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Know all men by these presents that I Thomas Sheffield of Bristol
in the County of Washington and State of Rhodeisland for the Consideration
of four thousand four hundred and Seventyfive dollars Received of Samuel Sheff
d of Westerly James Sheffield and George Sheffield both of Stonington in the
County of Washington and State of Rhodeisland in the following properties
in possession and Contract have Given Grant sold and conveyed and
do hereby Give Grant Sell Convey and Confirm unto the said Samuel James &
George Sheffield their heirs and Assigns forever Two Certain lots of Land situated
in Coratland aforesaid as follows described as follows the first to said
to the said Samuel fourteen Sixteenths thereof, to James one Sixteenth thereof
& to the said George One Sixteenth thereof. So between them in that Proportionity
by them the said Samuel James & George & their respective Heirs & assigns forever
The first Part lying in Couratlandage North East to North containing about fifty
acres be the Same more or Less Browned as follows northerly on Thomas Owen
Land, easterly on land belonging to the Heirs of Christopher Hutchison (deceased) South
on the Sea; Westerly on land now owned by bought from Joseph Moore and is the title of land on
the Sea Now the Other Part lying in a tract of Country called the odds, bounded as
follows to the East, bordering on a path that goes to the milling place & East until
only bounded, now owned by Thomas Moore & David Moore Westerly partly on the Upper
and partly on land belonging to Jonathan Maxson, and Northerly partly on the
embersland and partly on land belonging to the Heirs of George Hall, under it runs
to the Southeasterly Corner of the Lot of said and that the Heirs of George Hall have under
their Tenancy a large rock with stone upon it at the East end of the Broad land
containing Seventy acres be the Same more or less & have & hold the said 2 lands
Premises with all the privileges & appurtenances thereunto belonging to the said
James & George their Heirs & assigns forever in Proportion above described and also
void & there the said Thomas Sheffield for myself my Heirs Executors and Administrators do Covenant with the said
James & George their Heirs and assigns That I have Lawfully Seized and free title of the
Premises, that they are free of all incumbrances and that I have Good Right to sell
the Same as aforesaid and that I will Warrant and defend the Same to the said
forever against the Lawfull Claims & demands, of all Persons whatsoever in all
Cases of Right have Hereunto Set my Hand & Seal this 23d day of August AD 1812
Signed Sealed and Delivered in presence
of
Nathan R Lyon
Robert R Simpson
Dated August 23d 1812
By Samuel Election
Thomas Sheffield
State of Rhodeisland County of Washington appeared Thomas Sheffield
26th day of September 1812 and acknowledged
the same to be his act and deed
before me
Nathan R Lyon Justice of peace
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