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To all People to Whom these Presents Shall Come Greetings
Know ye That I Joseph Stanton jr of Charlestown pr of Rhode Island in the County of Washington state and estate of
West Rhode Island SC Governor, by virtue of an Indenture of the Term of Three hundred and
Dollars to me in hand before the Court of Common Pleas well and truly paid, by Will. Reynolds smith of
South Kingstown town in the County and State aforesaid, the Summe of Three hundred
Dollars the Amount above and any other Sums hereafter fully Satisfied and paid the said Sum and the Sum of money
Paid in part and Piece of Land situated in the County aforesaid pr of Rhode Island to the said William Reynolds
his Heirs and Devisees and Assigns forever taken and conveyed to him by Indenture given and granted to
him by Colonel Samuel Arnold and confirmed and ratified by these Presents given and confirmed
unto the said William Reynolds his Heirs and Devisees and Assigns forever,
of an estate lying in the District of Charlestown on the West side of the pasture boundary line and
of Charlestown Mary hodge’s Proprietors remaining and is bounded Northly, Southly and easterly by the
said Part and westerly by a brook.
To have and to hold the said land and Appurtenances Premises with all the appurtenances
anes and Privileges to the same belonging as and in any other Case appertaining to the same in the like
William Reynolds absolute and forever and assigned to the only Proper use service and Benefit of the said
Stanton jr for myself my Heirs executors and Administrators forever Committed to be forever
William Reynolds his Heirs and Assigns forever before the Delivery taking hereunto for term the said
and all lawful Heirs and Assigns forever and convey and assign definitely for the use of the
same in any other manner of act or deed or gift a result and absolute Conveyance settlement in Freehold
among any other Valid Act’s the Right title and Estate and Dispose of the same absolute hereafter possible
the William Reynolds and his Heirs and Assigns forever at all times hereafter possible
Whatever the said Joseph Stanton jr reserves to himself and Claim of all mountaineous
Waters and Furthermore the said Joseph Stanton jr to Warranty any his Heirs constructors
and Administrators to be convenient and forever and the said William Reynolds promised to him
the William Reynolds his Heirs and Assigns forever against the Lawful Claims or
Demands of any Person or Persons whatever herafter hereafter for the same or
or Demand by virtue of these Presents and Mary Stanton wife of the Joseph Stanton reserving
for the said and Consideration Stanton’s the said Joseph and his Heirs and Mill-rights give and
do hereby conveyed all the right of Owner and Tenure of and there of in and unto the before
Common Premises unto the said William Reynolds his Heirs and Assigns forever
Will with a Witness whereof the said Joseph Stanton jr and his wife Mary Stanton above mentioned
also their Hands and seals this twenty Ninth day of March in the Year of our
Lord One thousand Seven hundred and eighty seven 1787
Witness my Hand and Seal
Samuel Perry
Martha B. Hazard
Joseph Stanton jr
Mary Stanton
Personally Appeared in Charlestown in Washington County the within
Named Joseph Stanton jr and his wife Mary Stanton and Acknowledged the
Within Instrument to be their Voluntary Act signed and Sealed and sealed
before me Chief Judge before me the subscriber this Twenty Ninth day of March One
thousand Seven hundred and eighty seven 1787
Recording March 29 1800
Asst Samuel Perry Justice C. C. Pr
per S. Perry (Clerk pr Town Clerk)
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