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This Deed witnesseth that tt Washington [illegible] Charleston april the 16th pr 1791 this day
day of [illegible] 1791 personally appeared before me the Subscriber one of the Justices of the Peace
for said St. Andrew's Parish namely the Clarke & George his wife who both of them rights &
Certify the motion for judgment of Deed that they both of them absolutely sold
the same instrument to be their execute & Deed handed
over from Coln Butler Justice Peace [illegible]
Know all men by these Presents that I Elizabeth Johnson of
Charleston in the County of Charleston in the state of South Carolina and Providence planter
citizen free born and concordant of said state & resident of Ward of Charleston in the same County
left my trust after my just and proper wish of my late husband George Johnson to my full Satisfaction and content Have given grant
and let Give grant and let and by this public act prove Grant bargain sell then convey ens-
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I know ledger my self from whom fully satisfied contented and paid to grant bargain sell convey
and confirm unto the said Simon Tucker by his heirs executors administrators assigns and forever
unto the said tractor for himself and said his successors in said Charlestown town it being the East and 1/2 of lot
No 1 to the 1/2 of the said Simon Tucker on the division of the Estate of Stephen Clarke [illegible]
about one acre three roods and twenty square feet the house on the lot with so following beginning at
the south 1/2 of the said Simon Tucker's boundary in the said town of Charlestown north 31 degrees east
two rods twenty feet to boundary of Henry [illegible] north 45 degrees east four rods twenty four feet
and fifty inches to a black oak by the side of a small brook then north 31 degrees west twenty four feet
quarter rod east 1/2 rod till it touched boundary of Sarah [illegible] then north 31 degrees west twenty
four feet and 1/2 rod and finally to the first mentioned boundary [illegible]’s lot through
namely Northward by said Richard Clarke’s land while it witness to the first mentioned
boundary to the East and to the South all the the before granted and bargained premises with all rights of pasture
commons to browse to hunt and to take all the of appurtenances attending here with the said Simon Tucker his
heirs and assigns forever and the said Simon Clarke for himself and for my self my heirs my heirs do agree
and covenant and to the said Simon Tucker his heirs of that of abundance will and the English
law giving and to the said Simon Tucker and his sole lawful heirs of the premises and privelege and state
[illegible] and privileged of the same and have in or of such good will full power house and dwelling
the lawfully to sell and dispose of the same in manner and form as above said that and the
said Simon Tucker his heirs shall and may from time to time and for all times forever
said Simon Tucker their heirs
his Heirs and assigns forever and the said Simon Clarke for his consideration gave said with up and seven-
seven doll her right of dower and possess of thirds unto the said Simon Tucker
his Heirs and assigns forever in witness whereof we have unto our hands and
seals this 16th day of May AD 1791, one fourteenth year of American Independence
Signed sealed and
Delivered in presence of
Jonathan [illegible]
Maria Green ( )
[illegible]
Simon Clarke (seal)
Simon Clarke (seal)
month
Charles town Washington County the day and date first written within
this deed was read this 6th day [illegible] written personally explained the within Tenancy and delivered to the above
parties AD 1791 on a
Deed and acknowledged the same to be their sole act and deed hand
[illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] and deed before me Jonathan December Justice peace
I Saul Poole do declare within these presents that come citing through
that I the said I O Nathan Tucker of Charlestown in the state of Rhode Island and
providence plantations governor for and in our confederation of the sum of ten shillings in how-
full payment money to my hand in hand before the expensing however will and truly paid by Jona-
than Clarke of the town and state above said likewise before the present witness of the
abovey acknowledge myself therefore fully satisfied contented and paid and have
by these presents freely fully honestly and absolutely give grant bargain sell
alien bestow convey and confirm unto the above named Jonathan Clarke by his heirs
treasury administrators assigns and assigns one certain lot of land State lying and
being in Charles town aforesaid said and containing by estimation are twentieth part of
an