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9/5/1777 · DEED · book 3 page 256 doc 12928

From GAVIT JOSEPH life
To HOXSEY THOMAS life
Consideration Five Pounds lawful money and a Ld Claim Deed
Premises none · Parcel of land near the beach and salt land ([illegible])
Also on this page: RELEASE GUIMOND MARIE B EST

Back — where this land came from

This instrument states no source of title that we have read yet.

The grantor's earlier acquisitions, by name — the man, not necessarily this land

◀ 1777 · DEED · HOXSIE THOMAS; HOXSIE BENJAMIN → GAVIT JOSEPH · book 3 p 257
◀ 1760 · DEED · GAVIT OLIVER → GAVIT JOSEPH · book 2 p 22

Forward — where this land went

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

▶ 1800 · DEED · HOXSEY THOMAS; HOXSEY MARY → GAVIT JOSEPH · book 4 p 301
▶ 1802 · DEED · HOXSEY THOMAS; HOXSEY MARY → STANTON SAMUEL · book 4 p 362
▶ 1812 · DEED · HOXSEY THOMAS → YORK WILLIAM JR; YORK AUGUSTUS; YORK JAMES · book 5 p 74

Bounded by

Nathaniel Sheffield · Nathaniel Sheffield · Oliver Dodge

The instrument's own words

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256 To all People to whom these Presents shall come, Greeting Know Ye That I Joseph Good in the County of Kings County, State of Rhode Island, for and in Consideration of the Sum of Ten Pounds lawful money of the Realm paid and paid paid by Thomas Emery of the Town of [illegible] in the County of Kent for the Consideration of a Late Court Deed having executed a Deed with him as Party of the first part Thomas Emery and my Son Francis a Party of the second part Thomas Emery, the said Francis whom I do solemnly and truly promise and faith fully contracted and paid, as do we lawfully remise release and forever grant claim and quit claim unto Thomas Emery his heirs and Assigns forever all my Right Title Interest Property Claim Title or enough to assure to him with my entire said Parcel of Land and Claim more or less to assure to him with my entire value those Lands lying in the Town of [illegible] in a place called [illegible] near to the Beach, and bounded as follows: partly with the property Beginning at a Stake in the [illegible] which is in the biggest Rock in the [illegible] Beach that runs west in a Line to some [illegible] bounded Bounded with the Property of Thomas and Other Party dwelling there, and running a North Line to the Northwesterly to a large Rock bounded by the Line of the same large Rock which East Rock runs North to the North East of the boundary or Salt Land, and East of the Beach and without of the dwelling the said line runs North Easterly to some Stake in the Beach, in the Line to some Rock until it comes to the Dyke with the Dyke in the Salt Land, and so bounding North to some Rock and Eastward the same Land partly running to Thomas Emery on the East until it comes westward until it comes to the first North eastward Rock, running to some Line until running all my Right, Title, Interest Property Claim Title or enough to assure to him of one or all the Beach, Sandy Water or Water Course in the Eastward of the Salt land bounded Line until it comes to the Lands partly running to him being in the [illegible] across Land until To have and to hold all the above granted and bargained Premises unto him the said Thomas Emery his heirs and Assigns for ever as absolutely as Myself could or would right have done the Same the Heirs of the Property, and all and every part do for every my [illegible] Heirs Chamber or others whom it may concern promise and warrant to and with the said Thomas Emery his heirs and Assigns in manner wise intending that its be that he the said Thomas Emery his heirs and Assigns enjoy same Line to Line and all the Times given forever for the time and for the said’s descendants have held self and improve the above granted Premises as fully as absolutely as Myself could or would right have done before the Date hereof. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my Hand and Seal, the Twenty Seventh Day of September A.D. 1787. Signed Sealed & Delivered in the presence of Joseph Good [Seal] Thomas Emery Obadiah Miser Kings County ss Personally appeared Joseph Good the Day and Date within mentioned and acknowledged the within Deed to be his Act and Deed’s Hand and Seal before me The foregoing Deed was signed and the 5th day of [illegible] Clerk of the Court By John Langdon [illegible] Clerk Chris Topher Roberts [illegible] Clerk

The page as recorded

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