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Suffolk Deeds.
LIBEK VI.
,^RY OF C0(V6^
BOSTON: ROCKWELL AND CHURCHILL, CITY PRINTERS.
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Suffolk Megistrg of ©cctis*
Boston, Juue 23d, 1892.
The Board of Aldermen of the City of Boston, acting as County Commissioners for the County of Suffolk, by orders approved by the Mayor April 13, 1880, Dec. 19, 1882, Oct. 14, 1884, Dec. 22, 1886, and by an order passed Jan. 2, 1889, in answer to the petitions of Edwai"d S. Rand and of William I. Bowditch and many other members of the Suffolk Bar, authorized the printing of the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth volumes of Suffolk Deeds.
By an order approved by the Mayor Dec. 23, 1890, the Board of Aldermen authorized the Reg- ister of Deeds "to have printed, stereotyped, in- dexed, and distributed the sixth volume of Suffolk Deeds." The order was passed in answer to the following petition.
To the Honorable th.e Board of Aldermen of the City of Boston :
The undersigned, mcnil)ers of the Suffolk Bar, and others, having already called the attention of your Honorable Board to the worn, mutilated, and illegible condition of the early records of deeds of the County of Suffolk, as set forth in their former petitions, respectfully represent that said records can ])est be preserved by printing the samo.
AVherefore they pray your Honoral)le Board to order that the sixth volume of records of Suffolk Deeds be printed verbatim.
Pkeface.
JOHN T. HASSAM, WM. S. LELAND, GEO. D. BIGELOW, PERCY E. WALBRIDGE, H. M. BURTON, P. B. SMITH, HENRY W. BRAGG, GEO. A. SAWYER, ROSCOE P. OWEN, W. F. GRIFFIN, EUGENE TAPPAN, JA:\IES H. YOUNG,
chas. d. adams, john h. colby, john m. b. churchill, jabez a. sawyer, s. a. bolster,
BENJ. L. M. TOWER, SAME. T. HARRIS, GEO. H. POOR, B. S. LADD,
GEO. A. FISHER, LOUIS M. CLARK, WJNI. C. WILLIAMSON, GEO. Z. ADAMS, FRANK E. DIMICK, GEO. WM. ESTABROOK, GEO. P. LAWRENCE, B. E. PERRY, J. R. CHURCHILL, WM. V. THOMPSON. THEODORE H. TYNDALE, WALTER H. ROBERTS, JAMES HE WINS, FRANCIS B. PATTEN, CHARLES F. JENNEY, WALTER S. FROST, JAMES L. WALSH, WILLIAM P. FOWLER, ALBERT L. LINCOLN, Jr., LEWIS G. FARMER, WM. B. DURANT.
This l30ok has been prhited from a transcript made hj Fraxk E. Bhadish, Esq., who has care- fully compared the proof sheets, not with the copy but with the original, in order to avoid the possi- bility of clerical or typographical errors.
The index to this as to the volumes previously printed has been made under the supervision of John T. Hassam, Esq., whose great interest in these ancient records and Avhose earnest efforts for their preservation have l)een heretofore acknowledged bj^ me.
THOS. F. TEMPLE,
Hegister of Deeds.
INTEODUCTION.
On the fly-leaves at the beginning- of Lib. VI. of Suffolk Deeds, Edward Rawson, the Recorder, has copied a letter of attorney from Barbara Laycocke, widow of John Laycocke, to him dated Sept. 7, 1G67, which the County Court had ordered him to record in the " booke of Reccords for deeds & Such like things," but which he had neglected to enter, it " being," as he says, " forgot to be put in its right place & being misplact in my privat letters." These fly-leaves are not numbered in the original, but in the printed vol- ume they have been marked with Roman instead of Arabic numerals in oi'der to distinguish them from the others.
The book itself begins with the deed from Richard and Mary Hutchinson to Eliakim Hutchinson, which was left for record Feb. [ ],^ 16(38, and which was duly attested by Edward Rawson the Recorder. He continued in office until October, 1670, when the General Court at its second session held in Boston Oct. 12, 1670, passed the following " Order requiring y*-" secret, to delili county records to clarke of y*" County Court."' "
"The County Court of Surt'olkc, for reasons best knoune to tliemselues, saw good to improove ^f' Free Grace Bendall as
' The corrosive action of the ink on the piiper has rendered the date nearly illegi- ble. The present volume has suliered even more in this respect than the preceding voluini'.
2 Mass. Col. Rec. IV. (Part 2), 464.
Q Introduction.
cliirke of the sajd Court, in stead of M'' Rawson, ordering the sajd jNF Eawson to deliuer unto him all those things w^*" did ooncerne him in that place. The Court being in- formed that there are yet still in his hands seuerall reccords that concerne the county, it is ordered, that the sajd M'' l\awson deliuer the same to the clarke of the County Court."
The last instrument of which the record is attested by Edward Rawson is the marriage contract of Zach- ariah Whitman with Sai-ah Alcock which was left for record Oct. 26, 1(570, pp. 243-24(3 inclusive. Page 247 is blank. On page 248 is the mortgage deed of Joseph Rock et ux. to Thomas Brattle re- corded Jan. 13, 1(370/71, the record of which is attested by " Free Grace Bendall Clei-ic."
Thus ended the official connection of Edward Rawson with these County records, although he con- tinued to hold the office of Secretary to the General Court. As he had been appointed ])y the General Court Oct. 14 or 23, 1651, " recorder for the county of Suffblke " ^ to succeed William Aspinwall, his term of service had lasted for nineteen years, a longer period than that of either of his predecessors.
All the deeds received for record from Jan. 13, 1671, to April 29, 1672, are attested by Freegrace Bendall, Clerk. He also attested two other instru- ments left for record May 22d, and June 7th, 1672. But all the other deeds from May 22, 1(372, to Oct. 15, 1672, when this volume ends, are attested by "Isaac Addington Clerk" or "Isaac Addington Re- corder."
The pagination of the original is irregular. There are three pages numbered 1 and two pages 31, 84, 199, 200, 201, and 202. In the printed volume, as heretofore, they have been distinguished from each
'Mass. Col. Rec. III., 258; IV. (Part 1), 68.
Introduction. 7
other by the use of the letters a, b, etc. There are no pages 4, 99, 100, aiul '2i)i). Page 247 is Ijhuik as has been before stated. As in the vokmies ah-eady printed, the pages of the original volume are indi- cated by numbers placed at the top of every page of the printed volume, and also in brackets in that part of the printed page where each page of the original begins. There is no other pagination and the Index is thus made to refer directly to the pages of the Ms. record.
The reader is again reminded that, according to the Julian Calendar, which was in nse when these records were made, the legal year began on the 25th of March, so that when the month is designated by nnmber and not by name, March is the first month.
A key to the characters representing the contrac- tions found in the manuscript is added.
JOHX T. IIASSAM.
KEY TO CHARACTERS REPRESENTING CONTRACTIONS.
9 anno, annum.
t) ber.
c accon, action.
S ere, eer.
dd delivered.
0) facicnOl, faciendain.
e conjmitte, committee.
8 solutions, solutionem.
li clir, charter.
S domJ, dominus, dominum.
t tre, k'tter.
m comittee, committee.
Si mer, fornil}', formerly.
n ano, anno.
nl ner, man, manner,
d on, mentio, mention,
o mo, month,
p par, per, por, pson, per- son.
P pro, pporcon, proportion.
|) pre, i)sent, present.
Q qstion, question,
q esq,, esquire,
r Apr, April,
t capt, captain.
't dat, datum,
ii uer, seiial, several.
SUFFOLK DEEDS.
LIBER VI.
[i] Know all men by these p^esen'^ tha* I Barbara- Laycockethe relict of John Laycocke late of Duljlin: Marrj- ner. deceased- haue assigned Ordeyned and made and in my stead & place put Edward Kawson Esq"" Secretary to the Massachuse^* Gove'nmen' in Boston New England my true and lawfull Atturney for me and in my name and to my vse to aske sue for levy require recouer and receive of and from Thomas- Dewer andWilljam Ballantjne of Boston New England admini.strato's of the Goods and chatte"s of the sajd late John Laycocke in trust for and in behalfe of me the Sajd Barbara Laycock and my children all and euery su'^'' Goods and chattells. merchandize and Comoditjes Sume and Summes of money, deb*'' dues and demands wha'Souer as are in the hands of the sajd administrato's and also to aske sue for levy, require and recouer and receive of and from all and euery person, or persons Wha^soeuer all such goods chattells merchandize Comoditje sume and Summes of money del)ts dues and demands whatsoeuer due or at any time heereafter to he due payal)le or Apperteyning unto the sajd late John Laycocke by any manner of way or meanes what- soeuer Giving and by these presen"" granting vnto my sajd Atturney. vpon receipt of any such debt or debts sume or summes of money or other merchandize or Comoditje acquit- tance or acquittances or other lawfull discharge to make Scale and deliuer and also to doe and execute, all & euery other act and ac'*- thing and things devise & devises in the law. whatsoeuer needfall and necessary to be donne in and al)out the Execution, of the premis.ses. by virtue of these presen'' as fully, and amply, to all inten'" Constructions and purposes whatsoeuer as I myself might or Could doe if I was personally presen*, And such- Goods and chatte"s sume and Sumes of money merchandize or Comoditje as my. sajd Atturney shall recouer and receive to. my vse as aforcsajd I
Suffolk Deeds, Lib. VI., i, ii.
the sajd Bar1)ara Laycocke. do herein* reque^^t and Impower my sajd Atturney to returuc vnto me at Dul)lin in Ireland by the tirs' opportunity in such goods wares or merchandize or Comoditje and m such ship or ships as to my Sajd Attur- ney shall Seeme most expedient I the sajd Barbara Laycocke alfowino- all Costs & charges and runing the risco- of the [ii] Sea therein rattifying and Contirming wha'soeuer my Sajd Atturney shall doe or Cause to be donne in and abou^ the Execution of the premisses by virtue of these presen^' witnes my hand & Scale the Seventh day of Septembe'" in the yeare of our Lord God one thousand Sixe hundred sixty & Seven*
Sygned Sealed & Deliuered The marke of in ji'n*" of. n /
John Desmymeres Barbara. . A^*/. Laycocke & a scale
Amos Ogden.
Willjam Aubrey
John Browne
Michaell Rochford-
vnde'neath was writt Bv. the Lordmayo' of the Citty of Dulilin-
These are to Certify whom it may concerne that this day Barbara. Laycocke of the Citty of Dublin Widdow, Came before me and in my presence signed Sealed and pe'fected the aljoue letter of Atturney to the vses & Inten^' therein mentioned vnto which at her reques*^ I subscril)ed my hand w^'' othe's as a Witnes And that the better Credit may be hereunto affixed, the Seven"' of Septembe'" 1667-
John Desmymeres:
EndoV Att A County Court held at Boston m'' July 1667:
Whereas, the letter of Atturney Vude"" the hand and Scale of Bar1)ara. Laycocke relict of the late. John Laycocke. of the Citty of Dublin marrjner [AVho departed this life the thirtjeth of ]May 16<)7] bearing date the Seven"' of September 1667: and Cirtitied the same day by the Hono'ble John Des- mymeres Lord j\Iayo'" of the Citty of Du])lin to be hir ac^ signed and perfected in his presence, wherein she fully Im-
Suffolk Deeds, Lib. W., ii, 1.
powres Edward Rawsou Socretaiy to the massachusots Gov- e'nmen* at Boston in New-England to aske for demand levy require, recouer and receive of and from Thomas Dewer & willjani Ballantine of the Sajd Boston administrato'^s to hir Sajd husl)ands Estate & all othe's all Such Same &. Sumes of money del)ts dues & demands whatsoeuer in their or any of their hands &c as therein at large Appeareth This Court Judg- eth it meet to orde"" that the lette'" of Atturney be Recorded in the booke of Reccords for deeds & Such like things and that the adrainistrato's of that estate pay vnto him the sajd Edward Rawson: what is in their hands and deliuer vnto him what is in their hands together w"' all Such writtings that they the sajd Thomas Dewer or willjam Ballantine haue in their or Either of their hands belonging to- the sajd late John Laycocke. for which they shall be dischardged. allowed by the Cour' Edw- Rawson Record""
and stands here Entred & Recorded word for word Compared w"' the originall left on y'' iile in the yeare 1(>(>8- as- Attes*^
Edward Rawson- Record'' being forgot to he put in its righ' place & being misplac^ in my privat lette's.
[1] To all Christian peoj^le, to whome this present writ- ting Indented shall Come Greeting Know yee that wee Rich- ard Hutchinson Cittizen & Ironmonger of London & ^Nlary my wife for & in Consideration of the father Loue & Afec- tion whic'' wee beare to Our sonn Eliakim Hutchinson of Boston in new England, & for prouiding a way of mainte- nance for him & to enable him to make a joynture & prouis- sion for his wife, whome liee hath late'"' married, And for diners Other good Causes vs thereunto mouing, Haue giuen granted bargained sold Enfeofed released & Conlirmed & by these presents doe giue grant l)argaine sell Enfeofe release tSc Confirme, to him Our sajd sonn Eliakim Hutchinson his heires & assignes, All & singular the houses Lands ware- houses closes & hercditamcn'* hereafter in these presents mentioned, all which arc in the full & peacable pos- session & Enjoymem of him the sajd Eliakim Hutchin- son, that is to say one close of Ground lying on the norf'
side of a Certaine Hill called the ifort hill in Bos- Huuwnson ^*^" °^' ^i^^re B()stt)n in New England aforesajd, ^,. 7° One Warehouse adiovninir viion the warehouse of
Hutchinson: ouc M^ Shmnptou, Ouc \\arehouse, adjoynmg
to the warehouse of Cap' AA'illiam Dauis, another warehouse new l)uilt Adjoyning v}X)n the sajd last mentioned warehouse next Cap*: Dauis his warehouse, on the one side, &
Suffolk Deeds, Lib. VI., 1.
the warehouse of one m^' John Woodmansey on the Other side, & the Dock belonging to or now vsed wit'' the same Warehouse, & one house or messuage wit'' the Ai)purte- nances scituate & being at or in the nort" End of Boston aforesajd, adjoyning vpon the Land of one M'" Ruck, wit" all & sintTidar wayes Easements, Connnodities & Appurtenances to the premisses or any part of them in any wise lielonging, all whic'" premisses are lying in Boston aforesajd, all the feilds Territories liberties or jurisdictions thereof To Haue & to hold the premisses wit'rthe Appurtinences & euery of them & euery part thereof to the sajd Eliakim Hutchinson his heires & assignes foreuer, & wee the sajd Eich: Hutchinson & maryfor the Considerations aforesajd Haue Giuen Granted bargained & sold, & 1\y these p'sents doe giue giant bargaine & sell, to Our sajd sonn Eliakim Hutchinson the moyety or halfe part of a Certaine Ketch, ffiue sixteenes of a Cargoe gone for Cales, whereof John Tucker is master, <^' ffiue tforty Eights of the Ketch called the william & mary, wit'' hir layd- ing in the Condition it is nc)W in at ^Nleuis, To Haue & to hold to the sajd Eliakim his Executo'% Administrato'* & as- signes as his owne proper Goods from hencefort''. And wee the sajd Richard Hutchinson & mary my wife doe hereby Couenant promise & agree to & wit'' the sajd Eliakim Hutch- inson his heires Executo''^ Administrato''' & assignes, that hee the sajd Elikini Hutchinson his heires Executo" Administra- to'"^ & assignes for & notwithstanding any Act or thing done to the Contrary by the sajd Richard & mary Hutchinson, or either of vs shall & Lawfully may haue hold Occupy posses & Enjoy all dc singular the before mentioned houses & p'mis- ses with all & singular their & euery of their Appurtenances without the Lawfull let trouble or interuption of vs the sajd Richard Hutchinson & IMary my wife, or any Other person or persous whatsoeuer, lawfully clayming any Estate in the premisses, l)y from or vnder vs or either of vs. In Wittnes whereof I the sajd Richard Hutchinson & mary my wife haue hereunto set Our hands & seales, the fowre & Twentef' day of July in the yeare of our Lord God One thousand six hun- dred sixty & Eight
Richard Hutchinson w"' a scale Appending ^lary Hutchinson wit'' a scale Appending Sealed & deliuered in the p'sence of
George Xeuill Entered & Recorded word for
E: Hutchinson. word Ot Compared wit'' the Origi-
ThanckfuU Owen nail, this: 1 [ ]"' of tfel)ruaiy:
James Barron- 1()()8
As Attests Edw: Rawson Record""
Suffolk Deeds, Lib. \'1., la.
[la] To all Christian People, to whoiiie this ]H'esent wrighting' shall come, William K(>))iiison of Dorchester in the massathusets Colony of new England Husbandman, & jNIargaret his wife Sends Greeting, Know yee that the sajd William Robinson & Margaret his sajd wife, for & in Con- sideration of ninty six })ounds Currant money of new England, in hand })aid by Timothy Tilston, of Dorchester aforesajd in the sajd Colony Cooper, to the sajd Kobinson & his sajd wife their full ContenS liatli giuen granted bargained Sould En- feofed & C'ontirmed & by these p'sents, dot" giue Grant bar- gaine sell Enfeofe & Contirme vnto the sajd Timothy Tilston his lieires & assignes, Tenn Acres of Land more or less in Dorchester abouesajd whereof par* is Salt marsh, wit" a little house thereon standing. The sajd Land is l)ounded wit" the tide Mill Creeke Eas' wit" the high way leading throug" the Great Lotts toward neponset mill AVes*^ wit" the Land of ]\r Richard mather Sout", & wit" the Land of William Trescott & Enoc" W^iswell nort", As also one Moyety or halfe part of a Corne water mill, as it stands vpon the tide in the Creeke Commonly called smelt Creeke or smelt Brooke, neere a place Commonly Knowne by the name of Ca})taine"s neck, scittuate lying & being in Dorchester aforesajd, together wit" the moyety or halfe part of all those tooles William Robin- vtensclls implinicnts that are in any wise be- Tiistou ' " longing to the sajd mill. As also one halfe of the mill stone standing in the sajd mill, together wit" the one halfe of all the priueledges Rights l)ennititts, proffitts & Accomodations in any Avise belonging to the sajd mill, in any due manner whatsoeuer. To Ilaue & to Hold, the sajd bargained premisses wit" all & singular the Appurtenances in any wise thereunto belonging as before l)ounded, together wit" all Deeds Euidences & wrightings Concerning the sajd bargained ]:)''misses perticular'^' or true Copies thereof faire & v^ncancelled, vnto the sajd Timothy Tilston his heires & assignes, to the Only vse of the sajd Timothy Tilston his heires & assignes foreuer. And the sajd William Robinson for himselfe his heires Executo" & Administrato" dot" Cou- enant & Grant, to & Avit" the sajd Timothy Tilston his heires & assignes by these p'sents, that hee the sajd William Rob- inson the day of the date hereof, is & standet" Lawfully seized to his Owne vse, of & in the sajd l)argained p'^misses & euery part thereof in a good })erfect & al)solute Estate of in- heritance in fee simple, And hat" in himselfe full power good right & Lawfull Authority, to grant bargaine sell Conuey & assure, the same & euery part thereof in manner & forme aforesajd, And that hee the sajd Timothy Tilston his heires & euery of them shall & may foreuer hereafter peacably & quietly, haue hold & Enjoy the sajd bargained p''misses wit"
SuTFOLK Deeds, Lib. VI., lu, 11).
all & eiierv the Appurtenances thereof as aforesajd, free c^ cleere 6c cleerly acquitted cSc discharu-ed, of & from all former baruaines sailes, gifts, grants, joyntures, Dowers, Titles of Dower Estates mortgages, forfeitures, judgments. Extents & Executions, And all Other Acts & incumbrances wdiatsoeuer had made Committed & done or suffered to bee done, by the sajd A\'illiam lvol)inson his heires or assignes, or any Other person or persons clayming by from or vnder him, them or any of them, or had made done, or had made done or Com- mitted or to bee done or Committed l)y any Other person or persons lawfully clayming, any right. Title or interest to the same, or any part thereof, whereby the sajd Timothy Tils- 1668. ton [lb] his heires or assignes shall or may lice hereafter, molested or Lawfully Euicted out of the possession or En- joyment thereof, And further that the sajd William Robinson & Margaret his sajd wife, doe for themselues their heires Ex- ecuto'"^ & Administrato'S Couenant promise & Grant, to S: wit'' the sajd Timothy Tilston his heires & assignes that they the sajd ^^'illianl Robinson & margaret his sajd wife Y})on reasonable & LaAyfull demand, shall & will performe & doe or Cause to bee performed & done, any sue'' further Act or Acts, whether by way of Acknowledgmen'^ of this present deed or release of Dowre, in respect of the sajd ^Margaret or in any Other kind that shall or may bee for the more full Com})leating Contirming & sure making the afore bargained premisses, vnto the sajd Timothy Tilston his heires & as- signes, According to the true intent hereof, & the Lawes of the massathusetts jurisdiction. In wittnes Avhereof the sajd William Rol)inson, t^ ^largaret his sajd wife, haue hereunto put their hands & affixed their scales, this seauenf' day of October in the yeare of Our Lord, One Thousand six hun- dred sixty & tibw^re : William Robinson & a [scale] Signed sealed read & l^
deliuered wit'' posses Margaret fy Robinson
siongiuen,&theword "V-
[sajd] in the Second hir marke
line, & the word Timothy fibster Thomas Tilston
[same] in the Eigh- John mino', the wittnesses to these teent''line,wereinter- p'"sents instrument of writting, lined before sealing personally Apjieared, the : 14"'. thereof, in the p-^s- day of Jaii: 1 ()68& made Oat'> that euce of vs they were p'sen' at the sealing &
Timothy fibster deliuery of the same by William
Thomas Tilston Robinson & Margaret Robinson,
John ]\Iinot- Avhose names are subscribed vnto
the same, sworne the day aboue mentined before mee :
John Leueret Assist:
Suffolk Deeds, Lib. \'I., Ih, 2.
Timothy ftbstev & John inino', appeared this : 11"' : of ffeb- ruary : l(i68 : & were sworne vnto the truf' of what is aboue written in refference of their being present, at tlie sealing & deliuery of this instrument :
As Attests : Edw: Tyng Assist Entered & recorded word for word & Compared av"' : the Original! this: 22"': tieb: 1()68
As Attests Edw Kawson Record'.
To all Christian People, to whome these presents shall come Eliakim Hutchinson of Boston in the County of Suffolke in new England merchant, Sendef' Greeting, Whereas Edward Hutchinson of the sajd Boston in new England merchant, in behalfe of his Vnckle Ric'' : Hutchinson of the Citty of Lon- don Ire'ronmonger, ffather to the sajd Eliakim Hutchinson & for his the sajd Eliakim his Aduancement, in & hy a Con- tract of marriage with Sarah Shrimpton, Eldest daughter of the late Henery Shrimpton of the sajd Boston deceased whic" hat'' since Ijenn Consummated, did Enter into Certaine Ar- ticles & Couenants, And gaue Also his personall Bond to Samuell Shrimpton, only sonn & Executo"" to the las' will & Testamen' of the sajd Henery Shrim})ton, Hezekiah Vsher Thomas Lake & Peter Olliuer of the sajd Boston merchants Ouerseers to the last will & Testamen' of the sajd Henery Shrimpton, That the sajd [Richard [2] Richard Hutchinson the tiather of the sajd Eliakim, should once wit''in Eighteene monthes of the sajd Articles & Couenants which beare date the seuent" day of Aprill last slioidd by his tirme deeds & Conueyances Giue & Grant to the sajd Eliakim Hutchinson his sonn in houses & Lands wit" parts in vessells to the full valine of tiifteene hundred pounds for his mariage portion thereby to enable him to make a meet & tirme joynture, to feofees in trust for the vse of the al)oue mentioned Sarah his wife, As in the sajd Couenants & Articles aboue mentioned reti'erence thereto being had Am}>ly may Appeare & whereas the sajd Richard Hutchinson & mary his wife tfather & mother to the sajd Eliakim Hutchinson in persuance & jier- formance of the sajd Articles & Couenants, Haue by their absolute deed of Gift l)earing date the Twenty tfowrth day of July las' Conueyd made Ouer & Confirmed to the sajd Eliakim Hutchinson their sonn & to his heires Eliakim Hutch & assioncs forcucr Ccrtaiue houses warehouses
insoiiToSam ^ ' ,-> i i -j^i, /-\ii ^i • i' l
Shrimpton in bee- pasturcs ilc; (lock Avit" Other tiiuio-s, mentioned haif^e of Sarah his j^^ ^j^^, ^.jj^l j^^^^ retfercnce thereto being had,
to the uallue aforesajd Amply dot" & may Appeare, Xow Knowe all men, by these p'sence that I the aboue mentioned Eliakim Hutchinson, in persuance
Suffolk Deeds, Lib. VI., 2, o.
of the sa]d Articles & Contract of marriage, & discharge of my tfait''Vull promise made to my sajd wiues al)oue men- tioned tireinds relating to hir joynture Haue alisolutely giuen o-ranted bargained Sold alliened Enfeofed & Conlirmed tSb I)y these presents, Doe absolutely Giue Grant Ixirgaine sell alliene Enfeoffe & Contirme vnto my beloued Brother, & ftreinds, Sanuiell Shrimpton Edward Hutchinson & Thomas Lake of the sajd Boston merchants tireinds in trust for the sajd Sarah Hutchinson my dearly beloued wife, & for hir joynture during hir life, Aiid to & for the further vse & vses hereafter Expressed & declared after hir decease, All that my Pasture Scittuate lying & being at flbrt hill in Boston as it is now fenced in l)eing fowre Acres & a quarter bee it more or less, bounded wit" the Lane On the Souf' going to the sajd tfort Hill, by a ditch on the north, by the Lands of Theodor Atkinson west or westerly. And the hangings of the sajd Ifort Hill East or Easterly, wit'^ all my Three, ware- houses in Boston, i: e: That warehouse of mine whic'' ad- joynes to the "Warehouse of Sanmell Shrimpton going from Capt: Olliuers house to the Dock & that warehouse of mine w'^'" adjoynes to the warehouse of Capt: William Dauis, & that (ither warehouse of mine neere the mouf' of the Dock, & next to the warehouse of John A^'oodmansey all whic'' Land & warehouses I lately receiued from my deare & euer Honnored iiather & mother, the alioue mentioned Eichard Hutchinson as a marriage portion by them bestowed vpon mee, as in & by this deed of gift thereof wit" Other things therein Contained bearing date, the Twenty ffowrt'' day of July last retierence thereto l)cing had Ap}ieareth, together wit'' that my dwelling house in Boston whic'' I receiued wit'' my sajd Beloued wife. As part of hir portion giuen vnto hir by hir late Honnored ftather Henery Shrimpton his last Avill & Testament, & is scittuated in Boston facing to the head of the Dock, called Bendal's Dock, & hereto fore called the Kings Armes wit'' all the outhouseing Lands & Ai^juu-te- nances thereto belonging, bounded wit" the street going to the head of the Dock Easterly the warehouse & Lands, now in the i)ossession of Thomas Brattle merchant Southerly & westerly & Easterly, wit'' the house & Land of Xehemiah
Web'' [3] On the northerly part, wit ' the sajd Thomas 1668 Brattles Land, Avif all their seucrall Lil)erties priue-
ledges & A})purtenances, Buttled & bounded as aforesajd to them the sajd Sanuiell Shrimpton, Edward Hutchinson t^ Thomas Lake their heircs& assignes feofees in trust, to c^ for the only vse & l)ennihtt & behoofe of the sajd SarrJi Hutch- inson for & durmg the time & tearme of hir natural! life next & immeadiatly atter the decease of the sajd Eliakim Hutchin-
Suffolk Deeds, Liu. VI., 3.
son & after hir decease to & for the vse l)enniiitt & behoofe of sac'' child or children as shee shall leaue l)ehind her ''^' the sajd Eliakini, & shall then l)ee suruiuing, to enjoy to them iSc their heires & assignes foreuer, as ^^ their sajd fiathers or mothers last will tSi Testament, shall & may bee diuided betweeno them, And to the only vse of them the sajd Sanm- ell Shrimptoii, Edward Hutchinson & Thomas Lake their heires S:, assignes, in trust (& Contidence only & for the vse & vses aboue mentioned & recited & noe Otherwaycs for- euer, And the sajd Eliakini Hutchinson for himselfe his heire:^ & assignes dot'' Couenant promise & grant, to & wit'' the sijil Samuell Shrimpton Edward Hutchinson & Thomas Like, their heires & assignes feofees in trust for the vse & vses aboue limited & Plvpressed that hee the sajd Eliakini Hutchinson by virtuj of his aboue mentioned ffathers Deed of Gift, & by the last will & Testament of the late Henery Shrimpton, U th3 true & proper Owner of all & euery the aboue granted p''niisses, & standef' Lawfully seized in a Good tiniie & a1)solute Estate of inheritance & hat'' in him- selfo full power 6b Lawfull Authority, the same to grant sell conuey & as--ure, as aboue is Expressed, And that the sajd Samuell Shrimpton, Edward Hutchinson & Thomas Lake, their heires tic assignes feofees in trust aforesajd, to & for the vse c^ v-ie-j aboue mentioned from time to time & at all times next & immediatly after the deaf' of the sajd Eliakini Hutchinson, shall (|ujetly& peaceably haue hold vse Occupy, pos^e-} & enjoy all & euery the aboue granted premisses, wit' their Appurtenances to &, for the vse & vses aboue lim- ited & Expre^se I, wif'out the le.ist lett sute trouble molesta- tion, euiotioii or ejection by & from any person or persons whatsoeuer liauing clayming & pretending to haue or clayme any right Title or interest to the same or any part or parcell thereof by or from him the sajd Eliakini Hutchinson, And the s;ijd Sam: Shrimpton Edward Hutchinson & Thomas Lake, for them-ielu3^ their heires & assignes feofees in trust for the sajd Sarah HutchinsDU to hir heires as abouesajd doe Coue- nant promi-i(3 & Grant to & wit'' the sajd Eliakini Hutchinson tha' during the naturall life of him the sajd Eliakini Hutchin- son, on his making like firnie deed or deeds of sale to the aboue mentioned Samuell Shrimpton Edward Hutchinson & Thoiiiis Lake their heires or assignes to &, for the like & same purpose vse & vses, of sue'' house or houses & Lands, as shall Appeare to them to bee the true & full valine of Thirteene hundred & sixty pounds starling, as the wit''in Granted premises are hereliy accounted & taken that then &, from thence fort'' it shall & may bee lawfull, for the sajd Eliakim Hutchinson to make sale of all or any part of the
Suffolk Deeds, Lib. VI., 3, 5.
within granted premisses to & for his best aduaintnge. And that the sajd Samuell Shrimpton Edward Hutchinson & Thomas Lake, their heires & assignes, shall & will deliuer vj) this deed to bee Cancelled & made voyd, to the intent & purpose the sajd Eliakini Hutchinson may bee P^uabled to make good his sale of part [or [5] or whole In Testimony whereof I haue hereunto set my hand & seale this Twenty ninf' of January: 1(568: being the Twentef' yeare of his majesties Reigne E™: Hutchinson & a [seale]
Signed sealed & deliuered,
after the interlining the This Instrument was Ac-
word [sixty] in the last knowledged ^^ Eliakini Hutch= lyne saue three in pres- inson: Jan: 29: 1668: ence of vs Before mee Edw: Tyng Assist:
It is further declared before signing that Avhereas the with- in mentioned pasture is Only bounded by the hangings of ilbrt hill, East, Easterly, wit'' an Expression as now fenced in, this is to declare that it is bounded partly by the hang- ins of ifort hill, & partly by the Land of Peter Olliuer. & partly by a peece of Land within the sajd fence, adjoyning to Peter Olliuers & fronting to the Warehouse of Theodor Atkinson being fforty ifoote in ffront Sc Tenn Rodds in the sajd pasture, belonging to Capt: Edward Hutchinson.
Thomas Norman William P.iddy. Nath: Hubbert-
Entered & Recorded word for word & Compared wit'' the Originall: 22'": ffel): 1668 •
As Attests Edw Rawson Record""
To all Christian People, to whome this present Deed of sale shall come Richard Cooke of Boston, in the Colony of the massathusetts in new England merchant Atturney for Thomas Beebee, & melicent his wife sometime the Relict of William Southmead of Glocester in new England marriner deceased, William Southmead & John Southmead of new London in New England sonns of the sajd William & meli- cent sendef' Greeting Know yee, that the sajd Richard Cooke, by virtue of a letter of Atturney bearing Richai-d^cooke : date the third day of Aprill last past l)efore the Peter Gee: dav of the date hereof had & receiued from the before named Thomas Beebee & Melicen' his wife & William Sout""'ead & John Souf'mead, impo wring & Authorishing the sajd Richard Cooke to bargaine sell & Confirme, their housed Land in Boston aforesaid vnto Peter
Suffolk Deeds, Liu. A'L, '), G.
Gee of the same fisherman as by the sajd Ic^tter of Attuvnev vuder the resj)ectiue hands & seales, of the sajd Tlioinas, ^lelicent, AVilliam & John, in the fowre hundred flbr'-'' & seauen Eight, page of the tiff' booke of Keccords for deeds for the County of Suffblke in new England, vpon Eeccord dot'' & may Appeare, For & in Consideration of the sume of liifty & six pounds in sihier. Currant money of new Enghuid to the aboue named William Southmead to & for the vse & behoofe of himselfe & the a1)oue named Thomas Beeliee & melicent his wife & John Souf'mead as joynt owners of the Land & house herel)y mentioned, well & truly pajd before the scaling & deliuery hereof, by the sajd Peter Gee the re- ceipt whereof I the sajd Richard Cooke in the name & names stead & place of the before named Thomas Beebee Melicent his wife William Souf'mead & John Souf'mead, doe Ac- knowledge by these presents, & there wit'' to bee fully sattis- fyed & (Contented, And thereof doe ac(iuit & discharge the sajd Peter Gee, his heires Executo''^ Administrato'"'' [& as-
signes [6] & euery of them foreuer by these presents, 1668 Haue, giuen granted bargained sold Enfeofed & Confirmed
& by these presents. Doth fully cleerly & absolute'-'' giue Grant bargaine sell alliene enfeofe & Contirme vnto the sajd Peter Gee his heires & assignes foreuer all that messuage Tennement or dwelling house wif' the Land & Ground there- to belonging or in any wise Appertaining reputed to bee propriety & right of them the before named Thomas Melicent William & John, Containing in the front Twenty & ffowre foote or thereabout, & from the front Containing in the leno-fi thereof downe to the low water & is lyino; & bcino- in Boston aforesajd & is fronting or butting on the street north westerly & on the Sea southeasterly & is bounded by the Land of John Sweet Sout" westerly, & by the Towne slip north Easterly, wif' the Appurtenances thereof & jn-iue- ledges thereto belonging & all the Estate rig't Title interest vse propriety possession clayme & demand whatsoeuer of them the sajd Thomas Beebee & Melicent his wife & the sajd William Souf'mead & John Souf'meade & either of them of in or to the same or any part thereof & all deeds Euidences & writtings whic" Concerne the sajd l)argained p'misses only & Copies of all sue'' deeds Euidences & writtings whic" Con- cerne the same wit" Other things. To Haue & to hold, the sajd Messuage Tennement or dwelling house, wit'' the Land & Ground, thereto belonging wit" the Appurtenances thereof & prineledges thereto belonging vnto the sajd Peter Gee, his heires &, assignes foreuer. To the only proper vse & behoofe of the sajd Peter Gee his heires & assignes foreuer full & legall possession of the sajd bargained p'misses being for-
Suffolk Deeds, Liu. VI., H, 7.
iiier'^' iiiueii to liiin the sajd Peter Gee, l)y the siijd Richard Cooke & AVilliiun Souf'mead in the name & behalfe of the res])octine ])artie8 abouenamed therein Concerned, & the sajd liichard Cooke in behalfe of the sajd Thomas Beebee & Mel- icent his wife, William Souf'mead & John Souf'mead their respectiue heires Executo"* & Admin istrato''^ Doth Couenant promise & Grant, to & wif' the sajd Peter Gee his heires c^ assio'iies by these presen'% in manner & forme following viz^ That they the sajd Thomas, jNIelicent William & John, at the time of the Grant baraaine & sale of the i)'"misses vnto the sajd Peter Gee, & vntill the deliuery hereof, vnto the sajd Peter Gee, to the vse of him his heires & assiirnes foreuer, were the Ltiwfull Owners of the sajd bargained ])''misses, And that the sajd Richard Cooke by virtue of the recited letttn- of Atturney hat" full power & Lawful! Authority the p'misses to giue grant bargaine sell & Conhrme as aforesajd And that the sajd Peter Gee his heires & assignes, shall &, may henceforf' foreuer Lawfully, peaceably & qujatly haue hold vse posses & Enjoy the sajd l)argained p'misses, free & cleere & cleer'^ acquitted & discharged of & from all & all manner of former c^ Other gift grants liargaines, sales leases assignements, mortgages, wills Entailes, & all Other Acts, & incumbrances whatsoeuer had made done or suffered to bee done, by they the sajd Thomas melicent, William, John, or either of them their heires J^xecuto"^^ Administrato''% or the sajd Rich: Cooke as their Atturney, or any Other person [or [7] or persons whatsoeuer, by their or either of their Act meanes Consent or procurement whereby the sajd Peter Gee his heires or assignes shall or may hereafter bee molested in or euicted out of the possession thereof or any [)art thereof. And that the sajd Thomas Beebee & melice"^ his wife, Will- iam Souf'mead & John Southmead, And the sajd Richard Cooke as their Atturne^ the sajd bargained p'misses vnto the sajd Peter Gee his heires & assignes against themselues respectiuely & all & euery person & persons whatsoeuer, clayming or to clayme any Estate right Title interest clayme or demand whatsoeuer of in or to the same or any part there- of, from by or vnder them or either of them, shall & will warrant & foreuer defend by these prese"'% And that the sajd Thomas, Melicent, William & John, And the sajd Ric- ard Cooke as their respectiue Atturne^ respectiuely vpon reasona])le & Lawfull demand shall performe doe or Cause to bee performed & done any further Act & Acts, w*"'' shall or may bee for the more full Confirming & sure making of the sajd Ixargained p'misses, vnto the sajd Peter Gee his heires & assignes foreuer According to the true intent hereof, & the Lawes of the Colony abouesajd In Wittnes whereof
Suffolk Deeds, Lib. VI., 7, 8.
the sajd Richard Cooke as .Vtturney, for the a])()ue named parties, hat" hereunto in their behalfc put to his hand & seale, the twelff' day of June, in the yearc of Our Lord, One Thousand six hundred sixty & Eight, in the Twcntet'^ yeare of the Reigne of Our Soueraia'ne Lord Charles the seceond, by the Grace of God of En<>land Scotland tfrance & Ireland King defend-- of the tfait'^ &e : l()(i<S :
Richard Cooke w"' a seale Appending Signed sealed & deliuered by the w"'in named
Rich: Cooke Atturney This instrument was Ac-
tor the within named, knowledged the 8^'' : of tfel):
jiroprieto'". 6i for them 1(>()8-
& in their names, vnto Before John Leueret Assist the wif'in names in the presence of vs :
his marke
John -X-T^-y" Sweet
Edward Ellis. AVilliam Pearse scr: Entered & Recorded word for word & Compared w"' the Originall this : 22- tfeb: 1668
As Attests p Edw- Rawson Record''
To all Christian people, to whome these p'sents shall come, AA'dliam Courser of Boston in the County of Sutiblke in new England inhoulder & Johanna his wife sends Greet- ing, Know yee that the sajd William Courser & Johanna his wife for & in Consideration of fFor*^ pounds to William Courser them ill liaTid loiig siucc pajd, by Ilcnery Lar- Hen: Largin- gill, & Allice liis wilc bciug part of the Estate left by Jeremiah ^loore, former husband to the sajd Allice Largin in the yeares sixteene hundred ffifty Two or thereabout, as portions for his children wherewif^ the sajd William Courser & Johanna his wife, Acknowledge them- selues fully satisfyed Contented & pajd & thereof & of euery part thereof doe Exonnorate, Accjuitt & discharge the sajd Ilenery Largin, And Allice his Avife lirmly by these presents, j Haue absolutely giuen Granted bargained sold alliened En- feofed & Confirmed, vnto the sajd Henery Largin & Allice
his wife, And by these presents doe [absohite'-^ [8] 1668 absolutely giuo Grant 1)argaine sell alliene Enfeofc
& Confirme, vnto them the sajd Ilenery & Allice during their naturall lines, & the longest liner of thefti & after their decease vnto Samuel 1 more, John Cottee in right
Suffolk Deeds, Lib. VI., 8.
of mar^" his wife, & Jeremiah ^Nloores sonns & daugliter of the late Jeremia'' ^Nloore decea^sed all that their dwelling- house & Land Sittuate lying & being in Boston in the Lane going from William Iludsons, towards Henery Aliens house, now in possession of m'' John Sathn, I)eing in breadth Thirty Two foote or therealjouts more or less, facing to the sajd Lane on the nort'', & in lengf' a sixty six foote, bee it more or less & bounded by the Land of Thomas Brattle on the South & the house & Land of the late William Hayward on the Last & the house & Land of Robert Poi-tis, on the west wit'' all the Liberties & priueledges thereto, in any wise be- longing or Appertaining, As it hat'' binn m the possession of the sajd Henery Largin neere Seauenteene yeares, To Haue & to hold, the aboue Granted & bounded d^^elling house & Land w"' its Ap})urtenances to them the sajd Henery Lar- gin, & Allice his wife during their naturall lines, & next & immeadiat'^ after their decease to the aboue mentioned, Sanuiell Moore, Jeremiah Moore, & John Cottee in right of Mary his wife, soones & daughter of the sajd deceased Jere- miah Moore, & their heires foreuer in just, & E(|uall pro- ]iortions & to their only })roper vse & l)ehoofe foreuer. And the sajd A\'illiam Courser & Johanna his wife, doe for them- seines their heires & assignes Couenant, promise & Grant to & wit'' the sajd Henery Largin & Allice his wife Samuell moore, Jeremiah ]Moore & John Cottee in right of mary his wife respectiuely, their heires & assignes tha' they the sajd AVilliam Courser & Johanna his wife at the time of the bar- gaine & sale of the aboue Granted premisses, were the true & rightfull Owners, thereof & had in themsehies good right full power & Lawfull Authority, the same & euery })art thereof to sell assure & Conuey & that the same, & euery part &, parcell thereof then was, & now is, & from time to time shall bee, free & cleere & freel}^ & cleerly acquitted Ex- onnorated discharged & defended from all & all manner, of former & Other gifts Grants bargaines, sales leases mort- gages, joyntures Dowers })Ower of thirds, & all Other Incum- brances of what nature & kind soeuer, had made done Acknowledged Committed, or suffered to bee done or Com- mitted, ^y them the sajd William Courser or Johannah his wife, their heires or assignes or by or from any Other person or Persons, hauing clayming or protending, to haue or clayme any legal I right. Title or interest to the same, or any part or i)arcell thereof l)y from or vnder them And the sajd William Courser & Johanna his wife, doe further Couenant promise & Grant, to & wit'" the sajd Henery Largin Allice his wife Samuell moore, Jeremiah Moore, & John Cottee, respectiue'^' that hee the sajd \\'illiam Courser & Johanna
Suffolk Deeds, Lib. YI., 8, 9.
his wife, or some one of tliem on demand shall & will de- liiier Or Cause to bee deliuered, all sue'' deeds writtings, Eui- dences, Escrips <Sb minnemen'" whic'' are in their hands or that they can- come by whic'' Concerne the aboue bargained premisses fayrc vncancelled & vndefaced And [9] c^c that it shall & may bee Lawfull for the sajd lienery Largin &, Allice his wife during their naturall lines &, for the yajd Sam- uell, Jeremiah moore & John Cottee, in right of Mary his wife, ({iiiet'^ & peaceab'^ next & immediat'^' after the decease of the sajd Henery Largin & Allice his M'ife, to haue hold vse Occupy possess & Enjoy, the above granted dwelling house & Land, wit'' i'^ Appurtenances, wif'out the least lett sute troul)le molestation or Euiction or ejection, of them the sajd William Courser, & Johanna his wife their or either of their heires or assignes, or any Other person or persons clayming, any interest thereto, ])y from or vnder them or any of them In AA'ittnes whereof the sajd William Courser & Johanna his wife, haue hereunto set their hands & scales, this Two & Twentef' day of ffeb: sixteene hundred sixty Eight, being the One tJi Twentef' yeare of the Keigne of Our soueraione Lord Charles the seccond Kino: of Enoiand Scot land rtrance'& Ireland &c r
his marke Signed sealed & deliu- ered in the p'sence of vs hir marke
his marke
Samuell /^^ Sendall John Saunders-
Signed sealed & deliu- This deed was Acknowledged
ered in the p'sence by AVilliam Courser & Johanna of vs- his wife- lleb: 22: 1(368: before
his marke mee
Edw: Tyng Assist: Sanmell (t^ Sendall
William \X/ Courser & a scale
Johanna / Courser : & a scale
dl c^
John Saunders
Entered & Kecorded word for word & Compared wit'' the Originall : lieb : 2o : 1H68
As Attest' : Edw- Rawson liecord""
To all Christian Peo[)le, to whome this present deed of sale shall come William Cotton Sen'' of Boston, in the Count*' of Sutlblke in the Colony of the massathusetts, in new Eng- land liutcher Sendef' Greeting in Our Lord God Eu(M-lasting, Know 3ee that the sajd William Cotton, wit" the full & free
Suffolk Deeds, Lib. VI., 9, 10.
Consent of Ann his wife, for & in Consideration of the sume of Two Hundred Pounds, in Currant money of new England to him in hand before the sealing & deliuery William Cotton hercof. Well & truly pajd by Jonathan Shrimp- jonath:"shnraptou toH of Bostou aforesajd brasier the recei})t of y"* whic'' sume, the sajd AA'illiam Cotton dot'' Acknowledg l)y these ^fsents, & therewif' to bee fully pajd & satisfyed, to Content & thereof & of euery part & parcell thereof doth Exonnorate Acquitt & discharge the sajd Jonathan Shrimpton his heires Executo" Administrato'"^ & assio'nes, & euery of them foreuer by these })'sents, Hath ffiuen iir-inted bari^ained Sold alliened Enfeofed & Contirnicd & by these p''sents. Doth fully cleerly & absolute'', giue Grant bargaine sell alliene Enfeofe & Coniirme, Anto the sajd Jonathan Shrimpton his heires & assignes foreuer, A peece or parcell of Land Containing in lengf' on the front fforty & six foote & a halfe foote, & Containeth in lengt'' in the reare for^^ foote or thereabouts, & Containef' in breadt'^ at the Southerly End thereof Thirty & six foote, & at the northerly End thereof [10] Containef' in breadf' Twenty &
tibwre foote & a halfe foote or thereabouts wit'' the mes- 1668 suage Tennement or dwelling house <t slaughter house
& shop & is scittuate lying & being in Boston aforesajd & is l)utting on the Land of Edniond Jackson Easterly (!v: On the street westerly, & is bounded l)y the Land of Thomas Duer northerly. And l)y the house & Land of the 8ajd AA'ill- iam Cotton Southerly, wit'' the moyety or halfe of the ])riu- eledge & interest of in to the share of him the said AA'illiam Cotton of in or to the Conditt & also the one halie of the in- terest of the sajd AVilliam Cotton of in or to the Pipes whic'' Conuey the Avater from the Conditt vnto the house of the sajd William Cotton, wit'' full & free egress & regress to take Carry away, &, Conuey water from the Conditt, & from the pipers from the Celler of the sajd A\'illiam Cotton, in the house orvpon the Land & any part thereof here''-^ mentioned, ])argained & sold from time to times & at all times hencefort'' foreuer, Prouided that the sajd Jonathan Shrimjrton his heires & assignes, shall & doe from time to time & at all times, as need shall require bee at halfe the Costs & Charges Avhic'' the sajd William Cotton, his heires Executo'" Administrato'* or assignes, shall or may hence for^A'ard foreuer bee at a'hout reparing of the Cunditt & Cunditt Pipes, & either of them AA'ith the A})i)urtenances to the sajd bargained p' misses l)e- longing & all Other the priueledges thereto l)elonging or in any wise Appertaining, And all the Estate right Title inter- est A^se iiropriety possession, clayme & demand Avhatsoeuer of him the sajd William Cotton of in or to the same or any
Suffolk Deeds, Lib. VI., 10, 11.
par' or parccll thereof, And all deed* Euidences & Avrittinsrg whic'' Concerne the sajd l)ari>aincd premisses Only & Copies of all sue*' deeds Euidences & writtings, whic'' Concerne the same wit'' Other things To Haue & to hold, the sajd peece or l)arcell of Land, Avit'' the Tenement or dwelling house, slaughter house & shop on part thereof standing scittuate lying & being ])utting & bounded as aforesajd \v"' the movety or halfe of the interest c^ priueledge, of him the sajd William Cotton of in or to the Cunditt & Cunditt Py[)es as aforesajd wit'' the Apinirtenances thereof & priueledges thereto be- longing as aforesajd vnto the sajd Jonathan Shrimpton his heires & assignes foreuer, To the only proper vse benititt & behoofe of the sajd Jonathan his heires & assignes foreuer, And the sajd AMlliam Cotton for himselfe his heires Execu- to'"'* & Administrato''% dot'^ Couenant promise & grant to & Avit'^ the sajd Jonathan Shrimpton his heires & assignes by these p''sen*, as foUowet'^ viz': Th;it hee the sajd William Cotton, at the time of the grant bargaine & sale of the p'mis- ses vnto the sajd Jonathan Shrimpton, & vntill the deliuery hereof to the sajd Jonathan Shrimpton to the vse of him his heires & assignes foreuer was the true & Lawfull owner of the bargained p''misses, & was seized to his owne vse of & in the premisses of a good i)erfect & al)solute Estate of inherit- ance in fee simple, & hat'' in himselfe full power & lawfull Authority, the p''mises to giue Grant l^argaine sell alliene Enfeofe Conuey & Contirme as aforesajd And that the sajd Jonathan Shrimpton his heires & assignes shall & may hencefoit'^ foreuer Lawfully peaceably & quiet'^ Haue hold vse posses & Enjoy the sajd bargained premisses, Free & Cleere & cleerely Exonnorated [11] Exonnorated acquitted & discharged. Or Otherwise from time to time &, at all times hereafter sufficient'^ defended & kept harmless of & from all & all manner of former & Other gifts Grants bargaines sales, leases Assignemen'% mortgages will Entailes judgments Ex- ecutions, Extents forfeitures seizures joynturs Dowres, & of & from all Other charges, Titles troubles Acts, & incum- brances whatsoeuer, had made done or sutlered to bee had made done, by the sajd "William Cotton his heires Executo'"'* or Administrato''^ or any Other person or persons whatsoeuer by his or their Act meanes defaul' Consen' or procurem' wherelP' the sajd Jonathan Shrimpton his heires or assignes shall or may bee hereafter molested in, or p]uicted out of the possession or enjoyment thereof or any part or ])arcell there- of. And that, the sajd William Cotton his heires Executo'' & Administrato'% the sajd bargained premisses vnto the sajd Jonathan Shrimi)ton his heires & assignes against themselues, respcctiuely & all & Euery person & persons whatsoeuer law-
Suffolk Deeds, Lib. VI., 11, 12.
ful'-^ claymiiiiz: or to clayme, any Estate right Title interest, pronriet'^' clayme or demand whatsoeuer of in or to the same or any part or parcell thereof, from by or vnder them or either of them, shall & will warrant & foreuer defend by these p'sents. And Ann the wife of the sajd William Cotton, dot'' fully & freely i>iue & yeald vp vnto the sajd Jonathan Shrimpton, his heires & assignes all hir right <fc Title of Dower & interest, of in or to the sajd bargained p'niis,se8 for- euer by these presents. And that the sajd AVilliani Cotton & Ann his wife, & the heires Exei-uto" & Administrato''* of the sajd AViiliam Cotton respectiue'^ vpon reasonable & Lawfull demand shall & will performe & doe or Cause to bee per- formed & done, any sue'' further &. Other Acts & Acts thing & tilings whatsoeuer that shall or may bee for the more full Comi)leating Contirming & suremaking of the sajd bargained p'misses, vnto the sajd Jonathan Shrimpton his heires & as- signes foreuer. According to the true intent hereof & Accord- ing to the Lawes of the Colony abouesajd. In Wittnes whereof the sajd "William Cotton & Ann his wife haue hereunto set there hands & scales the nint" day of tfebruary in the yeare of Our Lord, One thousand six hundred sixty & Eight in the one & Twentet'' yeare of the Reigne of Our Soueraigne Lord Charles the Second by the grace of God of England Scotland Ifrance & Ireland King defend'" of the tl'aif' &c
AVilliam Cotton w^'' a scale Api)ending Ann Cotton wit'' a scale Apencling
hir /\ Signe Head signed sealed & deliu- ered & possession of the within named mentioned Land & houseing, giuen by the witliin named William Cotton to the Avit''in named Jonathan Slirim})ton in the presence of
tfrancis ll()l)inson This Deed was Acknowl-
AViJliani Pearse scr- edged by William Cotton, l^
his marke Ann his wife tfebruary 2o: :
Sanmell <C^ Sendall Before mee Edw: Tyng Assis*-
Entered & Recorded Avord for word & Compared av^" the Originall this : 24"': fleb: IGGS
As Attes*" Edw: Rawson Record^
160S ^ ^12 -j Know ail men by these jn-esents that I Will- iam Cotton sen-" of Boston in the Colony of the massa-
Suffolk Deeds, Lib. VL, 12.
thusetts in new England Butcher, doe sttmd & uni firm''' bounded & ol)leiged to Jonathan Shrini[)ton of Boston ai'ore- sajd Brasier in the sunie of Two hundred pounds of good Currant money of new Enghmd to hee pajd to the sajd Jona- than Shrimpton or his true & Lawful 1 Atturney Executo"^* or Administrato'-, to the whic'' payment well & truly to l)ee made I doe bind mee my heires Executo''* & Administrato" firmly l)y these presen'' sealed wit'' my scale dated William Cottons: the niuf day of tfel)ruary, in the yeare of Our jonath: shrimpto. Lord One Thousaud six hundred sixty & Eight, Annoq" liegnj liegis Carol) Secundj : xxi : The Condition of this Obligation is sue'', That if the aboue named Jonathan Shrimpton, his heires & assignes & euery of them shall & may foreuer from hence fort'', peaceab'^ & quie"^', Haue hold vse Occupy posses c^ Enjoy, all yt Land wit'' the messuage, Tennement or dwelling house slaughter house & shop on part thereof standing, scittuate lying c^ be- ing in Boston afoiesajd & euery i)art & parcell thereof wit'' the propriety, to the moyety or halfe the rights, & interests of him the sajd William Cotton, of in or to the water Cunditt & Canditt pipes, whic'' Conuey the water to the Cunditt & to the now dwelling house of the sajd William Cotton, & from thence to the before mentioned messuage or Tennement mentioned to bee l)argained t*t sold l)y the alioue bounded William Cotton, to the aboue named Jonathan Shrimpton, in & by a Ccrtaine Indenture of bargaine, & sale bearing date y'- day of the date aboue written, made ])etweene the aboue boundcn William Cotten on the. one part & the aboue named Jonathan Shrimpton, on the Other part, cleerly acijuittcd & discharged or Otherwise sufficiently saued defended t^ kept harmless, of & from all & all manner of Estates Titles Troul)les charges Acts & incumbrances » whatsoeuer at any time heretofore granted or Couenant for betweene him, the sajd William Cotton & his sonn in Law John matson of Bos- ton aforestijd Gunn smit'', or any Other person or persons whatsoeuer, or at any time heretofore had made Committed Acknowledged permitted suffered or done, or suffered to bee had made Committed permitted or done, by the sajd William Cotton his heires Executo'"' Administrato'"'^ or assignes or either of them by their or either of their Act moanes default Consent or procurem' that then this present Obligation siiall bee voyd & of none Effect, or Else shall remaine & bee in its full force strengf' & virtue- AYilliam Cotton & a scale.
Signed sealed tVc deliuered in
the presence of This instrument ^\as Ac-
ffVan: Kobinson knowledged by AMlliam Cot-
William Pearse scr: ton, ff'eb: 23 : 1(568 :
Before mee Edw: Tyns: Assist
Suffolk Deeds, Lib. VI., 12, 13.
Entered & Eecorded word for word & Compared w*'^ the Originall : tieb: 24"':1GG8
As Attests- Edw: Ruwson Record'"
[13] Bee it knowne vnto all men by these presents, that I Edward Belcher Senio'' of Boston, Pipestafe culler for & in Consideration, of Three score & two pounds & tenn shillings, starling to mee in hand at & before, the Ensealing hereof well & truly pajd, bj Symon- Lynde of Boston mer'^' Haue Bargained 6b Sould, & doe hereby bargaine & sell, Enfeofe assigne & Coniirme vnto the sajd Symon Lynde his heires Executo" Administrato'' or assignes foreuer my now dwelling house in Boston wit'' the Orchard Garden & ground thereto belonging ]>eing vpward of one Acree of Land Scittuate & lying, at the Southward End of Boston, bounded wit'' the widdow Coleborne norther'^ wit'' Deacon Jacob Elliott Southerly, wit'' the sajd Widdow Coleborne & Deacon El- liott Easter'-% & wit" A\^illiam Talmage, & Set" Perry wes- terly, To Haue & to hold, the afore bargained house, &. ground, Orchard & Garden, with all & sin- Edw: Belcher eenf gular the Outliouslug Grouuds, feuccs, Trccs, Simon Lynde. priuelcdgcs, accommodations, & Appurte-
nances thereto belonging, or in any manner of wise Appertaining, wit'' all the proffitts, & benetitts thereof & thence to l)ee had made or raised, vnto him the sajd Sy- mon Lynde, his heires Executo'"' Administrato'"'* or assignes, & to his & their owne proper vse & behofee foreuer, & I the sajd Edward I>elcher sen'', doe hereby for mee my heires Ex- ecuto''* & Administrato'% Couenant promise & grant to & wit" the sajd Symond Lynde, his heires Executo'* & Adniiii- istrato''% That the aforebargained premisses are not only be- fore the Ensealing & deliuery hereof free & cleere & freely & cleerely acquitted, Exonnorated, & discharged, of & from all former Or Other bargaines, sailes, guifts, grants. Titles, mortgages. Dowers, allienations, or incuml)rances, whatso- euer, but also shall & will warran' mainetaine, & defend the same, & euery part & parcell thereof, ag': all person, or per- sons, M'hatsoeuer, any wayes Lawfully clayming or demand- ing the same, or any part or })arcell thereof, & shall iSc will at all times bee ready & willing to giue & pass more full & Ample assurance of the afore bargained p''misses if desired or required, Prouided al wayes that if I the sajd Edward Belcher, my heires Executo'* Administrato""* or assignes, shall well c^ truly pay, or Cause to bee pajd, vnto the sajd Symon Lynde, his Executo"* Adtuinistrato'''' or assignes, tiie sume of Sixty two pounds & tenn shillings, of Lawfull & Currant money of new England, on the thirtef' day of Xo-
Suffolk Deeds, Lib. VI., 18, 14.
uembei-, whie'' shall bee in the yeare of our Lord One thousand six hundred sixty & Eight, according to the tennor of a bill obligatory, bearing date wit" these p'sents, then this present bargaine & sale shall bee voyd, & of none Effect, or else shall stand & remaine in full force & virtue, In Wittnes ^vhe^eof I the sajd Edward Belcher sen"" haue hereunto put my hand & seale, this nine & twentef' d''^ of Nouemljer .\nno Donij : 1667 : in the nineteent'^ yeare of the Reigne of ; Our Soueraigne Lord King Charles the second :
Signed sealed & deliuered Edward Belcher seiil
in the presence of vs : (& a seale)
John Allen Edward Belcher sefi Ac-
Enoch Lynde* knowledged this instrument to
bee his Act & deed signed & sealed l)y him vpon the day of the d'^ of the date hereof: Acknowledged 26 : ffeb: 1668 before John Leueret Assist. Entered & Recorded word for word & Compared wit'' the Originall this 5 : marc'' : : 1668
As Attests. Edw. Rawson Record''
[14] To all Christian People, to whose p''sence these shall come, Henery Kemball of Boston in the Colony 166 1 of the Massathusetts in new England blacksmith, & mary Kemball his now wife Sendef' Greeting Know yee that the sajd Henery Kemball & Mary his wife for & in Consideration of the sume of six pounds & tenn shillings, by the u;dlue thereof to them already in hand pajd, by Allice Thomas of Boston aforesajd AViddow, the receite whereof is I hereby Acknowledged, & that they are therewif' fully satis- : tyed Contented & pajd, Haue & doe by these p'sencts giue : Grant bargaine sell, alliene Enfeofe Conuey &, Continue vnto hir the sajd Allice Thomas, hir heires & assignes a peece or parcell of Ground lying & being scit- Aiuce^iTomar ^uatc iu Bostou aforcsajd at the nort'"' End thereof containing betweene ffowre & ffiue foote in breadf' fowrescore & Eight foote in lengf, & is butting & bounded by the Land of the sajd Allice Thomas, at the Souf' P^ast end by the street that runns by the new meeting house, at the north w^es* End by the Land of the sajd Hen- ery Keml)all on the nort'' East side, & by the Land of Cap*: Thomas Clarke, on the Souf' w^est side wit'' all the rig''ts the liberties priueledges immunities, & Appurtenances whatso- euer thereunto belonging or in any waves Appertaining, To Haue & to hold the sajd peece or parcell of Ground soe butting & bounded as aforesajd, to hir the sajd Allice
Suffolk Deeds, Lib. YI., 14, 15.
Thomas hir heires &, assignes foreuer, to the sole proper &. only vse & l)eho()fe, I)ennifitt & aduantage of hir the sajtl Allice Thomas hir heires & assignes foreuermore, And the sajd Henery Kcmball & Mary his wife doe for themselues their heires Executo" & Administrator Couenant promise & grant to & wit" the sajd Allice Thomas hir heires Executo'* Administrato""' & assignes that the sajd peece or parcell of Land w"' all & singular the li]>erties priueledges & Appurti- nences thereunto belonging, are at the sealing & deliucrv hereof free & cleere, acquitted & discharged, of & from all former & Other gifts grants, l)argaines sales joyntures, Dow- ers, leases, mortgages, Allienations preuarications &, incum- brances whatsoeuer, And that the sajd Allice Thomas hir heires & assignes, shall & may, from time, to time & at all times hereafter, Haue hold occupie })osses & Enjoy the afore bargained p'misses, & euery part & parcell thereof, wit'out the Law-full let trouble, hinderance molestation or disturb- ance, of them the sajd Henery Kemball, & mary Kemball, their heires or assignes, or any Other person, or persons, from l>y or vnder them & against all persons Lawfully clayming any right Title or interest in or vnto the p'misses, or any pait therof by any Act or deed of them or either of them, shall foreuer defend saue secure & keepe harmeless, hir the sajd Allice Thomas hir heires or assignes by these p'scnts And that they the sajd Henery Kemball & mary Kemball their [15] their heires & assignes shall & will at any time hereafter, vpon the I'casonable request & demand of hir the sajd Allice Thomas, hir heires or assignes, giue & make vnto hir or them or any or either of them, any Other further or better assurance, of in or vnto the premisses or any part thereof, as shall by men Experienced in the Law bee adjudged to bee necessary requisit or Expedient, In Wittnes whereof the sajd Henery Kemball, & jVIary Kem- l>all, haue hereunto set their hands & seales, this tent'- day of llel)ruarv, in the yeare of our Lord One Thousand six hundred sixty & seauen. Anno ; Kegnj Regis Carolj Secundj Angliae &'. xix" : lG(w :
Henery Kemble & a scale Signed scaled & deliuered Mary Keml)le & a scale
in the presence
Thomas Kemball Henery Kemble & mary his
Steuen Barsse wife Acknowledged this deed
marc'' : ffirst : i*^^| before mee. Edward I'yng Assist.
Entered & Recorded word for word & Compared wit'' the Originall this : 5 : marc" : i « « |.
p Edw Rawson Record''
SuFJ^OLK Deeds, Lit.. A'L, 15, 10.
This Deed made the Twenty .seiiuent'' of iniirc'^ in the yeare of Our Lord one Thousand six hundred sixty & ffiue, })c- twocne William Trescott ; of Dorchester in the County of Sulfolke husbandman of the one party, & Timothy Tilston of Dochester in the County of Sutfolke aforesajd Coojoer of the Other party wittnessef' that the sajd William Trescott for good & ualluai)le Consideration in hand receiued to his full Conte"S Hat'^ Giuen granted bargained sold Enfeoffed & Con- firmed, And by these presents dot" giue Grant bargaine & sell Enfeoff*^ & Confirme, vnto the sajd Tinio- M'iiiiam Trescot thy Tilcstou, tvvo Acrcs of Land bee it more Timothy^Tiieston or Icss as it lycf' in a feild in Dorchester Com- monly called the Great Lotts, as it lyef' bounded by the Land of Enoc'' Wisewall on the nort'" part of the same & the Land of the sajd Timothy Tilcston on the Souf' side of the same, one End butts vpon the hig'' way leading to Neponsett mill on the west, the Other end butts vpon the way leading to the Tide mill, or the Land of the sajd Timothy Tilleston towards the East, To Haue & to hold, the sajd Two Acres of Land bee it more or less, wit'' all & singular the Appurtenances thereof vnto ye sajd Timothy Tilleston his heires Executo" & assignes foreuer, To bee & Continue to bee the proper right & inheritance of the sajd Timothy Tilleston his heires Executo''* & assignes foreuer- more, withou^ any the let trouble molestation Ejection Euic- tion Expulsion, or cleniall of him the sajd William Trescott, his heires or assignes or any claiming any Title clame or in- terest, to the same or any part or parcell thereof, from or vnder him them or any of them & also wif'out the Lawfull left trouble molestation or Expulsion of any Other person or persons whatsoeuer will warrant acquitt & defend the sajd Two Acres of Land bee it more or less wit'' the Appurte- nances thereof vnto the sajd Timothy Tilleston his heires & assignes foreuer l)y those presents. And also shall & will ])erforme & doe or cause to bee performed & done, any suc*^ [further [10] further Act or Acts, as hoe the sajd William
Trescott shall bee thereunto aduised or required by 1 *^ ^ I the sajd Timothy Tilleston his heires or assignes for a
more full & sure making of the premisses vnto the sajd Timof'y Tjlles^'"^ his heires & assignes according to the Lawes of this jurisdiction. And Lastly Elizabef' the wife of the sajd AVilliam Trescott dot'' hereby fully & freely Giuo & yealdvp vnto the sajd Timothy Tilleston all hir right Title Dowry & interest in the Land aforesajd, either t'"** shee now hat'' or hereafter may or ought to haue, In Wittnes whereof the sajd William Trescott & Elizabet'' his wife haue hereunto pu' their hand* & seales the day & yeare abouesajd, signed
Suffolk Deeds, Lib. VI., 1(3, 17.
sealed and deliuered in the pre^^cnts of vs whose names Ensue, AVilliani Trescott & a seall.
John Wisvvall ^j^^ ^^^^.j.^ _0 ^^
Benja: Dauis X3
Elizabef^ Trescott:
"William Trescott & Elizabef' his wife Acknowledged this deed marc'' : 4"' : i66| Before mee Edw: Tyng Assist:
Entered & Recorded word for w^ord & Compared wit'' the Originall this 6''' : march : i '^ "^ |
As Attests : Edw: Rawson Record"'
Whereas there are seuerall differences depending betweene vs Benjamin Gillam senio"" & Thomas Gwin, sonn in Law to the sajd Gillam ])ot'' of Boston in the County of Suffolke in new i^ngland, whic'' differences are & haue arissen by Reason of Seneralls respecting, Elizabef' the wife of the sajd Gwin, & daughter of the sajd Gillam now for a fynall issue of all sue'' & all Other differences, whatsoeuer wee haue Arbitbetweone niutually choscu, the Honuorcd ]\Iaj()'' John ac'^-rho: ow'ili" Leuerett, Escf ; & Edward Tyng Esq', bof' of Boston aforesajd, to heare issue determine & finally Conclude, all differences, & matters of difference be- tweene vs, of what kind & nature soeuer. And wee the sajd Benjamin Gillam & Thomas Gwin, doe by these presents, bind Ouiselues Our heires Executo'* & Administrato'' Eac'' to Other, their heires Executo'"' Administrator* & assignes, in the sum of Two hundred pounds money of new England to bee ffaithfully pajd, by the })arty faul'^' to the Other, on Con- dition that wee w^ill, & shall, declare, Our matters of differ- ence, to the sajd Honnored Major Genera 11 Leuerett & the sajd Edw: Tyng, Esq"" & to stand to abide, by & performe, whateuer they shall determin Concerning those diticrences, to bee referred to them by vs, herel)^ giuing them full power to determine what the^ shall in their discretion & judgment, judge meet, Prouided they giue in their award & determina- tion in writting at or before the Twentef' day of this instant January, as wittnes Our hands this 8"': day of January : 1(368 prouided [17] prouided alwayes that the ditl'erences betweene vs resi)ecting the Sloope Duke & M'' Gillam slan- dering of Elizabef' Gwinn the wife of the sajd Thomas Gwinn is herein not included Ben: Gillam
Signed & deliuered the words Thomas Gwin*
[in the some of Two hun- dred pounds money of new This Avritting & Obligation England] being interlined was signed the 8'" : day of betweene the thirteenf' &, January by Benjamin Gillam fowreteenf' lyne before & Thomas Gwin the 8"' of signing in p'"sence of vs : Januar^ before
Elisha Cooke John Leuerett Assist
Suffolk Deeds, Lib. VI., 17, 18.
Entered & Recorded word for word & Compared wit*" the originall tlii« (i : mare'' ^ ^ "^ |
As Attests Edw Rawson Record""
Whereas Benjamin Gillam senio"", & Thomas Gwin sonn in Law to the sajd Benjamin hot'' of Boston hath submitted Certaine difterences, that hath rissen by reason of seuerall demand' of Charges the sajd Benjamin hat'' benn out respect- ing Elizabef' the hite wife of the sajd Thomas, & daughter of the s'' Benjamin for the Keeping prouiding for the sajd Eliza- bet", at Seuerall times since the sajd Thomas tooke hir to wife & marriage, as also respecting the kee])ing of Thoma' Gwin the sonn of the sajd Thomas & Educating of him tfiue yeares together, Avif' the late Expences for the lying in of the wife of the sajd Thomas, their charges for the Doctor & burial 1 & for the keeping of the Agreement be. child the sajd Elizal)et'' hat'' left, being now no' V'X]'^^ ^^V^)i^l aboue one nuaiter of a yeare old kept at the
Gillam & Thomas { . , ,^ . "^ . , ^
Gwin; Charge ot the sajd Benjamin on the one part.
And the demand the sajd Thomas hat'' made of Seuerall household good' & Apparrell belongef' to the sajd Thomas, tha' were in the sajd Elizabeth his late wiues possession, & Appertaining to hir lying in the house of the sajd Benjamin, & being attached by him for the securing of hnnselfe, & obtaining satisfaction fv)r the charge hee had been at, for the wif^' of the sajd Thomas on the Other part, they hauing mutual'^ vnder their hand submitted the sajd differ- ences, respecting the same as Appeares And hauing bound themselues in the sume of Two hundred pounds in money of new England, to stand to abide by & performe the determi- nation of vs vnderwritten. Wee hauing heard the Allegations & seuerall Challenge' of the sajd Benjamin & Thomas Gwin, & hauing taken a pellicular Account of all the perticulars, shewed by the sajd Benjamin an Inuentory of the perticulars thereof hat'' benn taken & prized by Our desires by M'" Peter OUiuer & M' Richard Woody, whic'' they haue giuen in vnto vs vnder their hands, & hauing well weighed, & Considered the same, wee doe hereby declare, these to liee Our minds & determinations, for a finall issue of the sajd differences, be- tweene the sajd Benjamin Gillam, & Thomas Gwin his sonn in Law, viz' that Benjamin Gillam shall dcliuer vnto the sajd Thomas, a thumb gold ring that M'as the ring of the sajd
Elizaliet'* wife of the sajd Thomas, Also one remnant ^66s of blew Hamshire [kersey [IS] left of the Couers
for bed posts & Chimney cloaf' & window Curtaines bee the remnant two yards more or less & halfe a dozen of the best pocket handkerchifts, or that the sajd Benjamin
Suffolk Deeds, Lib. YI., 18, 19.
tender the same Avithin one weeke after the date of these presen'% to the sajd Tho: & for the rest of the thinos Our determination is, that they bee for the vse of the two chil- dren, in sue'' thing as are Apparrell for their })resent supp'^, of cloathing that may bee fitt for them as the wearing linnen that belonged to their mother as also Other Apparrell & for the furniture for a Chamber the plate brass pewter & Other vtencells for house holds vse & that they bee reserued for the two children, to bee diuided according as the Law of the Country prouides. And that these bee left to remaine in the hands of Benjamin Gillam the childrens Grandfather for the vse abouesajd And forasmuc'' as some of the things may bee damnifyed by lying by & not vsed, the sajd Benjamin may dispose of them 6c respond the uallue to the children, Wee further declare i' to bee our minds, as most for the bennititt of the children, the father of them being in an vnt-ctled state & Condition, that they remaine wit'' & bee left to the tuishion & education of Benjamin Gillam their Grandfather, heehaue- ing Expressed his willingnes to take care of & prouide for them, & Thomas Gwin their ftather readi'^ embrasing it be- fore vs, tha' this is our finall issue & determination in this Case wee doe hereby declare & doe further Order that the sajd Benjamin doe record this award together wit'' the Inuen- tory annexed, together wit" the bonds In Testimony whereof weehaue hereunto set Our hands this nineteent'' of January: 16G8 John Leueret
Edward Tyng: Entered & recorded word for word And Compared wit'' the Originall : 6 : march : ^ ^ e s
As Attest' : Edw: Rawson Record""
To all Christian People, to whome this present deed of sale shall come William Towers of Boston in the Colony of the massathusetts in new England Butcher, Sendeth Greeting Know yee that the sajd AVilliam Towers wit'' the free Con- sent of Lea'' his wife, for & in Consideration of the sume of ninty pounds, to hnn v.\ hand before the sealing & deliuery hereof well and truly pajd, by Ann Carter & mary Hunter of Boston aforesajd Widdowes, the receipt of the which sume, the sajd William Towers doth Acknowledge by these presents, & therewit'' to bee fully pajd satistyed & Con- tented, Hath Giuen Granted bargained sold, alliend Enfeofcd & Confirmed, & l)y these presents dot^ fully cleerly & abso- lutely, Giuo Grant bargaine sell alliene Enfeofe & Confirme vnto the sajd Ann Carter hir heires & assignes foreuer- [19] foreuer, All that his messuage Tennemcnt or dwelling house, with the Laixl whereon it standet'^j & the Land thereto
Suffolk Deeds, Lib. VI., 19.
belonging, wit*" the Appurtenances thereof & priueledges thereto belonging or in any wise Appetaining Seittuate lying & l)eing at the north End of the Towne of Boston aforesajd And is butting on the street or Connnon way Easterly & vpon the broad Plott or parcel] of Land on part whereof the norf' meeting house in Boston aforesajd standef westerly, & is bounded by the Land & house now in possession & Oc- cupation of Henery ffaine northerly, & by the Land & house of John White jufi) Southerly & all the Estate right Title in- terest, vse propriety possession clayme & demand whatsoeuer of him the sajd William Towres of in or to the sajd dwelling house & Land, & all deed' Euidences & writtings, whic'' Concerne the sajd liargained premisse* only & Copies of all such deeds Euidences & writtings whic'' Concerne the same with Other things. To Haue & to hold, the sajd dwelling house & Land lying butting & bounded as aforesajd vnto the sajd Ann Carter, hir heires & assignes to hir & their Owne
proper vse, bennifitt & behoofe foreuer, And WiUiam Towers tlic sajd William Towers, for himselfe his heires Ann Carter Exccuto''* & Aduiinistrato''* dot'' Couenant & grant
to & with the sajd Ann Carter, hir heires cfc as- signes as followef' viz'. That hee the sajd AVilliam Towers, at the time of the grant bargaine & sale of the premisses vnto the sajd Ann Carter, & vntill the deliuery hereof vnto the sajd Ann Carter, to the vse of hir, hir heires & assignes for- euer, was the true & Lawfull owner, of the sajd bargained premisses. And that hee hat'' in hmiselfe full power & Law- full Authorit3^ the premisses to giue Grant bargaine sell & Confirme as aforesajd. And that the sajd Ann Carter, hir heires & assignes, shall & may henceforf' foreuer, lawful'^ peacab'y & quietly haue hold vse posses & enjoy, the sajd house & Land with the Appurtenances thereof & priue- ledges thereto belonging : Eree & Cleerely acquitted & dis- charged, or Otherwise from time to time & at all times hereafter sufficient'^ saued defended & kept harmless of & from all manner of former 6c Other gifts, grants, bargaines, sales, leases, Assignements mortgages wills Entailes judg- ments. Executions, Extents, forfeitures, seizures joyntures. Dowers & of & from all Other Acts & incumbrances what- soeuer, had made or done, or suffered to bee had made or done, by the sajd William Towers his heires heires Execu- to" or Admininistrato"' or any Other })erson or persons what- soeuer, by his or their Act meanes default consent or procurement, whereb^ the sajd Ann Carter hir heires or as- signes, shall or may bee hereafter molested in or Euicted out of the possession thereof or any part or ])arcell thereof, And that the sajd William Towers his heires Exccuto" or Admin-
Suffolk Deeds, Lib. VI., 19, 20.
istrato''% the sajd bargained premisses vnto the sajd Ann Carter, hir heires & assignes against themselues respect iuely & all & eueiy person & persons, lawfully clayming or to claime, any Estate right Title interest, clainie or demand whatsoeuer of in or to the same, or any part or parcel 1 thereof from ^-' or vnder him, them or either of them shall & will warrant & foreuer defend by these presents. And Leah the wife of the sajd William Towers dot" ful'^ & free'^ giue &, yeald vp vnto the sajd Ann Carter hir heires & as- signes, all hir right & Title of Dower & interest, of in or to the sajd bargained premisses foreuer by these })resen'% And that the sajd William Towers & Leah his wife, & the heires Executo'"* & Administrato''* of the sajd William Towers re-
spectiuel' vpon reasonable [& [20] & LaMfull de- 166| mand shall & will performe & doe or cause to bee
performed & done, any sue'' further Act & Acts whether by way of Acknowledgment of this present deed or release of Dower in respect of hir the sajd Lea'' or in any Other kind that shall or may l)ee, for the more full Com- pleating Confirming, & sure making of the sajd bargained })remisses, vnto the sajd Arm Carter hir heires & assignes foreuer. According to the true intent hereof, And According to the Lawes of the Colony aforesajd, Prouided alwayes & it is Couenanted Conditioned & agreed by & betweene. the sajd parties to these presents, That if the sajd William Tow- ers his heires Executo" Administrato''* & assignes, or either of them doe well & truly })ay or cause to bee pajd, vnto the aboue named Ann Carter hir heires Executo''* Administrato'' or assignes. At or in the now dwelling house of the sajd Ann Carter, Scittuate & being in Boston aforesajd the full & whole sume of ninty joound in Curran* money of new Eng- land, in manner & forme as followet'', viz^* the sume of ftbrty pound at or before, the seauen & Twentef' day of Jan- uary, whic'' shall bee in the yeare of Our Lord one Thousand six hundred sixty nine seauen'^' & the sume of Thirty pound' at or before the seauen & twentef' day of January whic'' shall bee in the yeare of Our Lord one thousand six hundred seauen'-^' One, And the sume of Twenty pound at or before, the seauen & Twentef' day of January whic'' shall bee in the yeare of our Lord One thousand six hundred seauen'^ one & seauen^-^ two, without Couen fraud or further delay, that then this present bargaine & sale shall bee vtterly voyd, frustrate & of none Effect, but if defaul' of payment ha]ii)en to bee one any of the aforesajd daye^ of payment whereon the sajd payments ought to bee pajd as aforesajd that then this present bargaine & sale &, euery Couenant Grant Article & thins, herein Contained shall remaine & abide in its full
Suffolk Deeds, Lib. VI., 20, 21.
power force strengt"' & virtue any tliinir herein Contained, to the Contrary thereof in any wise not withstanding In Wittnes whereof the sajd William Towers & Leah his wife haue here- unto set their hands & seales the seauen & Twentef' day of Janua"^^', in the yeare of Our Lord One thousand six hundred sixty Eiiiht sixty nine, Annoq*" Regnj liegis Carolj secundj vicessimo
the signe of Signed sealed & deliuered y.
in the presence of William Vr Towers & a scale
Richard Woodde t i "^ -n
rp, ^, Leah I ^ lowers
ihonias Crross J^
William Pearse scr hir signe & a scale
This instrument was Acknowledged January the : 2S: IHfiS : by AMlIiam Towers & Leah his wife
Before : Edward Tyng Assist:
Entered & Recorded word for word & Compared with the Originall this 12. day of Marc" : i6 6| .
As Attests : Edw: Rawson Recorde''
This Mortgage w^as taken oif hy John Hunt & Ann his now wife y*" Late widdow Carter in ])'sence of M'" Haback- kuck Glouer & James Taylor this 2 of March 10|^ as At- tes'^ ffreeGrace Bendall Cler.
[21] This Indenture made, the twenty nint" day of Aj)rill, in the yeare of our Lord One thousand six hundred fiifty six, Betweene Edward Tyng of Boston in new Eng- land, in the Count^' of Sutiblke merchant, William Coleborne & James Penn of the same Ruling Elders of the Churc'' of Boston Guardians & ouerseers, for the Children of Captaiue William Tyng deceased as b' the last will & Testamcn' of him the sajd Captaine A^'illianl Ting, they are nominated soe by the County of Sutiblke, thereunto Appointed of the one part, And John Bateman & Josuah Scottow of Boston aforesajd Guiirdens for the time being to the Company body & Societ-^' of the water works Apperteyning or belonging to the Cu"dit in the street now called or knowne by the name of Cundit street, & their successors in the same Office & place as aforesajd on the Other ynwt Wittnesseth, 1'hat whereas the sajd Captaine William Tyng in the time of his life in the yeare of Our Lord one Thousand six hundred iibrty nine, did by a verball agreement, Giue Grant bargaine & sell vnto James Euerill one of the sajd Company & Socie^^ aforesajd & the sajd Josua'' Scottow in the name & behalfe as of themselues, soe in the behalfe & to & for the vse &
Suffolk Deeds, Lib. VI., 21, "il.
lienititt of the neia'lil)orhood or Company in partnership or jjroprieto"" in the waterworke Cundit, whic'' then was to bee erected l)y the neiojhborhood & Company Edward Tyng aforeisajd. Free liberty to digg find out erect
& James p'^nlr''"^ & sct vp onc fountainc well head si)ring, one To the Company or niorc witliin liis Land or i^a.sture jjround,
that leases the . . ' • i
waterworks, for^ .scittuatc lying & lieing on the wes'ormost side, Tyng: '^ of his then dwelling house in Boston afore-
sajd, as also from the sajd well or wells fibun- taine, or fountaines to digg & trenc'' thorow the sajd Pasture Ground, to lay downe sue'' Pipes or water worke, Conuey- anees as should bee necessary for the Carrying or conueying water from the aforesajd fountaine or fountaines well or wells, vnto sue'' place as the sajd neighborhood & Company should see Conuenient for the Erecting of a Cunduit or wa- terworks, To So for the on]\^ vse & benifit of themselues their heires Executo'"'' assignes & successo'"* foreuer vpon suc"^ considerations as is hereafter Expressed with power also & free libert^ to pass & repass when occation should bee for the Erecting building or setting or setting vp of the sajd foun- taine or fountaines in & vpon the sajd pa.sture Ground & bring in either by Cart or Otherwise, all sue'' timber pi})es or Other necessaries, for the accomplishment of the sajd worke, as also for the keeping thereof in repaire. To which End, of rei)aring & maintaining the same, they & euery of them, Avit" their assignes & workemen, are to haue liberty at any time when need shall require, to digo' for the taking vp & new laying of pipes or any Other Timber, stone or any Other necessaries in or about the sajd well or wells fountaine or fountaines, w"^ lil)erty to digs; for one or more fountaines, or well heads as shall l)ee needfull for the future, for their further supply of water as occation & need shall reijuire from time to time, Prouided that they the sajd neighborhood <fe Com- pany their assignes & workemen, leaue the fence or fences as they found them, And whateuer damage should at any time bee vnto the sajd Pasture ground, done through their neg- lect for want of their making vp the fence, or leaning the Ground as they found it, or shutting gates the^ the sajd war- dens to make it good. And whereas the sajd James & [Josua'^ [22] Josuah in the name & behalfe of the sajd neighl)orhood & C(mi})any of Proi)rieto'"% were en- gaged to pay or cause to l^ee i)ajd, vnto the sajd Capt; AVilliam Tyng his heires Executo"''* Administrato''^ & assignes, for &j in Consideration of all & singular the premisses for euery sue** family or families, as then were or after should l)ee renters or i)roi)rieto''' in the waterworks aforesajd twelue pence euery yeare & soe to Continue foreuer, but the sajd
1 66 S 9
Suffolk Deeds, Lib. VI., 22.
bargaine not oompleated by the sajd Captaine William Tyno- ill the time of his life by any writting or deed, And Whereas aftewards by an Act of the General! Court of Election held at iioston the twenty sixt of may, in the yeare of our Lord one thousand six hundred fEfty two, In Answer to the Pe- tition of the aforesajd James Euerell & Josuah Scottow as also William Hudson Hannah Hanbury, Edmund Jackson, William Cotton John Low, Leonard Buttles Thomas yeaw, liichard Norton, John Bateman & AVilliam Awberry, in be- halfe of the tenn vndertakers of the jronworks possessing the right of Vallantine Hill, & Jose})h Wormhill, it was Ordered & Ennacted, that from hence fort'' the sajd inhalntants afore- mentioned should bee a Cor})oration & incorporated into one body or Com[)any, & yt it shall & may bee lawfull for the sajd Company yearely to Elect, two of the proprieto''^ of the sajd body, to bee \Vardens & masters of the sajd Water- works, for that insuing yeare & noe longer, without a new Election who shall take Order for the due payment of their Annuall rent, to in'' William Tyng according to their Cou- enant & agreement w"' him with seuerall Other thinas Ex- pressed, & manifested in the sajd Order, as Ap})ei"taining to the sajd AV'ardens place & office. Therefore now further know yee that the aforesajd Edward Tyng, William CV)leborne & James Penn Gardens & Ouerseers for the Children of Ca})t: William Tyng, deceased as aforesajd for & in Consideration of the payment of the aforesajd Annuall rent, of twelue I)ence a family for euery family, that is or hereafter shall bee a renter or proprieto"", in the waterworke aforesajd, the nature of y*" pay & time of the payment to bee as hereafter is Expressed, Haue giuen granted bargained & sold, remised released & Confirmed, And by these p'sen'* doe giue grant ])argaine sell, remise release & Confirme vnto the sajd John Bateman, & Josuah Scottow A^'ardens for the time being, to to the Company ))()dy & Society of the water works as afore- sajd in behalfe of themselues & Com})any, to & for their vse & benifitt, & to & for the vse &■ benititt of the sajd Company & partnership, or proprieto" of the waterworke Condiu' which sajd Conduit vpon the a})foresajd Verball Couenant, or agreement wit'' the sajd Captaine William Tyng, was hy the sajd })roprieto''* & Company Erected & set v}), wit'' free liberty to digg find out erect & set v}) one fountaine well head spring, or more wif'in the sajd Land or pasture ground Scittuate lying & l)eing on the westermost side of the sajd dwelling house, that was the house of the sajd AVilliam Tyng in Boston aforesajd. As also from the s'' Avell or wells foun- taine or fountaines to digg & trench thorow the sajd i)aster ground to lay downe sue'' pipes or waterworke Conueyances
Suffolk Deeds, Lib. VI., 22, 23.
as shall hoe necessary, for the Carrying or Conueyinir water from the sajd fountaine or fountaines, well or wells, vnto the place of the [Conduit [23] Conduit now erected, or any Other i)lace where the sajd Wardens for the time being or their Successo''^ is sajd office & place of warden ship or Com- pany aforesajd shall see Conuenient for" thcnr further supp'^ of Avator, as the sajd Company shall increase, &, their nec- essary & needfull occations shall hereafter from time to time require, To Unue hold vse Occupie Posses & Enjoy, the whole & sole henniHtt thereof to themseluos their heires Ex- ecutto''^ assignes & successo"^ foreuer, "Wit" free liberty to pass & repas when occation shall bee, & need soe re<]uire in & vpon the Pasture ground, for any worke to l)ee done about the sajd fountaine or fountaines, & to bring in, either by Cart or Otherwise, all sue'' timl>er pipes or Other nec- cessaries for the Accom])lishment of the sajd worke, as also for the keeping thereof in repaire To which the sajd Edward Tyng AMlliam Colel)orne & James Penn doe by these i)res- en'^ further Couenant & grant to & wit'' the sajd Wardens for the time being their successors & Company aforesajd, That they the sajd AA'ardens & Com})any &, euery or any of them, wit'^ their assignes & workemen, shall & may haue liberty at any time to dig for the taking vp & new laying of pipe% or any Other timl)er stone or Other neccessaries, in or about the sajd well or wells fountaine or fountaines, as also to se:irc'' for more springs, & Conuey them to their Conduit as their sajd Company shall increase & need shall require, wif'out any the let intoruption, suite molestation or deniall of them the sajd Edward Tyng, William C^oleborne, & James Penn, or their assignes or the heires of the sajd Capt: Will- iam Tyng deceased or any clayming from or vnder them or any of them, Prouided & it is further Couenanted & agreed by the sajd John Bateman, & eJosuah Scottow Wardens for the time l)eing, for themselues their successo*'* in the place of Office of Wardenshiji, & Company aforesajd, that they & euery of them their assignes & workemen, at any time when they begin any worke A'pon the sajd i)asture ground, ac- cording as l)efore is Expressed, shall & will accomplish & tinnis'' the Siime with all Conueynient speed, & shall leaue the sajd fence or fences as they lind them. And whateuer damage shall at any time bee vnto the sajd Pasture ground done, through their or any of their neglect for want of their making \p the fence shutting gates or making plaine the Ground as they found it. They the sajd Wardens their suc- cesso""- & Company aforesajd to make it good. And the sajd John P>atoman & Josua'' Scottow wardens for the time being, for themselues & their successo""', in the sajd Office &. place.
Suffolk Deeds, Lib. YI., 23, 24.
of "Wardenship aforesajd, doe also Coucnant & agree, to & with the sajd Edward Tyng AVilliam Coleborne & James Penn, that they the sajd John Bateinan & Josuah Scottow & their successo''", in the albresajd Office & })hice of wardenship as aforesajd shall & will on the tifteenf day of the fowrf month called June, yearly & euery yeare, euen foreuer, faithfully pay or cause to bee pajd vnto the sajd guardians or Oaerseers, during the time of their Guardinship, & then to the Executrixes of the sajd I.,ast will & Testament of the sajd Captaino AVilliam Tyng deceased, at the now dwelling house of the sajd Executrixes, [in [24] in ]5oston 166 1 aforesajd, whic'' late was the house of the sajd Caj)- taino William Tyng the aforesajd sum of twelue pence a funily, for euery fami'-^ that maket" vse of the sajd water, from time to time yeare ly, either by propriety or rcn^ in money merchantal)'® Avheate, mault or pease. To & for the vse of the sajd Executrixe^ their heires or assignes. And in case the sajd year^^ rent shall happen to bee vnpajd, oner & aboue the space of one mont'', next & immediatly following the sajd ffifteenf day of the fiowrf month as aforesajd, then the sajd yearely rent soe neglected & vnpajd as aforesajd, shall bee dubled for thtit yeare. And that the sajd Wardens for the time being & their successors in the sajd place &, Office of Wardenship aforesajd, shall & will from time to time, giue in a true Account how many families, Avif the names of the heads of sue'' tamilies, as haue the vse of the sajd water, either by jn-opriety or rent as aforesajd. And Last'^' the sajd John Bateman, & Josuah Scottow, the sajd Wardens for the time being, for themselues & their succes- sors in the sajd Office & place of AVardenship as aforesajd doe further grant and agree, to & wit'' the sajd Edward Tyng William Coleborne & James Penn as Gardians, & Ouerseers vnto & for the sa_id Children & Executrixes of the sajd Cap- taine William Tyng deceased as aforesajd, Tha* in case the sajd Com}>:iny slrill at any time, oniitt the making choyce of new Wardens, the former wardens their heires, Executo"^ or assignes shall & will pay or cause to bee pajd, the sajd yearely rent of twelue pence a family, yearely as aforesajd, & performe all Other Couenants, grants Articles & agree- ments, whic" in these i)resent indentures on their parts is to bee performe 1, fulfilled & kept according to the true intent & meaning thereof. In Wittnes whereof the sajd parties to these present Indentures, haue interchanably put their hands & scales the day & yeare first al)oue written
Edward Tyng w*'' a scale Appending AVilliam Coleliorne, wit" a scale A])pending '■ ' James Penn w"' a scale Appendihg. -^ •'<'
SuTFOLK Deeds, Lib. YI., 24, 25.
Sijriied sealed & deliuered This Indenture within writ-
& the^^e words: videl', ten was Acknowledged, by
[his] in the nint" line, W Edward Tyng Elder Wdl- [euer] in the thirty iam Colehorne, t^ Elder ninf' lyne, [sajd] in the James Penn to bee their Act tifty third line, [& & deed the sixteenf day of a<rree] in tlie sixty line, tlie fowi-t" niont" 165(): Avhereof in the last line Before niee John Endicot Goli: enterlined before sealing in the presence of:
John Collens
John Swet'
John Lowell: Entered & Recorded word for word & Compared w**" the Original! this: 23'": of marc": 1GG8
As Attes'': Edw: Rawson llecord''
[25] To all Christian People, to whome this presen' writting shall come Zacharia" Phillips of Boston in the mas- sathusetts Colony of new" England Butcher & Elizabet" his wife Send Greeting, Know yee that the sajd Zacharia" Phil- lips & Elizabet" his sajd wife, for & in Consideration of Tenn pound* & tenn shillings in hand pajd l)y John AVihnott, reci- dent in the sajd Boston marriner, whereof & wherewit" they the sajd Zacaria" Phillips & Elizal)et" his sajd wife doe Ac- knowledge themselues, fully satisfyed Contented & pjijd, & thereof & of euery pait thereof, doe Exonnorate acquitt c^ discharge the sajd John Wilmott his heires Executo'^'* Ad- ministrato"* & assignes, & euery of them foreuer by these presents, Haue giuen granted bargained sold Enfeofed & confirmed. And l)y these })'sents to Giue grant l)argaine sell, Enfeofe & Conhrme vnto the sajd John "VVilmott, A parcell of Land in sajd Boston being Thirty foote in the front vpon the high way, leading vj) to John flayreweathers ZMariah liouse & sixty foote l)ackwards bounded wit'^ the
jn" Wilmott sajd high way northwest w'" the Land of James Whitcom merchant, ])urchased of the sajd Phil- li])s south west, with the Land of Richard Wharton merchant likewise purchased of the sajd Philli})s Sout" East & north East, To Haue & to hold the sajd bargained j^remisses wit** all the Ai)i)urtenances thereto belonging as before Ixmnded, together wit" a true Copie of the Originall deed vnto the sajd Phillips whic"h concernea the sajd bargained p'^misses wit" Other Land% the same to bee written out at the sajd AVil- mo"^ charge, vnto the sajd John Wilmot his heires & as- signes, I'o the oidy ])ro])er vse & behoofe of the sajd John Wilmo" his heires tSi assignes foreuer. And the sajd Zacariah
Suffolk Deeds, Lib. VI., 25, 2G.
Phillips for liimselfe his heires Executo""^ &, Administrato" cloth Coueniint t^ Grant to 6c wit'' the sajd John W'ilmott his heires & assignes by these presents, That hee the sajd Zaca- riah Phillips the day of the date hereof, is & standef' Lawfully seized to his owne vse of & in the sajd bargained p^'misses, & euery part therof wit'' the ap})urtenances thereof, in a irood perfect & absolute Estate of inheritance in fee sini})le, & hat'' in hiniselfe full power good right & lawfuU Authority, to grant bargaine sell conuey & assure the same, in manner & Ibrme aforesajd. And that hee the sajd John Wilmot his heires & assignes & euery of them shall & may foreuer here- after, peaceably & quietly haue hold & Enjoy the sajd bar- gained ])remisses wit'' the Ap})urtenances thereof as aforesajd free & cleere, & cleerely acquitted & discharged of & from all former & Other bargaines & sales, guifts grants joynt- ures, dowers Titles of Dower, Estates, mortgages forfeitures, judgments Executions & all Other Acts & incumbrances whatsoeuer, had made Committed &, done or suffered to bee done, by the sajd Zacariah Phillips his heires or assignes or any person or persons clayming b}^ from or vnder him, them or any of them, or had made done or Conunitted or to bee done or Committed, l)y any Other person or persons Lawfully clayming, any right Title or interest to the same or any part thereof whereby the sajd John Wilmo", his heires or assignes shall or may ])ee hereafter molested or Lawfully Euicted out of the possession or enjoyment [there- of [26] And ffurther, the sajd Zacaria" Phillips & Elizabet"
his sajd wife doe for themselues their heires Hxecuto""^ 16^1 & Administrato'"' Couenant promise & grant to & with
the sajd John Wilmo" his heires & assignes, that they the sajd Zacaria'' & Elizabet'' his sajd wife vpon reasonable & Lawfull demand, shall & will performe & doe or cause to bee performed & done, any such further Act or Acts, whether l>y way of Acknowledgment of this present deed or release of Don er, in respect of the sajd Eliza])eth, or in any Other kind that shall or may bee for the more full compleating confirming & sure making the afore bargained p'^misses vnto the sajd John Wilmott his heires & assignes according to the true intent hereof & the Lawes of the sajd massathusetts jurisdiction In Wittnes whereof the sajd Zacariah Phillips, & Elizal)et'' his sajd wife haue hereunto putt their hands & scales the sixt day of march in the yeare of our lord: One Thousand six hundred Sixty two, Annoq'= Kegnj Regis Carolj secundj: xv":
Zacariah Phillips w^'*' a Seale A})pending
Eliza])eth ^ Phillips
hir marke: w"' a seale Append"
Suffolk Deeds, Lib. VI., 26, 27.
Siofued Sealed & deliuered in Zacaiy Phillips Acknowl- tho pre.seiice of edged this to bee his Act & Ivol)': Howard no' pul)l deed & Elizabef' his wife re- John Hill signed freely hir intere.st ^-<^ Before mee Daniel Dennison Mary y^n (\) Greene mareh: 7: 62-
hir marke: Entered & recorded word for word & Compared with the Originalh 25^": marc'' ^^^:
As Attes'"*: Edw RaM'son Recorder*
To all Christian People, to whome these presents shall come I jNIary Norton the Relict A\'iddow & sole Execcutrix, to the last will & Testament of the late Reuerend my Deare & Honnored Hnsl)and M'' John Norton teacher of the tirst Church of Boston, in the County of SuHblke in the Colony of the JMassachuset* in new England Send Greeting Know yee, that I the sajd jVIary Norton, for diners good cause* & Considerations, mee thereunto mouing, &, more Especially for & in Consideration, of that indeared atlection that my late deare husband in his life time, did l)eare & my selfe doe beare, vnto his & my assured ffreinds Ca})taine Thomas Sauage, Capt: William Dauis, m'" Hezekiah Vsher, m'' Ed- ward Rawson, m"" John Hull, m"" Peter Olliuer, m'" Josuah Scottow, m"" Edward Raynsford, m*" Richard Trewsdall & m^ Jacol) Elliott all of the sajd lioston & in Confidence of their faithfulne' to performe that trust which I shall repose in them, Haue absolutly Giuen granted alliened Enfeofed & Confirmed, & by these i)resents doe fully cleerely & a])so- lutely Giue Grant alliene Enfeoffe & Contirme vnto them the aboue named Thomas Sauage, William Dauis, Hczekia'* Vsher, Edward Rawson, John Hull, Peter Olliuer, Josuah Scottow, Rich: Trewsdall [27] Edward Raynsford &, Jacob Elliott, for the vse & vses, j)urpose &, purposes hereafter mentioned. Conditioned & Expressed, One }mrecell of Land Scittuate lying & being, within the Linmietts of Boston Towne, aboue named & is part of the Land, that is adjoyn- ing to my now mansion house, the sajd giuen & Granted premisses containing by Estimation ffifty tiue poles or pearchcs more or less, & is bounded from the Corner post, next nathaniell Reyn()l<l% along the high street leading from Roxbury to P)()ston, seauen lengf of railes, being seauenty nine foote & a halfe, from thence to the middle fence now standing & jjarting of Orchard & the jjasture, six lengt'' of railes, from the lane or street leading to m'' Peter OlHuers, & soe back into the i)asture ninty fliue foote, the sajd six
Suffolk Deeds, Lib. VI., 27, 28.
lenirt'' of railes conteyning seauent^' one foote or thorealwuts, from thence to the diuiding fence lietweene the sajd [)asture, & m' Ivichard Price his Garden, one hundred foote & alongst the sajd fence, this lane aforesajd sixty foote, & from thence to the sajd Corner aforesajd, next the sajd Nathaniell Key- nold' his dwelling house, Two hundred Thii-ty M-Nortonsdeed Eight foote & ouQ halfe foo^'^ bee it more or ot Gift to, capt: jess, To Haue & to hold, the aboue granted
&c premisses, bee the same more or less wit" all
the priueledges & Appuilenances to the same Apperteyning, or in any wise belonging vnto them the sajd Thomas Sauage, William Dauis, Hezekiah Vsher, Edward Rawson, John Hull, Peter Olliuer, Josua'' Scottow, Richard Trewsdall, Edward Raynsford & Jacob Elliott, & to sue" as they shall associate to themselues, their heires & successo" for- euer for the Erecting of a house for their asseml^ling them- selues together publique'-' to worship God, as also the Erecting of a dwelling house for sue'' minister or ministers as shall bee by them & their successo'* from time to time Order'y & regular'^ admitted for the Pastor or Teacher, to the sajd Church or Assembly & for the accomodHion of the sajd dwelling house for the minister or ministers as shall from time to time &c bee chosen as aforesajd, & for the accomodation of the meeting house wit"' Conue- nient passages of ingress, egress & regress for the people, that shall there from time to tnne assemble as aforesajd, & for noe Other intent vse or purpose whatsoeuer, And I the aboue named Mary Noiton sole Executrix, as aboue is expressed for mee my heires Executo" & Administra- to""' doe Couenant promise & grant, to & with the sajd Thomas Sauage, ^Yilliam Dauis, Hezekiah Vsher, Edward Rawson, John Hull, Peter Olliuer, Josuah Scottow, Richard Trusdall ; Edward Raynsford, & Jacob Elliott, their & euery of their heires, Execute" Administrato" & assignes, by these presen'' that I the sajd ]\Iary Norton, now am & at the En- sealing hereof stand & boo the true & proper owner of the aboue Granted premisses & that I haue good right full ])ower & LawfuU Authority, to Giue grant bargaine & Confirme, the same vnto them, the sajd Thomas Sauaire, "William Dauis, Hezekiah Vsher, Peter Olliuer, John Hull, [28] Edward
Rawson, Josuah Scottow, Richard Trusdall, Edward 1669 Raynsford & Jacol) Elliott, their heires & siuresso^^ for-
euer. And that the sajd Thomas Sauage William Dauis, Hezekiah Vsher, Edward Rawson, John Hull, Peter Olliuer, Josua'^ Scottow, Richard Trusdall Edward Raynsford & Jacol) Elliott & Company which they shall associate to them- selues & their successo", shall & may at all times & from
Suffolk Deeds, Lib. VI., 28, 29.
time to time foreuer hereafter, haue hold posse^ & Ei\ioy all the aboue giuen & granted premisses, to the vse & vses intents & i)urposes, as aboue is Ex[)ressed, without the lett deniall or Contradiction of mee the sajd ]\Iary Norton, my heires Executo" Administrato'' & assignes or. by any Other person or i)ersons whatsoeuer, hauing elayming or })retend- ing to haue or clayme, any Lawful! right Title or interes' therein by from or vnder mee, or by from or vnder my late Reuerend, & deare husl)and M'' John Norton deceased or any of his Estate, or either of Our heires Execeuto""' Administra- to''* or assignes In Wittnes hereof I the al)oue mentioned Mary Noi-ton haue hereunto putt my hand & scale, the first day of A})riil one Thousand six hundred sixty & nine, being the one & twentef' yeare of the Reigne of Soueraigne Lord Charles the Second of England Scotland ffrance & Ireland King defend"" of y« ffait'^ &c l(i()l):
]Mary Norton w*'' a seale Appending: Signed sealed & deliuered af- ter possession was giuen &
taken of the within Granted M" Mary Norton within
premisses in the presence named freely Acknowledged
ofvs: this Instrument to bee her
I Hincksman owne Act & deed, & l)y her
John Greeneleafe signed & sealed, Aprill: 1: ^'
Solonian Raynsford 16(19:
Before Thomas Danforf* Assistan^: Entered & Recorded word for word & Compared with the Originall this: 1^': of Aprill: 1()G9:
As Attes'* Edward Rawson Recorde''
Bee it knowne vnto all men by these p^sent' that Samuel! Rigbee of T>(n*chestor in new England Shoomal^er for sood & ua!!ual)le Considerations vnto him giuen ^^' Arthur Cart- wright of Dorchester aforesajd Haue Giuen Granted l)ar- gained & al)solute'^' sold. And ^^' these presents doe giue grant bargaine & absolute'^ sell vnto the aforesajd Ai-ther Cart- wright his heires Executo""', Administrato" & assignes his dwelling house, scittuate standing &, l)eing in Dorchester aforesajd, wit'' all the Garden Orchard yards thereto belong- ing wif' all the wayes, lilierties Easements proffitts Commod- ities & Appurtenances thereunto belonging. To ILiue & to hold the sajd dwelling house wit'' all the Garden & Orchard Scittuate Standing c't being as aforesajd, bounded by the Land of Richard Hall on the wes' ])art the Land of Richard Way on the [Souf' [29] Souf' part, the high way leading to Cajitaines neck on the Norf' & East part' of the same, wit*" all the wayes liberties Easements, proffitts Conmiodities &
Suffolk Deeds, Lib. VI., 29, 30.
Appurtenances, thereto belomrino; to bee & remaine foreue' to bee the true e^ proper inheritance of the aforesajd Arthu"^ Caitwright, his heires Executo'"'* Adniinistrato'"'* & assignes, without any let troul)le uexation molestation or incumbrance from the aboue named Sanuiell Rigbee, his heires Executo"^** or assignes, or from any Other })erson or [)ersons whatsoeuer clayming or pretending any right Title or interest hy from or vnder him, them or any of them, will warrant acquitt & defend the premisses wit'' all & singular the Appurtenances thereof vnto the sajd Arthur Cartwright, his heires Executo'* & assignes foreuer by these presents, And also shall & will performe & doe, or Cause to bee done any sue'' further Act
or Acts, as hee the sajd Samuell Rigbee shall Sam: Rigby bce thercuuto aduised or required ^^' the sajd
Arthur Cartwright Arthu"" Cart Wright, his lieircs & assignes, for a
more full & perfect assuring of the premisses vnto the said Cartwriaht his heires or assignes accordinjj to the Lawes of this Jurisdiction, And Las*'^ Elizabef' the wife of the sajd Samuell Rigbee, dot'' free'^' & fully giue & yeald vp all her right Title & interest, either that shee now hat'' or hereafter may or ought to haue, in & vnto the premisses or any part thereof. In Wittne' whereof the sajd Samuell Rigbee, & Elizabef' his sajd wife haue hereunto set their hands & scales, this 8"': day of ftebruary in the yeare of Our Lord, One tliousand six hundred Sixty & six
Samuell Rigbee & a seale ^_ Elizabet" Rigbee her marke; CJ & a seale
Signed sealed & deliuered & The aboue named Samuell these words, [to bee done] & Elizabef' Rigbee, doe Ac- interlined in the presence of knowledge the aboue written vs: deed & release, to bee their
Roger Billing owne Act & deed, & made by
John Minott their Consent & Order, the :
16: 12: 1666 Before mee: Eliazer Lusher Assis*
Entered & Recorded word for word & Compared w'lV the originall this: 10'": April! 1669 :
As Attests: Edw: Rawson Recorde"".
[30] Inuentory of Good' taken the: 16'-'' of January: 1669 that lye in the house of m"" Benjamin Gillam that Ap- pertained to Thomas Gwin & his wife Elizal)et", & are to bee reserued for the two children left by her w*'' her ffather & mother, by vs vnder-written by the desire : of: J: L: E: T:
Suffolk Deeds, Lib. VI., 30.
One Great Elbow chaire & a dozen of chaires, couered wit'' blew called cloaf' rash, with Couers for chaires & Counter- paine, Curtaine Carpet
for table of l)lew do: ras*", about 21: yard'
2 Couers for bedposts & chimney cloat'' & great table, 4 Curtaines for windowes, one p^ of same cloat" of Hampshire kersey ^ blew qt: 7y"^' & remnant of same cloath. 2y''^" & tester & large table Carpet
Eight Quishions
one greene Cubbert cloaf' w"' lace of greene Searge
three striped Carpets 6 yards
one 4: yards at 2" 6''
a diap' cloat'' for table 5 yards 1: 13: napkins
seauen made six vnmade, 2 Callico pillowbers 3 small Table do: one dS nap: '''"*
silke rug
one Case for a bed of Canuis
one bilbo rugg small one
To silke fring old
1 (i: pewter platters & a large bason, 1 flaggon 3 pint pot: 1 pint pot 21: porring*"^ 2 dozen of plates, 2 pewter Candelsticks 1 chamber >
pots 5 pewter spoones all 128"^ at 15*^
one large brass kettle two Candel- " sticks one skimmer & one p' of snuffers, lattin drippin pann, Candlestick lanthorne Roster
one p' of bellowes, bred grater rowlin pin One p'' of Andjrons 3 fyer shouells, two p'' ofl tongues 1 great trammell one small one 1 spit & jron for hearth chatin dish jron f pestell & springlock Two small Tables
One beaker 3^ : gold ring 20'
prunella Gowine & l^lack tatfaty Gowne
Sattinisco Coate with siluer lace red
Searge Coate with siluer & gold lace
two red Coates two gray petticoates
one ould Gowne & a wascoate two petticoates
two \V: of Gloues trimmed
3* black hoods G'', one white hood Taffity scarfe
Tho: Gwin's Inuentory
08: 04: - 10: 10:00
03: 00: 00
01:00:00
00: 10 01:04 00:10 02:02
00:10 02:10 00: 10 00: 15 00: 05
00
00
00
08:00:-
02:10:-
00: OB: - 00: 06: -
02:07:-
00:10.-
04: 00 05: 10 02: 10 02: 00 03: 00 01:00 00: 05 00:11
Suffolk Deeds, Lib. A'I., 30, 31.
10: 1/ of Cuffs: H)\ 2 Aprons 14^^: 10; liead-
clouthes 02: 04: -
11: liandkercliifts 22': Other small peeces 3':
11: neckoloathes 7^ 01: 12: -
One white wascoate 8-: 13' head dresses: 12' 01: 00: -
In Thomas Gwin's litte Box one peeee of gold one peeee of 8: 7^: new English money, two peeces of whissells l)utton, In the Gerle Elizabef' l)ox, two small knots of pearle 5*: in small money moie Eight Aprons 30' 5 \f of old linnen Gloues 1"- small forked eloathes- 5' 01: Kk -
10: handkerehifts 00: 07: 6
4 old shifts 01: 10: -
To one l)ed tie^ & boalster 02: 00: -
Peter Olliuer 74: 04: i]
Richard \Voode ■
Entered & Record'^ word for word & Compared w"' the Originall this: 10'": of Aprill 1(369 As Attes'^:
[31] To all Christian People, to whome these p'sents shall come James Johnson of Boston in the County of Suf- folke in new England Glouer & AI)igal' his wife Sends Greeting, Know yee that the sajd James Johnson & Abigail his wife, for & in Consideration of y*^ sum of ninty pound* to them in hand pajd in starling money of new England l)y Stephen Ho})pin senio'' of Thomsons Island in the County of Suffolke in new England yeamon of which sume of ninty pounds the sajd James Johnson & Abigail his wife Acknowl- edge themselues to ])ee fully sattisfyed contented & pajd & thereof & of euery part & parcel! thereof, doe Exonnorate acquitt & discharge the sajd Steuen Hoppin his heires & as- signes as aforesajd Haue al)solutely giuen granted bargained sould alliend enfeofed & Confirmed, And l\v these presents doe absolute'^' giue grant bargaine sell alliene enfeofe & con- tirme vnto the ahoue mentioned Stephen Hoppin aforesajd a
peeee or parcell of Land, Scittuate lying & be- james Johnson, ing in Bostou witli a Slaughter house & l)arne Stephen Hoppin tliercou Standing bounded by the dwelling
house of the sajd Capt: James Johnson north, beginning at an old lilack stump aboue the well in the sajd ground & soe running l)elow the sajd Slaughter house & barne, soe farr as the sajd Capt: James Johnson hath any right or Title, being in dejif' from the sajd stump that is aboue the well running Souther'-^ One hundred & tenn, foote, & in Ijreadf^ Eighty foote as it is now fenced in, run-
Suffolk Deeds, Lib. \I., 31, 31a.
nino; euen wit'' the sajd stumi) that .standef' aboue the well, & is bounded by a lane that leads from the street, towards ni"" Heneiy Bridshams on the East, & on the Soiit'' by the house & Land of ni'' John JoHife which was latly puivhased of mathew Coy & On the west by a hme that leadef' from the street, vnto the house of m"" Antipas Boyce, Also one Orchard at Dorchester, purchased by the sajd Capt: James Johnson, of Elizal)eth Ware as by a deed of sale bearing date the: 7"'. of July: 1G59: contaninii" an Acre of ground more or less as it is now fenced in ])eing l)oundcd on the East wit" the Orchard of Enoch Wiswell, & on the South vpon a Comman feild, & on the west with the Land of Thomas moseley & on the north with the high way leading from the meeting house To Haue & to hold all the aboue granted ifmisses, buttelled& ])ounded as abouesajd with all the lil)erties priueledgcs & Ap})urte- nances thereto l>clonging, or in any wise Apperteyning to him the sajd Stephen Iloppin, to his heires & assignes, c!^ to his only & proper vse foreuer, And the sajd Capt: James Johnson & Al)ig;dl his wife for themselues their heires & assignes doe Couenant promise & grant to & with the aboue named Ste- phen IIop})in aforesajd his heires & assignes that the sajd Ca})t: James Johnson & Abigail his wife at the time of the grant hereof are the true & i)roper owners of the al^oue granted p'misses & euery part & pa reel 1 thereof, And haue in them- selues full power good right & Lawfull Authority, the same to sell& dispose &conuey, & that the same & euery part thereof wit'' the Lil)erties priueledges & A})purtenances to the same belonging [31"] or in any wise Apperteyning, now bee &
frcmi time to time shall bee & continue to bee the proper 1669 right & inheritance of him the sajd Ste})hen Hoppin his
heires & assignes without the least let sute trouble mo- lestation contradiction denyal', Euiction or ejection of him the sajd Capt: James Johnson or Alngall his wife or any Other person or i)ersons or persons whatsoeuer hauing clayming or pretending to haue or clayme any righ' Title or interest into the same, or any part or j)arcell thereof, wherby the sajd Stephen Hoppin his heires & assignes as aforesajd shall any- wayes bee molested euicted or ejected out of or from the same. And tha' the sajd Capt: James Johnson & Abigail his wife doe further Couenant promise & grant, to & with the sajd Stei)heu Hop})in his heires & assigne as aforesajd tha' hee the sajd, that hee the sajd Ca})t: James Johnson & Abigail his wife, their heires or assignes, or some or one of them On demand shall deliuer or Cause to bee to deliuered, all such deed writ- ings or Euidences whic" conserne the same vnto him the sajd Stephen Hopjun as aforesajd, or some or one of them fayre vncancelled & vndefaced, And that the aboue granted prem-
Suffolk Deeds, Lib. YI., ola, 32.
isses & eueiy p^ & parcell thereof, are free & cleere & freely & cleer'y acquitted Exonorated & discharged of & from all & all manner of former & Other guifts grants leases, mortgages joyntures Dowers Extents Executions power of thirds & in- cum1)rances, of what nature or kind whatsoeuer, had made done Acknowledged committed or suffered to bee done by him the sajd Ca})h James Johnson & Aljigall his wife & by or from any Other person or persons, clayming in by or from them or either of them, & that they shall & will warrant & defend the same, & euery part & parcell thereof, to him the sajd Stephen Ho})pin as aforesajd his lieires & assignes, against all manner of persons legally clayming any right Title or interest thereunto or any part & parceP thereof, Pro- uide"' alwayes & it is agreed ])y & l)etweene the sajd parties aljoue mentioned anything in this deed notwithstanding, that if the aboue named Capt: James Johnson & Abigal' his wife or either of tlieni their heires Executo""^ Administrato'"* or as- signes shall well & truly pay or cause to l)ee l)ajd vnto the aboue mentioned Stephen Hoppin his Executo'* or assignes at the Towne house in Boston, on the ffiue & Twenteth day of march wh*^'' shall bee in the yeare of Our Lord Sixteene hundred seauenty two, the sum of One hundred & Eight pounds. Currant money of new England then this deed, & euer^ clause thereof to ))ee uoyd to all intents & purposes in the Law whatsoeuer. Or Otherwise to l)ee & remaine in full force strengt'^ it virtue In Avhic'' case of forfeiture the sajd Stephen Hoppin as aforesajd, doth hereby declare his true meaning to bee, that after hee the sajd Stephen Hoppin as aforesajd, his heires & assignes shall haue sattisfyed them- selues in the sunie aboue mentioned to say one hundred & Eight pounds Currant money of new England, in specie alxjue Couenanted for, what hee the sajd Stephen Hoppin his heires Executo'^ or assignes &c, shall by sale of the aboue granted p'misses make ouer & aboue what is agreed vpon, & sue'' necessary charges as shall arise, they shall & Avill re- turne sue" [32] such Ouerj)lus to the sajd Ca|)t: James Johnson or Al)igall his wife their heires or assignes. In Con- sideration of the last aboue mentioned priueledges, the sajd Capt: James Johnson dot'' by these p^'sents firmly engage himselfe his heires & assignes in the sume of one hundred & ffifty pounds starling money of new England to make good whateuer, the aboue granted p''misses shall or may at or be- fore the fiiue & twentef' day of march in the yeare of oir Lord Sixteene hundred Seauenty & two fall short hy any Casualty of fyer (!cc: In wittnes whereof the a))oue mentioned Capt: James Johnson & Abigail his wife haue hereunto ))ut their hands & scales this Twenty ffift'' day of march: 1669:
e^ J
Suffolk Deeds, Lib. VI., 32.
being the one & twentef' yeure of the reigne of ou"" soiier-
aio'ne Lord Charles the Second of England Scotland trance
& Ireland King: &c-
James Johnson &. a scale
Signed sealed & deliuercd in the marke of
the presence of as vnder written after the interlin- ing of these words Ouer the Abigail Johnson & a scale Eight line, [purchased by the sajd Capt: James John- son of Elizal)et'' ^Vare as by a deed of sale l)aring
date the: 7"': July: 1(359: This Instrument was Ac-
John Saunders knowledged l)y Capt: James
her marke Johnson & Al)igall his wife,
Phebe N>7/ Burton t> /• t- i rp \ • ^
'-' Beiore mee Edw: lyng Assist.
Entered & Recorded word for word And Compared wit'' the Originall this 4''>- may: 16(39
As Attests: Edw: Rawson Recorde''
Stephen Hoppin Came to me vnde'writt y*" t>>^^^' of Octo- be'' & Cancelled the originall mortgage & declared y' he had received full Satisfaction, for the Same & desired that y^ originall deed ^'pon reccord might be made voyd to all In- ten** & purposes by Entring of y' acknowledgm' on the record for w''' End it is thus done y'^ da}' & yeare aboue written- as Attests Edw: Rawson Recorde'"
Know all men by these p'sents, that I William Hunter of Boston in the ]Massathusetts Colony of new England mar- rmer doe stand tinnly bound vnto Capt: Edward Hutchinson of sajd Boston merchant in one hundred pounds Starling to l)ee pajd vnto the sajd Edward Hutchinson or his Certaine Atturney heis Executo'"^ Adniinistrato'* or assignes, to which payment well & faithfully to bee made I bind Hunters bond n^PG uiv licircs Exccuto'"'* & Admiuistrato'''
to Edw: Hutchinson finnly by these p'sents wit'' my scale, sealed & dated the first day of march in the yeare of Our Lord one Thousand six hundred & Sixty
^Villiam Hunter & a Scale Signed sealed & deliuered in the p'sence of Rich: A^'ayte. nicholas Bartle
his ^^ marke
Rob*: Howard not- pub
Suffolk Deeds, Lib. VI., 32, oo.
I Edward Hutchinson abouo written doe here])y assiirne Ann Carter widdow to receiue the alioue speeityed hundred pounds to her proper vse, it being only a thin<>- in trust to niee, dated this tirst June: 1668
Edw: Hutchinson AA'ittnes to the assiuneni'
IIal)aklaik Glouer o: 2: UW.)
Henery Plawton
Edward Hutchinson did Acknowledire tliis assigneme'":
Iti: Bellingliam Gou"" Endorst
[33] The Condition of this oI)ligation is such that 1669 wliereas Ann Carter of Boston mother in Law to the within bound William Hunter, hath in the name of him the sajd William Hunter, & ]Mary his wife purchased a dwell- ing house, w'^ Ground thereto belonging Scittuate & being in the sajd Boston, neere to the new meeting house, & pajd a Consi(leral)le sume of money for the same, for the sdl luntiM-. with his family to inhal)it di dwell in, &, the deed or writting of the sajd house & Land soe purchased as aforesajd in their names as uendees, Xow if the sajd William Hunter shall at al' times hereafter vpon demand of the sajd Ann his sajd mother in Law l)ecome accountable to her the sajd Ann, for y*^ vse of & dwelling in the sajd house, & in Case prouidence soe dispose that shee the sajd Ann, shall come to bee in a widdowes Estate, if then v})on demand of her the sajd Ann the sajd William Hunter & ^hiry his wife shall surrender v}) all their right & interest, into the hands of her the sajd Ann then L^ from thence fort'^ this within written obligation to l)ee uoyd & of none Effect, Or Otherwise the same to re- maine, in full force power strengt'* & virtue:
Entered t^ Recorded word for word & Compared w"' the Originall: 4^'^: May: 16(>ll'
As Attests: Edw: Rawson Recorde""
To all Christian People, to whome this p'sent deed of sale shall come, Ann Carter & ^Lirv Hunter, l)()th of Boston in the County of Sutiblke in the Colony of the ^Nlassathusctts in new P^ngland widdow Sendeth Greeting in Our Lord God Euerlasting, Know yee that they the sajd Ann Carter & ^Nlary Hunter for & in Consideration, of the sume of One hundred & ffifty Pounds, whereof sixty Pound in hand pajd & ninty pounds Secured to bee pajd l)y AVilliam Towers of Boston aforesajd Butcher, Haue giuen granted ])argained sould alliend Enfeofed & Contirmcd, And by these p^sents doe fully deer'- & absolutely, giue grant bargainc sell alliene P^nfeotfe & Contirme vnto the sajd William Towers his
Suffolk Deeds, Lib. YI., 33, 34.
lieires & assigncs foreuor, All that their ])eeee or parcell of Lund, with the messuage Tennement Or dwelling house Sz Out house on part thereof standing Seittuate lying & l)eing neere the meeting house, at the north End of the Towne of Boston aforesajd, & is l)utting on the street & Common way Easterly, & vpon that broad platt or parcell of Land, on })ar^ whereof the aforesajd meeting house standeth A^'ester'-' S: is bounded by the Land & house. Now in the possession & Oc- cupation of Henery tfaine norther'^' & ])y the Land & house of flohn AMiite joyner Southerly wnf' the Ap})urtonances thereof, & priueledges thereto Now Ix'longing or in any wise Appertaining, And all the Estate right Title interest vse propriety possession clayme & demand whatsoeuer of they the sajd Ann Carter & Mary Hunter & either of them, of in or to the same or any part or parcell thereof, And all deeds Euidences & writtings av'^'' Concerne the sajd l)argained p'misses only & Copies of all such deeds Euidences c^ writ- tings whic'^ Concerne the same wit" Other things To Haue & to hold the sajd peece or parcell of Land wit'' the messuage Tennement or dwelling house & Out house on par' [thereof [3-4] thereof standing, Avith the Appurtenances thereof & priueledges thereto l)elonging as aforesajd vnto the sajd William Towers, his heires & assignes foreuer To the only proper vse benititt & l)ehoofe of the sajd William Towers his lieires & assignes foreuer, And the sajd Ann Carter c'c mary Hunter for themselues respcctiuely, & for their resjiectiue lieires Executo'"^ & Administrato'" doe Couenant promise (&. gran^ to & wit'' the sajd A\'illiam Tower' his lieires & assignes in manner & form as followef' viz% That the sajd Ann Car- ter & ^Nlary Hunter at the time of the grant bargaine & sale of the p'misses vnto the sajd William Towers & vntill the deliucry hereof, vnto the sajd William Towers to the vse of liim his heires & assignes foreuer were the true & liawfull Owners of the sajd l)argained p''misses & were seized to their Owne vse, of & in the same & euery i)art & })arcell thereof, in a good perfect & absolute Estate of inheritance in fee simple. And that they or one of them in her owne right haue full powder & Lawfull Authority the p'misses to giue grant bargaine sell alliene Enfeotle & Contirme as aforesajd And that the sajd William Towers his heires & assignes shall & may hencefort'' foreuer Lawfully peacal)]y & quietl-'' haue hold ])ossess & Enjoy the sajd )>argained Ann Ciirter & p'misscs & eucrv iiart & i^arcell thereof, free &
Mary Hunter To ^, -, , •, ' -f^ i . i ^ t
Wiiiiiim Towers clccre (fc cleerlv Lxonnorated acquitted & dis- charged of & from all & all manner of former & Other guifts grants, 1)argaines. sales, leases, assignements, wuUs Entales, Mortgages, forfeitures, seizures, judgments,
Suffolk Deeds, Lib. VI., 34, 35.
Executions, Extents, joyntures, Dowers, & of & from all Other Charges Titles Troubles, Acts & incumbrances what- soeuer, had made or done or suti'ered to bee had made or done, ])y they the sajd Ann Carter & mary Hunter, or either of them or the heires Executo'* or Administrato" of them or either of them, or any Other person or i)ersons whatsoeuer, l)y their or either of their Act, meanes default Consent or procurement, whereby the sajd William Towers his heires or assignes, shall or may hee hereafter molested in or Euicted out of the possession thereof, or any part or parcell thereof, And that they the sajd Ann Carter & Mary Hunter respect- iuely, & their respectiue heires Executo'"' & Administrato'"^ the p''mentioned Land & dwelling house & out house & p'"misses vnto the sajd AVilliam Towers, his heires &. assignes against themselues, & all & euery Person & persons what- soeuer, Lawfully clayming or to clayme any Estate right Title interest, vse propriety clayme or demand whatsoeuer of in or to the same, or any part or parcell thereof from by or vnder the right & Title of them or either of them, shall & will warrant & foreuer defend l)y these p'sents, And that they the sajd Ann Carter & Mavy Hunter, their heires Ex- ecuto'"* & Administrato'" respectiuely, \'pon reasonable & Lawfull demand shall & will |)erforme & doe or Cause to bee done any sue'' further & Other Act & Acts thing & things whether by their respectiue Acknowledgment of this present deed, or in any Other kind that shall or may bee for the more full Compleating Confirming & sure making of the sajd bargained p'misses, vnto the sajd William Towers his heires or assignes foreuer according to the true intent hereof & According to the Lawes of the Collony abouesajd. In Witt- nes whereof the sajd Ann Carter dc ]Mary Hunter, haue here- unto sett their hands & scales the ffiue & twentef' day of January in the yeare of Our Lord, One thousand six hundred sixty Eight sixty nine in the Twentef' yeare of the reigne of Our Soueraigne Lord Charles the Second by the Grace of God of [35] England Scotland flrance & Ireland King 1669 defend'' of the tiaith: &c:
Ann y^T Carter „ , ,.
^ ^ & a scale appendmg
hir signe
Mary Hunter & a scale Appending
Signed sealed & deliuered This Deed was Acknowl-
in the p'sence of edged ])y Ann Carter t*v: ^Nlary
Kichard A\'oodde Hunter the: 28: January:
Thomas Gross 1668:
William Pearse scr Before Edward Tyng Assist-
Entered & Eecorded word for word & Com[)ared Wit'' the
Originall: 4: May: 69
As Attests: Edward Kawson Kecorde'"
Suffolk Deeds, Lib, VI., 35.
Know all men by these p'sents, that "wee Ann Carter & Mary Hunter of Boston in the Collony of the niassathusetts in new England widdowes doe stand & are tirni'-^ bound''" & obleiired vnto William Towers of Boston aforesajd Butcher in the sum of one hundred & ffifty pounds in Currant money of new Enirland to bee pajd vnto the sajd William Towers, or his true c^ LawfuU Atturney Executo'" or Adniinistrato'"% to the which payment well & truly to bee made & pajd wee Innd Our seines & either of vs 1)y herselfe joyntly & seuerally for
the whole & in the whole Our & either of Our Ann Carter & hcircs, Exccuto''* & Admiuistrato'"" & euery of
bond to W'^-'^Tow": them, timily l)y these p'sents, sealed wit'' ou'"
seales, dated the ffiue & twenteth day of Jan- uary in the yeare of our Lord One Thousand six hundred sixty Eight sixty nine Annoq Uegnj Kegis Carolj Secundj vicessimo*
The Condition of this Obligation is such that if the al)oue named William Towers, his heires & assignes & euery of them shall & may hencefoi-th foreuer, peacably & quiet'^ haue hold Occupy posses & enjoy all y' messuage, tennement or dwelling house & Land thereto belonging scittuate lying & l)eing at the north end of the Towne of Boston afores^ajd, & euery part & parcell thereof mentioned to bee bargained & sould by the alwue bounden Ann Carter, & mary Hunter to the sajd ^^'illiam Towers, in & by a deed of sale bearing date the day of the date aboue written, made by the sajd Ann Carter 6i mary Hunter 6c deliuered to the sajd ^^'illiam Towers, to the vse of him his heires & assignes cleer'^ aquitted & discharged or Otherwise sufficiently saued harm- less of & from all & all manner Estates Titles troubles, charges & incumljrances whatsoeuer, at any time heretofore had made Acknowledged Connnitted permitted suH'ered or done ^y the sajd Ann Carter & mary Hunter or ether of them, or by any Other i)erson or persons whatsoeuer, T)y their or either of their Act meanes default, consent or pro- curement. That then this p'sent obligation shall bee uoyd, & of none Elfect or else shall abide remaine & hee in its full power force & virtue] . the signe of
Signed sealed & deliuered , "TT ri x o i
4,^ +1... ..,.^ ^., +• Ann lA Carter & a seaie
in the presence oi- y*^
Rich: Woodee mary Hunter & a scale
Thomas Gross This instrument was AcknoAvl-
William Pearse- scr: edged ^^ Ann Carter & mary
Hunter Jan: 28: 1668
before. Edw: Tyng Assist:
Entered & Recorded word for word & compared av*'' the
Originall this 4^^ day of may: 1669
As Attests. Edward Rawson Recorde''
Suffolk Deeds, Lib. VI., 3(>.
[36] To all Chi'istiiin People to whome this i^sent deed of Gift shall come, Peter Olliuer of Boston in the County of Suftblke in the Colony of the massathusctts in new England merchant Sendeth Grectino- hi Our Lord God Euerlastinii-, Know yee that I the sajd Peter Olliuer for the loue good will & atfection which I haue & l)eare towards my Beloued sonn in Law Jonathan Shrimpton of Boston aforesajd Brazier, As also for t^ in Consideration of the natural! atfection & tfatherly loue, whic'' I haue & bcare vnto my well beloued daughter mary the wife of the sajd Jonathan Shrim}iton, Haue Giuen & Granted &. hy these p''sents doe freely cleer'^' & absolutely giue grant alliene Enfefte & contirme vnto the sajd Jonathan Shrimpton & Mary his wife, A peece or parcel! of Land Conteyning sixty foote in lengt" & Sixty foote in l)readt'^ ly''^\"' '^ iKMng at the Southerly end of the Towne of Boston aforesajd & buttet'^ northerly on the new high way, there by mee lajd out & also buttet" & is bounded by the Land of mee the sajd Peter Olliuer Easterly Avesterly & Souther'^' wit'^ Peter Olliuer ^^jp A])] )urtenances thereof & ])riueledo:cs
To Jonatli: Shnmpton i i . . i. J"
thereto belongmg or m any wise Apper- teyning, to haue & to hold the sajd peece or parcell of Land lying & butting & bounded as aforesajd vnto the sajd Jona- than Shfipton & mary his wife in manner & forme as fol- lowet'', [that is to say] vnto the said Jonathan & mary for & during the time & tearme of their respectiue naturall Hues & the longest suruiuer of them, & after their decease the sajd Land to bee and remaine to bee vnto the heires male or female, had l)y the sajd Jonathan Shrimpton on the liody of my sajd Daughter mary his Xow wife, & to the heires of the afore- sajd heires lawfully to bee begotton foreuer the heires male being alwayes preferred l>efore the female & for default of sue" issue then the sajd peece or parcell of Land after the decease of the sajd Jonathan & mary to returne & bee & remaine to bee vnto the sajd Peter Olliuer my heires & assignes foreuer, I say to haue & to hold the sajd peece or parcell of Land with the Appuitenances thereof vnto the sajd Jonathan t'c Mary & to their heires as aforesajd. Freely peacably & quietly without any manner of reclayme challenge or Con- tnidiction of mee the sajd Peter Olliuer, my heires Execu- to" or Administrato", or of any Other })erson or persons l)y any Other wayes meanes Title or procurement, in any manner or wise & without any money or other thing condi- tion account, recoiling or Answer therefore to mee or any in my Xame to bee pajd, giuen rendered or done in time to come Soe that neither I the sajd Peter Olliuer, nor Sarah my wife nor my heires Executo''" Administrato'"' nor any
Suffolk Deeds, Lib. VI., '^Cy, 37.
Other person or persons by vs for vs or in Our names or in the name or names t)f vs or any of a^s at any time or times hereafter may ask elayme challenge or demand in or to the p'niisses or any part thereof any interest right, Title, Title of Dower vse or possession. But from all Action of right Title
[37] elayme, interest Dower vse, possession & demand i6G'j tliereof, \vee & euery of vs to bee utterly Excluded, c^
foreuer del)arretl l)y these p'sents, And I the sajd Peter Olliuer my heires Executo"* & Administrato'^ the sajd peece or ])arcell of Land, wit'' its Appurtenances & priueledges, according to the tennor of this my deed of Gift vnto the sajd Jonathan Shrimpton & Mary his wife & the heires liegotton or to bee ])egotton by the sajd Jonathan on the Body of the sajd mary, against all persons will warran*^ & defend by these p'sents, Of the whic'^ p'niisses I the sajd Peter Olliuer the day of the date hereof haue putt my s'' sonn in Law Jonathan Shrimpton in peacal)le i)ossession, In AMttnes whereof I the sajd Peter Olliuer & Sarah my wife haue hereunto sett Our hands & scales the Twentet'- day of marc'', in the yeare of Our Lord One Thousand six hundred
Sixty-^-P — in the one & Twentet'' yeare of the Peio-ne of • nine ■
Our Sonera igne Lord Charles the Second by the Grace of
God of England Scotland ffrance & Ireland King defend''
of the Fait'' <!>ic.
Peter Olliuer m"' a scale Ap})cnd]ng
Sarah Olliuer Av'h a Scale Appending
Signed sealed & deauered &
possession of the Avithin
mentioned Land giuen ])y
the within named Peter
Olliuer to the within named
Jonathan Shrimpton in the This deed was Acknowl-
presence of vs- edged may the 3'': 1()()9- l)y
John Jollife m'' Peter Olliuer & Sarah his
^ym. Pear,se scr Avife-
Before nice Edward Tyng Assist:
Entered & Recorded word for Avord & compared wit'' the
Originall 7: may 1()(U>
As Attests: Edw- Eawson Record''
To all Christian People to whome these ]ysents shall come John Holbrock of AVeymout'' in new England send Greet- ing, Knowe yee that the sajd John Holbrock. for c^ in Con- sideration of a ualluable sume in hand pajd by Prudence Gatlife, vnto him the sajd John Holl)r()ck, Avhprewif' liee the sajd John IloUirooke dot'' Acknowledue himselfe fully sattis-
Suffolk Deeds, Lih. VL, 37, 38.
tyed contented & p:0*^' ^"^ thereof & of euery part thereof doe Uxonnorate ac'(|uitt & diseliarg'e the sajd Prudence Gatlife lier heires & as.sia'nes foreuer, Haue freely & absp- hitly l)aruained sold enfeofed & confirmed vnto the sajd Prudence Gatlife her heires & assiones foreuer a dwelling" house in liraintrv formerly Thomas Ifosters house, wit'' two Acres of Land bee it more or less consisting of Orchard & ])asture Land beinu- within fence, with all the herljidoe & Ai)j)le Trees thereon i»-rowinu' cVc l)el()ngin()", bounded l)y the meadow ^Sc vpland. of John Ilolbrock, whic'' was formerly Thomas Gatlitis, Benjamin Scotts Land, on the East, c^c Braintry Connnons on the nort'' west ward, To Haue & to hold the sajd house, [38] house as before expressed & l)ounded to the only })roper vse benifitt & behoofe of her the sajd Prudence Gatlife her heires & assignes foreuer, & hee the sajd John Holbrock senio'' for himselfe heires & assignes, doe herel)y warrantize the sale of the aboue sajd house & Land as aboue exprest & bounded vnto the sajd John Holbrock Prudeucc Gatlife her heires & assignes. And the Gatlife: ^ '^ sajd Johu Holl)r()ck doe for himselfe heires &
assignes, Couenant & promise to &, w"' the sajd Prudence Gatlife her heires & assignes, that hee the sajd John Holbrock vpon reasonable demand shall & will per- forme & doe any further Act whether ])y way of Acknowl- edgement of this present deed, or in any Other kind whic*^ may bee, for the more full compleating conhrming or sure making of the aboue bargained j/misses, vnto the sajd Prudence Gatlife her heires & assignes, according to the true intent & meaning of these p'sents, In Wittnes whereof the sajd John Holln'ooke senio'" haue hereunto subscril)ed his hand & hxed his scale this 12 day of Aprill, One Thousand six hundred sixty nine: 1GG9
John IIoH)rock & a seaie Signed sealed & deliuered in
the p'sence of This instrument was .\(-
John Cleuerley knowledged ''•' John Hol-
AVilliam Chard. brock: 1^'. June: IGGD.
Before John Leuerett: Assist: Entered & Recorded word for word & compared w"' the Originall this: 1^': day of June: ICliD.
Edw: Rawson Record""
Bee it knowne vnto all men l)y these p'sents that wee Nathaniell Hunn of Boston Shoomaker & Hannah my wife, for & in Consideration of the sum of ffowre Score pounds starling money to vs in hand well & truly pajd by Symon Lynd of Boston merchant the receipt whereof wee Ackno^vl-
Suffolk Deeds, Lib. VI., 38, 39.
edo-e, & thereof & of eueiy part & })arcell thereof doe cleerly acquit^ & discharse the sajd Symond Lynes his heires Executo''* & Achiiinistrato''* & assignee, Haue giuen granted bargained & sold & doe hy these p'sents giue grant liargaine selT Enfeotie alliene assigne & Contirnie vnto the sajd Symond Lynd his heires Exeeuto" Administrato''* & as- signes foreuer, all that Our Now dwelling house Nath: Tiiinn in Bostou with tlic Garden yard &, Groiaid symomiLyuci- thereuuto ])elonging, & all the Trees, wit'\ fenc- ing, priueledge% & Appurtenences in any man- ner of wise thereunto belonging, or Apperteyning av'"' sajd Ground Conteynet'^ about ninty two foote in lengf' or depth. & Thirty foote throug'^out in breadt", fronting northwest [-ward [39] northwestward vpon the hig'' way & 1669 bounded on the northeastward, })artly by the Land of Josias Cobham, & })ar">' by the Land of the sajd Symond Lynd, the Land of Hope Allen lying on the South- eastward ct the Land of WiddoAV^ Hiox on the South westward To Haue & to hold, the afore bargained house & Ground, wit''^ the housing yard well, (iarden Trees fencing. Easements Commonage, And all c^ singular the priueledges Appurte- nances, profEtts Commodities & benitits thereunto l)elonging or Apperteyning, or thence to ])ee made had Or raized, vnto him the sajd Symond Lynd, his heires Executo''^ Adminis- trator or assignes, & to his & their only })roper vse beniti' & behoofe foreuer, And wee the sajd Xathaniell Hunn & Hannah my wife doe hereby Couenan*^ promise & Grant for vs, Our heires Executo'"^ Administrato''^ & assignes to & wit'^ the sajd Symond Lynd his heires Executo'"^ Administrato"* & assignes, that wee the sajd Xathaniell Hunn & Hannah my wife, l:)efore the sealing & deliuery hereof are the true & rightfull Owners of the al)oue l)argained p'misses & that the same is freely & cleerly acciiiitted Exonnorated & discharged of & from all & all manner of Other bargaines, sales gifts Grants Leases, mortgages joyntures, entailcs judgments Executions, Extents forfeitures, seizures, Amercamcnts c'c all Other incum])rances, whatsoeuer from the world* begin- ning vntiU the day of the date of these p'sents, And also wee the sajd Xathaniell Hunn &, Hannah my wife, for vs & either of vs Our Sc either of Our heires, Executo""' A(hninis- trato'"^ & assignes doe Couenant }n-omise & Grant to it with the sajd Symond- Lynd, his heires Executo'" Admin istrato""^ or assignes, not only to warrant maintaine & defend the afore liargained p'misses & eucry part & parcell thereof, vnto him the sajd Symond Lynd his heires Executo'"* Admin- istrato'"^ & assignes foreuer, against all person & persons whatsoeuer ;iny wayes jus"^' & Lawfully clayming the same
Suffolk Deeds, Lib. VI., 39, 40.
& any ])art or pnrcell thereof, bu' also shall & will vpon the cleiuaiul or reques' of the sajd Symoiid- Lvnd or his assii>no.s, giue & Grant more full & Ample assurance & Conhrma- tion of the p'misses as in Law & Equity can bee deuised & required, And wee doe hereby render & giue vnto the sajd Lynd full possession seizen & deliuery of the afore-baruaincMl ])'misses In Wittnes whereof wee the sajd nathaniell [Hunn [40] Hunn & Hannah my wife haue hereunto |)ut Our hands & scales this Thirteenf' day of may One Thousand six hundred sixty & nine, & in the One and Twenteth yeare of the Keigne of Our Soueraiane Lord King Charles the Second:
Xathaniell Hunn & a scale Memorandum the words [of Hannah Hunn & a scale Our] were placed in the 24"': lyne its margent, be- fore the scaling & deliuery
hereof, & the word* in This deed was Acknowl- [Boston] interlined & after- edged liy Xathaniell Hunn & wards signed sealed & dc- Hannah his wife May: 14: liuered after perusall & 1()()9:
reading oner in the p^seuce Before Edw: Tyng Assist. of vs vnderwritten Hencry Lawton Enoch Lynd Samucll Lynd
Entered & Recorded word for word & Compared with the Originall this: 14"^: of May: 1<)(>9:
As Attests- Edw Rawson Record''
To all Christian People to whome these p'sents shall come Clement Bates of Hingham in new England Sendeth Greet- ing Know yee that I the sajd Ck^mcnt Bates for a uallual)le Consideration hy mee in hand receiued by John Stoddar senio'' of Hingham aforesajd, wherewith I doe Acknowledge my selfe fully sattisfyed contented & pajd, & thereof & of
euery })art & parccll thereof doe Exonnorate To jn°sufddar »<^"qiiitt & dlscliargc the sajd John Stoddcr. his
heires Executo'"'' Administrato'* & assignes, & euery of them foreuer ])y these p'sents, Haue giuen granted bargained sold Enfeoffed & Confirmed, & by these p'sents doe giue gran' bargaine sell Enfeoffe & Contirme, vnto the sajd John Stoddar his heires & assignes foreuer One house Lott in Hingham aforesajd Containing l)y Estimation two Acres bee it more or less as it lyeth bounded wit'' the Land" of William Larse, towards the west, & wit'' the Land' of
Suffolk Deeds, Lib. VI., 40, 41.
Heneiy Tattle towards the Sout", c^ :il)uttinii' vpoii Batchilors street Eii-stwartl which sajd house Lott Ava.s tbrinerly Jona- than Bozward of Hinghani afore.sajd, And also one great Lott containing Tenn Acres of Land l)ee it more or less, lying in Hinghani on the great plaine, in the tirst furlong westward of the Center, & is l)()unded wit'' the Land'' of William Hersey Southward & the Lands of John Tower northward & abutting vpon the high wa3^es Eastward & west- ward w'^'' sajd great Lott, was giuen to the aforesajd Boz- ward, by the Towne of Hinghani, together wit'' aP the Appurtenances vnto the deniissed p'misses, or any part of them belonging or any waves Appertaining, And al' my right Title & interest [of [41] interest of & in the sajd
p'liiisses with their A}>purtenances & euery par' & 1669: parcell thereof, To Haue t^ to hold, the sajd Tenn Acres
of Land bee it more or less lying in the aforesajd Great plaine, &, house Lott of two Acres, bee i*^ more or less in Hinghani tSc bounded as aforesajd w"' all & Singular the Appurtenances to the sajd p'misses or any of them be- longging vnto the saj<l John Stoddard his lieires & ass^ignes foreuer. And vnto the only proper vse c^ behoofe of him the sajd John Stodder his lieires & assignes foreuer. And Clem- ent Bates doth hereby Couenant & grant to & with the sajd John Stodder that liee the sajd Clemen* Bates is the true & proper Owner of the sajd bargained p'misses wit'' their Aj)- purtenances, at the time of the l)argaine & sale thereof & that the sajd l)argained j)'niisses, are free & cleere & freely c^c cleerly acquitted Exonnorated & discharged of & from all manner of former bargaines sales gifts Grants Titles mort- gages sutes attachments Actions judgments Extents Execu- tions Dowers Title of l^owers & all Other Incumbrances whatsoeuer And shall Ab will deliueror Cause to l)ee deliuered all Deeds writtings & Euidences Concerning the sajd p'misses vnto the sajd John Stodder his lieires &, assignes, or true Copies of them fay re & vncancelled, And Lastly the sajd Clement Bates, for himselfe his heires Executo''* Administra- to'"* & assignes doe liere))y Couenant promise & Grant the premisses wit'' all the Lil)erties, Priueledges & Appurte- nances thereto belonging or Appertaining vnto the sajd John Stoddar his heires Executo'*^ & assignes to warrant acquitt & defend foreuer, against all c't all manner of Right Title & in- terest claynie or demand, of all & euery Person or Persons whatsoeuer, In AVittnes whereof I the aforesajd Clement Bates, haue hereunto sett my hand & scale this the Second day of march, in the yeare of Our Lord one Thousand six hundred & tibrty:
Clement Bate & a scale
Suffolk Deeds, Lib. VI., 41, 42.
Siirned sealed & deliuered in Enterlined in the sixt line
the p'sence of vs- l)et()re assiunenient in Iling-
Huni[)herv Conibv ham aforesajd
AVilliam Woodcock- ^i + tj ^ i i i i i
T^ 1 Ti.,, Clement 4Jate Acknowledixed
li,dm- ritts: ,, . , , y -,,, i^,.,.
this deed June: 2'': IfibD.
Before Edw: Tyns;- Assist
Entered & Recorded Avord for word & Compared wit'' the
Oriiiinall: o'': June- l(i(i9 p Edw: Rawson Recorde""
[42] This wittnesset" that I Thomas Hawley of Rox- bury in the County of Suffolke for & in Consideration of a ualluable sum to mee in hand pajd by Abraham Xewell junio'' of the aforesajd Roxbury haue & by these p'sents doe fully & absolutely baroaine & sell assigne set Ouer & Confirme vnto the sajd Abraham Newell junio'' Thirty tiue Acres & Thirt}' tine rodds of Land as it lyef' at Roxbury in the fur- thest diuission next Dedham l)eino- the Twenty sixt Lott, lying- ]>et\veene the heires of George Holmes & Daniel Brewen as Appeares in the Towne transcrijit & together wit'' this deed doe deliuer the sajd Land wit'' the Trees vpon it, & the jiriueledges & Appurtenances belongoing to it vnto the sajd Abraham Newell, To Haue & to hold, the sajd Land with the Trees vpon it, & the priuel edges & Appurtenances be- longing to it, vnto the sajd Al)raham Newell his heires &
assignes foreuer, to his & their only proper vse Tho;Hawiy. & behoofc. And the sajd Thomas Hawley for AbniiXeweii: hiuiselfe liis licircs Executo'"* & Administrato""*
doth Couenant & gran* to & wit'' the sajd Abra- ham Newell his heires & assignes, that hee the sajd Thomas Hawley his heires & Executo'* shall at all times foreuer here- after, warran*^ the sajd bargained p'misses against all Persons whatsoeuer clayming.any Title thereunto And further the sajd Thomas Hawley doe engage to doe or cause to bee done any further Act or thing as shall bee recjuired for the Secur- ing &, making good of the sajd Land, vnto the sajd Abraham newell According to the Lawes of this Jurisdiction, Lastly Dorathy the wife of the sajd Thomas Hawley doe by these p'"sents fully & freely giue & yeald vp all hir righ* Title Dower & interes* of & into the sajd Land vnto the sajd Al)ra- ham newell his heires & assignes foreuer- In Wittnes whereof the sajd Thomas Hawley & Dorathy his wife, haue hereunto put their hands & scales the twentet" day of fei)ruary in the yeare of Our Lord one thousand six hundred sixty & one: Thomas Hawley & a scale.
The marke of (^ Dorathy Hawley
[& a scale]
SurroLK Deeds, Lib. VI., 42, 43.
- 3f^>"t°--H Signed sealed & deliuered in the p^sence of
I" ?l|s:^if«l. Isaac Johnson
^ B^°rii.-oi J<>liii ma yes
g" ? 151^0 l"o This aboue written deed of sale was Ac-
2 P^^|?^||-|5 knowledged by the aboue named Thomas
i s|^i|fg.S-»o Hawley to l>ee his owne Act made l)y his
s ^k2.J J^l s|: consent & Order: 3: 4: 69
i f'iSi^-r'lg^ Before mee Eliazer Lusher:
S ol^-cj-llfi' I Dorathy Hawley the wife of the al)oue named Thomas Hawly doe hereby freely &
g bo"'
.= a-
^- o l|» ^^1 = ^ voUentarily release assigne & giue vp all my p.^|^5l-^B °s g right Title & interes* in the Lands aboue S:sJ 2 S'^^-T 2-1 named or mentioned to bee sold in the deed
o „
'SB>5c^ §"0=^ al)oue written wittnes my hand, this 4"'. 4: ^z.';^ uio: 1669-
0?ff1
CQ
Dorathy ^ Hawly her marke
2,«cg" = g.H.| this release was made the day al)oue
(||<;^S.|:^ 1 = :;^ written before mee
'.-?! « ^ 3 before mee Eliazer Lusher Assis'
g o ,:t vo c- =• -
Enterd & recorded word for word, this 10: June ()9:
Attes*' Edw- Rawson Record''
[43] To all Christian People to whome this deed 1669: of sale shall come Clement short & Faith his Avife of Neecheewanocin Piscattaqua in new England Planter, Sendef' Greeting in Our Lord God, Know yee that the sajd Clemen* & Faith Short, for Sc in Consideration of the sume of Thirty Pounds starling by the uallue thereof in money Currant in new England & Other pay to Content to them in hand before the sealing & deliuery hereof well &, truly i>ajd, by John Bracket of Boston in the Colony of the massathu-
setts in new England merchant, the receipt Avhere- ciement Short: of they tlic sajd Clcmcnt & flaith Short doe John Bracket- Acknowledge by these i)'sents, & there wit'' to
bee fully sattisfyed contented & pajd, & thereof & of euery j^art & })arcell thereof doth acquitt & discharge the sajd Jn": Bracket, his heires Execut(/° Administrato'' & assignes & euery of them foreuer ])y these presents, Haue giuen granted bargained Sold alliend Enfeofed & Confirmed & doe by these p'sents fully cleerly & absolutely giue gran' bargaine sell alliene enfeoft'e & Confirme ynto the sajd John Bracke', his heires or assignes foreuer a peece or parcel 1 of Land lying & l)eing at the north end of the Towne of Boston aforesajd Containing in breadf' in the fron' Twen'^' & seaueii foote, & in breadth in the reare tifty & seauen foote, & con-
Suffolk Deeds, Lib. VI., 43, 44.
tainet^ in lengt'^ on the south easterly side, thereof One hun- dred & three foote & in length On the northwesterly side thereof sixty & nine foote wit" a passage way from the sajd Land to the street or way leading towards Charls-Towne ferry Containing Thirty three foote long & tine foote wide, & is butting southwesterly On the street or way leading from the broad stree' or way towards the mill Pond, And north- easterly on the Lands of John Starr c^ John tferniside, & is bounded l)y the Land' of lio])ert Saunders & John Hasey Southeasterly & wit" the Land of the before named John Bracket- [nortliwesterl>' : [44] northwesterly with the priu- eledges & Appurtenances thereto belonging & all the Estate righ^ Title interes' vse pro})riety possession clayme &, demand whatsoeuer of them the sajd clemen* Shor' & ffaith his wife or either of them of m or to the same or any part thereof, And all deed^ Euidences &, wrightings whic'^ Coneerne the p'misses only & Copies of such deeds Euidences & wright- ings which Coneerne the same wit" Other things. To Haue& to hold, the sajd peece or jiarcell of Land wit" the priue- ledges & Appurtenances thereto belonging vnto the sajd John Bracket his heires & assignes foreuer, To the Only pro[)er vse &, Ijehoofe of the sajd John Bracket his heires & assignes foreuer And the sajd Clement short & flait" his wife for themselues & their respectiue Executo''^ & Administrato'^^ doe Couenant promise & Grant to & with the sajd John Bracket his heires & assignes hy these p'sents in manner & forme as followeth, [that is to say] thatthey the sajd Clement & Faith or one of them at the time of the Grant bargaine & sale of the p'misses ^nto the sajd John Bracket & vntill the deliuery hereof vnto the sajd John Bracket, to the vse of him his heires & assignes foreuer, was the true & rightful 1 Owner of the aboue bargained p'misses. And that they or one of them in his or their owne right haue full jiower & LawfuU Authority the p'misses to grant bargaine sell <fe Confirme as aforesajd. And that the sajd bargained p'misses is free & cleere & freely & cleerly Exonnorated, acquitted & dis- charged or Otherwise by the sajd Clement Short & Faith his wife, & their respectiue heires Executo'' & Administrato"' all times saued harmless of & from all & singular former & Otlier giiifts grants leases assignements, mortgages M'ills in- tailes judgments, Executions forfeitures seizures joyntures dowers power & thirds, of her the sajd Faith Short, & of & from all & singular Other Charges, Titles Troubles incum- brances & demand' whatsoeuer, had made done or suffered to bee done, by the sajd C'kMnent short & ffaith his wife or either of them or any Other Person or Persons whatsoeuer, by their or either of their Act meanes default Consent or procure-
StrrroLK Deeds, Lib. VI., 44, 45.
ment, And that the sajd Clement Short & ffait'' his wife & their respectiue heiros Executo" [And [45] & Administra-
to""* the sajd bargained p'^misses vnto the sajd John 1669: Bracke* his heires & assignes against themselues & all
& eueiy Person & persons whatsoeuer clayniing or to clayme any Estate right Title Or interest, of in or to the same or any part thereof, from by or vnder them or either of them shall & will warrant, & foreuer defend by these presents, And that the sajd John Bracket his heires & as- signes the sajd bargained p'misses shall & may henceforth foreuer lawfully peaceably & quietly haue hold vse Occupie posses & injoy without the let, suite trou1)le molestation de- nyall contradiction Euiction Or distur]>ance of the sajd Clem- ent Short & Itaith his wife or either of them or any Other person or persons whatsoeuer Lawfully clayming or pretend- ing to haue any Estate, right Title interest clayme or demand whatsoeuer of in or to the bargained p'"misses or any part thereof from by or vnder them Or either of them, And that the sajd Clement Short & tiaith his wife & their respectiue heires Executo'* & Administrato'"* & eac'^ of them vpon rea- sonable & Lawfull demand, shall & will performe & doe or cause to bee performed & done, any such further Act or Acts whether by way of Acknowledgment' of this p'sent deed or release of Dower in res})ect of her the sajd ftaith or in any Other kind that shall or may bee for the more full Compleat- ing confirming, &, sure making of the aboue bargained prem- isses vnto the sajd John Bracke' his heires & assignes, according to the true intent hereof & According to the Lawes of the Collony of the ^Nlassathusetts aforesajd, In Wittnes whereof the sajd Clement Sho"^ & Fait'^ his wife haue here- unto set their hands & scales the fifteenf^ day of June in the yeare of Our Lord One Thousand six hundred Sixty & six in the Eighteenth yeare of the Eeigne of Our Soueraigne Lord Charles the Second, 1)y the Grace of God of England Scot- land Urance & Ireland King defend'" of the Faith c^cc-
his marke
Clement /y/ Short w'" a Scale appendg
her marke Faith. '^ Short, w^'" a scale appending
Signed sealed & deliuered by the within named Fait^ Short in the behalfe : of her
selfe & hir husband the And signed sealed & de-
within named Clement liuered & possession of the Shor' & also possession & wif'in mentioned Land giuen
Suffolk Deeds, Lib. W., 45, 40.
Seazen of the within men- l>y twig S:, turfe l)y the within tioned paivell of Land named Clement Short 22 : (5 : giuen by twig & turfe in mo: 166G : in ye j/sence of vs the presence of vs Peter Braclvet : W™: Pearse
Peter Bracket Scr-
liichard Barnard
William Pearse serin: This deed AcknoAvledged by Clement Short 23 : 6 : 166G:
Ri. Bellingham Goii'":
This deed Acknowledged by Fait'^ Short & the sajd Faith being further Examined did freely & willingly giue vp her rights, to the thirds or dower in the Land & premises, sold dated 15 : 4 : 16(i<) : Ri: Bellingham Gou-":
Entred & Recorded : 11"' : June : 16GU:
As Attes^^ : Edward Rawson Record""
[46] Know all men by these p^sents that I Joseph Buck- minster of muddy Riuer doe Acknowledge my selfe to owe & stand justly indel)ted vnto my mother Johanna Buckminster formerly but now the wife of Edward Garfeild of Water Towne her heires Executo"' & assignes, in the full & just sume of two hundred pounds, for the true payment whereof I doe bind mee my heires Executo'^ Administrato''* & assignes. As also for more full security doe bind Ouer all that house & Land or housing & Lands at ]Muddy Riuer, wit" all the ylghts ^ priueledges therein, l)y my sajd mother Joseph Buck. ^^^^ vnto mcc as by deed more largely Appeares, miuster, to jj^ wlttues wlicrcof I liauc hereunto put mv
Johanna Buck- i>m ^ • ^ i ^-r'
minster liaud & sealc, this Twenteth htf day ot June
in the fifteent'^ yeare of the Reigne of Our Sou- eraigne Lord Charles the Second by the Grace of God King &c: Annoq, Domj: Christ] : 1663
The Condition of this obligation is such that in Case the aljoue bounden Joseph Buckminster shall well & truly Sattisfy Content & pay, or Cause to bee sattisfyed Contented & pajd, vnto his sajd mother Johanna abouesajd, the full & just sum of Eight pound* yeare'^, as also shall allow her all those rights & priueledges perticularly mentioned in a deed as aforesajd yearely as shee shall re<|uire the same, during her life time all which being faithfully & truly performed, then this 01)ligation to bee uoyd & of none E^tiect, otherwise it shall bee LawfuP to & for the sajd Johanna to take into her hands the sajd housing & Land wit" euery her rights & priue- ledges by her formerly enjoyed when the whole Estate was in her hands sealed & deliuered in the p^'sence of:
Joseph Buckminster & a i scaic |
Suffolk Deeds, Lib. YI., 4(), 47.
Sara Sanford- John Sanford & Sarali his wife, came
John Sanford & testityed vpon Oath that they did see
Josep'^ Buckminster siane seale & dc- Imer this Bond of two hundred pounds to the vse & behoofe of his mother Johann;i Garfeikl the: 27: 2: 1(3(59,
l)efore mee Eich: Parker Commis'" Entered & Recorded word for word in the Booke of Rec- cords for Deeds word for word & Comjiared wit'' the Original 1 this : 14*'' : day : June : 1«)(3U Attcs'% Edw-Eawson Reco^rd''
[47] "Wliereas there hath l)een some difference l)e- 1669: t\\ ixt Ensigne John Welib & m" ]Mary Scarlett, Attur-
neys to Capt: Scarlet, on the one |)arty & Bartho. Barnard on the Other party Ooncerning, the l)ounds of Land betwixt Capt: Scarlet & ))artIiolome\v Barnard lying betwixt them, it is agreed on both i)artsby nnituall Consent, that tiie sajd Bartholomew Barnard shall come wit'' a fence from the Corner of his fence, as it now stands al)()ut two or three foo'"^ from the Corner of his lento l)y. a straight line fronting vpon the high way, Eight foote from his new house, & shall Enjoy to him & his hcires foreuer, quietly & peacealdy both that parcell of Land, & also all the Land now in his pos- session without molestation from Capt: Samuell Scarle*^ his heires & assignes foreuer, & in Consideration thereof the sajd Capt: Samuell Scarlet, shall haue Eight foote vpon the wharfe of the sajd Bartholomew Barnard & for to runn Eight foo*° broad vpon the sajd Wharfe vnto the high way, And whereas the sajd Barnard hath the lil)erty of a high way of fiue foote at the End of the sajd Capt: Scarlets house, hee sells him hereby the propriety of the sajd Eight foote of the sajd wharfe, & the highway to Capt: Samuell Scarlet c^ his heires foreuer, in wittnes whereof the}' haue put to their hands, this : 25"' : march : 1658 :
Mary 771^ Scarlet Wittnes: her marke :
Edward Hutchinson John Euered alias A\'ebl»
William Phillips ^ ,, , /^ -„ .
^ Bartholomew (V^ Barnard
his marke :
Edward Hutchinson aged 5(3 : yeai-es testifyeth, that I did see m'"^ Scarle' Ensigne Webl^ & Barthok)mew Barnard signe this writting & put' to my hand as wittnes, the day of the date thereof:
Taken vpon Oat" June : 14'" : 1(3(39
Before John Leueret : Edw: Tin<i* Assists
Suffolk Deeds, Lib. YI., 47, 48.
Vpon a meeting of vs whose names are vnderwritten, l)eing appointed to set out the bounds vpon the whart'e of W Barnard, betwixt Capt: Scarlets house, & the sajd Bar- nards Lands, for the Ending of all further differences, doe Appoint that from the innermost post of Ca])t: Scarlets gate ]iost, next to the high way, to t''*^ out side of the gate post, which is to bee remoued next to m"" Barnards Land, is to bee three foote Eight ynches & [soe [48] soe to runn by a straight line from the outside of that })ost to bee remoued to the out- side of the pos^ vpon the Avharfe & soe to measure from the l)ottome of the posts; dated this 13: March; 16(v|:
Edw; Ilutchinson John Richards
Edw; Hutchinson & John Richards doe testify that wee were called by the parties concerned, viz': Capt: Scarlet, c*c m' Barnard for the setting out their bounds betwixt them according to the agreement on the Other side, & doe Acknowledge this aboue written was the issue & determina- tion of vs accordingly, for auoyding all further differences to whic'' wee haue set to Our hands the dav aboue written: Taken vpon Oath June: 14^'': 1G69
Before Edw: Tying John Leueret Entered c*c Recorded word for word Compared w*'' the Originall this 15: day: June: 16(i9:
As Attests: p Edw Rawson Record''
Whereas William Wadcock of Hingham in the County of Suftblke in new England. l)eing by the Court made Admin- istrato'" to the Estate of William Johns of Hingham aforesajd deceased, on the behalfe of himselfe & such Others as the
Court should judge had right to the Estate of wm: Woodcock the sajd Johns as may Ajjpeare, by an Act of To Edmond Pitts ^\^q magcstratcs l)earing date, the Eleauenth
day of June one Thousand six hundred sixty & three. And also being Ordered & impowred by the County Court, houlden at Boston on the last Tuesday of July in the yeare of Our Lord One Thousand six hundred sixty & six, to pay out & dispose of the aforesajd Estate of the sajd Will- iam Johns deceased to sue'' Persons, as the County Court did then judge had right vnto the sajd Estate, as may fully Appeare in the sajd Order & for the fulfilling & performance of the sajd Order, Know all men by these p'"sents that I the aforesajd William Woodcock as Administrator" & impowred by the saj<l Court as aforesajd for & in Consideration of the sume of ffbrty pounds starling to mee in hand pajd, & Se-
Suffolk Deeds, Lib. VI., 48, 49, 50.
cured to bee pajd l)y Edmond Pitts of Hinoham aforesajd, where wit'' I doe Acknowledge myselfe [full}" [49] fully 1669 sattisfyed Contented & pajd & thereof & of euery part & parcell thereof, doe Exonnorate acquitt & discharge the sajd Edmond Pitts his heires Executo'* & Adniinistrato" & euery of them foreuer l)y these p'sents, Haue giuen granted bargained sold Enfeofed & Confirmed & by these p'sents doe giue gran* bargaine sell Enfeofie & Confirme, A'nto the sajd Edmond Pitts his heires & assignes foreuer, all the houses & Lands of the sajd William Johns deceased the sajd Lands, l)eing part of the Seuerall house Lotts, l.ying in Hingham in the neck of Land called the home neck, viz* a part of" the sajd Land being formerly purchased by the sajd Johns of the sajd Pitts, & of James Bates & was somthne the Land of Thomas ^^'akley & of Richard Betscome & i)art of the sajd Johns his Land purcliased of John Ottis sen''. & anothe'" i)art of the sajd Johns, his Land whic'' hee purchased of Josep'' Andrewes, & another parcell whic'' was giuen to the sajd Johns by the Towne of Hingham, all the sajd par- cells of Land lying together in one l)ulke, & the whole bulke of them as now the}' lye together, in one peece are bounded with the high way westward, & wit'' the Lands of the sajd Pitts northward, & wit'' the Lands of Thomas Andrewes Eastward & wit" the Lands of John Thaxter & the sajd Ed- mond Pitts Southward, together wit'' all the houses buildings <& fences vpon the sajd Lands or any part or parcell of them, wit'' all & singular the Apinirtinences & priueledges vnto the sajd p'misses or any part of them belonging, or in any wayes Apperteyning & all my right Title & interest as Adminis- trato'^^ & impowred & impowred by the sajd Cour* of & into the sajd premisses wit'' their Appurtenances & euery part & parcell thereof To Haue & to hold the sajd parcells of Land purchased l)y the sajd "William Johns of the sajd Edmond Pitts, & of James Ottis John Ottis senio'", Josep'' Andrewes & the Other parcell giuen to the sajd Johns l)v the Towne of Hingham, all the sajd parcells lying together in one l)ulke, <& peece in the home neck in Hingham & l)0unded as afore- sajd, Avif' all the houses buildings & fences vpon the sajd Lands, wit'' all & singular the Appurtenances to the sajd p''misses, or any of them belonging vnto the sajd Edmond Pitts his heires & assignes foreuer & vnto the only pro})er vse & l)ehoofe of him the sajd Edmond Pitts his heires & assignes foreuer. And the sajd, AVilliam: [50] William Woodcock as Administrato"' & impowred by the sajd Court doth here1)y Couenant promise & grant to & wit" the sajd Edmond Pitts, that hee the sajd William Woodcock, as Ad- ministrato'' & impowred l)y the sajd Court, is the true &
Suffolk Deeds, Lib. VI., 50, 51.
proper owner of the sajd harirained p''misses wit'' their Ap- purtenances at the time of the hari>aine tSo sale thereof tSL that the sajd l^argained ])'inisses, are free & eleere c^ freely & cleerly acquitted Exonnorated & discharged of & from, all & all manner of former bargaines, sales, gifts, grants. Titles, mortgages, suites Attachments, Actions, judgments, Extents, Executions, Dowers, Title of Dowers, & all Other incum- brances whatsoeuer from the beginning of the world, vntill tlie day of the bargaine & sale thereof, And shall & will de- liuer or cause to bee deliuered, all deeds writtings, Euidences & Escripts, concerning the i)''misses or any perticular of them, vnto the sajd Edmond Pitt' his heires & assignes, or true Copies of them, fayre & vncancelled & the sajd William Woodcock, as Administrato' & ini})o\vred by the sajd Court, doe Couenant promise & grant by these p''sen'^ all & sin- gular, the sajd bargained p'misses wit'' their Appurtenances, vnto the sajd Edmond Pitts his heires & assignes to warrant ac(|uitt & defend foreuer against all persons, from by or vnder him clayming any right, Title or interest of or into the same, or any part or parcell thereof, In Wittnes whereof I the sajd William Woodcock haue hereunto set my hand & Scale the, thirtet'^ day of may in the yeare of Our Lord God One thousand six hundred six-ty & seauen & in the nineteef yeare of the Keigne of Our Soueraigne Lord Charles the Second by the Grace of God of Great Brittaine tlrance & Ireland, King defend'' of the Fait'' &c: 16G7: Signed sealed & deliuered A^'illiam Woodcock & a seale in the ji'^sen^* of vs :
Daniell Cushion
mathias Briggs
memorandum that the word they betweene the Eighteene & nineteene lynes, was Enterlined before the Sealing & de- liuery hereof in the p'sents of the same wittnesses. And also the words [& of James Bates, betweene the hfteene & six- teene lines were enterlined, before the Sealing & deliuery hereof in the p'sents of the same wittnesses, & also the uords & of James Bates bet ween'' the fowre & twenty & hue & twenty lines w"' the words as Administrato'" & impowred ''•^' the sajd Court l>etwcene the thirty & one & thirty lines, were enterlined before the sealing & [51] & deliuery 1669- hereof iu the p^sents of the same wittnesses.
This deed was Acknowledged by the subscriber, Ju ;ie : 22 : 1()()S> : Before Edward Tyng Assist. Entered & Recorded word for Mord & Compared wit'' the Originall this 25'". of June : lOGO :
As Attests : Edw Bawson Becord""
Suffolk Deeds, Lib. YI., 51, 52.
To all Christian People to whome this p'sent deed of sale shall come, William Cotton of Boston in the Collony of the massathusctts in new England Butcher iSendeth Greetino- in Our Lord God Euerlasting. Know yee that the sajd AMlliam Cotton wit'^ the free Consent of Ann his wife, for & in Con- sideration of the sume of One hundred i!c ffifty pounds in money & Other good & Currant pay, to him in hand before the sealing & deliuery hereof ^vell & truly pajd by Henery Thomson of Boston aforesajd merchan', the receipt of the whic'' sume the sajd William Cotton doth Acknowledge by these p'sents & there wit'' to l^ee fully sattisfyed pajd & Contented, And thereof & of euery part & parcell tliereof, doe Acquitt & discharge the sajd Henery Thomson his heires Executo''* Administrato'' & assignes & euery of them foreuer l)y these p^sents, Haue giuen granted bargained sold alliend assigned Enfeoffed & Confirmed & by these p'sents doth fully cleerely & absolutely giue grant Ixirgaine sell alliene assignc enfeoti'e & Conlirme vnto the sajd Henery Thomson his heires & as- signes foreuer, All that his peice or parcell of Land or Ground Conteyning in lengf' Thirty foo'^ or thereabouts & Containing in breadf' Twenty foote or thereabouts wit'' the messuage Tenement or dwelling house on part thereof stand- ing, Scittuate lying & l)eing in Boston aforesajd, & is l)utting Easterly on the Land or Ground of Edmond Jackson, & on the street Westerly & is bounded by the Land or Ground of Jonathan Shrimpton northerly, And by the Lands or ground of Isaac Walker & Edmond Jackson southerly, with the halfe share of the Conduite & water & waterCourses, wit'' the Ap- purtenances & priueledges to the sajd liargained p'misses 1)elonging or in any wayes Apperteyning, And all the Estate right Title interes' vse propriety possession clayme & de- mand whatsoeuer of him the sajd William Cotton of in or to the same or any part or parcel! thereof, And all deeds Eui- dences [& [52] wrightings whic'' Concerne the sajd Bar- gained p'misses only & Copies of all sue" deeds Euidences & writtings, whic" Concerne the same w*" Other things, To Haue & to hold the sajd peece & parceP of Land or ground, wit" the messuage, Tennemen' or dwelling house, on part thereof standing, Scittuate lying Containing i)utting t*c bounded as aforesajd wit" the halfe share of & in the Conduit water & water Courses, & Other the priueledges & Appurtenances
vnto the sajd bargained p'misses belonging & Ap- w-n: Cotton i^ertcyniiig as aforesajd, with Other the p'"misses
Henry Thomson liereljv mentioned l)argained & sold vnto the sajd
Henry Thomson his heires & assignes foreuer. To the only proper vse benifit & behoofe, of him the sajd Henery Thomson his heires & assignes foreuer And the sajd
Suffolk Deeds, Lib. VI., 52, 53.
William Cotton for himselfe his heircs Exccuto''^ & Admin- istrator doth Couenant promise & Grant, to & wit'* tlie sajd Henry Thomson his lieires & assipies liy these p''sents as followet'^ viz^: That hee the sajd William Cotton at the time of the Grant bargaine & sale of the p'misses, vnto the sajd Henerv Thomson & vntill the deliuery hereof, vnto the sajd Henerv Thomson his heires & assig-nes foreuer was tlie trne & Lawfull owner thereof, & was seized in his pwne rights in a good perfect & a1)s()lute Estate of inheritance in fee simi)le, of & in the sajd bargained p'misses, & hath in himselfe full power & Lawfull Authority the p'misses to giue gran' bargaine sell & Contirme as aforesajd, And that the sajd Henery Thomson his heires & assignes shall & may hence- forth foreuer Lawfully })eacal)ly & quietly haue hold vse pos- ses & enjoy the sajd liargained p'misses & eucry part & parcell thereof, ftree & cleere & cleerly acquitted Exon- norated & discharged Or Otherwise, from time to time & a* all times hereafter sufficiently saued defended & kept harm- less of & from all & all manner of former & Other gifts grants b.irgaines, sales, leases, assignements, mortgages wills, En- tailes, judgments, Executions, Extents, forfeitures, seizures joyntures, Dowers & power of thirds. And of & from all Other Charges, Titles troul)les, Acts & incum])rances what- soeuer, had made Acknowledged done or suffered to l)ee had made Acknowledged or done by him, the sajd William Cot- ton his heires Executo''* Administrato''* or any Other person or persons whatso[euer [53] wliatsoeuer, by his or their
Acts meanes default, Consent or procurement wherel)y, 1669 the Sajd Thomson his heires or assignes shall or may
bee, hereafter molested in or euicted out of the [)osses- slon thereof or any part or parcell thereof, And that the sajd William Cotton his heires Executo''% & Administrato'' the sajd bargained p''misses & euery part & parcell thereof, vnto the sajd Henry Thomson his heires & assignes against them- selues, respectiuely & all & euery Person & Persons wliat- soeuer, lawfully cla}^ming or to claime any Estate rig''t Title interest vse propriety possession clayme or demand wliat- soeuer of in or to the same or any, part or parcell thereof, from by or vnder him them, any or either of them, shall & will warrant & foreuer defend In' these p''sents. And Ann the wife of the sajd William Cotton vpon the Consideration abouesajd, doth fully & cleerely giue & yeald vp vnto the sajd Henry Thomson, his heires & assignes all her right & Title, of Dower power of Thirds & interest, of in or to the p^^misses aboue mentioned, bargained & sold foreuer liy these p'sents. And that the sajd William Cotton & Ann his wife, respectiuely & their heires Executb'"^ & Administrato"* of the
Suffolk Deeds, Lib. VI., 53, 54.
sajd William Cotton, vpon reasonal)le & lawfull demand shall & will at any time Ov times within the space or terme of One yeare. from & after the day of the date hereof per- forme & doe, or cause to bee performed & done any sue** fui-ther, & Other Act or Acts thing or things what soeuer that shall or may l)ee for the more ful^ Compleating Con- firming & Sure making of the sajd ])argained p'misses, vnto the sajd Henery Thomson his heires & assignes foreuer, ac- cording to the true inten*^ hereof & according to the Lawes of the Collony al)ouesajd. In Wittncs whereof the sajd Will- iam Cotton & Ann his wife, haue hereunto set their hands & scales, the seauenteenf day of June in the yeare of Our Lord One thousand six hundred sixty & nine, in the one & Twentef' yeare of the reigne of Our Soueraigne Lord, Charles the Second by the Grace of God of England Scot- land Ifrance & Irehmd King defend'' of y'^ ftaith
William Cotton wit" a scale ap})endig
Ann Cotton, yy : with a Scale appending
Signed Sealed & deliucrcd hir marke.
& possession of the William Cotton &: Ann his
within mentioned Land wife, freely & fully ac- or ground & dwelling knowledged this deed to bee house giuen in the their Act & deed June 24"'* })'sents of 16G9 : before Thomas Dan-
Tho: Lake : John Sted- forth assist
man : Sam: Alcock : W":
Pcarse : Scri:
Entered & recorded word for word this : 27 : June : 69
Edw Rawson liecord""
[54] Know all men by these p'^sents, that wee nicholas Pridcaux of the Island of Barl)ad()s, Gent: And Bridget my wife Ilaue made Ordained & in Our Steads & places putt & constituted, & l)y these p'sents doe make Ordaine & in Our steads & })laces putt & Constitute Our well 1)eloued freind m'' Edward liawson of the Towne of Boston, in new England to bee Our true & LawfuP Atturney for vs & in Our names & to &■ for Our Owne i)roper vses, to ask demand leuy, sue for recouer & receiue. All & singular sue'' sum & sumes of moneyes, goods wares merchandizes, or Other Commodities
whatsoeuer whic'' is due. Owing A])perteyning xicho: Prideaus or lielonaiuo-, vuto VS tlic said Nicholas Pri- To Edw: Rawson clcaux c^c Bridget my wile by l)ond Sj^ecialtA',
booke accompt or legacy or by any Other wise or meanes whatsoeuer of & from all & euer\^ Person or Per- sons whatsoeuer in new England aforesajd. But more Espe-
Suffolk Deeds, Lib. VI., 54, 55.
cially of & from the Executo''' of the la^^t will & Testament of the late lieuerend John Wilson senio', Pastor of the Church of Boston in new Engiand aforesajd the full sum of one hundred pounds starlino- money, whic'' sajd sum of one hundred pounds was giuen & ])e(|ueathed vnto my sajd wife Bridget as a legacy in & by the sajd last will & Testament, of the aforesajd late Keuerend flohn Wilson senio', (jiuing t'v: by these p'sents granting, vnto Our sajd Atturney all Our full power & Authority in & about the ])'misses to sue Arest Attach seize, sequester imprison & Condenme & out of Prison to deliuer. And to Ap})eare before all & all manner of Judges, justices cVc ministers of the Law, And also to re- couer & receiue al' & singular the p'misses aforesajd & vpon recouery or receipt of the same, to giue Lawfull & suificient discharges, & them to signe scale & as his Act & deed to de- liuer in Our l)eh;dues And also giuing & by these p'sen'^ allowing, vnto Ou'" sajd Atturney one Atturney or more vnder him. And Generally to doe Execute prossecute, & de- termine all & euery the p''misses, as fully & Effectually as if wee Our selues were there personally present, rattifying &, allowing vnto Our sajd Atturney, all & euery Act & Acts,
thing [55] & things whatsoeuer, whic'^ hce Our sajd 1669 Atturney shall doe Or Cause to bee done, in & about the
p^^misses by virtue of these p^'sents, In AVittnes whereof wee haue hereunto put Our hands & scales, dated in Barba- dos, the Twentet" day of marc'\ Anno : Domj: i^^l :
Xicho: Prideaux & a Scale Sealed & deliuered in the Bridget Prideaux & a scale : p''sents of vs :
Ezekiell Brisco
Richard Gregory Ezekiell Brisco deposed before vs here vnder-written, this : 14"' : of October 1669 : that liauing Subscribed his name as a wittnes 'o this instrume"^ was p'sen' wit'' Richard Greg- ory the Other wittnes the date thereof & did both heare & see. Nicholas Prideaux & Bridget his wife to signe Scale iSc deliuer the same as their Act iSc deed,
Simon Willard
Assistant* ^y''': Hathorne: Entered & Recorded word for word & Compared wit'' the Originall this : 14'" : October : 166!t-
As Attests : Edw- Rawson Record""
To all Christian People, to whome these p^^sents shall come, Richard Greene of lioston Seaman, Sendeth Greeting Know }'ee that the sajd Richard Greene for diners good
Suffolk Deeds, Lib. VI., 55, 56.
causes, & uallual)le Considerations, & Especially for & in Consideration of the some of Twelue Pound% to him in hand pajd by Peter Bracket of Braintry in new England the re- ceipt whereof, hee dot'' Acknowledge l)y these p^'sen*", & thereof, & of euery par* & parcell thereof doe Exonnorate acquit* & discharire, the sajd Peter Bracket his heires & as- signes for euer by these p'sents, Hat'' giuen granted, bar- gained Sold Enfeofed & Contirmed, & by these p^sen*^ doth giue grant liargaine S(>11, Enfeofe &. Contirme vnto Peter Bracke' his heires dc assignes foreuer Twelue Podds of Land, lying & l)eing in Boston vizt, six Podds, in lengf' & two rodds in l)reath, the lengt'' thereof alnitting on the high way tha' leades to Charls-Towne ferry northerly. Two Podds in bread"' abutting on the way layd ou' by Boston Townes- men [tha* [56] that leades from Capt: Bredens house to Charls-Towne ferry hig'' Avay westerly on the Lands of Thomas ]Munt Southerly & on the Land* of m'" Star Easterly together wit'' all the priueledges & Appurtenances belong- ing, or in any wayes Apperteyning thereunto To Haue & to hold, the sajd Twelue Podds as it is butteled & bounded, wit'' all the priueledges & A})purtenances thereto belonging, or in any Avayes a})pcrteyning to the sajd Peter Bracket his heires & assignes foreuer, And to the only proper vse & be- hoofe of him the sajd Peter Bracket his heires & assignes foreuer to ])ee held in free sockage, & in not in Capit'' nor by Knights seruiee, And the sajd Pichard Greene dot'' Couenant
promise & Crant l)y these p'sents that hee the Rich: Greene .sajd Picliard Grccne, is the true & proper owner Peter Bracket & proprietor of tlic sajd bargained })''misses at the
time of the bargaine & sale thereof, & that the s** premisses are free & cleere & freely &, cleerly ae(|uitted Ex- onnorated c^ discharged of for & from all & all manner of former ])argaines, sales, gifts, grants, Titles, mortgages, Actions suites, Arests, Attachments, judgments, Executions, Extents & incumljrances whatsoeuer, from the beginginning of the world vntill the time of the l)argaine & sale thereof, And shall & will deliuer or Cause to bee deliuered, all wrightings deeds & Euidences concerning the premisses, vnto the sajd Peter Bracket fayre & vncancclled. And the sajd Richard Greene dot'' Couenant promise & grant by these j)''sen*' all & singular the sajd bargained premisses, with the Api)ui'tcnances to warrant acquitt & defend vnto the sajd Peter Bracket his heii'es & assignes agains* all People, clayming any right title or interest of or into the same. Or any part thereof by his nieanes Title or procurement, foreuer by these p'sents & that it shall & may bee Lawfull, to & for the sajd Peter Bracket his heires & assiones to record &
Suffolk Deeds, Lib. VL, 5*), 57.
enrowle or Ciiuse to bee Recorded & Enrowled, the title & teiinor of these p'sen'* according to the true intent & mean- ing thereof, And according to the vsuall manner & Order of Recording, deeds & Euidences, in sue'' Case made & pro- uided ; In wittnes whereof the sajd Ric'^ard Greene haue set to his hand : & Scale, the tirst day of may, one Thousand Six hundred lif '^ nine :
Rich: Greene & a scale Signed Sealed & deliuered &
l)ossession giuen according This deed Acknowledged to Law the day & yea re the 8:5: 69: aboue written in the pres- Rich: Bellingham Gou'
ents of vs: Entered & Recorded word
Rob': Sanford : for word & Compared wit'' the
Tho: Hawkins : originall this <S"' : July : 1 ()()!» :
Attes'^ : Edw: Rawson Record""
1669-
[57] To all Christian People : to whome this p''sent, wrighting shall come Ilenery Talor of Boston in the massathusetts Collony of new England Chirurgeon & Mary his wife Send Greeting in Our Lord God Euerlasting Know yee that the sajd Henery Talor & jVIary his wife for & in Consideration of ffiue hundred & Eight Pounds, whereof one hundred &, Eig''*^ Pound' ,})ajd in money, the : two & twenteth day of August in the yeare of Our Lord, One Thousand six hundred sixty six, the Other ffowre hundred Pounds pajd at sealing hereof, viz^- one hundred & ffifty Pounds in Sugar one hundred & tfifty Pound^ in wine & Brandy & the Other hun- dred Pound*" in English Goods all at money Prise, Hen: Taylor llauo giucu granted bargained sold Enfcofed & W" Taylor Coutirmed & by tlicse p'scuts doc giuc gran' Ijar- gaine sell Enfeoffe & Conlirme vnto AVilliam Talor of the sajd Boston merchant, A Warehouse in Boston afore- sajd with the wharfe ])efore it, bounded wit'' the mill Creeke, Souther'^, wit'' Land of Thomas Lake jNIerchant Westerly, wit" the Land of ^NI''^ Paddy Northerly, 6c with the Other Land or wharfes of sajd Henry Taylor, hereby allienatcd Easter'-^, Also all the Other wharfe or wharfes adjoyning, to the aforementioned wharfe wit'' two new warehouses tliere- upon standing, with sajd other Wharfe or wharfes, wit'' the sajd two warehouses are yett in the possession, of the sajd Henry Taylor & liounded wit'' the sajd mill Creeke South- er'y, wit'' Land of James Rol)inson East or Easterly, with the Land of sajd m'' Paddy noif' or noilher'^* To Haue & hold, the afore l)argained p'misses as before bound(Ml, with all waves ])aths passages, rights priueledges, & A))purtcnanc(\s thereunto belonging, or in any waves Appertaining, together
Suffolk Deeds, Lib. VI., 57, 58.
witf^ all deeds, Euidences & writtinus, Concerninir the p'"mis- ses fayre vneancelled & vndetaced, vnto the sajd William Taylor his heiies & assignee, to the only vse & behoofe of the sajd William Taylor his heires Sc assijjnes foreuer: And the sajd Henry Talor for himselfe his heires Executo'' & Ad- ministrator doe Couenan^ & grant to & wit'' the sajd William Taylor his heires & assignes hy these }y'sents, That hee the siijd Henry Taylor the day of the date hereof is & standeth Lawfully seized to his owne vse of & in the afore l)argained iVmisses, & euery part thereof, wit'' the A})purtenances thereof in a good ])erfeet & absolute Estate of inheritants in fee simple, & hat'' in himselfe full power good rig'"' & LawfuU Authority, to grant bargaine sell Conuey & assure the same in manner & forme aforesajd, And that he^ the sajd William Taylor his heires & assignes & euery of them, shall & m;iy foreuer heareafter peaeal)ly & quietly, haue hold & enjoy the afore bargained p'misses, wit'' the [5S] the Appur- tenances rights, & priueledges thereof as aforesajd free & cleere & cleerly acquitted & discharged of & from all former <fe Other bargaines, & sales, gifts grants joyntures. Dowers, Titles of Dower, Estates ^Mortgages, forfeitures, judgments Extents Executions, c't allOther Acts, & Licumbrances whatsoeuer, had made Connnitted & done, or suffered to bee done by the sajd Henry Taylor, his heires or assignes or any Person or Per- sons, clayming l)y from or vnder him, them or any of them, And further the sajd Henry Taylor & mary his sajd wife doe for themselues their heires Executo'' Administrato'" Couenant promise & Grant, to & wit" the sajd William Taylor his heires or assignes, that the sajd Henry Taylor & mary his sajd wife, vppon reasonable & LawfuU demand shall & will performe & doe or cause to hee performed & done, any sue'' further Act or Acts, whether by way of Acknowledgment of this p^sent deed or release of Dower in respect of the sajd mary, or in any Other kind that shall or may bee for the more full Compleating Confirming & sure making the afore bargained p'misses vnto the sajd William Taylor his heires & assignes according to the true intent hereof & the Lawes of ye sajd massathusetts jurisdiction. In Wittnes whereof the sajd Henry Taylor & mary his sajd wife haue hereunto put their hands & Scales the sixt day of May, in the yeare of Our Lord One Thousand six hundred sixty & seauen, Annoq*^ l^egnj Regis Carolj Secundj, dccimo nono :
Henry Taylor with a Scale Appending mary Taylor wit'' a Scale Appending Signed Sealed & deliuered in the presents of vs : John Paine : Ita attest : Rob': Howard no? Pubt:
Suffolk Deeds, Lib. VI., 58, 59.
State Seizen c'c jjosse^sion giuen & reoeiuod, of all the
Warehouses & wharfes, m'" Henry Taylor Acknowl-
contained iu this deed the : edged this Deed to bee his
11 : 9 ; 1(567. Aet & Deed & maiy his wife
Saiiiuell Bache free'^' yealded vp her thirds :
Kol)': Howard not: Pul)t : 15 : 3 : 67
Before niee AVilliani IIa>i:horne. Assis' Entered & Recorded word for word & Compared wit'' the Originall this 14'". July : 1669-
As Attests : Edw: Eawson Record'"
1669 [59] To all Christian People to whome these p''sents shall come, Al)igall the late Relict & Executrix, to the last will & Testament of John Ruggles late of Roxbury & Griffin Craft John Ruggles & Samuell Ruggles, all of Rox- bury in the County of Surt'olke in new England, Executo"" & Ouerseers of the last will &, Testament of sajd John Ruggles deceased together with Mary the Relict of Thomas Ruggles of Roxbury late ftather to the sajd John Ruggles deceased Send^ Greeting, Know yee that for & in Consideration of twenty ffiue Pounds, long since pajd by John Alcock of Rox])ury aforesajd Phisitian, vnto the aboue mentioned eTohn Ruggles deceased, wherewit'^ the sajd John Ruggles in his life time Acknowledged himselfe, fully sattisfyed Contented & pajd & by sufficient Euidence to vs soe Appearing, wee the sajd Abigail Relict of sajd John Ruggles, Griffin Craft, John Rugiiles & Samuell Rugi>"lcs, Executo'' & Ouerseers to the last will & Testamen*^ of the sajd John Ruggles & Mary his late mother According to the desire, Order & power of the sajd John Ruggles, to vs Committed by his last will & Testament, to giue as well as take assurances of Land, by him sould or boug''' as in his sajd will bearing date, the: 9"'. of Septeml)er, sixteene hundred ffifty & Eight more Ampl}' Appeareth, Haue a])S()lutely giuen granted alliened. En- feoffed & Confirmed, & in the name of the sajd John Ruggles, doe absolutely giue grant alliene & Confirme vnto the sajd John Alcock his heires & assignes all that the Cowhouse & pasture Land of the sajd John Ruggles, scittuate on the meeting house hill, in Roxbury being six Acres more or less, as it is now in possession of sajd John Alcock, & left soe to him by sajd John. Ruggles, l)ounded by the north East, north & northwest on the Conuuon & way leading vnto Stony Riuer great l)ridge Souf' & South west, on the Land of sajd John Alcock, sometimes the Land of John Peirpoint East & South East, on the Lands of John ChandUn- & his mother, withall the liberties priueledges & Appurtenances
Suffolk Deeds, Lib. YI., 59, 60.
thereto l^elonaino- or in any waves apperteyning- To Haue & to hold, the a)»oue mentioned Cowliouse six Acres of Pasture Land l)ee it more or less, with the liberties priueledges & Appui-tenanees thereto belonging Or in any wise apperteyn- ing to him the sajd John Alcock his heires & assignes foreiier, And the sajd Abigail Griffin Crafts John Ruggles Samuell Ruo-gles & Mary, Executrix Executo'' & Ouerseers of the last will of the sajd [John [60] John Ruggles & Thomas Rug- gles eac'^ for themselues, doe According to the power to them Giuen, Couenant promise & grant to & w"' the sajd John Al- cock, his heires & assignes by these p'sents that all the al)oue mentioned granted j/misses, are free & ck'cre & freely & cleerly acquitted, Exonnorated & discharged (Sc from time to time, shall bee defended & well kept & saued harndess of & from all & all manner, of former & Other gifts grants leases, mortgages joyntures Dowers, wills Entailes judgments, Rents arearages of rents, And all & all manner of incum- brances whatsoeuer, had made done Acknowledged Com- mitted Suffered, done or Committed to bee done, by the sajd John Ruggles in his life time, or by or from them their Ex- ecutors or assignes, or by or from or vnder the John Ruggles heircs, of the said John Ruogles & Thomas Rua-
To . ' ' ~ ~
jno: Acock. gles liis ffatlicr or any Other Person or Persons whatsoeuer hauing clayming or pretending to haue or clayme any right Title or interest, thereunto whereby the sajd John Alcock, his heires or assignes at any time shall or may bee La\vfully euicted or ejected from the quiat & peacal)le possession of the al)oue granted p'misses or any part or parcell thereof, wit*^ any the liberties priueledges & Appurtenances to the same belonging or in any wise Apper- taining shall & will warrant & foreuer defend ye same, & the title thereof from all men Especially the heires of the aboue mentioned John Ruggles the sonn or Thomas Ruggles the flather, In wittnes whereof the sajd Abigail Griffin Crafts, John & Samuell Ruggles & mary mother to the sajd John haue hereunto se* their hands & scales this Eight day of Aprill, sixteene hundred sixty & two being the tibwreteent'' yeare of the Reigne of Our Soueraigne Lord Charles the Second by the Grace of God of England Scotland ffrance &
Ireland Kino- : &c: , ,
o- 1 i''i p 1 1- 1 her marke
Siirned seakxl & delmered * i • n ^ -r-w o i
l,y Griffin Craft John ^^''^''^^ O ^''^' ' ^ ^ ^^^^^
Ruggles Sanniell Rug- Griffin Craft & a scale
gles & mary Ruggles in John Ruggles & a seale
p'sence of vs : Thomas Ruggles & a seale
Edw: Rawson- her marke
John Hyler : mary -y Ruggles & a seale
Suffolk I)p:p:i)s, Lib, VI., HO, (il.
This deed Acknowledired by Griffin Craft, John Kiioles Samuell Riiales & nuiry Rugles to ])ee their Act & deed this 8 : Aprill : 1<)(!2 Before niee : Daniell Gookiii
Entered & llecorded word for word & Comi)ared wit'' tiie Originall : 14 July : 16 6 'J
As Attes'* : Edw Eawson Record''
1669 [01] To all Christian Peo})le, to whome this p'sent Instrument shall come Ann C()Oi)er Relict of Zacheus Bozworth of Boston in new England deceased, now the wife of Thomas Cooper of Reho])a in new England, Sendeth Greeting, "Whereas my before named Husl)and the late de- seased Zacheus Bozworth, did Giue & leaue vn'"* mee at his decease for & during the tearnie of my naturall life the moy- ety or halfe of a Tennement or dwelling house wit", the moyety or halfe of the Land wit'' the Appurtenances, thereto belonging scittuate lying & being in Boston aforesajd & is bounded. South easterly by the Land of Thomas Clarke, south-westerly l)y the Land of John ]Moss, & by the streets north-Easterly & north- AVesterly, Know yee that I the sajd
Ann Cooper by virtue of my owne power & p"f" Coper rights of & in or to the p'misses. For the naturall
Sam: Bozwort^\- louc & affcctiou wliic'^ I liauc & bearc vnto my
beloued sonn Samuell Bozwort'' of Boston afore- sajd, Haue Giuen Granted alliened, Enfeoffed & Confirmed, And by these iVsents doe fully & absolutely Giue grant alliene, Enfeoffe &, Confirme, vnto the sajd Samuell Bozworf' his heires & assignes foreuer, All the Estate right Title in- terest, vse propriety possession clayme or demand whatso- eucr of mee the sajd Ann Cooper, of in or to the moyety or halfe of the prementioned house & Land whether it bee right hy Dower, or Title of Dower or by any way or meanes, whatsoeuer, vnto the sajd Sanniell Bozworf', his heires & assignes whatsoeuer, freely peacably & quietly To Haue & to hold Avithout any manner of reclayme Challenge or Contra- diction of mee the sajd Ann Cooper, or of any Other Person or Persons by any meanes Title or procurement in any man- ner or wise or without any Accoun' or Answer therefore to mee, or in my name to bee giuen rendered or done in time to come Soe that neither I the sajd Ann Cooper mine heires Executo" or Administrato'% or any Other Person or Persons by vs, for vs or in Our names, or in the name of any or either of vs, at any time hereafter may ask clayme challenge or demand in or to the p''niisses, any interest right Title vse, ])ossession or propriety. But from all Action of right Title Dower clayme interest vse possession & demand thereof wee & euery of vs to bee ^i:terly Excluded & foreuer
Suffolk Deeds, Lib. VI., 01, 62.
debarred by these p^sents, And I the sajd Ann Cooper mine heires Executo'"'' & Administrate'''' the premisses mentioned Granted & giuen, vnto the sajd Samuell [Bozwoit" [02] Bozwort" his heires & assignes against all Persons -will war- ran^ & defend, In AMttnes whereof I the sajd Ann Cooper haue hereunto set my hand & seale, the liiue & twentef' day of Ifebruary in the yeare of Our Lord One Thousand six hundred sixty & Eight, in the One & Twentef' yeare of the Reigne of Our Sonera igne Lord Charles the Second by the Grace of God of England Scotland lira nee & Ireland King defend-^ of the Fait" : '&c:
The marke y /7 of ^ & a seale :
Ann Cooper )
Signed sealed & deliuered
in the presence of: This aboue written Deed of
Noah Xew^nan Guif was Acknowledged by
Dan; Smit" : the a})oue named Ann Cooper
to bee her owne Act & deed &
that it was drawne by her
Consent c^ Order : 24 : ?,\ l(i()9
By mee Eliazer Lusher Assist
Entred & Recorded word for word & Compared with the
Origina" this 18^" : day of July : 16(i9-
As Attests Edw RaAvson Record''
To all Christian People to M'home this p'sent deed of saile shall come, John ifreake of Boston in the Colony of the mas- sathusets in new England merchan* Sendeth Greeting in Our Lord God Euerlasting, Know yee that the sajd John tl'reake with the free Consent of Elizabef' his wife, for a ualluaUe Consideration to him in hand l)efore the sealing & deliuery hereof, w^ell & truly i)ajd l)y Thomas Berry of Boston afore- sajd marriner the receipt of whic" ualluable Con- John ffreake sidcratiou, tlic sajd Jn": tlreake doth Acknowledije
To ' .1 _ o
Tho: Berry. by thcsc p'sen'% And therewith to bee fully Sat- tistyed & Contented, Hath giuen granted bar- gained Sold alliend, Enfeofed & Confirmed &by these p'sen''^ doth fully cleer'-'' & alisolute'^ Giue Grant bargaine Sell alliene Enfeotfe & Continue vnto the sajd Thomas Berry his heires & assignes foreuer. All that his jx'cce parcell or Plott of Land, lying & being at the north End of the Towne of Boston aforesajd, as it is Now fenced in Containing by Esti- mation One hundred & Twenty foote Square bee the same more or less, wit'' a peece or parcell of ground lying & being at the north Easterly End of the sajd plott or parcell of Land the whole breadt" of the sajd plott of Land of [Land
Suffolk Deeds, Lib. VI., <)3, 64.
[63] Land 1>elow the foote path on the l)ro\v of the Banck, downe to the low water, the Avhieh l)ar<>ained p'lnisse^, is
hutting on Charles Riuer north-Easterly, & on the Land 1669 of Henry Kemble South-westerly, And is bounded by
the Land of Auaustin Lyndon South-easterly, & by the Land of John Conney Northwester'-', wit'' the proHitts & Ap})urtenances thereof, And priueledges theret'* belong- ing or in any wise Appertaining, And all the Estate right Title interest vse, propriety possession elainie & de- mand whatsoeuer of him the sajd John lireake, of in or to the same or an}' part thereof, And all deeds Euidences & writtings which Concerne the sajd l>argained p'niisses Only & Copies of all sue'' deeds Euidences & writtings whic'^ Con- cerne the same with Other things. To Haue & to hold, the sajd peece parcell Or plott of Land wit'' the jieece or parcell of ground lying at the north-Easterly End thereof [the foof* path on the brow of the l^anck Excepted] l)oth parcells being butting & l)ounded as aforesajd, vnto the sajd Thomas Berry his heires &, assignes foreuer, To the only proper vse & be- hoofe of the sajd Thomas Berry his heires & assignes foreuer, And the sajd Jolm Ifreake for himselfe his heires Executo''^ & Administrato'"' dot'' Couenant & grant t° & with the sajd Thomas Berry his heires & assignes ^^' these p'sents, as fol- lowet'', viz': That hee the sajd John ifreake at the time of the Grant bargaine & saile of the p'niisses vnto the sajd Thomas Berry & vntill the dcliuery hereof to the sajd Thomas Berry, to the vse of him his heires & assignes foreuer, was the true & LawfuU Owner of the sajd bargained p'niisses. And that hee hath in himselfe full power & Lawfull Authori*^ the p''misses to giue grant bargaine sell & Contirme as aforesajd. And that the sajd Thomas Berry his heires & assignes, shall & may henceforth'' foreuer Lawfully peacalily & quietly haue hold vse Occupie possesse & Enjoy the sajd liargained p'"niisses, & euery part & parcell thereof free & cleere, & cleerly Acquitted Exonnorated & discharged of & from all & all manner of former & Otiier gifts grants bargaines Sales leases assignements, mortgages wills, Entailes judgments, Executions Extents forfeitures seizures joyntures [Dowers [64] Dowres, And all other Acts & incumbrances what- soeuer had made Committed done Or suliered to bee had made Committed or done, by the sajd John ffreake his heires Executo''^ Adnn'nistrato''^ or any Other Person or Per- sons whatsoeuer by his or their Act, meanes Consent Or pro- curement, where! )y the sajd Thomas Berry his heires or assignes, shall bee hereafter molested in or Euicted out of the possession thereof, Or any part Or parcel thereof, And that the sajd John ti'reakc his heires Executo""' & Adminis-
Suffolk Deeds, Lib. YI., 64.
trato"^ the sajd bargained j/misses vnto the sajd, Thomn.^ Berry his heires & assignes, against theniselues rcspectiue'^, all & euery Persons & Persons whatsoeuer, Lawfully claym- ing Or to clayme any Estate Righ' Title interest vse, pro- priety possession clayme or demand whatsoeuer of in or to the same or any })art or parcel 1 thereof from ])y or vnder the Title of John Sanford, Edmond Downe, Jn": Home, John Inwood, Henry Inwood, William Inwood & the sajd John flreake. Or either of them or their heires Executo's Adminis- trator' Or assignes respectiuc'-'^, shall & A\ill warrant & foreuer defend by these p'sents, And Elizal^ef' the wife of the siijd John ffreake doth fully & freel'' giue & yeald vp vnto the sajd Thomas Berry his heires & assignes. All her right & Title of Dower & interest, of in or to the sajd bargained iVmisscs foreuer by these p'sen*% And that the sajd John flreake & Elizal)et'' his, & the heires Executo''* & Adminis- trator of the sajd John flreake, vpon reasonable & LawfuU demand, shall & wall performe & doe or Cause to bee per- formed & done, any sue'' further Act & Acts, whether by way of Acknowledgment of this p'sent deed. Or release of Dower in rosjiect of her the sajd Elizabef' Or in any Other kind that shall or may bee, that shall or may bee for the more full Compleating, Confirming & sure making of the sajd bargained p'misses, vnto the sajd Thomas Berry his heires & Assignes foreuer According to the true intent hereof & According to the Lawes of the Colony al)oue Sajd, In Wittnes w:hereof John flreake & Elizal)et'' his wife haue hereunto set their hands & Scales, the Sixteenth day of may in the yeare of Ou'" Lord One Thousand Six hundred Sixty & Eight in the Twenteth yeare of the Rcigne of Our Sou- craigne Lord Charles the Second l)y the Gracce of God of Enoland Scotland france & Ireland King defend"" of the Fait'r- &c.
John flreake wit'^ a Scale Appending Elizabef' flreake wit'' a scale Ap})ending
Signed Sealed & deliuered
by the within named This deed was legally Ac-
Jn°: flreake in the jn-es- knowligcd to l)ee the deed of
ence of vs, & l)y Eliz: John c^ Eliza1)eth flreake,
flreake in presence of jias*^ by them vnto Thomas
vs : Berry, this iV' : of October :
Antipas Boyce : Rich- 1(568, Before mee Rich: Rus-
Price, W"^: Pears, sell Assist:
Scr; Recorded word for word
Aug*''- 16 As Attes'* Edw. Rawson Record''
Suffolk Deeds, Lib. VI., 65, 6Q.
[65] This Charter Party made the Twelfth day of may in the yeare of Our Lord One Tliousand Six Hundred Sixty
& Eight, l)et\veene Tliomas Berry of Boston in the 1609 CoU)ny of the massathusets in neAV Enoland marriner,
par' Owner & master of the Good Keteh Or ship soe tearmed called, the speedwell of the Burthe" of sixt-^' Tunn% or therealjouts now riding at Anchor in the Harbor of Boston aforesajd, on the one part, & Kichard Williams of London now Boston aforesajd ^Merchant, })art, Owner of the sajd Ketc'' On the Other part, AA'ittnesseth, That the sajd master hath demised Granted & to ti'raight letten, And hy these })'"sents doth demise gran' & to liraight let, vnto the sajd merchant his Executo'"* Administrato" & assignes the moyety or htilfe of the sajd Ketch, called the speedwell for Eigh' monthes Certaine Tenn monthes vncertaine. And that the sajd merchant hath hyred the moyety or halfe of the sajd Ketc'* for Eigh' monthes Certaine Tenn monthes vn- charter party certalue, for a voyagG to bee made with her by betweene Rich- Qofp Gracc, froui Boston aforesajd to Barl)a- Tho: Berry: dos & from Bar])ado'* to Boston, & from Bos- ton to maderas, & from maderas to Bar])ad°% & from Bar1)ados to Boston being the Port of her right discharge. And the sajd master for himselfe his Executo''^ tt Administrato*"^ doth Couenant & Grant, to & wit'* the sajd marchant his Executo'** Administrato*"^ & assignes, the sajd Ketch to prej^are &, warrant strong & stanch, both aboue & beneath & well & sufficiently Ecjuiped set forth, Tackelled & Apparrelled with masts