3/24/1815 · DEED · book 5 page 240 doc 11970

240 Witness Peter Rops of Westerly, in Washington County, State of Rhode Island late Deceased declared by his Last Will and Testament that and bequeath Unto his son William Lewis Rops a Tract of Land contain- ing by Estimation eighty Acres be the same more or less to him his Heir and Assigns forever Provided that he Dr William Lewis Rops shall Leave a Lawfull Issue obtained from her but of not more than one and in Case that in the Event Peter Rops Deceased died by his Last will and bequeath the said Eighty Acres of Land to his three Other sons Namely Liberus Rops Thomas Rops, & Benjamin Rops to them their Heirs and assigns forever Now as the sd William Lewis Rops being now Deceased Leaving no Lawfull Issue behind him the Above mentioned Liberus Rops being Entitled to the One undivided Third part of the Above Mentioned Eighty acres of Land be it same more or less it known that he the sd Liberus Rops Person Residing in Freehold in the County of Ontario and State of Newyork has made Certificate and Appointment his several Lawfull Attorneys to sell and Convey all his right and title in and Unto a certain Tract of Land situate in the Town of Charlestown County of Washington and State Rhode Island by his Letter of Attorney bearing date the twenty second Day of September 1814 and is to the Duly Recorded in the Town Clerks Office of Charlestown in sd County and State Aforesaid Now Know all men by these presents that I Liberus Rops by Certificate in the County of Ontario and State of Newyork Consideration of the sum of One hundred and forty Eight Dollars and some Cents paid me by Edward Wilcox of Charlestown in Washington County & State of Rhode Island by & through the Except receipts of saidly Acknowledged hereby give you Bargain sell and Convey Note in the said Edward Wilcox as Heir and Assigns forever the One undivided Third part of Eighty five acres and three Quarters of Land situate in the Town of Charlestown County of Washington be and is bounded as follows Easterly on a Highway southerly partly on Sanford Hayes Land partly by Newton Taylor and partly on Edward Wilcox Land Westerly on Benjamin Rops Land and Northerly on Land belonging to the Heirs of Christopher Babcock d’ state Deceased --- So have I and so do I hold the said granted and conveyances premises with the Privileges and Appurtenances thereof to him to the said Edward Wilcox his Heirs and Assigns forever to his and theirs and covenant forever that the sd Liberus Rops do By Acte of the aforesaid Letter of Attorney Covenant with the said Edward Wilcox in his Heir and assigns that I am Lawfully Seized or fee of the Premises that they are free of all Incumbrances that I have good Right to sell and Convey the sdine to the sd Edward Wilcox to

241 to hold as aforesaid And that I will warrant and Defend the same to the said Edward Millers his Heirs and Assigns forever Against the Lawfull Claims and Demands of all Persons For Witness whereof I have hereunto Set my Hand and Seal this 8th Day of November AD 1814. ..... Signed Sealed and Delivered In Presence of [illegible] [illegible] N. B. Notwithstanding what is before written it is agreed by the parties before Signing and Sealing that Benjamin Rops his Heirs and Assigns is to have the Privilege to pass and repass through the above mentioned Tract of Land to the Eastward until it Comes to the Highway.--- Nathan Taylor Peleg Rops Libenus Rops per L.D Washington to Charlestown November 8-1814 Before me Peleg Rops for Signer and Sealer of the within Instrument and Acknowledged the same to be his free act and Deed and therewith affixed his Hand and Seal therewith affected Before--- Nathan Taylor Justice of Peace Providence Novr 24, 1815. per P. Rops. F. C To all People to whom these presents shall Come know ye that I Daniel Saunders of Grafton in the County of Providence and state of Newyork Georgian for and in Consideration of Two Hundred Dollars to me paid by Nathan Saunders of Charlestown in the County of Washington and state of Rhodeisland and the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge myself fully satisfied and do hereby Give Grant Bargain Sell convey and confirm unto the said Nathan Saunders his heirs and assigns forever one quarter part of the Entire Tract of Land called Lynde's Lot and being in Charlestown aforesaid Containing by Estimation Sixty acres to the same now or Less if being the Tract of Land that our Honored father Daniel Saunders late of Charlestown Deceased gave to his four Sons in his last will and Testament namely Joshua Saunders Nathan Saunders Augustus Saunders and Daniel Saunders in Equal Division and is butted and Bounded as followeth Beginning at the Southeast Corner of said Tract Northly on the East Road Northly partly on land of Nathan Saunders partly on land of Thomas Hoxey partly on land of the Heirs of Benjamin [illegible] late of Charlestown Deceased and partly on Land of Nathan Taylor Northly partly on Land of Peleg Rops and partly on Land of Daniel Saunders--- = Eastly