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Know all Men by these Presents, that I Simeon Babcock of Charlestown in
the County of Washington in the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, Gentleman
do sell & Conveyance of the sum of my Hundred Dollars paid me by Obadiah Gunner man
the said Obadiah Gunner man & William Gunner man, of Charlestown in the County of Washington and
the said Obadiah Gunner man & William Gunner man, of Charlestown in the County of Washington and
[illegible] and
do hereby Give Grant Bargain Sell and Convey unto the said Obadiah Gunner man & William Gunner man
do hereby Give Grant Bargain Sell and Convey unto the said Obadiah Gunner man & William Gunner man
their Heirs and Assigns forever One Certain tract of land part of a field
known as Between William Gunner man their heir and Assigns forever One Certain tract of land part of a field
known as [illegible]
lying in and bearing in Charlestown in the County of Washington and the said aforesaid containing by
estimation Eighty feet of the South to the north and East to West as bounded on the North with the
Boundaries of the first above described and bounded on the North with the [illegible] bordering to be full
Gunner man & bounded on the East by the aforesaid Boundaries there and bounded on the South by the field
Gunner man & bounded on the South by the aforesaid Boundaries there and bounded on the South by the field
belonging to a field Gunner man & fully belonging to Obadiah Gunner man with all of actually
belonging to a field Gunner man & a certain House standing thereon.
I reserve to Myself all the void granted and Appurtenant thereto with the Privileges and
Appurtenances thereof to the said Obadiah Gunner man & Jab Gunner man & William
Gunner man their Heirs and Assigns forever, to them their heirs and my Body forever
convey and the said William Gunner man for my part my Heirs & Administrators do the
said and the said William Gunner man for my part my Heirs & Administrators do the
grant and the said Obadiah Gunner man & Jab Gunner man & William Gunner man
their Heirs and Assigns forever have hereby fully settled in the premises of the said
of all Insurance thereafter that I have and Right to Sell and convey the same the said Obadiah
Gunner man & Jab Gunner man & William Gunner man to Settle or otherwise, and that I will
Warrant all and Appertained to the said Obadiah Gunner man & Jab Gunner man & William
Gunner man their Heirs and Assigns forever the rightful Owners and Demised of all others
and Polly Babcock, wife of the aforesaid Simeon Babcock for the Consideration
above mentioned did and by these presents do surrender to the said Obadiah Gunner man & Jab Gunner man
above mentioned did and by these presents do surrender to the said Obadiah Gunner man & Jab Gunner man
all my Right of Power and powers of Tenure of land
to the before described and Bargain & Conveyance to them the said Obadiah Gunner man & Jab Gunner man
and William Gunner man to them their Heirs and Assigns forever.
In Witness whereof we have hereunto Set our hands and Seal this 3 day of October
A.D. 1831
Signed Sealed and delivered in
presence of me Notary public
Joshua Card Jr.
Simeon Babcock
Polly Babcock
his
wife
march
Recorded March 21st A.D. 1832, Washington for Charlestown, before me at Charlestown, personally
by Samuel Stanton Ct Clrk
appeared the within named Simeon Babcock and Polly
Babcock wife of the said Simeon and acknowledged their
within Instrument to be their free Voluntary act and Deed
hand and Seals thereto affixed for the purposes therein
Contained. before me this 3 day of October A.D. 1831
Joshua Card Jr. Justice Peace