Admr's & assigns the above said Land and premises unto the Said William Cornell his heirs And assigns Shall and Will Warrent and forever Defend Against the Just & Lawfull Claims of all Manner of persons Whatsoever for the true performance hereof wee have here unto Set our hands and Seals the day and Year above Written

Be it Remembred that on the 8th day of May 1774 Came personally before me Valentine H. Peters one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for Queens County Timothy Flower and Made Oath that he saw Samuel Stringham & Margrett Stringham Execute this Instrument as there Volentary Act and Deed which having Examined I alow to be Recorded

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VALENTINE H. PETERS

VALENTINE H. PETERS

Town Clerk

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This Indenture made the twenty Seventh day of April in the Year of our Lord Christ one Thousand Seven hundred and Seventy four by and between William Forbosh of the Township of Hempstead in Queens County and province of New York on Nausaw Island Yeoman of the One party and Samuel Cornell of the Township County Island and province aforesaid Wheel Wright of the other part Witneseth that the Said William Forbosh for and in Consideration of the just and full Sum of three hundred and twenty pounds

Current Money of New York to Me the Said William Forbosh well and truly in hand paid by the Said Samuel Cornell before the ensealing of these presents the Recipt whereof I the Said William Forbosh Do hereby Acknowledge and my Self their with fully Satisfied Contented and paid And thereof and of and from every part and parcell thereof doth Exonerate Acquit and fully Discharge him the Said Samuel Cornell his heirs Ex's & Admr's forever by these presents Hath Given granted bargained Alienated Sold Enfeoffed Assured Conveyed And Confirmed and by these presence do fully freely Clearly and Absolutely give Grant bargain Sell Alien Enfeoff Assure Convey and Confirm unto him the Said Samuel Cornell and to his heirs and Assigns forever all that of one Certain part or parcel of Lands Situate lying and being on the North Side of the Great plains in the Township of Hempstead aforesaid the Same being butted and bounded as Followeth, Viz, Southardly by the Road or highway that leads from Benjamin Smiths Towards Great Neck and easterly by the Land of Benjamin Smith and bounded Westerly By the Land that Uriah Platt purchaised from Josiah Martin Esqr & to Extend So far Northward as that the Whole Shall Containe twenty Six Acres the Said tract is bounded on the North by Cornelius Cornell his Land and all one other Tract of Land Situated Lying and being Nigh unto the above Said tract & is bounded Westwardly by the Road or highway which leads from Cow Neck to Sucksess and bounded Southarly by the Land that the Said Uriah Platt purchaised from the Said Josiah Martin Esqr and easterly by the Land of the Said Cornelius Cornell And bounded Northerly by the Said Cornelius Cornell's Land Containing the full quantity of four Acres Togather with all the Improvements Houses Barns Gardens Wells Waters Orchards fences Wood Timber and Timber Trees Standing Lying and growing upon the Same with all the rights previliges & Appurtenances unto the abovesaid Two Tracts belonging or any Wise Appertaining To Have And to Hold all and

Singular the Said Granted premises With the Appurtenances thereunto belonging unto him the Said Samuel Cornell and to his heirs and Assigns forever to his and their only proper Use benifit and behoof from henceforth and forever and the Said William Forbosh for himself his heirs Ex's and Admr's doth Covenant grant and agree With the Said Sam'l Cornell his heirs and Assigns that at the time of the ensealing and before the delivery of these presents he the Said William Forbus was the true Sole & Lawful Owner of all the Said bargained premises and was Lawfully Seized and possesed of the same in his owne right as a good perfect and Absolute Estate of Inheritance In fee Simple and hath in himself Good right full power and Lawful Authority to Sell and Dispose of the Same in Manner as abovesaid and that the Said Samuel Cornell his heirs and Assigns Shall and May from time to time and at all times forever hereafter queitly and peaceably have hold Use Occupy possess And Enjoy all and Singular the Said bargained premises free and Clear and freely and Clearly Exonorated Acquitted and Discharged of and from all Manner of Incumbrances whatsoever and Lastly the Said William Forbus for himself his heirs Ex's & Admr's doth Covenant to Warrent Secure and Defend the Said Granted premises unto the Said Samuel Cornell and to his heirs and Assigns forever against the lawfull Claim or Claims of all Manner of person or Persons Whatsoever and I Elizabeth the Wife of the Said William Forbus do by these presents Re

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nounce release and forever Quitt unto the Said Samuel Cornell and his Heirs and assigns forever all my Right of Dower or power of thirds of in and to all the Singular the abovesaid granted and Bargained premises In Witness Whereof Wee the Said William Forbus and Elizabeth his Wife hath hereunto Set our hands and fixed our Seals the day and Year first above Written Note the word, Forbus,

was Interlined in the Seventh Line before the Signing and Sealing & Delevering of these presents

Be it Remembred that on the 28th day of April 1774 Came personally before me Valentine H. Peters one of the Judges of the Court of Common pleas for Queens County Samuel Cornell and Made Oath that he Saw William Forbus & Elizabeth Forbus Execute this Instrument of Writing as their Volentary act and Deed and at the Same Time he the Said William Cornell togather With Samuel Tredwell Subscribed their Names As Witneses to the Same Which Instrument having perused and finding No Rasure Nor Interlination but what is Noted do Alow the Same to be Recorded

VALENTINE H. PETERS

Enter'd & Compar'd with the Orriginal by

VALENTINE H. PETERS Clerk

This Indenture Made the twenty Second day of April in the Year of our Lord Seventeen Hundred and Seventy four between Elijah Smith of Hempstead in Queens County in the province of New York and Mary his Wife of the one part and Isaac Smith Esqr and Epenetus Platt both of the Same place on the other part Wittneseth that Whereas the Said Elijah Smith is at this present time Indebted unto divers & Sundry Persons in Divers Considerable Sums of Money which Still remains unpaid and the Said Elijah Smith being fully Minded and determined that all his Debts that remains Still unpaid Should be paid that is to say so far as all his Estate Both Real and personal will Extend so that each and every of his Creditors Shall Have

& receive a propotionable or ratable part of all his Said Real & personal Estate as aforesaid as Soon as the Same Can Conveniantly be Sold and the Money Arising therefrom Shall be by them the Said Isaac Smith & Epenetus Platt Received and for that purpose the Said Elijah Smith Hath by these presents agreed to grant Bargain Sell remise release and confirm & by these presents doth grant bargain Sell remise release and Confirm unto the Said Isaac Smith & Epenetus Platt & to Their Assigns for the Uses and purposes above mentioned and Specified as also for the Consideration of the sum of ten Shillings to him the Said Elijah Smith In hand paid by the said Isaac Smith & Epenetus Platt at & before the Ensealing and delevery hereof the recipt is hereby Acknowledged and himself to be therewith fully Satisfied Contented and paid and thereof and of every part And parcel thereof have given granted bargained and Sold and by these presents doth give grant bargain and Sell unto the Said Isaac Smith and Epenetus Platt and to their respective Assigns for the Uses & purposes Above Mentioned and Specified all that farm or plantation whereon the Said Elijah Smith Now lives being what the said Elijah Smith purchased of Isaac Smith Esqr Now of Dutches County and also what he purchaised of Benjamin, Richard and James Smith the peticular bounds of which may and will more at large Appear by the particular deeds of Conveyance for the same Reference thereunto Being had and Also the Rest and remainder of his Lands Rights or Share of Lands or other Real Estate be the same of What Nature or Quality Soever or Wheresoever and Also all and Singular the goods Cattle Negros Leases Debts Ready Money plate Houshold Stuff Utensills Brass pewter Iron Bedding And all other Substance whatsoever of him the Said Elijah Smith Moveable and Imoveable Quick and Dead be the Same of what Nature kind

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Quality or Condetion Soever be the Same in whose