The instrument's own words
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Claims Challenges Or Demands of (111) Any person or persons whatsoever forever
hereafter to Warrant Seize and Defend In Witness Whereof We Nathan Jeff
and Isabel Jeff his wife have Pursuant set our Hands and Seals the
twenty Ninth Day of January in the thirteenth year of y^e Reign of George
the Third King of Great Britain A^o 1773
Signed Sealed & Delivered
In presence of
Samuel Boone
Simon Perry
Nathan Jeff [seal]
Isabel Jeff [seal]
The above Deed was
Recorded the 12th Dec^r 1773 pres^es Stanton j^y
I S C
Kings County C^ty S S Personally Appeare Nathan
Jeff & Isabel Jeff the wife Signers to y^e before
written Deed this twenty Ninth day of January 1773
and did acknowledge above and Before written Deed
by them Signed to be Their Voluntary Acts and Deed
with their Hands and Seals this day offend Before me
Simon Perry justice of y^e Com^y plog
Know All Men by these presents That I Jeremiah
Browning of Smithfield town in y^e County of New London in the
Colony of ancient Providence Plantations and formerly known unto
Nathan Jeff of Saratoga in the county of Albany in y^e province
of Newyork Oman in a full Sum of One Thousand Pound lawful
Money of y^e Colony of Rhode Island to be paid to y^e sd Nathan
Jeff Or his certain attorneys heirs executors or admin strators
for y^e which payment w^de & Surety to be made binding my Self
my Heirs Executors and Administrators formerly say that presents
Sealed With My Seal Tot this twenty Ninth day of January
in y^e thirteenth year of y^e Reign of george the Third King of great
Britain A^o 1773 — The condition of this Obligation is such
That whereas y^e sd Nathan Jeff and his wife Isabel Jeff have by
one Indenture Signed and Sealed Bearing was date herewith
conveyed unto y^e sd Jeremiah Browning his heirs and a^s forever
three Lots or tracts of Land situate in Providence Kings county
and Colony of Rhode Island for y^e consideration of two thousand and
forty pound Lawfull Money & et al p^sy which Lot of Land are
Bounded as followeth first the One Lot being called y^e working meadows
containing about thirty Acres more or less Bounded Northly by
Benjamin Moseley Land Eastly by Christopher Babcock Land
Southly by Land given to mary Moseley westerly on y^e Salt
pond the Second Lot contains about forty Acres more or less
and is Bounded Northly on the post Road Eastly by Samuel
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Hantons land Southerly by Josiah Stanton's Land and westerly by J. Dish
Davies Land the Third Lot contains about sixty acres more or less
Bounded South westerly by a Road Easterly on Samuel Stanton's Land & westerly
Bounded South westerly by a Road Easterly on Samuel Stanton's Land & westerly
on Land given to Rebecca Sheffield and mary Moore westerly by J. Dishiah
Davies Land & it being y which of y Land, that was given to Isabel Jeffet
Davies Land & it being y which of y Land, that was given to Isabel Jeffet
by her father Thomas Stanton in his last will & testament
Know all men by these presents That upon y [illegible] of Nathan Jeffet
and his wife or their heirs executors or administrators either of them
paying into y hands of Jeremiah Browning or to his heirs executors & administrators
the sum of £ 5 [illegible] & other of y sum of Two hundred and forty pound Lawfull
money as aforesaid by y sum of y [illegible] fifth day of March 1775 which will be
money as aforesaid by y sum of y [illegible] fifth day of March 1775 which will be
year and one fifty four hundred and seventy five years or at any time after
year one thousand seven hundred and seventy five years or at any time after
dated y 23rd day of April 1773 signed sealed and delivered in the hand
of [illegible] Recording thirteen years more from date, dated y 23rd April 1773 whereas in the hand
of [illegible] in y burning money as aforesaid or heirs Exec me or the heirs
or heirs of y burning money as aforesaid or heirs Exec me or the heirs
he are the true heirs of the said Land & for y payment of money
until y money is paid in full & Brownings paying in said Land times until
until y money is paid in full & Brownings paying in said Land times until
turning & time then in such use and upon y money paid as aforesaid
turning & time then in such use and upon y money paid as aforesaid
if y Jeremiah Browning on his heirs Exec Enemes debtors for
if y Jeremiah Browning on his heirs Exec Enemes debtors for
a right shall in the form of Law make said Deed and execute a good
a right shall in the form of Law make said Deed and execute a good
Deed of all y before described Land and premises then immediately
Deed of all y before described Land and premises then immediately
unto y J. Nathan Jeffet & Isabel Jeffet his wife or their heirs
unto y J. Nathan Jeffet & Isabel Jeffet his wife or their heirs
Executor or admin or assigns then y above Obligation to be void and any
Executor or admin or assigns then y above Obligation to be void and any
of No effect But in Default thereof to Remain in full force and
of No effect But in Default thereof to Remain in full force and
Virtue
Signed Sealed and delivered in presence of Jeremiah Browning
Sunt Boon
Simon Perry
The above Deed was
Recorded this 13th day of
1775 per Jos. Stanton
[illegible]
Rhode County [illegible] Personally came
Jeremiah Browning Signer to y within
written Bond before me the twenty Ninth day of Jan:
1775 and did acknowledge the within
written Bond by him signed to be his
Voluntarily and with his hand and seal
here to offened Before me
Simon Perry Justice of y compleas
All People to whom these presents shall come
Greeting we Nathanial Sheffield & Rebecca his wife both of Northstenton in
county and colony of Rhode Island & Nathan Jeffet and his wife
Isabel Jeffet Yeoman of Oysterbay in y county of Albany & province of
Newyork for and in consideration of y Love and good will that we have
on do bear and Divers other good and valuable considerations moving us grant unto
Mary Moore wife to Benjamin South of Charlestown yeoman forever
her hers rejoins forever have Assigned Released and forever quit claim and confirmed
and by this present do Release and forever quitclaim and confirm unto
y Mary Moore her heirs and assigns forever all Our Rights titles