The instrument's own words
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Furthermore I the said Theodaly Johnson for my self my heirs and Assigns do
do covenant and engage the above denounced Remise to him the said Ezraen Brandal his
Heirs and Assigns against the lawful Claims or Demands of any Person whereas
promise to warrant or defend by these Presents in Writing whereof I have hereunto set
my Hand and Seal this 24 Day of April 1781—
Signed Sealed and Delivered
in presence of
[illegible]
[illegible] Brandal
[illegible]
Recorded March 1st 1882
C. A. Conradon clk
State of Rhode Island
County of Kent Ss.
Know all men by these presents that I Stephen Allen late of Charleston in the State of Rhode Island but now
residing in Providence in the County of Providence State of Connecticut Given under my seal in
Consideration of the Sum of One Hundred and Eighty two dollars paid to me in Hand
and premises of Allen before the Justices of our well and truly laid by Jonathan
Hazard paid of Charleston in the County of Washington and Colony of Rhode Island and Province
the Council voting of Late here by acknowledge and my self fully satisfied created
and paid and of every heart and soul reserve myself to renounce august and discharge any right
and paid and of every heart and soul reserve myself to renounce august and discharge any right
Jonathan Hazard pure his Heirs Descendants and Assigns forever And by these Presents
HAVE given granted bargained paid field utmost conveyed consigned and confirmed and by these
Presents do freely fully and absolutely by give grant bargain sell alien utmost convey
and confirm unto him the said Jonathan Hazard his Heirs and Assigns forever a certain
tract of Land situate lying and being in Charleston above containing One Hundred
Acres be the same more or less and is butted and bounded as follows viz Southerly
by Southly
on a Highway Castly on Thomas Rice Lands Northly on the Heirs of [illegible]
on a Highway Land and partly on James Dickins Land Northly on Theodaly Johnson
Johnson’s Land and until it comes to the vicinity Bound Boundes but the same be otherwise Bound
Land until it comes to the vicinity Bound Boundes but the same be otherwise Bound
or reputed to be bounded—
To have and to hold the said granted Premises with all the Privileges
and Appurtenances to the same belonging or in any way appertaining unto him the
Jonathan Hazard his Heirs and Assigns forever to his heirs and their assigns forever
And I the sd Stephen Allen for my self my Heirs Reputants and Admins
do covenant promise and grant to and with the said Jonathan Hazard his Heirs and
Assigns that at and before the inspecting half term I am the true sole and lawful
Owner
[illegible]
[illegible]
[illegible]
State of Rhode Island
County of Kent Ss.
Notably the 7th of June 1781—
Personally appeared the Sufferer on the 11th [illegible]
Johnson and acknowledged the written and above Instrument
to be his free Act And Deed Land & Seal—
Stephen Allen [illegible] Brandal Attest Pres
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Owner of the abon bargained Premises, and am lawfully seized and possessed of
the same in my own proper Right as a good perfect and absolute Title of nature
tenure in fee Simple. And have in my self good right full power and lawful
Authority to convey and dispose of the same in the Manner above mentioned
that the sd Jonathan Hazard his Heirs and Assigns shall may and from Time
to Time, and at all Timea forever hereafter by Virtue of these presents lawfully
peaceably and quietly have hold use occupy possess and enjoy the same
demised Premise with all the Appurtenances there unto clear and free by
clearly acquitted convened and discharged from all Manner of Tenures or
other Gifts Grants Bargains Sales Leases Mortgages Estates Entails Dowries
Judgments or Incumbrances of what Name Power that might make void
this present Deed. Furthermore I the sd Stephen Allen do covenant and agree the above
Premise to him the sd Jonathan Hazard his Heirs and Assigns against the
lawful Claims or Demands of any Person or Persons whatsoever forever
to warrant seise and defend these Descents. In Witness whereof where of the
said Stephen Allen hath hereunto set his Hand and Seal this Eighth Day
of February in the Year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred Eighty two
Signed Sealed Delivered
in Presence of: Stephen Allen L.S.
[illegible]
Gideon Hossey Jr
The Day and Date above written the sd
Withinson Browning Jonathan Hazard Covenants and Promises that
of the sd Stephen Allen pays unto me the Sum of One Hundred and
eighty two Dollars and three Quarters at on a [illegible] the Eighth
Day of February 1782, with the lawful Interest thereon from this present
Date then and in that Case the sd Jonathan Hazard promises to discharge
this present Deed and make the same void as no such Deed had
been made
Signed Sealed & Delivered
on Presence of: Jon: Hazard per L.S.
Gideon Hossey Jr
State of Rhode Island County of Washington St. Person all appear
Withinson Browning Stephen Allen the above mentioned and acknowledged
himself to be the above bargainor to be his voluntary
Recorded March 6 1782 Act and Deed Hand & Seal this Eighth Day of
by Jas Longdon Pr. Clerk February 1782. in Majesty
Before me Joseph Maxson Justice of Peace
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The Deposition of Elder Thomas Ross of Charleston, in the County of
Washington, and State of Rhode Island lawful Age and engagg'd according to
Law, setteth forth and sayeth, That between a fifty and sixty years past I well
remember the May time in the Neck called by the Name of Dunes cove, that
all the Way that I then knew for Rights to Haye and residue with Reams and
Hops was to turn in over the East Road in at a Great Gate, Southward of the Dep
of Captain Daniel Saunders's House, which Road then went over a small Brook the
thence South by East down a Lane between two Fields, from there East and further
to what is called the Lower Meadow, from there westerly & fourthly through
the above d. Daniel Saunders's Land from thence to the Lower Court of said Neck
Which and belong'd then to Mr. Thomas Cardon late of S. Town deceased
Which and belong'd then to Mr. Thomas Cardon late of S. Town deceased
And that I know of no other Way that at that Time through Capt. Daniel Saunders's
Mr. Thomas Cardon's Lands for Reams and Haye & hops the aforesaid Lands
lying in Chas. town, further the Deponant saith not more. [signed] Thos. Ross
Charleston January the 8th AD 1782.
Personally appeared Elder Daniel Saunders and solemnly
affirmed the Truth of the above written Evidence, Charleston this Eighth Day
of January AD 1782. [signed] Daniel Saunders -
Taken upon solemn Engagement in Charleston in the County and
State aforesaid the Eighth Day of January AD 1782 for perpetual
Memory of the thing before us. [signed] Samuel Babcock [signed] Com. Peas.
Recorded March 8 1782 [signed] Caleb Steff Jp.
by [signed] [illegible]
as [illegible]
To all People to whom these Presents shall come Greeting
Know ye, that I J. B. Browning of Charleston, in the County of Washington, and State of
Rhode Island Yeoman, old tho and in the consideration of the Sum of two Pounds
Shillings lawful money to me in Hand paid before the Expiring hereof, by Thomas Ross
of S. Town County and State above in Consideration, the receipt whereof I acknowledge by
these presents with fully satisfied contented and paid, heaps, and hays and [illegible]’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s’s