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150 To all Persons to whom these presents shall come, I Joseph Congdon of South Kingstown within the King's County and Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations Gent. do make known That I the said Joseph Congdon for and in Consideration of the sum of ten pounds of lawful money of the said Province the Parts thereof, lawfully acknowledged to me in Hand upon the executing hereof, well and truly sell and convey by and Conveyance of Joseph Cox of Charlestown within the County and Colony aforesaid, namely the Premises of my body lawfully attained, and myself therefore wholly seized, contented and seised, and thereof and there by all and every Right, title, demand, argue and discharge then the said Samuel Cox for his heirs Convenance and Remainder forever by these presents give bargain and sale grant shrink appertain convey and confirm and by these presents do purely fully, justly and absolutely give grant bargain sell convey convey and confirm unto the said Samuel Cox for his Heirs and Assigns forever, a certain or piece of Land, situated lying being in Charlestown aforesaid containing by Estimation three hundred Acres, be the same more or less and in better Bullocks and boundaries as follows namely That on the West Line Lying against a Land belonging to the Heirs of John Holt of Charlestown deceased, Witnessly of upon the North East Shore and westerly upon the Brook called the Carpenter's Brook. So have and hold to the said grant and bargain and conveyance with all the appurtenances Privileges and Commodities to the same belonging, or in any way appertaining Whereas the said Samuel Cox the Heirs and Assigns forever to his and then only proper Heirs or Descendants and lawful services’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’

161 To all People to whom these Presents shall come Greeting Whereas the General Assembly of the Colony of Rhode Island & Providence Plantations in New England had heretofore, appointed the Honble Stephen Hopkins, Dr. James Thorne Esq. Joseph Ward Esq. & Roberts Almyron Esq. a Committee, to settle & adjust the Demands & Demands of the Creditors of Thomas Martell, late Resident of the Town and State of Narragansett & to affect in the Sale of his lands & inheritance as would discharge his Debts, and the Deputys Experience attending & Opinion And whereas the sd Hopkins is since deceased; and prefers Order of sundry Estates’ Sundry Lands & bargans & flut in that sd Property, were not in the Life time of the sd Hopkins, duly mapped and recorded in the Registry of Sunder, And whereas the sd General Assembly, at their Meeting in May, One thousand Sevenen Hundred, and Seventy-four Did Enact that the sd provided Committee, as the Mayor Pro tem of Stephen, with the Consent of the sd Hopkins, on the May, 28th of them, make and presents Deeds of grants of the lands of the sd Martell, as we will be Principals for the Conveyance of the Property Now know ye that we the sd Stephen Hopkins, James Thorne, Joseph Ward, & Roberts Almyron hereafter sealy with Mary Henry & Elizabeth Henry removing the Consent of the last sd Martell and his Heirs appear in behalf of the Estate for and in Consideration of the Sum of One Hundred & Seventy Seven pounds sterling, in Cash,’ receipt of the Same before the Conveying hereof, well and truly paid by Samuel Cross of Charlestown in the County of Kent County, in said Colony January the Twentieth which we do hereby acknowledge and, one future therefore to be fully performed and’ Have given granted, bargained sold, aliened, conveyed and confirmed and by the said Grant safely fully and absolutely give grant bargain sell alien convey confirm unto the said Samuel Cross, his Heirs and assigns forever. One certain Parcel of Land, situated lying & being in the Town of Charlestown aforesaid, containing by Estimation One hundred one Acres, be the same more or less, Butted and bounded as followeth, Beginning at the North East Corner of a lot of Land with Nathan Congdon purchased on a Committee, by the County Bound, and the Northwest Corner of his lot, from there Eastly, bounding northerly on Road, Eastly Chaines & Eighteen Links, her a heap of Stones from there East Eleven Degrees North West, until it comes to the North East corner, a heap of Stones on the Brook or Hill in the Line; then running easterly bounding southerly on said Brook, and a Brook W.L. One hundred Fifty Nathan Congdon’s Land and bounding, easterly on a Boundary land, to the next mentioned Boundary, reserving the Liberty for the Narragansett Tribe of Indians, to go fishing or drying their Skins, or Nets, on the Shore, by the Brook and Ditch & Brook W.L. until the Land granted and Bargained Conveyed, with all the Rights, Privileges & Appurtenances to the same belonging as of right verified or in any way appertaining, to the said Samuel Cross his Heirs & assigns forever, to his and their own proper Use, Benefit and Behoof forever. And we the said Committee and Consell, upon void, do hereon, and with the said Samuel Cross his Heirs & assigns give, that he and his Heirs shall hold and may possess hereafter, have, hold use, enjoy & possess the aforesaid land pure and Free and warranted from the Claim of all persons claiming the same, by Law, either under the sd Martell, or any of the Tribe of Indians, Part or whole either by or under us or either of us, or Estates or titles. In Witness whereof we the said Committee & Co. Consell, have hereunto set our Hands & Seals the Sixteenth Day of June in the

182 The fourteenth Year of his Majesty's Reign George the third King of Great Britain, &c. Anno Domini 1773 Signed, sealed and delivered in the presence of Henry Babcocks Joseph Crandal The foregoing Deed was recorded the 17th of January 1774 by James Congdon Reg. 7th. (Step) Hopkins LS J. Holmes LS Joseph Hazard LS Kyle Robinson LS Henry H. Terry LS Char. H. LS Kings County ye Courtly appeared the subscribers That the Date written within, and acknowledged the foregoing Indenture to be theirs their Acts Deed Hands & Seals Josph Joseph Crandal John [illegible] Henry Ld To all the People to whom these Presents shall run, that we, John Anthony, and Sarah his Wife, residing of Charlestown, in the County of Kings County, and Citizens of Rhode Island & Province Southern Parting [illegible] that, we or John Anthony, and Sarah Childry, for and in Consideration of the Sum of Five Pounds lawful Money of the English weight well and truly paid by Jonathan Perry, of South Kingstown in the County and Colony aforesaid and the Parties aforesaid, do hereby acknowledge and confess our selves fully satisfied and conveyed entitled and paid’d remise release and forever quit claim granted and by these Presents do remise release & forever quit claim and indemnify and save from the hands of the said Perry, and to his heirs and Assigns forever, all that piece or Parcel of Land of the said’s the Land’s lying on my the Farre Rivere’d field to jamie Perry Ld. [illegible] opposite side the whole said Land containing about Three Hundred acres bounded Northly on Christopher Champion, Northwesterly partly on the East Part and partly on Land now in Possession of Stephen Perry, and Easterly Southwesterly in the East Corner Part of said Land now in the possession and Eastly be had with Every Deed and more fully appear’d for further witness out of my Right Indenture’d’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’