The instrument's own words
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Know All People to whom these presents shall come I Tobias
Sanders & martha his wife of Constanton in the county of Kings county and
City of Rhode Island ye yeoman named & designated Above in that I Tobias
Sanders & martha his wife for & consideration of 7 sum of Seventy five spanish
milld Dollars in hand before the executing hereof well & fully paid by Stephen
Johnson of Constaton aforesaid & of a woman The receipt whereof I do hereby
acknowledge and Declare thus make fully Satisfied contented & paid up & free of
any part & parcel there through do Elaborate acquit & discharge me Stephen johnson
his Heirs Executors & administrators forever by these presents have given granted
Bargained Sold assigned conveyed conveyed and confirmed by these presents lawfully
fully & absolutely given grant bargain sell convey assign convey convey confirm unto
the Said Stephen Johnson his heirs & assigns forever One certain tract or parcel of
Land situate lying and being in Constaton aforesaid lying in Shannoning much containing
by Estimation namely acres one quarter of Hectares rods in the Same Manner as
below & summed as followeth Now (1929) Beginning at a Stake & Stone about sitting
by a road a high way which do lead to Dewars premises Northeast corner then by the height
lay Way N 37 1/2 W 30 rods then W 30 rods then N 37 1/2 W 30 rods then N 36 1/2 W 30 rods
then N 31 1/2 W 30 rods then W 30 rods then N 37 1/2 W 30 rods then N 36 1/2 W 30 rods
to a Stake & Stone about sitting by the high way lying as in Northwest corner of
the first line then S 32 1/2 W 30 rods to a Stake & Stone situated at Dewars premises Land
to the division of the fence N 30 1/2 W 30 rods and about to white Ash tree on high
Strough then S 32 1/2 W 30 rods to the first mentioned Bounds bounded Northly on a
high way Westly on my grantors Southly on Dewars premises Land etc
To Have and To hold the Said grant & Bargained premises
With all the appurtenances privileges conduits into the Same belonging etc
in any way appertaining to hire the Said Stephen Johnson for his heirs & assigns
forever to his and bodys proper his heirs benefit & heirs forever and the Said Tobias sanders
and Martha his wife for her and her Heirs Executors & devisees forever to covenant & grant
to the Said Stephen johnson for his heirs & assigns that at or before the Expiration
of the term of town felt & lawfully Sold and Only of the above bargain premises
and am lawfully Sold & passed & passed of the Same in our own right as a
and proper & absolute & perfect & title of inheritance in fee simple & Having in our own selves
and right power & lawful Authority to grant Bargain Sell convey and
confirm the Said Bargained premises in manner as above Said and that I Stephen
Johnson his heirs and assigns that from time to time and at all times
hereon hereafter by found & Portion of these presents lawfully and sufficiently
shall in occupy possess & enjoy the Devised & Bargained premises let
appurtenances free and clear and fully & clearly Acquired Inherited and
Discharged of any female and all manner of formies or other Gifts
This
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Grants Bargains Sales Leases Mortgages Wills Estates Fixtures Dowries Indemnities Executions Or
Insurance of what Nature ever that may respite in any Case or manner Or
or made Void this present Deed [illegible] Furthermore the said Tobias Saunders & mother
the right for our Heirs Executors & administrators to Covenant and Engage the above named
Promises to him the said Nathan Bardech forever for his heirs and assigns Requiring the Land for
Sale [illegible] in Duration of any person Or persons whatsoever To witness Hereunto signed and sealed
by them Presents in Witness whereof we have hereunto Set Our Hands & Seals this 28th the
Day of July in the Twenty Fourth year of his Majesties Reign 86 and in the year of our Lord
One Thousand Seven Hundred & Seventy Two
Nathan Bardech
Hannah Lines
Tobias Saunders [seal]
Martha Saunders [seal]
Kings County July ye 28th 1772
Personally appeared & acknowledged the above
Written deed hand & seal Before me Nathan Bardech
Justice of my peace
His instrument
of the 28d 1772 recorded
Sept 11th 1772 per Joseph Stanton y Clk
[illegible] 1810 All men by these presents Make it Known that Charles Church of Cranston in king
[illegible] county gentleman and heirs to family land value to be paid to ye said Th Hingen his
[illegible] and sum of fortyy pounds land’s value Money to be paid to ye said Family to be made
on the Sale of the land whether payment be paid to ye said Family or sold with any
Heirs Executors administrators or assigns for by these presents to said with any
I bind myself all my Heirs executors administrators firmly by these presents to
Seal dated this ninth day of June in ye year of our Reign of george & third King
of Great Britain anno Domini 1771
The conditions of the above Obligation is such That
whereas the sd Th Hingen hath this very day conveyed to y above named Charles Church that
Twenty acres of Land lying in sd Situation where on sd Th Hingen has some Landings
for y Consideration of fortyy pounds pure and sd Th Hingen is tedious to
by a land buying some Sale with these presents that when y sd Th Hingen his Heirs executors or
to Charles Church furthermore provided that sd Th Hingen his Heirs Executors administrators
Administrators shall well and truly pay to y said Charles Church his heirs Executors administrators
Administrators shall well and truly pay to y said Charles Church his heirs Executors administrators
Administrators shall well and truly pay to y said Charles Church his heirs Executors administrators
Exigises the sum of fortyy pounds pure and sd Landings & to ye said Charles Church
money as aforesaid according to the true Intent hereof This in that if the said Intent here’s be’d
on the sale and sign in some to be made a good & sufficient Deed of ye same Land’s value
sale and sign in some to be made a good & sufficient Deed of ye same Land’s value
then the sd Th Hingen his heirs or assigns according to y true Intent here’s be’d passing
for the sum of fortyy pounds shall be void and of none effect but if sd Th Hingen
for the sum of fortyy pounds shall be void and of none effect but if sd Th Hingen
then to Remain in full force & Virtue
Signed sealed in full force & Virtue
Charles Church [seal]
In presence of
Stephen Cory
Tureon Perry
The above Bond was recorded
Sept 11th 1772 per Jo Stanton y Clk