOEL BURROGHS
Then appeared before me one of His Majts Justices of the Peace William Creed and did acknowledge ye within written to be his volentary act and deed May ye 6th 1716 AN. WATERS-Just.
Entred in the regester of Queens County lib c folio 146: 147: 1 May 1718 pr JOSEPH SMITH
A true coppey entred and compared by me
SAMLL SMITH-Junr. Cle-
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This Indenture made ye seventh day of March in the year of our Lord Christ one thousand seven hundred and twenty & three fore & in ye tenth year of the reign of our Sovereign Lord George by the grace of God over Grate Brittain &c King beteen Gabril Furman of New- town in Queens County on Nassaw Island in the Colloney of New York wheelwright & Abigail his wife of the one part & Thomas Welling of Jamaica in the County and Colloney above said yeoman of the other part witnesseth that the said Gabrell Furman and Abigail his wife for and in consideration of the sum of one hundred and thirteen pounds currant money of NewYork aforesd well and truly by the said Thomas Welling to him the said Gabrill Furman in hand paid before the ensealing and delivery of these presents ye recept whereof they do hereby acknowledge and therefrom do by these presents fully clearly and absolutely acquit exonerate and dis- charge the said Thomas Welling his heirs executors and administrators have granted bargained sold conveyed enfeofed released assured and confirmed and hereby do
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grant bargain sell convey enfeof release asure and confirme unto the said Thomas Welling his heirs and assigns for- ever all of a certain peace or percel of land cituate lying and being in the town of Newtown above said lying in the hills joyning to the land of William Creed de- ceased being layd out to Francis Comes formerly by Peter Curteloy surveyour the sd lot was layd out for Page 385
for 22 acres & a half begining at a black oack tree marked on all four sids and from thence east 22 degrees northerly 60 rods to a black oack sapling marked on all four sids and from thence south 22 degrees easterly 60 roods to a black oack sapling marked on all four sides & from thence west 22 degrees southerly 60 roods to a black oack sapling marked on all four sides & a rock marked with a cross from thence to the first station containing 22 acres as above & a half together with all and singular the rights prevelidges advantages comodeties hereditaments to the said lott of land and premises belonging or appertaining and the reversion & reversions remainder and remainders rents issues and profits of the same and all the estate right title intrest property possession claim and demand whatsoever of them the said Gabrill Furman & Abigail his wife of in or to ye premises or any part or persel thereof to have and to hold all and singular the premises before in and by these presents granted with the appurte- nances unto the said Thomas Welling his heirs and assigns to his & there only proper use benefit and behoof forever and the said Gabril Furman & Abigail for themselves their heirs exes and admrs do covenant promise grant and agree to and with the said Thomas Welling his heirs and assigns as followeth that is to say that they have in themselves at the time of the sealing and delivery hereof Page 386
hereof good right full power lawfull and absolute athority to grand bargain and sell the premeses above mentioned in manner and forme as afore said and that the same shall remain to the said Thomas Welling his heirs and assigns as a good pure perfect and indefeazable estate
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of inheritance in fee simple ye quit rent rent only ex- cepted and lastly that they the said Gabriel Furman & Abigail their heirs ex's and adm's the above granted & conveyed premises with the appurtenances unto the said Thomas Welling his heirs and assigns against all people whatsoever lawfully claiming the same or any part thereof shall and will warrant and forever by these presents defend in witness whereof the said Gabriel Furman & Abigail his wife hath hereunto set their hands and seals the day and year first above written
Sealed and delivered in the presence of NOWELL FURMAN JOSIAH FURMAN
GABRIEL X FURMAN 0
the mark
ABIGAIL X FURMAN 0 her mark
Queens 3 Jamaica 25th September 1724
County S.S. Then came the within named Gabriell Furman personally before me Isaac Hicks Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of the County aforesaid and acknowledge the within written instrument to be his volentary act and deed and haveing examined the said deed and their nither raser nor interline and let this deed be recorded ISAAC HICKS
A true coppey entred and compared by me
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To all Christian people to whome these present shall come or in any marnner of wise concerne William John- son of Jamaica in Queens County in the Province of New York yeoman sendeth greeting-Know ye that the said William Johnson for divers good causes and con- siderations him hereunto moveing but more especially for and in consideration of the true and faithfull service of one certain negro man slave named Peter Johnson (aged twenty eight years or thereabouts borne in the house and brought up in the family of the said William Johnson) which he the said Peter hath done and per-
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formed and also for and in consideration of the yearly sum of four pounds lawfull money of NewYork by the said Peter to be paid unto the said William Johnson or to his executors or assigns yearly and every year during the natural life of the said William Johnson the first payment whereof to be and performed on the first day of November which will be in the year of our Lord seventeen hundred and forty two, and so on yearly and every year on the first day of every November thereafter during the natural life of the said William Johnson as aforesaid hath given and granted unto the said Peter his freedom from slavery & servitude and by these presents doth give and grant unto the said Peter his freedom from slavery and servitude forever so that neither he the said William Johnson his heirs ex's or administrators nor any other person or persons for him or in his or their name or names or in the name right or stead of any or either of them shall have any manner of claim challenge or demand whatsoever of in or upon the servitude of the said Peter or any part thereof but the said William John- Page 388
son Johnson his heirs executors & administrators & every of them and all and every other person & persons claiming any right title or intrest of to or in the servitude of the said Peter from the day of the date hereof shall be forever . by these presents excluded & debarred In witness whereof the said William Johnson hath hereunto set his hand and seal the sixteenth day of October in the fifteenth year of the reign of our Sovereign Lord George the Second over Grate Brittain France & Ireland King Defender of the Faith &c. and in the year of our Lord Christ one thousand seven hundred and forty one WILLIAM X JOHNSON O his mark
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