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ing about six acres more or less with all right priviledges hereditaments & appertenance to the same in maner of ways belonging or appertaining & all the right title property esteat possesion & demand of him the said Jona- than Whithead of in & to ye same granted land & prim- ises with the appurtenances & the reversions and re- mainders thereof to have and to hold the same granted parcell of land & primises with ye appurtenances unto him the said John Woolsey & his heirs to ye onely use benefit & behoofe of him ye said John Woolsey & his heirs & assigns for ever and indenture further wittnesseth that ye said Jonathan Whithead for & in consideration of ye sume of five shillings to him paid by the said John Page 150
Woolsey hath and by these presents doth give grant bargaine & sell unto him ye sd John Woolsey & his heirs and assigns for ever the one equall half part of a certaine tract of land in Jamaica which ye said Jonathan pur- chased from Hope Carpenter & his wife as appears by their indented deed date the first day of Aprill seventeen hundred and twelfe which land is bounded southerly by ye said Whithead other land westerly by the high- way easterly by a river & northerly by the land of ye said Whithead & contains in ye whole about seventy acers what-or equall half part is to be cutt of from the south side of ye said land to have and to hold the said half part of ye said parcell of land to him ye said John Woolsey to ye sole use & behoofe of him the said John Woolsey & his heirs and assigns provided all ways & it is ye true intent and meaning hearof that if ye said Jonathan Whitehead or his hears executors admids or assigns or any of them shall well & truely for ever hear after defend ye said John Woolsey & his heirs & assigns in his & their quiet and peaceable posestion of ye said first mentioned peice of land hereby granted against ye lawfull claime of the heirs and assigns of him the said Jonathan and the heirs & assigns of Samell Whithead deceased the father of the said Jonathan & all other person or persons what- soever that then & from thenceforth this present in-
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denture so far as it relate to ye sd moiety of ye said last mentained to be granted parcell of land shall ceas and be void anything herein before contained to ye contrary hereof notwithstanding & allso allways proveid that untill such time as ye said John Woolsey or his heirs or assigns or any of them shall be sued molested excited or disturbed in his their or any of their possestion of ye said first mentioned granted parcell of land he the said Jonathan Whitehead & his heirs & assigns as they might have done if these presents had not been made shall & lawfully may quietly & peaceablely have hold & enjoy the said last mentioned to be granted moiety or equale halfe part of ye said seventy acers of land without the lett or interruption of him the said John Woolsey or his heirs or assigns or any of them or without any rent to be paid or accounts to be given unto him or them or any of them for or concerning the same in testimony of all which the said parteys to these presents indentures have unto put their hands & seales the day & year first above 0 written- JONATHAN WHITHEAD
Sealed and delivered in the presents of SAMUELL CLOWS JOELL BURROUGHT
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Memorandom that on the forth day of Feburary 1713 came before me William Hallett Esqe one of Her Majists. Justises of the Peace for Queens County assigned the within named Jonathan Whitehead and did acknowl- edge th he delivered the within written instrument to be his free and volantary actt and deed for the uses that there is within mentioned- WILLIAM HALLETT
A true coppy entred and compared by me NEHEMIAH SMITH Cler-
This Indenture made this twentieth day of May in the year of our Lord Christ sevententh hundred thirteen between Samuell Fich & Mary his wife late of Jamaica
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in Quens County on the Island Nasaw but now of Hope- well in NewJasey brick layer of ye one part and John Woolsey of the same place yeoman of the other part wittnesseth that the said Samuell Ficth & Mary his wife for & in consideration of ye sum of ffifty seven pounds New York money to the said Samuell Ficth in hand paid att and before the executing of these present the receipt whereof the said Samuell does hereby own and here- from doth by these presents for ever acquit & discharge ye said John Woolsey his excutors & administrators hath given granted bargained sold aliened enfeofed asshured & confirmed and by these presents they the said Samuell Ficth & Mary his wife doe give grant bargaine sell aliene enfeofe assure and confirm unto him the said John Woolsey & his heirs & assigns for ever all that certain tractt of land situate lying & being att Jamaica afore said att the south side of the said Town containing eightteen acres more or less as it is bounded easterly & southerly by Jonathan Whithead westerly by John Ockey and northerly by Richard Oldfeild and allso all that certain parcell of meadow ground sutuate lying being at Jamaica aforesaid att a place called Chasmores Island bounded easterly by dich or cassway northerly by John Ockeys upland westerly by John Ockeys meadow & southerly by creek and containe which said tracts of land & meadow ground the said Samuell Fitch lately purchased from Richard Oldfeild afore mentioned & all rights profits privileges ways easements benefits & hereditaments to the same tracts of land & meadow ground belonging with every their appurtenances and all the right title intrest esteate prosision claime & demaind of them the said Samuell Ficth & Mary his wife of in ye same granted tract of land & meadow ground & prim- ises with every their appurtenances and the reversions and remainders thereof to have and to hold the said granted tract of land & parcell of meadow ground & primises with the appurtenances unto him the said John Woolsey and his heirs and assigns to the onely use & behoofe of him the said John Woolsey & his heirs
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& assigns for ever and the said Samuell Ffitch for him- selfe his heirs excutors & administrators doth hereby covenant promise grant & agree to & with the said John Page 152
Woolsey and his heirs & assigns in maner & form fol- loweth that is say that he the said Samuell Ffitch & Mary his wife have or one of them hadd in him or her themselfes imedeatly before the executeing of these presents a free clear & indeafezible esteate of inheritance in fee simple of the said above granted tract of land meadow ground & primises with the appurtenances and had good right power & lawfull authoughtrity to sell & dispose of the same in maner & form aforesaid and that the same land & meadow ground & primises is free from all maner of incumbrances whatsoever and further that he the said Samuell Fitch and his heirs the same above granted land & meadow ground & primises with ye ap- purtenances unto him the said John Woolsey & his heirs and assigns against him the said Samuell Fitch & Mary his wife their & either & every of their heirs & assigns and against all other person or persons whatsoever lawfully claimeing the same or any part parcell or member thereof shall & will warrant & for ever by these presents defend in testemony whereof these said partyes to these presents indenture have to these present indentures interchange- ably put their hands & seales the day & year first above written SAMUELL FITCH 0
Sealed & delivered
MARY X FFITCH 0 her mark
these word and Mary his
wife being first interlined in ye third line In pres-
ent's of-HENDRICK ONDERDONCK SAMUELL CLOWS
Memorandom that this 20 day May 1713 the above named Samuell Ffitch and Mary his wife appared per- sonably before me & owned that they executed this deed freely and the said Mary being privately examined by me acknowledged that she did the same voluntarily
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without any compulsion from her husband or any other person whatsoever- SAML. BAYLIS-Just-
A true coppy entred of ye of the original entred by me NEHEMIAH SMITH-Cler-
This Indenture made the twenty eight day of June in the ninth year of the reigne of our soverraignt Lady Ann by the grace of God of England Scotland France & Irland Queen Defender of ye Faith &c. and in the year of our Lord Christ one thousand seven hundred & ten between Daniell Bull of Jamaica in Queen County on Nasaw Island & in ye Province of New York Cooper & Mary his wife of the one part & Ebenezer Smith of the same Town County &c. Cooper of the above partes wittnesseth that they the said Daniell Bull & Mary his wife for & in consideration of the valuable sume Page 153
of forty & seven pounds lawfull money of New York to them in paid by him the said Ebenezer Smith before the insealling & delivery these presents the receipt whereof they do hearby. acknowledg themselfes & each of them to be therewith fully satisfied contented & paid & thereof & every part & parcell thereof do for ever acquit & discharg him the said Ebenezer Smith his heirs executors & administrators and by these presents have given granted bargained & sould enfeofed released & confirmed & by these presents do clearly & freely fully absolutely give grant bargin & sell enfeof releas & con- firm to him ye said Ebenezer Smith his heirs & assigns all that a certain peice or parcell of upland or home lot being seytuate lying & being within ye bounds & Town- ship of Jamaica aforesaid containing by estemation two acrees be it more or less as it was laid out & now lieth and is butted & bounded on ye south by land bought of Richard Olfeild & Daniell Smith in behalfe of the Decenting Society west by land sold by Daniell Dean
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to the Quakers south on the highway & east on ye high- way which lot of land with the house thereon together with all & singular ye out houses orchards & barns gardens arable lands fences rights preveliges appurten- ances & hereditements thereunto belonging or in any ways apertaining & all ye eastate right title intrest claime possesion & demand of them the said Daniell Bull and Mary his wife in & to the primises & in & to every part or parcell of the same to have and to hold the above granted home lot dwelling house & other primises as above bounded and exprest to him the said Ebenezer Smith his heirs & assigns for ever and they ye said Daniell Bull & Mary his wife doe for themselfes their heirs execs administrator promis covenant & agree to & with the said Ebenezer Smith that he the said Ebenezer Smith his heirs & assigns shall & may now & at all times forever hearafter quitly & peasablely occupy poses and injoy ye above granted home lot & house with all other the above granted primises as his & there indefeasable esteate of inheritance in fee simple freely & clearly acquited of & from all other and former gifts grants bargins seales morgages dowrys entails judgements executions revertion & revertions remainder & remainders had made dun commited or sufered att any time or times whatsoever before the ensealing & delivering these presents & allso further to warrant & defend all and every the above granted primises against all & every person & persons lawfully claiming ye same by from or under them ye said Daniell Bull or Mary his wife or either of them their or either of there heirs execs or admins or any other person or persons lawfully claiming ye primises as he the said Ebenezer Smith his heirs & assigns shall be advised & procurd to be drawn by his or their counsel Page 154
larnd in the law within ye space of seven years to come in testemony whereof the parties to the primises have set to their hands & fixed their seales the day & year first above written-
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Signed sealed & delivered in presents of NEHEMIAH SMITH JOSEPH SMITH-
that there is interline be- twen line thirty nine & forty the time wherein he hath liberty of another deed- DANIELL BULL 0 MARY BULL 0
Jamaica Aprill 31d 1714 then came personably before me the within named Daniell Bull & Mary his wife & did own & acknowledge that they executed the within instrument freely & voluntary & ye said Mary being priveiately examined said she did the same freely without any threat or compulsion from her husband or any other person or persons whatsoever
ANTHONY WATTERS
Justes of ye Peace in Queens County
A true coppy of ye origginall deed entred by me NEHEMIAH SMITH-Cler-
This Indenture made this twenty day of Apprill & in the thirteen year of ye reigne of our soverraint Lady Anne Queen of GreatBrittain &c. and in the year of our Lord Christ seventeen hundred and fourteen and be- tween John Ludlom of Jamaica in Queen County on ye Island Nasaw & in Province of NewYork of the one parte and Hance Bargen & Tunis Bargen of the same place of ye other parte wittnesseth that the above said John Ludlom for & in consideration of a valuable sume of corrant money of NewYork to him in hand paid by ye above said Hance Bargen and Tunis Bargen att or before ye insealling and delivery of these presents the receipt whereof he doth hereby own and doth acknowledgeth himselfe to be therewith satisfied contented and paid and thereof & therefrom doe for ever exonirate aquite and discharge the above said Hance Bargen & Tunis Bargen there heirs executors administrators all and every of them from every part and parsell thereof have
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given granted enfeofe released confirmed ashured quitted claimd sold and made over and doe by these presents fully clearly and absolutely give grant enfeofe release confirm asshour quit claim sell and make over unto the abovesaid Hance Bargen and Tunis Bargen their heirs and assigns for ever all that peice parsill or lot of upland in the bounds of Jamaica afore said being in ye hills Page 155
delivision containing by estemation twelfe acers and a halfe by ye same more or less butted & bounded as fol- loweth that is to say on the west by Nicolas Everitt and on ye east by ye land of John Hanson and bounded on . ye north by the line parting Fflusshinlling & Jamaica and bounded south by the land of ye above named John Hanson and Nicolas Everrit all which land as it is abounded and exprest together with all and singular the tree and timber trees with all wood whether standing or lying with all fences and improvements to ye same belonging or any of way appertaining and the right title property claime and demaind of him the said John Ludlom his heirs execs admins or assigns with ye ap- purtenances heriditements to ye same belonging to ye said Hance Bargen and Tunis Bargen theire heirs and assigns for ever and that ye said Hance Bargen and Tunis Bargen there heirs and assigns is to have hold farther and the same to be & remaine to ye onely proper use benifit and behoofe of them the said Hance Bargen and Tunis Bargen there heirs and assigns and that the said above said Hance Bargen and Tunis Bargen their heirs execs administrators or assigns shall and may att all times for ever here after have hold occupy poses and injoye the above recited land and primises as their own land of in- heretance in fee simple freely and clearly discharged of and from all former givfts grants morgages seales dowrys extents or executions or any other title or incumbrance whatsoever had made or commited att any time or times before ye ensealling or delivery of these presents with a warrantee to defend ye same against any person or per- sons laying and just claime to ye same and allso will
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seale and deliver any other or firmer deed or conveaince for ye primises as the said Hance Bargen or Tunis Bargen their heirs or assigns or either of them shall be advised or procured to be drawn by their counsill larned in ye law in testemony whereof the above said John Ludlom hath sett to his hand and affixed his seale the day and year first above written- JOHN LUDLOM O
Sealled and delivered
in ye presents of us
ANTONY WATTERS
NEHEMIAH SMITH
Memorandom that on ye day and year within written appeared before me Antony Watters on of Her Maigs Justes for ye keeping ye peace in Queens County ye within named John Ludlom and did acknowledge ye within instrument to be his own volintary act and deed ANTONY WATTERS
A true coppy entred of ye originall and compared by me NEHEMIAH SMITH pr Cler-
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This Indenture made this tweenty of Apprill and in thirteenth year of ye reigne of our soveraignt Lady Anne Queen of Great Brittain &c. and in ye year of our Lord Christ seventeen hundred and fourteen and between John Ludlom of Jamaica in Queen County on the Island Nasaw & Province of New York of ye one parte and Tunis Bargen of ye same place of ye other partee wittnesseth that ye above said John Ludlom for & in consideration of ye sume of seventeen pounds & ten shillings corrant money lawfull of New York to him in hand paid by ye above said Tunis Bargin att or before ye ensealling or delivery of these presents the receipt whereof he doth hereby own and acknowledgeth himselfe therewith satis- fied contented and paid and thereof and therefrom doe forever exonarate acquit and discharge the above said Tunis Bargen his heirs execs admins all and every of them
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from every part and parcell thereof have given granted enfeofe releast confirmnd ashoured quited claimed sould and made over and doe by these presents fully clearly and absolutely give grant enfeofe releass confirm ashour quit claim sell and make over unto ye above said Tunis Bargen his heirs & assigns for ever all that peice or parcell or lott of upland lying in ye bounds and limmitts of Jamaica lying & being in ye hill devesition being east- ward from ye Town one eaquall halfe part of that land which was laid out to John Ludlom & Joseph Ludlom the eaquall halfe part of said land is to be att ye north end ye eaquall halfe of ye lenght of said devision or lot be the same more or less butted and bounded as fol- loweth viz that is to say easterly by the land of Simon Blume and southerly by the land of the above said Simon Blume and westerly by the land of Hance Bargen and on the north by ye bound parting Jamaica & Flushing all which as it is above bounded and exprest together with all ye trees timber trees wood under woods whether standing or lying with all and singular the privilidges appurtenances heriditements to the same belonging or any maner of way appertaining and all ye right title property clame and demand of him ye said John Ludlom his heirs execs admins or assigns to him ye said Tunis Bargen his heirs and assigns to have to hold for ever and ye same to be & remain to ye onely proper use benifitt and behoofe of him the said Tunis Bargen his heirs and assigns for ever and that ye above said Tunis Bargen his heirs or admins or assigns shall and may att all times for ever hereafter have hold occupy poses and injoye ye above recited land and primises as his or their own land of inheritance in fee simple fully & clearly discharged of and from all former givfts grants morgages seales dowry extents or executions or any other title or incumbrance Page 157
whatsoever had made or commited att any time or times before ye insealling & delivery of these presents with a warrantee to defend ye same against any person or per- sons layinge just claime to ye same and allso will seale
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& delivery any other or firmer deed or conveaiance for ye primises as ye said Tunis Bargen or his heirs or either of them shall be advised or procured to be drawn by his or their counsell larned in ye law in testemony whereof ye above said John Ludlom hath sett to his hand and affixed ye day and year first above written
ye word his enterline in ye 23 line before sealing ye word pounds enterlined before sealling in ye six line Sealed and delivered JOHN LUDLOM 0 in ye presents of us
ANTONY WATTERS
NEHEMIAH SMITH
Memorandom-that on ye day and year within written appeared before me Antony Watters one of Her Maig. Justes for ye keeping ye peace in Quen County the within named John Ludlom and did acknowledge the within instrument to be his own volintary act and deed
Tes. ANTONY WATTERS
A true coppy entred of ye orignall and compared by me
NEHEMIAH SMITH-Cler-
This Indenture made this first day of May and in ye thirteen year of ye reigne of our soverreignt Lady Anne by ye grace of God of Great Brittain &c. and in the of our Lord Christ seventeen hundred and fourteen and between Joseph Coe with Judah his wife of Jamaica in Queens County on Nasaw Island & in ye Province of New York of ye one partee and Yeary Rider of Fflushing in ye County afore said of the other partee wittnesseth that the above said Joseph Coe and Judah Coe for & in consideration of ye sume of two hundred & thirty pounds corrant money of ye NewYork to them in hand paid att or before the ensealling & delivery of these presents by said Yeary Rider ye recipt whereof the sd Joseph Coe and Judah Coe doe own and acknowledg themselfes to be therewith satisfied contented and paid & thereof and therefrom doe for ever exonrate acquit & discharge the said Yeary Rider his heirs execs admins for ever by these
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presents have given granted bargined sold conveyed enfeofed ashoured & confirmd & ye said Joseph & Judah Coe doe by these presents give grantt bargin sell convey enfeofe ashour confirm unto ye said Yeary Rider his heirs & assigns for ever all that a certain dwelling house tenementt messuage & parsell of land being in ye Town- ship of Jamaica afore said at a place called Springfeild bounded east by ye plain rune west by Freemans path north by Nathaniell Denton and south by Allburd Rider it being in ye midell devision containing by estemation forty three acers be the same more or less & allso one other lot of upland in ye Township of Jamaica afore said containing tweenty acers more or less bounded east Freeman path and west by Thomas Gall or highway and north by Steven Rider and south by Samuell Higbee together with all ye rights priveliges advantages heridite- ments appurtenances whatsoever to said tract or tracts of land with all houseing barns fences orchards timber trees woods under woods standing or lying or any maner of ways appertaining to ye same to have and to hold all & singular the primises before in & by these presents granted & conveyed with their & every of their ap- purtenances unto the said Yeary Rider his heirs & asigns to his and their only proper use benefit & behoofe for ever and ye said Joseph and Judah Coe for themselfes their heirs execs admins doe covenant promiss & agree to & with the said Yeary Rider his heirs & asigns as followeth that is to say that they have in themselfes at ye time of ye ensealling and delivery of these presents good right full power to convey the primises & every part thereof in maner and form as above said and that ye same shall henceforth and for ever here after remain and be to ye said Yeary Rider his heirs and asigns a good true perfect esteate of inheritance in fee simple and lastly that they ye said Joseph & Judah Coe their heirs execs admins ye above granted house land and primises with every of their appurtenances unto the said Yeary Rider his heirs & asigns against all people
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whatsoever lawfully claimeing ye same or any part thereof shall & will warrant and forever defend by these presents in wittness whereof the Joseph Coe and Judy Coe his wife have hereunto set their hands and seales ye day and year ffirst above written JOSEPH COE 0
Signed sealed & delivered
JUDAH X COE 0
her mark
in presents of
SAM11 BAYLES
SAM11 HIGBEE
Ye day & year above written ye within named Joseph Coe & Judah his wife appeared before me & John Smith one of Her Majts Justeses for Queens County assigned & did acknowledged ye within conveyance to be their volintary act & deed JOHN SMITH
A true enterd by me NEHEMIAH SMITH Cler -.
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This Indenture made this first day of May & in the thirtenth year of the reigne of our soverraign Lady Anne by ye grace of God of Great Brittain &c and in ye year of our Lord Christ seventeen hundred & fourteen and between Allburd Rider with Margrit his wife of Jamaica in Queens County on Nasaw Island & in ye Province of New York of the onn part and Yeary Rider of Fflushing in ye county afore said of ye other partee wittneseth that ye above said Allburd and Margret Rider for & in consideration of the sume of one hundred & fifty pounds corrant money of NewYork to them in hand paid at or before ye ensealing & delivery of these presents by the said Yeary Rider the receipt whereof the sd Allburd & Margret Rider doe own & acknowledge themselfes to be therewith satisfied contented & paid and thereof and therefrom doe for ever exonirate aquit & discharge ye said Yeary Rider his heirs execs adminis-
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trators for ever by these presents have given granted bargined sould conveyed enfeofed asshoured & confirmed & they ye said Allburd and Margitt Ryder doe by these presents give grant bargin sell convey enfeof asshure confirm unto the said Yeary Ryder his heirs & assigns for ever all that a certain dwelling house tennament messuage & parsell of land being in ye Township of Jamaica afore said at a place called Springfeild bounded east by ye plaine rune west by Freeman path north by Steven Ryder south by Samuell Higbee it being in ye middel devision containing by estemation forty acers more or less together with all the rights privileges advantages heridittements appurtenances whatsoever said tract of land with all ye houseing barns fences orchards timber trees woods under woods standing or lying or any maner of ways apertaining to the same to have and to hold all & singular ye primises before in and by these presents granted & conveyed with their and every of their ap- purtenances unto ye said Yeary Rider his heirs & assigns to his & their only proper use benifit & behoofe for ever and ye said Allburd & Margret Ryder for themselfes their heirs executors admins doe covenant promiss & agree to & with ye said Yeary Ryder his heirs & assigns as followeth that is to say that they have in themselfes at ye time of ye ensealing & delivery of these presents good right full power to convey the primises & every part thereof in manner and form as above said & that ye same shall hence forth & for ever hear after remaine and be to ye said Yeary Ryder his heirs & assigns a good true perfect esteat of inheritance in fee simple & lastly that they ye said Allburd & Margert Ryder their heirs execs admins. the above granted house land and primises with every of their appurtenances unto the said Yeary Rider his heirs & assigns against all people whatsoever Page 170
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