The instrument's own words
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(37) State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Washington Co. Charlestown Dec 24 18
Personally came John Saunders and utmost willingly the within instrument
them signed To Me In His Presence act hand seal and wrote Martha S.
ars wife of said John Saunders having examined separate and apart form
said husband for the Consideration therein mentioned declared that the
foregoing is to be her free act from which she did not wish to retract
By Benjam Gosen Hope & J.C.
Recorded Dec 29 1827
by Thomas B. S. C.C.
Know all men by these presents that I Joseph T. Hopf of
Charlestown on the authority of Washington State of Rhode Island State
and for a consideration of the Sum of five Acres articles to me paid by
John Saunders of Charlestown County and State aforesaid the
receipt of which I hereby acknowledge a divers certain garden bargain
Lot with annexes lying within the Town of Charlestown these trees and
Others appurtenances all and every thing visible and invisible whatever in store and
all the following described lots and parcels Land diverse mixtures and
say and mentioned by these Titles and called Saunders a Commissioner
by said Sale and purchased by Manuel Conwell to make present
Land brackets of these all my right title and interest in the local Meadow south
a line drawn from the North the South south East and 12 1/2 rods North of the South
East corner of the same by stakes drove into the water Also in the South
meadow in the 12th along Parallel with the North wall, area measuring
from the same 11. 48 vars and 13 1/2 vars North 12 1/2 vars Also Lot at the North
edge of the meadows measuring 38 1/2 feet from the top of the large tree
in the cope of the North wall and it extends under the water Also the 11 1/2
rods in the North meadow from the North West corner of the same (say 12 1/2)
vars Also the last of the premises from the North 33 1/2 vars North 42 1/2 vars
wide also that all the said land have lying East of a line drawn on the
intersection of the North wall extending the south line of the 11 1/2
rods Meadow Lot the said land is bounded on the South by the land of William
West Lot the said land is bounded on the South by the land of William
Lot on the North by North Mill road in the East and South on John P.
Saunders Land said West meadow is bounded on the South by John P.
Saunders provided West by Memory of the North West by the North West
Road in the East by said John Saunders Land East meadow is bounded
on the South by the East Lot and in the East by John P Saunders or thereabouts
by two stones and in the East by March line South 17 1/2 rods is bounded
on the South by John P Saunders in the West by the Curved land of the
Mimeo River intersection on the North with the First line and on the East by a
land of George Green however this land rocks is to may be
bounded
To have and to hold the said several tracts of land
to the said John Saunders his Heirs and Assigns forever to enjoy and
they there and their free owners and incorporated as a grant with the same
case’s hereunto and incorporated as a grant with the same
said Saunders his heirs and Assigns that at all and before the undertaking
delivery of this deed I have the full course of the premises aforesaid
that the same is free and clear of all incumbrances that I
have good right titles dispose of the same in manner as aforesaid
and that I will warrant secure and defend the same to the same to the
said John Saunders his Heirs and Assigns forever against
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the lawful claims of all persons claiming the same for or by through
or under me an And I Susan R iff wife of said Joseph R iff do for
the consideration of a certain sum of money paid up and forwarded at
my right of search and power of threes in me undo the Premises
appertaining to them the Lord John Sounson his heirs and Assigns
forever In Witness whereof we hereunto set our hands and seals
at Charlestown aforesaid this 23rd day of December 1849
Signed sealed and delivered
In our presence of
Gideon Harris q.p.
Peter Potter
Joseph R iff SS
Susan R iff SS
State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Washington county ss
Charlestown District December 23rd 1849 Personally
came Joseph R iff and acknowledged that the following
Instrument by him signed to be his voluntarily
And that Susan R iff wife of said Joseph R iff
have commenced apart and separate from her said
husband for the consideration as therein mentioned as
and forever giving the foregoing instrument by her signed
to be to his for use and betwixting all and that she and
not wish to retreat therefore
Before me Gideon Harris J.P. C.
Know all men by these presents that I Welcome Burdick of Charlestown County of Washington
ton and State of Rhode Island on consideration of Three hundred dollars
in hand by Charles Burdick & Welcome Burdick of the appearance town con
sideration of the present which I hereby acknowledge do hereby release remise release
and forever give grant waive and release unto the said Charles & Welcome Burdick their heirs and
and assigns forever a certain tract of land situate in Charlestown and
appertains to follow beginning at the south westerly corner at a buzzer pole
marked with a pricker title on a west with three rods southerly and polly
ly by a boundary line by some road until it comes to a ponded wet throug
ly a certain land which entitled to the first mentioned boundary to heren
since the same way the boundary to repeat to boundary Welcome Burdick to the
intervening to convey to the first place of Bound Welcome Burdick to the
tract of land that I purchased of James Card containing by estimation
sixly four acres and the same more to it To have and to hold the said
together with all the privileges and appurtenances there to the said
Charles Welcome Burdick to their heirs and assigns forever and
I said Welcome Burdick for myself my heirs specified Administrator
waters and Assigns do agree and covenant with the said Charles & Welcome Burdick
to their heirs and assigns that I will warrant and defend the same
to said Charles & Welcome Burdick their heirs and assigns forever
against the lawful claims of all persons claiming the same for or under
me In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this
27 day of December 1849
Signed sealed and delivered
In our presence of
Gideon Harris q.p.
Peter Potter
Welcome Burdick L.S.
Washington county ss
Charlestown December 27th 1849
Personally appeared Welcome Burdick and
acknowledged that the foregoing to the his voluntarily
and act and deed signed and seal thereunto affixed
Before me Gideon Harris & Clerk
Recorded Dec. 27 1849 by Gideon Harris Clerk
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