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To all People to whom the present Hall come greeting know ye that Joseph Gavitt Gent.
of Westerly in the County of Washington and State of Rhode Island yeoman and Sarah his wife
and in consideration of the Sum of Seven pounds ten shvings paid money to us in hand paid before the appearance
of one by Jonathan Macomber of Westerly town in said County yeoman we severally receive of ye
said James Gavitt [illegible] and to him his heirs fully seized and certainized and by these presents we
hereby grant bargain sell and convey and confirm and by these presents we hereby convey and confirm by
the said James Gavitt granted’s heirs forever in fee simple conveyed and confirmed by these presents we
the said Joseph Gavitt and Sarah his wife for ourselves our heirs Executors or assigns the full liberty
liberty grant and bargain sell and convey and confirm unto the said Jonathan Macomber
his heirs and assigns forever for a certain lot of Land touching containing three acres and one half lot
situated in Westerly town in said County and bounded as follows beginning at the corner of a
move or stone situated in Westerly town in said County and bounded as follows beginning at the corner of a
move or stone situated in Westerly town in said County and bounded as follows beginning at the corner of a
move or stone situated in Westerly town in said County and bounded as follows beginning at the corner of a
move or stone situated in Westerly town in said County and bounded as follows beginning at the corner of a
move or stone situated in Westerly town in said County and bounded as follows beginning at the corner of a
move or stone situated in Westerly town in said County and bounded as follows beginning at the corner of a
move or stone situated in Westerly town in said County and bounded as follows beginning at the corner of a
move or stone situated in Westerly town in said County and bounded as follows beginning at the corner of a
move or stone situated in Westerly town in said County and bounded as follows beginning at the corner of a
move or stone situated in Westerly town in said County and bounded as follows beginning at the corner of a
move or stone situated in Westerly town in said County and bounded as follows beginning at the corner of a
move or stone situated in Westerly town in said County and bounded as follows beginning at the corner of a
move or stone situated in Westerly town in said County and bounded as follows beginning at the corner of a
move or stone situated in Westerly town in said County and bounded as follows beginning at the corner of a
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move or stone situated in Westerly town in said County and bounded as follows beginning at the corner of a
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move or stone situated in Westerly town in said County and bounded as follows beginning at the corner of a
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move or stone situated in Westerly town in said County and bounded as follows beginning at the corner of a
move or stone situated in Westerly town in said County and bounded as follows beginning at the corner of a
move or stone situated in Westerly town in said County and bounded as follows beginning at the corner of a
move or stone situated in Westerly town in said County and bounded as follows beginning at the corner of a
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move or stone situated in Westerly town in said County and bounded as follows beginning at the corner of a
move or stone situated in Westerly town in said County and bounded as follows beginning at the corner of a
move or stone situated in Westerly town in said County and bounded as follows beginning at the corner of a
move or stone situated in Westerly town in said County and bounded as follows beginning at the corner of a
move or stone situated in Westerly town in said County and bounded as follows beginning at the corner of a
move or stone situated in Westerly town in said County and bounded as follows beginning at the corner of a
move or stone situated in Westerly town in said County and bounded as follows beginning at the corner of a
move or stone situated in Westerly town in said County and bounded as follows beginning at the corner of a
move or stone situated in Westerly town in said County and bounded as follows beginning at the corner of a
move or stone situated in Westerly town in said County and bounded as follows beginning at the corner of a
move or stone situated in Westerly town in said County and bounded as follows beginning at the corner of a
move or stone situated in Westerly town in said County and bounded as follows beginning at the corner of a
move or stone situated in Westerly town in said County and bounded as follows beginning at the corner of a
move or stone situated in Westerly town in said County and bounded as follows beginning at the corner of a
move or stone situated in Westerly town in said County and bounded as follows beginning at the corner of a
move or stone situated in Westerly town in said County and bounded as follows beginning at the corner of a
move or stone situated in Westerly town in said County and bounded as follows beginning at the corner of a
move or stone situated in Westerly town in said County and bounded as follows beginning at the corner of a
move or stone situated in Westerly town in said County and bounded as follows beginning at the corner of a
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move or stone situated in Westerly town in said County and bounded as follows beginning at the corner of a
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move or stone situated in Westerly town in said County and bounded as follows beginning at the corner of a
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move or stone situated in Westerly town in said County and bounded as follows beginning at the corner of a
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having me my full satisfaction and content, do give grant bargain sell alien convey and
confirm unto said James Beckham, his heirs and Assigns, one Certain Lot of land lying
and being in Said Charlestown Containing, five Acres, three Roods and twenty perches
with Bordering on North side, belonging to Joshua Rixon, and bordering on South side
lying to said Joshua Rixon, and Northerly and Westerly on the remainder of the above said
James Beckham, or of him otherwise lawfully Furnished or reputed to be Belonging
To Have and to Hold the grant premises
together with all the appurtenances free and clear from all encumbrances whatsoever
unto the said James Beckham, his Heirs and Assigns, as an absolute Estate in per-
petuity in fee simple forever, and said Amos Rixon, for my self my
heirs Executors and administrators do covenant to the above named
premises to the said James Beckham, his Heirs and Assigns against the law-
ful claims and demands of any person or persons, Whatever for ever to
Warrant Seize and Defend by their just presents, and further moreover Thankful
Rixon, my wife to the greater Assures Joshua Rixon, and for the consideration above
Said to be paid up all my right of Sundry and power of thirds in and unto the
above premises) premises, by this Writing of where of we have hereunto set our
Hands and Seals this Fourth Day of December Ad 1790
Signed Sealed and Delivered Amos Rixon (seal)
In presence of us Thankful Rixon (seal)
Witnesses
Benj. [illegible]
State of Rhode Island in Charles Town Washington in December the 10 day
of December Ad 1790 then personally appeared the within Named
Stephen David Curtis Amos Rixon, and to be sworn heard, and to be sworn heard, the within instrument
this deed recorded this to be his Act and Deed and have there have and there have there unto affixed
their marks for the purposes Therefore their seals before me
1790 by [illegible]
B [illegible] J B [illegible] Hon. Benj. [illegible] J. P. [illegible]
B [illegible] f [illegible] S B Know all Men by these presents that John Hale of
[illegible] in Washington County State of Rhode Island the humble Providence Plantations
yeoman foremost in consideration of a certain sum of money and compact settlement of all the
real Estate that over and above and over and above State Space Rep. Late of Washington’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s