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and lawful Owner of the above & Demise, and am lawfully seised and possessed of the same
on my own Proper Right as a good perfect Estate of Inheritence in The Fee Simple, and have in
me purely good Right full Power, and Lawful Authority, to grant bargain sell convey and confirm
the above bargain & Demise in Manner as above & that the sd Jonathan Hall his he-
irs and Assigns as many as I shall from time to Time, and at all Times forever have Enjoy
Use and Utmost of the said Premises, lawfully, peaceably and quietly, have held, were holding enjoy-
ing and enjoy the said granted and bargain & conveyed Premises, with the Appurtenances thereunto
belonging vice and clear, and purely and clearly separate exonerated and discharged of and from
all manner of prior or their Gifts grants Bargains Deeds Leases Mortgages jointures
Wills, Contracts, Devices, judgments, Executions, Nuisances or Estate Waivers:
Furthermore I the said Arnold River do hereby appoint my Heirs, Executors, and Administrators
to covenant, and on engage the above Demised Premises to him the said Jonathan Hall, his Heirs
and Assigns, against the lawful Claims or Demands of my Person or some whatsoever person
how so ever to warrant seize and defend. And Either way the wife of the sd Arnold River after the
sd Heirs Demise hereby freely and willingly of her own yield of her, and surrender all her whole Right Day of
Dower of the said Premises and of one third of in and over the said Demise, to him the said Jonathan Hall, his Heirs
and Assigns forever. In Witness whereof we have hereunto set our Hands and Seals the Third
Day of April, in the Twenty four year of his present Majestys & Queens George Third the 2nd
England Anno Domini 1774
Arnold River SS
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Signed sealed & delivered
in presence of
John Sotter
Christopher Werling
The above Deed was recorded the
11th May 1774
by Jos Gordon D. T. Clk
King's County
In Charlestown the Twenty fourth Day of April 1774,
appeared, Arnold River and acknowledged before the above and before
going Instrument to be his own voluntary Act, Deed, Hand and
Seal hereunto affixed
Before Jonathan J. Howard Justice of the Peace
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Beginning at the East Side of the Bridge, then Easterly wthcome by Davouth's Dove, south it comes to
a White Oak Tree marked on Two Sides by Thomas Green's land; thence Northerly by Thomas Green's
Land until you come to a Rock and ve the Same Course to the Highway near y^e Rock, thence running
North Easterly by y^e Highway until it comes to the Bridge at the Cove, being the East most Bound.
To have and to hold the void granted, bargained & conveyed Premises with all the appurtenances
thereunto belonging, in any wise appertaining unto him the said Benjamin Worden his Heirs &
Assigns, to him and his heirs properly y^e Right, Duty and Relief forever. And I the said James Petty
for myself, my Heirs, Executors and Administrators doth hereby covenant and promise and grant to
with the said Benjamin Worden his Heirs and Assigns that before and Sundered the Conveying hereof
I am the true sole and lawful owner of all the before described and bargained Premises and am
completely seized, and possessed of the same in mine own proper Right as of a good proper and
absolute Estate of Tenance in y^e Simple Having in my own full good Right to sell and convey
of the same in the Manner as aforesaid. And that V the Benjamin Worden his Heirs and Assigns shall
and may from Time to Time and at all times hereafter by his force and costly of their Duevent Lawfully
peaceably, and quietly have, hold, use, enjoy, possess enjoy and enjoy the same, with the Appurtenances
free and clear of and from all Manner of Tenure or other Gifts, Grants, Rents, Sales, Debts,
Mortgages Wills, Entails Jointures Dowries Judgments Executions or Patents.
Furthermore the said James Petty for himself, his Heirs, Executors and Administrators
doth hereby covenant and engage all the above described and bargained Premises with him the
Benjamin Worden his Heirs and Assigns against the lawful Claims, Challenger or Demands of
any Person or Persons whatsoever here after appear to warrant peace and defend. And Elizabeth
Petty Wife of the w James Petty for the Consideration above g doth hereby fully and lawfully give
yield up, and forever doe all her Right of Dower, and Cove of Courts of in and unto the before
bargained premises unto him the said Benjamin Worden his Heirs, and Assigns forever. In Witness
whereof, we have hereunto set our Hands and Seals the Eighth Day of April in the Eighteenth
Year of the Reign of George the Third King of Great Britain A^d 1795
Signed sealed and delivered
in Presence of
Francis Witt
Nathan Tanner
King's County Jo
James Petty
Elizabeth Petty
The above Deed was
Recorded the 11th of May 1795
by J^e Congton the C^k Clerk
Personally came James Petty Signer to the above
and before written Deed the Day and Date hereof and acknowledged
the Same to be his voluntary Act and Deed with his Hand, and Seal
thereunto affixed
Before me Simeon Perry Justice of the Com Pleas
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