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To all People to whom these Presents shall come
Greeting Whereas that I Samuel Jennings of the town of North Kingstown in the County of Washington
and State of Rhode Island, sc. a Yeoman [illegible] Deeds in consideration of the sum of
Fifty Dollars to me in hand paid and sufficiency thereof I do hereby sell grant and convey unto
Richardson in the County of Providence State of Rhode Island [illegible] of the town of North
Kingstown the my right title and interest in and to all that certain piece and parcel of land lying
and being part of West pasture of the said land called the "West pasture" given to me by
the late Nicholas Nickels his executors and administrators forever by this
Present INDENTURE grant and convey the said land called the West pasture
and Confirmed unto Nicholas & Joseph Nickels by his deed and Assignment given
one Certain Lot of land lying within said West pasture contiguous by the eastern side
to the land of the town of North Kingstown and on the north by the land of
the said Nicholas Nickels East corner of the pasture North east corner there running
Nine Degrees east by thirty Nine minutes North East bound to be situated in the town of
North Kingstown one Lot containing one Acre located in the line between the land of
the town of Land of said Samuel Jennings Thirty feet North East bound
with some lines of three running by said lines North east and North west to the
Point from which the start
TO HAVE AND TO HOLD all the aforesaid Demised and Conveyed premises
all the Privileges belonging or appertaining thereunto and all Dividends accrued unto the
said North Nickels in the said aforesaid piece of land assigned to him and the others Only forever and
with the said Lot of land and the said Samuel Jennings the said Samuel Jennings for my heir
executors and Administrators foreverly Conveyed premises I covenant and
wit that the said Joseph & Nicholas Nickels his heirs and Assigns that before and before the utmost
Executing hereon and the same and the said Lot of land all of the aforesaid before mentioned
premises are and lawfully the sum of one sum in my power forever rights
as of good and sufficient title and all other Conveyances in the said Premises
having any right good title and lawful authority title deeds and Disposes
of the same and the same Moreover as aforesaid the said Joseph Nickels for him and
his Assigns that he and they may possess hereon forever in peace I further that the Premises above
described are freely and forever’s have the right title and enjoy the same without the
Any Perturbation and claim of any person or persons whatsoever
I further that the said Samuel Jennings for my heirs executors
and Administrators hereby Conveyed premises to the said Joseph Nickels
Respondents premises thus the said Nicholas Nickels by his deed and Assignment
against the aforesaid Conveyance at Demand of any Person or Persons whomsoever
and by the said Samuel Jennings do warrant and do the same by these Presents
and by all other means to the best of the said Samuel Jennings the consideration above
both hereby fully and definitely give quit claim and forever release all my right
of claim and interest of my said Lot of land and unto the said Joseph Nickels and his
premises limited him the said Joseph Nickels his heirs and Assigns forever
In Witness whereof in consideration therefore of the said premises the same
and length Samuel Jennings have hereunto set his seal and signed the 29th Day
of February in the year of Our Lord One Thousand Eight hundred and three 1803
Signed Sealed and Delivered
[Signature]
Samuel Jennings
[Signature]
Elizabeth Jennings
[Signature]
Jonathan Jennings
Recorded the 2nd
July 204 1803
[Signature]
[Signature]
Washington / R. I. [illegible] in the County aforesaid on the 2nd of July 1803 before me
Samuel Jennings having signed the foregoing instrument of Deed and acknowledged the same to be his
free voluntary Act and Deed
Before Peter Gook for Justice Peace