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In Witness whereof the said Daniel Tingen and Martha his Wife have
hereunto set their Hands and Seals this 3rd Day of March in the Eleventh Year
of His Majesty King George the Third, by the Grace of God King of Great Britain
etc. Anno Domini 1771
Signed Sealed & Delivrd
in presence of
Elizabeth Tingen
James Congdon
Kings County Ss At Charlestown
before me on the Day aforesaid Personally appeared Daniel Tingen the
Subscriber to the above Instrument and acknowledged and declared the same to be his
Voluntary Act and Deed with his Hand and Seal and the same unto me certified
The above is true and correct
Danl Tingen
Col. Joseph Congdon
Jo. Congdon Depy Cl.
Deputie Clerk Justice Peace
To all People to whom these presents come Greetings: Now
Know ye that I John Allen of the Town of Charlestown in the County of Kings County
and in the Colony of Rhode Island & Providence Plantations for and in consideration of the sum of
twenty & seven pounds lawful money of the Colony of Rhode Island to me in hand clearly paid
by William Browning of the said Charlestown in the County and colony aforesaid
upon the receipt whereof I hereby do acknowledge my full satisfy subtracted
and paid in money pure and paid thereof and do hereby covenant assign quit and discharge
to the said William Browning & to his Heirs Executors Administrators and Assigns
forever 1400 acres grant boundary bound poles aligned Enclosed compassed and confining
a certain Black Oak tree marked with initials L.G. and being in the Town as above
and bounded by Elion Allen one link be the same line or edge with some other boundary line
and Black White slips Therefore bounded and described as followeth beginning at a heap
of stones at the North East corner running South east rods called stones opening the High way
from here South east to Bridge running down to the ford and lead to a heap of stones from there running
Northerly the East side of the Brook to a heap of stones from there running south east
border to the first mentioned Brook 1400 acres to have and to hold all and about the said
premises and appurtenances free and clear to possess and enjoy the same as a good improvement
Estate in fee simpleth and that at all times before & during the Selling and Delivering hereof the said
Allen with the Ten and lawful heirs of the above said Premises and appurtenances
have and have on my right hand side Right and ought the liberty to make a road and a road way
and that the using the crossing and Delivery of said road be the said John Allen with his Heirs
and Obey my right my Heirs Executors Administrators and Assigns forever to covenant
and defend all the above said Premises and appurtenances unto the said William
Browning to his Heirs Executors and Administrators & Assigns forever against the
all lawful Claims of any person whatsoever and the said John Allen do hereby declare
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All the above Land i’n clear from all Incumbrances & Free and That the said William
Brownng [illegible] his Heirs Executors and Administrators and Assigns shall and may after the Executing
and Delivery hereof have only and quarterly to have and hold all those ninety perches and every the above
said Land and Messuages and Appurtenances thereunto belonging by their Descent With the [illegible] of the
above said John [illegible] with such full power and purpose up all her rights of there and
powers there in the above Mentioned Land and Messuages and Appurtenances thereunto belonging
unto the said William Brownng for his Heirs Executors and Administrators All and every piece
in Witness whereof we have here set our Seals and signed their Fourteenth Day of October any
and in the Eleventh Year of his Majestys Reign AD 1771—
Signed Sealed and Delivered
in the presence of
Robert [illegible]
Joshua Cond[?]
King's County’s The Day and year above Written
before me appeared the Subscribers John Will and Mary [illegible]
The above and fore going
Deed was Recorded the
14th Day of March 1771 by
James Coggan Town Off[icer] and acknowledged the above Deed to be their Voluntary Act and
with their Names and Seals there to affixed
before Robert Stanton Justice of the Peace
To All People To know that Christopher Чемplen of Charlestown in the County of Kings Colony of
Rhode Island in New England, Yeoman, for this present Indenture of 1771 [illegible] That the said Cristopher
Чемplen for himself and in Consideration of the sum of One Hundred and Eighty Five pounds Sterling
in hand before the Executing hereof well and truly paid by Oliver Clagorn of [illegible] Town
Yeoman, the said Christopher doth by hereby acknowledge, and by myself solely and irrevocably sell
convey and hand, and convey of and convey of every Court and Decree of councils, regals and statutes
to give him the said Oliver Clagorn his Heirs Executors and Administrators forever granted released
Have given, granted, bargained, sold, freed and cleared, conveyed, confirmed and reciprocal and by this
Deedly, to devise, fully, and absolutely convey, grant, bargain, sell, alien, cede, convey, convey, convey, convey
unto the said Oliver Clagorn his Heirs the Clagorn his Heirs and Assigns forever, two certain Pieces of Land
situate in said Charlestown in the first Tract enclosed by Clagorn about Eighty rods from the [illegible]
more or less, it being as follows Beginning at following Beginning at a [illegible] marked by [illegible]
it being the [illegible] Easterly Course of [illegible] feet, and from thence South One Degree west [illegible] Chains and
60 links bounded Eastly of said parcel, running South 12 Degrees west [illegible] Chains and
Seventy feet to a large White Oak Tree, Wood standing in an Arm of the Swamp from
thence running South 10 Degrees west with said Arm until it comes to the Cedar Swamp from
Bounding Southerly in Cedar Swamp, until it comes to a large Red Oak Tree marked with a [illegible]
that leads in said Swamp, thence it runs Westly 20 rods from an Arm of Cedar Swamp until it
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