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7/30/1818 · DEED · book 5 page 381 doc 12113

From CLARKE NICHOLAS
To STANTON JOSEPH life
Consideration Twenty Dollars
Premises Seventy Acres · Land lying North of the first road (Charlestown, Quannutuck, North View)
Also on this page: DEED GRIFFIN STEPHEN F

Back — where this land came from

deed Joseph Stanton Esqr
“Bought a Certain Part or Parcel of Land... on the 15th day march 1810 of Joseph Stanton Esqr”
no book and page cited; the source is named, not recorded here
read by: gemma

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

▶ 1818 · DEED · STANTON JOSEPH; STANTON SARAH → STANTON STEPHEN F; STANTON ABEL; STANTON DANIEL · book 5 p 387
▶ 1818 · DEED · STANTON JOSEPH → FOSTER JOHN · book 5 p 393

Bounded by

Lewis Thoryons · Joseph Budicks

The instrument's own words

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381 Know all Men by these Presents, That I Martha Kenyon of Charlestown in the County of Washington State of Rhode Island wi[th]in o[f] consideration of the Summe of Twenty two Dollars and fifty cents paid by me by Stephen P Griffin of the Same Charlestown Bargain and sell & I do hereby Acknowledge do hereby remise Release and power Quit claiming unto the sd Stephen P Griffin his heirs and Assigns forever, all my right title and Interest that I now have in and write unto one Certain Parcel of land the same known the Same Name, situated in Charlestown, and is Bounded follows Northly, Northly, and Eastly by the Land Stephen P Griffin and and Southly on the Highway or first road, it starts And to North and Southly and bounded Between with the foresaids and Appurtenances thereunto to him the said Stephen P Griffin his heirs and Assigns forever to to his and their use and benefit Forever. And I the said Martha Kenyon for my Heirs Executors and Administrators, do Covenant with the said Stephen P Griffin his heirs and Assigns to release and forever Quitclaim unto the said Stephen P Griffin his heirs and Assigns forever all the above described and described Premises Forever In Witness Whereof I have hereunto Set my Hand and Seal this 15th day of June in the year 1818 [signature] Martha Kenyon Executed in presence of Joseph Stanton Jr Marlborough Stanton, Recorded July 7 1818 per Samuel Stanton Town Clerk Washington for Charlestown July 7th 1818 -- Personally appeared the within Named Martha Kenyon and Acknowledged the preceding and foregoing Instrument to be her Substanty act and deed; with her hand and seal Arounds Approvd before [signature] Ezra J Thompson Justice of the peace To All People to whom these Presents shall Come Greeting Etc Know ye that Whereas I the Subscriber have Bought a Certain Part or Parcel of Land lying in the Town of Charlestown County of Washington & State of Rhode Island, on the 15th day march 1810 of Joseph Stanton Esqr of Charlestown containing Seventy Acres the Same more or less & lying North of the first road, Reference being had to the deed of conveyance for a particular des cription of the bounds thereof. And whereas death and disasters have occurred affecting the Right of a driftway across sd Land for the privilege of passing and repassing for the use of the Christopher Babcock farm in Quannutuck and North View etc. That I Nicholas Clarke the purchaser of sd Land and Subscriber to these Presents for the Consideration of Twenty Dollars to
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382 me in hand and paid by me $\text{y}^e$ $\text{J}^{\text{th}}$ Joseph Stanton Which is in full Satisfaction for the damage done me by $\text{y}^e$ aforesaid way being Established Accept & paid And as for the Consideration aforesaid Agreed Covenant & discharge the $\text{y}^e$ Joseph Stanton his Heirs and Assigns forever by this Present as the land may appert to my Heirs Execution & Assigns the Above given under my hand & seal whereunto I have Return to witness my hand and seal this $\text{y}^{\text{th}}$ twentieth day of July in the year of our lord 1818 Signed Sealed and delivered in presence of Ally Thompson Samuel Stanton Nicholas Clarke (Pr) Washington $\text{S}^{\text{th}}$ (at Charlestown on the $20^{\text{th}}$ day of July 1818 in person came Nicholas Clarke Signer & Sealer to the foregoing Instrument and Acknowledged the Same to be his free Voluntary act and deed hand and seal before me Samuel Stanton, D. Clerk Know All men by these presents that I Samuel Kenyon of Richmond in the County of Washington state of Rhode Island and southern german found in Consideration of the sum of three Hundred and Dollar to me in hand and paid by Samuel Allen of Charlestown & Joseph Belknap now dwelling in Charlestown and mutually Agreed the said Samuel I do hereby Advise edge hand you grant Bargain Sell & convey unto the $\text{y}^e$ Samuel Allen & Joseph Belknap their Heirs & Assigns piece one boundary lot of Land lying in Charlestown Containing twenty five acres be the more or less bounded as follows Beginning at the Southwest Corner of a lot by Samuel Kenyon on the land boundary line at Strecke a West North westerly a line about fifty rods on the Grantors line thence easterly about one hundred rods till it strikes Joseph Belknaps & others land thence northerly to the first mentioned hand I Have and will Allow the Above premises to be with all the privileges and Appurtenances thereto belonging to the $\text{y}^e$ Samuel Allen & Joseph Belknap their Heirs and Assigns forever And I the said Samuel Kenyon for myself my Heirs Execution & Station do Covenant & Engage That at all & in all the Enjoying of these Premises Sam said of the said premises as an Unencumbered title in himself & have granted to anyone of the same as above said Samuel Allen & Joseph Belknap their Heirs & Assigns forever In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this $15^{\text{th}}$ day of July in the year of our lord one Thousand Eight Hundred & Eighteen Samuel Kenyon (Seal) Signed Sealed and delivered in presence of Lewis Kenyon Samuel Stanton Washington $\text{S}^{\text{th}}$ (at Charlestown on the $15^{\text{th}}$ day of July 1818 in person came Samuel Kenyon Signer & Sealer of the Above Instrument and Acknowledged the Same to be his free Voluntary act and seal before me Samuel Stanton Town Clerk Recorded August $18^{\text{th}}$ 1818 by Samuel Stanton D. Clerk

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