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Deed -  William Stites - 1705-6


 
This Indenture made the twenty first day of January in the thirteenth year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George by the grace of God King of Great Britain &c and in the year of mans salvation seventeen hundred and twenty six seven between William Stites & Mary his wife of Hempstead in Queens County and his Majesties Province of New York on Nausaw Island Yeoman of the one part and Thomas Carmon of the same town county province and island aforesaid Yeoman of the other part
 
Witnesseth that the said William Stits and Mary his wife for and in the consideration of the sum of four hundred pounds current money of the province of New York to him in hand paid or secured to be paid by the said Thomas Carmon the recipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge and my self therewith fully satisfied and contented and thereof and therefrom and of every part and parcel thereof do forever acquit and discharge the said Thomas Carmon his heirs executors & administrators for ever by these presents have given granted bargained sold aliened conveyed and confirmed and by these presents do freely fully and absolutely give grant bargain sell alien convey and confirm unto the said Thomas Carmon his heirs and assigns forever one certain messuage and tract of land situate lying and being in the township of Hempstead in the County aforesaid at a place called or known by the name of Westbury in the township aforesaid bounded as follows viz Easterly by the land of Joseph Clements partly and partly by the lands of Richard Post Northardly by a highway containing sixty acres or more as shall be found within the bounds above mentioned with all the houses out houses barnes stables orchards fences timber trees standing and lying with all other appurtenances previliges profits and advantages thereunto belonging as also one other certain tract or parcel of land situate in the township aforesaid butted and bounded as followeth Southardly by a highway Westerly by the lands of William Willis Northardly by the lands and baldings and Easterly by the lands of John Titus containing fifteen acres as also one other certain tract or parcel of land situate in the township aforesaid being bounded Westerly by the land of William Willis Northardly by a highway that leads from John Titus's to Hempstead harbour Easterly by the land of the said William Willis as the fence now stands containing seventeen acres with all timber trees standing and lying on the several tracts and parcels of land above mentioned with all other rights and priveleges to the said tracts and parcels of land belonging & every part and parcel thereof
 
To have and to hold the said granted and bargained premises with all the appurtenances to him the said Thomas Carmon his heirs ex's admr's and assigns forever to his and their only proper use benefit and behoof forever and wee the said William Stits and Mary his wife for us our heirs ex's admr's do covenant promis and grant to and with the said Thomas Carmon his heirs and assigns that before the ensealing hereof I am the tru sole and lawfull owner of the above bargained premises and am lawfully seized and possessed of the same in mine owne proper right as a good perfect and absolute estate of inheritance in fee simple and have in our selves good right full power and lawfull authority to grant bargain sell convey and confirm the said bargained premises in manner as abovesaid and that the said Thomas Carmon his heirs and assigns shall and may from time to time and at all times forever hereafter by virtue of these presents lawfully and peaceably and quietly have hold use occupy posses and anjoy the said demised and bargained premises with the appurtenances free & clear and freely acquitted exonerated & discharged of and from all & manner of former gifts grants bargains sales leases mortgages wills entailes joyntors dowers judgments executions incumbrances & troubles whatsoever and we the said William Stits and Mary his wife do further covenant and bind our selves our heirs ex's admr's to warrant and defend the said Thomas Carmon in quiet and peaceable possession of all the above recited tracts and parcels of land against them the said William Stits and Mary his wife their heirs & assigns and against all manner of persons shall and will warrant and forever defend by these present
 
In witness whereof the said parties to these presents have interchangeably set their hands & fixed their seals the day and year first above written
William Stits (seal) Mary Stits (seal)
 

Sealed & delever in the presents of
Solomon Seaman, Ad'm Mott, Richard Townend

Queens County
Be it remembered that on the 16th day of February 1769 came personally before me Valentine H. Peters one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for Queens County Samuel Willis one of the people called quakers and on his solemn affirmation sayeth that he is well aquainted with the hand writing of William Stits and that he realy bleives that the name subscribe William Stits as grantor to this Instrument of writing is the proper hand writing of the said William Stits Which Deed having examined I allow to be recorded
Valentine H. Peters
Enter's & compared with the original by Valentine H. Peters Clerk
 


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