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Henry of South Kingstown, in the County of Washington town and State aforesaid [illegible]
the Deed whereof I do hereby acknowledge and myself with satisfaction & content
& the tenor of & of every Part & Parcel thereof to renounce right and discharge him
the said Samuel Perry his Heirs Executors & Administrators forever by this Deed pate
have given granted bargained and bound granted conveyed and confirmed and by this Deed
do forever fully freely and absolutely grant bargain sell convey and convey
confirm unto him the said Samuel Perry his Heirs and Assigns forever a certain lot
or Tract of land Meadow Marsh Land surrounding by Common fence in the town but
more or less and is bounded as followsly Beginning to the North on the Plot of
more or less and is bounded as followsly Beginning to the North on the Plot of
bounded on the North Westerly on the East Lot Land Northly on a Salt Marsh land
conveyed to me by Nath. Moore Easterly bounded Northly by the East Lot Plot that was
then now John Henry Easterly bounded Northly by the East Lot Plot that was
from William White's Hand extended by the Home Company Hand white to the open
bound that was then belong to John Congdon Dead.
To have and to hold the open granted & demised forever to him the
Samuel Perry his Heirs and Assigns forever And that I the said James Champlin
& Samuel Perry his Heirs and Assigns forever And that I the said James Champlin
do hereby covenant to and with the said Samuel Perry that at the presenting hereby
I am the true Sole and lawful Owner of the above aforesaid Premises and have
the lawfully full and perfected of the same And have a lawful Right to convey the
samefully full and perfected of the same And have a lawful Right to convey the
same in Manner aforesaid and that the said Samuel Perry his Heirs and Assigns
shall and may peaceably and quietly have hold occupy enjoy and enjoy the
same forever hereafter And that I and my Heirs shall in will forever warrant
warrant peace and defend the said bargains Premises to him the said Samuel
warrant peace and defend the said bargains Premises to him the said Samuel
Perry his Heirs & Assigns against all Claims or Demands
of any & every Person forever Signed Hannah Wife of the said James Champlin
James Champlin
Hannah Champlin
Samuel Babcock
Hazard Champlin
Washington Co wit South Kingstown April 30 AD 1782
Recorded Jan 29 1783
Personally appear the within named James Champlin
& Hannah his Wife & acknowledged the within to be their voluntary Act and Deed Hand & Seal duly
per Mr. Gordon Miller to be their voluntary Act and Deed Hand & Seal duly
witnessed before Sam Babcock Just Omn Pleas
To all People to whom these Presents shall come I Thomas Alston
of Charlestown in the County of Washington town and State of Rhode Island & Colony in per
Greetings Whereas that the said Thomas Alston do in and consideration
of the Sum of thirty pounds paid to me in full trust however to me in full trust however to me
Replacing him of him will and fully paid by Peter Storey of Christ's town the receipt
whereof I do hereby acknowledge and myself fully satisfied on tact and
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paid; and of every Part and Piece thereof, to remise, acquit and discharge from the said Peter
Cory his Heirs, Remainder, Executors and Assigns forever by these Presents: Have given granted bargained
and sold, assigned conveyed, transported and conveyed, and by these presents do further fully and absolutely
do give, grant bargain sell, alien, alienate convey, convey and confirm, unto the said Peter Cory and
his Heirs forever, a certain Plot or Parcel of Land situate lying and being in and
on the [illegible] and known as Peter Corys land, [illegible] in and near the town of
Charlestown containing by Estimation Eighty acres be the same more or less and butted
and bounded on the North East range by the Meadows of some of Indians Lands but
by the Border of Samuel Atte home meaning by the said Indians Land until it comes to
a Stake and Stone and thence N. E. 1/2 ch to a Stone in Addams Lands until it comes to
a Heap of Stone and thence N. E. 1/4 ch by the border of the border until it comes to
some Indians Land, thence N. E. 1/2 ch by Indians Land until it comes to a Stake by the
Border of Samuel Atte home N. E. 1/2 ch by Samuel's land until it comes to a Stake by the
Border of Samuel Atte home N. E. 1/2 ch by Indians Land, N. E. 20 rods in said Indians Land, thence N. E. 1/2
ch until it comes to Indian Land, by John Dicks Corner, and furtherly to the border of Indians
Land until it comes to a Cedar swamp North East, thence running by Jonathan Perrys land
by a Border until it comes to the point where bounded to a hammer stake
with the fence where it is bounded, it having the whole of the Lands that the Grantor bought
of Samuel Atte home, together with the Dwelling House and some other buildings on
To have and to hold the said granted and bargained Premises with all the
Appurtenances thereunto belonging and claimed to the said Peter Cory belonging, in a manner wise full
belonging to him and his Heirs forever, and his Heirs Assigns forever to him and his Heirs to be held in perpetuity
forever. And for the further consideration of the sum of five shillings paid by the said Peter
Cory and received by the said Thomas Addams as witness of the same we do further fully and
absolutely do covenant promise and grant to and with the said Peter Cory himself
his Heirs and Assigns that at or before the next quarter day of this year I am the true Sole
Owner of the above bargained Premises, and am lawfully seized and possessed of the same
in my own proper Right as a good ready sufficient and absolute Sole & Charitable owner in every part
that I have now and may good right full power and lawful Authority to grant bargain
sell convey and confirm the said bargain and conveyance in Manner as aforesaid, and that
that the said Peter Cory his Heirs and Assigns shall have and may have from time to time
and at all times forever have undisturbed by me and Corner of the said presents lawfully, peaceably and
quietly by him, held, used, and enjoyed to be seized and enjoy the said premises in a manner and
conveyance with the aforesaid sum of five and four days and costs to settle and accoat the same
forever, and discharged of all charges and from all Manner of persons and others, and the said bargain
Sale, Lease, Mortgage Bill of Sale, etc. relate, just have’n’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’