(seq. 1)

Farmington {Connecticut}

This presant Righting Made this 26th Day of August in {the} year of {our} Lord
one thousand six hundred Ninety & Eight wittnesseth Articles of an Agreement
Betwen Luke Hayes on {the} one party & Mardlyn freeman Widdow on {the} other
party & both partyes belonging to Farmington in {the} County of hartford & Colony
of Conecticot in Newengland Which is as followeth: viz : that if we the {said} Luke hayes
& mardlyn freeman shall by {the} providenc of God Joyne together as husband & wife
in {the} ordinance of marriage: for {the} securety of {the} Estate of {the} above said mardlyn freeman
I {the} aforesaid Luke hayes do herby Declare: that I have promised unto & do hereby
covenant with {the} said mardlyn freeman that as I never had any Right so I now do
& forever herafter will allthough we should Joyne in Marriage; Disclaime all kind
of Right title Claims Intrest & propriaty in any part & Every part of that Estate
Which she {the} said mardlyn freeman Now Standeth posessed of before marriage both
personall & Reall only {the} benefitt & Improvement of her lands untill death
Shall us part or untill {the} said mardlyns son James Street shall attaine the
age of twenty one years which Shall first happen: & she Shall have full power
to dispose of {the} personall Estate att her pleashuer & what moveable Estate
she shall see cause to bring with her to be Improved for our Comfort: if providenc
should so order that she should dye first then Immediately ther upon what Estate
she shall have brought with her shall be reterned to her heirs Executor or Administrator
in wittness wherunto I have signed sealled & delivered this presant Righting on the
Day & year above Ritton in {the} presenc of With those Condissions also that what
{the} said mardlyn is Indebted before marraige shall be paid out of her own Estate &
not out of mine Signed in {the} presance of

Luke hayes & [?] Seall

John Hart {Seinor}
John Hart {Junior}

Luke Hayes & seall [seal]

A copie of Hayeses & mardlyns
agreement before marriage

The above written is A true Copy of the Originall on file
[ ? ] Thomas Kimberly Clerk

Farmington Ct

This presant righting made this 26th day of August in the year of o^r Lord
one thousand six hundred ninety & eight wittnesseth articles of an agreement
between Luke Hayes on the one party & Mardlyn Freeman widdow on the other
party & both partyes belonging to Farmington in the county of Hartford & colony
of Conecticot in Newengland Which is as followeth: viz : that if we the said Luke Hayes
& Mardlyn Freeman shall by the providenc of God joyne together as husband & wife
in the ordinance of marriage: for the securety of the estate of the abovesaid Mardlyn Freeman
[&] the aforesaid Luke Hayes do herby declare: that I have promised unto & do hereby
covenant with the said Mardlyn Freeman that as I never had any right so I now do
& forever herafter will allthough we should joyne in marriage; disclaime all kind
of right title claims intrest & propriaty in any part & every part of that estate
which she the said Mardlyn Freeman now standeth possessed of before marriage both
personall & reall only the benefitt & improvement of her lands untill death
shall us part or untill the said Mardlyns son James Street shall attain the
age of twenty one years which shall first happen: & she shall have full power
to dispose of the personall estate att her pleashuer & what moveable estate
she shall see cause to bring with her to be improved for our comfort: if providenc
should so order that she should dye first then immediately ther upon what estate
she shall have brought with her shall be retorned to her heirs executor or administrator
in wittness whereunto I have signed sealled & delivered this presant righting on the
day & year above ritton in the presenc of With those ondissions also that what
the said Mardlyn is indebted before marraige shall be paid out of her own estate &
not out of mine Signed in ye presance of

John Hart [Son^r]
John Hart [Jun^r

Luke Hayes & seall [seal]

A copie of Hayeses & Mardlyns
agreement before marriage

The above written is a true copy of the originall on file
[ ? ] Thomas Kimberly Clerk