The instrument's own words
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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.