full and peaceable possession of all and Every part and parcell of the Said granted Meadow and premises by the Delevery of turffe and twigg and by these presents And the Said Thomas Ellison doth for himself his heirs Ex's Admrs's and Assigns further Covenant And Agree to and With the Said Joseph Ginnins and Benjamin Ginings that it Shall and may be Law full for them or Either of them their Heirs Ex's Admr's and Assigns Queitly and peaceably to Have hold Occupy possess and Enjoy all and Singular the Said granted Meadow & premises as their free and Clear Estate forever Without the Lawfull Let hendrance or Mollestation of him the Said Thomas Ellison his heirs Ex's Admir's or Assigns or any other person or persons Whatsoever that PAGE 49. Shall Lawfully Claime all or any parts thereof Notwithstanding Any former gift grant Mortguage Joyntor Dower Intaile Incumbrance or Conveyance Whatsoever had Made or Committed on the Same and the Said Thomas Ellison Doth bind himself his heirs Ex's & Admr's firmly by these presents to Warrent and forever Defend the said Joseph Ginings And Benjamin Gennings their Heirs and Assigns in Queit possession of all the Said granted Meadow and premises According as before is Expressed In Witness Whereof the Said Thomas Ellison hath hereunto Set his hand and fixed his Seal the day and year first above Written Signed Sealed and Delevered In the presence of ISAAC DOUGHTY JOHN TOWNSEND THOMAS JONES his THOMAS T: ELLISON (S) Memorandom that of the Day and Date within Written the Within Named Thomas Ellison personally Appeared before me Nathaniel Coles Esqr one of his Majesties Justices of the peace for Queens County And Acknowledged the Within Written to be his Real Act & Vollentary Deed NATHANIEL COLES Know all men by these presents that wee Joseph Ginings and Benjamin Ginings do assign over the Within Written Bill of Sale unto John Jackson Sen of Hempstead to him. his heirs Ex's Admr's or assigns forever without Lett or Molestation hereby Relinguishing and Ressigning up all our Rights title Claime or Interest that Wee or our Heirs Ex's or Admr's or Any of them hath to the Within Mentioned Lotts of Meadow or the premises belonging thereunto unto the aforesaid John Jackson his heirs Ex's Admr's or assigns forever Without the Law full Lett Molestation or hendrance or Incumbrance Whatsoever Either from by or under us or our heirs Ex's Admr's or from any or by Any other person or persons Whatsoever hereby promising to give and assigne Such a Bill of Sale as Shall be Lawfull Authintick and good whensoever the aforesaid John Jackson Shall Require or Demand it of us and for the further Confirmation wee have sett our hands and fixed our Seals this twenty third Day of October in the Year of our Lord one thousand Seven hundred And two And in the first Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lady of England &c Signed Sealed and Delevered In the presents of his JOSEPH :X: JENINGS SEN Mark JOSEPH HALL 4 his JOSEPH I: JENNINS (S) BENJAMIN :B: JENINGS (S) Enter'd and Compared With the Orriginals By VALENTINE H. PETERS Clerk To all Christian people to whome this present Writing Shall Come Greeting Know Yee that wee John Smith and Benjamin Smith of the North Side of the Great plains in the Township of Hempstead in Queens County on Nausaw Island Yeoman for and in the Consideration of one hun dred and forty five pounds of Law full Money of New York to them in hand paid by John Jackson of the Same Town County and Island Aforesaid the Recipt whereof the Said John Smith and Benjamin Smith doth Acknowledge and themselves therewith fully Satisfied Contented and paid and thereof and therefrom and of and from Every part and parcell thereof for themselves there Heirs and Each of there Ex's Admr's and Every of them doth Release Acquit and discharge him the Said John Jackson his heirs Ex's Admr's and Every of them forever by these presents and for PAGE 50. other good Causes and Considerations them the Said John Smith and Benjamin Smith Especially Moving they the Said John Smith and Benjamin Smith Hath Given Granted Alienated Enfeoffed Assigned Assured Sold & Confirmed and by these presents hath given granted Alienated Assigned Asured Sold And Confirmed unto him the Said John Jackson his heirs and Assigns forever all that of the Equall full undivided Moeity or the half part of A Certain persall of Land and Meadow Ground Lying and being Situate on the South Side the Island of Nausaw at A Neck Called Whale Neck bounded Easterly by the Creek that parteth Newbridge And the Said Whale Neck Westerly by the Hewletts Land & Meadow Nothardly by the Indian path or upper Neck fence and Southardly by the Cove Togather with all the profitts Commodities hereditaments and Appurtenances in and to the Same belonging and Every part and parcell thereof To Have and to Hold all & Singular the abovesaid full Equall undivided Moiety or half part of the abovesaid Land and Meadow Ground unto the Sole and only use benifitt and behoof of him the Sd John Jackson his heirs & Assigns forever and they the Said John Smith & Benjamin Smith doth Declare that at the time of the Ensealing & Delivery of these presents they the Said John Smith and Benjamin Smith are the tru Sole and Lawfull Owners of all the abovesaid bargained premises and Stand Lawfully Seized and possesed thereof in there own proper Rights of a perfect good and absolute Estate of Inheritance in fee Simple having in themselves good Right full power and Lawfull Authority in themselves to bargain and Sell the Same in form & Manner as Abovesaid and that the Said John Jackson his heirs Ex's Admr's & Every of them Shall And may from time to time forever by these presents peaceably and Queitly Have Hold use Occupy possess & Enjoy all & Singular the abovesd Moeity of Land & Meadow ground freely and Clearly Acquitted & Discharged of & from all & all Manner of other & former Gifts grants Leases Mortguages Joyntors Dowers or any other Incumbrance or Conveyance had made Moved Committed done or Suffered to be done by them the Sd John Smith & Benjamin Smith at any time or times before the Ensealing & Delevery hereof & they the Said John Smith & Benjamin Smith doth further Covenant promis bind & oblige themselves there Ex's Admr's & Every of them to Warrent all the aforesaid granted premises unto him the Sd John Jackson his heirs and Assigns forever & forever by these presents well & truly to Defend in Witness hereof they the Sd John Smith & Benjamin Smith hath hereunto Set there hands and Seals this 19th day of may Anno Domini 1723 Sealed & Delevered in the presence of BENJAMIN SEAMAN JOHN MOTT JUR (S) JOHN SMITH May the 13th 1723 then Came before John Tredwell one of his Majesties Justices of the peace for Queens County the Within Named John Smith and Benjamin Smith And Acknowledged this within Written Instrument to be there own Act and Deed for the use therein Mentioned JOHN TREDWELL PAGE 51. To all Christian people to whome these presents Shall Come William Willis of Hempstead in Queens County on Nausaw Island in the province of New York Yeoman Sends Greeting know Yee that the Said William Willis for and in the Consideration of the Sum of fifty and five pounds of good and Lawfull Money of New York to him in hand. paid before the ensealing and delevery of these presents by Samuel Titus of the Town County and Island aforesaid Yeoman the Receipt whereof to full Cortent and Satisfaction he the Said William Willis Doth Acknowledge & himself to therewith Intirely Satisfied Contented and paid and thereof and of Every part thereof Doth for himself his heirs Ex's & Admr's Acquit Exonerate & fully Discharge the Said Samuel Titus his heirs Ex's Admr's & Assigns and every of them forever by these presents and for divers other good Causes & Considerations him the Sd William Willis Especially Moving he the Said William Willis hath given granted bargained Sold Enfeofed Alienated Conveyed and Confirmed And by these presents Doth fully freely Clearly and Absolutely give grant bargain and Sell Alien Enfeof Convey and Confirm unto the Said Samuel Titus his heirs & Assigns forever all that of A Certain Lott of Salt Meadow formerly Laid out unto Thomas Rushmore late of Hempstead Dec'd and by him Conveyed to Lowras Mott Late of Matinacock Dec'd and by the Said Lowras Mott Sold and Conveyed to Henry Willis father to the Said William Willis party to these presents as by the Deeds of Conveyance and the Records of the Town of Hempstead may More fully Make Appear which Said Lott of Salt Meadow Lyeth Situated on a Neck of Meadow on the South Side of Nausaw Island Within the Bounds of Hempstead aforesaid Called great Neck being in Quantity of Acres As by the Records of the said Town Layed out for twelve Acres and Some odd Rods and Lyeth Bounded on the East by a Lott of Meadow Now in the possession of Sd Samuel Titus and on the West by the Lott Now in the possession of George Balding and on the South and North Ends of Said Lott of Meadow bounded West by the Great Creek |