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Know all men by these presents that I named at Shingler of Charlestown
in the county of Washington in the state of Rhode Island, for and in con-
sideration of the sum of five hundred and eleven dollars paid by me by the hand
of [illegible] of Charlestown, the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge, I do grant
bargain sell and convey unto the said Churchill, and his heirs forever believe
a certain lot of land for the purpose of a dwelling house and other buildings
standing thereon situated in said Charlestown continuing by estimation
forty rods and the ground over it and her legs bounded as follows: viz: on the
North by the ground over it by the land of Joseph Hunter and on the South by
land of Josephs [illegible] and also a certain other lot of land now belong-
ing to said Charlestown continuing by estimation ten rods accd to the same
offy, on the North by the land of [illegible] and by the North by the land of the said
Offy, on the East by the land and by the South by land of Joseph Hunter.
To have and to hold said premises and granted premises with the priv-
leges and appurtenances to the same belong-ing to the said Churchill his
heirs and assigned forever. Of the said premises I reserve for myself my
executors and administrators respectively a certain tract with said Churchill his
heirs and assigned all the remaining residue of the premises. The said lot are
free of all encumbrances. And I have granted to settle and convey
the premises to said Churchill to title at afterwards and that I shall covenant and
defend the premises to the said Churchill his heirs and assigned forever against
the lawful claims and demands of all persons. In witness whereof I have
hereunto set my hand and seal this 20th day of March AD 1844.
Executed sealed and delivered
By [illegible]
Joseph H. Griffin
James A. Kenyon (seal)
Washington Co. R.I. Personally came before me Joseph H. Griffin and acknow-
ledged the above his handwriting and signature to be his hand and
delivered act.
Joseph H. Griffin Justice of the Peace.
Recorded April 17 1844
By William Butler Register
To all people to whom these presents shall come: Greeting.
Know you that we Jordan Sheffield. George M Wright and Wesley Garts, age of
[illegible] in the County of Kent state of Connecticut, for divers good
considerations of the sum of five hundred dollars paid by the said strangers in
to our full satisfaction of Henry Sheffield his heirs assigned’s’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’
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South East corner of George Hall land, which is entered. thence South Eastly to
a large stone with initials [illegible] on it—then east of the bobbard side (north line)
Containing Seventy acres; the premises or lot of land together with all other parts of lands being
from James Arnold conveyed by Thomas Sheffield on the 25th day of August 1809 then
from James Arnold conveyed to the present grantee by Indenture dated 1811
from me and George Sheffield the part of said piece of land conveyed from the
two aforementioned parts of Indentures, which was then conveyed to George
Sheffield aforementioned furthermore handed over to his son George,
To have and to hold the aforementioned premises and appurtenances, some then handed
over from Sheffield and George Sheffield together, then to him and assign, to the only use and
enjoyment and of the heirs of George Sheffield and George Sheffield then and assign
forever, for the price of the said premises Sheffield, George W. Hall, Seal
George W. Hall, Seal
Peter G. Hall, Seal
The foregoing written, on this Instrument set my hands and seals dated
this 19th day of April anno Domini 1811 [illegible] the lands, and on the same
day signed sealed and delivered in presence of [illegible] —althou Masterson land between 28
Signum Robert
28 chains run entered before signing the
Jeffrey R. Hall
Peter G. Hall
George W. Hall
State of Rhode Island, New London County, at New London, September 19, 1814
Personally appeared and swore Mordecai Sheffield George W. Hall, and at the same town
came also Peter G. Hall, wife of said George W. Hall, and the said Peter G. Hall being of full age
and by him being examined separately and apart from her husband here handed, and
entered the following bond before me on this day declared that the said defendants,
and of two sum for all and all costs and fees paid, and as her own allow that the
defendant entered any action or complaint of her husband Hall
the aforesaid parties signed and sealed portion of the foregoing instrument and
acknowledged the same to be their own act and deed duly signed etc.
Bonded Man 2nd 1814,
By me W. H. Berry Deputy [illegible]
Before Me W. H. Hall Notary of the State
Know all men by these presents, that I Richd Stanton of Charlestown
County of Washington and State of Rhode Island, in consideration of the sum of
fifty dollars paid to me in hand before the entering and delivery hereof, and
the same paid by George W. Hall of the town aforesaid, [illegible] and also aforesaid,
the receipt of which I hereby acknowledge, do grant remise release and quitclaim also
and hereby do remise, release and quitclaim, alienate and convey and set and to
forever to the said George W. Hall his heirs and assigns forever, all right
title, interest, profit or claim which he or I hold or ever suffered Hall,
to hold or claim as of the whole of the land all to me or any part of the
Estate, either now or formerly, either by virtue of the laws of this State
deceased, died seized of, or long in possession of all the terms of his deceased
aforesaid. All the aforesaid hold the same to him the said George W. Hall his
heirs and assigns forever, at their own proper Estate, witnessed that Me as witness
the same. Willow testimony whereof I have set my hand and seal