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Know all Men by these presents, That I James Sheffield of Stoning-
ton in the County of New London and State of Connecticut, for and in
consideration of the sum of One Hundred and seventy five Dollars to
me in Hand paid by Samuel Sheffield Jr of Westerly in the County
of Washington and State of Rhode Island, the receipt whereof I
hereby acknowledge, have removed released and forever Quitclaimed
unto the said Samuel Sheffield Jr his Heirs and assigns forever
the one undivided Sixteenth part of those Lots or parcels of Land
situate and lying in Charlestown in the said county of Washington
bounded and described as follows, (first) the first lot contains fifty Six
acres more or less and is bounded Northerly on the sea or Ocean, on
the West by land of Isaac Babcock, Northerly on land of Thomas
Hickory and Easterly on land of Edward Whitney, together with the dwelling
house Barn Stable and other Outbuildings thereon, (second) the second lot contains
Seventy one acres more or less and is bounded Northerly on land of Jonathan Bacon
Edward Whitney and Thomas Hickory Northerly on land of Jonathan Bacon
her Northerly on land of Jonathan Malbon, and the first lot’s boundary
Easterly on land of Edward Whitney, and on the West by land of Edward Whitney’s
House, the third lot contains five acres of swamp land more or less and is
bounded Easterly and Northerly on land of Edward Whitney and Thomas
Hickory, Westerly on land of the heirs of Benjamin Kinney, and Northerly
on land of Daniel Stanton and on the South of Christopher Babcockly.
To have and to hold the same together with all buildings and enclosures
the Outbuildings and appurtenances to the same belonging or in any wise
appertaining to the same from the said Samuel Sheffield Jr his Heirs and assigns
forever And I Lydia Sheffield wife of the said James Sheffield for
and in consideration of the sum of Money aforesaid do hereby lend Quit-
Claim and forever surrender up all my Right of Dower and Tenure of things
in and unto the foregoing named premises. In witness whereof we
have hereunto set our hands and Seals this first day of April AD 1822
Signed Sealed and delivered
in presence of
Benjamin Pendleton
Jed. W. Wright
James Sheffield (S)
Lydia Sheffield (S)
State of Rhode Island.
Washington f[or] on the first day of April 1822 Personally came
James Sheffield and Lydia Sheffield his wife and
severally acknowledged the signing of the foregoing
Deed to be their free and voluntary act.
before me Jed. W. Wright Justice of peace
Recorded August 13 1822
by Samuel Stanton D. Clrk
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