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To all People to Whom these Presents shall come Greeting know
that we Ezekiel Gardner and Sarah Gardner Gardeners of Tiverton in the County of Washington
and State of Rhode Island &c Do grant and in consideration of One hundred and
Forty One Pounds One Shilling and Six Pence paid to us by Roger Lathrop during the purchase of
the Lands in the County aforesaid and for full satisfaction to the said Roger Lathrop in his heirs
and Assigns general all Right Title Interest Liberty claims and Demand
which we have or ought to have and right to have and claim One Certain piece of Land
lying in the Town and County of Washington aforesaid consisting
of Forty Acres more or less of the same Land being purchased by Benjamin Gardner beginning at
the State of Rhode Island in William Beavis's line more or less on a line on the
North Part of the Orchard and thence running North East by North East 12 rods unto the
North East corner of the House where formerly dwelt Chester Newe and by diverse ends
in the Garden and from thence running a Bound North East forty degrees West
by D Gardner and then along the Bound of John Gardner to the West of a white Oak
tree standing by the house about 40 rods to the West of Samuel and Mary's house beginning
thence running between the South and East by D Gardner and D William
Parkinson to the line by the said Roger Lathrop and by D Gardner and to the first
mentioned Bound So Have and So Sold and let all the above described
Lands & Premises with all the appurtenances thereunto belonging to our said grant
& Appurtenances unto the said Roger Lathrop his Heirs and Assigns forever
This his and their Only forever the last of Body and forever and we the said
Ezekiel Gardner and Sarah Gardner grant for and give and leave forever unto
and Administrators all Lawful Covenant and Promise to Warrant to the said
Roger Lathrop and Premises entered in the said Roger Lathrop his Heirs and
Assigns against the Lawful Claims or demands of any Person Or
Persons whatsoever holding or claiming the same partly others or
on Witness Whereof we the said Ezekiel Gardner and Sarah Gardner
have to set our hands and seals the first day of the Eleventh month
in the Year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Thirty Eight
Signed Sealed & Delivered
In Presence of Ezekiel Gardner (seal)
Simmons Perry Sarah Gardner (seal)
Hannah Perry
At Charlestown in Washington County this first day of May
1795 personally appeared the above named persons and
acknowledged and declared the same to be their act and
deed hands and have thereunto affixed their bond before me
Pilog [illegible] Justice Peace
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