Deed - Richard Stites - 1685

Know all men by these presants that I Richard Stites of Wistbery in the bounds of Hempsted upon Long Island in Queens County have and doe by these presants bargaine sell and allineate from mee my eaires executors administreators or assines unto William Lee off Hempsted in the County afores'd to him his eayres executors administreators or assinges the right of fore Expastor geates in the east Oxpaster liing on the east or north east off the towne of Hempsted I the fores'd Richards Stits dow one to have sold to the affors'd geates with all privilidg there unto belonging from mee my eaires executors administreators and assings to the afores'd William Lee to him his eayres executors administreators or assings to have and to hold forever warranting this my seale good in law free from all gifts seles or mordgesis in confirmation here of I have sett to my hand sele this third day of Aprell in the yeare 1685
Richard Stits (S) X his mark
Sined seled and delivered in ye presents of us
Nathaniell Pearsall Georg Pearsall
Compaired with the oridgenall by mee Josias Starr Clark

Source - Records of the towns of North and South Hempstead, Long island, New York - V.1