The Deed Walker · From Ninigret · Charlestown, Rhode Island land evidence, 1738 to today
Trail: 11676

4/13/1807 · DEED · book 4 page 477 doc 11676

From HAZARD GRIFFIN B life
To PERRY GEORGE life, PROSSER JOHN life
Consideration one hundred Dollars
Premises forty Acres · a certain Lott of Land Lying in the Town of Charlestown (Charlestown)

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▶ 1812 · DEED · PROSSER JOHN; PROSSER RUTH → CARD NEWBERY · book 5 p 76
▶ 1817 · DEED · PERRY GEORGE; PERRY ANNA → CARD NEWBERY · book 5 p 300

Bounded by

Jonathan J. Hazard · Jonathan J. Hazard

The instrument's own words

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(477) levitate: being on be charted aforesaid containing by Estimation Three hundred Acres be the same more or less and is bounded as followeth Southerly on the Pequash Brook Liberty or the highway and Northerly on the highway until you come to a Stone by the side of a pond and with some Trees on fourteen and twenty perches on souther Line and partly on the More claim Persons Liberty until it comes to the first mentioned Stone. To have and hold to the said grant and bargain forever with all the Privileges and Appurtenances thereunto belonging and the said George Cory and John Potter their Heirs and Assigns forever thus merged to the said and the said Jonathan R Hazard of the said Jonathan R Hazard for my only beloved Brother and his Heirs and assigns forever and to the said George Cory and John Potter their Heirs Successors being and administrators covenant with the said George Cory and John Potter their Heirs Successors being that I am lawfully seized and entiteld unto the Premises that they are free of all encumbrances that I have good Right to sell and convey the same to the said George Cory and John Potter their Heirs and assigns forever and covenant and agree to the said George Cory and John Potter their Heirs and assigns forever against the Lawful claims demands or Demands of the aforesaid Jonathan R Hazard and of the said Jonathan R Hazard heirs and assigns in of the above aforesaid land and up and forever as and Heritages of Dove and Peace of them unto the Land aforesaid forever. In Witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this 29 day of April one thousand Eight hundred two Signed sealed & delivered In Presence of us Joseph R. Hazard Mthy Hazard Jon[athan] R Hazard [seal] Rashine Hazard [seal] Washington Co ft & Co to wit at Charlestown Apl 26 1802 Personally came some Jonathan R Hazard Esqr and ack nowledged the within Instrument to be his Instrument act & hand and seal Before Rely Cropse justr of the peace Know all Men by these Presents that I Stephen R Hazards of the Town of Newport in the County of Kenture and State of New York in Consideration of the sum of one hundred Dollars to me in hand paid by George Cory and John Potter both of the County of Whale ston and state of Rhode Island the receipt hereof I hereby acknowledge do hereby grant bargain sell and convey unto the said George Cory and John Potter their heirs and assigns forever a larger Sell containing and convey unto the said George Cory and John Potter their heirs and assigns forever a certain Lott of Land Lying in the Town of Charlestown by Estimation forty Acres be the same more or less and is bounded Northerly on Jonathan R Hazards Liberty on the highway and Westerly on the highway. To have and hold the said the granted and bargained premises with all the Privileges and Appurtenances thereunto belonging to the said George Cory and John Potter their heirs and assigns forever thus the said George Cory and John Potter their heirs and assigns forever use Liberty and forever for ever and the said George Cory and John Potter their heirs and administrators covenant with the said George Cory and John Potter their heirs and assigns forever that I am Lawfully seized and entiteld unto the premises and that they are free of all Incumbrances that I have good Right to sell and dispose and convey the same to the said George Cory and John Potter to hold as aforesaid and agree that I will warrant and defend the same to the said George Cory and John Potter and their Heirs and Assigns forever against the Lawful Claims and Demands of all Persons. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal this twenty third day of February one thousand Eight hundred & Seven [signed]
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Signed Sealed and delivered In Presence of us Rowland Champion [illegible] State of Georgia County of Camden Recorded April 13th 1807 - Page - [illegible] Griffin B Hazard I Elijah Agordon one of the judges of the Court of common pleas for the County of Camden in the county of Camden do hereby certify that on the ninth day of March one thousand eight hundred and seven personally came before me Griffin B Hazard known to me one who declared that he executed the within Instrument for the use and purpose there in mentioned and I having commissioned the said Instrument do attest the same to be the correct Elijah Agordon Know all Men by these presents that I Jeremiah Tofft of Rhode Island in the county of Washington state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations grant for this bound ed station of ten thousand Dollars to me in hand paid before the sealing hereof by Thomas of Charleston in the county aforesaid given the Receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge to my full satisfaction have given Granted bargained and sold conveyed and confirmed from the said Chris Brown all his heirs forever approve the tracts of land called the old Chris Brown all his heirs forever approve the tracts of land called in said Charleston one tenement by Estimation wide or more upon the road Northly by land of Daniel Brown Southly by land of Moses Brown Eastly by land of Robert and Westly by land of Daniel Brown thereby to the said Daniel Brown forever the said containing acres more or less bounded Northly and Eastly by land of Daniel Brown Southly by the aforesaid bound waterly by Barchouse River to the said Edward Brown forever To have and to hold and granted Promise with all the buildings houses trees and appurten ances to the same belonging forever unto the said Thomas and his heirs and the other Brown her heirs and assigns forever and the I said furnished Tofft with my sole Covenant and with a covenant promise and grant to the said Chris Brown all his heirs and assigns forever that at any time the aforesaid having the use of the said Parcel of land and soil of said Parcel that I am lawfully seized of the same as a free and good inheritence Estate for example that I have in my self full right and lawful authority to sell and convey the same in manner as aforesaid and that the said Brown and his Heirs and Assigns shall quiet and enjoy at all times forever forever however have held use and occupy Enjoy and forever the same with all of lumberances whatsoever without interruption Furthermore the I said furnished Tofft for my own heirs Executors and adminn others do covenant and engage and grant promised forever from the said Chris Brown and his Heirs and Assigns against the lawful Claims or demands of all other persons or Persons whatsoever forever to warrant defend and support the aforesaid And therefore Tofft appt off a certain furnished Tofft for the Consideration aforesaid given and paid and accept paid quit up and forever all my Right of Power and Desire of that of the said granted promise forever unto the said Chris Brown all his heirs and assigns forever Witness my signature above his known to me one and done Sealed the third day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seven 1807. Signed Sealed and delivered In Presence of Thomas Tofft Oliver Cleveland junr. Jeremiah Tofft Rhoda Tofft Washington jo Richardson appeared the date above the Indenture Jeremiah Tofft & Rhoda his wife acknowledging the preceding Instrument to be their free act and deed Before St Tofft Justice Peace Recorded April 13 1807 by Eliz Brop h. S. L.

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