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on the [illegible] & West Bound Together with all the Buildings in part Fences Yards and all other the Appurtenances
there to belong And Premises belonging or Any other Appurtenances being all the Estate in Contest
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fourth Miles Corner boundary home by the old Deed Dating the 22nd Day of December &c 1794
to have and hold to the said Granted and Bargained and sold Premises and Appurtenances thereunto
the Appurtenances Tenements and Conveyances and the same Belonging whereas said Belonging then
the said David Wilcox his heirs And assigns forever those to have and their heirs Only forever Sue
Price’s and by forever Amen I the said Joseph Wilcox Corner certify my here Executor
to the [illegible] Administrator the only Heirs Covenant Grant bound Engage and bind themselves and
theirs he Heirs and Assigns legal and heirs and forever in the fulfilling the payment of this Covenant and lawfully
signed and sealed the Premises of aforementioned and declared in their may my Great Heart’s’ and’
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Premises the said [illegible] Edward Wilcox his Heirs And Assigns Clause’s’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’
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I relinquish the House as it is from Through the Chimney &c to a Wall Three rods North
fifty seven Degs East Begins Last Mile to One rod to the Corner of said Wall three rods North thirty
six Degs East Three rods South thirty six Degs East three rods Lighten Chains and Seventy links to a heap
of Stones three rods North twenty Eight Degrees East until the Last Course is Reached thirty
One Rods on Thayer Runyon's Land and Northly on Coburn Potter's Land and all the Courses are Reverse
d’ on Return to said Thayer Runyon Land the Last Course three rods West until it Comes to the
said stones then I a heap of stones three rods and thirty three Degs East until it Comes to the
said Wall then three rods thirty seven Degs East until it Comes to the Corner of said
Wall and By the Chink three Rods 22 Chains and seventy links to a heap of stones
three rods North thirty three Degs East 13 Rods by the Church Land to the High
way then Northly by the High way to the Spire of the Meeting house according to the Bound
ary of the Church land 40 rods made by Simeon Runyon Surveyor dated the 28th of the 7th month
1789 to be forever to the said granted and Assigned James Runyon with all the aforesaid
Privileges and Conveniences to the said James Runyon and his Heirs forever and I the said
Joshua Runyon and his Heirs and the only Property for the said James Runyon for the said life and I the said
Joshua Runyon for my own and my Heirs forever and Administrator etc all Common Property and
Grant given with the said 40 Rods of Thayer Runyon his Heirs and Assigns granted and settled the boundary
line from the said site and Corner of a Course of a Long Range Property and Assigns and the boundary
Line’s and Right of the Same in every manner Right and Just as a Good Property and Absolute to Ever
y part of future use for such a lasting Good Right and Lawful Authority thereby believe and
Dispose of Heritage and manner as aforesaid All the said James Runyon his Heirs and
Assigns Alone shall and May of it Alone however by the said Joshua and the Use and Interest of these
Properties Unlawfully in Property since had the Party Person and safety some free and
Clear of professors etc Treasurer of Successive whatever
Furthermore I hereby join Joshua Runyon for my only Heirs Converse Atkinson
and others All Common and legacy and the Property James Runyon and his Heirs
Edward Runyon his Heirs Assigned and the aforesaid Clause or Demising
Premises of Premises whatever however here to the aforesaid Clause and
Afford Said Elizabeth Runyon with the said Joshua Runyon for the Consideration
offered both their Privileges only and belonging to said Joshua Runyon and all her
Right of Course and Power of thirds in and on the said Property Forever and Bargained
Premises unto her and the aforesaid Edward Runyon his Heirs and forever
Mr. Miles Shepard of the said Joshua Runyon and Elizabeth his wife hereunto set
their Hands and Seals the Twenty fourth Day of the Seventh Month in the Year of our Lord
One Thousand seven hundred and ninety three
Signed sealed and Delivered
in Presence of
Robert Congdon
Phil Cross
Joshua Runyon - Seal
Elizabeth Runyon - Seal
At Charlestown in Washington County the Day and Date first
above written Presently aforesaid the above written Instrument of this Instrument of Settlement
And acknowledged the same to be their Act and Deed Hands and seals
January 24th 1793 thirteenth After the Prescribed Term
Phil Cross Clerk
Phil Cross Justice Peace
Recorded this Day
Jan y 24th 1793