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apurtinances I ye abovesd William Creed have as abovesd sold to ye abovesd Samuel Higbe his heirs & asignes to
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have and to hold for ever and ye same to be and remaine to ye onely proper use benifit & behoof of him ye sd Samuel Higbe his heirs & asignes to ocupy posess & injoy as his & their proper righte of inheritance in fee simple free & fully discharged of & from all former sales gifts morgages or any other incumbrancs whatever & ye same shall warrant & by these presents defend against any claime or demand from any person or persons what- ever with a warrantee to defend ye same against any interest property claime or demand from me ye sd William Creed my heirs & asignes for ever in confirmation whereof I set to my hand & seale this fourth day of May in ye eleventh yeare of His Majs. reigne & in ye yeare of our Lord Christ one thousand six hundred ninety & nine WILL. CREED 0
Signed sealed & delivered in presents of
MERCY X RUSCOE her mark Memorandom that on ye 21 of SAMLL. RUSCOE August 1710 came before me Samll. Bayleys one of Her Majs. Justices for keeping of ye peace within Queens County asigned ye within named William Creed and did acknowledged ye within writen conveience to be his volingtary act & deed-
Test. SAMLL. BAYLEYS
A true coppy entred & compared September ye 7th 1710 pr. ZACH MILLS-Cler-
John Pohemas mark is with a crop on ye off ear and a happeny under ye same and a slit on the near ear- entered June ye 3d 1718 pr NEHEMIAH SMITH
Cler-
John Lamberson mark is with a slit on ye under side of ye near ear & ye tip of ye under side cut of with a
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branded with J & L. on ye near sholder he has used ye said brand 30 years-
Entred June the 3d 1718-pr. NEHEMIAH SMITH-Cler
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May ye 11th 1710. Then laid out to Andrew Gale three acrees of bogs bounde east by Forsters River and west by his owne land south by John Mills bogs and to extend as far as his land runeth north-
Laid out pr me
WAIT SMITH
Entred this 26th of September 1710- pr ZACH MILLS Cler-
May ye 11th 1710-Then laid out to John Mills half an acre of bogs bounded east by Forsters River north by Andrew Gales bogs west by his owne land and to extend as far south as his own land runeth-
Laid out pr WAIT SMITH
Entred this 26th of September 1710 pr ZACH MILLS-Cler.
Surveied and laid out to Wait Smith Juner ye quan- taty of nine acres & three quarters of land for and ye room of his land lait out to Samuel Higbee Nathan Smith & ye abovsd Wait Smith that is to say for his part of ye abovsd land wh land is bounded as followeth east by ye land of Nehemiah Smith north four rod in ye swamp west by a high way and ye hollow and south by a drift wayes-witness our hands this 28th of March Annoqd 1710 SAMUEL SMITH WAIT SMITH
Entered September 26th 1710
pr. ZACH MILLS-Cler-
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Know all men by these presents that Wait Smith Juner of Jamaica in Queens County in ye Province of New York yeon doe resigne up all my righte title property claime & demand from me my heirs & asignes to ye Towne abovsd all my share of that pece of land that was out to Samuel Higbe Nathan Smith and myself by Samuel Smith and Wait Smith Senior on ye 25th day of January 1709/10 as witness my hand and seale this 28th day of March Annoqd 1710 which sd righte or part is nine acrees and three quarters as it was laid out-
Test-
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SAMLL MILLS ZACH MILLS
Entred September 26th 1710 pr ZACH MILLS-Cler-
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This Indenture made this nineteenth day of Jully in ye nineth yeare of our Sovereigne Lady Anne by ye grace of God of Great Brittain Ffrance & Ireland Queene Defender of ye Faith &c. and in ye yeare of our Lord one thousand seven hundred & ten and between Samuel Carpenter of Jamaica in Queens County in ye Province of New York yeo" of ye one part and Samuel Higbe of ye same place yeo" of ye other part witnesseth that ye said Samuel Carpenter for & in consideration of ye sum of twenty one pounds corrant mony of New York to him in hand paid by ye abovsd Samuel Higbe at & before ye ensealing & delivery of these presents ye receipt whereof he doth hereby owne & doth acknowlidg himself to be therewith satisfyed content & paid and thereof & there- from doe for ever exonirat aquit & discharg ye abovesd Samuel Higbe his heirs execs & admis & every of them from every part & parcel thereof have given granted aliened enfeofed ashured quited claimed sold & made over and doe by these presents freely clearly & absolutly give grant alien enfeofe release confirm ashure quit claim sell & make over unto ye abovsd Samuel Higbe his heirs
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& asignes for ever all that a certain pece parcel or lot of upland in ye bounds of Jamaica aforesd being in a devi- tion called ye midle devition containing by estimation eleven acrees & one quarter be ye same more or less and bounded as followeth east by Freemans high way and west by a way and north & south by ye land of ye abovsd Samuel Higbe all which said land as above bounded & exprest together with all & singuler ye priv- eledges appurtinances heriditaments & emoliments to ye same belonging or any maner of ways apertaining with all ye trees timber trees woods, under woods stand- ing or lying or belonging to ve same of him ye said Samuel Carpenter to him 'ye said Samuel Higbe his heirs & asignes to have and to hold for ever & ve same to be & remaine to ye onely proper use benifitt & behoof of him ye said Samuel Higbie his heirs & asignes for ever & that ye said Samuel Higbe his heirs & asignes shall & may at all times for ever hereafter have hold ocupy posess and injoy ye above said land & primises as his or their owne land of inheritance in fee simple freely & clearly dis- charged of and from all former gifts grants sales mor- gages dowrys judgments executions or extents or any other title or incumbranc whatever had made or comited at any time or times before ye ensealing and delivery of these presents and ye said Samuel Carpenter doth for himself & his heirs further covenant promis & agree to and with ye said Samuel Higbe his heirs & asignes that he or they had at ye time of ensealing and delivery of these presents full power and lawfull authority to sell & despose of ye same in maner & form as aforesd and also will warrant and for ever defend ye same against Page 86
any person or persons laying any just claime to ye same and also will seale & deliver any other or firmer deed or conveience for ye primises as ye said Samuel Higbe his heirs or asignes shall be advised or procure to be drawne by his or their councel learned in ye law for ye space of seven years next ensuing ye date hereof in testamony
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whereof ye abovsd Samuel Carpenter hath set to his hand & afixed his seale ye day & yeare first above written Sealed & delivered, SAMUEL CARPENTER 0 in presents of SAMLL. MILLS ZACH MILLS
Memorandom on ye day & yeare above written ye above mentioned Samuel Carpenter appeared before Robert Read Esqr. one of Her Majs. Justices for ye keeping of ye peace for Queens County asigned & did acknowlidg ye above deed to be his volingtary act & deed pr ROBT. READ Justice
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A true coppy entred & examined this 26th of September Annoqd 1710
pr ZACH MILLS Cler-
This Indenture made this twenty third day of Aprill and in ye eight yeare of ye reigne of our Sovereigne Lady Ann by ye grace of God over England & Scotland & France & Ireland Queene Defender of ye Faith &c. and in ye yeare of our Lord Christ one thousand & seven hundred & nine and between Wait Smith Senior of Ja- maica in Queens County on Nasaw Iland in ye Province of New York gent. of ye one party and Nathan Smith his son of ye same place yeo" of ye other party witnesseth that ye abovsd Wait Smith his father for severall good reasons & causes thereunto moving and also for ye great love & natural afection I doe bare unto my son Nathan Smith of ye Towne and place aforsd but more especially for a valluable consideration of ye sum of five pounds corrant mony of this Province to him in hand paid by ye sd Nathan Smith at or before ye ensealing & de- livery of these presents ye receipt whereof he doth hereby one & acknowlidg himself to be therewith satisfyed con- tent and paid & thereof & therefrom doe for ever exonirat aquit & discharg ye abovsd Nathan Smith his heirs
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execs admis all & every of them from every part & parcel thereof have given granted enfeofed released confirmed ashure quit claim sold and made over and doe by these presents fully clearly and absolutly give grant enfeof release confirm ashure quit claim sell & make over unto ye abovsd Nathan Smith his heirs & asignes for ever ye north half part of that pece and parcel or lot of upland situat lying & being in ye bounds of Jamaica aforesd belonging to Springfield lying in a devition commanly ye midle devition be ye same more or less buted & bounded as followeth that is to say east by ye Plain Run and Page 87
west by a highway or Freemans path and north by Samuel Higbees and south by Hendrik Lot which land was form- erly Daniel Whited together with all ye priveledges ap- purtinances heriditaments emoliments with all houses barns orchards fences trees timber woods under woods whether standing or lying being or any maner of ways appertaining to ye same and also a pece or parcel of medow in ye bounds of Jamaica aforesd lying in ye heather east neck ye one half part of it with ye comanage which belongeth to ye same buted & bounded as followeth that is to say east by ye upland and west by an iland and north by Samuel Smith & John Smith and south by Joseph Smith with all ye rights title property claime and de- mand of him ye said Wait Smith to him ye said Nathan Smith his heirs and asignes to have and to hold and ye same to be and remain to ye onely proper use benifit & behoofe of him ye said Nathan Smith his heirs and asignes for ever and ye sd Wait Smith doth further covenant and agree for himself his heirs exec admins to and with ye sd Nathan Smith his heirs execs admis and asignes that he or they may both now and at all times for ever hereafter have hold ocopy posess & injoy ye above recited lands and granted primmises as his or their one lands of inheritance in fee simple freely and clearly discharged of & from all former gifts sales mor- gages dowrys intails judgments execution revertion or revertions remainder or remainders or any other title
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or incumbrance whatever had mad or comited at any time or times befor ye sealing or delivery of these pres- ents and by these presents warrant and for ever defend ye same against any person or persons whatever law- fully claiming ye sam and also to seale and deliver any other or firmer deed or conveience for ye primises as ye sd Nathan Smith his heirs or asignes shall be advised or procure to be drawne by his or their councel learned in ye law for ye space of seven years after ye date of these presents in testamony whereof ye abovsd Wait Smith Sener hath set to his hand and fixed his seale ye day and WAIT SMITH O
yeare abovsd-
Signed sealed & delivered
in presents of
JAMES EAGOR
CALEB SMITH ₹
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Upon ye 23 day of Januare 1709/10 came before me Jonathan Whitehead one of Her Majs Justices for ye keeping of ye peace within Queens County ye above named Wait Smith and did acknowlidg ye above instru- ment to be his free & volingtary act & deed
Tes-JONAT WHITEHEAD
A true coppy entred and examined this 26th day of September 1710
pr ZACH MILLS-Cler-
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This Indenture made this twenty seventh day of June in ye nineth year of ye reigne of our Sovereigne Lady Ann by ye grace of God of Great Britain Ffrance & Ireland Queene Defender of ye Faith &c. in ye year of our Lord Christ one thousand seven hundred & ten and betweene Samuel Higbe of Jamaica in Queens County ye Province of New York yer of ye one part and John Ketcham of Newtown in ye County and Province aforesd
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yeo" of ye other part witnesseth that ye abovsd Samuel Higbee for & in consideration of ye sum of twenty one pounds corrant mony of NewYork to him paid by ye abovsd John Ketcham at & before ye ensealing and delivery of these presents ye receipt whereof he doth hereby owne and doth acknowlidg himself to be there- with satisfyed contented & paid and thereof & there- from doe for ever exonirat aquit & discharg ye abovsd John Ketcham his heirs execs & admis & every of them from every part & parcel thereof have given granted aliened enfeofed released confirmed ashured quited claimed sold and made over and doe by these presents freely clearly & absolutly give grant alien enfeof release confirm ashure quit claim sell & make over unto ye abovsd John Ketcham his heirs & asignes for ever all that parcel of upland in ye bounds of Jamaica aforesd being ye one third part of a lot of land laid out to ye abovesd Samuel Higbe Nathan Smith & Wait Smith Juner ye whole lot is bounded as followeth west by New- town path north by Newtown line & coman land belong- ing to Jamaica aforesd east by land of Samuel Smith & south by ye land of Thomas Burrows ye whole lot containing by estimation thirty four acres be ye same more or less all which said third part of ye lot as above bounded & exprest with all ye trees timber trees woods under woods standing or lying or belonging to ye same with all ye priveledges appurtinances to ye same be- longing of him ye said Samuel Higbe his heirs to him ye sd John Ketcham his heirs & asignes to have and to hold for ever and ye same to be and remaine to ye onely proper use benifit & behoof of him ye said John Ketcham his heirs & asignes for ever and that ye said John Ketcham his heirs and asignes shall & may at all times forever here- after have hold ocopy posess & injoy ye above said land and primises as his or their own land of inheritance in fee simple freely & clearly discharged of & from all former gifts grants sales morgages dowrys entails judgments executions or extents or any other title or incumbrance whatever had made or comited at any time or times be-
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fore ye ensealing and delivery of these presents and ye abovsd Samuel Higbe doth further covenant promis & agree for himself his heirs execs or admis to and with ye Page 89
said John Ketcham his heirs & asignes that he had at ye time of ye ensealing and delivery of these presents full power and lawfull authority for to sell & dispose of ye same in maner & form as aforesd and also will warant and forever defend ye same against any person or persons laying any just claime to ye same and will seale & deliver any other or firmer deed or conveience for ye primises as ye said John Ketcham his heirs or asignes shall be ad- vised and procure to be drawne by his or their councel learned in ye law for ye space of seven years next ensuing ye date hereof in testamony whereof ye abovsd Samuel Higbe hath hereunto set his hand and afixed his seale ye day & yeare first above written
Sealed & delivered SAMUEL HIGBE 0
in presents of JEREMIAH SMITH ZACH MILLS
Memorandom on ye 21st of August Annoqd 1710 ye above writen Samuel Higbe apeared before David Wrighte Esq' one of Her Majs Justices for ye keeping of ye peace for Queens County asigned and did acknowlidg ye above deed to be his volingtary act & deed
Test. DAVID WRIGHT
A true coppy entred November ye 3d 1710 pr ZACH MILLS-Cler-
This Indenture made this twenty seventh day of June in ye ninth yeare of ye reigne of our Sovereigne Lady Ann by ye grace of God of Great Britain Ffrance & Ire- land Queene Defender of ye Faith &c. and in ye yeare of our Lord Christ one thousand seven hundred & ton & between Nathan Smith of Jamaica in Queens County & Province of New York yeon of ye one part and John
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Ketcham of Newtown in ye County & Province aforesd yeon of ye other part witnesseth that ye abovsd Nathan Smith for & in consideration of ye sum of twenty pounds corrant mony of NewYork to him in hand paid by ye abovsd John Ketcham at & before ye ensealing & delivery of these presents ye receipt whereof he doth hereby owne and doth acknowlidg himself to be therewith satisfyed contented & paid and thereof & therefrom doe for ever exonirat aquit & discharge ye abovsd John Ketcham his heirs execs & admis & every of them from every part & parcel thereof have given granted aliened enfeofed re- least confirmed ashured quited claimed sold & made over and doe by these presents freely clearly & absolutly Page 90
give grant alien enfeof release confirm ashure quit claim sell & make over unto ye abovesd John Ketcham his heirs & asignes for ever all that parcel of land in ye bounds of Jamaica aforesd being ye one third part of a lot of land laid out to ye abovsd Nathan Smith Samuel Higbe & Wait Smith Juner ye whole lot is bounded as followeth west by Newtown path north by Newtown line & coman land belonging to Jamaica aforesd east by ye land of Samuel Smith & south by land of Thomas Burrows ye whole lot containeth thirty four acres by estimation be ye same more or less all which said land as above bounded & exprest that is to say ye one third part as above exprest together with all ye trees timber trees woods under woods standing lying or belonging to ye same with all ye priv- elidges apurtinances heriditaments & emoliments to ye same belonging or any ways appertaining of him ye said Nathan Smith his heirs and asignes to him ye sd John Ketcham his heirs & asignes to have and to hold for ever and ye same to be & remain to ye onely proper use benifit & behoof of him ye said John Ketcham his heirs & asignes for ever and that ye said John Ketcham his heirs & asignes shall & may at all times for ever hereafter have hold ocopy poses & injoy ye abovesd land & primises as as his or their owne land of inheritance in fee simple freely and clearly discharged of & from all former gifts grants
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sales morgages dowrys entailes judgments executions or extents or any other title or incumbrance whatever had made or comited at any time or times before ensealing & delivery of these presents and ye abovsd Nathan Smith doth further for himself his heirs execs & admis further covenant promise and agree to & with ye sd John Ketcham his heirs & asignes that he had at ye time of ye ensealing and delivery of these presents full power & lawfull authority for to sell & despose of ye same in maner & form as aforesd and also will warrant & for ever defend ye same against any person or persons laving any just claim to ye same and will seale & deliver any other or firmer deed or conveience for ye primises as ye sd John Ketcham his heirs & asignes shall be advised & " procure to be drawne by his or their councel learned in ye law for ye space of seven years next ensuing in testa- mony whereof ye abovsd Nathan Smith hath set to his hand and afixed his seale ye day & yeare first above written- NATHAN SMITH O Sealed & delivered in presents of JEREMIAH SMITH ZACH MILLS
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Memorandom on ye 21st of August Annoqd 1710 ye above writen Nathan Smith appeared before David Wrighte Esqr. one of Her Majs Justices for ye keeping of ye peace for Queens County asigned and did acknowlidg ye above deed to be his volingtary act & deed-
DAVID WRIGHTE
September ye 1st 1710-A true coppy entred pr ZACH MILLS-Cler-
This Indenture made this sixth day of May and in ye eighth yeare of ye reigne of of our Sovereigne Lady Anne by ye grace of God of Great Britain Ffrance & Ireland Queene Defender of ye Faith &c. and in ye yeare of our Lord Christ one thousand seven hundred & nine
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& between Hendrik Lot of Jamaica in Queens County on Nasaw Iland in ye Province of New York yeon of ye one part and John Gale of ye same place yeon of ye other part witnesseth that ye abovesd Hendrik Lot for & in con- sideration of ye sum of fivty two pounds corrant mony of New York to him in hand paid by ye abovsd John Gale at & before ye ensealing & delivery ye receipt whereof he doth hereby owne and doth acknowlidg himself to be therewith satisfyed contented & paid and thereof & therefrom doe for ever exonirat aquit & discharge ye abovsd John Gale his heirs execs & admis and every of them from every part & parcel thereof have given granted enfeofed aliened ashured confirmed quited claimed sold & mad over and doe by these presents freely clearly & absolutly give grant enfeofe alien ashure confirm quit claime sell & make over unto ye abovsd John Gale his heirs and asignes for ever all that pece parcel or lot of upland situat lying & being in ye bounds of Jamaica aforesd in a devition called ye midle devition and boundes as followeth that is to say west by Freemans path or highway & north by ye land of Wait Smith Juner & south by ye land of ye abovsd John Gale and east by ye bogs or mark trees containing by estimation twenty two acrees & half be ye same more or less together with all & singuler ye trees timber trees woods under woods standing woods or lying or belonging to ye same with all ye privelidges apertaining to ye same with all improve- ments fencings thereunto belonging of him ye sd Hendrik Lot to him ye sd John Gale his heirs & asignes to have and to hold for ever and ye same to be and remain to ye onely proper use benifit & behoofe of him ye sd John Gale his heirs & asignes for ever and that ye said John Gale his heirs & asignes shall & may at all times for Page 92
ever hereafter have hold ocupy poses and injoy ye abovsd land & primises as his or their owne land of inheritance in fee simple freely and clearly discharged of & from all former gifts grants sales morgages dowrys extents or executions or any other intanglements whatever and also
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will warrant and for ever defend ye same against any per- son or persons laying any just claime to ye same and also will warrant and for ever defend ye same by these presents and also will seale & deliver any other or firmer deed or conveience for ye primises as ye sd John Gaile his heirs or asignes shall be advised & procure to be drawne by his or their councel learned in ye law for ye space of seven years next after ye date hereof In testamony whereof ye abovsd Hendrik Lot hath set to his hand & afixed his seale ye day & yeare first above writen-
Sealed & delivered
in presents of RAM DORLANT ZACH MILLS
HENDRIK LOT O
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A true coppy entred pr ZACH MILLS-Cler-
This Indenture made ye twenty ninth day of Desember in the year of our Lord Christ one thousand seven hun- dred & ten and in ye ninth yeare of ye reigne of our Sovereign Lady Anne by ye grace of God over Great Britain &c. Queene between Hendrik Lot of Jamaica in Queens County on Nasaw Island in ye Colony of New- York yeon of ye one part & John Snediker of ye same place yeon of ye other part witnesseth that ye abovesd Hendrik Lot for & in consideration of ye sum of four hundred pounds corrant money of said Collony well & trully by ye said John Snediker to him the said Hendrik Lot in hand paid before ye ensealing & delivery of these presents ye receipt whereof he doth hereby acknowl- idge & therefrom doth by these presents fully clearly & absolutly aquit exonirat & discharg ye sd John Snediker his heirs execs & admis hath granted bargined sold con- veyed enfeofed released ashured & confirmed & hereby doth grant bargin sell convey enfeofe release ashure & confirm unto ye said John Snediker his heirs & asignes for ever all that a certain peice parcel or tract of wood land situat lying & being in ye limits of Jamaica abovsd . containing by estimation seventy two acrers be ye same
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more or less as it was laid out by ye sd Town surveiers bounded as followeth viz. begining at a white oak marked tree on ye southwest corner thereof runing thence north- erly along ye land of Eldert Lucason to a walnut marked tree thence southeasterly along Brookland hay way to another walnut marked tree thence northeasterly to a whiteoak tree marked as before standing by ye fence Page 93
of Garitt Clauson thence easterly to a walnot marked tree standing by ye way that leads from Newtown to ye medow thence southerly along ye sd way to a stone standing over against an old stump four rod from Johanis Williamsons fence thence again southerly to a blak oak marked tree thence southwesterly to a white oak marked tree thence northwesterly to a blak oak sapling & from thence southwesterly to ye first station exepting & reserving a way through ye same to ye medow about ye same place where it is now used with two lots of fresh medow in Brookland medo bounded west by Plunders Neck creek south by a creek which runs on ye north side of Plers Nek together with all & singular ye righte members privelidges advantages comoditys heridita- ments & apurtinances to ye said land & medow be- longin or in any wise appertaining with ye revertions & remainders rents ishues & profits of ye same to have and to hold all & singuler ye primises before in & by these presents granted & conveyed with ye appurtinances unto ye sd John Snedeker his heirs & asignes to his & their owne proper use benifit & behoof for ever & ye sd Hendrik Lot for himself his heirs execs & admis doth cove- nant promise grant & agre to & with ye sd John Snediker his heirs & asignes as followeth that is to say that he ye sd Hendrik Lodt hath in himself at ye time of ye sealing & delivery of these presents good righte full power law- full and absolut authority to grant bargin & sell ye prim- ises above mentioned in maner & form as aforesd & that ye same shall remain & continue to ye sd John Snediker his heirs & asignes as a good pure perfect & indefeasable , estat of inheritance in fee simple freely & clearly aquited
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