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7/8/1856 · DEED · book 8 page 146 doc 10783

From CONGDON JOHN R life
To MILLER JOHN W life
Premises lot of Land with a dwelling house (North Kingstown)

Back — where this land came from

This instrument states no source of title that we have read yet.

The grantor's earlier acquisitions, by name — the man, not necessarily this land

◀ 1856 · DEED · MILLER ELIZABETH; MILLER JOHN → CONGDON JOHN R · book 8 p 144
◀ 1856 · MORTGAGE · MILLER JOHN W; MILLER PHEBE E → CONGDON JOHN R · book 8 p 147
◀ 1850 · MORTGAGE · MILLER JOHN → CONGDON JOHN R · book 7 p 395
◀ 1841 · DEED · KING DAN; KING CYNTHIA → CONGDON JOHN R; MILLER JOHN · book 7 p 45
◀ 1841 · DEED · MILLER JOHN → CONGDON JOHN R · book 7 p 55
◀ 1841 · MORTGAGE DISCHARGE · HOWLAND MARY C → CONGDON JOHN R · book 5 p 458
◀ 1836 · MORTGAGE · KING DAN → CONGDON JOHN R · book 6 p 358
◀ 1833 · DEED · KING DAN; KING CYNTHIA → CONGDON JOHN R · book 6 p 293
◀ 1820 · MORTGAGE DISCHARGE · PERRY WILLIAM → CONGDON JOHN R · book 5 p 212
◀ 1816 · DEED · CONGDON BENJAMIN; CONGDON REBECCAH → CONGDON JOHN R · book 5 p 275
◀ 1816 · DEED · CONGDON REBECCA; CONGDON CATHARINE → CONGDON JOHN R · book 5 p 276
◀ 1812 · DEED · CONGDON JAMES → CONGDON JOHN R · book 5 p 132
◀ 1809 · DEED · STANTON JOSEPH; STANTON THANKFULL → CONGDON CHATHERINE; CONGDON JOHN R; CONGDON BENJAMIN; CONGDON JAMES · book 4 p 512

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

▶ 1858 · DEED · MILLER JOHN W; MILLER PHEBE E → CONGDON JOHN R · book 8 p 248
▶ 1856 · MORTGAGE · MILLER JOHN W; MILLER PHEBE E → CONGDON JOHN R · book 8 p 147

The instrument's own words

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Know all men by these presents that this first day of February 1854, John R. Gorton of North Kingstown in the county of Washington and State of Rhode Island in consideration of love and affection for his son whom he has always desired to leave to John H. Gorton of the town of of the same and his family more particularly described and set out here below granted bargained sold conveyed and assigned unto the said John H. Gorton his heirs and assigns forever a certain lot of Land with a dwelling house thereon situated in the town of North Kingstown in the county of Washington as it is bounded on the East by the commission of the road to the Sayre's farm bounded on the North by the land of the said John R. Gorton bounded on the West by the land of the said John R. Gorton and on the South by the land of George Ainsworth bounded on the East by the land of the said John R. Gorton bounded on the West by the land of the said John R. Gorton and on the South by the land of George Ainsworth to have and to hold the said land and premises to the said John H. Gorton his heirs and assigns forever as the said John R. Gorton now holds the same To all intents and purposes to the said John H. Gorton his heirs and assigns forever and further witnesseth that the said Grantor and the Grantee and the Grantors to himself and his heirs forever to the said Heirs and assigns forever and the Grantee to the said Grantor his Heirs executors Administrators and assigns forever That the said Grantor to the said Grantee his Heirs and assigns of the above described premises grants to the said Grantee his Heirs and assigns of the above described premises his heirs and assigns forever and to him his heirs and assigns with and his heirs and assigns forever and to him his heirs and assigns with and right to all useful minerals forests woods to all airs conduits streams and minerals present and future That the said Grantor his Heirs and assigns forever shall have and assign all rights and interests in the said land and premises and all other rights and privileges appertaining to the said premises and the said Grantor his Heirs executors and assigns have made and executed the said Grantor to the said Grantee his Heirs and assigns against all lawful claims and demands of all his heirs and assigns against all lawful claims and demands of all his heirs and his heirs against all lawful claims and demands of all his heirs and the said Grantor will warrant forever defend the said premises certifying all claims and demands of all his heirs and assigns forever signed sealed and delivered the 8th day of May AD 1854 Signed Sealed and delivered the 8th day of May AD 1854 Signed sealed and delivered the 8th day of May AD 1854 John R. Gorton John H. Gorton Joseph M. Griffin Washington Co. To certify that Aug 8th 1854 Personally came before me John R. Gorton who acknowledged that the preceding instrument was his deed signed to be his free and voluntary act Joseph M. Griffin Justice of the Peace Received for recording June 28th 1854 by S. Stark R.M. Recorded July 8th 1854 by Chas. Francis R.M.

The page as recorded

No page image on Zara for this instrument (the portal holds it: book 8 page 146).

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