The instrument's own words
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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 on any
for the true Payment of money I hereby make my Heirs Executors & Administrators firmly
by these Presents with all my real & personal estate during 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 whereas the said Samuel Crop sold to
the said Asa Church for Loss note of value worth Land on said Charlestown in one parcel
my sum Area Eight & Eighty square rods and one perches of the following containing
acre Three Quarter & Eighteen square rods by Gidney Bean with which relate
may more fully appear by having reference to said Deed and as Anne Crop the wife of
said Samuel Crop had a Right of Dowry of one third in said Land’s which month
Land which is outlined in the Diagram annex’d to the Bond now the said Asa Church and his Heirs
and Administration shall Allow the said Anne Crop on her Right of Dowry of said Land & let her
without Application pro secure on the same and thereby shall the undersigned Crop and his Heirs
Execution and Administration force 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 value Followed Consule Money to me in
Hand well and truly paid by Joseph Stanton the third of Chur autown in the boundary and
State aforesaid given me the Receipts whereof I do by now Acknowledgement have granted
bargained sold with conveyed and confirmed As that Joseph’s described Bargain and sale
convey and assign unto the said Joseph Stanton the third his Heirs and assigns forever
one certain Piece of Land being very part opposite or on beyond of a brook Here follows the
other Part start Pale March about twenty Acres the being above described Piece of Land
be the same order or by height scale on and Charlestown and in Boundary Water part
by the valley Side Pond and partly by the Channel that leads to the Branch nearby
Land belonging to the Heirs of Samuel Crop aforesaid Partly by Land belonging
to the Heirs of Samuel Crop aforesaid and partly by the Salt-pond side to the north
by the salt-pond and two small Channels of Water running northwards a piece of 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 to hereby covenant
with the said Joseph Stanton the third his Heirs and assigns that I am lawfully
Seized in fee of the Premises that they are free of all Incumbrances that I
have good Right Divest 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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Administrators their heirs and assigns Warrant and Defend the Granted Premises to the
said Joseph Stanton his Heirs and Assigns forever, against all and Lawfull Claims
and Demands of all Persons Furthermore Christopher Browning esq of the said
Christie the Browning hereby to the Consideration aforesaid aforesaid
paid good and valuable Consideration all right Title and Interest of Houses and Farms of mine and
unto the before Named Premises called the said Joseph Stanton his Heirs
and Assigns forever in full and Whole share of the said Christopher Browning and
Martha his wife right have had and since this deed and since this third of the
August Month in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred One
Signed Sealed and Delivered
in Presence of
[illegible]
Simon Pradbeech
Simon Pradbeech px
Christopher Browning
Martha Browning
month.
Certification in Washington County October 10th 1801
When Christopher Appearing before the within subscriber Christopher Browning
and Martha his wife appeared and Acknowledged this written Instrument to have
Act and Done hand and seal Before me
Simon Pradbeech Justice Peace
To all People to whom these Presents shall come Greeting
Know ye that I James Larkin of Charlestown in Washington County
and State of Rhode Island and New England provide and in Consideration of the sum of eight
Hundred Dollars to me in hand well and truly paid by Ringon Larkin of the
same Town County and state aforesaid Gentlemen the Receipt whereof is
by these Presents actually acknowledge have granted bargained Sold Conveyed and Confirmed
and by these Presents do grant bargain sell Convey and confirm unto the said
Ringon Larkin his heirs forever In my farm or Precinct of Land called Lying
and being in said Town of Charlestown containing by Estimation some Three
and thirty acres and more or less more or less and appurtenances
so hundred (xty) one and [illegible] acres being only Remainder Item containing one
Hundred Acres which were given to the Grantor by his Grandfather John
Ringon late of said Town deceased by his last will and testament Devising
Date the 8 Day of May 1774 with a dwelling House Corn House and
a small Barn there standing one other of two acres of Land containing
thirty acres which one bought by the said Grantor of James Led by Deed
bearing Date the 18th Day of April 1772 Reference being had for the
Particular Bounds one other of said tracts the said Grantor purchased
of Samuel Ringon Esq by Deed bearing Date the 2d of March 1796
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