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To all People whom these Presents shall come, Daniel Brenton of
Charlestown in Kings County by Colony of Rhode Island, do Give and Grant Gently & knowye
that I the said Daniel Brenton for and in Consideration of the Sum of One Hundred and Twenty Pounds
of lawful English money to me in Hand, before the Execution hereof well and
sufficiently paid by Samuel Brenton, in the County of Kings of Colony of Rhode Island and Providence
the Undersigned whereof I do hereby acknowledge and, my very heartfelt thanks offered repeatedly
and honestly, and of every Court and Council thereof, designate, request and mortgage from the said
Daniel Brenton and Administrator forever, by these Presents Entirely give granted bargained for
eternity, assigned, conveyed, and confirmed unto the said Samuel Brenton for himself and his
descendants heirs forever, full, entire, lawful, convey and confirm unto the said part’s’ [illegible]
and Samuel Brenton one Certain Piece of Land situate lying and being in Charlestown
of said vicinity containing by Estimation, one Thousand Acres, the same now or formerly known as
bounding on the East side beginning at a Rock with a stake and a Stone in Mr. John’s field
Charlestown in the Kings East Court of the town and from there running North to a Tree called
“the Old Oak” and from there North to a Stone called “the Old Stone” in the Land above described
then North 19 Acres to the Old Stone in the Land of Daniel Brenton, then Old Stone to Daniel Brenton
& Moore, then 19 Acres to the North part of the south point, then running south from there
with the meadow of Mr. Brenton, then running East by Joseph Angell’s Land until it
comes to the Great Cedar Swamp, then bounding, for the firstly by W. Brenton
on the Island over a creek, until it comes to Oliver Copeland’s Land, bounding
westward partly on Mr. Copeland’s Land & partly on the Great Swamp, bounding east
on the Land of Brenton until it comes to Samuel Brenton, then upturning it to the
said Samuel Brenton by a River, while it borders Joseph Angell’s pastureland &
bounding on easterly partly by said River, partly by fence, partly by fence, partly by Land
partly by fence, Samuel Land to the first mentioned Stone, or until it bounds
a reported line bounded, as being the North of the Court of the Court Land
the said Daniel Brenton being of former Name’s’ and heirs forever, and
with the heritages houses tenements.
To have and to hold the said granted and bargained premises with all
the appurtenances, buildings and the like things there belonging, in any
appropriation, the aforementioned Land, premises his heirs and assigns forever,
as if the only prop. the Right Respect & Design before mentioned, and I the said Daniel
Brenton for myself my heirs, Executors, and Administrator his covenant promises
grant to have and to hold the said stated premises his Description, that the above bargained
premises hereby, and the true title, and lawful Owner of the above bargained
premises, and by lawfully defended & respected of the same, in my own right proper
and as a good perfect & absolute Estate of inheritance in Simple fee as a true
and great right Great title lawful, and lawful Entirety, bargained given sold
conveyed, and confirmed the said bargained premises in tenure,
and confirm that the said Samuel Brenton, his heirs and assigns, shall have and may
and occupy the said bargained premises, in their Due and
from time to time and at all times forever lawfully, in Due and
of their Premises, lawfully possessed, and quietly have, hold, and enjoy the
and occupy, the said deemed and being once more, with all the appurtenances for,
clear, and free and clearly appointed, appointing and discharged of and
from all and all manner of claims of former or other Gifts, Grants, Bargains Sales,
Leases, Mortgages, Wills, Estates, promises, Deeds, Mortgages with any
assignments, of what Name or Nature whatsoever, for that might be any other
degree, offset or manner in what form this present Deed.
Furthermore, I the said Daniel Brenton for my very self my heirs Executors,
& Administrator do in own act and engage the above mentioned Premises, that in the said
Samuel Brenton his heirs & assigns against the lawful Claims a Demand of any
person whatsoever, forever and lawfully, forever, and defend by Right Reports Promised
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Provided Nevertheless and the said Executor are upon Condition that if the aforesaid
Daniel Truesdale his Heirs Executor Administrator s & Assigns, or other of them shall will and fully and justly pay
me to be paid to the above named Hazard’s Heirs his Heirs & Assigns, the above mentioned Sum of One Hundred
& Seven Pounds Seven Shillings Eighteen Pence [illegible] in lawful Money, on or before the First Day of March which will be
in the year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred & Seventy Nine the present Deed of Bargain & Sale
and every other Conveyance written or signed by me shall be null void of any effect, but upon failure thereof remaining
to be paid and satisfactory, the 1st of March next, 1781 the said Daniel Truesdale have henceforth fully & absolutely
the said Farm and Lot of Memory, in the Twelfth Year of his Majesty’s Reign George the Third by the Grace of
God Britain etc. In the 27th year of the [illegible]
Signed sealed & delivered
in the presence of
Gid. [illegible]
& Danl Truesdale
The above Deed was received
voluntarily Sold & delivered
the 17th day of May 1782
[illegible] & Thos T. Cl.
Kings County [illegible]
at Charlestown appeared this Day personally appeared the above
Subscriber Daniel Truesdale, and acknowledged the above written Instrument, to be his
Before me [illegible]
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