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Know all men by these Presents that we Thomas Park and Henry Park both of Bedford
in the County of Lorsque and State of Pennsylvania, in Consideration of the Sum
of Eighty three Dollars and Thirty Nine Cents paid us by Oliver Craig of Port
in the County of Kennebec and State of Connecticut the Receipt whereof we
do hereby Acknowledge to have granted Bargained Sold Conveyed and Assigned
unto the said Oliver Craig his heirs and Assigns forever these four and one half parts of
a Certain Tract or Parcel of Land lying in Charlestown in the State of Rhode Island
containing by Estimation five acres more or less together with all the
Buildings existing thereon five times the same way All these Lands belonging to Thomas
Taylor son of Joseph Taylor being common, Conveyed and Assigned among the Heirs of Benjamin
York sole of [illegible] Certain Deed Dated as follows Beginning at the
middle of the Gate at the first post in Front of the House whereas Noteworthy
through the middle of the House until it comes to a North standing in the Line
between Nathan Taylor and Nathan Ludlow once the South East corner on the South
Land and the Westerly Line of Nathan Taylor's Orchard until it comes to the
Southwest corner of Joseph Taylor's Orchard hence Easterly by some Wall which bounds
the [illegible] from Joseph Taylor's Orchard until it comes to Land owned by Nathan Saunders
then Southerly by a stone Wall region in s standers line until it comes to
the South Road thence Northwesterly over Road until it comes to the first mentioned
Boundary To Have and to Hold the said Grand Bargained Conveyed
with the Privileges and Appurtenances there of to him the said Oliver Craig
his Heirs and Assigns forever to have and to hold their and their heirs and forever more in the
said Thomas Park and Henry Park for ourselves our Heirs Executors and Administ
rators covenant that we the said Oliver Craig his Heirs and Assigns are war-
Lawfully Seized in Fee of the Premises thus they are free of all Incumbrances that
we have given Right title and void and Convey the same to the said Oliver Craig to be held as
aforesaid and that we will warrant and Defend the same Landed Claims and Demand of all Persons
and Assigns forever against the Landed Claims and Demand of all Persons
and I Eunice Park wife of the said Thomas Park do hereby Relinquish all my
Dower and Privileges of the foregoing Premises unto the said Oliver Craig
his Heirs and Assigns forever on Witness whereof we have hereunto set our Hands
and Seals this seventeenth Day of January 1801. Tho Park (Ls)
Signed Sealed and delivered (Ls) Tho Park for Henry Park (Ls)
In Presence of Eunice Park (Ls)
Saml Mott
f. Champelien Kennebec pr Boston 17th J 1801
Personally appeared Thomas Park and Eunice Park signers and sealers to
the foregoing Instrument and Acknowledged the same to be their free
act and Deed. Saml Mott Justice Peace
Recorded This Day March 14th 1801
by Philip Coffin for Town Clerk
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