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To all People to whom these Presents shall come Greeting. Know ye that I beat
Johnson of Charlestown, in the County of Kent County, spinster, single Woman, in the Colony of Rhode Island
for and in Consideration of the Sum of Ten Pounds lawful Money, good and valuable paid by Ephraim White p[ai]d
to me Sarah Johnson Wife of westerly, in the County and Colony above mentioned, the Right whereof I do hereby acknowledge
my full Powerfully satisfied in paid the said Grant given granted bargained and confirmed conveyed and assigned
with her the said Ephraim White her then Guardian Administrator and Assigns forever, the entire Contents of a certain
Piece of Land of said White lying and being in the Town of Charlestown containing by Estimation Eighty acres
and with the first Land of the same name or site located and bounded on the North by the highway on the West
on Sarah Land on South Authority on South Land, bounded on the North Land, and on Westing by the highway lying
on Sarah Land on South Authority on South Land, bounded on the North Land, and on Westing by the highway lying
that my Heirs forever Either Sarah Johnson whose now by me, by Virtue of a lease for Life with the
Dealing Family Home. to have and hold the said granted and bargained Premises with all the
appurtenances and Privileges thereunto belonging or in any way pertaining to the said Piece of Land
and the said Sarah Johnson her Heirs and Assigns forever, to have and hold the same together
with the said Ephraim White her then Guardian Administrator and Assigns forever.
Furthermore I the said Sarah Johnson do forever, my Heir’s Heirs forever quit and release agree that all
and before the Presenting receipt I have of the said Course of the above, conveyed Premises and all
completely seized for the same in my own Right, Right and a limited Estate of Inheritance in an
entire Simple And have in a right right full Power and lawful authority to dispose of the same
in Manner as above And that the said Premises is absolutely free and clear from any
other Grants by me made in any Degree whatsoever, to the use of the above described Premises
Furthermore I do for my self, my Heir’s Heirs Executor and Assigns do covenant and engage the
above described Premises until the said Ephraim White her then Guardian Administrator and Assigns forever in the lawful
Claims or Demands of any Person or Persons whatever, forever hereafter’s By this Writing whereof
I have hereunto set my Hand and Seal this 21st Day of December, and in the Year of our Lord
of our Age 1758 + [seal] Sarah Johnson L.S.
Signed Sealed delivered
in presence of
Thomas White
Stephen Austin
the stock deed was recorded
the 26th January, 1776.
By James Congdon.com
County of Kent
Personally appeared the above named Sarah Johnson in
Charlestown the Day and Year above written and acknowledged
the above written Instrument to be her own Act and Deed
Hand and Seal Before Thomas White Justice Peace
To all People to whom these Presents shall come Greeting. Know ye that I
Thomas Doyle of westerly, in the County Kent County, and Colony of Rhode Island, Yeoman, Man, of full
for and in Consideration of the Deed of a Piece of Land of lying, being in Charlestown, in the County it being the
One Half of the Farm that Stephen Johnson whose now by me, or appointed by Sarah Johnson of Charlestown
town Singlewoman, under my Wife Ephraim White dead last and be out all the above Land and
demised Premises under the said Stephen Johnson of Charlestown, in the County Kent County, and his Wife
Sarah Johnson during the term of their natural lives, and the true intent and meaning
of this deed, is that the said Stephen Johnson and his Wife is to enjoy, improve peacefully during
their natural lives, all the lands and demised Premises, contained in the above described Premises.
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