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his Heirs and Assigns forever a certain Tract or Parcel of Land situate lying & being in
Charlestown in the County and State aforesaid That is to say the one fifth Part of the East Half of
William Gorton site of Charlestown in said County & State above described which said
fifth Part of said Land State belong to as the said Elijah Champlin and Bargered his Wife as
assigned and’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d
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Witnespeth That thd Elisha Kenyon for and in Consideration of the love
with and natural Affection, which I have and do have to my Father and Mother, and desire
other good Cause and Considerations me then unto moving, to my full Content and belief
have Given granted, leased and letten and by these Presents do grant lease let
unto the J. Daniel Kenyon and Martha Kenyon, the East of Land and Dwelling House
that the J. Daniel Kenyon now live in, and improve and write in the said Father
Kenyon has bought of the Daniel Kenyon as may fully appear by the Deed thereof
bearing even Date with these Presents, reference being had thereto. Given the [illegible] day
To have and to hold the said grants and leased Demises unto the self
Daniel Kenyon and Martha Kenyon to for ever receive possess and enjoy the same
during the Term of the natural Lives of the J. Daniel and Martha, without the lease
Let rendements or Alienation of me the said Elisha Kenyon, or any person
claiming the same by me or under me In Witness whereof I the said Elisha
Kenyon, have hereunto set my Hand and Seal, the Day and Year first above written
Signed, sealed and delivered
in Presence of
James Bondson
James Chull
Elisha Kenyon [seal]
Rhode Island County of RI At Charlestown the Day and Year seven above written
written personallly appeared the within Subscriber Elisha
Kenyon and acknowledged the same to be his voluntary
Act and deed and with his Hand and Seal thereunto signed
Before me [signature] [illegible] Justice of the Peace
Recorded Jan. 17. 1783
by Jac. Condson for Clrk
To All People to whom these Presents shall come Greeting know ye that
I Joseph Foley of Charlestown, in the County of Washington, and State of Rhode Island Woman
for and with the Consent of the Town of the Town of Charlestown to the Hand by James Call
Town Council and State above Signed, do hereby acknowledge myself his true and lawful
fully paid libery contracted and debt, and by these Presents do grant bargain sell and confirm
claim unto the said William Card his Heirs and Assigns forever, one certain Tract of
Land, lying in S. Charlestown, containing Three Acres and the same now a lot, and butted &
bounded on Easterly by congruent Brook then North Westerly on the highway, and North
westly on James Wood's land then southerly, on the Grantor's land a Straight line to
the first mentioned Bounds. To have and hold all the above described Premises
with all the Privileges and Appurtenances thereunto belonging unto the said William
Card his Heirs and Assigns forever. And I the Joseph Foley do agree for myself my Heirs
Present Assigns either by the said Request acquit my Heirs my Heirs of all Claims Right
Right and title, unto the above described Premises with the said William Card his Heirs and Assigns
forever. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my Hand and Seal this First day of [illegible]
1782 Joseph Foley [seal]
Recorded February Washington Judge 1st 1782 Elizabeth [seal]
Rob. Stanton
Rob. Stanton
Recorded Jan. 18. 1783
by Jac. Condson for Clrk
I the Subscriber Robert Stanton Justice of the Peace personally appeared
and acknowledged the above Deed to be their Act & Deed H.d.
and Seals thereunto affixed
Before me Robert Stanton Justice of the Peace