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Appurtenances freed and Clear and free and clearly Acquitted Inhonorated
and Discharged and from all manner of former & Other gifts grant
Bargains Sales Lease mortgage void Entails conveyances & Dowries Seizures
Investitures Or any other Incumbrance of what Maner or Nature soever
not by me in any manner or Figure Abstract or more made Vid the present
Indenture between me & William Ross from my Father's Domain to
Convey and Engage by some Daniel Saunders his heirs & assigns forever to
Rebecca his heirs and Assigns Agreed & Lawfull Claim & Demand for
the use or purposes Whoever hereafter be vested to warrant Seize & Defend by
Present and Sarah Ross wife to ye & William Ross Father for my Satisfaction
free & freely & willingly will yield appe & surrender all her right of
Tenure and prove of third of and to give a dozen Premises unto him/e
Christopher Babcock his heirs and Assigns forever In Witness Whereof we
have hereunto At our hands and Seals this 13 day of march in this fourteenth
year of his Majesties reign King George the third of great Britain Anne Tommi
1773 Signed sealed & Delivrd
Delivrd in presence of
Josiah Sheffield
John Newman
William Ross [seal]
Sarah Ross [seal]
Daniel Saunders [seal]
Migail Saunders [seal]
The above Deed
was recorded the
18th march 1773
for Jos: Morton jg
Clk
Personally appeared
William Ross, Sarah Ross
Daniel Saunders, Migail Saunders
and date above written and acknowledged
the day and date above written and acknowledged
ye said instrument to be their act & deed hand & seal
Before me Jb Tay lor justice of peace
This Indenture made ye Ninth day of February in this fourteenth
year of ye reign of George the third of great Britain Kinge jure
& Omni 1773 Betwen Josah Morton Residing in Smithfield
in conduct yeoman of ye one part and Thomas Thrasher of
State town & County of King's County Residentman of ye other part
Witnesseth that ye sd Josah Morton for consideration of some three
Spanish milled Dollars silvery now paid in hand at ye signing of the
said covenants & agreements herein after mentioned to me & Thomas
Thrasher to be promised height and some both summed & stated to
form between unto me y Thomas Thrasher his heirs & assigns for ye
certain tract of Land with a small Dwelling house thereon standing
Situate lying & being in ye (east town) & Butted & Bounded as follows
Wit Northly on land of Phebe Godfrey Southernly on land of Robert
Hope North Eastly on Highway & Easterly Daniel Wells
Southernly on ye Land that was once Daniel Sutcliffe on land of
Thomas Sherman Westernly from ye fork and moving going (east south)
Kington & contains about an hundred Acres more or the same more or less
all ye privileges appurtenances to ye same Belonging to have and to
all the door Demise premises with all ye privileges & appurtenances to the
same Belonging to him & Thomas Thrasher his heirs and assigns for
and during ye term of One year to commence y day of ye date hereof
and to end at ye ninth day of February next
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Which will be by 6 year of Our Lord 1774 and by Thomas Shearman Shearman Rupturing person
zing and Approving all & afore & covenants & agreements may quietly enjoy
above described premises with all y appurtenances to y said Belonging during
y term and at ended & Expiration of y term thrd Thomas Shearman his
heirs & assigns Shall & in witness whereof we have Interchangedly
set Our hands & seals y 8th day of December
Signed Sealed & Delivered
in presence of
Joseph Dye
Arnold Wilson
the above Instrument
was recorded this 3d April
1773 by Jos. Stanton Clrk
Jos X Stanton D
merth
Thomas Shearman
Know all People to whom these presents shall come greeting that
Know ye that y said James Atty of Southtown in Kings county in the
colony of Rhode Island in His Majestys reign Agreemen have for & in confine
ment from y Sum of Three pounds Lawfull money of Rhode Island to some
hand will & fully and truly paid before Expiry of y term by James Kingen
of the Town county of y colony fored ye said the Resident at where do
hereby acknowledge my self with the self fully satisfied & concluded
paid’s part of every part & parcel thereof by hereby Indenured and
bequit & discharge of y said James Kingen his heirs & assigns powers and
by these present have given granted & Bargained for to Stand impressed
Conveyed & confirmed into him y said James Kingen his heirs & assigns
forever One certain lot & parcel of Land lying & being in Southtown
above & containing by Estimation Twelve Roods by y said James on more
Left Bound to y said Lot belonging to a lot Stock with Stones
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