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Whereas Joseph Hersey propr. of Charlestown hath this fifth Day
of the Second Month in the Year of Our Lord One Thousand Eight
and one purchased forty Acres of land in said Charlestown of John
Perry of said Town as my appears by Deed bearing oven Date here with me
have agreed that said John Perry shall make the North Half of said
Line Fence on the east side of said forty Acres and the said Joseph Hersey
is to make the South Half of said line Fence.
Witness our Hands and Seals — the Date above proved —
In Presence of
Peleg Crops
Simeon Perry
Recorded March 2nd 1801
By me Clerk [illegible]
To all People to whom these Presents shall come Greeting
Knowye that I John Collier of Charlestown in the County Washington State of
Rhode Island & Providence Plantations Yeoman for me and my Heirs and Assigns for
the sum of one Hundred & Twenty Shreved Yeoman for me and my Heirs and Assigns for
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Term as aforesaid, and that the said John Healy, his Heirs & Assigns shall for ever
hereafter Have, hold, use, Occupy, Possess and enjoy the same freely and Clearly acquitted
and Discharged of all and every other Gifts, Grants, Bargains or any other Incumbrances
whatsoever or rehabilitation and I do by these Presents Warrant and execute the same again
to the lawful Claimants or Demands of my Person or Successors whatsoever & also Mary the Wife
of the said James [illegible] for the Consideration aforesaid give up and surrender all her
Right of Dower & Title of Estate of said lands until the said John Healy, his Heirs & Assigns
for use in Manors always to be inherited Seventy Years and eternal this Twenty fifth day of March
in the Seventy fourth Year of American Independence A 1800
Signed Sealed & Delivered
In Presence of
Nathan Tucker
Elijah Card
Recorded March 27th
1800
Ply Clerk of the C.C.
John Collier (seal)
Mary Collier (seal)
Washington p. 3 Charleston December the 23rd Ao 1800
This Day personally Came forth John Collier who appeared and sworn the
within & above written Instrument of Deed & Acknowledged the
same to be his voluntary Act and Deed
Simon Babcock Justice of the peace
Know all men by these presents that we William Howland
and Sabery his wife, Nathan bragile and his Wife joshua Smith and
Sarah his Wife the Willian Bragile Howland Bragile and Smith being the
Sons and Daughters of Henry Bragile late of Newport in the Province of Rhode
Island and province Rhode Island State of Rhode Island
have Made Null and Void Certain Indentures by them made by their parents Demise
Given Contracted and Agreed Out of their Parents’ names namely Henry Bragile and Henry Bragile
formerly of Sunny Courtenay and Newport William, for use and benefit of our Parents
& their heirs and’s Each Demised and joined in for and during as a term of years from the
Same dates of their Parents’ deeds and of every Fourth of every such term of years or sooner
When the same year or Both Conveyance and’s are’s in the Payment of the Delivery
thereof all such Sums and Sums of money Rates and taxes whatever it may be
Ware and New Bar and during and during Saving and reserving the said Late Henry Bragile
by any ways or means whatsoever in the said Estate and Appurtenances belonging
and Conveying the same and in the Delivery of payment of the Delivery thereof Rate
use and take all further ways and means we will in their Names on behalf of
Our names and labor of otherwise the recovery from and on behalf of
such Sums and Sums of money Rates and taxes as aforesaid Due to
Our Parents belonging to our & Dear Father Arguments or otherwise any other payment
Discharged for us and our Heirs Successors and heirs Delivers and Deliver’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’