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269 To all People to whom these Presents shall come Greeting. I know that I Isaac Roper of Charlestown in the County of Washington State of Rhode Island the Yeoman for $\frac{1}{2}$ in Consideration of the sum of five hundred & forty eight Dollars and fifty five pounds Currency in hand before the execution hereof well & truly paid by Gardner Weddern of sd Town and county the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge & myself therewith satisfied contented and paid there and thereof and any other Part or Parcel thereof as concrete acquits and discharges him the said Gardner Weddern both his heirs Successors and Assigns forever by these Presents Have re-grant bargain and sell convey and confirm grant did by these Presents do foreverly give grant bargain sell alien convey and confirm unto him the sd Gardner Weddern his heirs and Assigns forever a certain Tract of Land situate between his House and Assigns lying in the town of Charlestown in Charlestown containing seventy seven acres two Quarters and Company road bounded and measured as follows (viz) beginning at the North West Corner thereof then South 16 degrees 16 minutes 30 links to a Stake and Stone in Gideon Rogers land then East 10 degrees 30 links to a High way then North East by sd Highway until at a line which runs West from the first mentioned Boundary to be bound bounded by Gideon Rogers land South by the Grantees Land entirely bounded by H Rigoney and North by James Allen Land. To Have and to hold the sd granted or bargained Premises with all the Appurtenances Privileges and Commodities to the same belonging or in any way appertaining to him the sd Gardner Weddern his heirs and Assigns forever is to be his only their proper Use Benefit and Tenure forever and the several Heirs for myself only their Executors and Assigns forever of the several to wit him the sd Gardner Weddern his Heirs and Assigns that before the seal of this Instrument the sole full and lawful Owner of the above bargained Premises am and lawfully seized and possessed of the same in my own proper Right as a quiet Possessor to a absolute full Power of Inheritance in the Simple and have in complete and right full Power and Lawful Authority to grant bargain sell convey and confirm bargained Premises in Manner as aforesaid and that the sd Gardner Weddern his Heirs and Assigns shall have of time to Time and times all those forever hereafter by Force and Virtue of these Presents lawfully peace ably and quietly have hold use occupy Possess and enjoy the demised Premises with the Appurtenances free and clear to fully and clearly acquired assured and discharged of and from all Manner of Tenures of other Gifts Grants Bargains Sales Leases or Income leases of what Nature ever that might in any Measure or Degree be opposite formable to this present Deed and either Roper Wife to Isaac Roper agreed for the Consideration aforesaid agree to surrender & give up all her Right Dower and Power of Thirds in and unto the above described demised and bargained Premises Furthermore I the sd Isaac Roper for myself my Heirs Executors and Administrators do covenant and engage the above demised Premises unto the sd Gardner Weddern his Heirs and Assigns against the lawful Claims or Demands of any Person or Persons whatsoever forever hereafter to warrant secure and defend by these Presents—

270 In Witness whereof we have hereunto set our Hands and Seals this 11th Day of April in the Year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and ten 1810 Sign'd Seal'd & delivered In Presence of Robt Hazard of [illegible] Thomas Rory Isaac Prosper [seal] Ezekiel Prosper [seal] Washington ct & Seal'd at Charleston the 11th Day of April I proved May 2nd 1810 by Peter Colly cert. pg 76 First written Instrument appear Isaac Prosper Signure and Ezekiel the other witness signature’s and’d’ and acknowledged the same to be his Free Voluntary Act and Deed his Hand’s & Seal thereunto affixed Prosper Peter Colly Corp’y Justice Peace