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Challenge or Demand & the above Demised or Released Premises by these Presents And
Annie Stanton wife to & the said Samuel Stanton Butler both for the Consideration aforesaid Give
And grant And surrender all that Plot of Land of Bounds & Pieces of third of me Ad state the Above
Demised Premises that he know the R Daniel Stanton his Heir Assigns forever
In Witness whereof we have hereunto set our Hands and seals this 19 Day of January
AD 1798 Year of American Independence 1798
Signed Sealed and Delivered
In Presence of
Jonathan Macomber
[illegible] in Macomber
Samuel Stanton [seal]
Amy Stanton [seal]
Jonathan Macomber Jpt Peace
Recorded the 2d Sept
in Vol 19 p 69 by me
[illegible] Clerk yt IC
Washington to Charlestown Janry 2nd AD 1798 Presiding
Appear before me the said Samuel Stanton & his wife Amy
Stanton & acknowledged the witness to signatures & to therefore Signed & added
their & seal before Me Jonathan Macomber Jpt Peace
Charlestown September 1st day 1798
For Value Received I make this Indenture between Thomas Alcock over this for the
Consideration of Twelve Pounds Nine Shillings & 5 Lawful Money in hand
Thomas Adams
Stephen Cornell
Stephen Cornell
The Above Indenture has been
Recorded in this Book page 69
by me [illegible] Clerk yt IC
This Agreement and Deed this 28 Day Sept 1798
By [illegible] Clerk yt Town Clerk
Know all this Presents shall make that I Joshua Gorton
Now residing in Westerly in the county of Washington and State of Rhode Island & Providence Plantation
Yeoman and Gentry knowing that of the third Joshua Gorton for consideration of the sum of
One Hundred & Fifty Pounds Lawful Money in hand paid for the buying selling
and Wells Land by me Joshua Gorton my Heirs binding in Perpetuity in the township of Westerly
in the aforesaid manner the Trust whereof I the only Absolute and only and through my inheritance
fully seized and contented and Unto the said [illegible] young Gorton and his Heirs throughout the premises
August and Descendants here unto the said Joshua Gorton his Heirs successors and administrators forever
by this Indenture Have given granted Bargained & sold and agreed to convey Together With all the aforesaid
And all the premises the party fully agreeing and affecting to grant bargain & sell all rights appurtenances
Convey and confirm that the said Joshua Gorton his Heirs and Assigns for every one Certain
Part or Piece of land state lying and situated in the town of Westerly in the county of Washington &
State of Rhode Island containing 30 Acres bounded on the East by land of [illegible] bounding
Square Road of more or less or Left or Right and bounded on the South by the bounding
of the Northwest corner of this land by the Highway termed Running Northwesterly bounding
westerly by Zebas land and bounding to the East bounded to the House of the last
Author David Thorne Cottery Bounding Northwesterly by said Heirs Land
until
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this it Comes to All Men to know that since this time souththerly Bounding Easterly on
said Lathams Land Until it Comes to the Shared Highway & to the first Mentioned Town
I do have and do hereby grant and bargain and promise with all the
Appurtenances Privileges & Commodities of the same belonging to me and my Heirs forever
to him that is the said John Gorton his Heirs & Assigns forever to him and his thereby Bound
by these Presents and between himself and the said Joshua Gorton for my sole and my Heirs
Executors & Administrators the Covenant promise and grant bound with all the
John Gorton his Heirs & Assigns that at and after the expiration half year from the
date of the Seal and Delivery of the house granted and given for and conveyed half
and Purpose of the same in Mine own right grant and give a full right to Dispose & lease
inheritance in fee simple & have in my self good right of it for ever’s and further
as authority to Grant Bargain for convey and conform the said Bargain Promise for
in manner as aforesaid that the said John Gorton his Heirs & Assigns shall have all
may from time to time & also do have forever however by force and Virtue of this
Deed Presents Solemnly Eternally & duly have all Due Entry’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’
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Honoured Mother Sarah Coston widow & [illegible] & to Our Honoured Father John Coston
Late Dead whose they shall for all time of right of Tenure and of Power of the third do shall the within Devised
Lands and Premises Notwithstanding any thing to the contrary in the within Deed and that
the said shall have and the aforesaid as the State think Proper During his Natural life
as the No Deed had be made Time of the Stone of Witness Whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and seal this the Day of [illegible] in the 17th year of General American
Independence D 1793.
[Signature/Seal]
Washington County westerly District to wit The Deed above written Before me
appeared the a Name there by John Coston Esqr and Acknowledged the above
Instrument to be his for all and and I do hereunto Affix my seal before me
[Signature]
To all People to whom these Presents shall come Greetings Whereas
Charles of Charlestown in the County of Washington and State of Rhode Island in the Province of New England
By Indenture dated 1786 and Greeting Whereas I the said [illegible] have known John Coston Esqr for several years in my Capacity
of the Town of Scituate Jurisdiction’s Justice of the Peace for the said Jurisdiction in the County of Washington State
of Rhode Island the said Peter Perry Millers inhabitant of Scituate Town of Scituate in the County of Washington State
of Rhode Island by Indenture dated 1786 between the said Peter Perry and the said John Coston dated 1786 and I
thereby do hereby Acknowledge and declare that the said Peter Perry had conveyed to the said John Coston and I
thereby do Judge that the said Peter Perry had conveyed the aforesaid Conveyance and Discharge between the said Peter
Perry his Heirs Successors and Administrators for the said Tenements’ conveyed more over that the said
Property and All Demands Appertaining the same to the said John Coston in Degress in the said Settlement’s and
Unity and Indivisibly who gave the said Peter Perry a Consideration of [illegible] for a Certain Tenement or Parcel
of Land lying in the said Town of Scituate in the Jurisdiction containing by Estimation the whole
of the same more or less and in the said Tenement as the said Peter Perry had Begining on the North
line of John Coston’s land by the said John Coston’s land through boundary by said John Coston
do I further State that on the South line and on the South line then it runs West 79 1/2 perches by the
said Peter Perry’s land and it runs East 11 perches by a Gap and then North 4 1/2 perches to the said John Coston’s
land by the said form further North 11 perches to John Coston’s land then North 10 perches to the Dog run
South East by the said John Coston’s land then to a stake by the boundary then North 11 perches to the
Light Chain’s boundary line in said Town then South to the North West corner of the
the Grantee’s land by Joshua Clark’s land and North East boundary by said Grantee’s land and
then North 11 perches to John Coston’s land through the boundary by said Peter Perry’s land of the
the first Mentioned Boundary and more over that the same on the boundary as he had described the
Boundary of the whole of the said Tenement that I Declare by the said John Coston’s land and the
with the Dwelling house & Tenements there standing to have and hold the said
Grantee and his Assigns for ever with all the Appurtenances Privileges and
Conveniences thereunto belonging and all those Rights and areas Appertaining to the said
Peter Perry his Heirs and Assigns forever and I thereby Inductively Declare that the
No boundaries and the said Nation thus far for his for any more boundaries or premises
do Convey Anonymously to John Coston and the said Peter Perry in the said [illegible] I witness that the above
at or before the Evening hour from the said file and Lawful [illegible]
[Signature]