The instrument's own words
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here we are the True sole and lawful Owners of the above Bargain and Sale
And absolutely seized and Repossessed of the Same in Our Own right for right as a good firm
And Absolute Estate of Inheritance in fee simple and have in Our Said right all
full Power and lawful Authority to Sell and Convey the same from Said Premises in
Manner as follows That we the Said Christopher the Heirs and Assigns the Foregoing in
and from time from Time to Time and at all times forever here by for here and Witness of
these Presents lawfully Possibly Enable And Quietly have held With Quiet Enjoyment and Liberty that
Dennis & Bargain and Premises with all the Appurtenances there unto and there of part and parcel
Court Appointed Common Land and Discharge of any and all manner of Taxes or other
Other Grants Bargains or Tenures of whatever Name of Nature however that right in
any manner, Degree or Proportion to make void the Present Deed
Of Witnessmore in the said Claims Clark and Stay his wife for their causes and hires
Executors and Administrators Do Convey and relinquish the same Bound Premises to the
said Christopher the Heirs and Assigns the Foregoing in the Same Manner Claims and Demises
of any Person or Persons Whatever aforesaid Owners and Heirs And By these
Presents to Mr. Witts and where we hereunto set our hands and seals this First
Day of March 1829
In Presence of us
Witnesses
Benjamin Measey Junt
Enock Cristobal
John Grandal
The seal on son/ and goods
(signed) on the other side and
in the manner before signing the following
Simon Clark [seal]
Silvia Clark [seal]
Washington to Charlestown Court May 1st 1829 Personally
appeared the forenamed and in their Presence Simon Clark his wife Stacey and acknowledged
the same and written in Instrument the thing aforesaid to be their hand and seal before me
Recorded the Day Wed May 4th 1829 Jonathan Macumber Justice Peace
By me Polly G. S. C. Clerk
To all People to whom these presents Shall Come I Nicholas Jordan Just
Eight Smith of the County of Washington in the State of Rhode Island S S G Greeting Whereas
an Convention assign in the True Estate of Sheldon Clark Late of Charlestown in the County of Washington
After a Dennis & Bound held by Joshua Morgan of Charlestown Yeoman and Christopher the Heirs
of the said Late Sheldon Clark Yeoman and Mary his wife deceased Clark and Lucy
Clean Hintres of the said Late Clark Yeoman all of Charlestown aforesaid the said Clark and the said
Lucy Mary and John being Children and Devisees of the last Will and Estate of the said Late
Estate of the aforesaid Late Clark Done at the said Late of the said Town of Aythmont of the
the County of Newport Kent it was made by the said Last Will and Testament of the late
of the said Late Late Clark Given Dying and Living in Charlestown aforesaid Content
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Two hundred and fifty Acres of Land Being Part Meadows Pasture Arable and Wood Land to be the
same owner or life & is bounded as follows with (O.Z) Beginning at a North East Corner of Land
belonging to Stephen Hartly which is the North West Corner of the said Home Running Souththerly
bounding on the North East corner better it Corner at the Main stream of Pawtuxet Brook thence, of
said Brook easterly it Corner at the high way that leads from Pawtuxet Brook to a high way leading to
from the said Brook & Pawtuxet Brook thence by the first Mentioned High way easterly it Corner to
the said Land of Stephen Hartly east by the Posesion of William Muster to a stone heap & bound with
stones a lot of his near the Main highway Running the North East corner of the said Land running
by said Mentioned Land. South West line to a tree bound by said Land easterly it Corner and land to the
Posession of the said William Muster there bound running by said Land easterly it Corner and land
led to be bounding with a tree bound running by said Land easterly it Corner and then north east
Running to a stone heap there by said Land easterly it Corner to a new road relating to
Daniel Greene and thence by the said Land easterly it Corner to the first Mentioned Corner and with the
Possessions & others to the first Mentioned Corner and with the aforesaid Afforestation and after manner as the
saying or Alteration. And witnessed on the Monday the Twenty Fourth day of March in the year of our Lord
One thousand seven hundred and ninety three by all the said witnesses whose names are subscribed to the
said Indenture at the home of the said Buyer in and estate the aforesaid Premises were by me the said
Stephen Hartly of said Town for the Satisfaction of the aforesaid Consideration witness the aforesaid William
Patterson of
Providence with the County of providence Government who witnessed the aforesaid Witness Patterson of
some Sums of money paid to the said Stephen Hartly some Money which was the said William Patterson had
since sold and partly paid for the said Premises Now therefore be it known That by these Presents that by virtue of
an Act of General Assembly made at Providence in the said colony at the last General Assembly in February 1679
of 1679 the said Stephen Hartly of the said Town of Pawtuxet did Solely let Sale Execution & c of
one Other Act of a General Assembly made May 1st 1735 in the said Province in accordance to the
Indenture made on the making the true Livery of Seisin Delivered Pursuant to the said Indenture that I the said
Sheriff in Consideration of the sum of Money from time to time and Appose By the said Term to be paid in
sufficiency on the part one the said William Patterson his Heirs and Assigns for ever and long term the said
Premises to be held tenent with this and every thing of the aforesaid nature as the same is described
with all the rights to take till he shall have Perfect Possession of the said Land and Clear, and
to the thing of this Disease of Land unite the said Premises and in accordance
to the said Premises and of said tenements to the said William Patterson for him his heirs and Assigns
forever Amen Witness whose the said Sheriff has here with set his hand and seal the Sixteenth
day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety three
In Presence of
Ray Greene
Joh Magadon
N. Gardner Just Sheriff
(seal)
South Kingstown March 20th 1793
(seal) | Personally appeared Stephen Gardner before me Just of the peace of the county of Kenting’s
| the legitimate to the within DD and there declared the same to be his act and deed
| as and Deed in his said Capacity
(seal) | Before John Mart Justice Peace
(marginalia)
Deed dated March 2nd
1793 vol 8 1793
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