The instrument's own words
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To all People to whom these Presents Shall Come I John
Park of Pawtucket in the county of Providence state of Massachusetts
yeoman send Greeting, That I the said John Park of said Part in and
yeoman land Greeting, That I the said John Park of said Part in and
yeoman land Greeting, That I the said John Park of said Part in and
consideration of the Sum of six hundred dollars and other valuable
land before the Ensealing hereof the receipt whose I do acknowledge
And myself therefore be fully Satisfied and paid by Nathan
Saylor of Charlestown in the county of Washington and state
of Rhode Island have Given Granted Conveyed and Confirmed
And by these presents do fully firmly and absolutely give grant convey
And confirm unto the said Nathan Saylor for himself his heirs and assigns
forever True seisin of Parcel of land situate lying and being in
Charlestown in the county of Washington and state of Rhode Island,
Containing about thirty three acres be it some more or less with
Full a dwelling house and Barn therein standing and be written as
follows the first Part beginning at the Post Road as it does lead Gale
to the South of the Land that stands on the side of Land from there
Northly to the middle of the south Door of said house from there
North through the middle of said House from there Northly to a
stone wall a little bit to the north of the Barn
and a Rock that stands on the wall a little bit to the north of the Barn
from there Northly as the wall now stands until it comes to the
North east corner of said Parcel of land from there westerly until it
comes to a white oak tree at the North west corner of said Parcel of land,
Which tree is a Corner between Joseph Wrights land and said land
Which tree is a Corner between Joseph Wrights land and said land
from there Southly eastward nearly the four a new stand until it
comes to a heap of stones at the northwest corner of said land
Comely belonging to Joseph Babcock lay of some trees on said Babcocks
Babcocks land as the stone now stands until it comes to the Post road
from there on said Post road until it comes to the first mentioned
Bounds belonging to the heirs of Capt Benjamin
Bounds belonging to the heirs of Capt Benjamin
Bounds easterly on Post roadly Northly partly on said trees land and
Part close of Charlestown Northly partly on said trees land and
Partly on the Grantee partly on land formerly belonging to Joseph
Wrights and partly on land formerly belonging to Joseph Babcock lay
and Southly on the Post road the second part of land is bounded as
follows beginning at a rock in the South west corner great part land
from there Southward as the Wall now stands and then Westward until it
comes there Easterly as the Wall now stands about thirty rods from
there Southly about eleven rods as the Wall now stands from there
Westly about thirty rods as the Wall stands to the first mentioned
Bounds containing by estimation three acres be it some more or less
However otherwise bounded or enclosed be bounded bounded with all
And Singular improvements thereediges and appurtenances thereunto belong
or in any way appertaining TO HAVE and to hold all the above described
Bargained and Granted together with all the appurtenances Privileges and
commodities thereto belonging or in any way appertaining to him the
said Nathan Saylor for his heirs and assigns forever to his and their own
proper use benefit and behalf forever without any manner of condition
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Whatsoever Do bind myself my heirs and assigns forever to Warrant
Seize and defend the above described Premises unto him the Said Nathan
Taylor his heirs and assigns forever against the lawful Claim or Claims
of any person or Persons Whatsoever In Witness whereof the said John
Park have hereunto his hand and seal and I Sarah Park wife of the said
John Park by these Presents freely and fully Give up all my Right
Dower and poise of these of thirds of and unto the aforesaid Grantee and guaranteed
Tenees as with my Husband I have signed the above Conveyance this
Twenty ninth day of June one thousand seven hundred and seventy seven
And in the twenty first year of American Independence Signed Sealed
And Delivered in presence of
William Champlain
Jed Manton
(the word within
a parenthesis was italicized
before signing an altering)
John Park [seal]
Sarah Park [seal]
Washington County Court by Personally appeared the above
said John Park and his Wife Sarah Park Acknowledged
the above Instrument to be their act hand and seals
before me
Thomas Hoxie, Assistant
Recorded this Third day January of 1798
By Philip Crosby rs 688
To all People to Whom these Presents
Shall Come Greeting Know ye that John Court of Christiana in the County of Washington
State of Rhode Island Providence Plantation & Freehold Government in Consideration of the
Sum of Four Hundred Five Dollars good & lawful money in hand and lawfully paid by me and
my Sons their heirs the Court of the said County State a above mentioned Commons the
said Parcel of land of the above mentioned’s by my late fatherly fully confessed and
paid in full by proof’s Court there of the said lawfully Expressed & Lawfully known
the said Grantee Court his Heirs Successors Doctors heirs and assigns for ever
Given Queen Government Proposing to Allotted to suffer Every Entry and Possession for life
then the aforesaid Grantee Court a Certain Piece or Parcel of Real Estate lying and
being in the said Town above Mentioned Court boundary by Western Thoroughfare be
the above Point or List with a Guttering fence starting standing and situated in boundary
as follows Beginning at the North East Corner of Stephen Gorton’s farm’s lot of
Part from there running Twenty degrees North forty five minutes East on a stone
Course of forty rods from there running ninety degrees North one rod to a stone on a
Course of forty rods from there ninety degrees South one rod on the line of the Gorton’s
then South forty five degrees West to a stone heap on the Common’s land and by a stone wall
on the Gorton’s land and from thence running by Wall forty five degrees North where
is on the Gorton’s land from thence running seventy rods North westerly to a stone
heap on the Gorton’s land from thence running seventy rods North westerly to a stone
heap on the Gorton’s land from thence running seventy rods North westerly to Joshua Court’s boundary on
the Passequash Pond three hundred ninety Latitude and 140 rods land to the first mentioned
bounds To have and to hold all the above Mentioned Land with all the
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