The instrument's own words
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Administrators their heirs and assigns Warrant and Defend the Granted Premises to the
said Joseph Stanton their heirs and Assigns forever, against all and Lawfull Claims
and Demands of all Persons Furthermore Christopher Browning esq of the said
Christ Christopher Browning by these Presents does Grant and Convey unto the Considerations above said
Grant and assign and Assigns all my right Title and Interest of Houses and Farms of mine and
unto the before Granted Premises called the land of the said Joseph Stanton his heirs
and Assigns forever and further all Milles of Water where as the said Christopher Browning and
Martha his wife right have built on the said lands and since the third of the
Second Month in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred One
August First and Delivered
in Presence of
Simon Rabbech
Simon Rabbech
Christopher Browning
Martha Browning
month.
Certificated in Washington County October 10th 1800
When Christopher appeared before the within subscribers Christopher Browning
and Martha his wife and Acknowledged this written Instrument to have
Act and Done hand and seal Before me
Simon Rabbech Justice of 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 ye common 1800 and in Consideration of the sum of eight
Hundred Dollars to me in hand well and truly paid by Keugen Larkin of the
same Town County and state aforesaid Gentlemen the Receipt whereof is
by hereby acknowledge have granted Bargained Sold Conveyed and Confirmed
and by these Presents do grant Convey sell Convey and confirm unto him the
Keugen Larkin his heirs forever in certain Tracts of Land located lying
and being in said Town of Charlestown containing by Estimation some Three
and Thirty acres and me have said be the more or less and are Bounded
on South West by one and a half acres Bounded on North East containing some
One Hundred Acres which were given to the Grantor by his Grandfather John
Kingen 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 on 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 Kingon Esq by Deed bearing Date the 2d of March 1796
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Containing Seventy five Acres Reference therunto being had will fully shewn the
Bounds and the fourth and last Inset contains ninety me & half Acres
which the said Kingyan Larkin purchased of the Committee and Indian Council
opposite whose Committee was approved by the General Assembly to sell Indian
Land and settle their Boundaries Reference being had to the Bill for the Partition
of
Bounds which is dated June 21st 1791 So to have and to hold the said
Granted Land and Premises with the Appurtenances unto the said Kingyan
Larkin and to his Heirs and Assigns to his only proper use the benefit and enjoyment
forever and to the said James Larkin for his me and Heirs forever accretion and administration
Do hereby Covenant with the said Kingyan Larkin he Reserved Signing that
am lawfully seised in Fee of the Premises and that they are free of all incumbrances
unless that I have good Right Title sell and convey the same to the said Kingyan Larkin to
hold as aforesaid and that his Heirs accretion and administration shall and will
warrant and defend the said Granted Premises to the said Kingyan Larkin to his Heirs
and Assigns forever against the Lawful Claims & Demands of all Persons
Witness hereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal this Third Day
of
October in the 23rd year of American Independence.
one Shousand Eight hundred. 1800
Signed Sealed & Delivered
In Presence of
Benjamin Pike
David Coffeen
Recorded March 26 1801
per Silas Close Clerk for Essex Court.
James Larkins
(sealed)
State of Rhode Island entered 1800
County Then Personally appeared the within
James Larkin signed & Sealed
of the Instrument acknowledge
there to be his free act and Deed
before me David Coffeen Justice of the peace
Know all Men by these Presents that I Kingyan Larkin of Charlestown
of in the County of Washington and State of Rhode Island german for and in Consideration
of Eight Hundred Dollars Currency of the United States of America to me in hand well &
sufficiently paid by James Allen of the town of North Kingstown State aforesaid given the Reciept
whereof in full my full Satisfaction and Consent have given granted bargained and sold &
by these Presents do give grant bargain sell convey and confirm unto him the
James Allen his Heirs and Assigns forever those certain Houses or Parcels of the
Situation lying and being in the Town of Charlestown containing by Estimation the
first That whereas the Dwelling house now stands Containing one Hundred and Seven
Six Acres be the same north side & Bounden on the south side Certainly Southerly and
partly north westerly by a Highway partly westerly by Mr John Stephen Land independently
partly by Gideon Kingy Land and partly for land that Mrs Jm. Gidney late of Char
letown Deceased Dies property of the other Inset Contains by Estimation Sixty
Acres be the same more Less and is bounded on southeasterly Westerly and partly North
only by the aforesaid Highway and partly by Oliver Christopher Land Easterly partly
by Oliver Conrads Land and partly John Kingyan Land and Southerly by Indian
Land