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11/9/1776 · DEED · book 3 page 240 doc 12915

From PERCE REBECCA life, PERCE JOHN life
To TUCKER NATHAN life
Consideration 5 Shilling
Premises about Two Acres · tract with a dwelling house (Charlestown)
Also on this page: RELEASE COLE BYRON R EST · RELEASE BECKFORD HELEN C EST

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The grantee's later conveyances, by name — the man, not necessarily this land; the one that cites this deed as its source is the land

▶ 1776 · DEED · TUCKER NATHAN → ADDAMS HENRY · book 3 p 213
▶ 1776 · DEED · TUCKER DORCAS; TUCKER NATHAN → TUCKER SIMEON · book 3 p 224
▶ 1791 · DEED · TUCKER DORCAS; TUCKER NATHAN → CLARKE JONATHAN · book 4 p 24
▶ 1793 · DEED · TUCKER DORCAS; TUCKER NATHAN → PERRY PETER · book 4 p 104
▶ 1799 · DEED · TUCKER DORCAS; TUCKER NATHAN → PERRY PETER · book 4 p 257
▶ 1801 · DEED · TUCKER NATHAN → TUCKER SIMEON · book 4 p 341
▶ 1803 · DEED · TUCKER NATHAN → TUCKER GARDNER · book 4 p 391
▶ 1808 · AGREEMENT · TUCKER NATHAN; CROSS PELEG JR → CROSS PELEG JR; TUCKER NATHAN · book 4 p 541
▶ 1810 · MORTGAGE · TUCKER NATHAN → TUCKER JOSHUA · book 4 p 537
▶ 1811 · DEED · TUCKER NATHAN → TUCKER GARDNER · book 5 p 37
▶ 1811 · DEED · TUCKER DORCAS; TUCKER NATHAN → TUCKER JOSHUA · book 5 p 38
▶ 1812 · DEED · TUCKER DORCAS; TUCKER NATHAN → CLARK RANDAL · book 5 p 123
▶ 1813 · DEED · TUCKER NATHAN → TUCKER BENJAMIN · book 5 p 172
▶ 1813 · LEASE · TUCKER BENJAMIN; TUCKER NATHAN → TUCKER NATHAN; TUCKER BENJAMIN · book 5 p 173
▶ 1813 · DEED · TUCKER DORCAS; TUCKER NATHAN → NEY SAMUEL · book 5 p 180
▶ 1814 · MORTGAGE · TUCKER DORCAS; TUCKER NATHAN → CHURCH ASA · book 5 p 205

Bounded by

Thomas Lawton · Obadiah · Gumble · Joshua Clarke · Vaughs

The instrument's own words

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240 from more or less, butted and bounded as follows:) Northerly by the Salt Pond, History, or the Thursday Vaughs land, Southwesterly by the Road, and Eastwardly on land belonging to Thomas Lawton J. & Obadiah. To have and to hold the said granted and bargained Premises with all the appurtenances thereunto belonging and Conmoderate to the same belonging either in any part appertaining with her. to the said Timothy Lawton his Heirs and Assigns forever to them and theirs only used the Right and Remedy to recover what of the said Premises should be my Heirs, Executors & Administrators covenant remedy and grant to and with the said Timothy Lawton that she shall the Quiet Enjoyment thereof from the true date and lawful Owner of the above granted and bargained Premises and am the true heirs right of the same in my own proper right as a good right and absolute and am rightful inheritor in the said Timber. Have in my own rightful Power and lawful Authority to Sell and alienate the above granted and bargained Premises in Manner and Form as above said, and that the said Timothy Lawton his Heirs and Assigns shall lawfully and from Time to Time and at all times forever have Seisure by him and Valley of Estate full propriety peaceably and quietly have hold of occupancy and enjoy the said premises bargained and sold with all the appurtenances her and his heirs and family and others around and apprised and discharged and freed from all Manner of Former or other Gifts, Grants Bargains sales, Leases, mortgages, Wills, Deeds, indenture Lawsuits, Indictments, Executions or Incumbrancy whatsoever, that might obstruct or make void the respect Deed. Furthermore I the said Sarah Lawton for myself my Heirs, Executors & Terminators do do covenant and engage the above written Deed promised to the said Timothy Lawton his Heirs and Assigns against the lawful Claims or Demands of any Person or Persons whatever forever to warrant forever and defend by my Heirs Executors & Admin forever the above said said Premises Lawton for the Consideration above mentioned paid forever surrender up the Right Law Day and Owner of Title of it in and unto the said Land and Tenements with her to the Timothy Lawton his Heirs and Assigns forever. In Witness whereof we have set our hands and and Seals this Twenty Day of August and in the Year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy six. Signed sealed and delivered In the presence of Francis Hill [illegible] [illegible] Sarah Lawton [Quill] August Lawton [Quill] Rhode Island and Providence Plantations State The above Deed was recorded the the 8th Day of Oct 1776 By me John Gorton w.m. Clerk of the Court Providence County. I personally appeared the above Subscribers Sarah Lawton and acknowledged the above and written Instrument to be her voluntary Act and Deed Seal stand and Seal before me In the said town written. Francis Hill Justice of the Peace To all People to whom these Presents shall come Greetings, Whereas that I John Doe of West Greenwich in the County of Kent and in the State of Rhode Island known for and in Consideration of the Sum of Ten Dollars in Dollars to me paid in hand said by Nathan Vokes of Charlestown in Newport County and the State of Rhode Island known I convey release change transfer acknowledge and assign with all strength the following contented and paid hence and every Part thereof to discharge the s Nathan Vokes the Heirs Administrators admin By this Instrument have given bargained and sold and by these Presents do absolutely [illegible]
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241 give, grant bargain sell, convey and confirm unto him the said Nathan Tucker he his Heirs and Assigns, forever, one certain tract of Land lying in s. Charlestown, containing about Two Acres, be the same more or less, with a dwelling House thereon and is bounded and bounded as followeth, Northwest by Northby and East by Southby, Southeast by [illegible] and Southwest by John Doe's Land and all the Land that he s. John Doe doth own in s. Charlestown. To have and to hold the above granted and bequest with all the Privileges and Appurtenances thereunto there or thereunto belonging to him and his Heirs lawfully begotten and posterity provided the said John Doe in his residency within this jurisdiction do covenant and agree to and with the s. Nathan Tucker his Heirs and Assigns that before the Expiration of the term of one year from the day and hour of the above stated Conveyance and agreement and his lawful heirs of the same in more right or good Title of the above stated in this Simple Sale And have in every good right peace quiet full and lawful possession to enjoy the same in clauses and term as above and the s. John Doe and the s. Nathan Tucker the same here fore and more over here fore shall forge pay and void any enjoy the same land for being duly acquitted discharged and free from all suits and claims Grant and claims in Court common law jurisdictions whatever the s. John Doe does agree to covenant and agree and warrant and cause the same unto him the said my self the said Robert Watson and to warrant the same unto him the said Nathan Tucker his Heirs and Assigns against the lawful Claiming Owning or Demand of any Person Person whatever over and above the same. Witness the same. Robert Rebecca Poe of the s. John Doe for and in the Consideration of s. Sum dealt after own witness and surrender up all his right and Privileges of Land, and Peace of Title with the said s. Nathan Tucker the store and Assigns forever. In Witness whereof we have hereunto set our Hands and Seals this 18th day of Oct. 1876 [illegible] Signed, Sealed and delivered in the presence of Susanna Clarke Robert Stanton Job Leach John Doe Rebecca Poe [illegible] Richmond Court Oct 26 The Subscriber John Doe personally appeared and acknowledged and acknowledged the above and foregoing Deed to be his Act and Deed. Signed and sealed this 26th day of Oct. 1876 [illegible] by [illegible] for Congdon & Furnish Robert Stanton Justice Peace To all Men who shall deem fit to know Please Present this shall certify that Whereas of Northking's in the County of s. King's County in the Colony of Rhode Island Southman, found Justice whereas that the said Charles Brown, for and in consideration of the Sum of Twenty Dollars and Two quarter parts of a Dollar to him in Hand by William Tucker an inhabitant of of Charlestown, in the County and Colony above s. Labores, the Proprietor whose the above’s rights legal, said that Sum’s have delivered with full satisfaction contracted and paid’s All rights given granted full and transferred and by these Presents of the aforesaid give grant bargain sell, alien and transfer unto the said William Tucker and to his Heirs and Assigns forever leaving the form of the Natural Liberty, all the Rights of the Soil, Title, Estate, Claim and Demand of him the said Charles Browners which he now hath, or might have or could have had and said on certain tract of land lying in Charlestown after over continuing by Determination, bounded and Fifty Acres and one half Acre, be the same more or less, bounded and bounded as followeth beginning

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