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Whereas Charles Church late of Charlestown in the County of Washington
and also of Rhode Island & Province Newcomer Deceased did by his last Will and Testament
give & devise his Daughters [illegible] Eight Acres of land lying to the North West
of the Pal Hand and to the Motherland of the land given to his Son Ann Church
And Devised the same & the by the Sre Church his Executor to pay, for the within
Four first week of South March and at the manner arising from the sole farming
of the Legacy Buried Among his land and his two Daughters as by the will may
more fully appear Now therefore the said Asa Church acting as the Executor and
and the One who still passing through belonging to Anne Church one of his Daughters
KNOW ALL MEN by these presents that I the said Asa Church being the Wife for the
Executor Church and the aforesaid Anne Church being his Wife now for the
Consideration of the sum of several Pounds lawful money in hand before the
Executing hereof well and fully paid by the Sd Sre Church have full
Satisfaction be hereby Covenant Agree & Discharge the sd Sre Church from
Executor and Administrator hereunto by these Presents Witness that the sd Plantation
Church and the B Anne Church his wife several other’s have their Executor and
Administrators DO by these Presents Remise Release and forever quit claim
null and Void and from the sd Sre Church his Heirs and Assigns forever all those
our right title Interest claims & Demands which we have have
or ought to have in and unto the aforesaid lands and Marsh or me to the morning
Arising on the said lands Agreeing to the said Sre Church and the said Sre Church
and that the Sre Church his Heirs & Assigns by virtue of these presents shall have
and hold the same as and for himself and his Heirs forever in possession and that no other
claim & Warrant and Do Declare that the Sd Land both parts of Sd Land Annexed unto the
above Undid the sd Sre Church his Heirs and Assigns forever Agreeing that the claims
four Persons claiming the same from family or under us shall be [illegible]
Whereas have been amounts about four hundred and more than the 16th day of the Month
in the Year of our Lord God One Thousand seven hundred and forty seven 1747
Signed Sealed and Delivered
in my Presence of
Piley Cross
Charles Church
Recorded this Day
18th 1879
By Piley Cross [illegible]
Sylvester Church his
Mark
Anne Church
Charlestown in Washington County the Day
and Date first above written I Rowan Potter a Notary Public appeared
the above referer now to the above instrument
And Acknowledged the same to be their free Voluntary
Act and Did hands and seals thereunto affixed
Before me Piley Cross Justa Peace