6/3/1771 · DEED · book 3 page 58 doc 12733

To all People to whom these Presents shall come Greeting. Know ye, that I Joseph Congdon of Charlestown in King's County and Colony of Rhode Island & Providence, for and in Consideration of the Sum of Two Thousand Pounds lawful Money to me in Hand paid by the Executing and Delivery hereof well and truly paid by William Congdon now of the Town, County & Colony above described / son of Joseph Congdon late of s Charlestown deceased / the receipt whereof I hereby acknowledge and myself Hereunto fully satisfied, convinced, contented and paid, and thereof, and of any part and parcel thereof to release, remise, assign and discharge the said William Congdon his heirs Tenants, and Administrators forever, by these Presents have granted bargained sold, alienated conveyed, released and confirmed And by these Presents do fully release, and absolutely grant give convey, grant, alien, assign, convey and confirm unto the said William Congdon for himself and his heirs and assigns forever a certain Tract of Land lying and being in Charlestown in the said Colony in Estimation One Hundred and Twenty acres be the same more or less both length and gidth bounded on the Northerly side on the Land called by the granting party the State of the John blake of Newport second and there, Easterly partly on head now in possession of [illegible] on Common land partly on Land in the possession of Graham Downing Northerly partly on the Rock Land partly on John Cores Land, and Westerly partly on, and around partly on a Brook or River running from s West to East until it reaches Common Rock To have and to hold the said granted and bargained Premise, with all the Priviledges & Appurtenances to the same forever, in any way appertaining unto the said William Congdon his Heirs and assigns forever, to his and his only proper use benefit and behoof forever. And I the said Joseph Congdon for me my Heirs Executors, and Administrators as covenant promise, and grant to and with the said William Congdon his Heirs and assigns That at all and before the Execution hereof have the true, full, and lawful Seisure of, the above bargained Premise, and am lawfully seized and possessed of the same in maner and form Right or way a good perfect and absolute Estate of Substantial state in Fee Simple, and have in my own good Right, full and lawful and perfect Liberty, to sell and dispose of the same in Manner as above said. That the said bargained Premise, and every Part thereof is absolutely free and clear of and from all Manner of forms or claims from party, Bargaining Sales Debt or Incumbrance of some other Name or Nature forever, that will in any Manner in Law oppose obstruct or make void this present Deed. Furthermore I the said Joseph Congdon for me my Heirs Executors, and Administrators do covenant and engage the above described Premise unto the said William Congdon his Heirs and assigns, forever to warrant and forever and defend by the said Joseph Congdon and Susanna Congdon wife of the above named Joseph Congdon their heirs for the Consideration above mentioned, quit claimed and forever quit and release their right of and Power of thirds of in s unite the above described Premise unto the said William Congdon his Heirs and assigns forever. In Witness whereof the above named Joseph Congdon & Susanna his wife have hereunto set their Hands and Seals this Twenty Third Day of April in the Year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Seventy two. Signed Sealed and Delivered in King's County in Rhode Island before me this 23rd Day of April A.D. 1772 of Kings County S. Per Namely Joseph Congdon Peter Grosse Susanna Congdon Peter Grosse appeared the Underwriters to acknowledge after the Day and the Date first written and acknowledged the above Instrument, to be their Act and Deed Hands and Seals therefore offered before me Peter Grosse Justice Peace James Jordan J.P.