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2/7/1811 · DEED · book 5 page 11 doc 11758

From LAWTON JOSEPH life, LAWTON OLIVE life
To CARD JOB life
Consideration four hundred and sixty Dollars
Premises eighty Acres · One Lot or Piece of Land (Chrestian town, Dexter, North tree Woods)
Also on this page: RELEASE MURPHY MAURICE V EST

Back — where this land came from

This instrument states no source of title that we have read yet.

The grantor's earlier acquisitions, by name — the man, not necessarily this land

◀ 1808 · AGREEMENT · LAWTON JOSEPH; GREEN AMOS 2ND → GREEN AMOS 2ND; LAWTON JOSEPH · book 4 p 503
◀ 1805 · LEASE · LAWTON JAMES → LAWTON JOSEPH · book 4 p 435

Forward — where this land went

The grantee's later conveyances, by name — the man, not necessarily this land; the one that cites this deed as its source is the land

▶ 1816 · DEED · CARD SARAH; CARD JOB → HOXSEY LODOWECK · book 5 p 287
▶ 1816 · DEED · CARD SARAH; CARD JOB → HOXSEY LODOWICK · book 5 p 290

Bounded by

Thomas Green · Thomas Green · William Green · William Green · William Card

The instrument's own words

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( 11 ) 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

The page as recorded

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deed_walker_v1.9_2026-10-10 · the index is the town's own (i2l.uslandrecords.com); transcripts, chains and the assessor's cards are the Perry Machine's reading of it. Where the record we hold runs out, the page says so.