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Know all men by these Presents that I Theodoric Tirey of
Westesterly in the County of Washington and State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations To
denominate for debtor I Daniel [illegible] and Natural Father of these Issue and Also Considering that John Yates
now Living at Newfort in the County of Newport in the State aforesaid Do hereby grant lease Give
granted convey lease and confirmed and by these Presents Do convey grant Lease convey and confirm
unto the said the aforesaid the whole of the House dwelling or Ten on the North part of the Outer Corner of
Lots of Lot Westmoreland above named Land lying and Lying in County and State as above described and the
Town of Westerly in the County of Washington of the County of Washington and State of Rhode Island
all the South North East and West bounds and the House sitting in the said Constitution and in the said
Premises as aforesaid the Constituents in the said House on a Corner Westly to the Property belonging to the
Northwesterly on the North East part and Eastly on the North East Corner known as the North Premises
To have and to hold the said Land granted and Conveyed Done to remember the said and all Privileges
and Appurtenances thereunto belonging whatever likewise there be now and there have been from the Time there have been
And as many as on the Contract of Indenture in the said Land there have been and there have been hereafter
for my only Heir my Heirs Counterparts and Commissioners of Execution and Language thereunto Bound to
Premises with the Seal of the aforesaid the said Legacies the Lawful Claims of Demise of Convey
Broken in Shape and whatever it be here since in order to Grant convey and Define the said Premises
In Testimony whereof I have consented to set my hand and seal this 23 Day of December and
in the Year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety one 1791
Signed Sealed and Delivered
in presence of
Samuel Blicen
Cotton Carters
Recorded This Deed
December 30th 1791
By Play [illegible]
Theodoric Tirey
[illegible]
[illegible]
Washington County, Witnessing the Day a dozen between
Presently appeared the above named Theodoric Tirey and
Acknowledged to be the above Instrument by him Signed and Sealed to
be his free act and deed hand and seal Before Me
Samuel Blicen Justice of the Peace
Know all Men by these Presents that I John Wanton of Cranston in
the County of Washington in the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations Yeoman
for and in Consideration of the Sum of Nine Pounds lawful Money paid to me in hand
By Will and Family hant paid by Delivery the Delivery being by Samuel Blicen of the Town of Barns
County and State aforesaid the above the Sum first mentioned to be fully and sufficiently paid and
Given Granted and sold and by these Presents do grant convey sell and confirm unto the said
Will Family just and a the Abidance Convey and lease for term and for during the Time of my Natural
Life and after the 21st of June 1800 and for Ever 100 Rods containing 20 Rods State
being a Dwelling in Characterization after Containing 10 Rods from the North East part of the said
Lot the First Rod Northwesterly to a stake and then Southwesterly on the 17th Day of May 1791
Lot Beginning at a Corner Stone by the Name of the North Western Part of the said Lot and
Corner there Noted as the said Stone then South Westly to the Highway called the North
Highway then South to Thomas Blicen then Southwesterly on said Road Northwesterly and then
to formally Belonging to Judge Daniel Davis there Witness Party on that Bound
Laces Land and Pottery on Bound then South Land to the first Bound mentioned Bound the
Other Lot Beginning at a Brook known by the Name of Snowing Brook then Easterly [illegible]
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said South Brook froms & Thomas Pelhams Land thence Southerly as said Witnesses
denote to the Granted Land thence forty degrees to said Comutes line Froms & the high-
way thence Northerly forty degrees to said Highway and Partly on Isaac Saunders land to
the First Mentioned Boundary.
To have and to hold the said Granted Premises with all the
Appurtenances there from all unencumbrances before the said Samuel Stanton & his heirs
did have for every day & the said High way some hours before some hours convenient and
convenient to the two Parties being a Highway Publicly and for Ever Open and Common unto
the said Stanton & his heirs to the First Mentioned Boundary.
This Indenture witnesseth that I Samuel Stanton of the Town of [illegible] County of
Rhode Island have given had or agreed to give to the said Donor during his Natural Life
during all of the real estate and Tenements in the Town of [illegible] State of Rhode Island
and in possession of which the said Samuel Stanton & his heirs forever enjoy any encumbrance
Profit or benefit from or over me shall we have for love hereafter have every Conveyance
or Demand to the aforesaid Donor or Indentured Premises to the Donor’s heirs in Law and
unto his wife & heirs of Samuel Stanton & her heirs Contra the Consideration After and Give good
and sufficient title all the rights of Donor and heirs of third and on unto the said
Donor’s heirs to the said Samuel Stanton as his heirs and as long as he live
In Witness whereof we have hereunto our hands and seals this 29th Day of December
and the year of our Lord one thousand Seven hundred & Seventy Nine
Signed Sealed and Delivered
in Presence of
Samuel Oliver
John Millox
Stephen Stanton (Seal)
Sarah Stanton (Seal)
Washington County Court Clerk on the 28th of January 1780 Probably Affirmed the within
Indenture between Stephen Stanton & Sarah Stanton his wife & Acknowledged the within
Instrument to be their Voluntary Act and Deed Hands and Seals before
Wm Oliver Justice Peace
Received this 2nd Day Jany 18th 1780
per Clerk offr 2 Sh 6 d
Know all Men by these Presents that I Daniel Stanton of Charlestown
in the County of Washington in the State of Rhode Island Providence Plantation Grant
from me in Consideration of the sum of Seven Pounds ten Shillings lawful Money current
in said State and County paid before the Delivery hereof by Samuel Stanton 2nd of the same
Town County and State aforesaid above the Course of the King’s Majesty of the said be the grantor
and Grantee’s and by these Presents do grant bargain sell and convey unto the same grantor
all then fully fully and Absolutely to convey and Assign for the Due Sum of one thousand
pounds the said Samuel Stanton 2nd of the same Place and Abutting on the East Curtain’s
tenure or parcels of a Lot’s variety and in Charlestown & the said Courtenay by
the same of the both of the said Courtenay’s Lot’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s