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Know all men that I Sudan Shurton of North county of New London and
State of Connecticut, in consideration of one hundred dollars paid me by Mr Jordan Ho
kins of Charleston County of Westinghouse and State of Rhode Island. The receipts
whereof I do hereby acknowledge, to have granted, bargain, sold, given and convey, unto
said Jordan Ho kins his heirs and assigns forever, during my natural life, all my true
right and title of and to all the land, tenements and hereditaments, whatever
now belonging to George Shurton my late Husband, at any time during the Colon
ial town and now the said Sudan Shurton situated in Charlestown.
Of the same land to holdy had granted and bargained premises with the privileges
and appurtenances thereunto to have and hold said Jordan Ho kins his heirs and assigns
forever known my natural body and soul said Sudan Shurton for purpose to defend and
with said Jordan Ho kins his heirs and assigns to me Comfort’s saying of the love and
made that they are for joy of all maintenance that I have right to sell and convey
The same to said Jordan Ho kins to hold safe and undisturbed and to warrant
and defend the same to said Jordan Ho kins his heirs and assigns for and during my
natural life against the claims and demands of all and every person.
The condition of the aforesaid agreement is that if I the said su
dan Shurton make Satisfactory delivery to said Jordan Ho kins his heirs
and assigns Administration of the property of the sum of One hundred
dollars’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’
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Against the lawful claims of all persons claiming by through or under me and also
I Elizabeth Whitford, wife of the said Benjamin for the consideration paid my said
Husband, grants, yields up and surrender all my right of dower and power of Murdy on
any to the above described premises; to form the said suitably Selling his heirs and
any to the aforementioned forever.
In Testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands, and seals, this 5th
day of March, in the year of our Lord one thousand, eight hundred, and forty
Signed sealed and delivered
In presence of
Said Brain
Philip Braine
Benjamin Whitford L.S.
Elizabeth Whitford L.S.
Then on
Demand this 7th day of March, 1840 came Benjamin Whitford
and acknowledged the within to be his act seal and deed hand and seal
Before me Philip Braine Justice Peace.
Recorded Nov 20 1840
By John Stanton Town Clerk.
Know all men that I Josiah Burdick of Charlestown in the County
of Washington in the state of Rhode Island, in consideration of the sum of three
hundred Dollars paid me by Christopher Champion of said Charlestown county
and after appraising the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge to be fully given,
grant bargain sell convey and assign unto the said Christopher Champion his heirs
devisees and assigns forever all the right title and interest I have in and to the farm
called the Burdick farm located in said Charlestown containing two hundred
acres more or less Marked northly on the Old Road easterly on Hanks Roads
borderly to the north by the land of Christopher Champion with the privilege and
appurtenances thereunto Now and to hold the said farm to the said Christopher Champion his heirs and
assigns forever, and I the said Josiah Burdick do covenant and agree with the
said Christopher Champion that I will warrant or defend the said farm to the
said Christopher Champion from all lawful claims of Josiah Burdick his heirs
farm in fee simple as long as the said Josiah Burdick of said Charlestown
Which was conveyed to the said Josiah Burdick from Joshua Champion and
his sole ancestor and defend the same to him and his heirs and assigns
and I Abigail Burdick wife of the said Josiah Burdick for the
herey and adjunct force and I Abigail Burdick wife of the said Josiah Burdick
do hereby quit claim release and forever give quit claim to all the
right of dower and power of Murdy I have in and to the same to him and his heirs
prior to Christopher Champion his heirs and assigns forever.
In Testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals, this 15th day
of October 1840 In presence of
Joshua Champion
Isaiah Burdick L.S.
Abigail Burdick L.S.
State of Rhode Island
Washington Co. at Charlestown on the 13th day of October 1840 Presently came
Isaiah Burdick and Abigail Burdick and acknowledged the within written
ment by them signed to be their voluntary act and deed hand and seal
Before me Joshua Chase Justice Peace.
Recorded Nov 20 1840 By John Stanton Town Clerk.
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