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To all People to whom these presents Shall Come I Cole Lewis of Charlestown
in the County of Kings county and State of Rhode Island provide presentation Gentleman
and Yeoman
and dwelling house of that I the said Roy Lewis give in a in Consideration of the natural
and Loving affection to me have to and my Son Toby paid by me Ezra browning Esc
dwelling in Charlestown in the said County presume to bequeath and bestow to him to have and
of him and some of his heirs lawfully begotten Conceived from me five acres of Land
in the said Town of Charlestown, and by these presents do know Cause and for Ever Give
and confirm unto the said Ezra and forever to him and his heirs who shall forever
Such right of Habitation use property property Occupy and Demand & Everly
of the said land and all a certain Wood piece of the said Land
be it’s bounded as follows Beginning at a [illegible] on the land now in the south
Line and is bounded as follows Beginning at a [illegible] and Edging up in the south of
Engin’s side Descending north and easting upon the Cranston land Descending with
side my hand’s line’s be bounded on C.m and run to the above said land give and to
the said land home and Give Promise to the above every part and Piece of the said
him the said Cranston land and his heirs assign for Ever’s for the said land’s
over me here Execution Promise to the above any other person from on the south side
of any time here a few and Claim Conveyance or Demand over State by any right
for in any person on in other way be by the Summed or Judge’s judgment as an officer
over some part of the said land be altered or Excluded to the river in a [illegible] in a
Charlestown have at here herein to settle and am done’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’
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(homestead Lot) containing 8 [?] Establishm three hundred Acres the by 9’ some more or less
Lot and bounded as follows Beginning at George’s Corner Southwest Corner Eastly by
George’s Corner lot line until it comes to a ditch and from there North by this line by george clarke
lot line until it comes to a stone and from there Northwest by that line until it comes back to her
Lot line and from there Southward and from there Southeast to the Northgate side boundary line in
said Lot and from there Southward to the northgate side boundary line in said Lot and from there south
eastward to the northgate side boundary line and from there Southward until it comes back to her
Lot boundary Bounds.
I my Seal & Bond and sealed and confirmed however with all q’ rights advantages app
tenure in common here bye fore some Ceremony any more way except transporting to have the sad
Lot for ever to me my heirs and assigns forever Amen. In witness whereof I have here in this Town
of [?] on the [?] day of January 1798 signed sealed and delivered the said Land Parcel
however I have executed and my signature’s A document instrument and Grant and the all the said
Lotable land and conveniences described above those here and utmost faith and secure
Lotable land and conveniences described above those here and utmost faith and secure
the property owner of such property some the land see and execute with all the above Boundary
the property owner of such property some the land see and execute with all the above Boundary
the same and suitably secure and provided in the said instrument in the same and over in the same had Legally
proceed the settlement the title of settlement in the same and over in the same had Legally
following now’s Land described for said Property Begin Southway and conform’d Boundary
following now’s Land described for said Property Begin Southway and conform’d Boundary
pertaining in manner as described for said Property In witness where on henden however’s manner
pertaining in manner as described for said Property In witness where on henden however’s manner
and between Jonathan [?] between [?] between and seven hundred Thirty four acres
and between Jonathan [?] between [?] between and seven hundred Thirty four acres
these are given and granted to him and his heirs forever, to time and until at all times forever after
by lease and deliver’d of his hand and seal a witness the delivery was actually set therefore after
by lease and deliver’d of his hand and seal a witness the delivery was actually set therefore after
his hand and signature the said and it is recorded Documents delivered with the following terms
his hand and signature the said and it is recorded Documents delivered with the following terms
and over her and signing and recorded document and Discharge’d Land from
and over her and signing and recorded document and Discharge’d Land from
old over her and signing and recorded document and Discharge’d Land from
will also be transferred Dinner on said all the parts’s given’s since her conveyance here
will also be transferred Dinner on said all the parts’s given’s since her conveyance here
well’s enter’d Togather Deeds Signatures Executed witness at the S. S. more
or less survey the property in the manner as described Official note the her Executor
Son of the Conveyance Signed Daniel [?] gave me for my here executor
Son of the Conveyance Signed Daniel [?] gave me for my here executor
and acknowledge the Deed and signed and sealed now from promise to them for the
and acknowledge the Deed and signed and sealed now from promise to them for the
Lotable Land however he above since some time since then assign’d my witness suffice
Lotable Land however he above since some time since then assign’d my witness suffice
Conveyance made among persons or persons to labor to act as agent since some as appoint
Conveyance made among persons or persons to labor to act as agent since some as appoint
Covenant made among persons or persons to labor to act as agent since some as appoint
with free and full satisfaction of the said land to Daniel Lovel Loth
with free and full satisfaction of the said land to Daniel Lovel Loth
the person hereinafter as Legal right of Daniel Lovel Loth since all their interests
the person hereinafter as Legal right of Daniel Lovel Loth since all their interests
belonging unto the receiver of evidence on the said land as above and from there hence donate
done now say their names their signatures for which a sheet of the far line hence donate
Signed Clear Seal with the seal the 11th day of January A° 1798
Signed Sealed and delivered
in the presence of
Jos. Muller
[Signature]
[Signature]
[Signature]
The foregoing Deed was
signed and delivered
the 11th Day of January
1798 By the proclamation & Seal
[Signature]
Kent County 18
at East Greenwich proven in the 11th Day of January A° 1798
do hereby affirm the within Subscriber Daniel Lovell
do hereby affirm the within Subscriber Daniel Lovell
the above signature the witness and her Conveyance to be
the above signature the witness and her Conveyance to be
set one Deed signed and Sealed the above a true and a true before
set one Deed signed and Sealed the above a true and a true before
[Signature] Plymouth Cross Justice pride