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hands and seals the day and year herein above first written
Sealed and delivered the word brook in the thirteenth line being first interlined & two words in the same line razed it is also agreed before the executing hereof yt if any upland be included within ye bounderies men- tioned on Deans Island it is always to be excepted in the presence of us WILLIAM X HIGBEE
SAMLL SMITH Junr
BENJA. HINCHMAN
By the within named Mary
MARY X HIGBEE the mark of
Higbee in the presence of us THOMAS SMITH
JONATHAN SMITH
The acknowledgment of the above deed over leaf
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Queens County 1st April 1746
Then and there Samuel Smith Junr. one of the wit- nesses to this deed made oath that he saw the within named William Higbee seal and deliver this deed to the uses in the same mentioned and Jonathan Smith one other of the witnesses to this deed made oath that he saw the within named Mary Higbee the wife of the said William Higbee seal and deliver the same as her act and deed to the uses in this same deed mentioned there are no razours or interliniations more than those already taken notice of. Let it be recorded
T. HICKS Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in said County
4th March 1746/7
A true coppey of the origenal deed and acknowledg- ment entred and examined pr
SAM11 SMITH Junr. Cle-
Jamaica 3d April 1747
Whereas a difference has for some considerable time past subssisted beteen Richards Betts of Jamaica in
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Queens County in the Province of New York yeoman and : William Furman of NewTown in the County and Province afore said wheel-right about the bounderies & lines be- - twext their lands lying upon the hills to the southerd of the Head of the Fly and near Butter-milk Hollow (long so called) now to put a perpetual end to all further cdisputes about the said bounderies & disputable lines and Page 421
aand that a good understanding may from hence forth s subsist between the said parties it is mutually agreed & ( condesended to by & betwixt the said perties that the s said lines in dispute betwixt them shall be and remain aas follows (from hence forth forever) viz begining at a white oack tree standing a little to the southward of the said Butter-milk Hollow & a little to the eastward of the rroad which leads from Jamaica to New Town to run from thence on a strait line easterly along the hills till it comes tto reed oak tree marked on two sides from thence on a sstrait line. easterly to another red oak tree marked on three sides and from thence north-wardly on a strait liline to: the southeast corner of the land which Daniel \Waters, lately bought of John Wright which said lines garet to be & continue as the right and true division & bbounds betwixt them forever and the said Richard Betts fforddivers good causes & considerations him moveing | hath remised released and for ever quit claimed & by these presents for himself & his heirs doth fully clearly and absolutely remise release and forever quit claim «unto the said William Furman in his full and peaceable possession and seizin being and to his heirs & assigns iforever. all such rights estate title interest claim and demand whatsoever as he the said Richards Betts ever | had now hath or ought to have by any ways or means whatsoever of in or to all the lands to the westward of t the line last discribed from the last mentioned red oak 1Page 422
ttree to] Daniel: Waters Daniel Waters south east corner yafore said (he the said William Furman maintaining the fence in the said line forever and one half of the fence in
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the other two lines before mentioned) to have and to hold all and singular the said lands to the westward of the northerly line afore said to the said William Furman his heirs and assigns forever and the said William Fur- man for divers good causes & considerations him moving hath remised released & forever quit claimed and by these presents for himself & his heirs doth fully clearly & abso- lutely remise release & forever quit claim unto the said Richard Betts in his full and & peaceable possession & seizin being and to his heirs & assigns forever all such title estate title iterest claim and demand whatsoever as he the said William Furman ever had now hath or ought to have by any ways or means whatsoever of in or to all the lands lying to the eastward of the said northerly line before mentioned to have and to hold the said lands to the eastward of the said line to the said Richard Betts his heirs and assigns forever and the said William Fur- man doth by these presents for himself his his heirs ex's adm's and assigns further agree covenant & promise to allow unto the said Richard Betts & to his heirs & assigns forever a sufficient gate way through the lands of his lying to the westward of the said northerly line afore- said and to make put up & maintain two gates in such part of said land as the said Richard Betts his heirs or assigns shall assign and and appoint if by him or them Page 423
thus required In testimony whereof the said parties to to these presents have hereunto interchanablely put their hands & seals the day and year herein above first written Sealed & delivered R. BETTS 0
in the presence of us
WILLIAM FURMAN 0
DANIEL WATERS JOP BETTS
Memorandum-That on the day & year herein written the said Richard Betts & William Furman (personally came before me Saml. Smith Jun' one of His Majesties Justices of the Peace for Queens County assigned) being the parties to these presents and did acknowledge that
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they did severally seal & deliver the. within instrument to each other as their voluntary act and deed for ye uuse within mentioned there being no razours or interlinia- tions but ye word time 1st line let it be recorded
SAMLL. SMITH Just-
Jamaica 4th April 1747 .
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SAMLL SMITH Junr. Cle ---
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This Indenture made the last Tusday of May in the ninthteenth year of the reign of our Soveraign Lord George the Second by the grace of God of Grate Brittain France & Ireland King Defender of the Faith &c. Annoq Domini one thousand seven hundred and forty six be- tween the Loan Officers of the County of Queens of the one part and William Beekman of the city of New York chirurgeon of the other part witnesseth that the Loan Officers of Queens County aforesaid for and in considera- tion of the sum of one hundred pounds lawfull money of NewYork to them in hand paid whereof they grand the recept and discharge the said William Beekman his heirs executors and administrators therof forever have pur- suant to an act of General Assembly of this Collony entitled an act for emitting bills of credit for the payment of the debts and for ye beter support of the government of this Colony and other purposes therein mentioned granted bargained sold released enfeoffed & confirmed and by these presents do grant bargain sell release enfeoff and confirme unto the said William Beekman his heirs and assigns all that certain dwelling house & home lott of land lately belonging to Benjamin Carman late deceased situate in Jamaica in Queens County aforesaid bounded Page 425
southerly by the main main street easterly by Benjamin Hinchman northerly and westerly by Samuel Clowes together with all and all manner of woods under wood trees mines minerals quarries hawkins huntings fowlings
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fishings fences improvements heriditaments & appurte- nances whatsoever to the same belonging or in any wise appurtaining and all the estate right title interest claim possession property and demand whatsoever of the Loan Officers of the County of Queens County aforesaid and their successors to the above bargained premises and every part thereof to have and to hold the above bargained premises and every part thereof with the appurtenances to the said William Beekman his heirs and assigns to the sole and only proper use benefit and behoof of the said William Beekman his heirs and assigns forever In wit- ness whereof the Loan Offecers of the County of Queens County aforesaid have hereunto set the seal of their corporation together with their hands the day & year above written S. CLOWES
Sealed and delivered
B. HINCHMAN L. Officers O
in the presence of
S. CLOWES, Junr
AUGts VN CORTLAND
Jamaica in Queens County Anno. 1747-30 May
Then and there the within named Loan Officers came personally before me and acknowledged that they had voluntaryly executed this instrument to the uses in the same mentioned there are in it no razours or inter- liniations Let it be recorded- JOHN WILLIT Junr 2d Judge of the Court of Common Pleas there-
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SAMLL. SMITH, Junr. Cle-
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This Indenture made the nineteenth day of May in the ninteenth year of the reign of our Sovereign Lord King George ye Second over Grate Brittain &c. Annoqe Domine one thousand and seven hundred and forty seven between Isaac Roads of Jamaica in Queens County
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bricklayer of the one part & Robert Denton of the same place yeoman on the other part witnesseth that the said Isaac Roads for and in consideration of the sum of twenty two pounds ten shillings lawfull money of the Province of New York to him the said Isaac Roads in hand paid by the said Robert Denton at and before the sealing and · delivery of these presents the recept of which said sum of money the said Isaac Roads doth hereby own and acknowledge and therefrom doth acquit and discharge the said Robert Denton and his heirs ex's & admrs for- ever by these presents hath given granted bargained sold aliened enfeofed assigned & confirmmed and by these presents the said Isaac Roads doth freely and absolutely give grant bargain sell alien enfeoffe assure and confirme unto the said Robert Denton and to his heirs and assigns forever a certain piece or percel of land containing by estimation five acres be it more or less being bounded as followeth southerly by the highway that runeth between the old ten acre lotts and hill loots easterly by the other land belonging to the abovesaid Robert Denton north- erly by Flushing line and westerly by the other land be- longing to the abovesaid Isaac Roads as the fence now standeth from Flushing line southerly the whole lenth of the lot together with all and singular the improve- ments trees timber trees wood underwoods standing Page 427
standing or lying commodities advantages heriditaments and appurtenances thereunto belonging or in any wise appertaining and all the right estate and title whatsoever of him the said Isaac Roads or his his heirs of in or to the same & the reversion and remainder thereof to have and to hold the said above granted land and premises with every of the appurtenances unto the said Robert Denton and his heirs and assigns to the only use benefit and behoof of the said Robert Denton & his heirs and assigns forever and the said Isaac Roads doth hereby for himself his heirs ex's and admrs covenant promise and grant to and with the said Robert Denton and his heirs and assigns that he the said Isaac Roads had before ye
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ensealing of this very deed or instrument a good right and full and ample power & authority to alienate and convey ye above bargained premises with their appurte- nances unto the said Robert Denton & his heirs and assigns in forme aforesaid and also further that the same and every part thereof is free and clear from any trouble or incumbrance whatsoever and lastly that the said Isaac Roads & his heirs ex's & adm's the above bar- gained land and premises with every of their appurte- nances unto the said Robert Denton and to his heirs and assigns against all lawfull claims & demands of any person or persons whatsoever shall warrant and by these presents forever defend in witness whereof the above partie have hereunto set his hand and seal the day and year above first written ISAAC ROADS O
Sealed and delivered
in the presence of OBEDIAH SMITH
SAMUEL MESSENGER
acknowledgnt over leaf
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Queens Jamaica 20 May 1747
County Personally appeared before me Thomas Hicks Esqr first Judge of the Court of Common Pleas for said county Isaac Roads within named and did acknowledge the within written deed to be his voluntary act and deed there being no razours nor interliniations let it be recorded T. HICKS
13th June 1747-Entred and compared by me SAMLL SMITH-Junr. Cle-
To all Christian people to whome these presents shall come John Hanson of Jamaica in Queens County in the Colony of New York in America yeoman sendeth greet- ing in our Lord God everlasting whereas the said John Hanson the first day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and two by his certain deed
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poll sealed with the seal of him the said John did covenant and promise to and with Benjamin Smith of Jamaica aforesaid yeoman that he the said Benjamin Smith his heirs ex's admr & assigns shall forever have a waggon way through either of the lots that a certain ten acre lot of land late purchased by the said John Hanson Han- Page 429
son of the said Benjamin Smith is bounded by or through the very same ten acre lott without lett or interuption or hendrance from him the said John Hanson his heirs ex" adm's or assigns for ever the said Benjamin Smith his heirs or assigns allways puling up the bars or gates after him which shall be at the ends of the said wagon way as by the said deed refference thereunto being had doth & may more at large appear now know yee that the said John Hanson for the consideration aforesaid as also for the ascertaining of the said waggon way & for other good causes and considerations him thereunto moveing hath granted released & confirmed and by these presents doth fully freely and clearly grant release and confirme unto the said Benjamin Smith his heirs and assigns for- ever a full free wagon way through the west side of that ten acre lott of land purchased of the said Benjamin Smith to a certain eight acre lott belong to the said Benjamin upon the hills together with all and singular the right priveleges & appurtenances thereunto be- llonging or in any ways appertaining to have and to hold the said wagon way with the appurtenances to him the said Benjamin Smith his heirs and assigns to the only proper use benefitt and behoofe of him the said Benjamin Smith his heirs and assigns for ever and the said John Hanson for himselfe his heirs ex's and admrs & every of them doth hereby covenant and promise to and with the said Benjamin Smith his heirs and assigns that he the said Page 430
.. said Benjamin Smith his heirs and assigns shall. and imay now and at all times forever hereafter have hold tuse & enjoy the said granted wagon way without the least lett hendrance or molestation from him the said
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John Hanson his heirs or assigns and that and that the said John Hanson his heirs and assigns shall from time to time hang sufficient gates or sett up good & sufficient bars at each end of the same wagon way or leave the same open the said Benjamin Smith his heirs or assigns allways shutting the same gates or puting up the said bars as they or he pass or repass the same In witness whereof the said John Hanson hath hereunto set his hand and affixed his seal the three and twentieth day of De- cember in the ninth year of the reign of our Sovereign Lady Queen Anne of Grate Brittain &c. Annoqe Dom. 0 1710
Sealed and delivered
in the presence of SAML CLOWES ANDREW GIBB
JOHN X HANSE
the mark of
Memorandom that it is agreed by the said parties before the executing of this deed that when the said John Hanson his heirs or assigns shall sow any corn on the lott he and they shall permitt the sd Benjamin Smith & his heirs and assigns to use and enjoy a wagon way on the east side of the said lott & the said Benjamin his heirs and assigns are obliged at such time to be content with ye sd way on the east side within ye sd lott during the time that the said grain shall be on the ground and the said John Hanse his heirs & assigns finding sufficient gates or bars there notwithstanding anything hereinto the contary herof contained-
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Memorandom that on the 21t day of March 1710 came before Nicholas Everit Esq' one of Her Majtes Justices for the keeping the peace within Queens County assigned Samuel Clowes and Andrew Gibb the wittness subscribed to the within deed who made oath that they saw the with named John Hanson seal and deliver the within written grant as his free and voluntary act and deed and that they the said deponants did then in the
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presence of the said John Hanson and the within named Benjamin Smith subscribe their names as wittnesses to the same- Test- NICOLAS EVERIT
A true coppey of the origonal deed & acknowledgement entred and compared pr SAMLL SMITH Junr. Cle.
Be it known to all people by these presents that we Jonathan Whitehead and Daniel Whitehead of Jamaica in Queens County on Long Island gent in the persuance of a certain agreement with William Higbee of the same place & for a certain valuable consideration from him received we do give & grant unto him the said William Higbee and his heirs the free liberty to continue or new make a dam for his mill in Jamaica in the place where it now is and we do releas to him all damages which he hath done to us upon our boggy land there adjacent and that we will not or our heirs or assigns shall not at at any time Page 432
hereafter molest hinder hinder or sue him or his heirs at any time on accound of his or their keeping up or re- pairing of the said dam although thereby any of our or either of our boggs there should be drowned or damnified In testimony whereof we have hereunto put our hands and seals this 4th day of June Anno 1737
Sealed and delivered after JONATHAN WHITEHEAD 0
interlineing these two .D. WHITEHEAD 0 words (or their) in pres- ence of us
BENJ. WOOLSEY
S. CLOWES
15th Octobr 1747
A true coppey entred & compared the date above (a line two) interlined in ye records pr SAMLL SMITH, Junr. Cle-
We whose names are under written being chosen comisioners at an annual Tow meeting for the Town of
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Jamaica in Queens County pursuant to an act of General Assembly of the Province of New York &c. doe by vertue of said act upon the request of Jehanus Williamson and others ascertain and lay out a road through the salt meadow on the west haw tre neck between ye meadow of Luke Eldert John Probasco and Jehanus Polhemus from a certain island in the meadow where David Halebort now lives down to a certain stake down by a a little Page 433
island belonging to Jehanus Williamson aforesd standing at the north west corner of Luke Elderts meadow the road above mentioned is to be twenty foot wide ten foot is to be taken off of the n. west side of Like Elderts meadow and ten foot off of the south east side of John Probasco & Jehanus Polhemuss meadow ten foot on ye each side of the line between them Performed by us this 17 day of June 1745
SAMLL SMITH Junr SAMUELL SMITH Sen INCREAS CARPENTER
A true coppey of the origenal entred p. me 15th Octobr 1747
SAMLL SMITH-Cle-
This Indenture made the twenty eight day of De- cember in the year of our Lord Christ one thousand seven hundred and forty one between Derrik Brinkerhoff and Stephen Ryder both of Flushing in Queens County on Nassaw Island in the Province of New York gentelmen of the one part and Timothy Bridges of Jamaica in Queens County aforesaid curryer of the other part witnesseth that the said Derick Brinkerhoff & Stephen Ryder for and in consideration of the sum of one hundred pounds lawfull money of New York to them in hand paid by the said Timothy Bridges at and before the ensealing and delivery of these presents the recept whereof they the said Derick Brinkerhoff and and Stephen Ryder doth Page 434
hereby own & acknowledge & themselves to be there- with fully satisfyed contented and paid and thereof &
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therefrom and of and from every part and percel thereof doth forever acquit exonerate release and discharge the said Timothy Bridges and his heirs and assigns hath given granted bargained sold aliened enfeoffed releassed as- sured and confirmed and by these presents they the said Derick Brinkerhoff and Stephen Ryder do give grant bargain sell aliene enfeoffe release assure and confirme unto him the said Timothy Bridges and to his heirs and assigns forever all that certain tenement and tract of land situate lying and being in Jamaica in Queens County abovesaid containing by estimation eight acres be the same more or less and is butted and bounded as followeth that is to say easterly by Elizabeth Stilwell then southerly and easterly again by the said Elizabeth Stilwell then southerly again by the road or highway leading along by the Beaver pond westerly by the New Lane so called & northerly by the main road (Leading down to New York ferry) and the Dutch Church together with all and singular the houses out houses barns stables orchards gardens ways easements fences improvements hereditamments . and appurtenances thereunto in any manner of ways be- longing or appertaining and all the right estate title intrest property reversion & reversions remainders & remainders thereof and of every part and percel thereof to have and to hold the said tenement tract or percel of land and premises with all and singular the appurtenances unto him the said Timothy Bridges and to his heirs and assigns to the only proper use benefit and behoofe of him the said Timothy Bridges & to his heirs and assigns forever and the said Derick Brinkerhoff & Stephen Ryder for themselves their heirs executors and administrators & for each either & every of them do by these presents covenant Page 435
promise grant grant and agree to and with the said Timothy Bridges his heirs executors administrators and assigns and every of them in manner and forme follow- ing, that is to say, that they the said Dirick Brinkerhoff & Stephen Ryder immediately before the executing hereof · had in themselves good right full power and lawfull and
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absolute authority to convey the above granted and intended to be granted premises and every part and percel thereof being seized therof of a good sure and inde- feizable estate of inheritance in fee simple and also that the same and every part thereof is free and clear from all manner of intanglement and incumbrance what- soever and further that they the said Dirick Brinkerhoff and Stephen Ryder & their heirs executors and ad- ministrators the said above hereby granted premises with all and every their appurtenances unto him the said Timothy Bridges and to his heirs executors administra- tors and assigns against all lawfull claimes and demands of all and every person & persons shall and will warrant and by these presents for ever defend In witness whereof the perties have to these presents interchangably set their hands and seals the day and year herein above first written DIRICK BRINKERHOFF 0
Sealed and delivered
in the presence of S. CLOWES
BENJ. HINCHMAN
STEPHEN RYDER 0
28 December 1741
Then receivd of the within named Timothy Bridges the sum of one hundred pounds in full of the considera- tion money within mentioned we say recd the same by us Witness DERICK BRINKERHOFF
B. HINCHMAN STEPHEN RYDER
Memorandum
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Memorandum that this day the within named Dirick Brinkerhoff and Stephen Ryder took peacable possession of the premises within mentioned and delivered the same in the same manner unto the within named Timothy Bridges in the presence of us this last day of April in the year of our Lord seventeen hundred and forty two SAMLL. CLOWES B: HINCHMAN
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Queens Personally appeared before me Thomas
County Hicks Esq' first Judge of the Court of Comon Pleas held for Queens County aforesaid the within named Benjamin Hinchman and being deposed on the ¡Holy Evangelist saith that he saw the within named Dirick Brinkerhoff & Stephen Ryder sign seal and deliver tthe within instrument as their own voluntary act and deed there being no razours nor interlineations let it be recorded T. HICKS
The words made barns & reversions interlined in the records
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This Indenture made the last day of February in the year of our Lord Christ one thousand seven hundred & forty seven between Samuel Skidmore of Jamaica in Queens County in the Province of New York miller and Mary his wife of the one part and Joost Duerje of Oyster Bay in Queens County and Province of New York aforesaid yeoman of the other part witnesseth that the said Samuel Skidmore (by and with the consent and approbation of Mary his said wife testifyed by her signing & sealing as a pertie to these presents) for and in con- sideration of the sum of eight hundred pounds good & lawfull money of New York to him the said Samuel Skid- more in hand paid or secured to be paid by the said Joost Duerje at or before the sealing & delivering of these presents the receipt whereof he doth hereby own and himself to be therewith fully satisfyed contented & paid & thereof and of every part thereof doth by these presents forever exonerate acquit & discharge the said Joost Duerje and his heirs exrs & administrators & every of them and for other good and lawfull causes and con- siderations him the said Samuel Skidmore at this present
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