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fences rights priviledges easements ways & benefits & hereditaments with every their appurtements thereunto belonging and also all the easteate right title interest use property claim & demand whatsoever of them the said William Creed and Mary his wife or either of them in & to the primises & every part thereof with the rever- tions & revertions remainder & remainders of the said to have and to hold the said mesuages tenements & par- cell of land & all & singular the primises with the ap- purtenances hereby granted unto the said Samuell Mills his heirs & assigns to the only proper use benefit & behoofe of him the said Samuell Mills his heirs & assigns for ever and the said William Creed for him selfe his heirs execu- tors administrators doth covenant grant promises & agree to & with the said the said Samuell Mills his heirs & assigns by these presents that he the said William Creed his heirs execs- & admins- the said mesuages Page 140
parcell of land & sigular other the primises hereby granted with every thire appurtenances unto him the said Samuell Mills his heirs & assigns against him the William Creed his heirs & assigns & all other persons whatsoever lawfully claiming the same premises or any part thereof shall & will warrant & for ever by these presents defend in wittness whereof the partys first above named have sett to thire presents indentures have interchaingbbly put their hands & seales the day & year first above written WILLIAM CREED 0 Sealed & delivered MARY CREED 0
in presents of
ZACH MILLS
EBENEZER SMITH
SAM. CLOWS
A true coppy entred by me NEHEMIAH SMITH pr Cler-
This Indenture made this eight day of March and ye seventh year of reign of our sovereignt Lady Anne by ye grace of God of Enland Scotland Ffrance & Queen Defender of the Faith &c. and in ye year of our Lord
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Christ one thousand seven hundred & eight and between Samuell Smith & Jemaica in Queens County on Nasaw Island in the Colony of New York yeor of ye one part and Samuell Mill sadler of ye same place sadler of other part wittnesseth that ye above sd Samuell Smith for & in consideration of ye sum of five pounds fifteenth shillings corrant money of New York to him in hand paid by ye above said Samuell Mills at or before ye ensealing & delivery of these presents ye recipt whereof he doth hereby own & doth acknowledgeth himselfe to be there- with satisfyed contented & paid and thereof & there- from doe for ever exonirat aquit & discharge ye above Samuell Mills his heirs exes admins and every of them from every part & parsill therof have given granted enfeofe aliend confirmed ashoured quited claimd sould & made over unto ye abovesd Samuell Mills his heirs & asigns for ever all that peice parcill or lot of upland in ye bounds of Jemaica aforesd and bounded as followeth that is to say east by John Ludlom land and west by ye land that was or did belong to William Carpenter now in ye tenour & occupation of John Ludlom afore sd and north by comman land and south runing about or be- tween three or fore rods into a pond called ye Goose Pond to ye bounds between ye Samuell Mills land and ye above exsprestd containing about one acors & halfe be ye same more or less together with all & sigular ye trees timber timber trees wood under woods standing or lying being or belonging to ye same with all ye priviliges & appurtenances heriditements to ye same belonging with all ye easteate right title claime or demand of him ye sd Samuell Smith his heirs execs or admins unto him ye sd Samuell Mills his heirs & asigns to to have and to Page 141
hold for ever and that ye sd Samuell Mills his heirs & asigns shall & may att all times for ever hereafter have hold occupy poses & injoy all ye above granted primises as his or thire owne land of inheritance in fee simple fully & clarely discharged of and from all former givfts grants seales morgeges dowrys intails judgments execu-
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tions or extents or any other incombrances and allso will warrant & for ever defend ye same and allso will sealle and deliver any other or firmer deed or conveiance for ye primises as ye said Samuell Mills his heirs or asigns shall be advised or procure to be drawn by his or thire counsill larned in ye law for ye space of seven years next after ye date hereof in testemony whereof ye partys above mentioned hath set to his hand and afixed his seale ye day & year above written SAMUELL SMITH 0 Sealled & delivered in presents of
EBENEZER SMITH
ZACH. MILLS
A true coppy entred by me NEHEMIAH SMITH pr Cler-
Febrewary ye th23-1712 came before me ye within named Samuell Smith & acknowleged ye within written conveaince to be his vollintary act & deed
SAMLL. BAYLIS Justess of Queens County
This Indenture this twenty sixth day of Ffebrewary and in ye fifth year of Her Majs reigne Annoq 1706/7 and between Thomas Fluwelling of Hemseatd in Queen County in Nawsaw Island in the Province of New York yeoman and Hope Carpenter Juner of Jemaica in the in ye County & Province aforesd of ye one partee and Samuell Mills Juner of Jemaica afore said sadeller of ye other partee wittneseth that ye above said Thomas Ffluwelling and Hope Carpenter for & in consideration of ye sum of fivety pounds corrant money of New York to them in hand paid by ye abovesd Samuell Mills at or before the ensealling & delivery of these presents the receipt whereof they doe hereby owne and doe acknowl- edge themselfs to be therewith satisfied contented & paid & thereof and therefrom doe forever exonerate aquit
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& discharge ye above said Samuell Mills his heirs execs & admins all ever of them from every part & parcill thereof have given granted aliened enfeofed confirmed ashored quited claimd sould & made over & doe by these presents fully clearly and absolutely give grant alien enfeofe confirm ashoure quit claime sell & make over ye above said Samuell Mills his heirs & assigns for ever all that a ten & three quatters right of land upon ye further east neck and ye right upon ye Littell Plaines & boggs and ye right of the commans and undevided that doth belong or shall arise from ye right of ten acors & three quatters of meadow in ye bounds of Jemaica aforesd all which right & parsill as above bounded and exsprest together with all & singular ye privilidges and Page 142
appurtenances to ye same belonging or in any maner of ways appertaining of them ye said Thomas Fluwelling and Hope Carpenter thire heirs execs or admins to him the said Samuell Mills to have and to hold all ye recited primises with appurtenances & every of them to him his heirs assigns for ever and ye above Thomas Fluwelling and Hope Carpenter doth further covenant promise and agree for them selfes and thear hiers to & with ye above sd Samuell Mills his heirs execs & admins assigns that he or they had at ye time of ye ensealling and delivery of these presents full power and lawfull authougty for to sell and disspose of ye above sd primises in maner & form as afore said fully & clarely discharged of and from all former gifts grants sealls morgages dowerys entailles extents or executions or any other encombrance what ever with a warrantee to defend ye same against any person or persons what ever laying any just claime to ye same in wittness whereof ye partys first above men- tioned hath enterchangablely set to thire hands and afixed thire seales ye day and year above written
Signed sealled and delivered THOMAS FLUWELLING 0 HOPE CARPENTER 0 EBENEZER SMITH
in presents of
ZACH MILLS
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March ye 11th 1712 ye within Hope Carpenter apeared before me & acknowledge ye within conveiance to be his vollintary actt and deed
SAMUELL BALYS Justes of ye Peace in Queens County
This being entered by me
NEHEMIAH SMITH pr Cler-
To all Christian people to whom these presents shall come know yee that I Samuell Clowes of Jemaica in Queens County within the Province of New York for divers good causes & lawfull considerations him there- unto moveing hath remised released & for ever quitt claimed & by these presents for him selfe & his heirs doth fully clarely & absoluttly release & for ever quitt claime unto Samuell Mills of ye same place sadler in his full & peacable sarvin & possesion and to his heirs & assigns for ever all such right easteate title intrest & demand whatsoever as he ye said Samuell Clows had or ought to have of in or to a certaine slipe of land in Je- maica afore said whereon halfe ye wall of ye west end of the house & lento of ye said Samuell Mills now stands together with ye wall of ye said lento & one halfe of ye wall of ye said house & allso one certaine parcell of land -Jemaica part of a larger lott of land which ye said Samuell Mill lately sould to ye said Samuell Clowes begining at one hundred seventy six foot & halfe from ye south west corner of ye house of ye said Samuell Clowes in ye north street & runing along ye said streett Page 143
northely thirty three foot then easterly in a range with north end of ye said Samuell Mill his barne fforty five foot to the first station bounded westerly by ye said north street northerly by other land of ye said Samuell Clowe easterly & southerly by ye other land of ye Samuell Mills by any ways or means whatsoever to have & to hold the said lands & primises unto ye said Samuell Mills his heirs & assigns to ye onely use & be behoofe of ye said Samuell Mills his heirs and assigns for ever so that
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neither he the said Samuell Clows nor any other person or persons for him or them shall or will by any way or means hereafter have claim & challing or demand any esteate right title or intreest of in or to ve primises or any or any part or parcell thereof but from all & every action right esteat title interest & demand of in or to ye primises or any part or parsel thereof they & every of them shall shall be uterly excluded and barrd for ever by these presents & allso ye said Samuell Clowes & his heirs the said lands & primises to ye said Samuell Mills his heirs & assigns to his & thire own proper use & uses in maner & form afore specified against thire heirs and assigns & every of them shall warrant & for ever defend by these presents in wittneseth whereof the said Samuell Clowes hath hereunto put his hand & seale this thirteen Day of March Anno. Dom. 1711
Sealed & deliverd SAMUELL CLOWES O
in presents of us JONAtt WHITHEAD CHA. HOWELL
Jemaica th 9 Febrewary 1712-then ye within named Samuell Clowes came personallay before me & acknowed that he executed this instruement freely to the uses therein mentioned- SAMUELL BALY-Justes of This being entred by me ye Peace in Queens County NEHEMIAH SMITH-Cler-
This Indenture made this tweenty sixth day of Feb- rewary and in ye fivft year of ye reigne of our sovereignt Lady Ann by ye grace of God over England Queen &c. and in ye year of our Lord Christ one thosand seven hundred and six or seven & between Thomas Fluewelling of Hemstead in Queen County on Nasaw Island in ye Province of New York yeoman of . ye one partee and Samuell Mill of Jamaica in ye County and & Province afore saderler of ye one part wittnesseth that ye above
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Page 144 Thomas Flewelling for and in consideration of ye sume of twenty two pounds corrant money of NewYork to him in hand paid by ye above said Samuell Mills at and before ye ensealeing and delivery of these presents ye recipt whereof he doth hereby own and acknowlige him- selfe to be therewith satisfied conteented and paid and paid and therewith satisfied contented and paid and thereof & therefrom doe for ever exonirate aquit and dis- charge ye abovesd Samuell Mills his heirs execs admins & every of them from every part and parsell thereof have given granted alien enfeofe confirmd ashourd quited claimd sould and make over and doe by these presents fully clarely and absolutely give grant aliend enfeofe confirmd ashou ashour quit claim sell and sell and make over unto ye said Samuell Mills his, heirs and assigns for ever all that one third part of a ten acors lott of meadow lying and being in ye bounds of Jamaica aforesd being att a neck called ye further east neck being a lot of meadow that did belong to Robert Ashman late of Ja- maica deseased ye whole lott of meadow is bounded as followeth that is to say east by Daniell Smith meadow and west by a crek that parts ye said neck from ye hither east neck and south by the bay and north by Joseph Olfeild meadow and allso one halfe part of a lott of up- land which said lot of upland containing by estemation thirty acors and bounded as followeth that is to say east by Foster River or marked trees and west by a high way and north and south by John Cokefer land being in a devision called ye east devision all which third part and half part of ye above lots as abovesd be ye same more or less with all and sigular ye priviliges and ap- purtenance and heriditements to ye same belonging or any manner of ways appertaining with all ye trees timber trees wood under woods standing or lying or belonging to ye same of him ye sd Thomass Fluewelling his heirs and to him ye said Samuell Mills his heirs & assigns to have and to hold for ever and ye same to be and remain to ye onely proper use benifit and behofe of him ye said
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Samuell Mills his heirs & assigns for ever and the same to occupy poses and injoye ye above recited land and premises as his or thire own land of inheritance in fee simple fully & clearly discharged of and from all former givfts grants morgeges or extents or executions or any other title or incumbrance whatsoever with a warrantee to defend ye same against any other person or persons Page 145
whatsoever laying any just claime to ye same in teste- mony whereof ye partys first above written or men- tioned hath enterchangeabely set thire hands and seales ye day and year above written
Signed sealed and delivered THOMAS FLUWELLING 0 in presents of EBENEZER SMITH ZACH MILLS
Province of New York memod. That the within named Thomas Flewwelling did acknowlegd he asigned sealed and delivered the within written deed volintary takes and acknowlegd this 20d of Febrewarry 1712 before me ROBERD MILLARD
A true coppy entred by NEHEMIAH SMITH pr Cler.
This Indenture made this twenty third day . of Feb- rewary and in ye ninth year of Her Majs reigne and in ye year of our Lord Christ one thosand seven hundred & ten and betwen Samuell Mills of Jamaica in Queens County in ye Province of New York yeon of ye one parte and Samuell Mills Jun of the same place sadler of ye other part wittneseth that ye abovesd Samuell Mills for & in consideration of ye sume of twenty pounds corrant money of NewYork to him in hand paid by ye abovesd Samuell Mills Juner att or before the ensealling and delivery of these presents ye receipt whereof he doth hereby own and doth acknowledge himselfe to be there-
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with satisfied contented & paid and thereof & therefrom doe for ever exonirate aquit & discharge ye abovesd Samuell Mills Juner his heirs execs admins and every of them from every part and parsill thereof have given granted aliened enfeofed ashured confirmd quited claimd sould and made over and doe by these presents freely clarly & absolutely give grant alien enfeofe confirm ashure quit claim sell & make over unto ye sd Samuell Mills Juner his heirs and asigns for ever all that peice parcill or lott of meadow land in ye bounds of Jamaica afore said being att a neck called ye Long Neck containing by estemation two acors & a halfe be ye same more or less and bounded as followeth east by ve meadow of Burrows and west by ye meadow of John Smith south by the crek and north by ye island and the west devition that was laid out to ye abovesd meadow and allso two lotts upon ye hills northward of ye abovesd Town ye abovesaid lots was laid out to the right of the above said meadow and allso all the right of boges plains commons and undevided land in ye Township afore said and ye right of land Page 146
that did belong to the abovesd meadow in ye above Long Neck and ye hill devision that was laid out to ye above said meadow all which abovesd meadow lands rights as above bounded & exprest with all and singular ye grass herbage trees timber trees woods under woods standing or lying or belonging to ye with all ye priviledges appurtenances to ye same belonging of him ye said Samuell Mills Juner his heirs & asigns to have and to hold for ever and ye same to be & remaine to ye onely proper use benifit & behoofe of him the said Samuell Mills Juner his heirs & asigns for ever and that the sd Samuell Mills Juner his heirs and asigns shall and may att all times for ever hereafter have hold occupy poses and injoye ye above recited land & primises as his or their own land of inheritance in fee simple and will warrant and for ever defend the same against himselfe & his heirs in
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testemony whereof ye abovesd Samuell Mills hath to these presents sett his hand and afixed his seale ye day & year first above written SAMUELL MILL O his mark
Sealed & delivered in presents of JOHN HOUGHTON ZACH. MILLS
Febrewary ye 23d 1712 came before me the within named Samll Mills & acknowledged the within con- veaince to be his volintary act and deed -
SAMLL. BAYLES Justiss in Quens County
A true coppy entred by me NEHEMIAH SMITH-Cler-
November ye 18-1660
At a Town meeting called the Town have given & granted unto these five following each of them a house lott namely Richard Bratnell Thomas Sadler Samuell Mills Nathaniell Coles & Gorge Commons these lots ranging east & west ffronting against or opposite to ye side of John Rods his lott onely a hight way parting betwixt the lots are laid out by Mr. Coe & Richard Harker -Richard Bratnell hath ye first lott lying under ye hills being ye most northward Sammuell Mills ye next Thomas Sadler next Nathaniell Coles next & Gorge Commons ye last or southerly these lotts are to be supplied with such a part of meadow as the town can spare out off yt which is not devided lying to ye eastward of ye east neck
I under written doe acknowlege that I have sold & . made over unto John Hinds all my right in ye Town of Jamaica and have receifed full satisfaction wittnesse my hand NATHANIELL COLES
Witness
DANIELL DENTON
A true coppy taken out of ye old town book by me NEHEMIAH SMITH-Cler
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Page 147 To all Christian people to whome these presents come greeting Know ye that. I Samuell Denton of Jamaica in Queens County on the Island of Nasaw and Province of NewYork black smith for & in consideration of a certain valuable sume of money to me in hand paid by Thomas Gall the receipt of which I doe hereby acknowl- edge and myselfe therewith fully satisfied and contented and thereof and of every part and parcell thereof doe exhonorate aquit & discharge Thomas Gall of ye place afore mentioned. his heirs executors and administrators for ever by these presents have given granted bargined sold alienated conveyed and confirmed and by these presents doe freely fully and absolutely give grant bargon sell alien convey and confirm unto ye said Thomas Gall his heirs and assigns for ever one certain messuage & tract of land situate being & lying by ye Town of Ja- maica above said containing about three acors more or less bounded on ye west by William Morce his home lott and on ye south by Jonathan Watters and on ye east joyeing to ye aforesaid Samuell Denton & Nathaniell Higbee and on ye north joyeing to Daniell Deanes ten acre lot to have and to hold the said granted bargined premises with all ye appurtenances priviliges com- moditis to ye same belonging or in any wise appertaining to him ye said Thomas Gall his heirs & assigns for ever to his and their only proper use benefit and behoofe for ever and I the said Samuell Denton for me my heirs execs and admins do covenant promise & grant to and with ye said Thomas Gall his heirs and asigns that before the ensealing hereof I am ye soul & lawfull owner of ye above bargined premises and am lawfully seized and posesed of the same in mine own proper right as a good and perfect easteat of inheritance and have in my selfe good right full power and lawfull authority to grant bargin sell convey and confirm the said bargained premises in manner as above said and that ye said Thomas Gall his heirs and asigns shall & from time to time & att all times for ever hereafter by vertue of these presents lawfully
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peaceablely and quitly have hold ues occupy posess and injoye the said demised & bargained premises with ap- purtenances free & clear and freely & clearly acquited exhonirated & discharged of and from all & all maner of former givfts grants bargains seales leaces morages wills intails jointer dowrys judgments executions incum- brances whatsoever & troubles whatsoever and I ye said Samuell Denton doe further covenant & bind myselfe my heirs execs and admins firmly by these presents to warrant and defend the said Thomas Gall his heirs & asigns in quit and peaceable possesion of all and singular ye said granted primises against any just & lawfull claime of any person or persons whatsoever in wittness whereof I ye said Samuell Denton have hereunto set my & seale this of ye month called Aprill being ye eight year of Her Maigistis reigne Annoque Dom. 1709
Sealed & delivered
SAMUELL DENTON
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JONATHAN WATTERS
DANIELL DEANE
Entred by NEHEMIAH SMITH pr Cler-
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To all Christian peopell to whome these presents shall come greeting Know yee that I Daniell Deane of Ja- maica in Queen County on the Island of Nasaw and Prov- ince of New York for & in consideration of ye sume of six and thirty pounds of good and corrant money of ye Province afore said to me in hand paid before the en- sealing and delivery hereof by Thomas Gall of the place aforesaid the receipt whereof I doe hereby acknowledge and my selfe therewith fully satisfied and contented and thereof and of every part and parcell thereof doe ex- honorate acquit and discharg the said Thomas Gall his heirs executors and administrators for ever by these presents have given granted bargained sould alienated . conveyed and confirmed one certain messuage and tract of land situate lying and being in ye Town of Jamaica on
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the Island and County afore said bounded as followeth on ye west joyning to the home lotts of Abell Galle and William Mose and on ye south joyning to ye land of the afore said Thomas Galle and on the east and joyning to Nathaniell Higbee and on the north joyning to ye high way unto the said Thomas Gall his heirs and assigns to have and to hold for ever the said granted and bargained premises with all the appurtenances priviliges and com- moditis to the same belonging or in any wise appertain- ing to him ye said Thomas Gall his heirs and assigns for ever to his and their only proper use benifit & behoof for ever and I ye said Daniell Deane for me my heirs executors and administrators doe covenant promiss and grant to and with the said Thomas Gall his heirs and assigns that before ye insealing hereof I am the true sole and lawfull owner of the above bargined premises and am lawfully seized and possesed of the same in mine own proper right as a good perfect and absolute essteat of inheritance and have in myselfe good right full power & lawfull authority to grant bargain sell convey and confirme the said bargained premises in maner as above said and that ye said Thomas Galle his heirs and assigns shall and may from time to time and att all times for ever hereafter by vertue of these presents lawfully peaceablely and quitly have hold use occupy poses and injoye the demised and bargained primises with the ap- purtenances free and freely & clearly acquited exhonorated and discharged of and from all maner of former givfts grants bargaines seales leases morguages wills entaills joyntures dowry judgments executions incumbrances and trubles whatsoever and I. the said Daniell Deane doe further covenant and binde my selfe my heirs execs & admins firmly by these presents to warrant and defend the said Thomas Galle his heirs and assigns in quite and peaceable posesion of all and singular ye said granted premises against any just and lawfull claim of any person or persons whatsoever in wittness whereof I the Daniell Deane have hereunto set my hand and seale this twenty
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first day of July being the eight year of Hur Majesties reigne and in ye year of our Lord one thosand seven hundred and eight DANIELL DEANE O
Sealed and delivered in the presents of DANIELL THUSTONE JOHN FORSTER
A true coppy entred by me-
NEHEMIAH SMITH pr. Cler-
This Indenture made the seventh day of January in the year of our Lord Christ seventeen hundred & thir- teen between Jonathan Whithead of Jamaica in Queens County on the Island Nasaw in the Province of New- York Esqe of the one part and John Woollcy of the same place yeoman on the other part wittnesseth that the said Jonathan Whithead for & in consideration of the sum of fiveteen pounds lawfull money of New York to him in hand paid by ye said John Woolcy at and before ye sealling and delivery of these presents the receipt whereof ye said Jonathan Whithead doth hereby acknowl- edge and therefrom & from every part thereof doth by these presents for ever acquit exoncrate & releass the said John Woolsey & his heirs execs and administrators and for other good & lawfull causes and considerations him thereunto moveing he the said Jonathan Whithead hath given granted bargained sould alien enfeoffed asshured & confirm by these presents doth give grant bargain sell alien infeofe assure & confirm unto him the said John Woolsey and his heirs & assigns for ever all that his certain parsell of wood land sittuate lying & being at ye south side of the Townshipe of Jamaica above said bounded easterly by a high way that lead from the Town of Jamaica to the said Whithead mill west by a lot of land belonging to him the said John Woolsey being. equall to it in breath and norththerly & southerly by ye other land of him the said Jonathan Whithead contain-
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