The instrument's own words
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no 7-1492
Know all men by these presents that We Oliver Davis and Nancy Davis wife
of said Oliver of Westray and Joshua Clark and Hannah Clark wife of
Joshua of Charlestown all of the County of Washington State of Rhode Island
to wit, in and Consideration of the Sum of Ten thousand dollars to be paid
to Oliver Davis of Westerly in the County of Providence and State of
said the Receipt of which we do hereby acknowledge to Samuel Holmes, his heirs
and forever quitclaim unto him the said Samuel Holmes his heirs and assigns
forever all our right title interest in and the Lands of said Samuel he called by
in said County of Charlestown and bounded as follows on the south with the
said District on the west with the land of the Heirs of George Smith
south south west on the south west with the land of Thomas Clark on the
north west with the land of Samuel Holmes on the east with the land of Thomas
Holmes Samuel Stanton the land of Samuel Holmes by the said Samuel
by a line of the said Boundary continuing on the North Westward and south west
wards mostly running to form an old right on the north with no way leading
to the north with the farm through the land of Thomas Holmes,
So we have and to hold the said bargain and quitclaim premises to
him the said Samuel Holmes his heirs and assigns forever to him and the
same forever as within whereas we the parties have hereunto set our
hands and seals at Charlestown aforesaid this 24th day of October 1810
By Justice of
John Stanton
Drew Stanton
Oliver Davis SS
Nancy Davis SS
Joshua Clark SS
Hannah Clark SS
State of Rhode Island &
Charlestown Washington &
at Charlestown aforesaid in the 29th
day of October 1810
Personally appeared the aforementioned Oliver Davis and Nancy Davis his wife
and Joshua Clark and Hannah Clark his wife and acknowledged to the fore written De
to be their free act & deed
Before me Samuel Stanton Justice of Peace
Hannah Clark SS
Recorded November 12th 1810 by
by witness Noah p.t.C.
Know all men by these Presents that I Joshua Clark of Samuel
County of Kent and Commonwealth of Massachusetts in consid
eration of seventy Dollars paid me by Joshua Clark of Samuel County
and Commonwealth of aforesaid the present whereas I do hereby acknowledge
to hereby remise release and forever Claim unto him the said land of the said Joshua
his heirs and assigns a certain tract of land lying and being in the town of
Charlestown in the State of Rhode Island and called the Same land that
which was sold off to me from my father estate said land lying in my
my share of the said estate of the said late estate of my father
to name and to hold the aforesaid premises to the said Joshua
Clark his heirs and assigns to him and their heirs and behoof in all
So that neither I the said Joshua nor my heirs nor any other person
or persons claiming for or under prepaid my heirs or in the same right
or stead of me or my heirs to them by any way or means have any
estate right title or interest in an anate the aforesaid premises with
the appurtenances.
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In Witness whereof I the said John Clark and Mary his wife in token of her
relinquishment of her right of Dower in the premises have hereunto set our
hands and seals this right day of November in the year of our Lord One
Thousand eight Hundred and forty nine
John Clark L.S.
Signed sealed and delivered in
presence of
Mary Clark L.S.
Hand Parks
Washington 8th Novr 1849 Then the within named
John Clark acknowledged the within instrument to
be his free act and deed
Before me Roland Parks Justice of the Peace
the
Recorded Nov 16th 1849
By G. R. rain p. p. C. G.
Know all men by these presents that I John Clark to ff Russell Compy
of the same town and state of Rhode Island purchaseth, for and in consideration of the sum
of Seventy dollars to me paid in hand by Thomas Slocum of Charlestown State of Maine
The receipt whereof I hereby acknowledge, do hereby remise, release, and
forever give quit claim unto the said Thomas Slocum his heirs and assigns
forever all the right title and interest which I acquired by deed from my
Father on the 1st of May 1812 to the state of the late Samuel Clark of Charlestown
Father as per a description of the boundaries thereof
of my Father John Clark grade in all the Real Estate of the late Samuel
Clark of Charlestown etc as expressed being heir to the Heirs of Land Grant
in Charlestown for a description of the boundaries thereof
To have and to hold the same to him the said Thomas Slocum
his heirs and assigns forever to him and his heirs forever
In Witness whereof I haveunto set my hand and seal at Charlestown
this 15th day of November AD 1849
John Clark Jr. L.S.
presence of
Adam Stanton
Samuel Stanton
State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Washington ss. Charlestown ct 15th AD 1849
Personally appears
John Clark for the within named and acknowledged the
foregoing deed to be his free and voluntary act and deed
Before me Samuel Stanton J.P.
Recorded Nov 16th AD 1849
By G. R. rain p. p. C. G.