The instrument's own words
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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
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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