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Know All Men by these Presents that I Joshua Champlin of Wickford
town in the County of Washington and State of Rhode Island forward for and in the
consideration of two hundred Dollars paid me in hand by Marlborough R
Gardner of and inhabitants, the Receipt whom I do hereby acknowledge,
have Given and Sold, and do by these Presents convey and Sell to him the
Marlborough R Gardner's Garden for and during the Term of his Natural life on
the south of the twenty first part of a certain Farm situated in Wickford town
and called the Joshua Champlin Farm lying south of the North road (by the road) and
bounded East by Robert's Lot and East by James R. Bailey's boundary, south by the south side
boundary of Christopher G. Champlin, and North by the North part bound
by westerly line of Christopher G. Champlin, and North by the North part bound
or however otherwise described to the North with the same with all
privileges and appurtenances thereunto belonging to the said Marlborough R
Gardner for, and during the term of his Natural life. In Witness whereof I have
hereunto set my hand and Seal this 14th day of April 1835.
Joshua Champlin. (L.S)
Witness
Wm. Champ
John D. Browning
Recorded April 21, 1835 by S. Stanton C. Clky.
(State of Rhode Island in the County of Washington, ss.)
Personally appeared Joshua Champlin signer of the sealed instrument
dated April 14, 1835, and acknowledged the same to be his free and voluntary act
and deed and Seal.
Before
Iwa Church Justice Peace
Know All Men by these Presents that I Joshua Cord of Charlestown
in the County of Washington & State of Rhode Island called Providence plantation
In Consideration of the sum of one hundred and fifty Dollars paid me by Melven
Cord of Charlestown in the County of Washington State of Rhode Island called Pro
vidence plantation the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge, do hereby Give,
Grant, Bargain, Sell and convey unto the said Welcome Cord his Heirs and Assigns
forever certain lot or parcel of Land lying and being situated in Charlestown
in the County of Washington & State of Rhode Island called Providence plantation
containing twenty hundred and thirty acres of land more or less and bounded as
follows: bounded on the North on lands of Isaac Perry some 4 chains of length and
on the East on lands of Christopher G. Champlin some 12 chains of length and
on the South bounded on the south bounds of Olney Church and Olney Church
the Churchly and on the west bounded on the bounds of Olney Church and Olney
Church, or however the same may be bounded or described to be bounded
To have and to hold the said Welcome Cord and his Heirs and Assigns forever with the privileges
and appurtenances thereunto belonging to the said Welcome Cord his Heirs and Assigns
and his heirs and assigns forever, and I the said Joshua Cord do warrant the said land
unto the said Welcome Cord and his Heirs and Assigns forever in all manner of law
for the convenience of the same to the said Welcome Cord and his Heirs and Assigns forever in
the same the said Welcome Cord and his Heirs and Assigns forever to hold an appurtenances, and with all
privileges and appurtenances thereunto belonging to the said Welcome Cord his Heirs and Assigns
forever and to all of his Heirs forever.
In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal this 15th day of April 1835.
Joshua Cord. (L.S)
(L.S)
Recorded May 14, 1835
by Samuel Stanton C. Clky.
John Tucker
Iwa Church
Wickford, R.I.
(State of Rhode Island in the County of Washington, ss.)
Personally appeared the within named Joshua Cord on the 15th day of April 1835
and stated to the within instrument to be his free and voluntary act
and deed and Seal
before
Iwa Church Justice Peace