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This Indenture of Lease made and done execute this fifth day of March 1843 by and
between George Dangerd Esqr Administrator as the foster of Samuel Hopkins late of Charlestown R.I.
deceased on the one part and James Boyd of the said town first part on the other part witnesseth that the
said George Dangerd for and in consideration of the rent and covenants herein reserved Considera
tion of the said James Boyd for himself his heirs Assigns and Executors to hold and occupy for himself and
his heirs with liberty to send servants to and from the said Land (with Roads) situate in Charlestown R.I.
containing about one hundred hundred Acres of land with a dwelling House and Messuages therestanding
together with all the appurtenances thereof The Messuages with the Conditions herein her
after mentioned for the term of 21 years etc by the said Compact making it agreeable among them for the
term of the Lease said Land to be leased (in the priority of) Leasing the lot in the south side of
the Meadow below the pine woods and the greater part of the Rock below the pine woods
by maintaining the fence on a proper manner and manner while said Property shall continue under
of his lease he shall not make them a other oven dance manner with English Grass’s’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’
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Charlestown and bounded as follows: Northerly on the Shore of Stony Boundary, Northerly
on land belonging to Joseph Stanton and Westerly on the highway or common road bounded
on land belonging to Joseph Stanton and Westerly on the highway or common road bounded
to have land to NOT be part granted and language premises with the privileges and
appurtenances thereunto to form this land granted to Joseph Sufferin for his thrust and Charges peace
and with land granted to Joseph Sufferin and land from me endowed for an adequate arrangement
and with land granted to Joseph Sufferin and land from me endowed for an adequate arrangement
hads to Covenant with this Joseph Sufferin to the term heirs and assigns that we have and by fully
right in of the premises however that they may be use of the same however that we have right and title
to sell and convey the same to form the land to Joseph Sufferin to be held absolute and without us void
unremit and defend the same to be held to Joseph Sufferin his heirs and assigns forever against
all law tenants claims and demands whatsoever
Signed Sealed and delivered in presence of
Stephen R. Chandler
Joshua Clark
Randol Asson S.S.
Hannah Asson S.S.
State of Rhode Island
County of Washington
Know all men by these presents that on the 9th day of March 1840 Personally came
Randol Asson and Catherine Asson before me a Justice of the peace acting in my capacity
act and heard them state and that the said Hannah Asson wife of the said Randol
act and heard them state and that the said Hannah Asson wife of the said Randol
in writing the said deed dated the 9th day of March 1840 the same appeared before me and
hereby gave their instrument delivered as her acknowledgement the same to be her voluntary act
and deed and that she did not wish to rescind the same
Witnessed this March 9th 1840. Signed me Joshua Clark Justice Peace
By Theo Hunter Town Clerk
Know all men that I Clara E Ruffin of Charlestown in the County of Washington
in Consideration of the sum of forty Dollars paid to me by Joseph
and his heirs of Rhode Island in witness whereof I kindly acknowledge hereby grant
to Ruffin of this Charlestown the land called in the land belonging to him beach and pasture land
and his heirs and assigns forever and the said land to Joseph Sufferin to be held absolute and without us void
on part from our old pasture and enclosed had land to form a dwelling house pasture land
in Charlestown and bounded as follows: Southerly on the road that leads from the past land bounded as follows
Northerly on the Old Road that leads to the land called in the land belonging to him beach and pasture land
on land belonging to Joseph Sufferin thereunto bounded on land belonging to him beach and pasture land
the same more or less
to have and to hold said premises and language premises with the privileges and
all others unto the said Joseph Sufferin to be held absolute and without us void throughout the
Clara Ruffin for my husband and heirs things in use the premises that they may be
Ruffin his heirs and assigns that we have right and title to form the land to Joseph Sufferin to be
held absolute and without us void and that I shall warrant and defend the same to Joseph Sufferin his heirs
and a legal fence against the lawful claims and demand of all people
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 9th day of March 1840
Signed Sealed and delivered in presence of
Dan King
John King
Mary E. Ruffin S.S.
Washington Ct
Charlestown March 9th 1840 Personally came before me and Clara E Ruffin
and acknowledged the within instrument to be her free and voluntary act
Recorded March 21 1840
By Theo Hunter Town Clerk
Dan King the Read