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Know all men that I Benjamin Macumber of Charlestown
in this county of Washington and State of Rhode Island Stuart for and in consideration
of the sum of four hundred dollars to me paid by Successor Davis for my
said Closeure
The receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge to be lawful good
payment bargain sell and convey unto how from the same Successor Davis his
heirs and assigns forever A certain lot of land lying in said Charlestown
in and about other buildings there being and
therein situated a house containing three openings and is
bounded on one side northward as follows beginning at the highway running south
of Cross Hill north to the said highway and on the east side by lands of Samuel He
one hundred feet thence southeasterly by said highway towards said Successor Davis one
hundred feet to lands of Charles Cross Province Northward by said highway one hundred
feet to said highway Northwestly by said highway one hundred feet
to the place of beginning together with the home standing on the east
side of said highway.
To have and to hold same with all the purity
and appurtenances thereof to the said Successor Davis for his
heirs and assigns forever Since I the said Benjamin Macumber for his
assigns may execute laws and administrators or agreement with the said
Successor Davis for his heirs and assigns Whereat I am the sole owner and lawful
owner of the above described premises and that I will warrant and defend
the same to the said Successor Davis for his heirs and assigns forever
against the lawful claims and demands of all persons
And I Penelope Macumber my wife of the said Benjamin Macumber
for the consideration above mentioned paid my said husband do hereby
release and quit claim into the said Successor Davis for his heirs and
assigns forever all my right of dower and power of tenure in and to the
aforesaid premises put forth.
Provided however and the this deed is an
condition that I the said Benjamin
Macumber and wife’s executors or administrators
shall not buy sell pay or convey to the prior to the
said Successor Davis nor his heirs executed
administrators successors of the same together
of four hundred dollars above together
with interest accrued thereon and
the following written debt as also a cottenage and
all debts given by my said Benjamin Ma
Macumber to the said Successor Davis for
for the specified sum of four hundred dolla
from giving over date written more than three
year shall be void remaining to remain and be
fore and void since In witness whereof we
here presents set our hands and seals the
23 day of September the
1860
In presence of Benjamin Macumber
Charles Cross
Caroline Cross Penelope Macumber
Washington Co Charlestown Oct 4th 1860
Personally appeared Benjamin Macumber and Penelope Macumber
signers and sealers of the foregoing instrument and acknowledged
the same to be their act and deed
Before me
Charles Cross Town Clerk
Recorded for Records Oct 4th 1860 at 8 o Clock PM & recorded by
Charles Cross Town Clerk