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[13] Mr. Easton is to fence his Farme in wholy except mr Brentons Fence betwene them and the line betweene the high-way that goeth downe to the pond and the beach border- ing ther upon and the medow ther in also Robert Feild and John Anthony is to fence off their ground and the Comon is to Fence upon them
Joseph Terry 1662 Decemr : 5 To James Barker 40 Acres lyinge on the north side of a percell of Land which was measured to mr Easton of all 150 acres with the Rocks and was desined by him for his 100 Acres alowed him for his part of the Mill Land wherof mr Easton allowed him 40 acres and the allowance for Rocks the rest is by consent layd down for Comon and both this and all James Barkers is bounded on the East end on the Brooke on which mr Hutchinsons &c. but James Barker is .. bounded on the north by Nicholas Cotterill. 1662 Decembr 6
Joseph Terry :Towne Clerke John Tripp to Joseph Tripp.
. John Tripp of ..... portsmouth. .. Senr. Shaft Car-
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penter ..... granted ..... unto Joseph Tripp of Dartmoth in the Collony of plymoth ..... one quarter share of Land lying . within ..... Dartmoth that is ..... one fowerth part of one whole or intyer ..... portion of Land belonging to one purchassor it being the one halfe of that Land which. John Tripp bought of John Alden of ... .. Duxbury ..... to be holder as of his Majhie his manner of East Greenwich . third day of May. . . . . 1671 Wit.
John Tripp.
William Hall Junr. William Hall Senr.
[14] Tomas Kent-ratification of holdings.
Thomas Kent ..... of ..... portsmouth ..... Eigh acres .granted by the Towne of portsmouth Unto Stephen Wilcooks and lyinge ..... in ..... Towneshipp of portsmouth Established. .. .22th of May 1662 ..... promisses are Ratified. . The 14th day of June 1672
John Sanford G. Recorder
Assigned to Witt Hall-Lawrence Gonsalles.
. Lawrence Gonsalles of pequemins in ye County of Albe- marle in ye province of Carolina Taylor by the Authorety and power of a Letter of Aturny from my father in law Tho. Kent of ye province afore. sd. doe by these pressents assigne this in written deed unto Witt. Hall of portsmo. on Rhod Island in ye Collony of Rhod :Island ..... I say Assigned to the sd. Witt Hall junr .. . . . 17th of June 1672 Wit.
Laurance Gonsalles.
Hugh Persons Icobed Potter
Peleg Tripp Henry Matteesson.
Thomas Kents Letter of Aturney to Laurance Gonsalles.
Thomas Kent of Pequemins in the County of Albe- marle in the Province of Carolina plantr ..... doe Constitute . Laurance Gonsalles ..... my true and Lawfull Aturney .to manage all such affairs wherein my selfe, am ..... Conserned at Rhod-Island ..... Twenty Eight of March One Thowsand Six hundred seventy-two.
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Thomas X Kent his marke
Wit.
Samuell Pricklove Robert X Paine. his marke. William X Charles his marke
[15] Letter of Aturney to Samuell Nicholson.
. Joseph Nicholson Thomas Nicholson and Elizabeth Nicholson (now wife of Nicholas Andrewes) the Children of Edmund Nicholson, of Marble-head, in the County of Essix, in the Colleny of Massachusetts, Fisherman deceased have Assigned .... our ..... brother Samuell Nicholson of Marblehead ..... Fisherman to be ..... our ..... Lawfull Atur- ney ..... and receive of mr Peleg Sanford of Newport .. ... as Executor of the Last Will and Testament off Francis Simpson of Newport ..... seventeenth day of June ..... one Thowsand six hundred seventy & two. Wit.
Hilliard Veren Senr.
William Dounten.
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The marke off- Joseph X Nicholson. Thomas Nicholson The marke off- Elisabeth X Andrewes -
Peter Eastons Receipt. Newport-27th of July 1672 Received off-Edmund Calverly by the appointment of Mary which was the wife of Richard Pray of Providence for her centance at the Court of Tryalls held at Newport ..... the sixt of May-1672 Pray received tenn pounds in Boston silver which was to acquitt her of beinge twice whipt for her fact done. Received by me Wit. Peter Easton. Treasurer
John Greene Asistant
Edmund Calverley
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[16] John Tripp to Peleg Tripp.
. John Tripp ..... of Portsmouth senr in. .. . Rhod-Island .grant ..... unto my second sonn Peleg Tripp a fourth part of a share Lott ..... lyinge ..... at the place. .... called Acassett within the Towne of Dartmoth, in the jurisdiction of new plymouth ..... together with all. .... uplands, med- owes, woods, timbers, watters ..... to be houlden of his Majestie of England ..... as of his manner of East Green- wich, in the County of Kent ..... not in Capitt nor Knights service by the rents. ... . thereby due and of Right accustomed .only it is provided that. .... Peleg Tripp shall hereafter sell the ..... part. .. .of Land it is to be sould unto . . or my heires. .... Eight day of Septr. . . . . 1665 me.
Wit. John Sanford John Tripp
Samuell Sanford.
[17] Wm. and Anne Coddington to Nicholas Easton. Rhod-Island.
. William Coddington and Anne Coddington his wife doe sell unto Nicholas Easton ..... a percell of Land lyinge . . .. in the ..... Towne of Newport ..... Contanninge by esteemation Thirty two Acres ..... which is boundinge ..... North by the way to the great Swamp, South by the Land of William Dyre, West on the Sea, and East by the Land of Nicholas Easton which he purchassed of John Clarke and others. . . . . 17th day of the 4th moth 1672.
Wit.
Danll. Gould Ednd Thurston
Wm. Brinley
Wm Coddington senr. Anne Coddington X
[18] Thomas Loveday Letter of Aturney to Wm. Barcker Thomas Loveday Cittison and Goold smith of London Have made William Barcker of the Citty of New Yorke upon Long Island beyond the Sea my .... Aturney ..... and in my name to ..... receive ..... from Nathanill Johnson of Newport in Rhod-Island in the parts beyond the seas Mer- chant all such sums ..... of mony as are due ..... five and Twentieth day of July Anno-Dom. 1671
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Thomas Loveday
Wit. Peter Floger
Robt. Merrifeild
Quod attestor Rich Stonebill Nots. Pub.cus
Richard Cornell to Gersham Wodell
Richard Cornell of Cornebery upon Long-Island have received of Gersham Wodell in Portsmouth upon Rhod- Island satisfaction ..... from all bills. .... 21th of June 1672 Wit. Thomas Cornell Richard Cornell
Lawrance Gonsalles
[19] William Minnion to Edward Inman and John Mowry. William Minnion of Punkkipage ..... Collony of the Massachusetts Bay ..... have Freely given ..... Edward Inman and John Mawry of Providence ..... two Thousand acres ..... bounds, ..... lyinge from loquiset northward, the first bound is a chestnutt on the south marked on fower sides at the first indian Feild on Wessukkuttomsuk hill runninge a mile due North and then upon a line to Ummohtukkonit takeinge in all the Medow and soe to run to Nipsharuck, and soe to the Indians ground, and soe to a champ of pines called the Key, and soe to the springe called Wessukkattomsuk, to the chestnut tree above mentioned, and soe to the Patuket river Northward and on the end of the mill North to Patukit River ..... Fourteen day of May 1666
the marke X of William Minion the marke X of Joseph William Mynions Coson
Wit.
Daniell Abbott John Steere.
William Manannion to Edward Inman.
. William Manannion Indian livinge at Punkapoge (alias paliene) ..... Twenty pounds ..... paid by Edward Inman late of Providence, hath given ..... Five hundred acres. .... bounded at Wewesapinset, and from thence upon a straight line to Umstococonnet, and from umetocconnet to the Midle
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of a great seader swamp to a Butten tree and from thence runs to Potucket river almost North there bounded by a walnutt tree, and these are the bounds of the last purchassed Lands comonly called ..... Wansaakitt hill, ..... thirteenth of May ..... One Thousand six hundred and sixty & nine
William Manannion X Marke Wit.
Samuell Goston Junr Jonathan Blisse.
[20] King Philip to Edward Inman.
Wee King Phillip Joseph Manannion Totoroms widdow named Kewapam & William Manannions Uncle called by the name of Jeffery ..... Release unto ..... Edward Inman ..... of Providence ..... thirteenth day of May ..... one Thousand six hundred and sixty and nine Wit.
King Phillips X marke
Samuell Gorton Junr Jonathan Blisse.
[21] Edward Inman to James Blakmor.
.Edward Inman & John Moory. .... , yeomen ..... have for ..... a Valuable Consideration ..... paid by James Blak- mor and John Bukman of Rehoboth in ..... New-Plymouth, .a full sixt part ..... of Land that wee bought of William Mininion ..... Bounded as followeth, the first bounds beinge a chessnutt tree marked on fower sides at the first Indian Feild to the South on Wesukuttomsuk hill runninge a mile due north, and then upon a line unto Unmotaktonct, takeinge all the meddow and soe to run Nipsachuit and to the Indian ground, and soe to a clump of pines called the Key and soe to the spring at Wessuktonsuk and soe to the Wessuktonsuk to the chessnutt tree above mentioned, and soe to Patuckett River, ..... tenth day of October ..... one thowsand six hun- dred seventy and two. Wit.
William Carpenter John Johnson
Edward Inman John Moory
[22] Edward Inman to James Blackmor and John Bukman Edward Inman ..... yeomen ..... paid by James Black-
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mor and John Bukman of Rehoboth ..... New-Plymoth. sell a full sixt part ..... purchased of William Minninion of Punkapoge the whole tract of Landed bounded ..... at Wewe- supinsit, and from thence upon a straight line Ametococomett and from Ametococomet to the midle of a great seader swamp to a Butten tree and from thence to Patukett River almost North three hundred by a walnutt tree, this Land comonly knowne by the name of Wansuket hill, ..... tenth of October . one thousand six hundred seventy two .. .. Wit.
Edward Inman
William Carpenter John Johnson
[23] Edward Inman to William Bukland,
..... Edward Inman and John Moory yeomen ..... paid by William Bukland, Joseph Bukland, and Benjamin Bukland, .of Rehoboth ..... New-Plymoth ..... a full sixt part of a tract of Land ..... William Minionion sold Edward Inman and John Moory: the whole tract of Land that Edward Inman and John Moory purchassed is Bounded as followeth, the first bounds beinge a chesnut tree marked on fower sides at the first Indian Feild on the South, one Weskutomsuk hill runninge a mile due North and then upon a line unto Unmoktakconitt taking in all the meddow and soe to run to Nipshankuk, and to the Indians ground, and soe to a clump of pines called the Key and soe to the spring at Wesukuttom- suk, and soe Wesukuttomsuk to the chesnutt tree above- mentioned and soe to patuket River, ..... tenth day of Octo- ber 1672 ..... Wit.
William Carpenter John Johnson
Edward Inman John Mowry
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[24] Edward Inman to William Bukland
.. Edward Inman ..... of Rhod-Island. .... yeoman. ....
paid by William Bukland Joseph Bukland and Benjamin Bukland of Rehoboth ..... New Plymoth ..... a full sixt part of the ..... Lands ..... he purchassed of William Mininion the whole Tract of Land beinge bounded, ..... at Wewesupin-
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sit and from thence upon a straight line to amettococomet and from amettococomet to the midle of a great seader swamp to a Butten tree and from thence to patucket River, almost North there bounded by a walnutt tree this Land comonly Knowne by the name of Wansukett, hill ..... tenth day of October in the yeare of Our Lord one thousand six hundred seventy & two Edward Inman Wit.
William Carpenter
John Johnson
[25] Letter of aturney from John Alcock to John Williams. Overseers and Guardians ..... mr. John Alcock De- ceassed :..... considering . . accounts of severall Inhabi- tants of Block-Island hereby order. .... John Wil- liams ..... to demand ..... full satisfaction of the several .23th February 1668. Wit.
John Leveret Wm Davis
Peter X George his marke
Edward Ball
Richard Russell Ann Apalsgrave her marke Edward Rawson John Hull
Thomas terry to John Acres.
..... thomas terry of Block-Island. ... yeoman ..... paid by John Acres of. .... Block-Island ..... One hundred and Fifty acres of Land ..... upon Block-Island, adjoyninge to the Land of Samuell Staple on the North on the sea to the South- west, and Joyninge to mr. Phillip Wharton on the South- Easterly exceptinge one acre and so to run East in the Land of Thomas Terry till it makes up the Complement of one hundred and Fifty acres, ..... Fifth day of Aprill. . . . . 1670 Wit.
Thomas Terry
Lyman Ray Jno Williams John Acres to John Williams.
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Received of John Acres of Block Island ..... Twelve pound in sheepe and catle upon ..... publick charges of halfe a share of Land that did belong to Edward Vose. .... 30th of October 1672
Wit.
X me John Williams
Emanuell Woolsey
hi. , Turinut X Rose
marke
Edward Inman-John Mowry Land Recorded.
Edward Inman and John Mowry both of ..... provi- . dence ..... Right posession of ..... Land by them purchased of an Indian called William Minion, ..... containinge two thousand acres ..... lyinge from Logiussett Northward. The first bound is a chesnut tree, on the South marked on four sides, at the first Indian feild on Wessukkutomsuk hill run- inge a mile due North, and then upon a line to ummolutuk- konitt, takeinge in all the medow, and soe to run to Nipsha- ruck, and soe to the Indians ground, and soe to a champ of pines called the Key, and soe to the springe called Wessukka- tomsuk to the chesnutt tree above-named, and soe to the patuckitt river-Northward and on the end of the Mill north to patuckitt river, ..... together with all ..... dwelling houses, Barnes, ..... are hereby ratefied by law made 22th of May 1662 ..... fourth of February 1672
John Sanford Recorder.
[27] Wm. Dyre to Henry Dyre.
. William Dyre of Newport ..... Gent ..... granted to my sonn Henry Dyre into that part of my Farme lyinge at the northerly and there of: to witt, from the Stone Ditch, as alsoe from the tree where my sonn Mahers Tobacco house stood, from the Cave to and by that tree upon an Equi dis- tante line from the said Stone Ditch downe unto and through the swamp unto mr. Coddingtons line by the brooke (the fence is equally devided) ..... percell of Land .... so. .. bounded with a free Egress ingress and regress to and through
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the Land of my sonn Samuells ..... but in case my sonn Henry should have Isue only Femailes then my sonn Samuell ..... after the death of the said Henry shall Give one hundred and fifty pounds starllinge the eldest to have a double portion the rest an equall dividend of the Residue, but if only one .all to her &c besides the Valluation of the. .. . houssinge .thereon built ..... the Land to return to ..... Samuell .7th day of July 1670. William Dyre. Wit.
The X marke off. Robert Spinke. John Furnell.
[28] Award of John Easton to James Barker about Henry Palmer and Stephen Sebeere.
Thirdly Wee do Award. . .. Stephen Sebeere shall acknowl- idge unto Henry Palmer ..... done ronge unto him and his wife in sayinge that his wife is a witch .....
Fourthly Wee do award. Henry Palmer. acknowlidge ..... that he hath done Ronge in callinge ..... Stephen Sebeere French dog and french Roug ..... 19th day of Nov. 1672: John Easton James Barker
Land Recorded of John Vahan. [Vaughn] . John Vahan of. .... Newport ..... percell of Land. . . containinge seventy-nine acres and two thirds of an acre ..... bounded, Northward partly upon the Land of mr Joshia Cog- geshall and part upon the Comon Eastward upon the Comon, Southward upon the Comon and high-way westward upon the Sea, was purchassed Sixty acres of Ralph Earll .. . thirteene acres of John Fairefeild six acres and two thirds of William Lytherland, together with all ..... dwellinge ..... houssis ..... Ratified by a law of the 22th of May 1662 . this present. . . . . 16th of Aprill 1673.
[29] Land Recorded of John Vahan.
. John Vahan ..... of Newport ..... peaceable posession of ..... Land lyinge ..... in ..... Newport ..... Eight Acres
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. bounded North-wardly and Eastwardly upon the Comon South-wardly upon the Scoole Land Westwardly upon the Land of mr John Clarke, the. .... Eight acres .... was part of it purchassed of mr Samuell Wilbore and part of Robert Bennitt ..... Eight Acres ..... with all ..... dwellinge ..... Ratefyed by the law of 22th of May 1662. . ... 16th day of Aprill 1673.
John Vahan to his sonn John Vahan.
. John Vahan of Newport ..... yeoman. .... sonn John Vahan ..... grant ..... Eight acres .. .. Newport .... bounded Northwardly and Eastwardly upon the Comon Southwardly upon the Scoole land Westwardly upon the Land of mr John Clarke. with all ..... the dwellinge or mansion houssis Barnes ..... sixteenth day of Aprill ..... 1673:
Wit.
John Vahan X
John Sanford
Tyler X Pearce
his marke
his marke
[30] Land Recorded of Thomas Burgis
. Thomas Burgis ..... of Newport ..... two tracts .. one Containinge ..... Forty-Fower Acres ..... bounded on the East and South by Land of Robert Taylor, on the West by the Comon on the North by the Land of John Wood the other beinge a percell of meddow is lyinge in these meddowes comonly called Sachuest Meddowes and is ..... bounded on the East or south-east by Robert Taylors on the south and westerly by a Creeke where the salt watter floes ..... with all .dwellinge or mansion housis ..... According to a Law of the Collony made 22th of May 1662. . .. . Ratified. . ... 5th day of May 1673
Richard Knight to Laurance Turner.
.Richard Knight of Newpt ..... sum received. .... sell unto Laurance Turner of the afore-said Towne Fower Acres of Land ..... bounded ..... on the West with the Land of Richard Knight, and to begin at a dead tree next to the Land of the said Laurance Turner at the South-west corner, and soe to Range to a Liveinge tree on the North-west Corner,
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and from thence downe to the high-way as the fence runs . . . which Fence the said Laurance Turner his heirs ..... to maintaine forever ..... and doth binde him selfe that if .there Shall be any Damages or Trespass done through the Defect of the ..... Fence ..... he shall pay Duble Dam- ages ..... to the grieved party provided the ..... Lawrance have tenn daies warninge of the defects ..... fifth day of December. .... one thousand six hundred fifty and Eight. Wit.
Richard Knight
Will Jefferay
Richard Bulgar
[31] Richard Knight to Georg Kenrick
.. . Richard Knight of Newport ..... sell ..... unto Georg Kenrick of Providence. .... Twelve Acres. .... Bounded ..... to the North with certain Lands of James Weedens, on the East with the high-way that goeth to the Comon, on the south with the Land of Lawrance Turners and on the West with the Land of the said Richard Knight he. .... Georg Ken- rick also is to leave out two Rods of the said Land lying next to James Weedens for a High-way, only for the use of ..... Richard Knight,. .... Georg Kenrick is to pay ..... Twenty shillinge an acre .. ... two and Twentith day of December 1656
Wit.
Richard Knight
Will Jefferay
Obadiah Hulme
Georg Kenrick-Lawrance Turner.
. Twenty Eight Day of December ..... one Thousand six hundred sixty and three ..... Georg Kenrick Lether dresser livinge in Newport ..... for ..... Valuable sum of mony ..... Have ..... sold unto Lawrance Turner Senr. Masson of New- port ..... Land beinge ..... bounded on the East with a High way that leadith into the Comon On the South with Land in the posession of Lawrance Turner, on the West with the Land of Richard Knight, and on the North with a High-way of two Rod-wide, betwixt the afore-said Land and the Land
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of James Weeden, ..... with ..... one Dwellinge house all out housing, Hovills, Barnes
Wit.
James Barker John Cranston
Georg Kenrick Jane X Kenrick her marke
[32] William Jefferays to Lawrance Turner.
. . twenty second of March ... . one Thousand six hun- dred Fifty and three or (54) ..... sixty seven Rodd or pole in Length and fifty six ..... Bredth beinge the Eastern part of the Lands of William Jefferays of Newport ..... Bounded on East by the high-way betweene the Land of Clemant Weaver Senr. and the afore-said Lands on the South by a high-way that leadith to the Milne of Newport ..... on the North by the Land of Richard Knight and on the West by the Land of ..... mr William Jefferays. .... sold. ... to Lawrance Turner and Tobia Saunders both of Newport. .. Wit. Will Jefferay
Mordica X Cranett his marke
Wm Lytherland
Land Recorded of Lawrance Turner and Tobias Saunders. Lawrance Turner and Tobias Saunders both of ..... Newport Land in ..... Newport containinge in lenth sixty seven Rodds and in Bredth Fifty six Rodds ..... bounded on the East, and South by high-waies on the West by Land now in the posession of Thomas Waterman formerly belonging to mr William Jefferay. North by the Land of the said Law- rance Turner, by him purchassed of Richard Knight ..... together with Dwelling ..... rights ..... According to a Law made in this Collony the 22th of May 1662. .... Ratifyed. . 29th Day of May 1673
[33] Land Recorded of Lawrance Turner.
. Lawrance Turner of Newport ..... sixteene Acres ..... lyinge within ..... Newport ..... bounded North by the Land lately belonginge to James Weeden and two Rodds Reserved by Richard Knight for a high-way. East is bounded by a high-way, South-by the Land purchased by the said Turner
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and Tobias Saunders of mr William Jefferay; West by the Land of Richard Knight, twelve Acres of the sixteene beinge purchased of Georg Kenrick, and fower Acres purchassed of ..... Richard Knight ..... Land ..... with dwelinge ..... Deed ..... According a Law made in Collony the 22th of May 1662. ... . Ratifyed ..... 29th day of May, 1673
Koshkotap to Thomas Gould.
Koshkotap sachim of bassuketukquage in Nanhygansett bay have sold unto Thomas Gould of Newport ..... a little Island lyinge betweene Quononogutt and Rhod-Island called by the Indians aquepinoquk and by the English Goulds Island, and have received satisfaction for the same. . . . 28th of March 1657 Wit.
Georg Hamonde
Koshkotap sachim of Bassuketukquage. his X marke
John Sassumon
Henry Timberleake
The marke X of apoowatuk.
Aquinaumpau to Thomas Gould.
Aquinaumpau haveing been a planter three or four years upon Aquibinauke alias Goulds Island ..... Resigne up my Right ..... unto Thomas Gould. . . 15th of May 1660 Wit.
Aquinaumpau X his marke
Henry X Timberlake his marke
Georg Hamonde
[34] Thomas Gould to John Cranston
. Thomas Gould of Aquidnessett in the Narragansett cuntry ..... Twenty pounds me. .paid .... . by John Cranston of Newport. .... Phisician ..... Doe ..... sell.a cer- taine Island comonly called ..... Goulds-Island and by the Indians named Acqueebenawquck lyinge in the Narragansett Bay ..... Twentieth Day of May. .. . . 1673 Wit.
Thomas Gould
John Sanford Richard Baily
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[35] John Cranston-Deed Ratifyed.
. Captn John Cranston ..... of Newport. .... Phisician .Beinge ..... in full ..... posession of the one halfe of that Island called Goulds Island by the English and by the Indians called Acqeebenawquk ..... lyinge in the Narragan- sett Bay and between. .... Rhod-Island and Quonogutt Island . . . and whereas by Deed of Sale ..... of Thomas Gould the other halfe of the said Island (after the Decease of Thomas Gould) shall belong ..... unto the said Captn John Cranston ..... Deed ..... According to a Law made the 22th of May 1673. .... Ratifyed ..... 8th Day of July 1673
John Cooke to Robert Gibbs.
. John Cooke, of portsmouth on Rhod-Island ..... yeo- man, ..... Twenty pounds ..... to me .. .paid ..... Robert Gibbs (now Inhabittinge at punkatest in ..... New Plymoth) . Doe sell ..... three fower parts of a share ..... beinge In New Jersey at the place Comonly ..... caled portapeage
.Fifteenth day of July. . . . . 1673
Wit.
John Cooke
John Sanford Francis X Brayton
his X marke
his marke
Deed of John Cooke to Robert Gibbs anulled.
This Deed mad from John Cooke unto me Robert Gibbs, . sale beinge made voyde by mutuall agreement & the originall deed-Returned. .... 24th of January 1674 Wit. Robert Gibbs
[36] Thomas Burge to
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.Tho. Burge ...... of Newport ...... for.
. Eleven
pounds Five Shillings in New England Silver ... to me paid by John Cooke of. .... Portsmouth. .... sell ..... the one sixt part of a whole ..... share of Land Lyinge ..... in ..... Dart- moth. .. . . New-Plymoth, ..... at the places Comonly called Acushnett Ponagansett Acockssett and places adjacent in the said Towne-shipp both in uplands and Meddows ..... To Bee Houldon of his Majtie of England ..... as of his manner of East Greenwich in the County of Kent. and not in Capitt
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nor in Knights service by the Rents and services thereby due and Law accustomed. .... Two and Twentith Day of August
. 1671
Wit.
Thomas Burge
John Sanford Richard Hart
Joseph Anthony
[37] Jonathan Atherton to Richard Smith.
Jonathan Atherton of Dorchester .... . Massachusetts Collony .. .sonn and heire to Humphrey Atherton of ..... Dor- chester Deceased ..... For ..... the sum of Fifty pounds mony in England, and one hundred pounds in New England Mony . paid by Richard Smith of Narragnsett in the Kings province. .... have .. . . sold ..... unto Richard Smith .. ... Land lyinge souther-most in the great Neck Comonly Called Boston Neck in the Narragansett Cuntry ..... adjoyninge to the harbour Comonly Called Pettacomscutt harbour, beinge a whole share of that purchase and is about seven hundred acres of Land ..... now in the posession of George Croft my Tennant. Together with all ..... houses, out-houses, Barnes, Stables, edeffices, gardens orchards Fences Comons. .... three and Twentith day of July. .. .. 1673
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