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These May Certify Whome It May Concern that We the Subscr-
ibres being Requested by Thomas Lewis a resident Man of Charlestown and
Edward Hillop of the same Town in the County of Washington in the State
of Rhode Island &c To be Witnesses to the Delivery of the following Parcel
of Land to Louise Spiken a person Being Given by the said Thomas Lewis
to the said Edward Hillop of the above Estate of the late Thomas Lewis
lying in Charlestown Now under Mortgage to the Reverend William
in Confirmation whereof we have here to subscribe our Names
this 31st Day of August A.D. 1899
George W. Hazard
Pileg Cross Jr
Washington R.I. August 31 1899 to Charlestown on the 31st Day of Augu-
1899 personally appeared Thomas Lewis and Acknowledged the
Delivery of the aforesaid Parcel of Land to Louise Spiken of the Town mentioned
Herein and Promised premises agreeable to the Certificate on the Other side
And that it was his free Voluntary Act and Deed
Before Pileg Cross Jr Justice Peace
The above Certificate and Acknowledgement transcribed this Day Oct 8th 1899 g
Attest Pileg Cross Jr J.P.
Know all Men by these Presents that Joshua Tucker and Dorcas
his Wife of Washington in the County of Washington in the State
Rhode Island &c Give and Consideration of the sum of Twenty Dollars
Dollars lawful Money paid in Hand Will and Sufficiently paid by and Conveyed
of said Thomas Gyesman give the Present Write of Deed we do hereby sell convey
grant bargain mortgage and set Convey and confirm unto the said Thomas
Cross One Certain Lott of Land called Bring and Prime in Charlestown in
said Washington County containing by Measurement one Acre Three Roods and
eighteen Square rods more or less of and over as found bounded
on one Southward Land extending on North bound to the Highway of George
Clarke Southward on Eastern the said Land extending on Northward on Christoper
Burnings Land and on Western the said Land extends Northward on
To have and to hold the aforesaid Premises to the said Thomas
with the Aforementioned Land and the Premises Cross and his Heirs and Assigns
to be only proper Use Benefit and for Ever during as and the said Joshua
Tucker & Dorcas Tucker his Wife for their Heirs forever and Furthermore
We do hereby Covenant with the said Samuel Cross in his Name & Assigns
that we are lawfully Seized in Fee of the Premises they are and
of all Enumerations that we have and right to Sell and Convey the above
to the said Samuel Cross to hold as aforesaid And that We are Seised Land
And
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And Administrator shall Also Will Warrant and Defend the said Granted
Premises to the said Samuel Truggs his Heirs and Assigns forever against the rightful
Claims and Demands of All Persons, In Witness whereof we have hereunto set
our hands and Seals the Seventh Day of the 11th Month in the Year of our
Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Ninety Nine 1799
Signed Sealed and Delivered
For Premises us
John Legar
Christopher Browning
Joshua Tucker (seal)
Dorcas Tucker (seal)
Washington sc / S Thingtown April 8th 1799
Personally Appeared Joshua Tucker and Dorcas Tucker his wife and declared
a statement within the instrument hereunto to be their Voluntary Act and Deed hands
and Seals thereof signed before
Recorded this Deed January 9th 1800 John Legar Justice Peace
By Py Clough clk for Conan Co---
To all People to whom these Presents shall Come Greetings
Know Ye that I Christopher Browning and my Heirs and [illegible] of Thingtown Washington
in the county of Washington and State of Rhode Island have Given Granted and Conveyed
from the said one thousand seven hundred and five [illegible] to be forever mine
from the said Samuel Truggs his Heirs and Assigns forever in the said Thingtown contain
the following by a measured Court and [illegible] in the Thingtown contain the true extent arriving
at the North by a [illegible] [illegible] the North [illegible] fully extending to the [illegible]
of the port and of any port other in the [illegible] [illegible] and [illegible] [illegible]
the said Samuel Truggs and his Heirs and Assigns Administration forever by these Presents
Have Given Granted and Bargained and sold [illegible] [illegible] and conveyed and [illegible]
the Premises consisting of 0 poles [illegible] and [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible]
Convey and Confirm further that the Samuel Truggs and his Heirs and Assigns forever
One Certain Lot of Land lying in Thingtown in the [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible]
bounded by the [illegible] [illegible] and [illegible] [illegible] and [illegible] [illegible] [illegible]
bounded by the [illegible] [illegible] and [illegible] [illegible] and [illegible] [illegible] [illegible]
bounded by [illegible] [illegible] and [illegible] [illegible] and [illegible] [illegible] [illegible]
by [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible]
[illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible]
[illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible]
Common Road for the said Christopher Browning by having preference more to my more
Common Road for the said Christopher Browning by having preference more to my more
fully appear it being the South Lot [illegible]
I promise to hold the said [illegible] Bargained and Promised premises with all the appurtenances
thereunto belonging to the said [illegible] [illegible] or any heirs thereunto appertaining
and the said Samuel Truggs and his Heirs and Assigns and all the [illegible] [illegible]
belonging and pertaining thereto as well for his own use and [illegible] [illegible] and [illegible]
Reasoning and [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible]
To withstand and Grant and hold the same Samuel Truggs [illegible] [illegible] [illegible]
To forever that before the [illegible] [illegible] we are true and Lawful owners
of the [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible]
come in our own right as a good Port part and Absolute Lot of
[illegible] [illegible] in per simple and have in our own good right full power
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