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6/1/1846 · DEED · book 7 page 237 doc 10413

From HOLLOWAY GIDEON DECEASED life, HOLLOWAY JOHN EXECUTOR life
To SHEARMAN GEORGE G life
Consideration five hundred Dollars
Premises 107 acres and 40 acres · two lots including a farm and swamp (Providence Charleston)
Also on this page: DEED STANTON JOSEPH BY GUARDIAN

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▶ 1846 · DEED · SHEARMAN GEORGE G; SHEARMAN MARTHA ANN → HOLLOWAY JOHN · book 7 p 238
▶ 1851 · DEED · SHEARMAN GEORGE G; SHEARMAN MARTHA A → HOXSIE JOSEPH · book 7 p 416

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John Holloway · John Holloway · Stephen Black · Benjamin Hazen · Smith · John Bean

The instrument's own words

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277 Know all men by this Present that I Ruth Stanton of Charleston in the county of Washington and in State of Rhode Island as principal and I William G. ColtoolStripButton of South Kingstown as Surety are firmly bound to Sophia Stanton or Trustees tho. Suffron his Guardian of said said Sophia Stanton or Trustees tho. Suffron the Sum of Two hundred Dollars to be paid to said Charleston in the Present Sum of Two hundred Dollars to be paid to said Sophia Stanton or Guardian her Executors, Administrators or assigns which Payment we promise to make on demand of such person or persons their Executors and Administrators timely and surely by these Presents firmly Sealed with one seal and dated at Charleston the 31st day of December her 1840. The condition of the obligation is that the above named Ruth Stanton shall release and quit claim and relinquish until the said Suffron Mantons his Executor, and Administrator heirs claim whatever his her may have, either by way of jointure or as dower or agents against him or her heirs, Assigns, Executors, Administrators and forever then the said Sophia has hence from all supports and maintenance of her said Parents & to her daughters their Heirs heirs and her property and her assets and assigns harmless from all support of them and either of them then this obligation shall be null and void. But if the said Sophia or her heirs or his property shall be compelled to Pay one cent for the Suffron or maintenance of either the said Ruth or the said Ray then this Obligation shall be and remain in full force and virtue. In Witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and Seals the Day the and year above written In presence of George Moore [illegible] Ruth Stanton [seal] John Wanton [illegible] William G. ColtoolStripButton [seal] Recorded Aug 31st 1846 Return Signing [illegible] John Wanton J. S. C. Know all men by these Presents that I John Horton Newday Executor to the lastwill and testament of Edward Newday late of State Rhode Island [illegible] by the order of the probate of State of between State of Rhode Island the 31st day of December 1845 was handed to paid Charleston during the 31st day of December 1845 was handed to make satis of the sum of five hundred and fifty dollars to be paid to Suffron to make the sum of five hundred and fifty dollars to be paid to three cents immediate charges for the purpose of paying the sum of debts of said [illegible] Therefore Now that the said John Horton as Executor as aforesaid is seized by virtue of the testament of my late as aforesaid as in consideration of the sum of two hundred dollars and and Eighty cents paid to me the said John Horton as Pheaman of butter and Eighty cents paid to me the said John Horton as Pheaman of butter the said estate which consists of a certain farm lying in the the highest hill in Portolton section has for the said paid to only on the Northwest corner of February 1846 to the said foreign said Capacity part of the farm as aforesaid to the said foreign to Pheaman his heirs and assigns forever, all the right Title and interest which the said Edward Horton had (at the time of his) death on a certain lot of land situated in Providence Charleston, Rhode and as follows first lot containing one hundred and seven acres and a house a Barnhouse on the South by John Horton on the East by Stephen black and heirs of Barnabas Hazen and heirs by John Barn on the the road Second Lot Swamp Bound on the South by John Horton by by John Hortonway on the North and in the East by Stephen black containing forty acres and To have and to hold the said Premises to form the said foreign to Pheaman his heirs and assigns forever.
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238 And I the said John Holloway scrivener as aforesaid do hereby covenant unto the said George b to Shearman his heirs and assigns that I puas legal ly bound to make said Sale as aforesaid, and that it was necessary the same Deed to be made for the purposes aforesaid, and that in every respect I have conformed to said Lease and the Law in said case made and Provided In Testimony whereof I have set my hand and seal at Charls ton aforesaid this twenty fourth day of March AD 1846 & stamped William Congreve John Stanton John Holloway Ex l.t. State of Rhode Island to Charleston march 24th 1846 Personally came before me the above named John Holloway as aforesaid and acknowledged le deed the within set his hand Request to be his free and voluntary act. By John Stanton C l.k. Witness James f 1846 By John Stanton C l.k. Know all men by these presents that George b Shearman of Bristol in the County of Washington, State of Rhode Island and forend in consideration of the sum of two hundred and twenty Dollars and twenty two cents to me paid by John Holloway of Charleston in Providence county and State. The receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge do hereby remise release and forever quit claim unto the said John Holloway his heirs and assigns a certain tract of land lying in the town of Bristol situated on Providence bounded on the north by the road on the North by the said John Holloway on the east by the Swamp and on the South by the road from George b Shearman being a part of the town late owned by William Holloway and containing twenty four acres and a half more or less being prise improves and boundaries on the north side and South by John Holloway on the North by the Road and on the East by George b Shearman. To have and to hold the said Premises to him the said John Holloway his heirs and assigns forever to the said their sole poses. In witness whereof I have set my hand and seal at Charlestown aforesaid the 24th day of March AD 1846 & In presence of William Congreve John Stanton George b Shearman Ex l.t. Martha Ann Shearman Ex l.t. F. S. Morgan Providence Notary Public Charlestown March 24th 1846 Personally came before me the above named George b Shearman and acknowledged the above deed to be his Request to be his free and voluntary act John Stanton C l.k. At Providence march 25 1846 Personally appeared Martha Ann Shearman wife of George b Shearman and for the consideration mentioned in named in the within Deed said acknowledged pos This to be her an free voluntary act and seal hand and seal Witness John f 1846 By John Stanton C l.k. Before me Josph S. Morgan Justice Peace.

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