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Know all Men by these presents That I Mary Taughan of the City of Providence
State of Rhode Island Providence Plantations formerly of the Town of Newport, deceased
do hereby constitute and appoint Anne Taughan of the City of Providence my attorney for me and
on my name, to had, sell or in any manner convey, a part of land called "the Orchard"
and including my age, State Providence and lying in the City of Providence in the
County of Providence Washington State of Rhode Island and of which I am now seized in fee to have and to hold
Portions or Parcels of the said land either all or a part thereof to any person or persons
and also for me and on my name to make and execute and deliver deeds in such
conveyance for the said or excepted parts of the Premises with such clauses and covenants
to be contained as may be prudent and convenient to me and for my purpose considering and
allowing all such deeds or deeds or other conveyance hereby shall be hereafter sealed
executed and delivered by my said attorney concerning the Premises.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this twenty eighth day of September
in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty degree, signed, sealed and delivered in
presence of
Catharine Searle
Rufus King
The State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
County of Providence ss
Be it remembered that the Rt Hon the Chief Justice of the Peace administered
day of November 1840 Personally came the within named Mary Taughan before
me a Public Notary, by her authority admitted conveyer’s deeds signed and known to me
as adhering and fastening to the body of Providence in the County and state aforesaid on
attesting the within instrument by her signature to be her own act and deed.
On testifying whereat I have hereunto set my hand and seal this appear my day
of November the day and year above written
Catharine Searle
Notary Public
Recorded Dec 21, 1841
by John Anton Town Clerk.
Know all men by these presents That I Duncan McWinston the Esq of Newport in the
County of Newport and State of Rhode Island for and in consideration of one dollar’s
County of Washington State of Rhode Island for and in consideration of one dollar’s
County of Washington State of Rhode Island for and in consideration of one dollar’s
by me paid to Timothy Keeton of Kingston in the county of Newport the receipt whereof I
do hereby acknowledge have remised released and forever quit claimed all the land
called "the Orchard" lying in the town of Kingston in the said county of Washington
on the North and East by the highway in the town of Kingston in the said County of
Newport and on the South and West by the land of the heirs of the late Amos
Allen deceased and the rest of the land of the said Timothy Keeton and the said Amos Keeton
heirs and assigns the same may be conveyed to him or his heirs throughout the law
and containing by estimation one hundred acres or more to him now or hereafter
to have and hold the same with all the Privileges and appurtenances to the same be
longing his heirs and his assigns for ever
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal at Newport this 4th day of
May 1841 in the presence of
Nathan D. Dixon
State of Rhode Island sc
Witness for me. Newport May 31st 1841 Personally appeared Meeden
McBerry acknowledged to the within instrument and acknowledged the same to be
his free voluntary act and deed Before me
Nathan D. Dixon Justice of the Peace
Recorded May 31st 1841
By John Anton Town Clerk.
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