The instrument's own words
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u. and May 12th
1801
by Philip
(no p. 50)
M Charleston in Washington County the Day and Date
first above Written Seronally appears Joseph Stanton,
and Mary his Wife and acknowledged the above and for
going Instrument to be their Act & Deed Hands and seals
theforementioned affixed before me Philip Crop Justice of the Peace
Seal
Do to all People to whom these Presents shall come greeting Honoring
that I Jeremiah Wording of Charleston in the county of Washington St
State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations yeoman for the Consideration
of Three hundred Dollars to me paid by Samuel Wording of said
Charleston yeoman and for the further Consideration of a decent and Confer
table Support and Maintainance of the said Jeremiah Wording vis the Wife
Shigial Wording during their natural Lives to be found provided
by the said Samuel Wording has his Executors or Assigns Have given
Granted bargained and sold conveyed and confirmed unto him the said Samuel Wording
his heirs and Assigns forever a certain Piece or Parcel of Land lying and
Charleston Containing Twenty Acres Nova and oddes bounded beginning at a
Stake and stone at the south Corner of I Creek Land lying to the
north Eleven Degrees Twenty Seven Chains and Eight Links bye Compassry
to a Large Rock or near Panatuck River thence north then the south Corner of said
River to three Male-stones or large Rock in the River thence south nine
Degrees Seventy Seven Chains and seventy five Links bye Benjamin
Wording's Land to a Pier of Stones thence north seventy three Degree East
Eight Chains and a half by Benjamin Wording's Land to the first mount
vonde Bounden To have and to hold said granted Land &
Premises with all the Appurtenances and Privileges to the same Belonging
or any way appertaining to the said Samuel Wording his Heirs and Assigns
foreven And I the said Jeremiah Wording for myself my Heirs Executors
and Administrators covenant to and with the said Samuel Wording his Heirs and
Assigns That on or before and until the Evening however I am the
Lawful owner of said granted premises that I have good Right full
Power and Lawful Authority to sell and Dispose of the same in manner as a
foreven that the said Samuel Wording shall and may at all times forever
hereafter have hold possess and Enjoy the same clear of all incumbrances
whatsoever Whatever it may narrow secure and defend the same against the
Lawful claims or demands of all persons whatsoever And Shigial Wording
Wife of the said Jeremiah Wording for the Consideration aforesaid of her own
free Will and accord doth quit surrender and yield up all her Right of Dower
and Power of thirds of in or to said granted Premises
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In Witness whereof we have hereunto set our Hands and Seals
the Sixth Day of May A 1799
Signed Sealed and Delivered
In Presence of
Benjamin Wording
T. Toff
{ Jeremiah Wording & S
Abigail Wording & S
his mark
Quorte May 12th 1799
Washington pt & Charleston the Date aforesaid came Jeremiah
Wording and acknowledged the within Instrument by his Signature
to be his free act and deed also the said Abigail Wording
separately from her Husband Jeremiah Wording acknowledged
the within Instrument by her Signature to be her free act and deed
Before T. Toff Jp
To all People to whom these Presents shall Come Greeting Whereas
ye that I Stephen Ney of Charleston in Washington County Yeoman Do for
the love good will and Natural Affection I have and have borne to my son Benjamin
Ney of the same Town and County Blacksmith Convey and confirm unto him the
ye Benjamin Ney his Heirs and Assigns forever One certain Tract or Lot of
Land situate Lying or being in Charleston containing by Estimation three
Acres be the same more or Less and is Bounded and described as following (viz)
Beginning at or near a pine Tree that stands by a Path called the Sarah Jody Path
thence running a northerly Course as the Line runs between the Grantor and
my son Neys Line to a white Oak Stamp with stones about it thence a count-
erly Course Bounding to the Grantor about Ten Rods to a Rock thence about
Ten Rods northerly the Line running a little mere to the South to want as up to
Stones thence a Southerly Course Bounding Easterly on the Indian Line to the said
Sarah Jody Path thence bounding on I Pod to the first mentioned Bounds?
To have and to hold the above Demised and Bargained Premises with
all and Singular the Buildings tenements and all other the Privileges and
Appurtenances to the same belonging or in any wise appertaining unto him
the ye Benjamin Ney his Heirs and Assigns forever And I the said Stephen
Ney Do Covenant and agree for myself my Heirs Executors administrators
and Assigns to warrant secure and defend the above demised and Bargained Prem-
ises against all Lawful Claims or Demands of any Person or Persons
whatsoever forever hereafter on Confirmation whereof
I the said Stephen Ney have hereunto set my Hand
and