Bill of sale from Phillip Carteret to William Pyles (1668)
This indenture is made the tenth day of February in the twentieth year of our Lord Charles the Second by the grace of king of England, Scotland, france & Ireland, King & defender of the faith, Between Phillip Carterett Esq., Governor of the Province of New Jersey of the one part & William Pyles (Piles), yeoman of Piscataway in New England of the other part wittinessith that the said Phillip Caterett for and in consideration of the sum of forty pounds of good and lawful money accounting for the sale of the country to him in hand paid by the said William Pyles the receipt thereof he doth hereby acknowledge and doth to & by these presents fully discharge & requitt the said William Pyles his heirs, executors & administrators for ever hath devised, bargained, and sold and to farme lotte to & by these presents doth devise, bargain, and sell and to farme lotte all and singular, my third lott and house lying and being on the South side of the creek in Elizabeth Town in the province aforesaid adjoining on the East side to Nicolas Carters lott, and on the West side to Thomas Pope’s lott together with all such lotts and allotments of upland and meadow as is and shall be hereafter there-unto belonging and appartayning according to the rite of a third lott, to have and to holde all & singular the said house and lott belonging unto one in the town and place aforesaid, with all the building or buildings there on and all other allotments of land comencerary or con___y there unto belonging or in any manner of wase (ways) of right appertaining to the said William Pyles, his heirs, executors, administrators, forever, and the said Phillip Carterett doth forever settle his heirs, executors, and administrators permanent premise and grant for and to the said William Pyles, his heirs, executors, administrators that he the said William Pyles his heirs, executors, administrators shall and may peaceably and quietly hold and enjoy all and singular the before described premises and that he will warrant and defend the tittle there unto from any person or persons whatsoever that shall lay any claim or claims thereunto by from or under free from any of his heirs, executors, administrators, or assignors forever and that free from any lease bargains or sale encumbrances or encumbrances what-so ever. In witness thereof I have here unto sett my hand and seale the day and year above written. Signed and delivered by Phillip Carterett for the governor by Nicolas Carter and James Bollen
Each of the
original Elizabethtown Associates had "Lot Rights", analogous to the
number of shares in the Association possessed by that Associate. The Lot Right
determined the quantity of land each Associate received in each allocation. A
Third Lot Right was three times greater than a First Lot Right. The total
number of original Lot Rights was 151. William Pyles
(Piles) had 3 lot rights. In the above text it appears he is buying his “third
lot” from Philip Cateret, the governor of the