6/2/1783 · DEED · book 3 page 368 doc 13020

368 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 declared Before me Jas. Congdon J. Cl. Known 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 voluntarily sell, convey and confirm unto the said Richard Babcock his Heirs and Assigns forever One certain Piece of Land being South West the whole 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 Corner 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 stand till it comes to a Stake Standing by the Door of Sarah Parks, Standing South Eastly two Degrees W. 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 forever, 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 denomised 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 forever and Defend by these Presents. And Mary Babcock Wf of the said Nathan Babcock also for the Consideration aforesaid hereby fully & willingly give yield up and forever renounce all her Right of Dower and Claim of thirds in & unto the above denomised 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

369. Washington Co. ss. Tuesday April the 29th 1783. Then personally appeared the Subscriber Est Nathan Debrock and acknowledged the above Instrument to be his free Act & Deed Hand & Seal Signed, sealed and delivered in the presence of By me Joseph Brandel Just. Peace Recorded Jun 2 1783 & Jas. Congdon Jst. of the Co. To all People to whom these Presents shall come Greeting, Know Ye That Hazard Anowles of Jamestown, in the County of Newport and State of Rhode Island & Providence, and Merchant the Assigns for the Confederation of Ninety seven Pounds Stereo Shillings and other sums, caused to be full Satisfaction of former Congdon jun'r Es q. of Charlestown, in the County of Washington Co, and State after etc. do grant bargain sell & confirm unto the said James Congdon jun'r to him his Heirs and Assigns forever to all Right in the Real Estate which our Honored Father John Congdon Es q. late of said Charlestown deceased died seized of consisting in sundry Farms of Land lying partly in said Charlestown and partly in North Kingstown, in the County of Washington Co often x, and our Right then, and what we are now able to convey in the west with Part of the whole Estate, or what was given to d Margaret Anowles formerly by her father Nathan and by his last Will and Testament which was duly proved and expressed by the Town Council meeting in the Sixth Day of September Ad 1768 afterwards having been had then to many more fully appear. Together with all the rights of the said Estate belonging, or appertaining as the same is now holden as Tenements in Common. To have and to hold the above granted and demised Premises, with the Appurtenances unto him the said James Congdon to him his Heirs & Assigns forever to him and their proper Heirs & Successors unto him their Heirs & successors Anowles & Margt our his wife do for me ourselves our Heirs executors and assigns covenant with the said James Congdon his Heirs and Assigns that, at the present and the Replacing hereof we were seised of the above bargained Premises, as a good indispisable Estate in the Premises, and have good Right to bargain and sell the same to them and form as is above written; and that the same is free of all Manner of burthens whatever And Furthermore on the said Hazard Anowles and the granted his Wife, to by his proper hand bound ourselves, and our Heirs forever to Warrant and defend the above granted & bargained Premises, to him the said James Congdon his Heirs & successors against all lawful Claims and Demands whatever. In Witness whereof we the said Hazard Anowles and the granted his Wife have unto it our Hands and Seals the 21st day of March Ad 1782 And in the Sixth Year of American Independence Signed sealed & delivered in the presence of Benj. Remington William Martius James Congdon Hazard Anowles L.S. Margt Anowles L.S.