The instrument's own words
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To all People to whom these presents shall come.
Know Ye that I Enoch Brandle of Charlestowne in Washington town
or State of Rhode Island and Providence [illegible] 46 years old For and in Consideration of the sum
of Eight hundred Dollars to me in hand well and truly paid by John
Blanton of Shonington in the county of New London State of connecti
cut I covenant the Receipt whereof is hereby acknowledge release and fore
go all my right claim into the hand of said John B. Blanton his heirs and assigns for
all the right title interest property claim Challenge or Demand that I’ve
now had or maybe hereafter have in and onto one fourth part or pro
portion of Land lying and being on Charlestowne in said town my right or proportion
of the Same that belonged to my Father Enoch Brandle deceased containing
Estimation Sixty four acres More or Less the same more or less and the whole from
border to border as follows (viz) Beginning at an old stump in the south
west corner of said farm then running easterly bounding south westerly
on Duncan Clarks land ten or fifteen rods until it comes to the addres
of Clarks north east corner then running northerly bounding westerly
on Duncan Clarks land until it comes to said Clarks south east cor
ner then Running easterly bounding northerly on the widow Bigelow
Land until it comes to the north east corner of the above said widow Low
house northerly bounding westerly on the said widow Bigelow until it
comes to her house of three frames easterly bounding southerly on the
house of Christopher Babcock deceased land until it comes to land formerly belong
to David Nice deceased now owned by Peter Thompson from hence northerly
bounding easterly on said Thompson land until it comes to Deubois’s home
boundary south west corner from hence still northerly bounding easterly until
it comes to the foot road Which led to her pig still running northerly bounding easterly
on said road until it comes to the north east part of said farm
from hence running westerly bounding northerly on said farm
until it comes to Duncan Clarks land from thence southerly bounding
westerly on said Clarks land until it comes to a lot of land Enoch Brandle
deceased sold to the above said Clarks from thence easterly bounding southerly on
the lot the above aforesaid said deceased sold to said Clarks the distance of thirty
forty rods until it comes to the north east corner of said Enoch Brandle’s
deceased sold to said Clarks from thence southerly bounding westerly on
Clarks until it comes to the first mentioned bound.
To have and to hold the said released and quit claimed premises with
all the privileges of appurtenances to the same belonging or in any ways
extending unto him the said John B. Blanton his heirs and assigns fore
ver To his and their only proper use benefit and behoof forever So I the said
Enoch Brandle do for my self my heirs Executors Admins and Assigns to
covenant and agree to and with the said John B. Blanton his heirs Executors
Admns
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Admit and assigns to release and forever quit claim unto the said John S
Stanton his heirs and assigns all the right title interest property claim
challenge or Demand that I have in the before released and quit claimed
premises To Do And I Sunrich Crandall inferse the above said Enoch Crandall
for the Consideration above mentioned to do hereby yields is all my
right of devise and power of thirds in the above bargained Premises
The Witness and Confirmation whereof we the said Enoch Crandall and
Sunrich Crandall have here unto set our hand and seal this 2d Day of
January in the Year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and fifteen
Sign Seal & deliver
In Presence of
Marcy Crandall
Nathan Taylor
Enoch Crandall [seal]
Sunrich Crandall [seal]
Washington & Charlestown January 2d 1815 Personally
appeared the Signers and Sealers of the above and solemnly
swore that namely Enoch Crandall & Sunrich Crandall be as if
and acknowledged the same to be their free acts & deeds with
their hands and seals thereunto affixed Before
Nathan Taylor Justice Peace
Entered’s Clerk C. 1815
Wt P. Cross Town Clth
To all People to whom these Presents shall come Greetings Ye that
I Enoch Crandall of Charlestown in Washington County State of Rhode Island
yeoman do for consideration of the sum of ten Dollars money in hand
well & truly paid by John S Stanton of Charlestown in the County of Newtons
State of connecticut yeoman the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge
Set release and forever Quit claim unto the said John S Stanton his
heirs and assigns forever all the right title interest property claim chall
enge or demand that I have ever had or might hereafter have in by ty
unto one certain tract or parce of March meadowland in Charlestown
containing by Estimation the whole Eight Acres be the same more or less the
above sale march being a lot of my Mother’s Father Enoch Crandall deceased
bought of One Joseph Gault of Westerly bounded Easterly on the Westo
congs on Northerly on the Horse by westerly on Thomas Hesper & Edward
Wilcox & Southerly on Jonathan Macomber Esqr having more particular
Difference of the bounds of the deed from Joseph Gault to Enoch Crandall
deceased To have and to hold the said Release and quit claimed from
z ore with all the privileges and appurtenances eu to him the said John S Stanton
his heirs and assigns forever to his and their only purpose use benefit & behalf
forever and I the said Enoch Crandall do for my self my heirs Exec adopt and
Assigns