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John Greene Junr.
Mathew Bridgman
Thomas Greene.
Agreement between Thomas Lawton and John Almy. Puckatest, the 17th day of March 1673
Mutually agreed ..... between Thomas Lawton and John Almy both beinge proprietors and part owners ..... of the ..... neck of land called punckatest, ..... there hath been difference between. ... Lawton and Almy in Refferance to their ..... claimes ..... in the said Neck of Land,. .... Almy hath had of ..... Lawton some hundreds of Rayles and a Carte the same are ..... acquited. . And ..... for the Future ..... Lawton is to have and. make use of ..... for
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..... seven yeares from ..... the date here of :.... the Sixt part of ..... Punckatest. . .. Wit.
Constant Southworth
Thomas X Lawton his marke
John Sanford.
John Almy
John Champlin releaces Negro Salmerdore. .thirtith day of. March ..... John Champlin heire to
John Gard Deceased. . did declare that he gave his Negro Salmerdore his Freedom . forever ..... Newport on Rhode Island Walter Clarke Asistant.
[61] Joseph Carpenter to Abyah Carpenter
. Joseph Carpenter of Muskeeto Cove In Longe-Island within the Collony of ..... James Duke of Yorke, ..... have made an Exchange of Lands with my Brother in Law Abyah Carpenter of Pawtuxet in Rhode-Island Collony ..... Lands which I Exchainge ..... is all ..... Lands and Comonage which Fell to me by my wife ..... from her father, And alsoe a therd part of my Lands which lyeth betweene Paseaunsa Cove and Pawtuxett River, And ..... Five pounds ..... Oyster bay ..... Eight day of June ..... one Thowsand Six hundred Seventy & three. . . Wit.
Joseph Carpenter
Matthias Harvy
Nathanill Coles.
Edward Robinson to Samuell Billing.
Feb. the twenty thurd ..... one Thowsand Six hundred Eight ..... Edward Robinson of Newport .. .. for Valuable
Consideration ..... sold unto Samuell Billing. . of Newport .Land lyinge within ..... Newport ..... neare the line betweene Newport and Portsmouth Contaninge ..... Eight acres one thurd ..... lyinge on the North side the Land of Samuell Billinge yt was bought of Thomas Wood, bounded on the East by the Comon Seventeen pole to a small shrub oake, on the North by the Comon fower score pole to a small black oake beinge marked for the two Corner trees on the North side all which ..... Land ..... granted me ..... by the
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Towne of Newport. . . Wit.
Edward
Richard Tew
Tames Barker
his X marke Robbyson
Edward Smith and James Barker-bounds changed.
January ..... 27 at a quarter meetinge it was Ordered upon a Request of mr Richard Tew that mr Edward Smith and mr James Barker should remove the bounds of the land bought of Wood leaving out as much ..... at the North-east corner as they take in from the Comon at the North-west corner.
X me Marke Lucar To. Clerke
..... to certify ..... that accordinge to order made the 27th of January 1657 wee have taken 31 Rod from the North-east corner of Mr Tews land and laid out 31 Rod to the North- west corner, this 2 of February 1657
Edward Smith James Barker
[62] William Brenton to Thomas Ginings.
. Igth of March ..... one Thowsand six hundred Fifty. . nine ..... William Brenton of Newport Marcht, for ..... full. satisfaction ..... hath ..... sold unto Thomas Ginings of Portsmouth on Rhode Island ..... Eight Acres ..... in. ..
Portsmouth. . . bounded on the South by the land of. ... Thomas Ginings lately Gyles Slocums Land, On the North by the land of Henry Pearcy lately Nicholas Brownes land, on. the East and West by the Commo .. ... with ..... all. .. houses fenceings,
Wit.
William Brenton
William Baulston William Dyre Senr.
Thomas Ginings Senr to Thomas Ginings
Thomas Ginings Senr ..... of Portsmouth on Rhode Island'. ..... doe for ..... One hundred pounds starll ..... make over unto my sonn Thomas Ginings my Now dwellinge house and sixteen acres of Land. . . sixteen day of July. . . . . 1674
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the marke X of Thomas Ginings Senyor
Peter Talman
Richard Bulgar
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I ann Ginings ..... aprove of all the above .....
Ann Ginings
[63] Richard Smith to John Brigs.
..... Richard Smith of Narragansett ..... for ..... Twenty five pounds ... . received from John Brigs of Narragansett have ..... sold ..... the land formerly belonginge to Rubin Willis which I bought in England from his father and Mother William and Sussanah Hixe ..... havinge order from Rubin Willis to make sale of same, it lyinge ..... in Narragansett Cuntry contaninge ..... Fifty seven Acres ..... bounded on the East by five-hundred acres of Land not layd out as it is in the North ward purchass, On the West bounded by the Comon, on the North with the high-way, on the South by the lands of Samuell Waite,. . .. Eleventh day of January .. ... 1672 Wit.
Richd Smith
Henry X Teeppitts his marke.
John Greene
[64] Awawsunks Sachim to James Barker & Caleb Carr
. . .. Awaswunks Sachim Squa of Surronet and Wawwee- yowitt her husband, and Amos alias Samponock their sonn, . for Sixty pounds starllinge ..... paid ..... by James Bar- ker Senior and Caleb Carr Senior both of Newport ..... have sold ... .their ..... Land lyinge ..... at Succonett ..... whei- ther. . . . upland, meddow, pasture, wood-grounds, Marches,
. Creeks, Coves, Watterings, Wayes, ..... Nine & twen- tith day of September ..... One Thowsand six hundred seventy Fower Wit.
Awawsucks X her marke Amos X alias Samponock
John Greene Tho Jeffery
Machemowenin X alias
his marke George the Indian
Interpreter his marke
James Sweet
Interp X his marke
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. . Thirtieth day of Septem : 1674 Awassuncks and Sampoo- nock her son ... . owned the above-written. ... . Newport. ....
Walter Clarke Asist.
This Record ..... not a true Coppy .. .. Truly Recorded in the 69th page of this Booke.
[65] Joseph Carpenter to Stephen Arnold.
Joseph Carpenter ..... of Muskeata Cove neer Oyster Bay on Long Island ..... Formerly Inhabitant on the south of Paw- tuxet River within ..... Warwick. .... For ..... mony ..... paid. ... .me by my uncle Stephen Arnold of Pawtuxet
. . . Have with. ....
within ..... Towne-shipp of Providence ..
consent of my Father William Carpenter ... .. of ..... Paw- tuxet ..... doe ..... sell ..... unto ..... uncle Stephen Arnold, one halfe of all my ..... Lands ..... on the South side .
of. . . .. Pawtuxet river, Exceptinge only my dwellinge house, lott and pasture and meddow adjoyninge to it ..... beinge at the place of the ..... Pawtuxet River called the wadeinge place ..... lyinge on the north side and west end of a Cove comonly called. .. . . Paseunkett Cove (within ..... Towne- shipp of Warwick ..... ) all within a fence and on a Neck reachinge Eastward to a place called. .... Shuppaquansett, the southern part boundinge with the. . ... Paseunkett Cove, The Genl. fence boundinge the West-ern part of the ..... Land and the Northern part. .... bounded by. . . . Land of Stephen Arnold ..... And alsoe halfe of all the meddow which .....
.bought of Mathias Harvie formerly William Carpenter. of ..... Warwick .. . which is scittuate ..... on the head and on the North side of ..... paseunkett Cove it reaching to and takeinge a place called Shuppaquonsett. Alsoe ..... one halfe of a Corne mill standing upon ..... Pawtuxet River and at the Falls of the. .... River together with the furniture ..... belonginge and one halfe of the dwellinge house belonginge to the ..... mill, as alsoe a percell of meddow adjoyninge to the ..... mill and dwelling house lyinge Westward from ..... mill and dwelling house it boundinge on the south part with the ..... Pawtuxet River, and on the North part with a Lott . belonginge to the heires of Zachary Roades formerly
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of Pawtuxett, the Mill dwelling house and meddow is on the North side of the ..... Pawtuxet River within. . Towne-shipp of Providence. Alsoe one acre of Land ..... beinge from the ..... Pawtuxett River and at the East end of ..... William Carpenter his. ... Six Acre share of Land lyinge in that ..... Land called Pawtuxet great Neck, and is the Sixt Lott Northward from the. .... Pawtuxett Falls, Alsoe fower Shares of Land in Pawtuxett little Neck, ..... which Neck is ..... on the Eastward and Northward side of the mouth of ..... Pawtuxett River at the Isuinge of the .. .. River into the sea; The which Fower shares of Land .. .. was posessed with by my. .Father William Carpenter,
. each one Contaninge ..... one acre and a quarter a peece ..... three of them lyinge together in one percell bound- ing on the North with the Land of .. . Stephen Arnold one the South with Land belonginge to the heires of Zachariah Roades on the West with ..... meddow belonginge to the Surviver of Richd Watterman formerly ..... of Providence, and on the East with the Salt River, the other share lyinge more southward and boundinge on the north part, with the Land of William Arnold of ..... Pawtuxet and on the south with Land belonging to the heires of Zechariah Roades on the East part with the salt water on the West with the River that runneth from the. .. Falls ..... I .. . Binde my selfe. ....
at all times to save.
. Stephen Arnold ..... from any claime
which ..... may arise ..... through Hannah my now wife ..... second day of September ..... One Thousand six hundred seventy Fower.
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Silas Carpenter William Carpenter junr William Carpenter of Pawtuxet
Doe ..... assent unto. . the above-said
Joseph Carpenter William Carpenter Senr. The marke of X Ana Carpenter
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[67] Stephen Burton to Francis Brayton
Stephen Burton (Eldist sonn of Stephen Burton of. . London Merchant.) sonn and heire unto the deceased mr. Thomas Burton late ..... of Portsmouth on Rhode-Island .. .I ..... by . due right ... . . from my. .. . . Father.
Stephen Burton. .. . by deed .. .. . . all the lands ..... formerly belonginge ..... to my ..... Gran father Thomas Burton, ..... and for. . three pounds five shillings New-England silver, to me ..... paid by Francis Brayton of ..... Portsmouth Senr doe ..... sell, ..... Land formerly belonginge unto my . Gran father, given and granted unto him by the freemen of ..... Portsmouth, ..... fower Acres ..... lyinge within the said Towne on the hill side and over against the Comon pound . bounded North, East, and South by the hig-way and Comon and Westerly by the land now in the posession of John Archer, ..... fower and Twentith day of July-1671 Wit. Stephen Burton
John Anthony 1 John Sanford
Joseph Anthony
. wee ..... were personally present and did see mr Stephen Burton ..... make delivery of ..... land unto Lt. Francis Brayton. . by turff and twig. . . 24th of July 1671
John Anthony John Sanford John X Cooke Joseph Anthony
his marke
[68] John Greene to William Carpenter.
.. John Greene Junr ..... Warwick ..... Have sold unto .. William Carpenter of Pawtuxet in Providence ..... all my right in the little neck of Land layinge below Pawtuxet Falls, . all my right in that place comonly called the Vinyard, alsoe my right of Land as yett undevided from Packas- sett river Eastward downe to the Sea together with all the previleges of water. . ... 20th of November 1658 Wit.
John Greene
Ezekel Holyman his X marke
Christopher Unthanke
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[69] Awawsunck to James Barker and Caleb Carr.
Awawsunck Sachim Squa of Succonett and Wawwee- yowitt her husband and Amos alias Samponock their sonn for ..... sixty pounds Starling ..... paid ..... by James Barker Senior and Caleb Carr Senior both of Newport ..... have ..... sold ..... all our Land Lyinge ..... at So Succonett .be it upland, meddow, pasture, wood grounds, marshes, with all .. ... Creeks, coves, waterings waies ..... nine and Twentith day of September ..... One Thousand six hun- dred and seventy four Wit.
John Greene Tho Jefferay
Machemowenin
Interpreter X alias George his marke the Indian
James X Sweet Interpreter his marke
Awawsuncks X her marke Wawweeyowit X husband of Awawsuncks his marke Amos X alias Samponack his marke
On the 30th day of September 1674 ..... Awawsuncks and Sampononck her sonn ..... owned the above written ..... Newport. .. ..
Walter Clarke Asist. [70] Cakochawhunt to James Barker and Caleb Carr.
. Cakochawhunt alias Simon Eldist sonn of Awawsuncks Sachim Squa of Suaconett ..... whereas my Mother Awaw- suncks ..... with my Father Wawweeyowitt and my Brother Samponock alias Amos. did ..... sell unto James Barker and Caleb. Carr ..... all. Land belonginge unto them. . ... lyinge ..... at Succonett. I ..... doe ..... willingly consent to ..... Deed ... . sixth day of November One Thousand six hundred seventy and four Wit.
John Greene Tho. Jefferay
Cakechawhunt X alias Simon his marke
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[71] Wm Dyre-conserning High Wayes.
High Wayes Layd out by mr Nicholas Easton mr John Clarke and my selfe
In the Towne of Each Side the eight rod Lotts a way of 6 poles wide with a way of 2 rod wide between each fower.
A High-way of 2 rod wide as farr as Gardners house lott and then one from the water side up to over against Havi- lands house soe to mr Coggeshalls farme A way crossinge the way by Tobies house lott up to the way that goes to mr Brentons farme principally layd out for the accommodation of the Land that did accomodate the house Lotts from Harry Bulls house Lott to the said way An other drift way up to the Southmead Medows of 2 poles wide Running 2 poles be- tween Robinsons Lott and Jeffereys lott
An other high-way from the Entrance of mr Coggeshalls farme to goe to castle hill and soe leadinge to all the Lands and Comons upon the neck wch. way was layd out by us to the brooke that came downe by Aplegates plaine the rest is not detirmined as yett where to runn-A Highway from the Towne layd out of 2 poles wide to Wi. Dyres Farme and soe to lead to the lands on the north side of the Towne virt the medows, mr Coddingtons Cow-pasture the Artillery Garden mr Clarkes land and Willia. Dyres Land, and soe by Wim. Dyres medow ; a way into the land that the said Dyre bought of Aplegate to fetch off the wood of that land for the Townes use which Land was layd forth by Captn Clarke and mr Robert Jefferays as alsoe by them was the wood reserved and the way appointed only for that use
A High-way appointed, from the Towne at the Corner of mr Barkers 1/2 acre lott to goe to the grass and medows in the pond and to the beach wich way way was 2 pole wide to run along betweene the Land of mr Coggeshall, Clarke, Jeffereys on the west side, and the land layd out to mr Easton and others on the East side
A High-way betweene the Lott of John Lawrance, and Mar- maduke Ward of 2 pole wide leadinge to mr Coddingtons lands, only the way betweene Wilbor land and Bakers, and
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Richardsons was above 6 pole to goe to Wanemetonony hill and soe by the foot of the hill into mr Coddingtons farme, and soe through that to the Lands layd out at Earlls wigg- wam comonly calld Pocassett high way
A High-way at the east end of Wards land to goe by mr Brentons land to green end and the lands layd forth that way, and soe a highway of 10 pole broad to the said mill brook soe for as these lands were layd out to Greenman &c, and from that way ,was another way to goe downe to the mill.
A hie way appointed to goe from out the Night Comon through mr Brentons farme to the Mill for 2 Rod wide, and the be layd out where was most convenient for horse or cart. A hie-way appointed and layd out to go up by mr Fosters house lott to mr Bracys farme and to the lands layd out on the South and Eastern side there of and a drift way appointed to South Mead Medows as proper only therto.
A hie way layd up from the Mill to Joseph Clarkes and soe on the fore side of those lands downe to the Comon beyond' mr Barkers that on the east side of the Brooke being about 20 pole at the North end thereof Cross the way from the Mill at the end of mr Brentons mens lotts and between Captn. Clarkes land now in the posession of Goodm Weavor went the hie way towards the great Comons, and by the side of mr John Clarkes Joseph and Thomas Clarkes lands &c being on the east side thereof went the hie way of six poles broad to mr Eastons Farme, and from that layd out to John Anthony on the south and John Lawton on the North went downe and was laid out a highway of six poles broad downe to Stony River to meet with that way on the West ends of mr Barkers lands and soe came into the Comons at the Rocks and from that way was layd out to each neck and medows and beach.
There was a way alsoe layd out on the east side of Greenmans. land that butted upon the Penfold Richardson lying on the other side wch way was to goe to the Penfold being layd out to mr Brenton
A hie way lickwise to goe up on the northe side of the layd to Andrews which way went to the Hermitage and these lands.
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thereabouts from out of which way went downe to the high way to mr Hutchinsons Lands but for which hieways was appointed and layd to the lands about & adjoyninge to Sachuis brook ..... refer ..... to Record of lands in these parts layd out by mr Robert Jeffereys, whose fenceings were appointed by mr Jeffereys Captn Clarke and my selfe ..... I doe declare in my observation two or three impedimts
First mr Coddington in that his way that goes to the Artillery Garden & buryinge place he hath sett neer sixty pole of Fencing upon the hie way six foot at least at the North end 2ly Richard Tew hath not only turned the part of the hie way out of his proper place but hath incrocht upon and inclossed upon thre rod of the way and halfe a pole upon part of the rest. Lett them therefore that knowes any injury in this kinde put it downe ..... soe shall wee avoyd hipocrisy dissemula- tion, bark biteinge and secrett wolveish devoveringe one of another, ..... lett all that love the light come forth to the light and show their Deeds soe saith
.to be a Record Will Dyre
from the simple and honist
intent of my hart & soule
this 15th Feb. 1654
[73] Thomas Clarkes Will.
Newport. . .28th Day of July 1674
The Will ..... of Thomas Clarke Senior liveinge at Newport . my Lands upon this Island with the houseings Fence- ings ..... to my brother Joseph Clarke ..... Lands at Quo- nonoqutt Island ..... unto my cussin William Clarke sonn of my brother Joseph Clarke ..... my househould-stuff . . ... to
my brother Joseph Clarkes wife Margrett Clarke ..... the stock upon My Farme which William Clarke injoys when his time is out is to be distributed amongst my brother Joseph Clarkes Children eaqually only William Excepted :. . .. there is due from my brother John Clarke for ... . service. . .. when he was gon for England twelve yeares ..... providinge for ..... John Clarkes stock ..... in which time was reared twenty horse kinde and about nine-score sheepe; and one hun-
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dred acres of Land purchased at Quonnonoqutt, a quarter share at Miscomocutt and tenn acres ..... at Aplegates Neck upon this Island, for which I demand. . Twenty pounds a yeare, and ..... out of this ..... my will .. ... is that it be equally devided betweene my brother Joseph Clarkes chil- dren ..... to see this ..... performed ..... I choose mr Oba- diah Holmes and John Salmon both of Newport. ..
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Thomas X Clarke his marke
Walter X Cunygrave his marke
James X Rogers his marke
George Hamonds
Walter Cunigrave and James Rogers tooke ..... oath this Eighteenth of December 1674 to be the last Will ..... of the Deceassed Thomas Clarke, before me,
Wim Coddington Govor.
The Names of the Children of Joseph Clarke of ..... New- port that are livinge this 19th of December 1674
Joseph Clarke _ William Clarke _ Mary - Sarah Clarke
John Clarke Susanah
Joshua Clarke ( Thomas Clarke Kary Clarke Elizabeth Clarke
[74] Thomas Lawton-letter of aturny to Daniell Lawton Thomas Lawton of Portsmouth upon Rhode-Island Yeoman, Have ... . Constituted my ..... sonn Daniell Lawton of Portsmo .. .Yeoman, to be my ..... Aturney
fifth day of June. .. One Thowsand Six hundred Seventy and foure. Wit.
John Newton John Hayward Scr.
Thomas X Lawton his marke
. acknowledged by Thomas Lawton. .... June the 5th 1674 before me Edw Ring Asistant
[75] Sarah Reape to Leonard Smith
.. .Sarah Reape of Newpt ..... Widdow ..... for. ... Twenty and three pounds Sterling. .. paid ..... by Leonard
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Smith ..... for ..... two peeces .. .. . of Land lying in ..... Providence. . . . Ninty acres. .my Husband purchased of John Acres in ..... 1661 ..... I .. ... sett my hand ..... one and Thertith day of March One Thousand six hundred sev- enty and foure
Wit.
Sarah Reape
John Hullme Richard Baily
[76] Gidion Freeborne-Land Recorded
. . . . By order of the Towne of Portsmouth. . . . . 10th of 12th month 1639 ..... Given ..... unto William Freeborne .. One hundred and Forty Acres of Land ..... Eighty Acres . Layd out ..... Westwardly upon the sea Northwardly upon John Walkers side line Eastwardly partly upon the Comon, and partly upon the Land granted ..... unto Randall Houldon, and Southwardly upon the Comon,. .... in. .. Will ..... of ..... William Freeborne he hath given Unto his sonn Gidion Freeborne all the said Land ..... Exceptinge that part ..... Formerly ..... Given to his Daughter Sarah Brown (ell-[worn away]) ..... Eighty acres ..... Ratifyed John Sanford
William Freeborne-receipts.
14th of the 5th month 1639
. for every Acre of Land impropriated two shillings shall be payd into Treasury ..... received of Goodman Freeborne two pounds tenn shillings and tenn pence
by me. Jo. Coggeshall Treasr.
... for every Acre of Land that is impropriated two shill- ings is to be payd into the Treasury ..... Received of William Freeborne. Fower pounds seven shillings two pence which with monyes ..... payd ..... is in full for one hundred and twelve acres of Land granted. ... . 25 of January 1657
4: 07: 02 William Baulston Treasur.
[77] William Freeborne-Land Recorded.
..... by ..... Grant ..... of Portsmouth ..... and purchase from others William Freeborne was. . . posest of ..... per-
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cell of Meddow and Upland contaninge Fower acres and a halfe ..... lyinge in ..... Portsmouth ..... bounded North- wardly by a high way to the Springe Neere mr Baulstons Meddow, Eastwardly by the Creeke and Cove neere John Sanfords Meddow, Southwardly by the Land now in the posession of Thomas Cornell Westwardly by the high-way and Comon, And. . William Freeborne in his ..... will.
haveinge, Given. . the said Lands. . . unto his sonn Gidion Freeborne. . . The said Land. .... Ratifyd ..... John Sanford.
Boston in Massachussetts Bay .....
.there was an agreement of Eighteene persons to make purchass of some place to the Southward for a plantation whether they Resolved to Remove, for which end some of them was sent out to Veiw a place for them selves and such others as they should take in to the liberty of Freemen and purchassers ..... upon their Veiw was purchasst Rhod-Island. with some small neighbouring Islands and previleges of grass and wood of the Islands in the Bay, and Maine adjoyninge, ..... the saile of the ..... purchass from the Indians hath ever since byne in the hands of William Cottinton Esque .- which beinge a great trouble to the afore-said purchassers and Freemen I. .... doe ..... promiss to deliver the said Deeds
with what Records is in my hands. . . . . 14 April 1652 Wit.
Wim Coddington,
Robt. Knight.
Georg Muning
[78] Wm Brenton to Joseph Browne
William Brenton of Tanton. .... New-Plymoth. .... Esqui. .. unto my sonn in law mr Joseph Browne of Charle-
towne. . Massachussetts, and my daughter Mehetabell (his wife) ..... have given, ..... All yt my farme on Rhode-Island, formerly in posession of mr John Gard deceassed called Midl- ford, ..... bounded Northwardly with the land of Mathew Borden, Eastwardly with the sea, Southwardly with the land of Thomas Cooke senior and Westwardly with the Comon. the Land of John Cooke and Anthony Shaw, ..... about two
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hundred and fifty acres ..... and all my peece of Land on Quononoqutt which I purchased from Serjant James Rogers being one hundred and twenty acres ..... and one sixteenth part of all my Land at Natticot on Merrimack River, being Eight Thowsand acres in the whole, ..... with all houses, fences, Barnes, buildings, ..... and alsoe two breeding mares, and one hundred breeding sheep. ... . 18th day of August. .... 1674
Wit.
William Brenton
Jahleel Brenton
John Winchcombe
[80] William Brenton of Newport-Will
William Brenton ..... doe make ..... my Eldist sonn Jahleel Brenton my Executor ..... I doe give unto ..... Jah- leel ..... all my two farmes at Hamersmith now in posession of John Rathbon, and all the houses fences Barnes Buildings . . with the Marshes and Upland in Newport Neck there- unto belonging, and one Eight part of all my Land at Natticot on Merrimeck River, being ..... tenn Thousand Acres, ..... and fower oxen and working steers two breeding mares, and one hundred breeding sheepe ..... unto my son William Brenton ..... my farme ..... in posession of William Case and all houses, ..... barnes,. . with ..... adjaycent swamp
.. . one Eight part of my ..... Land at Natticot, two breed- ing mares and one hundred breeding sheep :
. . . unto my son Ebinezer Brenton. .... all my Neck of Land Called Mattapoissett now in posession of Jared Bourne senior, with all houses, ..... Barnes, ..... and one sixteenth part of my Land at Natticot, and one hundred and fifty pounds in Currant Cuntry pay a paire of oxen two breeding mares Eight Cowes and hiffers and one Bull
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