5/31/1774 · DEED · book 3 page 178 doc 12853

and dost as Tenant. In Witness whereof I the said Gideon Hovey have hereunto set my Hand, and Seal this Sixteenth Day of September in the Fourteenth Year of his Majesty's Reign George the Third by the Grace of God King of Great Britain &c Ad 1784 Gideon Hovey [seal] Signed & delivered in presence of James Congdon, [seal] Char Congdon. The above deed was executed the 16th Day of Sept 1784 by [illegible] Con Congdon, Co. Clerk Kingy County Branch at Charleton town, this 17th day 1784 I in my office came and appeared the above Instrument, and acknowledge its edge to be the above, and within Conveyance to be his voluntary act and Deed, with his Hand and Seal before Sylvester Notary Public for the Colony To all People to whom these Presents shall come, I Ethanoll Sheffield and Rebecca Wife of the said Nathanoll Sheffield of Charlestown in the County of Kingy County and Citizen of Rhode Island &c forearm Grant Declare that we the said Nathanoll Sheffield and Rebecca his Wife for and in Consideration of the Sum of One Hundred Dollars well and truly paid by Samuel Nation of Charlestown our said Tenant the Right whereof we do hereby acknowledge and confess ourselves hereby forever quit claim and release grant and convey to the said Samuel Nation his Heirs Bounds and Assigns forever by these Presents given granted bargained and sold aforesaid conveyed conveyed and confirmed and by these Presents do fully purely and absolutely give grant bargain sell alien convey transfer and confirm unto the said Samuel Nation his Heirs and Assigns forever Our certain Parcel of Land situated Situate lying and being in Charlestown containing Minerals Mines and all other profits Bulled & Bound as follows namely westerly in [illegible] Diver Land Northerly in Dennis Williams Land easterly in the Land of [illegible] and Southerly in [illegible] Land To have and to hold the said granted and bargained Premises with all the Appurtenances Rights and Commodities to the same belonging in any wise appertaining to the said Samuel Nation his Heirs and Assigns forever to him his Heirs and assigns forever to him their right pure Perfect and Robust forever And the the said Nathanoll Sheffield and Rebecca his wife for our own Heirs Executors and Administrators do convey and promise to grant and to make void the said Samuel Nation his Heirs and Assigns forever that and before the launching here of with the true lawful and Lawful Convey of the above said Premises and are lawfully seized and repossessed of the same in our own proper Right as a good perfect and absolute Estate of Inheritance in the said Land and have in our own name good Right full Power and lawful Authority to grant bargain sell convey confirm and convey the said bargained Premises in Manner as above And that the said Samuel Nation his Heirs and Assigns forever have and may from Time Time and at all Times forever hereafter by fire and void of any Rights lawfully peacefully and quietly have held up wholly possess and enjoy the said demise and bargained Premises with the Appurtenances pure clear and free and purely and clearly assured secure his and discharged of and from all and all Manner of claims in this Joint Grants Bargains Soles Leases Mortgage Wills Futures Jointures Debts Judgments Besetments encumbrances of what Name or Tenure forever that may hit in any Measure or Degree obstruct or make void this present Deed. [signature]

179 Furthermore I the said Nathaniel Sheffield and Rebecca his Wif. for our Heirs, Executors and Administrators do covenant and engage the above demised Premises to the said Samuel Wanton his Heirs and Assigns against the lawful Claims or Demands of any Person or Persons whatsoever prove to covenant Seize and defend by their respective Writs’ Right whatsoever whereof we set our hands and Seals this 16 Day of March in the Fourteenth year of his Majesty’s Reign do 12.874 Nathaniel Sheffield [seal] Rebecca Sheffield [seal] Copied’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d