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KNOW ALL Men by these Presents that I Ephraim Burdick res. of Charlestown
in the County of Washington in the State of Rhode Island sc. by Gypoman in consid-
eration of the Sum of One hundred and fifty dollars to me in hand well and truly paid
by I Lubelin Burdick res. of Westerly in the County and State aforesaid the Right
thereof I hereby acknowledge have named Released and forever quit claimed
unto the said
Lubelin Burdick my Heirs and Assigns forever Wiseleten unto the said Lubelin
by these Presents do Remise Release and forever quit claim unto the said Lubelin
the All the Right Title and Interest that I, and
Burdick his Heirs and Assigns forever all the Building thereon Standing Logs and buy
unto a Certain Lot or tract of Land as follows bounded and bounded as follows (10) Beginning at
on Charlestown as aforesaid on a certain Bound line on the Highway and running South
Southwest corner after a certain Bound line on the Highway and running South
and by Highway to the corner where there is a Red Line’s Bound Line on the
by the said Highway unto a Lot belonging to said Patrick Burdick then by said Lot
way said Highway unto a certain tree and by Highway again then Eastly and by the
East and North east until it comes to a tree and by Highway again then Eastly and by the
first fore Said Land until it comes to Land belonging to George Howard then Southly and by
the first fore Said Land until it comes to a tree and by Highway partly to the
said Highway Said Land and until it comes to a tree and by Highway partly to the
first bounded bound Continuing by Estimation Eightye two Acres with all the tenements and appu-
lerts Thereunto belonging on in any way appertaining to the same Lands and
premises therefore thereunto belonging and in any way appertaining to the same Lands and
premises therefore thereunto belonging and in any way appertaining to the same Lands and
Lubelin Burdick my Heirs and Assigns forever And I and my Wifey and all the Right of the
Burdick do for the Consideration aforesaid above mentioned convey to the said Lubelin
and his Heirs and Assigns forever to them the said Lubelin
and their Heirs and Assigns forever In Witness whereof we have hereunto set our
hands and seals this 18th day of December 1830.
Signed Sealed and Delivered in presence of
Henry New R. witness
Dobras Day witness
Deeded Dec 22 1830 (Washington for S. Hapshinton December 18th 1830.
by Samuel Steward J.P. Clerk
Convenantly came Ephraim Burdick and his wife Lucinda
Burdick acknowledged and declared the premises to be their free
Voluntary act and deed had and sealed’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’
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Provided Not withstanding, this Instrument is on Conditions, that is to say, That the said Elizabeth
Burdick has given the said Ephraim Burdick her brother, Note of Hand for Six hundred and fifty
Dollars payable in some Months Note, the first four hundred Dollars payable in one Quarter from the issuance of
the Natural Note, the Balance within three Quarters from the issuance of the Natural Note, the fourth part of
the sum of one hundred and fifty Dollars’ credit with the said Ephraim, in the said Note, the other three parts of
the remaining sum being due and payable on the thirteenth day of November next ensuing at Providence R.I. and
said Elizabeth Burdick retains an Option to pay the said Note before the said thirteenth day of November. And the
said Ephraim Burdick does hereby covenant and so do his Heirs that he will permit the said Note to be Null Void and of
no effect if the said Elizabeth Burdick shall pay in full force and virtue thereof.
In Witness whereof we have set our hands and seals this 13th day of Jan 1838.
Signed Sealed and delivered in presence of
Henry W. Williams
Dollar Davis
[Signature] Elizabeth Burdick [Seal]
[Signature] Eunice Burdick [Seal]
Providence January 13 1838 Washington Co. in Rhode Island the 13th day of January 1838
by Samuel Stanton P.Personally came, Eunice Burdick, and as his wife Eunice Burdick, and acknowledged
the following parting Instrument to be their free voluntary act and deed and did before me
[Signature] Nathan Llabelledby J. Brace
Know all men by these Presents, That I Dan King of Charlestown in the County
of Washington and State of Rhode Island, Yeoman at St. In Consideration of Six hundred and
fifty Dollars paid me by one Ethan Burdick of Charlestown aforesaid the Right whereas I do
hereby acknowledge, he hereby grant Bargain Sell Convey and release unto the said Ethan B.
and his Heirs and Assigns forever One Certain lot of Land situated in said Charlestown
containing by measurement about seven acres with a Dwelling House thereon and the
building of Tenon Stable and Outbuildings [?] (referring to) before at the Southern corner of
by the remnants of a Public highway the site to add on said Lot joining to his said Chain of
these boundaries Ten-rods and a ride in a line well established and set by stone bounding and
joining to his said Stable thence westerly by a wall marked with stones and nails running north
to the old stone wall now ceased out foremost line thence southerly to a wall marked with 90 rods to the
front road now called the road east of home thence North East 90 rods back to the front most
line bounds, it being the some Lot which I bought of James Kenyon.
To HAVE AND TO HOLD the said Granted and Bargained premises with all the Privileges and
appurtenances thereto belonging to the said Ethan Burdick and his Heirs and Assigns forever
and furthermore I do warrant the said Ethan Burdick and his Heirs Administrators
and successors that I will warrant my Heir Kenyon and Administration execute and perform the
covenant with the said Ethan Burdick and his Heirs and Assigns that I will insurely and fully in for the
convenant with the said Ethan Burdick and his Heirs and Assigns whereas and that I will warrant them
and convey that from any and all persons whomsoever whatsoever and that I will warrant them
against the claims of
James Kenyon and his Heirs and Assigns hereby in their Heirs and Assigns forever. And I Cynthia King wife of the said Dan king do thing do for the Consideration above expressed
& I do Bond and surrender all my right of Tenure and Claim of tenure in and unto the foregoing Bargained
and released premises unto the said Ethan Burdick and his Heirs and Assigns forever.
In Witness whereof the said Dan King and Cynthia King the said have hereunto set our hands
and seals the 11th day of February 1831.
[Signature] Dan King [Seal]
[Signature] Cynthia King [Seal]
Executed in presence of
James Kenyon
Isa Church Justice
Recorded Oct 15th 1831
by Samuel Stanton D.C.
Washington Co.
Charlestown Feb. 11th 1831 - Personally came Dan
King and Cynthia King his wife and acknowledged the above and
foregoing Instrument to be their free voluntary act and deed and have
done
before me. [Signature] Isa Church Justice Peace.