The instrument's own words
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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 described Land and Premises unto the above named Henry Jardine
the Heirs or Assigns against the lawful Claims Entitlements and Demands of any
Person or Persons whatsoever forever hence forth shall warrant secure 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 sealed & delivered
Signed sealed & delivered
in the presence of
John Rose
A. Helmey
Single Combat
[illegible]
State of Rhode Island S.S
The above and foregoing Joseph Stanton did acknowledge appearing before me the undersigner the aforesaid
Deed was executed the voluntary act the Sixteenth Day of February A.D 1771
12 Day February 1771
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Bounding, easterly by said Highways, northerly, westerly, and southerly, upon Land of Thomas
Ginerye's Descendants, Together with all the Priviledges, Improvements, Appurtenances, Ways, Waters
Hereditaments thereunto belonging or appertaining.
To have and to hold the said grounds, bargained, bargained, Conveyed, Conveyed, with all the Appurtenances
Priviledges & Commodities to it or any way belonging or in any wise appertaining, to the said Robert
Stanton his Heirs and Assigns forever, to him and his heirs only proper use, benefit and belief forever.
And I the said Robert Stanton grant for myself my Heirs, Executors, and Administrators to return and
perform, and grant to and with the said Robert Stanton, his Heirs & Assigns that at no rate
the Execution hereof may be void by reason of void act of the Superior Court, and General Courtly
found preceding, of the same in my own right By right of the said Land, conveyances by the
Governors and Council General, as a part of general Estate of Inheritance, in Fee Simple and to
have in perpetuity full power lawfully Authority to dispose of the same in manner and form to grant
bargain, sell foreverly convey and transfer the said Bargained, Conveyed premises, in manner as aforesaid and
that the said Robert Stanton his Heirs, and Assigns, shall and may from time to time, and
at all times forever lawfully foreverly for himself and wife of his life, foreverly lawfully and peacefully
quietly have, hold, use, employ foreverly possess and enjoy the said conveyed and bargained premises
with all the Appurtenances for sole and clear, and free and purely clearly, acquitted warranted and
discharged of and from all and all men of former grants, mortgages, Wills, Legacies
Mortgages, debts, Estates, promises, covenants, Agreements, Conveyances whatever nature of what
sort or kind, Either former that might in any manner or Way happen, or Occasion happen resulting or
present Land Inheritance, I the said Robert Stanton grant in my own behalf and basing perusing for
self my Heirs, Executors, and Administrators to return and engage the aforesaid
premises to him the said Robert Stanton his Heirs, and Assigns forever against the
lawful Claims or Demands of any Person or persons whoever to warrant and forevered
defend by right & several instruments whereof as by these presents set my Hand and Seal and
this Twenty Second day of May in the Eleventh Year of his Majesties Reign George the
Third now over great Britain &c. 1771.
Signed, sealed and Delivered in
the presence of me
[illegible] Thompson
Oliver Craig
Recorded the 11th of May
May 22 1771
[illegible] & [illegible]
[illegible] and Seal Therefore affixed
Before me Oliver Craig Justice of the Peace
To all People to whom these presents shall come Greeting be.
Know ye that I Joseph Stanton of Charlestown in King's County in the colony of
a Rhode Island Company for diverse good Price and Considerations hereunto mentioned and sufficiency
for the natural love and goodwills which I have ever had to my Son Jordan Stanton [illegible]
and to my said Son foreverly Purely foreverly, and absolutely give, grant, release and confirm unto
my said Son Jordan Stanton his Heirs, and Assigns forever not any other daughter of my body nor Relative
or Parcel of Lands, situated lying and being in the Town of Charlestown aforesaid containing
by Estimation Fifty Acres of Land, Bounding as followeth viz Beginning at the Northing
Corner of the Land I gave to my Sons Althrough Stanton and Henry Stanton from there