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To all People to whom these Presents shall come, Stephen Berry of Charlestown
in Kings County in the Colony of Rhode Island New England send Greeting. Know you this
that I the said Stephen Berry For me and in Consideration of the Sum of Thirty Two Pounds Sterling
lawful Money to me in Hand paid by Charles Church of Charlestown, Germany the Prince
whereof I do hereby acknowledge, and myself therewith contented and fully paid have. I do grant
grant and absolutely quitclaim, cede, assign and convey and by these Presents do fully
and forever grant, yield, surrender, and convey unto him the said Charles Church his Heirs and
Assigns forever, a certain Tract of Land situate in said Charlestown, containing by Estimation
Twenty Acres be the same more or less Bounded southerly on the first, west, easterly on Daniel
Tuttle's land northerly on Joseph Clarke's land, or how far extends Joseph Clarke's boundary
to Land in possession of Communit. [illegible] for boundary being to follow the old fence.
To have and to hold all the above granted and conveyed Premises with all the
Appurtenances there belonging, unto him the said Charles Church his Heirs and Assigns
to he and theirs only forever the Benefit and Behoof thereof, that I the said Stephen Berry
for myself my Heirs, Executors, and Administrators, do grant to and will the said Charles Church
his Heirs and Assigns, that of the Conveying hereof save the Sum and lawful Money and
Conveyed fully and completely of the Premises in my own Right; and that I the said Charles
Church his Heirs and Assigns, by virtue of this present may lawfully and peaceably occupy
the same with the Appurtenances, free and clear, of any or some of any other folks, grants, conveys
Sales, Leases, Mortgages, Wills, Settlements, Judgments or Encumbrances, of the others whatsoever
makes this present Deed. And furthermore I the said Stephen Berry for myself my
Heirs and Executors, do covenant and Agree to warrant forever and defend the before
granted Premises against the lawful Claims or Demands, of any Person whatsoever, holding
the same from me or others under me the said Stephen Berry, according to the Tenor of the before
written Deed And Elizabeth Berry Wife of the said Stephen Berry, according to the Consideration
above said, with her body freely, and willingly quitclaims and forends her Right Title and Interest
and power of Title of in and unto the before described Premises unto him the said Charles
Church his Heirs and Assigns forever by this present. In Witness whereof we have hereunto
set our Hands and Seals, the Tenth Day of June in the Eleventh Year of the Reign of
George the Third, King of Great Britain, Anno Domini 1777.
Sign'd Sealed & Delivered
In presence of
Martha Borden
Simon Berry
Charlestown in Kings County ye
Stephen Berry
Elizabeth Berry
Presently appeared the Subscribers the Day and Date first written, and
acknowledged the foregoing Instrument to be their Act, Will and Deed, Hands and
Seals Thereunto affixed, before me
Peleg Cross Justice Peace
The above Deed was recorded this
Eleventh Day of June A.D. 1777
P. James Congdon Clks of S. Town Ct
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