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No 77.
To all People to Whom these Presents shall come,
Ebba Pastor of Farmington in the State of Connecticut and George the
den of Providence in the county of Washington in the State of Rhode Island and State of Rhode Island den
inhabitants in company being of the names style of Pastor & Warden
Send Greeting - Know ye That we the said
Pastor and Warden in and consideration of the sum of Fifty Pounds sterling advance
to us in hand, before the witnesses here under set their hands and seals & stamps
Approvals of said Instrument the receipt where of we hereby acknowledge, and are
hereby utterly satisfied, entered and paid and have and by these presents just and full power
to do grant release and discharge from the said sum Fifty Pounds & its interest accreuments
& improvements forever of these Presents; have given granted bargained sold alien
conveyed given and conveyed and enjoy and have Title absolute free and unencumbered
good and lawful sell alien convey enjoy and possess and convey until forever with the full
of it’s rights’ [symbol] Fifty acres more or less of land lying between North bounded on the north
directed as follows from a stone wall running west one hundred feet of sandy loam running west in south
continuing measure five degrees east and a pole fence to follow the boundary line
before the west where the said boundary continues from the stone wall and of the same measure run
southwest to a rock at the root of a white oak with some of it set notched with the letter P from the
said stone wall to a rock with a white oak with some of it set notched with the letter P from the
stone wall line southwest forty five degrees east and seventy two feet to another
stone wall running south with a white oak nearby further south forty five degree north fifty two degrees
East seventy five feet to a maple with notched mark in the same manner, from there running
south southwestern degree forty degree north and continuing one yard to the line of a road the line
runs north southwestern degree forty degree north one hundred seventy one thousand three hundred
and five feet south east of said wall fence south forty five degrees north one hundred and three
feet in the South east of said wall fence south forty five degrees north one hundred and three
feet with twenty five degrees north east one chain and some links to a curly line to a stone
wall forty five degrees north east one degree directional to a stake and stone in the banks of a river
North East forty five degree directional to a stake and stone in the banks of a river and
hence clockwise around the perimeter of the said plot mentioned above. Also one
more a tract of some land on the premise of the said river in Charlestown, eastern
side about more miles low and built around as a fence enclosure before beginning at
the rock with a hole drilled in it about eighty feet south from the Charlestown lake which is a
house bounded on each side running easterly until it comes to the stone wall described in
the foregoing line near a large leaping stone live oak from there running south both the
degree most northernmost bounded in the said enclosure land to a stake and stone wall running
North south thirty five degree north directional seventy five feet to a stake and stone wall running
now in a straight line home until it comes to the first mentioned wall at the
the north west inside face between the aforementioned oak with the dam and the
same river and the lake elected thereby. To the forementioned claim now and for
the rightful proprietors inheritors the any no more than any monuments them
belonging in conjunction with the in the stone wall enclosure to be dealt with 21st 1800
together with the buildings and improvements made in said premises whether they are
grave cotton mills, corn mills, saw mills forming forests of pinnable each, and some houses both
separate each now in the build no sale premises.
And we do grant and release to the said
granted and premise, with all the appurtenances privileges and commodites
the same belonging to us in ample application to the honoring the selling of the premises but
their cares and designs forward to his and their heirs and their posterity forever and before forever
and be the liked stones’ Brackets’ borders for and end use for our lives expected but to
Administrators do covenant secure and warrant and be it once with the said Store
hereon his heirs and their assigns and to their heirs and assigns that he have and occupy the
lot size and layout carefully described of the above bargained premises clear and free from
subject and possessed of the same in our true rightful right as a free and absolute right
and absolute estate of inheritance in simple fee simple from all encumbrances
power and lawful warrants to quit claim bill song and confirm the
Legated premises in manner as aforesaid that the said Store and others’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’
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his heirs & assigns share and may from time to time and at
all times hereafter, by virtue of these presents
lawfully, peaceably, and quietly, have, hold and occupy forever, passes,
and appurtenances of the said acreage have recognized, premises both the
aforementioned fees and acre area and freely, and clearly, absolutely
separated and diminished, of a free hold all and some liberties
of hunting or other gods forests pastures sales leases advantages
and privileges jointed entries, agreements conditions bound
my meandroms of which none more he believe sore, their might
in any measure disagree or otherwise, or made void the present
deed.
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I Whereas me in the said Joseph Meeker for ourselves
and others for his heirs appears one Administrator here on covenant
and engage the above described premises, to serve the said John S
Montrose his heirs and assigns against the lawful claims peace
and quiet of any person or persons whatever, found or covariant, claim
the same or seizure of their peace and quiet of person life
of the law Said Joseph Meeker, in consideration of the foregoing
four hundred pounds evidence settlement also in said Sum from
I’m mobiles to be assigned all my rights of lease and
power of void in until to the above Meeker premises.
In witness whereof, and this deed is executed express
conclusion of all the said Joseph Meeker their seal signature
as mentioned in a August pray this person witness a other of
these shall be prayed to be placed into the early form of it has
also Administrator recognized in different several and diverse parts
-using seals signing over with their presents signatures by the
said Joseph Meeker for one thousand dollars each bound, I’ll
set my seal and sign over the day of april of the year of age of absolute
1800 nearest or exact the date be formally authenticated the seals
witnesses to place the seal in the proper manner according to the
customs of said state Of the said day of April 1800 on the
full of the faith’s’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’
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Washington Co. Sr. At Richmond September 28 A.D. 1807. Personally appeared Elisha Gager, Esqr
and George Medan lawyers and devisees of the William instrument - Also Richmond
Marote above signed and sealed me and each acknowledged the writing and seal
-my to be their free act and deed hundred acres
Before me Hogward Miller
Justice of the Peace
State of Connecticut &c. Personally appeared Martha Parsons spouse of Elisha Gager esqr and
devisee of the William foregoing instrument and acknowledged the
same to be her free act and deed
Before me Beny. Emery solicitor of the state
Recorded Oct 26th A.D. 1807.
by D. Moore clk & c.
To all People to whom these Presents shall Come Greeting I An Churchill of
Charlestown in the County of Washington & State of Rhode Island in the company
of David Sherry Sheriff And Greeting Whereas on Execution against Stephen
Clarke & Blayney in the state of Massachusetts at the suit of Thomas Mason of
said Charlestown Administrator upon the estate of William Clarke late of said
Charlestown May 1st be now seized and re right title and interest whereon said Stephen
Clarke both in name and estate interrelated under a tenure of a land of two acres situated in
Charlestown formerly known as Common field Cornerhouse with a dwelling house
thereon containing Charlestown Common house vicinity more or less and described as follows
namely In first bound runs north and south along a certain road by Elisha Brackett in the land
of the Heirs of Isaac Barker and north easterly in land of Joseph Gould have land of
the Heirs of James Clarke buffered and north westwards towards and on the Water in the Way
some A.D. 1807 all the above said right title interest and profit of the said Stephen
Clarke in the premises aforesaid therefore I the said An Churchill as Sole at Public
Auction in the satisfaction of the said execution to Stephen Clarke of said Clarke
between one half and three quarters part and remaining part of the said Stephen Clarke
where the said William Clarke both with fence wall and enclosing fence from the said Stephen Clarke
over Moore’s to be free part of the land the same case more decreased
- s. the said all the above said right title interest and profit of the said Stephen Clarke
-save the above please reserved from such for the sum of twenty Eight Dollars where
his best and bargain forever all the absolute title right interest and estate for the sale
and inhabitants of the said Stephen Clarke of and into the said sale remains
and appurtenances at the time of the Acknowledgment Hereof I do here and to
fore
grant bind promised and assign unto the Stephen Clarke his heirs and
assigns forever in witness whereof I have hereunto set my Name and seal
this twelfth day of June A.D. 1808.
By present f.
Ally E. Gager
Joseph M. Griffin Washington Co. Charlestown town 5th 1808 Personally Came
before me An Churchill and acknowledged
the preceding instrument by him signed to be
his voluntary act
Joseph M. Griffin Justice of the Peace
Recorded Nov 9th A.D. 1808.
By Gideon Coffin clk & c.
An Churchill of Cov. Sherry (SS)