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5/12/1817 · DEED · book 5 page 331 doc 12059

From KINYON JAMES
To CROSS JOSEPH life
Consideration four hundred Dollars
Premises one quarter of an acre · one half of the house where grantor lives and adjoining land (Charlestown)

Back — where this land came from

This instrument states no source of title that we have read yet.

The grantor's earlier acquisitions, by name — the man, not necessarily this land

◀ 1817 · DEED · GREEN AMOS; GREEN ALICE → CROSS JOSEPH 2ND; KINYON JAMES · book 5 p 357
◀ 1817 · MORTGAGE · CROSS JOSEPH; CROSS MARTHA → KINYON JAMES · book 5 p 332
◀ 1814 · DEED · PERRY JOSHUA → KINYON JAMES · book 5 p 191
◀ 1813 · DEED · NARRAGANSETT INDIAN TRIBE; BABCOCK DANIEL → KINYON JAMES · book 5 p 178
◀ 1812 · DEED · NOCAKE GIDEON; SEKETOR BENJAMIN; PAUL LODOWICK; COMMUCK JOSEPH; NARRAG → KINYON JAMES · book 5 p 90
◀ 1812 · MORTGAGE · STANTON HENRY; CARD JEFFERY → KINYON JAMES · book 5 p 119
◀ 1811 · LEASE · KINYON JAMES; KINYON NATHAN → KINYON NATHAN; KINYON JAMES · book 5 p 16
◀ 1810 · DEED · KINYON SAMUEL; KINYON ELIZABETH → KINYON AARON; KINYON JAMES · book 4 p 538
◀ 1808 · MORTGAGE · KINYON SAMUEL → KINYON JAMES · book 4 p 510
◀ 1803 · DEED · KINYON JOSHUA; KINYON ELIZABETH → KINYON JAMES · book 4 p 383
◀ 1803 · DEED · STREAMBACK THOMAS; STREAMBACK ELIZABETH → KINYON JAMES · book 4 p 385
◀ 1802 · MORTGAGE · KINYON JOSHUA; KINYON ELIZABETH → KINYON JAMES · book 4 p 350
◀ 1802 · DEED · BABCOCK JESSE; BABCOCK HANNAH; CROSS ANNA → KINYON JAMES · book 4 p 351
◀ 1802 · MORTGAGE · PROSSER ISAAC → KINYON JAMES · book 4 p 370

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 · MORTGAGE · CROSS JOSEPH; CROSS MARTHA → KINYON JAMES · book 5 p 332
▶ 1819 · MORTGAGE ASSIGNMENT · CROSS JOSEPH; MOON ROBERT → CARD JOSHUA JR · book 5 p 407
▶ 1825 · MORTGAGE · CROSS JOSEPH; CROSS MARTHA → PERRY GEORGE H M · book 6 p 109
▶ 1828 · MORTGAGE ASSIGNMENT · WARD SAMUEL; CROSS JOSEPH; CROSS MARTHA → HOXSIE WELCOME A · book 6 p 109
▶ 1830 · MORTGAGE · CROSS JOSEPH; CROSS MARTHA → CROSS GIDEON · book 6 p 224
▶ 1847 · MORTGAGE ASSIGNMENT · CROSS JOSEPH → CHAPPELL SCRANTON · book 7 p 255
▶ 1848 · DEED · CROSS JOSEPH; CROSS POLLY → KINYON JAMES A · book 7 p 296
▶ 1854 · AGREEMENT · KENYON RUTH L; GREEN JASON P; CROSS JOSEPH → CROSS JOSEPH; GREEN JASON P; KENYON RUTH L · book 8 p 31
▶ 1854 · DEED · CROSS JOSEPH → CROSS SAMUEL J; CROSS STEPHEN B; CROSS WILLIAM D; CROSS GEORGE W · book 8 p 32
▶ 1854 · LEASE · CROSS WILLIAM D; CROSS GEORGE W; CROSS JOSEPH; CROSS SAMUEL J; CROSS S → CROSS STEPHEN B; CROSS SAMUEL J; CROSS JOSEPH; CROSS GEORGE W; CROSS W · book 8 p 33
▶ 1859 · LEASE · CROSS CHARLES; CROSS JOSEPH → CROSS JOSEPH; CROSS CHARLES · book 8 p 292

The instrument's own words

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Know all Men by these that all of James Hinyon of Ch stown in Washington county W.e yeoman do for and in Consideration of the sum of four hundred Dollars to me in hand well and truly paid by Joseph briefs son of Gideon of Charlestown in Washington County Lebanon the receipt whereof i do hereby acknowledge and that i am therefore fully satisfied contents and paid have given granted bargained and sold unt from me the said Joseph briefs son of Gideon his heirs and Executors Admin to forever one half of the house where i now live and reside it being the half or said house and one quarter of an acre of Land Adjoining said house to have and to hold the above granted and bargained premises with all the appurtenances privileges & commodities to the same Belonging and any appertaining to him the said Joseph briefs son of Gideon his heirs and forever forever and i the said James Hinyon do covenant and agree for myself his heirs Executors and Assigns stand and with the said Joseph b of Gideon his heirs and Assigns forever hereafter to warrant secure and defend by these presents all the before demised premises against against all Lawful Claims or demands of any Person or Persons Whatever and Sarah h Hinyon do th[i]s for the Consideration above Mentioned yield and surrender all her right of Dower and power of thirds in the above demised and Bargained premises unto him the said Joseph briefs son of Gideon his heirs and Assigns forever In Witness and Confirmation Whereof we the said James Hinyon and Sarah his Wife have hereunto set our hands and seals this three day of December 1811. Signed sealed and delivered In presence of Pea D. Bowler Asa Church James Hinyon L.S. Washington & Co Charlestown December the Third 1811 Personally appeared James Hinyon and acknowledged the foregoing instrument to be their free voluntary act and Deed bound and seal Before me Asa Church Justice Peace Recd Deed D 1811 in town Clerk Office in order to be recrd West Polcg Cross f. T. Clk Recorded May 12 1811 P. J. briefs T. C.

The page as recorded

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