The instrument's own words
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Bargained premises with y^e appurtenances, four & Clear & fully & freely
Quit & Indemnified & Warranted & Defended for all time & forever manner of Tenures
with grant bargain sales leases leases for marriages with all titles grants & Journeys
Judgments Executions Tenements & hereditaments thereunto belonging & James
Otts for my self my heirs my heirs Exec^s Adm^s & Co^s Covenant & agree to convey all
the aforesaid described & Bargained Premises unto him y^e said James Otts
his heirs & assigns against all lawful Claims challenges or demands of
any person or persons whatsoever forever hereafter to warrant
any person or persons & Elizabeth Otts wife of y^e said James Otts by the
means & things & added and Elizabeth Otts wife of y^e said James Otts by the
Present freely & willingly give & grant & convey & surrender all her
Right by dower & power of thirds of y^e said premises unto y^e above described
Premises unto him y^e said James Otts his heirs & assigns forever in
Premises unto him y^e said James Otts his heirs & assigns forever in
witness & confirmation whereof we have hereunto put our hands &
Affirmed our Seals this twenty fifth day of march in y^e year of the
of this majesties Reign George the third & in y^r year of our Lord sovereign
Dominie 1773
James Otts & [seal]
Elizabeth Otts & [seal]
Signed Sealed & Delivered
In present off
Bechel Johnson
Philip Babcock
Rhode Island County ss Personally came James
Otts signr [signature] of y^e above & before written
this twenty third day of march 1773
and did acknowledge upon oath to be his voluntary
act and did with his hand & Seal there
before me Simon Moore County Justice [seal]
this 15 may 1773 pr j^r Stanton reg^r
To all People to whom these presents Shall come know y^e
that I Joseph Stanton of Southtown in Kings county of Long Island
gentleman for in consideration of your good will & sufficient payment
Which I have do make unto my Son Edward S Stanton have and
Which I have do make unto my Son Edward S Stanton have and
do by these presents freely fully & effectually give grant convey
or confirm unto my Son Edward S Stanton one certain tract or
parcels of Land situate lying and being in town of Southtown
on the tract leading to Northward of y^e country road containing
precisely One Hundred Acres of Land including y^e highway that
Runs through y^e Land bounded as follows easterly bounding
on y^e country road to y^e southeast corner of land that part
my Son gardening Stanton on y^e country road bounding westerly
to y^e southwest corner of y^e Joseph Stanton land then running westerly
to y^e northwest corner of y^e Joseph Stanton land then running
northwesterly from y^e corners south & southeast corners so as to make up y^e
Quantity of One Hundred Acres of Land to then Equal distance from two
corners bounding easterly in y^e gardens land and westerly on y^e land
Belonging to his uncle Daniel Stanton deceased & y^e Joseph Stanton
Land then running from y^e country road and corners as to
make again the quantity of One hundred acres of Land
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The Other tract containing by Estimation Twelve Acres more or less
Bounding as followeth Beginning at a Stake at a country Road running
South Seven Degrees South East about twenty four Rods & a half to a long Rock
with Three notches in it then by a Log from there running East Seven Degrees North
North East two Rods into a Salt Pond from there running North easterly
about Three to head of a spring at a crossing at road thence running to country
Road and then Stake by Road with those trees above set & tracing by try
Southward of sy Country Road & ye Other tract ly North Westward of sy country
Road
To have and to hold ye sd ground granted Land and
Premises with ye appurtenances privileges & commodities there
from Samuel Blessing Or in any other wise apportioning between me
& Ludowick Stanton on his heirs Encur. Damages & expenses proved
to be his and therefore properly Be settled & Offset therefore with
all the Buildings Fencing Orchards Privileges to ye sd Samuel Blessing
in Witness Whereof I have hereunto Set my hand & Seal ye
Twenty Ninth day of March Anno 1773
Given to be Offered Before Signing and Sealing That if
Ludowick & his assigns Shall have Water part of ye well
try Southward of sy Country Road serving his & their
Natural Lives
Joseph Stanton
Signed Sealed & Delivered
in my presence of
Thomas Shearman
Joseph Stanton jun
Kings County County of personally appeared
Joseph Stanton & day declared above
written and he acknowledged ye same to be his act and deed hand and Seal before
me job taylor justice of the peace
the above Deed was Recorded
this 18 May 1773 by jo[hn] Staunton. Cl
I 1771 all Men hereby That ye Money Gonder of Southkingstown
Cy of County of Kings County & Colony of Rhode Island Plg am
held to be Indebted firmly Bound unto Joseph Stanton of Charlestown
his & his heirs firmly Bound in the sum of 4 pounds & 4 Shillings
of the Currency of Kings County for ye sum of Lawfull money to be paid unto ye Joseph
Stanton his heirs Due & demand On ye 20th of August ye Payment will
and Faithfully to be made. In Witness thereof by his presence with my Seal
and Dated this Fourteenth day of February in ye year of Our Lord Two
thousand Seven Hundred & Seventy One 1771
The Conditions of this Obligation is such That whereas ye Joseph
Stanton hath bought and sold Deed bearing same Date here with the aforesaid
in Consideration of Six Hundred & Eighty One half and eight
Shillings Dollar Bargain and Sale utmost unsigned conveyed
and confirmed unto ye Money Gonder his heirs & assigns
forever One certain lot or parcel of Land situated Lying and
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