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Know all Men by these present that I Joseph Cross of Gideon quarters
town in Washington County Rh. Island do for and in consideration of the sum
of four hundred Dollars to me in hand well and truly paid by Samuel Moore
of Charlestown in Washington County aforesaid the receipt whereof I do hereby
acknowledge and say that I am therefore fully satisfied and contented and have
given granted and sold into hire the said James Tennyson his heirs
and Executors Administrators and assigns forever one half of the house at the west
end purchased of the said James Tennyson and one quarter of an acre of land
that I bought of said James Tennyson I do have and hold to the above grant to
and bargain and premises with all the appurtenances privileges and conduits that
to the same belonging or in any way appertaining unto the said
James Tennyson on his heirs and assigns forever and I the said Joseph Cross (seal)
do covenant and agree for myself my heirs Executors and administrators forever
to and with the said James Tennyson his heirs and assigns aforesaid here after
to warrant secure and defend by these presents all the before mentioned and bargained
premises against any lawful claims or demand of any person or persons
Witnessed and Martha Cross wife of the said Joseph Cross doth for the consideration above
Mentioned yield up and surrender all her right of dower and power of thirds unto the
above begun and bargained premises unto the said James Tennyson his
heirs and assigns forever Provided However that this present are upon Condition that is to
say that if the said Joseph Cross his heirs Executors administrators and assigns shall fail to
pay or cause to be paid unto the said James Tennyson his heirs Executors administrators and assigns
the before mentioned sum of four hundred dollars on the twenty eighth day of January in the
year one thousand eight hundred and twelve with the Interest entered accruing thereon from
the date witnessed this day of January 1812 then the within and foregoing instrument shall be null
and void and of none effect otherwise to stand and remain in force and virtue in law in
their full and Corporation whereas we the said Joseph Cross and Martha his wife have
hereunto set our hands and seals this third day of December AD 1811
Signed sealed and delivered
In presence of
Joseph Stanton
Asa Church
The deed at the end were witnessed
before signing
Joseph Cross (seal)
Martha Cross (seal)
Washington for Charlestown Decr 3 1811 Personally appeared Joseph Cross & Martha Cross
his wife and acknowledged the above and foregoing instrument to be their free voluntary
Act and deed hand and seals before me
Asa Church Justice Peace
Recorded May 15 1817
By J Gitts PG
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