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To all People to whom these Presents shall come Greetings
Know ye, that I Cynthia Stanton of Charlestown in Washington County and
State of Rhode Island & Prov. residing someing tours Wife of Henry
Stanton of Charlestown &c do before me and Consideration of a certain
Bond being made and executed bearing same Date here with by Joseph Stanton
Leg of Charlestown in D County and State aforesaid named I the said
I do bind for the payment of thirty Dollars Annually to me the said
Cynthia Stanton the first payment to be on the 25th Day of March 1811
and for during the Term of my natural Life
The More over I do hereby acknowledge and confirm with full Legal Validity Conceded
and paid full and by these present remise Release in law and forever Any Right Claim
line to the said Joseph Stanton all the right title natural Property Claim
or Demand that I now have or ever had or might hereafter have in and under
Two farm tracts of Land situate lying being being in Charlestown aforesaid
One of them to the Northwest of the Part road and Contains about twenty acres
in the same more or less and is bounded as follows the Southeast by the Part road Eastly
by Paul Vice land Northwest by land of the heirs of the late Christopher Condit Northly
partly in land of James Stanton Northly and bounded Easting of Water land about twenty
acres of Lotts of meadows and Gland etc aforesaid Part road The Other tract lying to the
Southwest of the Part road and contains partly five acres by Colman etc in the same more
or less bounded Southeast by the Part road North East by Paul Vice and rounding by the contrary
had three hundred seventy to the South East Part Watery site it comes to Thomas a
bowage & Downward Mill road then running north easterly until it comes to Condit some thing
Gland etc and land let it comes to Gentrys shutter and comes there North easterly to
Gentrys land and land let it comes to the family road then easterly to the head to the
foret mentioned Premises
I do moreover sell and yield the mainland and Part Claimed Premises unto the said the right
Stanton his Heirs Devisees Demisees Constructive Assigns and assigns forever And I the Cynthia
Stanton for the consideration as before expressed and paid and surrendered all the right
of Power and power of the said Joseph Stanton that I now have or before have Demised
Two farm tracts of Land situate in the right the Joseph Stanton his Heirs and Assigns forever
In Witness whereof I the Cynthia Stanton have hereunto set my hand and seal
this 21st Day of August in the year 1810
Signed Sealed Delivered
in Presence of
Hannah Thompson
Pilag Coffin Jr
Cynthia Stanton
Washington Jr. Charlestown August
21st 1810 personally came Cynthia Stanton before
me and states the foregoing Instrument and acknowledged the
some to be her Voluntary Act & Deed
Before Pilag Coffin Jr T. Clerk
Recorded Feb 1st 1811 M
by P Coffin Jr T. C