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Know all Men By these Presents that I Joseph Lawton of Dexter
in the County of Washington State Yeoman, for the caused Consideration of four hunded dollars and in
Consideration to me in hand Well and Truly paid by my full satisfaction by Job Card Chrestian
in the County and State above said Yeoman Do by these Presents give grant bargain
in Sell and Convey and conform unto the said Job Card his Heirs and assigns forever
One Lot or Piece of Land situate lying and being in Chrestian town aforesaid
Containing eighty Acres and is bounded & trees as follows beginning at a beech tree
on the High Road as it passes to North tree Woods westerly it comes to the corner of the
City Part of the County of Rhode Island then southerly Poles in the hand of the
Heirs of Malcom Green and southerly to an Elm of Wood in Card Lot it comes to a Pine
tree boundary line of the lot of the said Job Card his Heirs and comes to a Pine tree’s
North boundary line of the lot of the said Job Card his Heirs and comes to the said
Roads. To have and to hold all the above granted and bargain Premises with
all the Privileges and appurtenances thereunto belonging saving any acres of proportion
built upon the said Job Card his Heirs and Assigns to his and theirs forever’s be belong
and he does fully forever and in the said Joseph Lawton before my life Executor and
Dom administrator covenant and with the said Job Card his Heirs and assigns that at
and until the delivering of these Presents to some lawful seized of the Premises was not guided hence
all other estates of Tenaments whatsoever and that the same is free right to bargain and
sell the same in manner and form aforesaid and that the state is free of all encumbrances
Whatsoever. And furthermore the said Joseph Lawton before my life Executor and
Domin administrator Warrant and Defend the Title granted and bargain Premises here unto
the said Job Card his Heirs and assigns forever as well as his Lawful heirs of the aforesaid estate
for the Consideration above written lawfully and rightfully granted and delivered all my
Right of bound and Power of thirds that leave and describe the above Demised Premises here unto
the said Job Card his Heirs and assigns forever. Witness of whereof we have hereunto
to our seals stands and seals this Second Day of June 1810.
James Lawton
Joseph Lawton
by Joshua Card jr
Joseph Lawton [seal]
Olive Lawton [seal]
Washington at Dexter June 2. 1810.
Personally appeared the within named Joseph Lawton and
Acknowledged the within Deed to be his act and Deed and
Seal Before me certified.
Recorded Feby 14, 1811
by Philip Cross Ct Cl
Richard Vaughn Jr Clerk