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Know all men by these Presents that I Henry Clarke of
Charlestown in the County of Washington and State of Rhode Island for and
in Consideration of the sum of Sixty Dollars paid to me to my full satisfaction
of Welcome Purdick and Stephen Codner of said Charlestown the
Heirs of & the hereby Acknowledge to grant bargain sell and
convey unto them the said Welcome Purdick and the said Stephen
Codner their Heirs and Assigns forever One Acre of land situate in
said Charlestown and Bounded Northerly on the Grantor Castley on East
on Purdicks boundary on land of the said Purdick and Codner and Westerly
on land of Simon Clarke
I have and to hold the above described Premises to them the saids
Stephen Codner and Welcome Purdick their Heirs and Assigns
and the said Henry Clarke do hereby set my Heirs executors Test. and
Administrators Covenant and agree with the said Welcome Purdick
and Stephen Codner their Heirs and Assigns that I will have judge
in the Premises that they are free from all incumbrances and that
the said Warrant and defend the same to them the said Welcome Purdick
and Stephen Codner their Heirs and Assigns against all Lawfull
Claims of all persons
In Witness Whereof I hereunto have hereunto hereunto hereunto Hand and Seal this
5th day of March 1839 Witness
Dan Wory
Sandford Taylor
Henry Clarke [seal]
Charlestown Washington County State of Rhode Island
March @ 1839 Personally Came before me Dan Wory and Henry Clarke the within
named Grantor and Acknowledged the Deed to be his free and voluntary
act
Dan Wory Jus Peace.
I Recorded Their Deed
March 4th 1839 Witness Simon Stanton J. Clarke
Know all men by these presents that I Thomas
Martins of Charlestown in the County of Washington in the State
of Rhode Island on Consideration of the sum of Three Hundred
Dollars paid me by Thomas Martins and Benjamin Simmons
of Charlestown contact the Residue of & do hereby acknowledge
and am Honestly fully Satisfied Contented and paid to be hereby grant Bar
gain sell and Convey unto them the said Thomas and Benjamin
S. Martins their Heirs and Assigns forever All the Right title and
Interest that I have in and to three separate tracts or parcels of land
lying on said Charlestown titled and Bounded as follows First the
tract Bounded Southerly on the Old Road Westerly on Samuel Martins
Northerly on the Road that leads to New York and Easterly on land of
Silas Martin containing about seventeen acres more or less
& Second tract containing eighty Acre more or less is Bounded Northerly
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Parthy on land of Thomas Hooker Deed and parthy on land belong
to the Heirs of Ethan Clarke Deed Westerly on land of Edward own
Deed and the Road. No Mark on this Plot to Collect the Reasons
Brook Easterly on land of Smithman Maccon Deed & [illegible]
Containing three Acres being a lot of Swamp, Bounded Southerly
on the running Brook Westerly on Christopher Babcocks North land
to the North on George Rogers land, and Easterly on land belonging
to the Heirs of Smithman Maccon and hence through the Swamping
to the Beginning at the Real Estate that I own in said Station
to share and to hold all the before related and quaintained forever
to me from the said Thomas Ho. and Benjamin Stanton their Heirs
and Assigns forever.
In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this
9th day of February 1839 In presence of
Randford Layler Thomas Stanton [seal]
Joshua Clarke Hannah Stanton [seal]
State of Rhode Island
County of Washington S.S. At Charlestown on the 9th day of February
1839 personally came John S. Loure and swore with said Thomas and
Benjamin Pallone to me paid by Thomas Ho Stanton and Benjamin
S. Stanton of Charlestown provided the said Wright & the duly designated
Heirs to duly Pay Benjamin Pallone one hundred & one hundred & one hundred
[illegible] to the sum of 18 Shillings one Shilling 17 Shillings
[illegible] to the sum of 18 Bottles of Rum Boston Barrels
of Estates two Thongs my Herd Harrow two by Cards, one rake
one Wagon
I have and hold the said sum to be true to the
said Thomas Ho and Benjamin Stanton their Heirs their
ministrators and Assigns to them and their Heirs forever And the
said Thomas Stanton for my key’s Loure and to indemnify
ten against all future lawsuits Claiming the same will warrant
defend the same to said Thomas Ho and Benjamin Stanton
forever.
In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal
this 18th day of Feby. 1839 In presence of
Joshua Clarke Thomas Stanton [seal]
Nathan Stanton
Recorded March 4th 1839 by John Stanton Town Clerk
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