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Know All Men by these presents that I S Elza P. Miner of North Kingston in
the County of Kenton & State of Connecticut widen in Consideration of the sum of Five
Hundred & Fifty Dollars paid one by John H. Kingston of Newporton, in the County of Windham
ton & State of Rhode Island gentleman, the Receipt whereof I do hereby Acknowledge to
be fully Given Grant Bargain Sell and convey unto the said John H. Kingston his heirs and
assigns forever one undivided moiety or half part of a Certain farm or tract of land
situated in Consideration in the County of Kentington containing one Hundred acres more or less
with all Dwelling House and Other buildings thereon Bound North by [illegible] & Northwesterly on
East side Valley Brook, Easterly on land late belonging to Elizabeth Sanderson, and westerly
by a Highway, Neighboring to the North West the said Grant & Bargain premises, with the
appurtenances & advantages thereunto belonging (save & except to the said Elza P. Miner my Heirs &
assigns forever a Right of way or right of passing to & from a Certain Habitation called dam inside
connected Rhode Island to the right belonging to me my Heirs & assigns, for all lawful
purposes appertaining thereto & without dam) to have the said John H. Kingston his heirs and
assigns forever, and to his Heirs & assigns forever. And I the said Elza P. Miner
by virtue of my Power Executor & Administrator to the Covenant with the said John H.
Kingston in his Heirs and assigns that I am lawfully Seized in fee of the premises that they
are free of all incumbrances Equitably & surely that I have had right to sell
and convey the same to the said John H. Kingston to hold the same to the said John H.
Kingston and defend the same to the said John H. Kingston on his Heirs and assigns forever against
all and any former claims & demands & of all persons. In Witness whereof I have set my
hand & Seal this 3d day of April AD 1819
Elza P. Miner (Seal)
In presence of
Vanda Cole
Elza P. Miner
Recorded Nov 9th 1819
by Samuel Stanton Clk
(North london County for North Kingston State 1819
Personally Appeared Soph Elza P. Miner Vigne and stated the
within and foregoing instrument and acknowledged the same
to be her free and Voluntary Act and deed hand and Seal
before me
Vanda Cole Justice of the Peace)
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