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Jamestown.
Jamestown office 3rd on the Ninth Day of March AD 1782
Personally appeared Jared Lawton, and Margaret his Wife, and acknowledged
the within Deed of Sale to be their voluntary Act & Deed
Signed June 2nd 1783
John Warden Jdge of the Ct
per Congdon, Depy Clk
To all People to whom these Presents shall come Greeting
Know ye that we Ply Boye, both yeman, and Catherine the Wife, Martha Congdon
Single Woman, Samuel Perry Yeoman and Penelope his Wife all of Charlestown, in
the County of Washington of the State of Rhode Island in the Consideration of Three
hundred Pounds Current Money paid to us the full Satisfaction of Three pounds paid
of y^e Charlestown Yeoman do give grant bargain full and confirm and quit claim
James Congdon jin the Name and Figure Given all and right in the Real Estate where
James Congdon jin the Name and Figure Given all and right in the Real Estate where
our Cousin Nathan Congdon Yeoman b^n of y^e Charlestown deceased his said part of
our Common Pasture Nathan Congdon Yeoman b^n of y^e Charlestown deceased his said part of
consisting in sundry Parts of Land lying both in y^e Charlestown town and partly in
South Kingstown town in the County of Washington of the said state and our right therein
what we mean hereby to convey is Three fourth Parts of the whole Estate or what
was given to the s^d Penelope, Martha and Catherine by their s^d Father and by his
last Will and Testament which was duly proved and approved by the Town Council
of y^e Charlestown, the fifth Day of November AD 1780 aforesaid being has had to it
may more fully appear together with all and Singular the Houses, Buildings, Orchards,
Trees and Improvements etc etc to the s^d James Fourth Parts of y^e Estate belonging or appertaining
as the same is now holden as Tenements in Common
To have and to hold the same granted and bargained Bought
with the Appurtenances unto him the s^d James Congdon jin the Name and Figure
forever to him and then over before y^e World and with we the s^d Ply Boye
and Catherine his Wife, Martha Congdon, Samuel Perry and Penelope his Wife to
our Heirs Executes and Adm^s covenant with the James Congdon jin the Name and
Agree that at all and will the Following time of we were seized of the above bargained
Premises as a good indefeasible Estate in Fee Simple and have got Right to bargain
and sell the same in Name and Form as is above written; and that the same is free
of all burdens and whatsoever
And furthermore in the joint Grade Grant
to be by these Presents bind ourselves and our Heirs forever to Warrant and defend the
same granted and bargained Premised to him the James Congdon jin the Name and Figure
against all lawful Suits Claims and Demands whatsoever In Witness whereof
we the s^d Ply Boye & Catherine his Wife, Martha Congdon Samuel Perry and Penelope
his Wife have here unto set our Hands and Seals the 16th Day of January AD 1783
in the Year of our Saviour Jesus Christ
Signed Sealed and delivered in presence of
Sarah Congdon
Peter Congdon Washington
Ply Boye ps
Cat Boye ps
Samuel Perry L.S.
Penelope Perry L.S.
Martha Congdon L.S.
The Acknowledgment of
this Deed was made
Capil 5th 1787
by Ply Boye ps
by Ply Boye ps
At Charlestown the 16th Day of January 1783
before me s^d Ply Boye ps Penelope Perry
before me s^d Ply Boye ps Penelope Perry
before me s^d Ply Boye ps Penelope Perry
the foregoing Instrument to be this voluntarily acknowledged set Hands Seals and Wills
then to off d’d before me
John Warden Jdge of the Ct
per Congdon Depy Clk
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