The instrument's own words
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Any Court thereof We do alltogether execute and forever Deliverd by these Presents
In Witness whereof We the J. Tobias Saunders, and Martha his Wife Robert
Durdick and Hannah his wife, Ichabod Clarke and Elizabeth his wife, and Amos Freese and
Dorcas his wife have here unto set their Hands and Seals the Twenty sixth Day of March, in the
Eleventh Year of his present Majestys Reign Close. 1771
Signed Sealed & Delivered
in presence of
Robert Manton
William Green.
Tobias Saunders [seal]
Martha Saunders [seal]
Robert Durdick [seal]
Hannah Durdick [seal]
Ichabod Clarke [seal]
Elizabeth Clarke [seal]
Amos Freese [seal]
Dorcas Freese [seal]
Kings County March 2nd 1771
The Day and Year before written Personally
appeared the above named Persons Tobias Saunders, Robert Durdick, Hannah
Durdick, Ichabod Clarke, Elizabeth Clarke, Amos Freese, & Dorcas Freese and
acknowledged the foregoing Deed to be their voluntary Act with their Hand and seal
there unto affixed
Before Robert Manton Justice of the Peace
The above and foregoing Deed was recorded the Eighth Day of July 1771
By James Congdon Clerk Off.
To all People whom these presents shall come Greeting
I Joseph Stanton of Chariestown in Kings County in the Colony of Rhode Island America
for me and my consideration of the Premises in the foreground my Wife and my Heirs by my Pen and a
Deed, to me in Hand by the Enclosing hereof and by the following my son Henry Saunders &
Joseph Saunders in the company of various Persons and by the following my son Henry Saunders
here Henry Saunders, Administration and Assigns forever Give enterain Grant and Convey Lott
lying and being in the Town of Chariestown over in continuing by Estimation Fifty Acres, more
or less, bounded as follows viz Beginning at the Beginning of the Northwest corner of
the County Road, it being the Land that I have bought from James [illegible] from Henry Saunders
running from the Northwest corner to the south east corner, then running from the southeast corner
as the Corner Road come north eastward to the South east corner of Robert and then there
running East until it comes to the Line of the Land that I gave to Mother and Henry Saunders
there running southerly as the Line running to the Line belonging to my son Henry Saunders
to the South East. To have and to hold the said parcel and forever Grant to with all the
Appurtenances Privileges, and the medows to the same belonging, in any and appertaining
unto the said Henry Saunders and his Heirs and Assigns forever, to him and his heirs forever
Wife, Descendants and Remainder forever, and the said Joseph Stanton, for me my Heirs Execution
and Administrators, do promise, and grant to and with the said Henry Saunders, his Heirs
and Assigns that before the Executing hereof I am the True, Sole and Lawful Owner of the
above described Land & premises and am lawfully seized and possessed of the same
[signature]
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in mine Own proper Right as a good perfect, and Absolute Estate of Inheritance in
the Simple, and have in myself good Right power, and lawful Authority to sell and
dispose of the Same in Manner as aforesaid, and that the Bargained Premises is absolutely
Free and clear of and from any Mortgage, Wills Estate, Jointures Liens, judgments
Executions or any other Encumbrance whatsoever.
Furthermore I will Sue & defend for the above Consideration void or covenant
and engage the above named Land and Premises unto the above named Henry Jardine
his Heirs or Assigns against the lawful Claims Entitlements and Demands of any
Person or Persons whatsoever forever hence forth shall warrant seise and defend by these
Presents in Confirmation whereof I have hereunto set my Hand and Seal the
Sixteenth Day of February A.D 1771. Joseph Stanton Seal'd
Signed Sealed & Delivered
in the presence of
John Rose
A. Helmey
Joseph Stanton
Single Combat
[illegible]
The above and foregoing Joseph Stanton did acknowledge appearing before me the Undersigned
That the Deed was executed voluntarily the Sixteenth Day of February A.D 1771
12 Day Sept 1774