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Know all Men by these presents, that I Catharine Compton of
Charlestown in the County of Kentishingon & State of Rhode Island Providence & Planter's in Consid eration
of the sum of One thousand One hundred and twenty three Dollars and fifty cents
to me paid by my son John R. Compton of Charlestown County and all of the other good
and valuable consideration, I do hereby acknowledge, have and make sold and forever granted and confirmed to
one fourth part of a certain property of Land lying in and situated as follows namely
One lot being forty rods in South Northing eastern & partly in Charlestown containing one hundred
and fifty rods with a Dwelling house, as it Her Undersigned thereon standing bound to the
following Southwards in the said lot and Anne Perry & Stephen Hopkins, Casting ton &
Mary Mabach Northwards on the East road Mortons Lot Anna Church & Stephen
Hopkins one lot three rods in East partly in Northing eastern & partly in Kentishington
containing eighty rods and a Dwelling house thereon bounding and as bounded to follow
way Northwards on the East road Mortons Lot Anna Church & Samuel Perry, Southwards
on one tree lot bordering on Thomas Lawre and Stephen Hopkins, Casting ton & Samuel Hopkins
one lot containing one hundred Acres lying in and situated in South Northing eastern both in
Dwelling house, and bounded as follows on Northing eastern it is bounded as follows viz Mortons Lot
William Browning Northwards on the East road Casting ton John Doggett and
Perry Mabach and Stephen Browning one lot of about sixty Acres continuing sixty Acres
lying in Charlestown and as bounded as follows viz Southwards on the main Road situated
on James Huggins & Nauman Perry, Northwards in the Salt Pond Casting ton on
Robert Mabach's land bounded as follows on the East part One lot of about one hundred
Acres lying in Charlestown bounded as follows viz Northwards on a Brook
and Salt Pond & East lot in the knoll of some known as Raynold's Meadow Southwards in the
beach Hukelots on Stephen Brown's land Also a small bound lying in and stand the
Southwards of the aforesaid mentioned Road on some houses the aforesaid trees may
be bounded or extended about the bounded To conclude and to hold the aforesaid Right
for the above stated sum of Money with all the privileges of aforementioned Premises belonging to
my father John R. Compton his heirs and assigns forever also all the Rights of Rebecca Compton &
as the consideration of the One Dollar and ten cents and good and true heirs forever bound Any legacies
Catharine Compton also the aforesaid all my rights of Houses and dwellings of mine and
of my heirs aforesaid one right of House the father John R. Compton his heirs & assigns in fee and
in perpetuity are here in witnessed Signed and sealed in hand and taken in Charlestown this
30th day December in the Year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & junction 1804
Witnessed and Sealed Bound
In Presence
Robert Perry
Wm Page
Catharine Compton
Rebecca Compton
Washington for Charlestown Oct 28 1804 Before me came the within named
Catharine Compton and Rebecca Compton and acknowledged the signatures and
seals belonging thereunto their signatures act hand and seal &c &c DM
Anne Moore 1st Apr 1816
pp P. Co. S. T. L. S.
Before Robert Perry Justice of the Peace
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