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Know all men by these presents that I Asa Church of Charlestown in the
County of Washington Yeoman am hereunto firmly bound to Samuel Crop of South
Kingstown in said County Yeoman in the Sum of fifty Pounds to be paid to the said
Samuel Crop or to his certain Attorney his Heirs Executors & Administrators in Assigns
for the true Payment of my Account I here certify my main Heirs Executors & Administration firmly
by these Presents with all my seal hereof the day of the 5th of the Month of June
Year of our Lord me thousand Seven hundred and ninety one 1791
The Condition of this Obligation is such that if Samuel Crop shall pay to
the said Asa Church for Lots of vacant Land on said Charlestown etc one pound
my Sum Area & Eighteen Pence & [illegible] the [illegible] the following namely
acre Three Quarter & Eighteen Done by Gid Deacon Even Lot which with
may more fully appear by having reference to said Deed and as Anne Crop the wife of
said Samuel Crop hath a Right of Dowry of one third in said Lots of vacant Land
which is mentioned in the Bargain and Sale Asa Church and his Heirs Executors
and Administration shall Allow the said Anne Crop her Right of Dowry in said Lots
without Application pro sole execution and thereby shall the undersigned Crop his Heirs
Executors and Administration forse himself on that Account and free from cost
and damage thereof then this Obligation to be null and void and of no Value
but on Demand thereof to be and remain in full force & Value
Signed and sealed
and in the Presence of
John Roger
Ringon Larkin
Asa Church
Know all men by these Presents that I Christopher Browning of said South Kingstown
in the County of Washington and state of Rhode Island Sc Yeoman Have for and
in Consideration of the sum of Nine hundred gold Dollars Consule Money to me in
Hand well and truly paid by Joseph Stanton the third of Chur Alton in the boundary and
State aforesaid given me the Receipts whereof I do hereby acknowledge have granted
bargained sold conveyed and confirmed And by these presents do bargain sell
convey and assign unto the said Joseph Stanton the third his Heirs and assigns forever
one certain Piece of Land having no part again or on any bounds of a brook Tree known the
other Part Sale Marsh about twenty Acres the being above described forty five
be the same area or by light scale on and Charlestown and in bounds Waterly part
by the valley Side Pond and partly by the Channel that leads to the Branch nearby
Lots belonging to the Heirs of Samuel Crop aforesaid Partly by Lot belonging
to the Heirs of Samuel Crop aforesaid and partly by the Saltponds to the northly
by the wallpond and two small Channels of Water matching a rope’s Land
I do here and do hold the said granted Land and Premises with all appurtenances
unto the said Joseph Stanton the third his Heirs and assigns to his
only proper Use Benefit and Behalf forever and I the said Christopher
Browning for me my Heirs Executors and Administrators do hereby covenant
with the said Joseph Stanton the third his Heirs and assigns that I am lawfully
Seised in fee of the Premises that they are free of all Incumbrances that I
have good Right To sell and convey the same to the said Joseph Stanton the third his
Heirs and Assigns to hold as aforesaid and that my Heirs Executors and
Administrators
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