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to warrant secure and Defend by these Presents And Thankful the Wife of the said
Joseph doth by these Presents yield up and Surrender all her right of Power and Power of
title ofen in and unto the Land and premises aforesaid unto the said Silas Miles his Heirs &
Offspring forever. Witness our hands and Seal the fifth day of June in the Twelfth Year of the Reign
of George the Third King of Great Britain & Colony Dominion one Thousand and Seven hundred
and Seventy six.
Signed Sealed & Delivered in presence of
[illegible]
Sylvester hutchinson
Benedict Moore
Kings County. Charlestown June the 5th e 12/1776
Joseph Stanton Gent
Thankful Stanton [illegible]
The above and afore going within the Main named Joseph Stanton Junr personally came before
me with Thankful his Wife to both acknowledged that the within
Deed was executed the 28th [illegible] witnesseth me to be this Instrument duly Sealed & Deld with their
day of June 1776 [illegible] Hand to all which that aforesaid [illegible] my Cog Justice of Peace
To all People to whom their Presents shall come I Joseph Stanton Junr of Charlestown
in the County of Kings County in the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence stating that
I the said Joseph Stanton Junr and in Consideration of the sum of Seven Thousand and seventy Six Dollars
and ten cents of Lawful Money given unto me in Hand and well and truly paid by Caleb
Robinson of Newport in the County of Newport in the Colony named Spanish Governor before the Beginning and
Delivery hereof the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge and by myself witnesseth of my sufficient
Condition and point of and every part thereof through these Presents Convey bargain sell transfer the
said Silas Miles the Heirs Conveyance and Assigns forever by these Presents H.I.I.I. given
grants bargain sell alien convey transfer and assign unto the said Silas
Robinson his the Heirs and Assigns forever Two certain Pieces of Land lying and being in
Charlestown aforesaid the first of said Land contains about seventy Seven acres be the same
More or Less and is bounded Northerly on the East Road partly on the Salt Marsh and
partly upon Land of Ed Co[il] Co[il] Chapter shelter southern upon the salt Marsh and westerly upon
the [illegible] Water bordering a Wall Piece of Land bordering this Court of Land to the Southwest the
Road in that what lies Eastward of the Watering Place is bounded with the said Roads
The others of said Land contains about Ninety rods be the same More or Less with dwellings
House there standing and is bounded Northerly upon Land Co[il] Co[il] upon Land of
Silas Porter Gent Eastly upon the East Road and Westerly upon Land of Ed Co[il] Co[il] the
To have and to hold the above granted and Bargained Premises with all the Boundings
lotsTage appurtenances and Commodities to the same Belonging or in any way appertaining
with him the said Charles Robinson his the Heirs and Assigns forever to him his heirs and by this present
Deed Indenture Bargain and Sale I the said Joseph Stanton for my sufficient Executor
Admin to Convey Bound and Grant bound with the said Charles Robinson his Heirs and Assigns
that as and for the Executing and Delivery hereof Save the True full and Lawful Owner of
the above Bargained Premises and am Lawfully seized and Possessed of the same in my own
Proper Right as a good Perfect and absolute Estate of inheritance in the Premises And have in
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27 Know all Men by these Presents that they Abraham [illegible] their heirs and assigns do hereby grant bargain and sell convey
and release unto Joseph and Martha [illegible] their heirs and assigns the following described piece of land
lying and being in the Town of [illegible] and bounded as follows [illegible]
my full right full title clear and Lawful Authority to full and Dispose of the same in all manner of ways and
that the said Charles Wickham his heirs and assigns shall have all and singular all the rights and privileges
Tenure forever by force and virtue of the Right Percept Lawfully Inherited & Diversity More’d
the Court’s Order and except the said Premises and Appurtenances for the Opportunity for ease
certain fully and clearly Separated relinquished and delivered off and away all and sundry Claims reclamations
reserves what home or others forever said May or in any manner or Degree either Obstructed or With Credits
Restrict And Furthermore the said premises forever for myself my Heirs Everyone and administrators
to Covenant Engage the above described Premises to him the said Charles Wickham his heirs &
assigns against the Lawful Claims Demands of any Person or Persons whatever forever
for ever and forever Deed by myself Christopher and Thankfull wife of the said first part Doth
hereby Land and all her right of Dower and dower & Dowry in stately and unto the above Bargain
Enterprise and to him the said Charles Wickham his heirs and assigns forever
Item Nevertheless Nothing herein Standing any thing herein Written before the said premises
Sellaron his heirs Hereditaments or Administrators or officers shall pay or cause to be paid unto the
above named Charles Wickham his heirs Executors or Administrators the sum of Eleven hundred and
Twenty four Pounds & Twelve Shillings either Mill Dollars or more by the Eighth day of june while
visit will be in the year One thousand seven hundred and seventy two in the case the completer
shall arising on the sum from the tale’s end of shall wait and Time that the above Written
Deed shall cease and become null and Void and of no force Order nor Effect but if otherwise
then this Certain Deed shall abide and Continue in effect unto Value according the
said Indenture and Meaning of these presents Signed and sealed the said first part before me
Thankfull my wife hereunto joined her seal and signature the Seventh day of june
in the Sixth Year of the reign of our Sovereign George the Third Day of Great Britain & c
Ad 1770
Signed Sealed & Delivered
In presence of
Thos Crisp
Christopher
[illegible]
[illegible]
the same Deed was Proved & Affirmed
The City of [illegible] 1770 by [illegible]
The City of [illegible] March 20th 1783 Whereas certain known
[illegible] the Right that the same premises [illegible] the said [illegible]
To all People whom these presents come to greet send Greeting Whereas I
in the County of King’s County in the colony of Rhode Island do make known Greeting Whereas
that I the said Stanlake for and in Consideration of the sum of One thousand expand Mill Dollars
to me in hand well and truly paid by Charles Wickham of Newport in the County of New
port in the colony of Rhode Island before the Execution and Delivery hereof the first of the month
of July I do hereby Acknowledge and my self herewith fully satisfied contented and treaty and every
part and parcel thereof to Dispose the said Charles Wickham his heirs Executors his heirs more
Executors and Administrators forever by these Presents have given granted bargained field shared
assigned conveyed Confirmed and Conveyed by this Present fully absolutely and irrevocably grant
give full alien sell assign convey and confirm unto him the said Charles Wickham his heirs and assigns
forever Two certain tracts Parcel or Piece of Land lying and being in the Situation [illegible]
one hundred and forty one acres and a quarter the first of which said Tract contains forty five
acres of Land and a hundredly Brotherly on the East side Easterly on Eight [illegible]
Southerly on then full stand and Westerly partly on a Cove Call’d the Mud Cove and partly on
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