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To all People to whom these presents shall Come Greeting Please
Know That I Robert Hazard of Charlestown in the County of Washington
and State of Rhode Island the Yeoman for the Consideration of Twenty
Dollars, in hand Received to my full satisfaction of Jeffery Hazard of
Charlestown County and State aforesaid Yeoman Do Convey Grant
Claim Sell off Convey and Exchange and Confirm unto him the
said Jeffery Hazard his heirs and Assigns forever one Quarter Lot of
Salt Marsh Land situated lying and being in Charlestown aforesaid
Containing about four acres more or Less Bounded as followeth begin
ning at the northeast Corner near the Island then Easterly by a Creek
near said Island until it Comes to the East side of Marshes bounded
Southerly along the Brook until it Comes to Thomas Holberton's
hence Westerly by his Lot boundaries until it Comes to the Channel Thorough
this Channel to find mentioned bounds & Here with to Hold the He
Released and Demised premises with the Appurtenances thereto belong
unto him the said Jeffery Hazard his heirs and Assigns forever to him and the
Only People forever as fully and about the said Robert Hazard do for myself
my Heirs Executors and Administrators Covenant with the said Jeffery
his Heirs and Assigns That at all times the Foregoing Premises and all
stages of the aforesaid premises in as a good valuable Estate in fee Simple
and have good Right to Bargain Release Quitclaim in manner and form
all the Before mentioned premises and That the same is free and
Clear from all Incumbrances Whatsoever and That neither myself nor my
Heirs or any Person under me have any and Right to act Challenge or claim
any of the foregoing or Released premises Whatsoever forever In Witness
Whereof have hereunto Set my hand and Seal this 3 day of October
ing the Year one Thousand Eight Hundred and Sixteen 1816
N.B: This Deed Instantaneous before Signer or Seal in void of Released
Browning Green
Amy Hazard
Washington fo: J: Charlestown in Washington County October
Resided this 13 th the 3 day 1816 Then Personally appeared Robert
day of June 1817 Hazard the Subscriber to the Written Deed and
S Samuel
Stanton D.C. L Acknowledged the Same to be his Voluntary act
And Did hand and Seal before me
Browning Green Justice of peace
Robert Hazard (SS)