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Know all men by these presents that I Nelson C. Sucker Yeoman of Charlestown in the County of Kent
Washington and State of Rhode Island have for and in consideration of the sum of one hundred dollars paid
to me by James G. Sucker of said Charlestown the receipt whereof I hereby acknowledge to be hereby paid
and well and sufficiently paid have given and granted and do hereby give and grant to the said James G. Sucker his
heirs and assigns forever from me her heirs and assigns forever all that piece or parcel of land situated lying
and being in said Charlestown containing by measure one acre more or less situated as follows beginning at a stake
setting and located in a pasture beginning at a stake setting in a pasture lying on a street near the dwelling house of
one named John S. [illegible] then north east one chain and one hundred links to a stake then north east one
chain and five links to a stake then north east one chain and one hundred links to some stake on the
said street then south east one chain and one hundred links to the street then south west one chain and one
hundred links and thence to the beginning thus bound and described to have and to hold the same with all the
rights appendages & privileges to the same belonging to him his heirs and assigns forever and for
purposes that I the said Nelson C. Sucker may forever warrant and defend the premises and appurtenances
to the said James G. Sucker his heirs and assigns forever against all and lawful claims of all persons
whomsoever in law signed sealed and delivered the day and year first above written
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 18th day of July 1860
Nelson C. Sucker
[Seal]
Recorded June 18 1860 by me trustee and book 3 page 267
[Signature]
[Signature]
[Marginalia:]
Entered May 18 1861
the payment of Nelson C. Sucker
the full amount payable and
interest on the above mentioned
and I hereby discharge the same
in full.
Witness my hand and seal
and presence of
Obadiah Cross Joseph R. Sucker
Washington & Charlestown August 5th 1861
Whereas appeared Nelson C. Sucker Yeoman one of the Sons of the within and presenting
instrument in my hand stating the same to be true voluntarily and not under
duress [Signature]
[Signature]
Justice of the Peace
Who as Proof Cross of the family of Elizabeth Sucker deceased was claiming his inheritance with
the said Elizabeth Cross purchased in certain Deed dated in said Charlestown whereas the said Elizabeth
Cross was not relinquished her right of Legacy therefore I Nelson C. Sucker have all that piece of land
of said Charlestown being the said immovable estate of the said Elizabeth all of the lands belonging
to him and her descendants whereas formerly alluded to her said parents to the said Elizabeth Cross a half
of the said Plot Cross it is probable that he has first presented enough to the said Elizabeth as a legacy
on what portion it was set on the right of ways others thousand feet the whole of the said land
being then a boundary forest with a portion of the land for the purpose of a road and
on what is setting beginning at the first stone edge of the boundary fence south east one
hundred feet
Then north east forty feet then north east one chain and one hundred links to the first
stone and a stake set on a straight line to a stake at the North east of the boundary fence
by the line then south east five hundred and one rods North east down to a stake and
from there a straight line to the first piece of the back wall running parallel from the
boundary line of one James Sucker the said Elizabeth Cross is then to have the half of the said
farm save houses and also a privilege to the said farm for the said property was once for the purpose
to be used as dwelling house as provided therefore I the aforementioned Cross do hereby agree
to receive and accept of the above mentioned premises as my right of Legacy in the full all to the
belonging the said Proof suggests to me of reasonable desiring his inheritance with me to hold during
the term of my natural life I further agree to preserve and keep improved the total value of
the tenement above named during the aforesaid term of my natural life
In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands seals this 19th day of July
[Signatures]
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