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To have and to hold all the before mentioned released Premises, together
with all the Rights, Privileges and Appurtenances thereunto belonging within the premises
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Step Lewis; Souththerly by Joshua Thingy on's Land; westerly by Samuel Sampson's Land, and partly on
Pawtucket River; or however otherwise the same may be bounded, or reputed to be bounded, it being
the whole of the Land that I the said Ben Crandall bought of Elias Cogburn by Deed dated the
8th of October Ad 1770 wrote upon a Page’s Side that I Sold to Step Lewis by Deed dated the 18th
Day of Sept 1771 Together with the Buildings now standing thereon.
To have and to hold the said granted and bargained Premises, with all the grants
tenures, Privileges and Commodities to the same belonging, or in any wise appertaining, to him
the said Samuel Coffin his heirs and assigns forever to his and his heirs upon the full and
Just payment of the said Ben Crandall for myself, my Heirs, Executors & administrators do
hereby covenant warrant and grant to and with the said Samuel Coffin his Heirs and assigns that
as and with the aforesaid Land I am the true sole and lawful Owner of all the before mentioned
Premises, and am lawfully seized and possessed of the same, in my own right, as a tenant in
Fee simple in Inheritance in Fee Simple. And have in myself good Right to sell and dispose of the same
in manner as above and to Samuel Coffin his Heirs and assigns full Power and my heirs
here after by their and Value of his said Patent lawfully, peaceably and quietly enjoy every aspect and
enjoy the same with the full Justments thereunto belonging. And that the same is free of
and from all manner of former, or other Gifts, Grants, Deeds, Bargains Sales
Leases, Mortgages, seizures, Dowries or any other encumbrances whatever
Name or Nature whatsoever that might in any manner or Degree of any sort
or mode void this my present Deed.
Furthermore I the sd Ben Crandall for myself, my heirs
executors or administrators do hereby covenant and engage all the before
bargained Premises from him the said Samuel Coffin in my name and
Seal against the lawful Claims or Demands of every Person or persons
whatsoever forever hereafter to warrant and defend.
And Either Crandall Wife to the sd Ben Crandall doth for the
consideration above given quit up and surrender to the sd Samuel
Coffin his Heirs and assigns all her Dower Powers and Power of thirds
of in and unto the above bargained Premises.
Provided Nevertheless and upon Conditions
that of the above named Elias Crandall his Heirs Residents residents
or either of them shall well and truly pay or cause to be paid to the
above mentioned Samuel Coffin his Residents Administrators or assigns
the above mentioned Sum of One Hundred and Twenty Pounds on
or before the Twenty fifth Day of March next ensuing namely the 25th
which will be in the Year Ad 1777 Then this present Deed of
Mortgage, and every Part and Parcel thereof shall be void null
and
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and void and of no Effect But upon full term thereof, then to be and remain in full force and
Valor. In Witness whereof we the said Eber Grandoll and Esther his Wife
have hereunto set their Hands and Seals this Twenty fifth Day of June, in the Year of Our
Lord One Thousand seven hundred and seventy six.
Signed sealed and delivered [L.S.] N. B. [illegible] and partly on Easterth three witnesses
in Presence of [illegible] was intended to be signed
Jon. Hazard
Esther Grandoll [L.S.]
Miles Lewis
King's County State of Charlestown near the 25th A 1776
The foregoing Deed
was recorded the
24th Juny 1777
by for Courten & Clerk of Ct.
diversely offered Eber Grandoll the Signer of the above Deed
and acknowledged the same to be his voluntary Act Deed Hand and
Seal before me
Jon. Hazard Justice
To all People to whom these presents come Greetings Whereas you
that I Joseph [illegible] of Charlestown in the County of Kent State Colony of Rhode Island
Convenation of the same state of the said County in the manner following to wit I am seized in land wood and lots
found to be Nathan Simonds of [illegible] resident in the said County Charlestown, the District of [illegible] in
who have heretofore lawfully and rightfully entered entered and poised the said ground bears a [illegible] [illegible] [illegible]
convey and confirm unto the said Nathan Simonds a certain piece of land situated in the [illegible] [illegible] [illegible]
seized in Deed of Land [illegible] being now in his Possession now lying in the [illegible] [illegible] [illegible]
moreover Above [illegible] of Land in the said piece now [illegible] and bounded as follows [illegible] [illegible]
on Land privately belonging to John [illegible] of Charlestown whereas the [illegible] [illegible]
on Land privately belonging to John [illegible] [illegible] to Daniel [illegible] and others now
on the County in that Part [illegible] [illegible]
on Land belonging to Joseph Clarke
And have and to hold the said [illegible] with all the above
lands and lots with appurtenances and appurtenances there unto belonging
or in any way appertaining to the same unto the said Nathan Simonds his heirs
or any heirs forever and the said Joseph Clarke do by my [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible]
bequeath documents
convenant and engage to and with the said Nathan Simonds his Heirs Assigns [illegible]
thenance and from Tenance that is to say that at the time of the making & executing of the
[illegible] I am the full and lawful owner of all the above granted & bargained Demised
and have good right title Just Cause and lawful authority to sell and dispose of the same in
any manner as above said And that the said Nathan Simonds his Heirs and Assigns
forever from this time and at all times forever have her after have both well and [illegible]
enjoy all the above I grant and granted Demise by force of will and [illegible] [illegible]
as fully and as securely as my self right with or might have done before the Date hereof
And that all the said Joseph Clarke for my successor my Heirs Executors and Administrators covenant
and engage to forever warrant secure leave and defend the same granted and bargained Demise
and sell from the said Nathan Simonds his Heirs and Assigns against the Lawful Claims & Demands