The instrument's own words
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To all People to whom these presents shall come Greetings Benjamin Hoyle and May his Wife,
of Charlestown, in the County of Kings County, in the Colony of Rhode Island send Greetings
Know ye that we the said Benjamin Hoyle and May my Wife for and in Consideration of Variety Area
and one Piece of Land with all fully acquired by Nathaniel Stapleton and his Heirs of the
town County and Colony for void said the Receipt whereof we do hereby acknowledge and ample
convenant the said satisfactory and constituted All received, released and proven quitclaimed and
confirmed unto the said Nathaniel Stapfield, in his actual Possession, in your owning and belonging,
to his Heirs and Assigns forever all our Right Title, Estate Property, Claim Challenge or Demand
Now have, had or ought to have, in and unite One certain Piece or Parcel of Land
lying and being in Charlestown of your said, containing Winter Acres and One Half of Land’s
and bounded as following Northward on Thomas Wilson Land, Easterly on Samuel Sanders Land,
Southward on the Grantors Land, Westward on Jedidiah Davis Land, the boundary is parceled with
the Northward Line To have and to hold, the land released, and released Premises with
all the Privileges, and Appurtenances to the same belonging, either in any way appertaining unto
him the said Nathaniel Stapfield for his Heirs and Assigns forever, to his and their proper
Benefit and Behoof forever. In that neither we the said Benjamin, or May our Heirs hereafter
or Administrators, or any other Person to or with them there or in the whole part or in some
Demand any Title, Right Title or Interest in or with the land hereby released free from, or any Other,
or Demand hereof, but shall and will forevermore by force and virtue of the Present Indenture
and delivered by the Proper Execution of Witness whereof we have hereunto set our Hands and Seals
this Eighteenth Day of March in the Twenty-fourth Year of his Majesty's Reign, Georg the Third King of
Great Britain et cetera Anno Domine 1774
Signed, sealed and delivered
in presence of me Which is
Benj. Hoyle junr
Caleb Grandal
Kings County in the above mentioned Benjamin Hoyle
personally acknowledged to the below written Instrument to be his voluntary
Act and Deed, Hand and Seal thus effect midnight 18th Day March ad 1774
Before me Step.n [illegible] Justice Peace
Kings County Jc. At Charlestown the 28th Day of April appeared personally the
within Subscriber, to wit Mary Hoyle and did acknowledge the within Instrument to be her
Act and Deed Hand and Seal thus effect before me Willy Collins Justice Peace
The above Deed was recorded the 30th Day July 1774 James Congdon the Town Clerk
Know all Men by these Presents, that I Julia Coffin of Smithfield town, in the
County of Kings County Rhode Island Witness to the Present that I Statement of the within named
John Coffin, for and in Consideration of the Sum of One Hundred and Ninety Seven Pounds
Money, to me in Hand paid, by Charles Church of Charlestown, in the County aforesaid said Right’s’
Do by these present set our sign, set on full and deliver to the said Charles, as well this present
as also, all the Money thereby found to be paid to the said John Coffin, and his Heirs Executors,
and
Benj. Hoyle, L.S.
Mary Hoyle, L.S.
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all the Right Title Interest Estate Property Claim and Demand whosoever which the said John Cape
in his life time had or ought to have; and which I the said Phillips Cape as his Heir at law ought to be
heir of, in or to the Lands within mentioned. To have and to hold, the same Wherein the said Charles
Cape and his Heirs & Assigns forever. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my Hand and Seal this
Sixth Day of May, in the Year 1774 or in the Twenty Fourth Year of his Majesty King George the Third. Seal
Sign'd Seal'd & deliver'd
[illegible]
Phillips Cape L.S.
[illegible] Beckham
Amity Co.y County jo. Me At North Kingstown this Sixth Day of May
[illegible] Robinson
A.D. 1774 in presence Seven come and appeared the above Letter’d writer
the above Bargain and sale
Phillips Cape, and acknowledg'd the above Assignment to be his Act & Deed
Recorded the 28th May 1774’d’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’