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Running westerly by the Country Road Forty Four Rods, thence running northerly [illegible]
it runs to the Path that runs east Watchogue Road, thence running easterly by saids
Path it runs to the Northwest Corner of the land I gave my Sons Mattbrough &
Henry Stanton, bounding northerly on said East Path, easterly on my said Son's land &
southerly on the Country Road, and westerly on the frontiers as follows to wit the
quantity of Fifty acres of Land, To have and to hold the said join grain and granted
Land and Tenements with the Appurtenances, Priviledges, and Commodites to the same belonging
in any way appertaining until my said Son Jardane Stanton has his Share, and Appropri
ation out of my deceased [illegible] [illegible] when of whom it became full by Land and that the
Fourth Day of June A.D 1771
Signed, Sealed and Delivered
in presence of
Mary Stanton
Lettwick Stanton
Monroe County
Joseph Stanton [Seal]
personally came before the undersigned Instrument, and acknowledged the same
[illegible] to be the voluntary Act and Deed with his Hand and Seal that the
above and foregoing deed was executed by him Signed the Ninth Day of April A.D 1771
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granting his Heirs and Assigns, that at an act before the Conveyancing hereof, I am the true, sole and lawful
Owner of the above bargained Premises, and am lawfully seised and possessed of the same in my
own proper right as a good perfect and absolute Estate of Inheritance In the Simple, and have in
my own proper right all power and lawful authority to grant Bargain Sale, Convey and Confirm
the same in manner as aforesaid and that the said John Goodridge his Heirs and Assigns shall while and
may from Time to Time, and at all Times of the said Term forever have and enjoy the same by force and virtue of these Presents
completely quietly and peaceably free of any cause person or thing and enjoy the same for clear and
free and entirely acquitted, appointed, discharged and freed from all Causes of former or other
Sale Bargain Bargain, Sale, Lease Sale, Indenture Tenures Mortgage, Writ, Estate, entry other
Encumbrances of what Name or Nature soever that might in any Manner or Degree, Encumber or
make Void the foresaid Indenture I the said John Shore do here for my resigning Will
Executors and Administrators, do Covenant and agree forever Defend and warrant the same unto the
said John Goodridge his Heirs and Assigns against the lawful Claims or Demands of any other
or Persons whatsoever hereafter to warrant secure and defend, by these Presents.
Provided nevertheless that the Covenant are upon Condition that the said
John Shore his Heirs, Executors Administrators or Assigns or other of them shall do and will
and lawfully buy again the above named John Goodridge his Heirs or Assigns the above Instrument
Sum of Fifty Three Pounds Ten Shillings within Ninety Days on or before the Eighth Day of January
in the year of our Lord One Thousand Seven hundred and Seventy One then the above bargain
Deed of bargain and Sale void null void and of effect barely but should it remain in full force and
should be made in the above Agreement then the same to stand the same to remain in full force and
void In Witness whereof I the said John Shore have hereunto signed Sealed and delivered the
the Eighth Day of January and in the Eleventh year of His Majesties Reign George the Third
by the Grace of God King of Great Britain and Ireland in the year of our Lord One Thousand
Seven Hundred and Seventy One the Seal below the wife of the said John Shore for the
Consideration above described and both sides of and forevers all the right of Owner of Owner of
Thirds of in and to the hereby demise Premises
Signed Sealed & Delivered
in presence of
[illegible]
John Shore
The words
and Seventy One was interlined before
Signing & Sealing
John Shore
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The above and
enquiring Deed
was delivered
the 28th day of
July 1773
Sig N. T.
James Cogdon
Charlestown in Kings County
Personally did appear the Subscribers the above the said John Shore and Alurea
did acknowledge the above and within Instrument to be Their Act and Deed
Hands & Seals Therefore affixed the Day and Date first written within
before me
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Know all men By this Deed that the within named John Goodridge does hereby quit
of the within named the said John Shore the within mentioned land of Fifty Three Acres first described
which in just Discharge of the within Mortgage Debt the said John discharge the same according
to the Will of my Husband and Sole Administrator the 18th day Dec. 1773 in the Fourteenth Year of his Majesties
[illegible]
Signed by John Shore
James Cogdon
[illegible]
the above Discharges were recorded the
18th day of Feby 1773
by James Cogdon the Clerk
John Goodridge L.S.