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9/12/1815 · DEED · book 5 page 266 doc 11994

From ALLEN JAMES ESTATE OF life, HOXSEY JOSEPH JR SHERIFF life
To WILLCOX EDWARD
Consideration three hundred fifty four Dollars and eighty five Cents; One hundred and twenty dollars; One hundred and Seventy Dollars
Premises 750 acres · Three parcels including dwellings and hay fields (Charlestown, Puddingworth, Dorset, Northston, London, Hampshire)
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Back — where this land came from

deed James Allen
“Deed of Bargain and Sale bearing Date the 8th Day of August 1788”
no book and page cited; the source is named, not recorded here
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Forward — where this land went

The grantee's later conveyances, by name — the man, not necessarily this land; the one that cites this deed as its source is the land

▶ 1817 · DEED · WILLCOX EDWARD → CRANDAL OLIVER; KINYON CALEB JR · book 5 p 312
▶ 1838 · DEED · WILLCOX EDWARD → SECOND SCHOOL DISTRICT · book 6 p 461

Bounded by

Isaac Brandal · Daniel Edwards · Daniel Edwards · Oliver Howard · Oliver Howard · Oliver Brandal · Lodowick Hoxsey · John Gattons

The instrument's own words

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266 To all People to whom these presents shall come, Greetings. I, Joseph Lawton ye of Charlestown in Kingstown County and State of Rhode Island aforesaid Prolome Resident One of the Sheriffs Lawfull Deputies within the county of Washington. Send Greetings. Whereas Whereas Against James Allen Cit. of Charlestown in the county said State aforesaid Roman an, at the suit of the President Directors and Company of the washington Bank, in the writ to wit, we command thee & Joseph Henry ye 4d Lounded over to some Range of lands in the town of Lands state in the town of Charlestown, one of them called now by delineations, two hundred & fifty acres with a Dwelling and other buildings thereon situated, and two hundred & fifty acres at Lowlands etc. in a hay field, situated in Puddingworth, Dorset, Northst on London, Hampshire Country Northst on the Bank Desmond Lawton and partly on Plos landward and partly on Toward Millen Lands to be surveyed Measuring forty roods forming her boundary the East boundary line by George Scott and John Ross Dud Lawton 1877 and on the North the North boundary of Lord Lawton in Charlestown the Dr. Samuel Allen for the Northman Bounds, north and then and called by the name of the name of the Farm. The Third Parcel contains by Delineation Two hundred and fifty acres with a Dwelling House and other Buildings thereon in standing and said Parcel Northst on the Range of Pasture, South and Eastward on Landton and Land’s etc. Westward partly on Land and of Lowland Lawton, Northst on Land of John pulton to the first Northman Bounds, Said Land contains all the rights of the farm of James Allen comprised of Range on by his Deed of Bargain and Sale bearing Date the 8th Day of August 1788 and is situated in the part of the part of the Lord Lawton in Northst town Page 11. 312 To perform these had Add D. the Forfeiture penalties named therein. In witness whereof the Deed dated 12th April 1845, all the sales, rights etc. title and and Property of the said Samuel Allen in the Premises aforesaid, were by me the said Joseph Lawton however it said at Public Auction in Northst town in the presence of the Landton & Edward Millen of Charlestown in said county and also that all the the rights bid for for the sum of three hundred dollars from Robert and Stephen Case upon the said sum of three hundred dollars paid cash and bought the same on the 12th Day. Now therefore in the place of and instead of the Landman aforesaid and aforesaid it is ordered that in consideration of the sum of three hundred dollars paid by Robert and Stephen Case’s said Right out and title to the Dwelling house and and other premises etc. Land and tenements etc. and transferred them to be a true and absolute and for the same Cause all the same Bounds with the state right title and properties aforesaid and abovementioned the said Samuel Allen and to the said Robert and and Stephen Case. To have and to hold the said Premises and the said Edward Millen and others and a foreign forever. But in witness whereof I the under signed have hereunto set my hand and seal this 12th Day of April in the year 1845. Signed and Delivered John R. Lawton Peter Sop Joseph Lawton J. D. Deputy Sheriff
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267 State of Rhode Island & Providence Plantations in the town of Christianson on the 26th Day of Sept 1848 Before me a Justice of the Peace known me [illegible] & [illegible] signed the preceding instrument acknowledged the same to be their voluntary Act and Deed did then and there sign from the same— Before Peter Ellis Esq Town Clerk— Know all Men by these Presents That whereas Dr Sylvester R Gardner s Washington Nathaniel A Sherman, Merchant having purchased from Jonathan Raynolds resident of Smithfield town Nathaniel of North Kingstown, Jonathan Raynolds resident of Smithfield town Robert Raynolds, John Raynolds Nicholas [illegible] Mary Raynolds Abigail Raynolds Stephen Raynolds resident of Smithfield town Jemima Legabith Stanton Samuel Stanton and Joseph Samuel and Joseph both Citizens Narragansett Country in the state of Rhode Island County of Christiana town in the County of Washington and state of Rhode Island, Provided that in consideration of the Sum of one hundred and twenty dollars paid to him by the said Sylvester R Gardner of Christiana town in the County of Washington and that aforesaid in witness to the Trust aforesaid do hereby acknowledge Do hereby grant sell and convey unto that the said Joseph Raynolds give his heirs and Assigns forever as tenants in fee simple of Land lying situated in Christiana town and County aforesaid containing about three Acres and a half ? bounded on the southwest Beginning by the side of a stone fence that goes from before Mill to the said stone fence at a stone and then running easterly fence to a stone and stone bound it that the stone fence runs South West to a Woodhouse fence it runs North said stone fence then Southeast to said Wood fence and returns it again to the stone fence then North westerly by the same water course to the first mentioned bound— To have and to hold the said Premises with the appurtenances Wherein the said Joseph Raynolds give his heirs and Assigns to him and than his heirs and before heirs and for the absolute Use of Sylvester R Gardner Nathaniel A Sherman, Nancy Sherman, Stacey Sherman Jonathan Raynolds Robert Raynolds John Raynolds, Mary Raynolds, Abigail Raynolds, Samuel Stanton, Legabith Stanton and Joseph Stanton’s heirs forever Against the said Joseph Raynolds his heirs and assigns and all others lawfully claiming any right title or interest in the premises that the over said as free and unencumbered his have good right to sell and convey the same both the said Joseph Raynolds give in Manner as aforesaid and that he will for ever warrant his successors respectively for each of his parts proportionate and Defend the same to the said Sylvester R Gardner his heirs and assigns against the lawful Claims and Demands of all persons W Witness Whereof we the said Sylvester R Gardner, Nathaniel A Sherman, Stacey Sherman, Nancy Sherman Jonathan Raynolds Robert Raynolds John Raynolds, Mary Raynolds, Abigail Raynolds, Samuel Stanton, Legabith Stanton and Joseph Stantons heirs have hereunto Set our Hands and Seals This—

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