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To all People to whom these Presents shall come Greeting. Know ye that I
Nathan TIFF of Charleston in the County of King's County, and State of Rhode Island & Providence
for divers good Causes and Considerations have hereunto moving faith resolved wished and
proven quitclaimed, and by these Presents for myself my Heirs executors & administrators doth
fully freely and absolutely remise release and forever quit Claim rate my will beforesaid Children
who after named to wit my Daughter Elizabeth TIFF and said Caleb TIFF Husband to the aforesaid
and my Daughter Sarah TIFF of Charleston at in the County of King's County, and State
of Rhode Island Providence and my son Stanton TIFF and inhabitant Caleb TIFF w.o. Stanton
and me the aforementioned Right and he Mrs Louisa TIFF and my Daughter Alice TIFF w.o.f.
James Rogers Husband to the s. Daughter Mary TIFF and to my Daughter Mary TIFF a.o.f.
Carolina in the County of King's County and State of New York, Germany, all the right title
Property interest and Demand whatsoever, as the I the said Nathan TIFF over or ought either
in or over three Lots of Land given by Thomas Stanton late of Charleston in the County of
King's County and State of Rhode Island Germany, deceased gave unto his daughter Elizabeth
TIFF late deceased, which Lots are situated and bounded as follows namely the first is bounded
beginning at a Rock by the Old Road marked it. from there south east by Land Common
Neighbors, to an other Rock marked it. from there to an other Rock marked it. from there
thence a Straight Line to Church's Rebounds Elms Corner, from there south east and
capably by Land of Elizabeth Richards he’s [illegible] Deceased point unit, North easterly to
S. Road "capably" to the East side Paddock, whereby by the East Side the parcels first mentioned Roads
containing by Estimation however eight square Ares, be the same more or less d. Lot lying in
Providence Neck posted in Charleston after the Second Lot is bounded beginning
at the corner of a tract of Land that belonged to s. inhabitant David Lates deceased Southeast
by the Old Road to Summer Stanton's Land, Easterly and South east he Land of others and
thence Stanton to a tract of Land that belonged to s. inhabitant David Lates, Southeast
by 3 Rods to the first mentioned bounds containing by Estimation thirty four square Ares,
be the same more or less a third Lot of Land lying in Providence Neck after the first
of Land is bounded as follows namely, beginning at the Old Road Easterly by Samuel
Stanton's Land, and partly North east on Stanton's Land, and partly Northern by boundaries
the first Land marked whereby by Land of the aforesaid David southeasterly by the after s. Road
the first mentioned bounds, containing by Estimation seventy Ares be the same more
or less. To have and to hold, the s. grants and bargained Premises with the s.
the Buildings and Appurtenances, Privileges and Common utilities to the same belonging
or in any way appertaining to the said TIFF Caleb TIFF, Sarah TIFF, Samuel Stanton
TIFF, inhabitant Caleb TIFF, Nathan TIFF, Dorcas TIFF, Mary Rogers, and James Rogers, Land
TIFF to them their Heirs and Assigns forever, to them their only Proper Uses Profit and benefit
forever. And I the said Nathan TIFF for myself my Heirs executors & administrators and Heirs
doth forever warrant quitclaim with the above s. Caleb TIFF, Sarah TIFF, Samuel Stanton
TIFF, inhabitant Caleb TIFF, Nathan TIFF, Dorcas TIFF, Mary Rogers, James Rogers, Mary TIFF.
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Their Heirs and Assigns forever, to have and to hold all the above demise d and granted Premises
so that neither he the sd Nathan Jeffs nor his or their Heirs nor any other Person or Persons
for him or them or in his or their Names their will or by any ways or means happen to have her
claim or demand any Right Title etc in or unto the above demise d Premises or any Part or
Parcel thereof save and except all and every Action Right Title Interest and Demand of
their Parcel thereof but from all and every contrary Right Title Interest and Demand of
or unto the sd premises or any Part or Parcel thereof the Nathan Jeffs his Heirs and
Assigns and every one of them shall be utterly excluded barred and bound forever by these Presents
Furthermore I Dorcas Jeffs Wife to the sd Nathan Jeffs do by these presents fully satisfy
and waive give up and forever let up all her Right of Dower and Portion of thirds of her in and
unto the above demise d Premises with the afor sd Jabez Jeffs Robert Jeffs Sarah Jeffs
Jonathan Jeffs Elizabeth Jeffs Nathan Jeffs Dorcas Jeffs Mercy Rogers James Rogers
they their Heirs and Assigns In Witness whereof we have here unto set our hands and
Seals this Twenty Second Day of January and in the fifth Year of America Independence
anno Domini 1781
Signed Sealed and Delivered
In presence of
James Sheldon
Rogers & Sheldon
NB. The Words "James Rogers" was inserted between
the lines both with and sufficiently before Signed and
Sealed.
Nathan Jeffs SS
Dorcas Jeffs SS
Kingston County --- Kingston town the 23d Ao 1781
Personally appeared the within named Nathan Jeffs and Dorcas
Jeffs his Wife and acknowledged the within Instrument to be their
voluntary Act and Deed with their Hands and Seals thereto affixed
Before me James Sheldon Jst Peace
To all People to whom these Presents shall come Greeting
KNOW ALL Men That we Nathan Jeffs and Achabiah his Wife Solution Effingham and Dorcas
his Wife James Rogers and Mary his Wife all Freemen of Connecticut a resident
of the County of New London State of New England Caleb Jeffs and Sarah his Wife of South Kingstown
the County of Kent State of Rhode Island Providence and in Com p
ton in the County of Uxbridge County and State of Rhode Island Providence for and in Con s i d e r a
tion of the Sum of Seven Hundred and fifty Shillings well delivered unto us in Law
paid by Thomas Hopkins of Charlestown
part before the Costing House of well and truly paid by Thomas Hopkins of Charlestown
on the County of Uxbridge County and State of Rhode Island Providence the Receipt where of
we do hereby our knowledge so follow satisfied and contented and thereby of and every
part and Parcel thereof do so covenant agree and discharge the sd Thomas Hopkins
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