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Same free of all Incumbrances whatever however against the lawfull Claims or demands of
Person or Persons whatever however and Mary the wife of the said Tucker doth in the Consideration
do further surrender all her Rights of dower and Power of the said Premises unto him the said John
& Spouses for Ever the Price of thirteen Dollars for which each of them 10 Dollars acknowledge
said Day of Monday the 28th of April 1794 in Consideration of Governance & Independence
Signed Seal'd & delivered in Presence of
Jonathan Mecomber
Simon Clark
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Recorded the Din^d June 28^th 1876 by Peter Colley Sec for T.C.
(to the right) $\text{Rhode Island} \text{ County } \text{ South Kingstown}$
$\text{Then Sincerely Appear}$
$\text{Stephen Johnson}$ $\text{and}$ $\text{Rebecca his wife}$ $\text{and Acknowledged this signing}$
$\text{Instrument to be their own act and deed signed and sealed before me}$
$\text{Truman Roberts Justice Peace}$
$\text{This Indenture of Lease made and ratified this thirtieth day of January in the year of our Lord 1796 by me}$
$\text{William justice of the peace in the county of Kent in the state of Rhode Island and state of the said state}$
$\text{on the one Part and Caleb Atherton of the town of South Kingstown in the county on the other part Witnesseth if the}$
$\text{said Caleb Atherton agreed for the Sum of Three Score & Nine money handed over the part’s both hereunto set their hands and seals to the binding}$
$\text{part of the Parcel of Land situate in the town of South Kingstown called the "Old-field" bounded on the North by the}$
$\text{boundary of Blacksmith's land bounded on the East by the boundary of my mother Martha Austin on the South by the}$
$\text{boundary of Caleb Atherton's land lying over by a stone wall bounded on the West by the boundary of the}$
$\text{brown house of late a widow's residence also with the Messuages and Appurtenances of the said Messuage the}$
$\text{boundaries of the said House running easterly boundary starting at a fence corner Austin's land running southeasterly until it comes}$
$\text{downwardly to a fence corner on Jordan's land then running westerly boundary running southeasterly until it comes}$
$\text{until it comes to the corner of Jordan's house then running easterly boundary starting at Jordan's house and running south until it}$
$\text{comes to the boundary fence of the said Messuage and comes to stand in the above land and bound and ranging}$
$\text{witnessed with all the appurtenances thereunto belonging together with any Privileges Appertaining during for}$
$\text{Natural space with all the Right and Title etc to the heritage by descent of the term years of the same premises}$
$\text{of old to for evermore I do grant sell & convey in fee simple any right title or claim and that the said Caleb Atherton do promise}$
$\text{to defend the said Caleb Atherton the Just part and peaceful possession the above described land and covenants}$
$\text{premises in perpetuity whether these documents set my seal hand and the year and date first above written}$
$\text{in the presence of}$
$\text{Joshua Austin}$
$\text{Henry Gardner}$
$\text{John Gardner}$
$\text{Recorded the like June 28. 1876 = C}$
$\text{by Peter Colley Sec for T.C.}$
(to the right) $\text{Matching in January 1796 Diversity appear and signed}$
$\text{the witness the said Jordan Gardner and Joshua Austin already}$
$\text{before signing instrument to be his act and deed signed and sealed}$
$\text{before me}$
$\text{The Tr. Roberts Justice of Peace}$
$\text{To all People to whom these Presents shall come Greeting hereby that Christopher harris that Christopher harris}$
$\text{of South Kingstown but now residing in the county of Kent in the state of Rhode Island}$
$\text{of Said State and Providence Plantations one after another gentleman and consideration of the sum of one hundred}$
$\text{Twenty Pounds lawful money to me in his hand will and hereby Said that before the recording boundary of}$
$\text{above premises by Gardner Gardner of September but now residing in South Kingstown in the county}$
$\text{of Said state guaranteed the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge the same fully paid the said Christopher harris}$
$\text{conveyed and granted and does grant convey and sells by this present Grant of reservation excluding}$
$\text{fully and purely and absolutely every piece of land within the said G and ranging in his house}$
$\text{of boundary peace between Leti on two rods of land extending by line and lying in the house of}$
$\text{containing by between two hundred twenty four rods of land in the oven manner of its bounds and bounded as}$
$\text{follows Beginning at a stone mark in the street at the corner of the fence of the description mentioned land}$
$\text{House running Northwesterly boundary starting at James venture land to a stake then running southeasterly}$
$\text{to the boundary of bastante running north to a stake and north to a fence corner then lead to the great road running}$
$\text{down starting up from the road until it comes to the corner of the mouth of the great road until down}$
$\text{North from there up steam the to the br. on the hill some to a mirror of the mouth from there running}$
$\text{back easterly boundary running easterly and boundary on a stone boundary until it comes}$
$\text{a stone and since about by the effect of said House running down stream of the Road run}$
$\text{whereas to the hand of the road by the first boundary in giving their place there running southeasterly}$
$\text{to the aforesaid small new stone boundary until it comes to the high point of running boundary}$
$\text{bounding southeasterly on the other side then marking the starting point of beginning to have}$
$\text{Is had and granted & bargained & conveyed sometimes with all the Appurtenances an and formal}$
$\text{Christopher Harris}$
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