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or interest in or unto the hereby released Premises, or any Part or Point thereof. But
Shall and the same be forever bar’d after by force and Virtue of these Presents forfeited and declared
by these Presents. Furthermore I Mary Wife to the some said Daniel Potter after the
Consideration above mentioned, do remise all my right of Dower and other all rights in the
above said Premises &c. In Witness whereof we have hereunto set our Hands
Sealed this Eleventh Day of March AD 1763.
Signed, sealed and delivered
In Presence of me
Witness
[Signature]
[Signature]
Joseph br Congdon j
Peter Cross
Received April 30th 93
[Signature]
Jas Congdon Justice of the peace
Daniel Potter L.S.
Mary Potter L.S.
At Charlestown in Washington County the Day and
Date first Written presently appeared the Subscribers
found Daniel Potter and acknowledged the foregoing Writing
want to be their Act and Deed Hands and Seals then committed
Before me
Peter Cross Justice of the peace
Known all Men by these Presents, That I Samuel
Congdon of South Kingstown, in the county of Washington the and State of Rhode Island
do Yeoman So in and Consideration of the Sum of Ten Hundred and Eighty Three
Pounds, Five Shillings, and Six Pence, lawful Money to me in Hand paid by
Samuel Cuff of Charlestown, in the county aforesaid to my full Satisfaction
the Receipt whereof I hereby do acknowledge have Bargained sold and signed
over, and by these Presents, do bargain sell and assign over unto the said Samuel
Cuff his Heirs and Assigns forever all my Right Title Interest and Property which
I have in a certain Mortgage Deed signed and sealed by William Congdon late of said
Charlestown bearing Date the Eighth Day of April AD 1777 of a certain tract
of Land situate in Charlestown better described and bounded, as by said Deed may
fully appear, aforesaid being the consideration had for the conveying the Payment of the
Sum of Ten Hundred and Eighty Three Pounds, Five Shillings, and Six Pence, lawful
full Money, And upon which Deed the said Samuel Congdon recorded a judgment
of the Superior Court at February Term last for the Possession of the said Land
which Judgment of Court together with the aforesaid Mortgage, the s Samuel
Congdon, doth by these Presents for himself, his Heirs, Executors and Administrators
assign and make over to the said Samuel Cuff his Heirs and Assigns forever.
In Witness whereof the I said Samuel Congdon have hereunto set my
Seal and shut this 28th Day of April AD 1783 and in the 7th Year of America
Independence
Signed
Sam Congdon L.S.
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Signed, Sealed & Delivered in presence of
Jon:l Hazard
James Congdon
Recorded, May 18 1783.
By Jos. Congdon J. Cl.
Washington Co. At Charlestown town the
Day aforesaid presently came the above Certificate
Samuel Congdon, and acknowledged the abon
Instrument as by him signed to be his voluntary
Act & Deed with his Hand and Seal then & there affixed
Before me Jas Congdon J. Cl.
Know all Men by these Presents, that I Nathan Betts
of Whalebe in the County of Washington, in the State of Rhode Island and Providence
Plantations Yeoman for and in Consideration of the Sum of Thirty Pounds lawful
Sterling Money to me in Hand paid before the Delivery here of by Richard Babcock
of Hopkinton in the County aforesaid Yeoman Have given granted bargained
& sold, alienated, and do by these Presents fully, freely and irrevocably sell, convey and
confirm unto the said Richard Babcock his Heirs and Assigns forever One
certain Piece of Land being South West by North side lying and being in Charlestown
in the County aforesaid containing by Estimation a little over Ten Acres, the same more or
less bounded as follows Beginning at a Stake Standing by the North Edge of a Salt
Creek, bringing with the North East Course of John Parks Saltmarsh, thence running East
bounding North East by 3 Rods 4 Chains & 55 Links, to a Stake Standing at the
East end of said Creek, thence running South East Thirty Degrees East until it comes to the
S. Nathan Babcock stand, thence bounding southerly by S Nathan Babcock land to
it comes to a Stake Standing by the East of said Salt Marsh, Standing South Sixty Two deg.
W 30 rods from the first named Stake. To have and to hold the said granted
and bargained Premises together with all their Appurtenances free from all Encumbrances
whatsoever to him the said Richard Babcock his Heirs and Assigns, as an absolute
Estate of Inheritance in fee Simple forever. And I the said Nathan Babcock for
myself my Heirs Executors and Administrators declare do covenant and engage the above
demised Premises with him the S Richard Babcock his Heirs and Assigns against the
lawful Claims & Demands of any Person or Persons whatsoever whomsoever to
Warrant fence & Defend by these presents. And Mary Babcock Wf of
the said Nathan Babcock attests for the Consideration aforesaid freely & willingly give
yield up and forever renounces all her Rights of Dower and Coim of thirds in & unto
the above demised Premises unto him the S Richard Babcock his Heirs and Assigns forever
In Witness whereof we have hereunto set our Hands and Seal this Twenty first day
of April in the Seventh year of American Independence A 1783 Nathan Babcock d
Signed Sealed & Delivered in the presence of
Will. Hubbard
Washington
Mary Babcock d