12/21/1812 · DEED · book 5 page 132 doc 11874

132 Know all Men by these presents that I James Congdon of Charlestown Washington County & State of Rhode Island and Providence Constition a Woman in Consideration of the sum of Eighteen Pounds One Dollar to me in hand well and truly paid by John R. Congdon of Charlestown in Washington County and State of Rhode Island and Providence Constition the receipt whereof I hereby acknowledge do hereby grant bargain sell and convey unto the said John R Congdon his heirs and assigns forever one fourth part of a certain Lot or Parcel of Unimproved Land lying and being on Charlestown and North Kingstown in Washington County & State of Rhode Island containing by Estimation four hundred Acres in the same or more or less and in five Separate Tracts of Land and uncutt forests & small Island South of the Homesteads of the named The Homestead Farm is bounded Northerly by the Road or Highway Westerly by Lewis Belonging to the said Thankful G Stephens Southernly by Land of Samuel Deng Stephen Manning & the Salt Pond Easterly by Land of Mary Bangs bordering to the first mentioned Bounds Secondly Land to the North ward of the Road bounded Southerly on the said Road Westerly on Land of Ben Ward & Samuel Deng Northerly on Land of Samuel the Simons Lewis G & Stephen Manning Easterly on pasture belonging to the first mentioned bounds Thirdly Some Hill Farm bounded on the North by the Road Westerly by the William Brown bounding Southerly by Land of Samuel Deng & Stephen Bangs Easterly by Land of Peter Bangs Fourthly Some Land to the first mentioned Bound Westernmost acre of march Bounds Easterly by Land of Jonathan Perry Northerly by the Salt Pond Westerly by Land of Henry Bangs & James Bangs Southerly by the Road to the first mentioned Bounds Fifthly a piece of marsh Land bounded Easterly by Land of Jonathan Perry Northerly by the Salt Pond Westerly by Land of Stephen Browning Southerly by the Beach to the first mentioned Bounds Together with all and Singular the Rights the Bowling and Appurtenances to the St. One Fourth Part of the Estate belonging or appertaining in the same as heretofore held or Possessed in Common To have and to hold the said John R Congdon Bargained premises with the inheritances & appurtenances thereunto to him the sd John R Congdon his Heirs and Assigns forever to his and their Use and behalf forever and I the sd James Congdon for myself my Heirs Executes and Administrators covenant with the sd John R Congdon his Heirs and Assigns that I am lawfully seized of the Right of the Premises that they are free of all Incumbrances whatever and that I have full right to sell and convey the same to the sd John R Congdon to hold as aforesaid and that I will Warrant and defend the same to the sd John R Congdon his Heirs and Assigns Forever against the rightful claims and Demands of all Persons In Witness Whereof I have hereunto set my Hand and Seal the 23 day of February A.D. 1812 James Congdon Ltr Signed Sealed and Delivered In Presence of Joshua Card for Sarah Card Recorded Dec 1st 1812 by Recy Cops of T.C. Washington Co. And the said James Congdon’s seal is affixed to the Deed Court at Charlestown February 28th 1812 Personally appear the within Named James Congdon Ltr and declares to the Within Instrument and acknowledge the same to be his free Voluntary act & Deed hand and seal there to afford before me Joshua Card for Justice