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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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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
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