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To all People to whom these Presents shall come Greeting
Know we that I Josiah Lewis of Charlestown, in King's County Yeoman, Have for
and in Consideration of the Sum of Three Hundred and five Pounds lawful Money
to me in Hand before the Executing hereof well and truly paid by Jonathan Day of
said Town in the County aforesaid the Denize hereof I do hereby witness
with Divers others in the Court spoken after the Denize whereof I do hereby witness
by myself then with fully satisfied, concluded and paid, Have given granted bought
and sold aliened conveyed and confirmed and by these Presents do fully
fully and absolutely give grant bargain sell alien convey and confirm unto the said
said Jonathan Day his Heirs Devizes executors and Assigns forever a certain Part
of his Farmland the Rice Lands and Reach Lands, together with an Island called Matching Island
Island situated in a Saltmeadow containing about Sixty Acres, be the same more
or less, bounded on the North East, North East on the South East, Eastly on the East
partly on the Old Channel where the Breach was, Westly to run with the Sea, and partly on
the West bounded by the Reach Lands, where the Breach were to be cleared, boundary on the
Denize recorded the Reach Lands, where the Breach were to be cleared, boundary on the
Sea, and westerly partly on Jen Boughes Breach and Reach Lands, and partly by the
Sea and Salt Marsh.
To have and to hold the said granted and bargain Demise with all the
Appurtenances Tenements and Convenances to the same belonging or in any wise appertaining
ing with him the said first part from the said first part his Heirs and Assigns forever to his and heirly
tenure Equal Breach and beyond where the said David Lewis for my part my Heirs
Assigns and Admins do hereby covenant promise and grant to and with the said
Jonathan Day, that before and until the Conveyancing hereof I am the true full and rightful
Owner of all the before bargain Demise and am lawfully seized and possessed of the
Same in some now other Right and as a good perfect and absolute Estate of Inheritance in
Same now having right Full Power and lawful Authority to sell
and dispose of the same in the Manner as often void, and that the said first part
his Heirs and Assigns shall and may forever have possess by him and virtues of these
Events lawfully peaceably and quietly have hold enjoy possess and occupy the same
free from any Manner of claims or other Gifts Grant Deeds Alien Sales Transfers mortgages
Wills Entails joint tenures Devizes injuries Executions Encumbrances or claims of
any Person or Persons whatsoever forever against him and Devize.
And Lois Lewis Wife of the said Josiah Lewis wife of the said Josiah Lewis doth her Right of Power and Owner of
forty and willingly give yield and surrender all her Right of Power and Owner of
thirds of in and with the before bargain Demise unto the said first part forever this
To Witness whereof in the said first Lewis and
Heirs and Assigns given.
Lois his Wife here unto set his Hands and Seals the Twenty Fourth day of January
and in the Year of Our Lord Omega Domini 1777
Josiah Lewis Seal
Lois Lewis Seal
Signed
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Charles town, March 27th 1777-
Signed, sealed & delivered
in Defense of
Sam: Perry
Anthemoth & Pure
[illegible]
This foregoing Deed was
recorded the 27th hepsetember 1777
By Jos Conder & R Gid.
Kings County
Personally appear'd Josiah Lewis and
Louis Lewis his wife and acknowledged the above and
preposing Instrument to be their voluntary Act & Deed
with their hands & Seals
Before me Sam Perry Just. Peace
To all People to whom these Presents shall come, William Congdon of
Charles town in the County of Kings County in the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations send
Greetings. I the said William Congdon found in Consideration of the thing Herein
Mentioned, namely, Eight hundred Shillings & Six Pence from Thomas Tolliver’s Estate’s’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’
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