118 History of Hingham. 



Deed of Lease and Release. 



This Indenture made this twenty-first day of October, in the year of 

 our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty-four, and in the eighth 

 year of the Independence of the United States of America, by and between 

 Sarah Derby of Hingham, in the County of Suffolk and Commonwealth 

 of Massachusetts, Widow, on the one part; and Ebenezer Gay, and 

 Daniel Shute, Clerks, and John Thaxter and Benjamin LixcoLN, 

 Esquires, all of said Hingham ; Cotton Tufts of Weymouth, and 

 Richard Cranch, of Braintree, Esquires both in said County of Suffolk ; 

 William Cushing and Nathan Cusiiing, both of Scituate in the county 

 of Plymouth and Commonwealth aforesaid, Esquires ; John Thaxter of 

 Haverhill, in the Count}" of Essex and Commonwealth aforesaid. Esquire, 

 and Benjamin Lincoln of Boston in the County of Suffolk, Gentleman, 

 on the other part, witnesseth, that the said Sarah, for and in con- 

 sideration of the sum of five shillings, lawful money of the Commonwealth 

 aforesaid, paid her by the said Ebenezer, Daniel, John, Benjamin, 

 Cotton, Richard, William, Nathan, JonN and Benjamin, and divers 

 other good causes her thereunto moving, hath sold, released and con- 

 firmed, and by these presents doth sell, release and confirm to the said 

 Ebenezer, Daniel, John, Benjamin, Cotton, Richard, William, 

 Nathan, John and Benjamin, their heirs and assigns, a certain piece 

 of land lying in the north parish of said Hingham, containing by estima- 

 tion one quarter of an acre, more or less, bounded westerly on the high- 

 way, southerly, on land late of Benjamin Loring, of said Boston, de- 

 ceased, eastwardly on land of Elisha Leavitt of said Hingham, north- 

 erly on other laud of said Sarah and separated therefrom by a picked 

 fence ; with all the buildings standing on the same, with all the privileges, 

 easements and appurtenances to the said land and buildings belonging; 

 which said land and buildings are now in the actual possession of them 

 the said Ebenezer, Daniel, John, Benjamin, Cotton, Richard, 

 William, Nathan, John and Benjamin by virtue of a bargain and 

 sale to them thereof made by the said Sarah, for the term of one year, 

 in consideration of five shillings, by Indentures bearing date the day next 

 before the day of the date of these presents, made between the same 

 parties, as are parties to these presents and by force of the statute for 

 transferring uses into possession. 



To have and to hold the said land and buildings with all the privileges, 

 easements and appurtenances thereto belonging, to them the said Ebex\ t e- 

 zer, Daniel, John, Benjamin, Cotton, Richard, William, Nathan, 

 John and Benjamin, their heirs and assigns forever to the use of the 

 said Sarah during her life, and from and after her decease, then to the 

 use of the said Ebenezer, Daniel, John, Benjamin, Cotton, Richard, 

 William, Nathan, John and Benjamin, their heirs and assigns forever, 

 upon such trusts, nevertheless, and to and for such intents and purposes 

 as are hereinafter mentioned, expressed and declared of and concerning 

 the said premises, that is to say : 



Upon trust and to the intent and purpose that the said Ebenezer, 

 Daniel, John, Benjamin, Cotton, Richard, William, Nathan, John 

 and Benjamin, as soon as may be after said Sarah's decease, lease out 

 and improve to the best advantage, the said land and buildings, except 

 such parts thereof as are hereafter otherwise appropriated, and appropri- 



