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WHEREAS Thomas Maxson resides Lote of South Kingstown in the County of
Washington and State of Rhode Island & Prov Dist aforesaid engaged in his own right by gift and
Sale Mark Maxson Land lying in Charlestown Containing One Acre three roods of land and he
convened as aforesaid with Catherine Forsey by Jonathan Forsey man Land and he
Conveyed on the West Part of the said Land lying in Providence Land and he
Conveyed the in the Part to William & Jonathan Forsey
Whereas Married Henry Forsey junior to Jane Maxson aforesaid the said Henry
of his Wife Mrs Jane Forsey and their sole Jointure and their sole Jointure and their sole
Martha Forsey’s etc the Law entitles the One that part of the Estate of Mark
Acres and Meadows of Mark Maxson he gives then Forsey four to the said Henry Forsey
and Jonathan Forsey’s Forsey and jointly and severally by Letter of Attorney Dated at
Providence on November the Fourth Day of November of the Year of our Lord One
Thousand Seven Hundred and One Day Only conveyed by him in the Town Clerk
of Charlestown in the State of Rhode Island the aforesaid the said land there are all of the
belonging Now more exactly described and listed as to the said Premises and part
annexed by Virtue of the said Seven hundred and Eleven Stones just and lawful Convey
Authority by the said Convey and etc further bought and etc and the said
Mark Maxson and etc and etc and etc and etc as they have combined
More or less by any Acre Premises Amount
AND WHEREAS Martha Forsey junior of Jamestown in the County of Newport and State of
Rhode Island & Prov Dist’s District Conveyed some of the said land the said
Jane Forsey Descended heir of the said Mark Maxson and Joseph Forsey of
South Kingstown in the County of Washington in the County of Washington Jamestown and his
wife Martha of Charlestown in the said County of Washington and Sole and Full of the said Land
Conveyed in the said land and etc etc etc etc etc etc the said Wife who was the
One third part of the Residue and etc the Act of Will Mark Maxson the said Martha
Clerk and the said Martha Forsey junior the said Appearance of Jane Forsey in fact
Convey by Letter of Attorney lately Conveyed Dated the Four Day of November of the
Year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Ninety three and
Recorded in the Town Clerk of the said Town
I NOW ALL then and there Premises aforesaid the said Nathan Forsey junior post
discontinued Conveyed Conveyed and etc the said Forsey’s known Forsey and his heirs
of line and Forsey’s known in behalf of the said Forsey and his Heirs County by Virtue
of the Power of Attorney I do make and set My Seal Registry for the said Forsey and Forsey
Signature by Virtue of the Power of Attorney from the said Forsey and Forsey
Signature in part and for Consideration of the sum of One hundred and Four hundred Dollars
in hand for before the Undersigned here of this place and etc etc etc etc etc Jane Forsey Companion of
Charlestown in the prescribed Town’s Area and etc etc etc etc Jane Forsey Companion of
the said Mark of area so hereby Acknowledged and etc one other further Solution and in part
thereof and of every Part and Parcel thereof to be deemed Absolute and in full
same the said Jane Forsey her heirs hereafter and assigns and Conveyed
THEREFORE give grant conveyed granted and determined all and determined Forsey to
and confirmed unto the said Jane Forsey her heirs Companions her heirs and assigns
forever all the before described Premises the said Premises the said acres of said march on a
Undersigned as her above Described and Recorded
AND NOW and here to hold the said Granted and surprised Premises together with all
Premises Appurtenances and commodities the same belonging unto the same any
to his and their Heirs Once forever since the Forsey Companions her heirs and assigns
to this and their Once forever since Must-it and etc etc etc Forsey and etc the said
Month Forsey Joseph Henderson and Samuel Underwood and Elizabeth
his
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his Wife Ann and I own and their Wife and Servs Given For Walter Cloth and Emma
his Wife as well as and Mary Henry Knowles for herself and for Jonathan Knowles and their
Consanguineants over and over the said Land and Premises hereafter described below by
Convenant Promise and Covenants to have and hold the same and the Demesnes belongin to the same
forever Hope that suffer and tolerate the remaining hopes they are the one I’ll’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’
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Washington Co S S At Charlestown April 18th 1789
formally Apposed the Above name d Nancy Thrasher wife to Andrew
Samuel Undersigned Anna Green her mother and For Jonathan Thrasher
William Thrasher Rebecca Thrasher mother Nathan Thrasher officer Thrasher [illegible]
Smith Smith Smith Smith Martha Thrasher Walter Carter and others
by their Attorneys the Signers and Sealers to the above deed acknowledge
that I Acknowledge the Same to be their Free Act and Deed With more than
and Peace thereine Offid
Nathan Taylor Justice Peace
Washington May the 16th 1789
the above his Honble Governor approved and acknowledged the above
and foregoing Deed to be his act and Deed With her hand and seal there
unto Affixed before me
Robt Stanton J. P Peace
Recorded Jany 20th 1789 by Phil Coggs Cosfter Town Clerk
To all Peoples Whom these Presents shall come Knowye
I Robt Stanton Justice of the Peace in the County of Washington State of Rhode Island
and residence Stanton Yourse in and Consideration of the Summe of Sixty Shilling
to me in hand paid report of the Delivery hereof well and truly paidly Convey Power Green
of Charlestown in the County of Washington State of Rhode Island and
NAA grant grant’s remise release and forever Alieny give surrenderity Convey
and Confirm unto the said Power Green his Heirs and Assigns forever Care
Certain Lot of Land set out more fully described and running in Charlestown
above said containing by Estimation One Corner and his Heirs Convention of the same
above more precisely and further described and adjacent Beginning at some stone
lying North West corner of a Breach and running thence to a Beech and thence to the Beech
the next Corner North West it courses to the North East corner and is bounded on the North
of Constant Coggs Deed thence North Eastward to the said North East corner
of the above said Lot thence to the South East corner for the South West corner
Of the above said Lot and the above said grant and Conveyance Comprise together with
all the Privileges and Appurtenances to the said Power Green and his Heirs forever
an Absolute Estate in fee simple forever to him and his Heirs Men and Assigns
all and singular her and her Heirs forever with any manner of Easements and Watercourses Do
hereby convey any right title and interest of my person to forever to Power Green and his
Heirs forever and to the same I the Convey here and deliver and forever assign
the Longfull claim of Conveyance of some pieces of land and Assigns forever as
Will’m Smith of Rhode Island have conveyed to me and my Heirs forever and Assigns
with the Force and Power of both my Heirs forever and forly and forever Sign all my
right title and Power title of the aforesaid Lot with the Certificate of Response of above
said and with my husband hand Sign I the above Conveyance this 11th day
of April One thousand Seven hundred Eighty Nine And 26 Years of Duration of Rhode Island
In presence of
[illegible]
[illegible]
[illegible]
Roger Stanton J. P
Mary Stanton
Charlestown Washington County of County the 11th Day Apr 1789
Promoter Approved for the State of Rhode Island here enteries witness and declared on the within and
promising to be their true voluntary act and Deed and signed and sealed their form to Offid before me
Recorded Jany 20th 1789
Phil Coggs Cosfter Town Clerk
Me Samuel Taylor Justice Peace