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State of Rhode Island
and Providence Plantations
Watthington Co. Charleston March 21st 1847 } Personally appeared before me the
within Test. Jabez Browning & William Simpson fund and Ackn oledged the within
Deed of them signed to be their free and voluntary act and at the Same time Dorcas
Simpson wife of said William aforesaid leaving this instrument appeared to her by me
separate and apart from her said husband acknowledged the same to be her free and
voluntary act from which she did not wish to recede
Witnessed day 21st 1847
By John Stanton C. clk.
John Stanton John Black
Know all men by these Presents that I John Davis of Northby, Washington Coun
ty State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantation, in consideration of the sum
of one hundred and fifty dollars paid to me by Elias Davis of New York county,
and state aforesaid the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge to be hereby give
grant bargain sell and convey unto the said Elias Davis his heirs and assigns
forever one certain tract of land lying in said Northby small manufacture community
called the Longs deed containing by estimation twelve acres in the Same more or
less but land bounded and described as follows Valley on the Eastward party and parts
of land of others bounded on East side of Baptist Davis his lot Southly on Independent school house party
on land of others and partly on Southly on Longs lot land Southly on the North part
and North party and partly on Southly of Ruth Pope and Sanford Auger and the New road to
the public mentioned Roads.
To Have and to Hold the said granted and bargained premises with the
Privileges appurtenances thereunto to the said Elias Davis and his heirs and
his heirs and assigns forever to his uses and behalf of power and I the
said Elias Davis for myself my heirs executors administrators and
covenants with the said Elias Davis his heirs and assigns that they are
lawfully seized in fee of the Premises that they are free of all encumbrances
that I have good right to sell and convey the Same to the said Elias Davis
to hold aforesaid and that I will warrant and defend the Same to the said
Elias Davis his heirs and assigns against all and any claims and
demands of all persons
And I Nancy Davis wife to said Elias Davis for and in consideration as above
described give up all my right of Dower or pretense of them
and grant the above recited premises to the said Elias Davis his
heirs and assigns forever.
In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this 21st day
of May A.D 1847 signed sealed and delivered in presence of
John Stanton
Velia Stanton
Oliver Davis S.S
Nancy Davis S.S
State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Washington Co Charleston May 21st 1847 }
Personally appeared the within named Elias Davis and Nancy Davis
his wife and acknowledged the foregoing Deed by them signed to be their
free and voluntary act
John Stanton John Black
Recorded May 21st 1847 by J Stanton C. clk.
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