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4/7/1795 · DEED · book 4 page 145 doc 11337

From REYNOLDS JOHN life, REYNOLDS MARY life
To WHITFORD JOHN life
Consideration One hundred and Eighty Pounds
Premises Forty Acres · Land in Charlestown beginning at a staked White Oak tree (Charlestown)
Also on this page: RELEASE BRIGGS ROBERT M EST

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▶ 1796 · DEED · WHITFORD MARY; WHITFORD JOHN → WHITFORD BENJAMIN · book 4 p 172
▶ 1911 · DEED · HOPKINS HANNAH W; WHITFORD FREDERICK A; WHITFORD MARY W; WHITFORD AMY → · book 17 p 132

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John Daniels · Pastor Sarah Daniels · Sacks · Job Clarke

The instrument's own words

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145 Affords Give Grant release and conveyed all her right of Dowries and Powers of therefore of Land and let the a’v Rose Gonsal Permite to have the said Uhorns Prunice & her Heirs and Assigns forever and to Nathan Whitney whom we have hereunto set our hands and seals this twelfth Day of February in the 18th year of the Dominion of England 1795 Signed Sealed and Delivered In Presence of Jane Beacon Hannah Wickham Joseph Vars Recorded this 22d March 20th 1795 Hiff Deg Coffer for TC Washington County Court house at Charleston the Date a bove written I personally Appearing before me Joseph North Justice of the peace acknowledged the foregoing Instrument to be his free act and Deed with his hand and seal Whereas Office Official before me Connell Beacon Justice peace To all Right to rehome those Persons shall Come Greeting I, John Brymton of Warwick in the County of Kent in the state of Rhode Island Greeting Know ye that I the said John Brymton Justice since and in consideration some Dear Bargain and sale and Consideration from the said John Whitford Executor in the County of Washington and State of Rhode Island all of my being living in Charlestown in the County and state aforesaid Containing by Estimation Forty Acres be the same more or less with all the Privileges and pasture thereon Reserved as aforesaid which Beginning at the south east Corner thereof at a staked White Oak tree some Fourteen feet from the 78 Degrees East and 75 links by land of the said John Whitford the line runs forty poles at some 18 Degrees East 6.17’ to a stake 4 stones and a bousit at some 18 Degrees East 6.10’ to a stake 4 stones & a bousit of some 15 Degrees East 6.17’ to the south and Poles a bousit at some 11 Degrees East 86 Degrees & lines 75 all by land parcels John Davis and its Party south Down to a stake and stones thereat some 11 18 Degrees West 6.11’ to a stake 4 stones thereat some 11 Degrees West 83 Degrees 11.12’ by land Carpenter’s on the opposite of some 11 stake and 4 stones at the S.12 Degrees North 47.39’ & a White Oak Tree Marked N.S 11 Degrees West 83 all by the first Corner land a Bench Staddle or Fence by the river some 130 rods from the a’v straight Line the a’v Beginning and have set the said Beginning and all the Premises with all the aforementioned Perquisites and Conveniences to the above named and their Heirs Afterpaying them the said John Whitford his Heirs and Assigns forever and his Heirs only forever for my best and for better forever and the said John Brymton for my homage four better conveniences and Indentures Do covenant and promise for myself for my Heirs better conveniences and Indentures Do covenant and promise to the said John Whitford his Heirs and Assigns forever that the Premises and all the aforesaid Right and Appurtenances that the above named before the lasting day from the a’v date and I do full and lawful convey of the a’v house and Premises and all Lawfull privileges attached and Appurtenant of the same in my own proper Right as a Good Perfect and Absolute estate of inheritance in the simple and in my good Right full Power and Lawfull Authority to Grant Bargain and
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146 Convey and Confirm the said Bargain and Sale to Sr John Whipple His heirs and Assigns shall & for all time & for all times forever here after hold his use Duly Quiet Peace and Enjoy the said Conveyed and Bargained Premises with the Appurtenances find’d and Clear of all Right and Claim of any Person Conveyed and Delivered in the Day of bargain all and all Manor of Tenures or Tenures of their Bargains Sale Mortgage wile Entailes future Dowries Assignment Lease terms or other encumbrance of what Name or Nature Soever that Might in Any Manner Oppose Obstruct or make Void the Present Deed. Furthermore I the Sole Signer of this my self hires Convict & Determine constitute Do Warrant and Defend the above Described Premises to the Sd Sr John Whipple the his and Assigns against the Lawfull Claims or Demands of any Person or Persons whatever for himself’s heirs assigns and Ever After and Defend by these Presents All and every the right of the Sd John Reynolds But by these Presents Give up all her right and Title a full conveyance signed the Sd Sr John Whipple In Witness Whereof we have here set to our hands and seals this Fifth Day of February 1795 Signed Sealed and Delivered In presence of Mary Steim Thomas Shearman John Reynolds - [seal] Mary Reynolds - [seal] Rent p.h. East Greenwich Town Page of 1795 Presently Affirmed this a Deed between John Reynolds and Sr John Whipple the a House Deed to the his fine act and DD known I do shall witness Affirmed Stephen H. Cook Justice Peace Exeter February 5th 1795 then before me Joseph Meigs of Exeter in the County of Washington & State of Rhode Island appear John One Hundred and Sixty Pounds Signed through the in full Satisfaction of a Coupon DD acknowledged and On the Second Fifth Day of the instant before Me Stephen Cook Justice of the Peace Given John Reynolds resident in the County of Kent & State of Rhode Island Governor for a Valuable Consideration Mentioned DD DD and the Sd Sr John Whipple on the Agreed Sum of one hundred and Sixty Pounds is the just real Sum Given for the Consideration I say Truly I may one Stephen Reynolds Abigail Reynolds John Reynolds - [seal] Washington p. Exeter February 16th, 1795 Then Person of Affirmed the above entry by Sr John Reynolds signing and State’d the a known Instrument a DD acknowledged the same He the his own free Voluntary Act and Deed hand and Seal thereunto affixed Before Stephen Reynolds Justice Peace

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