The instrument's own words
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Signs that at the Sealing and delivery hereof I am the true sole and lawful owner of the premises
herein granted premises and have in myself good right full power and lawful authority to Grant Sell and
Convey the preceding granted premises in manner aforesaid and the same against all the
lawful Claims or demands of any person claiming by fee or under me will forever hereafter
Warrant secure and Defend by these presents. Signed and Sealed Sarah Stanton Wife of the said Joseph Stanton
to the Consideration aforesaid paid full amount paid up and Surrender to the said Daniel Stanton
and Adam Stanton & others. If Stanton then Alive however for all the Right of Seisin and posse
of thirds of in and unto the preceding Granted premises. In Witness whereof the said Joseph
and Sarah have hereunto Set their hands and affixed their Seals this fifteenth day of October
in the year one Thousand Eight Hundred & Eighteen (1818)
Signed Sealed and delivered, in presence of
Nathan Waite
Sam. Holmes
Joseph Stanton [seal]
Sarah Stanton [seal]
Washington Co, at South Kingstown this 19 day of October 1818 personally
Came the within Named Joseph Stanton and Sarah Stanton his Wife and acknowledged
signed the within Instrument of their free will and Voluntary act and did with
their hands and Seals thereunto Apposed Before me
Executed October 22nd 1818
by Samuel Stanton Or Clks
Matthew Waite Junr. Justice
Know All men by these presents that I Edward Vande of Northcharman in the
County of Newport and State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations Do yceman
for in consideration of the Sum of Eleven hundred & Sixty Dollars to me in hand
paid by Philip S. Thompson of Eastcutitron in the County of Washington and State above
yd yceman; the Remit Whereas I do acknowledge by these presents Give grant bargain sell
and convey unto the said Philip S. Thompson his Heirs and Assigns forever one piece or tract
of land lying in the Town of Charlestown County and State aforesaid, Containing
[illegible] acres thereof more or thereabouts lying in the [illegible] Butts and Bounded as follows:
Viz. the First North is bounded Northerly on the East Road, Easterly on Oleg S.
Thompson, Southerly on the great Vall pond, Westerly partly on the pond and partly
in Nichols Cloths the Other tract is bounded Northerly on Number Boundary Easterly
only on the Heirs of Vande Hiles deceased; Southerly on the East Road, and Westerly
partly on Charlos Boundary, partly on Nichols Cloths; Partly on the Heirs of Christopher
Bakery deceased; and partly on William Gown or however Otherwise the land be laid
out be Butted and Bounded viz. with a dwelling House thereon Standing. To have and
to hold the Said Grant and Bargained Premises with the Privileges and Appurtenances
thereunto belonging to the Said Philip S. Thompson his Heirs and Assigns forever To have
in their use and behalf of forever; and I the said Edward Vande for myself my Heirs
Executors and Administrators do Covenant with the Said Philip S. Thompson his
Heirs
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Heirs and Assigns that I am Lawfully Seized in fee of the premises by Virtue
of the Mortgage that I Bought of Joseph Stanton G; That they are free of
incumbrances; That I have good Right to Sell and Convey the Same to the said
Riley S. Thompson to to hold as Aforesaid; and That I will Warrant and defend
the same to the said Riley S. Thompson to his Heirs and Assigns forever against
the Claims and demands of all persons; In Witness whereof I have hereunto set
my hand and Seal the fifteenth day of October A.D 1818
Signed Sealed and delivered in presence of
Archibald Milkin
Mary G. Carr
Edward Sands [seal]
Recorded October 24th [L] Newport County Newshoreham Octobers 15 day 1818
1818 per Samuel
Stanton S. Clark [seal] Personally Appeared the Subscriber Edward Sands and
Acknowledged the above instrument to be his free and voluntary
Act and deed hand and seal the day and date above Written
Before Archibald Milkin Warden of the Court
Know all men by these presents That we William N. Green & Samuel
Burbidge both of Charlestown in the County of Washington & State of Rhode Island
yeomen for and in Consideration of the Sum of four Hundred & fifty dollars to
us in hand paid by Riley S. Thompson of the Town County and State aforesaid the receipt
Whereof is by these presents Acknowledged have Given Granted Released and Conveyed unto
the sd Riley S. Thompson his Heirs and Assigns forever one Certain Tract or parcel of
Land lying in Charlestown Containing by Estimation Nine Acres the same more or
less & is Bounded as follows; Beginning at the Northeast Corner of Joseph Milkin's
Samuel Cumbers Land, from There, Northerly bounding Easterly on the Grantee's land
fifty feet, Thence in a southerly direction bounding northerly on the Grantee's land until it
be Bound to Edward Sands Land and Thence Northerly by the sd S. Sands until it comes to the West line of
the sd Grantee's land and Thence Easterly to the Corner of the Common's Land, Thence northerly
Easterly by the said Common until it comes to the West line of the sd Grantee's land, Thence southerly
by the sd S. Milkin & Cumbers's land until it comes to the first mentioned bound; to
have and To hold the Above Described Premises together with all the Appurtenances
= es and privileges to the Same belonging to him the sd Riley S. Thompson in her and
Assigns forever, to be his & his Heirs & Successors to be Benefited & behoof forever. And we the sd
N. Green & Samuel Burbidge for ourselves our Heirs Executors and Administrators do
do align that at and until the Ending the present premises are and time the same of the Above
as an Inseparable Estate in fee Simple, and give full power and Authority to the Grantee of the
as aforesaid; and Do Warrant and defend the same to him the sd Riley S. Thompson and his
and Assigns forever, and Sarah Green & Sarah Burbidge wife of the sd William N. Green &
Burbidge both for the Consideration Above set forth Relinquish and yield up all their Right title
& power of third of and in the Above premises. In Testimony whereof we have hereunto set
hand & Seals the fifth day of April in the year of our lord one Thousand one Eight
Hundred