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Know all Men by these Presents, That we Ezra Cooke and Matthew Rice and his wife Sophronia
Tucker's and his Divers heirs, with Christopher Browning Notary Public and his wife
[illegible] and their heirs, and Thomas Rice and Martha his wife their Dwelt abodes all of South Kingstown,
in the County of Kent and State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, and Samuel Croft of Blandford in the State
of Massachusetts, In Consideration of the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars paid to us by
John Croft of County Charlestown aforesaid, the receipt of which we hereby acknowledge
and agree, that we give Grant bargain and sell and remise and quit claim unto the said John Croft in his
and his heirs forever all and singular the rights Title and Interest in and in all in a certain
Lot or piece of Land or tenement lying in the town of South Kingstown in the County of Kent
lying and being in Charlestown and known as the [illegible] and bounded as follows viz that with
the [illegible] on the North side two rods; westerly North-west and Easterly on the South of the
[illegible] road of Indians, wooded with cedar and known by the locals as the
[illegible] road and is now in the Possession of James Burdick containing by
Estimation forty acres and be the same known or off said land and right title and Interest
to be free and undivided Eleven parts of the above described piece of Land and
to the Whole with the void Granted and Bargained and Conveyed by the power
legal and appurtenances thereof from the said John Croft in his heirs and assigns forever,
over and done, and as also token of our Act and seal the said Clarke and Matthew
Rice, with Sophronia Tucker and her Divers heirs, Christopher Browning in the Company
aforesaid, Simon Sucker and Sarah his wife, and Samuel Croft for one other
and their Heirs Grantors Conveyances and assigns do Covenant with the said John
Croft that we are and lawfully seized in and of the said land and tenements that they are free
of all Encumbrances that we have Good Right both sell and convey the same to the said
John Croft and his heirs aforesaid, and that we will Warrant and Defend the same to
the said John Croft and his heirs and assigns forever, against the Lawful Claims and demand
of all Persons whomsoever.
Of which witness we have here unto set our hands, and Seals at South Kingstown,
aforesaid the 7 day of September one Thousand eight Hundred and twenty four (1824)
Signed Sealed and delivered in
Presence of
Witnesses Joseph Croft
[illegible]
[illegible]
John Siger
Joshua Tucker - [seal]
Dorcas Tucker - [seal]
Elias Clarke - [seal]
Ruth Clarke - [seal]
Simon Tucker - [seal]
Ann Tucker - [seal]
Christopher Browning [seal]
Washington Co. at South Kingstown town Sept 7th 1824
Personally the within named Joshua Tucker
Tucker and Elias Clarke Grantors in the above and
foregoing conveyancy came and acknowledged the same to be their voluntary act
in the State Secretary at and before me, the
also came Ezra Rice and Martha his wife and Christopher Browning separately
also came and acknowledged the same to be their voluntary act and
deed and after form Incurred the boundaries in
and acknowledged the same to be their Voluntary act and
Deed before me. Joseph Croft Senator.
Washington Co. at South Kingstown Sept 7th 1824
Personally came Christopher Browning one of the above vis
Grantors and acknowledged the foregoing conveyancy to be his voluntary
act and Deed and signed and sealed before me.
John Siger Justice of the Peace
Washington Co. at Charlestown Sept 11th 1824 Personally
came before me Simon Tucker one of the Grantors in the fore-
going convey and acknowledged the same to be his voluntary act and
said Sarah Tucker came before me and acknowledged to be the lawful wife of the aforesaid
Simon and being Examined Separate and apart from her and this
Simon and being Examined Separate and apart from her and this
hand and acknowledged the same to be her Voluntary act and Did
Hand and seal before me. Joseph Croft Senator.
Recorded May 6th 1825
by Samuel Stanton C. Clrk