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Know all Men by these Presents that I Gardner Tuckerly Charleston in the
County Washington State of Rhode Island Do Grant you and in Consideration
of the Sum of Forty twelve Dollars to me in hand well and truly paid by Thomas
Webster of North Kingston in the above County State confirm the Present whoever
do hereby sell exchange give grant quit bargain sell and convey confirm to the said Thomas Webster one certain lot of land Warp
lying lying & bounding Charleston in the above County Washington and contains by Estimation
one Acre three Quarter of an Acre & Eighteen square Rods it is more or less bound
Bounding Northly on Joseph Websters land Eastly on land belonging to the Heirs of
George Clark Southly on Simon Tuckers Land & West in the called the South lot of mines see 17
HAVE and to hold the said grants & Bargains impose with the Appurtenances
unto the said Thomas Webster his Heirs and Assigns forever be the only party’s Pure the Dammit
& Webst forever and I said Gardner further for my Heirs Execution &
Administration do hereby covenant with the said Thomas Webster his Heirs & Assigns
that I am lawfully seized in the said lot of land aforesaid that they are free of all
Inburdens that he have good Right Title & convey forever to the said
Webster to hold as useful & durable that my Heirs Execution & Admin to whatever full
will Warrant & defend the aforesaid Grants forever to the said Thomas Webster
his Heirs & Assigns for Ever against the lawful Claims & Demands of all persons
And Mary Tucker Wife of the above Named Gardner Tucker do hereby in Consideration
of one of the above mentioned Sum of Forty Dollars do hereby fully & fairly full
endorse to the said Thomas Webster her Right of Dowry & Property of said lot
more the above described Premises to him the said Thomas Webster’s heirs &
Assigns for Ever in Witness whereof the said Gardner Tucker & Mary Tucker
have set their Hands the thirtieth Day of July in the year of our lord one thousand Eight hundred
1800
Signed sealed & delivered
In the Presence off
M Olarke
Peleg Coops jp
Gardner Tucker Sel
Mary Tucker Sel
Washington ct Elevated at Charleston on the 24th Day of
January 1801 I personally appear Gardner Tucker the above Signer
of the letter to the above Deed and acknowledged the same to be his free Voluntary
Act and Deed with his Hand and seal thereof before officer before
Peleg Coops J justice Peace
Recorded May 13th 1801
by Peleg Coops jp Clerk
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