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To have and to hold the above Demised Premises with all the Priviledges and
Appurtenances thereon or thereto belonging or appertaining to him and their only Wife Benefitt
and Heirs forever. And I the sd Jeremiah Wording for my Heirs Executors & Administrators
do covenant and grant with the sd Thomas Adams the Heirs Wife and assigns that he & his heirs
the Executing hereof I am the true and lawful owner of the above Demised Premise and
am lawfully seized of the same in mine own right as a Good Estate of inheritance in
the Simple and have in my self Good Right full Power Lawfull Authority to Convey
the same in Manner and form as is above Expressed and that I Thomas Adams the
Heirs and Assigns shall and may forevermore HAVE and hold his wife assigns possess and enjoy
the same freely and quietly Acquit and Discharged of any and all sums and future claims
Gifts Grants Sales Mortgages and Estates Executors Administrators or any other person or
Heirs and furthermore I the sd Jeremiah Wording do for my self my Heirs Executors
Administrators do covenant and engage the above Demised Premise unto the sd
Thomas Adams the Heirs and Assigns forever against the lawful Claims or Demands of
any Person or Persons whatsoever do warrant and Defend the same and did Agreed
Wording not to do the sd Jeremiah Wording do for and in Consideration of the same as
is above Expressed hereby give quit and surrender unto all my Right of Owner and Owner
of Words in or unto the above Demised Premise unto the sd Thomas Adams the
Heirs and Assigns forever by these Presents In Witness whereof have hereunto set our
Hands and Seals the Duplicate Day of August and in the Ninth Year of the Reign
of our Sovereign Lord George the Third King of Great Britain &c Ad 1779
Signed sealed and deliverd
in the presence of
Walt Rogers
Christopher Wording
Kings County SS
Recorded the Personally appeared this second day of October Ad 1779 the above s
31 day of setty 1779 Jeremiah Wording aforesaid and Acknowledged the above and within
by I Congorded & William Lord to be his Identity act and Deed with his Hand and
Seal hereunto affixed Joseph Joshua Clarke Justice of the peace
To all People to whom these Presents shall come Either Petitioners to
Joseph Clarke date of Charlestown Deceased and any Champlin Single Woman both of
Charlestown in Kings County and Colony of Westland State and both Daughters of
Joseph Champlin Yeoman also Weaver Late of Charlestown Deceased being Colliers
to Joseph Champlin and seal Greeting Whereas it is’d that they the sd Either Petter &
any Champlin for and in Consideration of the sum of Sixty Pounds Currency
of the Colony aforesaid to them in hand Before the Executing hereof well and truly paid
by Joseph Clarke of the Town County and Colony aforesaid Namely the Receipt whereof they
do hereby acknowledge thanked and Therefore fully satisfied contented and paid
and thereof and of every part and Parcel thereof is separate acquit and discharge them
the sd Joseph Clarke his Heirs Executors and Administrators forever by these Presents
have given granted bargained void cessed assigned conveyed and confirmed and
the sd Present do freely fully and absolutely give grant bargain sell alien assign
convey
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convey, and confirm unto him the said Joseph Clarke, his Heirs, and Assigns forever. One
certain tract or parcel of Land and site lying and being in Charlestown aforesaid containing
by Estimation Seventy seven Acres be the same more or less Bounded & Boundned on
the North West North westerly partly on Samuel Porters Land, and partly on Elihu Crypder's
Land, Easterly partly on Land formerly belonging to John Mill, Deceased and partly on
Daniel Hunger's Land, southerly partly on s. Daniel Hunger's Land and partly on Clarke's
Church's Land, Westerly on the Indian land, see Memorth hereafter mentioned or
agreed to be bounded, it being the whole of the Land that s. Joseph Champin owns
in said Charlestown, Together with the Dwelling House, Out House, Wells, Water, Liberties
Priviledges and Appurtenances thereunto to him the said Joseph Clarke his Heirs
and Assigns forever To have and to hold the said premises bargained and conveyed, Simple
with all the appurtenances Priviledges and Commodites to the same belonging given over and
with appertaining to him the said Joseph Clarke his Heirs and Assigns forever his
and theirs only and forever use benefit and behoof, and behoof forever, and they the said
Either Otter and any Champin theirs for their heirs Executors and administrators
do sole covenant promise and grant with the said Joseph Clarke his Heirs and
Assigns. that at or before the Executing hereof they the said Either Otter and any
Champin are the true lawful and lawful Owners of the above bargained Premises
and are lawfully seised and Seised of the same in their simple clear Right title and
perfect and absolute Estate of Charlestown in the simple clear Said have in themselves
and good right full lawfully to grant bargain sell, convey and
confirm the bargained premises in Manner aforesaid and that the s. Joseph Clarke his
Heirs, and Assigns shall peaceably from time, to times, and at all times forever hereafter
by them and by none of the presents’ conveyances peace and quietly have and hold aforesaid
premises, with the appurtenances
full and clear, and freely and clearly acquitted conveyed and paid of all
dues and levies, and justly and clearly acquitted conveyed and paid of all
Entails Estate settlements Tenures Judgments Executions or Incumbrances, of what Names
or Nature forever that might in any Manner or way encumber void this
Present Deed Furthermore they the said Either Otter and any Champin for
themselves their Heirs Executors and administrators do covenant and agree for
the above demised Premises to him the said Joseph Clarke his Heirs and Assigns, against the
lawful Claims or Demands of any Person or Persons whatever forever warrant frame
and signed by their Presents. Witness their Hands they the said Either Otter and
Any Champin have hereunto set their Hands and seal the Twenty fourth day of March
in the Seventy fourth year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George the Third by Sigmat
Britain Vis and in the Year of our Lord One thousand seven hundred and seventy
four.
Signed Sealed & Delivered
in the Presence of
James Gengston [illegible]
William Clark [illegible]
(Esther Otter seal)
(Any Champin seal)
Received March the 19 day ad 1779 Presently the above subscribers
Received [illegible] Esther Otter and any Champin and acknowledged the above
the 31 day of April and within the same and within their Presence act and Deed Hands and
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