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11/16/1849 · DEED · book 7 page 358 doc 10491

From CLARK JOHN life
To CLARK JOHN JR life
Consideration Seventy Dollars
Premises tract of land (Charlestown)

Back — where this land came from

division father
“sold off to me from my father estate said land lying in my my share of the said estate”
no book and page cited; the source is named, not recorded here
read by: gemma

Forward — where this land went

The grantee's later conveyances, by name — the man, not necessarily this land; the one that cites this deed as its source is the land

▶ 1849 · DEED · CLARK JOHN JR → JOHNSON THOMAS · book 7 p 359

The instrument's own words

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353 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. [illegible]
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353 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.

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