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Know all men by these Presents that I Samuel Clarke and Renewed Clarke
wife of Samuel Clarke of Richmond and County of Washington State of Rhode Island
and Providence Plantations, in Consideration of the sum of one hundred and Eightyseven
Dollars and fifty cents paid to me by William Tingley on his behalf in said County and
State aforesaid witness that we do hereby sell convey unto the said William Tingley on his behalf and assigns
Full sole and clear right of the Messuage or tenement lying on being in Charlestown and in the County
called Salt-a-way or Salt-a-way Meadow lying on being in Charlestown and in the County
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In Witness whereof I have hereunto in any said capacity set my hand and seal this 1st day of
September D 1806 Elizabeth Berry guardian
Signed Sealed and delivered
in presence of
[illegible]
I heard Berry
Recorded December 25, 1808 by Samuel Stanton S. Clrk
State of Rhode Island
Washington Ss. Witnesseth September 18th 1806
County court appointed Elizabeth Berry the Signer of the foregoing
document appeared and acknowledged herself to be the person and due
acknowledged and acknowledged it to be her act and deed.
Professo me Thomas W. Mallory Justice Peace
Know all Men that I Joshua Nose of Westfield in the County of Washington sta
State of Rhode Island late Administrator on the Estate of Samuel Ney late of Westfield do
by virtue of Authority vested in me by the General Assembly January session 1804
in Providence Court ordered and decreed appointed and furnished Administrator of the
Estate of inhabitants of said County of Washington had for the Consideration of twenty three she
Guards to me by Mary Champlin wife of J. Champlin of Charlestown and Joshua Nose Administrator for the
said Ne[y] in the County of Washington the Right whereof the Title hereby acknowledged
do in the County of Washington Prague Briggman Sell and convey unto the said Mary
Champlin the Right I then and Appure all the Right Title Interest and whatever such and
Champlin the Right I then and Appure all the Right Title Interest and whatever such and
Samuel Ney at the time of his decease had unto me and in unto me undivided forty four acres
Swamps Elder called the commoners or off lying in Charlestown and State of Rhode
Island in following the North Westly Partly bounded by Samuel and partly by James
[illegible] and on South and Southly and partly by Clarke Green land either or thereof.
To Have and to Hold the said forty four acres together with all the Privileges and Appur
tenances thereof to the said Mary Champlin her Heirs and Assigns forever hereby the buy
and tenances thereof to the said Mary Champlin her Heirs and Assigns forever hereby the buy
take right Benefit and Profit of said land hereby Covenant and agree to sell and with the
Mary Champlin her Heirs and Assigns for ever by the General
Assembly to make that those that I have Conformed to the Deliverance of the Guards
hereby and Cause of Certificate of said County and the State of the State in the Quasi un
Der which whereof I have executed in my said capacity set my hand and affraying seal
Seal this 21 day January D 1809 Joshua Nose Administrator (L.S.)
Signed Sealed and delivered in presence of
Samuel Nose
Stephen Wilson
Recorded Jan 23
D 1809 by
Samuel States
State of Rhode Island & Rhode Island & Washington County for (Westfield Journey
D 1809 by 21 D 1809 Appears aforesaid Joshua Nose Administrator on the Estate of
Samuel States of Samuel Ney do in his said Capacity acknowledged the within
[illegible] to be his signed and sealed to be his genuine and Voluntary act and
deed. Stephen Wilson Town Clerk
Know all Men by these Presents that I John Nay of Charlestown
County of Washington State of Rhode Island and I G. Coleman in Administration off
of Samuel Nay late of Westfield and the parts come by me Mary Champlin of Charlestown
of Button-den and after some Consideration the Right before of Rhode Island hereby acknowledge
County and State aforesaid Witness the Right before of Rhode Island hereby acknowledge
do hereby Give Grant Bargain Sell and convey unto the said Mary Champlin
her Heirs and Assigns forever one undivided Month first part of a full sheet of
Acre land in the said Town of Charlestown containing by Estimation
Acre Swamp Left called the commoners or off lying in Charlestown and State of Rhode
from forty to fifty feet array and is bounded as followeth Westerly on Clarke's land
from forty to fifty feet array and is bounded as followeth Westerly on Clarke's land
Land or Swamps [illegible] Easterly on the said Clarke Green land and Southerly on the
Land or Swamps [illegible]