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5/30/1770 · DEED · book 3 page 12 doc 12693

From CLARKE SHEARMAN, CLARKE KATHERINE, CLARKE CATHERINE
To CONGDON JOSEPH life
Consideration One hundred & eighty seven Spanish Silver Mill Dollars & half a Dollar
Premises about two hundred and twelve Acres · Messuage or Dwelling House and Tract of Land known as John Clarke's Tenure (Charlestown, Piggmont Reach, Congdon's River)
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will John Clarke
“Devisees of John Clarke late of Newport aforesaid Former deceased”
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The grantee's later conveyances, by name — the man, not necessarily this land; the one that cites this deed as its source is the land

▶ 1770 · MORTGAGE · CONGDON JOSEPH → BROWNING THOMAS · book 3 p 29
▶ 1770 · DEED · CONGDON JOSEPH; CONGDON SUSANNAH → BROWNING JOHN · book 3 p 30
▶ 1770 · MORTGAGE · CONGDON JOSEPH; CONGDON SUSANNAH → ROBINSON SYLVESTER · book 3 p 38
▶ 1770 · MORTGAGE · CONGDON JOSEPH → WILKINSON JOHN · book 3 p 41
▶ 1770 · MORTGAGE · CONGDON JOSEPH → WILKINSON JOHN · book 3 p 42
▶ 1771 · DEED · CONGDON SUSANNA; CONGDON JOSEPH → CONGDON WILLIAM · book 3 p 58
▶ 1774 · DEED · CONGDON SUSANNA; CONGDON JOSEPH → CROSS SAMUEL · book 3 p 150
▶ 1786 · DEED · CONGDON JOSEPH; CONGDON MARY → CROSS PELEG JR · book 3 p 477
▶ 1787 · DEED · CONGDON JOSEPH; CONGDON MARY → CONGDON JAMES · book 3 p 525

Bounded by

John Hall · John Hall

The instrument's own words

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To all People to whom these Presents shall come, Sherman Clarke of Newport in the County of Newport in the Colony of Rhodeisland and Providence Plantation in New England Morpheus One of the Sons and Devisees of John Clarke late of Newport aforesaid Former deceased and Catherine his Wife greeting Know ye That they the said Sherman Clarke and Catherine his Wife Greeting Know ye That they the said Sherman Clarke and Catherine his Wife Greeting For and in Consideration of the Sum of One thousand seventy seven pounds Spanish pieces of Eight Milled & stamped Value in Hand upon the Execution hereof well and truly paid by Joseph Congdon of Charlestown in the County of Newport in the Colony aforesaid in the Receipt whereof they do hereby acknowledge and forevermore hereby fully satisfied contented and paid and therefore of and every Part and Parcel thereof do remise release quit and discharge him the said Joseph Congdon his Heirs Executors etc and administrators forever by these Presents Grant give fully and ab solutely grant assigned conveyed and confirmed and by these Presents do fully fully and ab solutely grant convey grant bargain sell will alien convey and confirm unto the said Joseph Congdon his Heirs and assigns forever The One Hundredth south part of 6 Certain Messuages or dwelling Houses and tract or parcel of Land situate lying and being in Charlestown or bargain sell will alien convey and confirm unto the said Joseph Congdon his Heirs and assigns forever The One Hundredth south part of 6 Certain Messuages or dwelling Houses and tract or parcel of Land situate lying and being in Charlestown containing by Estimation of Charlestown Charlestown street above the name of John Clarke the same name of John Clarke containing by Estimation of Charlestown Charlestown street above the name of John Clarke the same name of John Clarke containing by Estimation of Charlestown Charlestown street above the name of John Clarke the same name of John Clarke containing by Estimation 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13 In Witness whereof they the said Shearman Clarke and Catherine his Wife have hereunto set their Hands and Seals the first day of March in the Sixth Year of the Reign of our sovereign Lord George the Third by the Grace of God of Great Britain &c And in the Year of our Lord one Thousand seven hundred and seventy Signed and Delivered in the Presence of Samuel Bowers Nath. Logges hall [illegible] Shearman Clarke Seal Catherine Clarke Seal Newport Sc. Newport March 1st 1770 Personally appeared Shearman Clarke and Catherine Clarke his Wife and acknowledged the above Instrument by them Subscribed to be their Act and Deed Before Saml Bowers Justice Peace The above Deed was Recorded the 30 day of May 1770 by J. Congdon Sc To all People to whom these Presents shall Come, a William Clarke of Newport in the County of Consent of Newport in the Colony of Rhode Island & Providences Plantations in New England situate One of the Sons and Descendants of John Clarke Late of Newport since [illegible] Deceased Said William Clarke for and in Consideration of the Sum of One hundred seventy seven pounds thirteen Shillings paid to him a Due Sum of Money in Hand before the Executing hereof well and truly paid by Congdon of Eastshore in the County of Consent in the Colony of Rhode Island I hereby the Receipt hereof I do hereby acknowledge and by this Writing fully satisfied contented and paid, through and through, and of every Part and Parcel hereof to separate, assign and deliver him the said Joseph Congdon his Heirs Convenants and Administrators forever by these Presents his Heirs granted parts beyond boundaries all extended, conveyed and confirmed and by these Presents do fully formally and absolutely give grant bargain sell confirm assign and convey unto him the said Joseph Congdon his Heirs and offsers forever the one and only parcel of a Certain Messuage or Dwelling House and Tract of Land situate lying and being in Charlestown aforesaid known by the Name of John Clarke's Tenure containing by Estimation about two hundred and Twelve Acres be the same more or less and is bounded Easterly and partly Southerly on Land of John Hall westerly on Land late to the said Joseph Congdon Westerly on Piggmont Reach and Northerly on Congdon's River Together with all the rights singular the House Building Wooding Water Ways Water rights the Like &c Privileges Improvements meadows Heritaments and Appurtenances whatsoever unto the hereby granted promised for better enjoying or in any wise appertaining what the Premises and Amendments thereof what all the Estate Right Title Interest the Possession Property Claim and Demand whatever all the said William Clarke of in and to the premises hereby granted and conveyed part and Parcel hereof To have and to hold the said granted and bargained Premises with all the Appurtenances Tenements and Commodities to the same belonging or in any wise appertaining to him the said Joseph Congdon his Heirs and offsers forever to him his heirs and offsers one only proper His Receipt and Holden forever And the said William Clarke for himself his Heirs Servants and Omnis successors do covenant promise and grant to and with the said Joseph

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