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(these therein contained shall be Warranty Mill Deed and or Form of Act for that upon the payment of
payment shall Remain in full force & effect. Witness our hands in witness whereof
have here unto set my Hand & seal this 18th day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand
Seven hundred & seventy eight By my hand & seal’d the 18th day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand
Seven hundred & seventy eight. [illegible] Clerk for the Corporation above mentioned [illegible] the seal &
[illegible] Clerk wrote my hand.
surrendering up all right of Right of Tenancy of the said premises to the said [illegible] and unto him
and his Heirs and Assigns forever
Witness whereof we have here unto set our Hands the day year above
Written in presence of
Edward Cox
Anna jury mon
Alex S With
Sarah Hall
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The above Deed was
Recorded this 18th month of May
1778 per geo. aster printer p 78
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Appurtenances freed and Clear and free and clearly Acquitted Inhonorated
and Discharged and from all manner of former & Other gifts grant
Bargains Sales Lease mortgage void Entails conveyances & Dowries Seizures
Investitures Or any other Incumbrance of what Nature or State whatsoever
not by me in any manner or Option or Sign Attracted or made Void the present
Indenture ) by ) William Ross from this my Manor and Domains Do
Convey and Assign by these presents unto him & his heirs & heirs forever
Rebecca his heirs and Assigns Agreed by Lawfull Claim & Demand for any
true or proper Person whoever he rotten to warrant Seize & Defend the said
Premises and Sarah Ross wife to ye & William Ross Father for my Satisfaction
free & freely willingly & void yield and surrender all her right of title
Power and prove of third of and to give a dozen Premises forever in witness whereof we
hereunto At our hands and Seals this 13 day of march in this fourteenth
year of the reign of King George the third of great Britain Anne Tommie
1773 Signed sealed & Delivd
Delivered in presence of
Josiah Sheffield
John Newman
The above Deed
was recorded the
18th march 1773
for Jos: Morton jg
Clk
Personally appeared
William Ross Sarah Ross
Daniel Saunders Brigail Saunders
and date above written and acknowledged
the day and date above written and acknowledged
y^e said instrument to be their act & deed hand & seal
Before me Jb Taylor cos Justiciary of peace
This indenture Made y^e Ninth day of February in this fourteenth
year of y^e reign of George y^e third of great Britain Kinge y^e
87 1773 Betwn Jos: Morton Was residing in Smithfield
in conduct yeoman of y^e one part and Thomas Thrasher of
State town of y^e County of King's County Residentman of y^e other part
Witnesseth that s^d Jos: Morton for consideration of y^e sum of three
Spanish milled Dollars silvery Now paid in hand at y^e signing of the
Lease covenants & agreements herein after mentioned on & to Thomas
Thrasher to be promised height and some both Demised and agreed to
farm certain lots unto y^e s^d Thomas Thrasher his heirs & assigns for
certain tract of Land with a small Dwelling House thereon standing
Situate lying & being in (had listran) & Butted & Bounded as follows
Wit Northly on land of Phoebe Godfrey Southernly on land of Robert
Hope North Eastly on Highway & Easterly Daniel Wells
Southerly on y^e Land that was grant Daniel Wells
Southerly on y^e land of
Thomas Thrasher Westly unto John Clark and then going North Westly
Kington & continue about on boundary above R^e the same moreover all
all y^e privileges appurtenances to y^e same Belonging to have and to hold
at the door Demised premises with all y^e privileges & appurtenances to the
same Belonging to him y^e s^d Thomas Thrasher his heirs and assigns for
and during y^e term of One year to commence y^e day of y^e date hereof
and to end at y^e ninth day of February next