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John Sanford Mary Sanford jur.
William Browning x
his marke.
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... wee saw William Browning ... March one & twenty day 1684-5 Joseph Timberlake William Cory.
William Browning. .. 21 of march 1684-5. .. did ... acknowl- idge the above written ...
John Albro Assistant [269] John Clarke to Richard Tew.
.. . 27th day of the 12th Month 1650. .. John Clarke of ... Newport Phisician have ... sold unto Richard Tew of the same Town One Parcell of Land lying on the East side of my Farme neer the mill and adjoyning to the said farme on the west side thereof and on the east side to the hie way that leads to Sachuet being in length. . . 77 Poles, and abutting on the North end thereof upon a parcell of Land by me ... granted unto James Rogers, & on the south upon a way 3 ples wide reserved to my selfe as an Inlet and Outlett properly belonging to my selfe. . . thirteen Acres and a halfe .. . Wit. John Clarke :
Marke Lucar Samuell Billing X his marke
... agreed that when Richard Tew Chainged land with mr Clarke that Richard Tew was to have 16 acres. .. for the land ... he bought of Staford but they agreed to give William Vaughan 5 acres ... between them which was the Reason that this Deed was made but for 13 acres an a halfe.
Marke Lucar : Samuell X Billing his marke.
[270] William Vaughan do Testefy. Newport Octo. the 4th 1671.
... William Vaughan do Testefy, when Richard Tew did Exchaing the Land with mr John Clarke: the land that the said Richard bought of Thomas Stafford, ... ten acres East- ward of the mill and a percell of Marsh lying in the fresh
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Pond neer mr Clarkes farme ... mr John Clarke did agree to give mr. Richard Tew sixteen acres, the East side of his farme betwixt his farme and the hie way, at which time mr Tew made the motion to mr John Clarke to give William Vaughan two acres and a halfe of his farme adjoyning to this sixteen acres ... mr Richard Tew agreed .. . to give William Vaughan, two acres and a halfe out of mr Tews sixteen Acres adjoy- ing to that the which mr Clarke accepting of. .. made mr Tew a deed but of thirteen acres and a halfe leaveing the two acres and a halfe out, I William Vaughan not accepting of it : when mr Clarke was gon for England, I and Thomas Clarke being his agents ... layd it out length ways betwixt the sixteen and mr Clarkes farme ... marke Wit.
John Harris
William X Vaughan his.
Frances Vaughan.
[271] John Warner to Thomas Stafford.
. . . John Warner ... of Warwick. .. Have ... sold ... unto Thomas Stafford (of the Town ... aforesaid) ... two shares of Medow ground ... within the Towship of Warwick, at or neer the place Called Taskeunke, the ... shares did Origonally belong to Richard Townsend and Christopher Haukshurst, and since Purchassed by me upon Exchainge of Land with mr Anthony Low. .. 28th of February 1684-85
Wit.
John Warner
William Burton
Benjamin Gorton
Samuell Gorton.
Thomas Stafford to John Warner.
... Thomas Stafford ... of Warwick. . . have. .. Sold ... unto John Warner of the same Town. .. my house lott Scittuate ... in ... Warwick neer the dwelling of Leiutent. John Low bounded on the front by the street, and parted with a passage of water or Brook from the Land of John Low, and on the other side bounded with the land of Joseph Carder, and on the other bounded by a hie way devideing it from the ox pasture, ... with Orchard fenceing building ... as it was given
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... unto me by the will of my deceassed Father Thomas Staf- ford senior ... 28th of February 1684-85.
Wit.
Thomas X Stafford his marke.
William Burton
Benjamin Gorton Samuell Gorton
[272] James Leonard to Icabod Sheffield.
... James Leonard senr of Tanton ... for ... twelve Pounds sterling ... paid by Icabod Sheffield of the Township of Ports- mouth. .. hath. .. sold, ... Parsell of Land ... being down Tan- ton great River So Called, On the westerly side of the ... River ... being one full share (Excepting Only the litle Lott so Called) ... of the Land which belongeth to the Inhabitants of Tanton. .. was Purchassed by the Inhabitants of Tanton ... of Phillip Sachim Alias pumetacombe and mr Constant South- worth Treasurer for the Collony ... in ... which Tract. .. the said James Leonard senr. hath a full share. .. lyeth southerly from the Town of Tanton The lott ... was Called the great Lott is the second Lott lying Neer a Place Called broad Cove bounded by the medows of Samuell Hall senr on the Easterly end and by the Land of Increase Robinson on the southerly side, And by the Land that belongith to the Inhabitants of Swansey on the Westerly End and by the Land of Jonah Austin junr. On the North side, Containing ... Thre score Acres. .. to be holden as of. .. the King. . . his manner of East Greenwich. .. James Leonard and Margitt his ... wife ... six and twenty day of September ... One Thowsand six hundred Eighty and one ... whereas is writt Margit it should been writt Margreet .. .
Wit.
John Hall his marke
his marke James X Leonard her marke
John X Leonard junr.
Margrett X Leonard.
Sharach Wilbore
James Leonard senr and Margreet his wife. . . acknowlidged this. . . 24th October 1681
Daniell Smith Assist.
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[274] Thomas Terry to Administrators of John Hulls Estate. ... Thomas Terry of Tanton ... for ... sum of mony .. . paid by Samuell Seawell of Boston .. . to the Estate of John Hull Esqr. deceassed. .. Have ... Sold ... unto the. .. Administrators all that Remainder of my Lott ... of Land purchassed of mr John Alcock, ... Sixty Acres. .. in two parcells at the North- east end of Block-Island ... bounded .. . the one percell to the North-west by the Land of Phillip Wharton, to the southeast by the Land of James Sands, to the south west by the Land of Thomas Mitchell to the Northeast by the Land of John Rath- bone, the second Parcell butted to the Southwest by the Land of John Rathbone, to the Northeast by the sea to the North- west by the Land of Phillip Wharton to the southeast by the Land of James Sands :.. . five and twenith day of January ... One Thowsand Six hundred Eighty and three ...
Wit.
George Shove
Thomas Terry her marke
Bar. Tipping Anna X Terry
mr Thomas Terry ... with the Consent of his wife Anna. . . acknowlidged. . . 28th January 1683
Daniell Smith Asist.
[275] Jireth Bull to his brother
... fifth day of December. . . 1685. .. between Jireth Bull of Newport. .. Eldist sonn of Jireth Bull of Kings-Town ... de- ceassed and Henry Bull, Ephraim Bull, and Ezekell Bull, sonns of ... deceassed Jireth Bull ...
... I ... Eldist brother to. . . Henry, Ephraim Bull and Ezekiel Bull, Doe ... make over all my Right ... unto my deceassed Fathers lands or houseing ... the housing and lands whereon he lived Containing Ninty two Acres ... and five hundred Acres of Land. .. lying westward from the afore-said house- ing and Land about two miles,. .. Caled Jireth Bulls Farme ... I do hereby bind my selfe ... in the full. .. sum of One Thow- sand Pounds sterling Unto my .. . three Brothers .. . Provided that I. .. Injoy my Grand Fathers, Henry Bull farme after his decease adjoyning to my farme in Newport, but if I .. . shall not injoy the said Farme. . . Then. . . I with my. .. Brothers,. ..
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are Equally to devide. . . the Lands of our deceassed father. .. Wit.
Jireh Bull
Roger Goulding
Weston Clarke.
[276] Edward Robyson to Margrett Hall.
... Edward Robyson ... of Newport. .. Husbandman. . . Mar- grett Hall the wife of James Hall in the said Island ... Have given ... the said Margrett, ... ( ... after my decease) all my houses and Lands ... within ... the ... said Town ... on Con- sideration, that. . . Margrett shall. .. bring up ... Edward Roby- son and Francis Robyson my two sons ... And after the de- cease of ... Margrett I ... do ... give ... to my sons. .. all. . . the afore-mentioned houses and Lands. . . Equaly to be devided. .. I do .. . give .. . Margrett. .. all my. .. household stuff Redy mony Leasses Chattells. .. at her decease to be my. . . sonns. . . tenth day of December. . . 1684. Wit.
his Edward X Robyson. marke.
Edward Greenman Elias Williams
... if either of my ... sons. .. shall decease. . . then that part of my houses and Lands. . . shall be the. . . Right. .. of the sur- vivor ... Eighteen day of December ... one Thowsand six hun- dred Eighty five.
Wit.
John Sanford Stephen Brayton
Edward X Robyson his marke
[277] David and Edward Greenman to John Green.
... twentith day of February ... One Thowsand six hundred forty and seven .. . David Greenman and Edward Green- man of Newport ... Wheelwrites. .. for ... mony ... have ... sold unto John Green of Newport ... Husbandman, one per- cell of Land ... being within or neer the endship or village Called Greenend, and there adjoyneth on the hie way leading from Newport unto Portsmouth on the south west side thereof And abutting at the West end of it over the mill brook (ackording to the markes thereof) upon the Comon, and adjoyning to the Lands of David and Edward Greenman on
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the North side of it Contayning. .. Two and twenty Acres ... Wit.
Jeremy Gould
David Greenman Edward Greenman
Will. Jefferay.
Henry Bassett.
Newport ... Edward Greenman acknowledged 4th day of Feb-
- ruary 1681-2 Peleg Sanford Governor.
[278] Joshua Coggeshall to Walter Cunagrave.
... 30th day of May ... One Thousand six hundred and fifty One ... Joshua Coggeshall of Newport ... the son of John Coggeshall the deceassed have ... sold unto Walter Cunagrave of the same Town a Parcell of Land lying within the Pre- cincts thereof and upon the East side of the River upon which Newport mill now standeth, and not farr from the said mill ... Eight score Acres of Land be it more or less adjoyning unto the Land of Richard Knight on the south side, and on the North unto the Land granted by the Town to Mary Clarke some times the wife of John Peckham. And abutting upon the great Comon On the East end thereof, And on the West upon the hie way that leads from the Mill to green end. Village :. . .
Wit :
Joshua Coggeshall.
John Clarke.
Elizabeth Clarke.
... Mary Coggeshall the mother of Joshua ... Consenting unto the sale. .. 30th of May 1651 :
Mary Coggeshall. [279] Walter Cunygrave to John Green.
... sixt day of June .. . one thousand six hundred fifty and one ... Walter Cunygrave of Newport Merchant Tayler, and Elisabeth Cunygrave his wife have sold unto John Green of Newport ... yeoman four score Acres of Land ... in Newport ... neer unto or in the hamlett of Greenend and adjoyning on the North Side of ... Walter Cunygraves other land and towards the North on the land granted by the Town of New- port unto Mary Clarke now deceassed some time the wife of John Peckham, and abutteth on the Comon hie way leading
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from Greenend unto Newport mill towards the West, and towards the east on the great Comon, ...
Walter X Cunygrave Wit.
Will. Jefferay
Jer. Gould.
[290] John Walley to William Brenton.
. . William Brenton late of Newport ... Now of Bristoll ... Marriner did By .. . Deed 23d January 1679 Make Over ... to John Walley late of Boston Now of Bristoll Merchant .. . a Certain Farme and houseing ... in the Township of Newport ... and then in Posession of Richard Allison for Certain uses .. Now ... Wim Brenton seemed ... unsatisfied with what he had done, And. .. Refussed to give Posession of the Same ... I ... Walley. Could not be in any Capassety to Act ... without a sute at law ... Considering his Necessety Called for such supply as Could not be procured without disposing of a Con- siderable part of the farme, And ... by selling the whole farme he might Satisfy his debts, putt himselfe in some way of Lively hood and secure something Considerable for his Children after him in some other Estate more suteable, Alsoe his wife desireing and Consenting to the same ... I ... John Walley Do by these Presence Renounce the said Trust that by the above-mentioned Instrument was made or Committed to me, And as I never have Acted or done any thing in the Premisses by Vertue thereof So I doe for my selfe my heires ... forever Renounce and Refuse said Trust ... And that it may be lawfull for said Brenton Notwithstanding said Instru- ment to sell ... or dispose the Same as may be most for his benefitt ... fourteenth day of Septembr. One Thousand six hundred Eighty and five. Wit. John Walley.
Watching Atherton
Richard Smith
John Walley. . . 15th of Aprill. .. acknowledged this .. . Caleb Carr Assistant
Peleg Sanford to William Brenton.
... Peleg Sanford of Newport ... for ... two hundred & six
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Pounds and six shillings Currant Silver mony of New England ... paid ... By William Brenton of Bristoll. .. Have Given ... A Certain Parcell of Land ... within ... Newport ... Seventy and two Acres ... butted. . . North ... by Land of John Easton senr. & land of Walter Clarke & the Comon West by land formerly belonging to Thomas Clifton, deceassed, Southerly by Land of ... William Brenton and Henry Bull Esqr. with all ... trees ... wayes, ... twenty fourth day of October ... One Thousand six hundred Eighty & five.
Wit.
Peleg Sanford. Mary Sanford
Archebell Forest
Ralph X Earll junr his marke:
Peleg Sanford and Mary his wife ... did Acknowlidge this ... Newport 15th day February 1685-6
John Easton Assistant [292] William Brenton to John Walley.
... William Brenton of Bristall alias, Mount hope. .. Marriner and Hannah his wife ... for ... six hundred and twenty Pounds of Currant mony of New Engand. .. by John Walley of Bristoll. .. Merchant. .. Paid ... have Given ... a Certain farme ... being in the Township of Newport ... Comonly called ... Brace's farme ... about two hundred and forty Acres . now in the Posession of Richard Allisson, being the whole of the said Farme houseing buildings and Lands whether up- lands Medows and Swamps ... which was Willed to William Brenton by his Father William Brenton Esqr. deceassed, which farme ... is butted ... Westerly by the Land of Henry Bull Esqr. and Irah Bull Southerly by the Land of Major John Coggeshall. Easterly by the Sea Northerly by the Land of John Easton senr. and Partly by the Comon, ... Eighteenth day of November ... One Thousand six hundred Eighty & five ... Wit.
Will. Hedge :
Richard Smith.
William Brenton
Hannah Brenton
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William Brenton and Hannah his wife 15th of Aprill 1686 Acknowlidged. ..
Caleb Carr Asistant
[293] John Walley to William Stoughton-(mortgage)
... John Walley of Bristoll ... Merchant, and Sarah his wife ... for ... Five hundred Pounds Currant mony of New- England ... paid ... by William Stoughton of Dorchester in the Colony of the Massathusetts Esqr .. . Have Given. .. A Certain Farme lying and being in the Township of Newport ... Caled ... Braces Farme ... Two hundred and forty Acres-now in the Posession of Richard Allisson being the whole of the sd farme houseing buildings and Lands whether uplands or medows and swamps ... which was willed to William Bren- ton by his Father Wim Brenton Esqr. deceassed which farme ... is butted. .. Westerly by the Land of Henry Bull Esqr. & Irah Bull Southerly by Land of Majo John Coggeshall, East- wardly by the sea, Northerly by the land of John Easton senr partly by the Comon. . . if. .. John Walley. . . shall. .. pay. .. unto Wim Stoughton ... the ... sum of five hundred & Thirty five pounds of Present mony of New England ... before the first day of March ... One Thousand six hundred Eighty six seven. .. then this. .. Deed. . . shall be ... voyd. .. fiveteenth day of February ... One Thousand six hundred & Eighty five ... Wit.
John Walley Sarah Walley.
Nathal. Byfield Thomas Walley :
John Walley and Sarah his wife. . . 15th of Aprill 1686 ... Acknowledged. . .
Caleb Carr Assistant [295] Wamsetta to Peter Talman.
... Wamsetta alias Sepaquit or by his English Name Alexan- der, the greatist and Chiefest Prince or Sachim hereabout ... freely Give unto my well beloved Friend Peter Talman of Portsmouth. .. a Parcell of Land,. .. bounded. .. At the North- ermost end with a River Comonly Called the Seven Mile River, and from the said River upon a streight line Eastward till it meet with the bounds of Cocksett., and then it is to Run
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upon a streight line Southward till it come to the main sea, And then to run by the sea Westward to Saconett, and from Saconett up the Eastward side of the great River till the line meets at the Seven mile River again; with all ... Land, Medows, hearbidge, timber, under-woods, Creeks Coves or Islands fresh Rivers or Springs. .. Only the Purchass which Captn Richard Morris bought is Excepted in this deed ... And Punckatest Neck ... formerly bought by some men of Plymouth ... Twenty day of January ... One Thowsand six hundred Sixty and one, ...
Wit.
The marke of Alexander.
Richard Bulgar Or Wamsitta Else. X
The marke of Edward Lay X .. Sepawquit
John Sasoman the Interpreter Indian
Thomas Durfi
[296] Testemony of Richard Bulgar and others.
Richard Bulgar Aged Seventy years. .. and Thomas Durfi aged about thirty six years all of ... Portsmouth ... doe Tes- tefy that the. .. Indian Sachim Caled Wamsetta Sepawquit or Alexander at the time of signeing. .. was in a very Sober Con- dition and not any way Over-come in or by drink, ... it was his Free ... Act ... the said Subscriber was the Eldist Brother of Sachim Phillip (who first began the late Indian warr with the English.) and was the Chief Sachim of these Parts & deceassed before the warr :
Edward Lay of. .. Portsmouth aged about seventy one years ... doth Testefie to the Truth of all that is above. .. 16th of August. . . 1679 Before me
John Sanford Assistant.
William Brenton to Thomas Ward.
... William Brenton of Bristoll. .. Marriner ... for. .. Thirty Pounds Currant Silver mony of New-England. .. Paid. .. by Thomas Ward of Newport. .. Have Granted ... one seventh part ... of all ... the devided lands in Pettacomscutt formerly belonging to my father William Brenton deceassed, And the forty ninth part of all ... the Lands both upland and Medows now lying and being undevided within the said tract of Lands
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Comonly Called Pettacomscutt in. .. Rhode-Island .. . bounded by the sea from Point Judith to Pettacomscutt River, and so to the head of the Pond Called Pausakaonkanuck which Pond lyeth about Northwest from the Mill, And from the Pond on a Norwest line six miles Also on a west line drawn from the head of the Cove North of Point Judith Neck six miles and a halfe and soe on a strait line from the head of the aforesaid northwest line unto the head of the said west line of six miles and a halfe thence on the same straite Line to the sea or South Shore, and on the South by the sea, which said forty Ninth Part Containeth ... about seven hundred Acres ... with all ... woods water ways ... if I ... my heires or assignes ... shall. .. Molest. .. Thomas Ward ... it shall. .. be lawfull ... for the said Thomas ... to. .. take into his ... Posession two Certain Peeces ... of Lands ... in the Township of Bristoll ... one of which ... is .. . in a Certain Place Called Papasquash neck Containing Twenty three Acres, And bounded East and west by the salt water North by Stephen Burtons land South upon the Lands Caled Timothy Clarkes the other ... Land Contains tenn Acres and bounded North by the hie-way, South by the Land of Christopher Sanders Easterly by the land of Nathaniell Hayman and Westerly upon the house Lotts And were both Purchassed by me ... of John Walley of Bristoll .. . until the said William Brenton. . . shall. .. Pay ... Thomas Ward ... the said sum of Thirty Pounds ... with lawfull Intrest and the Charge in Mannageing the said Lands .. . fift day of May. .. One Thousand Six hundred Eighty and six. Wit.
Wim Brenton.
William Hiscox
Gilbert Magick
William Brenton Acknowlidged above. .. May 5th 1686 Before Walter Clarke Det Govr.
Hanah Brenton the wife of. .. William Brenton did ... con- sent to the. . . Sale. . . May 5th 1686
Walter Clarke Dept. Go.
[298] Nathanaell Coddington to Noell Mew.
... Nathanael Coddington of Newport. .. Merchat. and Susan-
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nah his wife ... for ... four hundred Pounds Currant Silver mony of New England. .. Paid. .. by Noell Mew of Newport . .. Merchant. .. Have Granted ... a certain Parcell of Land Called Rocky Farme lying ... in the Precincts off Newport ... Containing ... three hundred Acres ... bounded. .. Southerly by the Sea Easterly by the Cove and Marshes of John Cogges- hall Northerly Partly by John Coggeshalls land and Partly the Comon Runing on a line till it comes to a small Cove, and from thence Westerly bounded by the Comon Called Cherry Neck, and so Runs to the Sea ... with all. .. houses Gardens Orchards woods ... Ponds Creeks Coves. .. Thirteenth day of Aprill. .. One Thousand six hundred Eighty and Six, ... Wit.
Nathall. Coddington
William Allen
Susannah Coddington
Tho. Rodman
Newport Aprill 13th 1686 Nathll and Susannah Coddington ... declared ...
Walter Clarke Dep Govr.
[299] Tacommonan to Randall Howidon & Ezechill Holly- man
... Tacommonan Right owner of all the medows and Mowable land upon a Neck of ground Comonly Called by the English ... Petawhomett neck Scittuate and being upon the great River Called ... Nanhygansett bay lying over against the South end of that neck .. . Called Shawomett, which Bay is the east bounder, and that River Comonly Called by the English Poto- womett River being the Southw [torn] bounder, and Coeassett Bay being the Northward bounder for the space or length of four miles according to the English Account up by the Said Potowomett River westward from the ... Nanhigansett Bay, which Percell of Land as above-said with all the Rights. .. by water land wood ... I. .. have ... sold ... unto Randall Howldon and Ezechill Hollyman both of Warwick ... for the Just sum or fifteen Pounds ... in wampum Peag Only I am to Recive the Vallue of one Coat of such Cloth as the Indians do now Comonly use to wear Annually as a gratuety here after ... according to the Custom of the English dated the thirteenth
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day of July. . . 1654 : Wit.
jeremiah Westcott. William Baker Samuell Edsall.
Tocommonon X his marke.
Awassuocitt X his marke
Eldist son to him
above Wawnunockshaw X his marke an other Son.
[300] John Allis to Henry Neales.
... William Allis some times of Brantree in the Massathusetts Colony ... deceassed did formerly grant unto Henry Neale senr. of said Town three quarters of One Sixteenth part of ... Block-Island now under the Government of Rhode-Island Excepting and Reserveing the Island Called foart Island and five and twenty Acres more to be taken out of the said three quarters of said sixteenth part, Butt ... as no deed for Con- firmation of the said Land Passed from William Allis I John Allis the heir ... of William Allis. . . Do. . . Release. . . unto ... Henry Neales ... the said three quarters of one Sixtenth part of Block-Island. .. Excepting ... foart Island and twenty five Acres to be taken out of the said three quarters of one six- teenth part neer the harbour according to mr Alcocks Re- serve in his Release of said land,. .. 24th of June 1685 : Wit.
John Allis
Arthur Mason John Williams
John Allis acknowledged this. . . 24th June 1686
Bradstreet Governor
[301] Phillip Jones to Rebecca Tailer & John Nelson ( Mort- gage).
... fifteenth day of June. . . one Thousand six hundred Eighty & three ... Between Phillip Jones of New Yorke merchant on the one Part, and Rebeckah Tailer Relict, Widow, of William Tailer late of Boston. . . Merchant deceassed, And John Nelson of Boston ... Merchant, Administratrix and Administrator, to the Estate of ... William Tailer decd. on the other Part, ... Phillip Jones for ... two hundred Pounds of Currant mony of New-England. .. by ... Rebecca Tailer and John Nelson ... paid. .. Hath ... sold, ... all that his Messuage or Tenement .. .
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in the Town of Newport. .. with all the land belonging to the same (excepting the buriall place of John Gard and his wife) being upwards of Three quarters of an Acre of Land ... bounded on the South by the land late in the Possession of William Brenton mercht decd. and bounded on the North by Lands ... of Capt Peleg Sanford abutting upon the East on the hie-way that Extends North and South in the said Town, And so the sd Land Extendith Twelve foot in bredth down into the sea &c. .. with all. . . houses Outhouses. . . buildings. .. if. .. Philip Jones his heires. . . shall. .. pay ... Rebecca Tailer and John Nelson. .. the sum of two hundred and four pounds of Currant mony of New-England. .. one hundred pounds .. . before the first day of Septembr ... And the sum of One hun- dred and four Pounds more ... before the first day of March next insueing ... then this present ... Indenture. .. shall ... be voyd ...
Wit.
Phillip Jones.
John Hayward Not. Pub. Boston ... Octob 16th 1685 Eliezer Moody : ... Bradstreet Governor. Sam Sewall Assistant.
[302] Rebecca Tailer & John Nelson to Mary Jones. ... Rebecca Tailer Relict widow of William Taylor late of Boston ... Merct. and John Nelson of Boston. .. Mercht .... whereas Phillip Jones late of New Yorke Mercht. decd. by an Indenture of Morgage ... bearing date the fifteenth day of June .. . One Thowsand six hundred Eighty and three the sum of two hundred Pounds mony to him ... paid by the sd Re- becca Tailer and John Nelson did give ... unto them ... all his Messuage or Tenement Scittuate ... in the Town of Newport ... with the land belonging to the same (Excepting the buriing place of John Gard and his wife) beinge upwards of three quarters of an Acre of Land ... bounded on the south by the land late ... of Peleg Sanford, and on the west by the hie way ... Extends North and South in the said Town, And so the said land Extendeth twelve foot in bredth down into the sea ... with all ... houses Outhouses ... a Provission. .. contained for the Redemption of the Premises upon the payment of the
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