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Know all men by these Presents, That we Benjamin Taylor & Thomas
Taylor both of Charlestown in the County of Kent State of Rhode Island, send for and in
consideration of ten Pounds lawful money to me in Hand paid by George Gidney ability
of the said County, as a full and final Claim Deed from the said Kent Co. to the which is known
per Cert. of Execution, and in consideration thereof the aforesaid Benjamin & Thomas consent
step, and prove Seven Acres more Land to be laid under Deed Grant in the Town of Warwick province
in the same year and the presents be dated on the 23rd day of August 1777 & consent do agree
to have a piece of a field called North field Ltd lying in said Charlestown, Kent Province
contiguous around, & it is bounded as follows namely beginning at a large Rock standing in
the Middle of the East Branch of a Line from said Rock to a large Stone in a Line
Engrs & Dwelling house, then running North westerly, in a Straight Course to a large
Rock standing to the North of the first Rock, and East of a Rock, and Westward of the
Dwelling house above described between Samuel Butler family holding running in said Line toward
said first Rock until it comes to the East Side, in the West Part, and extending Southward
on said East side first Rock, and Northward & Eastward on Edward Millers & John Gidney's Land
to the first mentioned Rock.
To have and to hold all and singular the premises to him his heirs and assigns forever to him
his heirs in Law to live and forever have and hold the said Benjamin Taylor & Thomas Taylor
down to engage for the forever the forever said Land his Heirs and Assigns against
the Claims of any person or persons claiming by or under me or our Heirs or
Assigns in Witness whereof we have here to set our Hands & Seals the 22nd
Day of August 1777
Benj. Taylor (Seal)
Thomas Taylor (Seal)
Signed sealed & delivered
in presence of
Henry Moore
[illegible]
The foregoing Deed was recorded
in the Record book named
September the 10th 1777
by Jos. Congdon Reg. of Kent
Regd. Court of
Charlestown Anno Dom 1777 22nd August
Then personally appeared the within Conveyors
Mr Benjamin Taylor & Thomas Taylor both the Day
and Date above of age and declared to me the within
written Instrument to be their inventory all’s’ Deed
Hand & Seal Repr Congdon Recorden’s’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’
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and confirm unto their said Son William Pott his Heirs and Assigns forever a certain Lot of Land with a
Dwelling House thereon standing situated in Charlestown above the v. o. and by Robins Lot at the corner Square
One and a half hundred Boundedly and Naturally by the Highway called By George Wood's Way [illegible]
and boundedly by a Pond commonly called Long Pond said Lot by the highways
To have and to hold all the above described Premises with the Heritages advances and
Appurtenances thereunto belonging or in any way appertaining not from the said William Pott his
Heirs and Assigns to him and to his heirs for any purpose Benefit and Right forever and the Creator
Owned for himself his Heirs Executors and Administrators doth seem covenant grant and
agree to warrant and to the said William Pott his Heirs and Assigns forever against and for all the time of
this grant he in the true sole and lawful Buyer of all the above bargained Premises and from
hereditary Right of the same in any other person Right as of a good right and an absolute Estate of Value
home in the said Premises having in imminent good root Title and right and the right of the sum in Tenure
as aforesaid And that the said William Pott his Heirs and Assigns by force and order of
this Deed shall fully and may forever here after name rate dote enjoy occupy inhabit and enjoy the
said Land and clear of all Manner of Tenures or the Rights Grants Bargains
Votes Notes Mortgages Wills Deeds Estatesentures Deeds mortgages or any other Instruments
whatsoever that might result or made void the said Deeds furthermore he the Charles Church and
his Heirs Executors and Administrators doth covenant and agree all the before described Premises
unto him the said William Pott his Heirs and Assigns against the lawful Claims and
Demands of any Person whatsoever here for the same forever and defend said
Jonathan Church Wife of the said Charles Church doth for the Consideration here in for conveying
her fulls and whole and entire right yield up and surrender all her Right of Descent and Power of
Deeds of in and unto the before described Premises unto him the said William Pott and his
and Assigns forever.
In Witness whereof we the said Charles Church and Joanna
his Wife have hereunto set our Hands and Seals the Twenty eighth day of August 1792
Bond signed sealed & delivered
In presence of
Robt Cross
[illegible]
[illegible]
Kings County Court
The foregoing Deed was
made on the 28th day of August 1792
on the 29th day of August 1792
By Jno Congdon Jp
At Charlestown on the 29th Day of August 1792
Came the within Subscribers Charles Church & Joanna his Wife
and acknowledged the within & foregoing Instrument to be their
free Act and Deed Hands and Seals there affixed
Taken in Robt Cross Just Peace
To all People to whom these Presents shall come I Daniel Anderson of
Charlestown in the Colony of Rhode Island Yaman Just Greetings That we that the said Daniel
knowles for and as Consideration of the Sum of Thirty Pounds lawful Money of the Colony paid
to me in Hand already paid by Amos Crane of Charlestown aforesaid Yaman the receipt whereof
I do hereby acknowledge and my full therefore fully subscribed and contented and thereof I do hereby assign-