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Benedict Arnold Senr.
Aron Davis
Benedict Arnold junr.
Richard Bayly.
[145] Peleg Tripp to George Sisson.
. Peleg
Tripp of ..
... Dartmoth in ..... New-plymoth
.yeoman ..... for .. .. . the .. . Mutuall Exchange of thirty two acres of Land in ..... Portsmouth ..... made between my selfe and George Sisson. . of Portsmouth.
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doe alien unto ..... George Sisson ..... three eight parts of a whole share ..... in ..... the Towne-shipp of Dartmoth. .. .. The devided part - beinge ..... bounded ..... Thirty acres North by the way to the fishinge place, Easterly by the great river, southerly by the land of Joseph Tripp, and west- erly by the Comon, Thirty acres ..... lyinge at the fresh pond, lyinge westward, from the afore-named thirty acres ;... . bounded North with the land of Richard Sisson, west with the said fresh pond, south, and East by the Comon, and fif- teene acres of land ..... bounded south by the land of William Cadman East by the River North and west by the Comon All . land. ... . amounting. .to ..... seventy five acres ..... with all houses Orchards. . .. To bee Holden of his Majtie
. . . as of his manner of East Greenwich ..... seventh day of Aprill. . ... one Thowsand six hundred seventy seven. Wit.
Peleg Tripp.
John Sanford.
Benj. X Congdon. his marke
[146] Thomas Burge to Thomas Ward
Thomas Burge of Newport ..... for ..... six and Twenty pounds and tenn shillings currant Silver mony of New- England, ..... paid ..... by Thomas Ward of Newport ..... Merchant . . . have ..... sold ..... one quarter ..... of a. ... share of Land both upland and medow. beinge at Achushena in the Towne-shipp of Dartmoth in ..... Plymoth ..... and alsoe one third part .. . . of a halfe. . . share of Land, both
upland and medow ..... beinge at. . Pescomancusk in the
Towne-ship of Dartmoth ..... both .. ... percells ..... I pur- chassed together with other land of Robert Bartlett of Ply- moth ..... nine - and Twentith day of July. .. .. 1671. Wit.
John Read Richard Baily
Thomas Burge Lillia Burge her X marke
[147] William Mirick to Thomas Ward.
William Mirick senr. of Eastham in ..... New-Plymoth .husbandman ..... for ..... nine pounds ..... paid by
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Thomas Ward of Rhode-Island Merchant ..... doe ..... sell . one halfe of all my share of Land at Seconnett. ... which. .. . Land was granted by the Court of New-plymoth .to the old servants whereof ..... William Mirick is one ..... 31 of January ..... one Thowsand six hundred seventy and three. Wit.
William Meyrik.
Samuell Treate.
Stephen Peaige.
William Mirick and Rebeckah his wife made apeareance ..... John Freeman Asistant [148] Thomas Burge to Thomas Ward.
Thomas Burge of Newport ..... for ... . twinty pounds cur- rant Silver money of New England. .paid ..... by Thomas
Ward of Newport. .. . . Merchant. .. have ..... sould .....
one quarter ..... of a part ..... of land. beinge at Acus- hena in the Towneship of Dartmouth in. . . New Plimoth . five and twentieth day of January. . 1674.
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Thomas Burge
Richard Barnes. Richard . Baily
Thomas Burg of Newport and Liddia his wife ..... acknowl- edged the above. .... June 27th 1677 Joseph Clarke Asistant [149] John Almy to Thomas Ward.
. . John Almy of portsmouth. .... Merchant. .... for ..... .. seven pounds sterll ..... paid by Thomas Ward of Newport . . .. . Merchant ..... doe ..... sell. .. . one halfe share. .. of Land on the Neck called Seconnet and parts adjacent. Twenty seventh day of January ..... one Thowsand six hun- dred and seventy five. Wit.
John Almy
William Hiscox Mary Almy the wife of . .... John Read. John Almy doe ..... give my consent.
Mary Almy
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[150] Mathew Mayhew to Peleg Sanford, etc.
Mathew Mayhew of Martins Vinyard in America son and heire of Thomas Mayhew Junr. deceassed ..... my Grand father Thomas Mayhew, and my Father Thomas Mayhew did .. . receive ..... of the Honod the Lord Sterling .
a grant of . .. . certaine Islands neere to Martins Vinyard afore-said called. Elszabeth Islands ..... under certaine
Conditions ..... I. . for ..... twelve pounds currant mony of New-England ..... paid by Peleg Sanford, Phillip Smith and Thomas Ward, all of Newport ..... doe ..... make over .the two westermost of the. .. . Elsabeth Islands. . . .. seven and Twentith day of October 1674.
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Mathew Mayhew
Tristram Coffin
Richard Barnes
Richard Baily
Newport ..... September 16th 1681 Richard Barnes ..... Testefieth that the above ..... was signed ..... by Mathew Mayhew Before mee Caleb Carr Asistant
[151] freemen of Newport to Thomas Fry.
the freemen ..... of Newport. ... 29th of January 1672
. granted unto Thomas Fry ..... of Newport ..... a hause lott of forty square ..... beinge among the small lotts, latly .layd out in the Towne, the lott bounded ..... on the East by a hie-way of two Rods wide on the South by the broad Street, on the west by a lott granted unto Nicholas Easton now in - posessition of William Edwards, on the North by a lott granted unto Walter Wood.
. Order of - free-men. .. .. 30th day of July 1673. .... to confirme ..... said Lott of forty foot square, ..... third day of February 1676
Weston Clarke, Towne Clerke.
freemen of Newport to Michall Kaley.
. freemen of Newport. .... Asembled January Twenty eight 1673 ..... granted unto Michall Kaley a house lott of forty foot square ..... beinge among the small lott ..... layd forth in the Towne ..... the Lott bounded ..... on the west
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by a lott laid out, but not yet granted on the South by a Lott granted unto William Weeden, on the East by a hie way of two rod wide, on the North by a lott granted Robert Taylor Ropemakr ..... Order of freemen ..... Thirtith day of July 1673 to confirme ..... the said Lott, .25th of October 1676.
Weston Clarke Towne Clerke [152] Joan Reape to Zacheriah Rhodes.
Joan Reape ..... to the performance of ye will of my Husband Deceassed ..... Zacheriah Rhodes of Paw- tuxett ..... who ..... dispossed of his lands on the South side of the Pawtuxett river ..... among three of his Sonns ..... I Doe ..... appoint my sonn Malachi Rhodes to take ..... that Land lying next to Pawtuxett Falls ..... which Land is bounded on the North side by Pawtuxett river, on the South by a fence ..... , on the East by the cove or harbour by a small brooke that runs a Cross the end of it into the great river ..... 28th day of February 1676
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77 Jean X Reape her marke
Samuell Gorton junr. Thomas X Eldrich
his marke.
Testimony of posession by John Albro and George Lawton August the 4th 1677.
..... Wee John Albro and George Lawton, both of Ports- mouth ..... doe by Vertue of the power ..... given to us. . of Captn Thomas Clarke Iron Munger, and Ann Clarke his wife ..... have taken posession of the Northermost halfe of Prudence Island with all buildings ..... belonginge together with all the Lands that did ever belong to Mr Parker father to ..... Ann Clarke, ..... Viz. the houses, which stands upon the Northermost part of the Island towards Providence Neck .. . . .. Wit.
The X marke of John Snooke. Henry Mattesson
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[153] Claim of Robert Hassard on his father.
. .. . my sonn Robert Hassard of . .... Portsmouth. .... doth claime ..... intrest unto my lands in ..... Portsmouth by vertue of some. .. . writeinge. .... I Thomas Hassard. . . . . of Portsmouth. doe ..... protest. .. I never made any writeinge to my ... .sonn Robert. . ... Only in a will drawne by mr John Porter at George Lawtons about Thirty yeares past ..... my said sonn was to have had my lands and my other children my Moveables,. . Since which time I .. .
make Voyd and Null. . ... the wills. .... And doe. . . . abolish . . heire-ship ..... to my son Robert Hassard. . . . sixt day Executrix. . of my Estate. . .
of August. 1677 ..... my. wife Martha Hassard. . . Sole Wit.
The marke X of
Francis Gisborne Thomas Hassard'
David Lake
Delivered before me Samuell Wilbore Asistant 6 day of August 1677
[154] Will of Thomas Hassard.
Thomas Hassard of Portsmouth ..... doe hereby will ..... my land in ..... Portsmouth. . . Containeinge. . ... Thirty
acres ..... accordinge to ..... a .. . deed of Bargaine. . made by me unto Thomas Shriefe of Portsmouth ..... date the tenth day of December. . 1666. .... by which deed. Land is declared to be Mine .. .. and after .... . unto ..... my beloved Yoakfellow Martha Hassard. . . unto my daughter Hannah Wilcocks one shillinge to be paid in Silver quoyne .. unto my daughter Martha Potter wife of Icobod Potter of Portsmouth. . one shillinge ..... all former wills. . . made voyde. . . Thirteenth day of November ..... one Thowsand Six hundred seventy and six.
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Thomas X Hassard. his marke
Thomas Gould.
John Coggeshall John Heath.
[155] John Paine to Samuell Apleton.
.. John Paine of Boston. ... . Merchant ..... for ..... Sev-
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erall legicies amounting to the sum Fifteen hundred pounds, payable accordinge to the Will ..... of my ..... Father William Paine Late of Boston ..... unto the three children of Samuell Apleton of Ipswich in the County of Essix .. . Gent. .. . Have ..... sold ... ... unto .. Samuell Apleton. All my Right ..... in the Island called. . . . Prudence. . .. as houses lands fences wood Timber Waters .... . Mineralls. .... Pro- vided ..... If ..... John Paine ..... shall pay ... .. at Boston
.the sum of fifteen hundred pounds ..... answerable to the said Will, ..... Then this ..... Deed of Mortgage ..... be .. of None Efect, ..... Twentith day of January ..... one Thowsand Six hundred sixty and three.
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Jno. Paine
Thomas Danforth
Joell X acoomis
Caleb Cheeshahte au nuk
John Evins
John Paine ..... before me this 21th day of January 1663. .... made acknowledgment of this Deed
Danill Gookin
. 1676 ..... Entred ..... in ..... Records ..... of Suffolk p ..... Edward Rawson Secretary June 6t 1677. I doe cer- tefie that Captn Daniell Gookin was Majestrate. .. Edward Rawson was Secretary 63 at the same time. .
Samuell Symonas Dept. Govr. [156] William Brenton &c. to William Clarke.
. five and Twentith day of Aprill. .... 1674, Between William Brenton, John Hull, Benedict Arnold, John Porter, Samuell Wilbore, Samuell Wilson & Thomas Mumford of the one part and William Clarke Weaver of the other part .. for ..... five pounds Currant pay ..... paid ..... by William Clarke ..... Have Sold ..... a. . Neck of Land Containeinge ..... one hundred Acres. .. beinge part ..... of Land in the Narragansett Cuntry. .... beinge about six Miles Westerly of Petacomscutt Rock, and bounded ..... on the East partly by a hie way and partly by a pond, on the
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south by a small river as it runns under the North side of the great swamp, on the North partly by a hie way and partly by a great river, called Chipsuck River, and on the west by the Chipsuck river, ..... if ..... any minneralls shall be dis- covered . .. shall be devided into Eight Equall shares, seven shall ..... remaine unto us ..... and one Eight part ..... to the use of him.
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Freeborn Harte
John Hull
Richard Baily
Benedict Arnold
Joseph Morry
John Porter
Samuell X Helmes
Samuell Wilson
his marke
William Cadman.
Samuell Wilbur Thomas Mumford
Asignement of Land to John Peirce from William Clarke By ..... Letter of Aturny from ..... William Clarke I Jireh Bull of Pettacomscutt, doe asigne ..... the Land therein Mentioned unto John Peirce of Portsmouth Mason ..... 6t day of September 1675 Wit.
Jireh Bull
Henry Beere
Rowse Helme
Richard Baily
[157] Jireh Bull for William Clarke to John Pearce.
..... Jireh Bull of Pettacomscutt .. .am. .Authorized,
sell . by William Clarke late of Pettacomscutt. . .to
Land, granted unto him neere Pettacomscutt.
.for .....
Fifteen pounds .. . payd ..... by John Pearce of Ports- mouth. .... Masson, ..... Land which is a Neck ..... lyinge . about six miles Westerly from Pettacomscutt Rock & Containeth ..... one hundred acres, ..... bounded ..... on the East partly by a hie way, and partly by a pond, and on the South by a small river as it runs under the North Side of a great Swamp, on the North partly by a hie way and partly by a great River called Chipsuck river, and on the West by the ..... Chipsuck river ..... any Minnerralls shall be dis- couvered ..... shall be devided into eight Equall parts, Seven
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. unto the purchassers ..... And one Eight part ..... unto . John Peirce. ... . sixth day of August .... . one Thowsand six hundred seventy & five
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Jireh Bull
Henry Beere Rowse Helme
Richard Baily.
[158] Myantonomey to Randall Houldon, &c.
. . .. Myaptanamy Chefe sachim of the Nanheygansett have sold unto the persons heare Named one percell of Lands ..... Lyinge upon the West side of ..... the sea Called Sohomes Bay from Copassuetuxet over against A Litle Iland in the sayd Bay beinge the north Bounds, and the outmost point of that Neck ..... called Shawhomett, beinge the South bounds from the sea shore of Each Boundery, Upon a straite line Westward Twenty Miles, ..... the proportion ..... accordinge to the mapp under written ..... beinge the forme of it, unto Randall Houldon, John Greene, John Weicks, Francis Weston, Samuell Gorton, Richard Waterman, John Warner, Richard Carder, Samson Shotton, Robert Potter, William Wuddall For one hundred and forty 4 fathom of Wampum peage ..... Twelfth day of January 1642.
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Myanto X nomey
Totanomans X marke
Sachim of
Showhomett Pumham
Jano X his marke John Greene
[159] Roger Williams to mr Parker of Boston
Providence 13. May 1678 (so called)
Roger Williams of Providence ..... about thirty yeares since out of the .... . love I bare to ..... honnor. Gentlen. mr John Winthrop Senr. ( ..... the first Governr at Boston) .. to be my halfe in the purchass of the Island called Pru- dence Island (Chibbssueasickk) in English ..... lyinge in (the soe Caled) Cowessett and Nanhygonsett Bay. .... The .. . . .
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Honoed. man, and I did Joyntly ..... purchass the said Island of the 2 great sachims ..... Cunnounicus and Miantunnomu whose favor it pleassed God to give me. ... . That. ... . Gentim. and myselfe injoyed the ..... Island in peace untill I was forced (beinge in want) to sell my halfe to mr Parker (my . freind of Boston) and I have .... . heard that ..... mr Winthrop Gave his halfe to his sonn mr Stephen Winthrop since which ..... Transfer mr Winthrops Right and mine, unto divers others ..... to mr Paine of Boston Deceassed. and mr William Browne of Salem unto whom ..... I humbly beg of God a blessing ..... in this Barbarous wilderness ..... Wit.
Roger Williams
Thomas Olny snior
Joseph Williams Samuell Comstock
May the 13th 1678 .... . before me. Thomas Olny Asistant Testemony of Nathaniell Colson and Stephen Cooke.
Nathaniell Coalson aged thirty yeares. .... and stephen Cooke aged twenty three yeares. .... they beinge at Prudence Island, heard Benjamin Browne speake to the Inhabitants of the south end ..... to remove to the North side of the devission line of the Island that he might take posession of the South Moyety of the Island in the behalfe of his father William Browne senr. of Salem,. . and wee did see sd. Benjamin Browne take posession ..... William Allin ..... beinge present. . ... the Twenty seventh day of Aprill one Thowsand six hundred seventy and Eight
William Allin of Prudence Island aged (44 yeares) doth Testefy to the truth of ..... above ..... by Nathaniell Colson and Stephen Cooke.
2e. of May 1678 Samuell Gorton Asista. Devision of Prudence Island.
Nathaniell Coltson ..... Testefyeth, that ..... eighteen months since, I beinge appointed by Joshua Coggeshall Coll. Crowne and William Alline of the one side and Benjamin Browne of the other ..... to survay Prudence Island, and now. ...
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desired to devide the sd Island in Equall halfs between them, have begun the line at a Rock neer halfe a rodd on the south side a dwelling house on the west side of sd Island in which John Davis now dwelleth, and from thence East twenty three degrees South to the waeter on the East side of said Island ..... da. 27 da. Aprill 1678:
2d. of May 1678 Samuell Gorton Asistant.
[160] William Browne-Land Recorded.
William Browne of ..... Salem ..... beinge ..... in. .. posession of ..... that southermost end and halfe of Prudence Island lyinge in Coweessett and Nanhygonsett Bay ..... bounded Northerly by a line began at a rock on the West side of ..... Island, neer halfe a rodd on the south side a dwellinge house in which John Davis now dwelleth, and from thence East twenty three degrees south to the water on the East side of the ..... Island, and is on all other parts bounded by the sea or salt water ..... with all uplands, meddows, woods ..... dwelling. .... houses,. ..... Barnes, Orchards, Gardens, accord- ing to a law made the 22th of May 1662. .. .. All. .. premises ..... Ratefyed Recorded ..... One and twenty day of May ..... One Thowsand six hundred Seventy and Eight. John Sanford, Recorder. [ 161] John Crandall to Jeremiah and Heber Crandell.
. John Crandall of Newport ..... sonn and heire of John Crandall of Newport ..... Deceassed ..... unto my ..... brothers Jeremiah Crandall and Heber Crandall now resi- dents in Newport, ..... and in the tuition of their mother Hannah Crandall ..... have given, ..... a certaine house (formerly the Mantion house of my Father John Crandall) with two hundred acres. .. . belonginge both upland and
Meddow,. . . . . .... Westerly alias Squoma- cutt, ..... bounded ..... On the West by land of Nicholas Cotterills, on the East by the fresh meddows, on the North by Pawcatuck river, on the south by land formerly belonginge to Edward Smith late of Newport deceassed ..... with all Edieffices, Gardens, Orchards,. .... thirteenth day of May ..... one Thousand six hundred seventy Eight.
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William Turpin. Thomas Ward.
[162] Land of Richard Bulger to Joseph Anthony.
. William Hall. .... have layd out of the Land of Richard Bulgar. . .. to Joseph Anthony two Acres ...... in two per- cells ..... one acre upon the Rocky hill, bounded North with the Land of. . Joseph, East by Pocassett river, South by
.. . Richard West partly by a hie-way and partly by. Land of. Richard-the other acre bounded North with. Land of Joseph East with a hie-way, South by. . Land of. .. Richard, bounded with foure Stakes two rod from the fence of ..... Richard as now it stands West upon the great Cove ... . . layd out. .... 29th of July 1674
Witnes: William Hall.
John Anthony Junr.
Wee ..... are. ... satisfyed with the .. .premisses. ....
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John Anthony Junir.
William Hall.
Richard Bulger
Joseph Anthony.
William Brenton to Francis Brayton.
. William Brenton of Boston have ..... sold unto Francis Brayton of Rhode Island ..... one house and twelve acres of Land, ..... belonginge ..... in the Towne of Portsmouth. .. .. bounded on the south with the Land of mr Richard Smith, and on the North side with the Land of William Baulston, . for ..... forty nine pound ..... Twenty fift day of Sep- tember sixteen hundred and Fifty.
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William Brenton Martha Brenton
William Sanford Peleg Sanford.
[163] Wrastlin Brewster to Thomas Durphey.
Wrastling Brewster & John Rogers ..... of Duxbury in ..... New-Plymoth. ... for ..... sixty five pounds. ..
mony of New-England. . .. paid by Thomas Durphey of Portsmouth. .... have. .. sold. ... . one Moyety ..... of a
.land. of.
John X Crandall his marke
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share ..... of a freemans Lott of Land ..... beinge at Tanton River in ..... New-Plymoth ..... in Number the 10. lott. .... buttith westward upon the sd. River and Extendeth Eastward four mile from the said River, Southward with the land of Major James Cudworth and Northward, with the Land of mr Richard More, bounded and Marked on the sd Northerly side with a Chesnutt tree near the water side below the path, and a Red oake tree above the path Marked & Numbered 10 on the Southerly side & -II- on the Northerly side, which. .. .. halfe Lott is to begin at the ..... trees & to extend southward to the Midle of the sd. 10 Lott, and there to be devided from the other halfe of ..... Lott, And alsoe ..... one halfe part of a freemans share of ..... Meddow, at a place called Scipi- can, which sd Land and meddow was formerly of Mr Love Brewster one of the old freemen off. .... New-Plymoth. ... deceassed :. . twenty ninth day of May: 1678: Wit.
John Cushing
Wrestlin Bruster John Rogers
Nathll. Thomas. . . acknowledged by Wrestlin Brustor
and John Rogers. . . Before Josiah Winslow Govr.
[164] Cachanaquant to Randall Houldon & Samuell Gor- ton.
. Cachanaquant alias Tassaconohutt ..... kindnesses Re- ceived from Captn. Randall Houldon and Samuell Gorton senior. both of Warwick ..... have ..... given ..... one per- cell of Land by the Name of Nannaquoksett being a Neck of land ..... beinge upon ..... Nanhygansett Bay over against the Midle of Quononoqutt Island ..... and over against a small Iland in the Bay lying about betwixt Quononoqutt Island the above-said Neck of land called Arokquanessett ; . with free leave to feed their Cattell upon my land lying about the same neck provided they wrong not the Indians corne in the sumer time from ..... planting ..... till it be gathered in ..... And I am greatly provoaked to my free act . with respect unto that great sachim of old England. ... of the ..... fame I heare of him, to whom ..... these my
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friends are. ... . servants. .... May. .... 27th day ..... accord- ing to the English account 1659
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Caganaquanak X his marke.
Newcom X his mark Indian Alequaoomett X Eldist son of
the marke of Awashause X Indian
the abovsd. sachim·
Walter Todd Amos Westcott -:
little Island ..... being in the River or Bay which Island is called ..... Arockquonosett ..... is not spescefied in the . . Deed wherein ..... is mentioned ..... a percell of Land lying between. .... River or Bay and that comon path or hie- way in the cuntry of the Nanhygansett, which gift had a being before ..... of a promise made by my Ansesters ..... years ago . to the ..... men Randall Houldon and Samuell Gorton ... the said small Island. . . was .. . . .given. .... with the ..... Neck ..... lyeth ..... in a ..... map drawne out with pen and inke. . . .
Witnes English Cachanaquaneck X his marke
Samuell Gorton junir. alias Tasseconohutt
Witnes Indian
X Mautotanamitt
[165] Massup consents to Deed of Cachananquant.
Pessicus alias Mawsupp of the Nanhygansett though not present at the writing of this Deed ..... penned on both sides ..... this paper ..... did. . ... give my . consent 19th day of Septemr. 1667:
Testes: John Green Massup alias
Phillip Green Sucquans his X marke
Quoanock X his marke
Deed of Cachanaquant confirmed.
Cojanaquont ..... declares ..... he was not in drink but sober . and ..... when he sold the land to Major Atherton and .. the Baymen in presence of Richard Smith he ..... excepted the Neck of Land herein. .. .. given to Captn Ran-
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dall Houldon and mr Samuell Gorton senr. and ..... never made any lease ..... to Richard Smith for more then three yeares.
. John Green Asistant
Warwick 18th of May 1668.
Samuell Gorton and John Gorton.
Samuell Gorton senr. Professor the Misterys of Christ. and purchasser of Shaomett Inhabitant of . . . Warwick. . unto my ..... sonn John Gorton ..... doe ... . . give ..... one third part of my ..... Lands ..... beyond the ..... Towne of Warwick Westward the other two thirds being betwixt my sonn Samll. Gorton junr. and my sonn Benjamin Gorton ..... to be devided as the Major part of my three sonns. .... shall agree ..... unto my sonn John Gorton ..... my share of Med- dow at Taskeunck. . Twenty seventh of November 1677: Wit. Samuell Gorton Senr.
John, Greene Asistant Randall Howldon
[166] Will of Nicholas Easton.
... .my son Nicholas ..... my houses and Lands and my daughter Elizabeth ..... the Corner house and Land that I had of Adam Wooly and alsoe that Land that by my Gran father was given to my sister Mary which I bought of hir Husband Weston Clarke My plate. .... my son ..... one halfe and my daughter the other halfe; Christopher Holder to have my best hatt my Uncle Daniell halfe a peece of Worsted Chamlett, my uncle John Easton my old horse my mother to have my gray paceing horse, my Brother John to have all my wearing apparrill Except handkercher and Neckercloths. . . these I give to my sonn Nicholas; my small Lott and house at Towne, I give to Christopher Holder and my Uncle John Easton, or to whome they shall asigne it to for to be improved to give in yearly to the publick stock of. ... my friends called Quakers, and I give ..... to my brother John, Thirty pounds ..... to help build a Towne house, ..... to my sister Mary a barrill of porke, and a barrill of porke to my sister Patience ..... my son I leave to the Tuition of my brother
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John untill my Son be Twenty one yeare old. .... my Daugh- ter, ..... to the Tuition of Amy Borden untill she be Marriead or twenty years old. .... my brother John to be. .... Executor . My Overseers are Christopher Holder, Daniell Gould and John Easton, .....
Nicholas Easton.
Newport : 15 d. II m. 1676. Wit.
John Easton senior John Easton Junir.
.. .to my brother Peter ..... Twenty shillings and Twenty shillings to my brother Joshua, and ten Shillings to my Sister Elizabeth, and my sister waite shall have a silver spoone of ten shillings price-my Indian Squa to be free ..... my Indian childe to be free at twenty five yeares of age ..... to Joseph Bryer my best sadle ... . .
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