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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 [illegible] to suffer his heirs and assigns forever
given and hand granted to Joseph and form them and for myself an absolute and everlasting
and I hand granted to Joseph and form them and for myself an absolute and everlasting
heirs to descend with this land Joseph to suffer his heirs the same and agreed that we are lawfully
heirs in of the premises however that they may use or dispose however that they may use or dispose
right in of the premises however that they may use or dispose however that they may use or dispose
to sell and convey the premises to form the land to Joseph to suffer his heirs and assigns forever against
unconcern and defend the heirs to suffer the heirs to suffer his heirs and assigns forever against
all laws taxes demands and alterations
In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this 9th day of March 1845
Signed Sealed and delivered in presence of
Stephen B. Gardner
Solomon Clark
Randol Asson [S.S.]
Hannah Epson [S.S.]
State of Rhode Island
County of Washington
Know all men by these presents that I Randol Asson and Catherine Asson the presenting instrument to form Joseph to be his acting
Charlestown on the 9th day of March 1845 Personally came and
Randol Asson and Catherine Asson the presenting instrument to form Joseph to be his acting
act and bind hands and seals and at the hand form Hannah Epson wife of the hand Rand
act and bind hands and seals and at the hand form Hannah Epson wife of the hand Rand
in writing his hand letters it was long examined apart from the hand Randol and
hence any part instrument explained to her acknowledgment the hand to be her voluntary act
and deed and that the hand did not wish to retract the hand
Charlestown March 18th 1845 Witness me Ottobna Clark Justice Peace
By Theo Hunter Town Clerk
Know all men that I slurry C Ruffin of Charlestown in the County of Washington
Rhode Island and state of Rhode Island in consideration of the sum of forty dollars paid to me by Joseph
and said of Rhode Island and state of Rhode Island in consideration of the sum of forty dollars paid to me by Joseph
Ruffin of this Charlestown the certificate of land called in the area beach and pasture land
from part here and convey the land and the land to suffer the heirs to suffer his heirs and assigns forever
from part here and convey the land and the land to suffer the heirs to suffer his heirs and assigns forever
my part from part of our fathers ancient and inherited land to form a dwelling house situated
in Charlestown and bounded as follows: Northerly on the road from the road from the road from the road
Northerly on the road from the road from the road from the road
Northerly on the road from the road from the road from the road
Northerly on the road from the road from the road from the road
on land belonging to Joseph Stanton’s dwelling house bounded Northerly on the road and
the same more or less
to have and to hold granted and language premises with the privileges and
all the remnants thereunto to form this land granted to Joseph to suffer his heirs and assigns forever
slurry C Ruffin my honorary boundary and determination as described with the premises that they are
Ruffin his heirs and assigns against that they have right to sell and convey the land to Joseph to suffer
of all incumbrances that they have right to sell and convey the land to Joseph to suffer
to be sold and altered and that I shall warrant and defend the land to Joseph the Ruffin his heirs
and a legal force 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 1845
Signed Sealed and delivered in presence of
Dan King
John King
Mary E. Ruffin [S.S.]
Washington p
Charlestown March 9th 1845 Personally came before me Mary E. Ruffin
and acknowledged the within instrument to be her free and voluntary act
Recorded March 21 1845
By Theo Hunter Town Clerk
Dan King the Read