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Deed -  William Stites - 1705-6


 
This In Denter made ye twenty second day of February in ye year of Christ seventeen hundred and five and in ye fourth year of ye Reigne of Anne Queen of Ingland &c Beetwene William Stits of Hempsted in Quens County one ye Island Nasaw yeman of ye one part and Joseph Holsted of ye same plase yeman of ye other part Witnesseth that ye sd William Stits for and in consideration of ye som of one hundred and five pounds lawful mony of Neuyorck to him in hand paid bee fore ye ensiling and delivery of these presents by ye sd Joseph Holsted the resept wheare of is hear by acknowledged and
 
ye sd William Stits doth hear by for ever aquit exhonerat and discharg the sd Jospeh Holsted his heirs exsexetors administrators and assigns thear from and of and from every part and parsell thear of hath granted bargined and sold alinated enfifted and confurmed and by these presents doth grant bargin sell alinat enfift and conform unto ye sd Joseph Holsted his heirs and assigns all that sartain tract or primises of land setenate liing and being att ye north side within ye limited bounds of Hempsted above sd Milston Rock which sd parsel of land is bounded westerly partly by ye land of Timothy Holsted and partly by ye commans northarly by ye other lands of ye sd Joseph Holsted and ye land latly taken up by Adam Mott esterly by lands latly surveyed to Henry Alin and to Isack Smith and southardly by ye commands and contains one hundred acors mor or les as it wos laid out and runs cros the valy that leads up to ye Milston Rock bee ing ye posestion of him the sd Joseph Holsted together withal and singular ye woods underwoods waters watercourses fenses edefises emoluments rights benefits priviliges hereditements and apurtances what soever to ye same beelongeth or in any maner of ways appertaining and all ye rights titls intrests propertis clains and demands what soever of him ye sd William Stits of in and to ye sd parcels of land and primises and ye revertions remainders and remainders of ye sd land and parsels of land and primises to have and to hold the same parsell of land and premises with ye rights preveligeses and apurtananses hearby bargened and intended to bee granted unto him ye sd Jospeh Holsted his hairs assigns unto ye sole and only proper use benefit of him the sd Jospeh Holsted his hairs and assigns for ever and ye sd William Stits for him self and his hairs doth hear by covenant promis and agree to and with ye sd Joseph Holsted his hairs and assigns in maner and form fooling that is to say that ye sd parcel of land and bargained primises shall from henceforth for ever remain and continen unto ye sd Jospeh Holsted and to his hairs and assigns of ye sd Joseph Holsted freely and clearly acquitted exhonerated and discharged of and from all and all maner of former bargins sails gifts grants dourys lets of douryes jointurs reats weairs intailse exceutions and incombranc what ever mad of don or sofered to be don by ye sd William Stits or by any parson or parsons deriving from by or under him and forther that hee ye sd William Stits and his hairs ye sd land and bargained premises herein mecand with ye aportananses unto ye sd Joseph Holsted his hairs and assigns against him ye sd William Stits his hairs and assigns and all other person or parsons what ever lawfully claming ye sd presises or any part or member thear of will for ever warrant and by these premises defend
In testimony wheare of ye sd William Stits hath hearunto put his hand and seal this day first above written
William Stits X his marck
 

Sealed and delivered ye words and assigns interlined in ye twenty ninth line in ye presants of ous
John Thomas Clark, Jonathan Hall, Hanah Tredvell
 
This day being Feabruary the twenty sixth appeared William Stits and acknowledged the within contents to bee his owne volluntery proper act and deed before mee one of har Magystys Justisse of Quens County Nasaw Island anno co do miny 1705-6
John Tredvell

The above sd compared by mee
Tho Gildersleeve Clarck
 

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

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