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This Indenture Made This 13 Day of April AD 1813
Between Benjamin Tucker of Charlestown in Washington County St State
of Rhode Island & Providence Plantation Yeoman in the One part and
Nathan Tucker of Charlestown in Washington County & State of Rhode Island &
Providence Plantation Yeoman of the other part intreateth that the said Benjamin
Tucker for the Consideration here after mentioned hath Given Granted & Conformed to form let
and Doth hereby Give Grant and to form Let unto the Said Nathan Tucker a Certain
Trust or Parcel of Land lying and Being in Charlestown With a Dwelling House Annexed
comprehending by Circumference Twenty acres more or less and as the form drew
the said Nathan Tucker now lives and is booted and bounded as followeth Beginning at a
rock of Stone marked with the Crown bounds adjoining Peleg Crops for whose boundary on
said Peleg Crops Land Northwesterly until it bounds to Benjamin Tucker’s
House Ground then East until it bounds until it bounds to land belonging
to Simon Ray House then bounded w.d.n.y. Ray House land on the west until it
comes to Stake and Stones and continues to North Ray bounds then bounded on the
South upon Samuel Nye land until it bounds land belonging to Joshua Tucker to a
Bounds upon Ye Ground land and partly upon land belonging to Simon Ground house
bounded upon Site Stone which is Site Long House then bounded on s.e. Site Stone land to
the first bound There unto belonging
To have and to hold the Said Demised Premises with their appurtenances for him and
During the term of the Natural life of the Said Nathan Tucker from the date
of these Premises fully to be Complete and Conveyed And the said Nathan Tucker promises
for him His Heirs Both Covenant and a promise to pay or cause to be paid to the Said
Benjamin Tucker his Heirs or assigns the Sum of five Pounds per year & Every
year so long as the said Nathan Shall Continue to Live. In Witness Whereof
the Parties have hereunto set their hands and seals the day & date above Written—
Sig In Presence of
Joshua Card
Jeffery Champlin
Benjamin Tucker LS
Nathan Tucker LS
Recorded April 25th, 1813
Peleg Crops T Clerk
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