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State of New York js—
Be it Known That on this Eighth Day of March 1800 Before me
William Bache as a Publick Notary for the State of New York,
Duly Commissioned and sworn Came Joseph North, Benjamin
North and Susan North, Oath and acknowledged the within written
Letter of Attorney to be Their Voluntarily Set and Sealed —
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto
Subscribed my Name and affixed my seal
of Office, the Day and Year above written —
Wm Bache
Notary Publick—
Recorded this Letter of Attorney Decr 28 1800
per Poly Cottrell to town Clerk
To all People to whom these Presents shall Come
Greeting Whereas that we Hannah Stanton North, Joseph North, Benjamin
North, Thomas North, Henry North, Mary North, Susan North, Hannah Stanton North Jr
all of us in the State of Rhode Island and in the County of Washington for the
Consideration of five hundred Pounds of Current Money to find all satisfaction of Notation
Saunderson of State and Country to be your governor agreeing over One Certain Farm
under the State of Notation Saunderson his Heirs and Assigns forever One Certain Front
under the State of Notation Saunderson his Heirs and Assigns forever One Certain Front
(or some part of some part) of a Close lot in Christopher in the above stated County
and
County whereas to the said Letters of Attorney to Person Joseph North
Demast the above named Grant of Land is settled and Conveyed as follows the
Beginning at the Post Road at the South East corner of the Orchard
belonging to the Grantor Notation Saunderson the Orchard West stands contrary to
belonging to the Grantor Notation Saunderson the Orchard West stands contrary to
it Comes North West [illegible] North West Land then North East contrary until it
Comes to the South East Corner of said East Lot then South East contrary until it
Comes to the N.E. Corner of the Dwelling house then South East contrary until it
Comes to the N.W. Corner of the Dwelling house Land then North West contrary the
West wall Now stands
entire until it Comes to the N.W. Corner of the Dwelling house which is in Notation
Engletons Lot the
comes True North easterly and the True North east boundary line of the
Grantors and partly in the Lands of Dennis Moore Saunderson Deceased
until it Comes to the Land belonging to Benjamin North’s legacy those
South westerly for said Land entire until it Comes to the N.E. Corner of said
Howleys Land then North easterly until it Comes to the North East corner of Notation
Saunderson Land then South easterly until it Comes to the West wall until it Comes to the
Post Road True North westerly On the Property until it Comes to the aforementioned
Records Containing by Estimation thirty Arpents more or less left
to have and to hold the above Grantor and conveyed Premises with all
of the appurtenances thereof unto the said Notation Saunderson his Heirs
and Assigns forever to be his and theirs forever For Us and our Heirs and
all of us the said William Stanton North, Joseph North, Benjamin North, Thomas
North, Henry North, Mary North, Susan North, and Hannah Stanton North Jr of the
County aforesaid our Heirs successors and Administrators Covenant with the said
Notation Saunderson his Heirs and Assigns that at and until the
executing of these Presents we are well Seized of the Premises as
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A Good Indefeasible Estate in simple and have given to me right to Bargain and Sell
the same in manner and form as is above written and that the same is for clear and Close sale
because began Witnesseth And I [illegible] 1800 we the said Hannah Stanton Parke,
Joseph Parke, Benjamin Parke, Thomas Parke, Henry Parke, Mary Parke, Elizabeth
Nathan Parke, &c by these Presents Grant and Bind their Heirs forever to warrant &
Defend for the above Grantee and Assigns the premises to him the said Nathan Stanton
or his Heirs or Assigns against all Claims and Demands of Whatever Nature
And as Lawmakers Parke and Lewis Parke arrive to the said Benjamin Parke and
Thomas Parke both in the Consideration aforesaid give quit claims and releasors
all our right Title and Interest of in and to the above Described
Premises unless him the Nathan Stanton claimed his Heirs and Assigns forever
In Witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this nineteenth
Day of December in the 24th Year of American Independence 1800
Signed Sealed and Delivered
In presence of
Thomas Honey
Nathan Taylor
Robert Gere
Hannah Stanton Parke [seal]
Thomas Parke [seal]
Mary Parke [seal]
Nathan L Parke [seal]
Eunice Parke [seal]
Thomas Parke Attorney for Henry Parke [seal]
Oliver Crane Attorney for Joseph &
Parke Benj Parke & Nathan Parke [seal]
Washington sc | Charlestown December 19th Day 1800
Personally appeared within this Court Hannah Stanton Parke Thomas Parke,
Mary Parke, Nathan Stanton Parke, Eunice Parke & he likewise Joseph &
the Benjamin Parke & Henry Parke and on Eunice Parke by their Attorneys
And after being oath’d the within instrument to be their act and Deed
with their hands and seals made before me in presence
Registered Dec 23rd 1800 [seal]
by Regr Clks pr Sam Clark
Nathan Taylor Justice Peace
Know all Men by these Presents That I Thomas Honey
of Charlestown Yeoman omnes foresent in the Consideration of Seventy Dollars in hand paid
by Joseph Crane of westerly Yeoman do hereby Discharge and acquit the said Joseph Crane
to his Heirs successors & Demands forever the premises to be my sole solicitation and
Content have given a right for bargain Gain I said and Stay the said Province Equit grant
Bargain and sell all in plain fully Justly and Absolutely Convey & Confirm unto
him the Joseph Crane the said premises and assign forever One Certain Piece of lot of
Land lying south west meadow lying and being in Charlestown aforesaid
containing by Estimation three hundred and one half Acres be the same more or less
it being a part of the land that the said Joseph Crane’s Esq’s late Wife during her Life time
bounded on South east by the lot of Benj Joseph Noyes Land West by Land
of Samuel Taylor Lot North by Land belonging to the Heirs of John Bounce
wife dura D
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