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To all People to whom these Presents shall come, I George Hazard Bucknam
of Southkingstown, in the County of Washington St Day and Sarah Bucknam his Wife, for
consideration that Zenas Wilson, James Smith and John Aldrich all of Southkingstown
in consideration that Zenas Wilson, James Smith and John Aldrich all of Southkingstown
in the County of Providence Delaware have given Set Number One in the aforesaid Bucknam's Lottery
in the County of Providence Delaware have given Set Number One in the aforesaid Bucknam's Lottery
as now laid out and platted containing about three Acres, be the same more or less situated
and bounded as follows Northerly partly on a Highway, Southerly partly on a Northfield
Division, Easterly partly on a Fourth field, & otherwise known as [illegible] bounded as noted in the
bounded which said Lot Number One the Donors to the Bucknam's Lottery have given
a Deed to s Zenas Wilson, James Smith, & John Aldrich, Now therefore I said George
Bucknam & Sarah his Wife their Heirs, Devisees Administrators and Assigns do hereby
Grant Quit all their Right Title Estate Property Interest Claim & demand of and in the aforesaid
Premises with Zenas Wilson, James Smith, & John Aldrich their Heirs and Assigns forever
In Witness whereof where of they have here unto set their Hands and Seals in the things herein
contained Day of April AD 1780
Nb. The Word "Premises" written between the
nineteenth & twentieth lines were interlined
before signing & sealing here of
Executed in Presence of
Nictolas Eaton
Saml. P. Potter
Recorded June 2 1783
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Washington Co. Southkington this April 10th AD 1780
Presently appeared the within Devisor Geo G Bucknam
and Sarah his Wife, and acknowledged the within written
Instrument to be their free Act and Deed
Before Samuel Babcock Jt. of Peace
Charlestown Feby 7th 1783 Know all Men by these Presents
That I Joseph Stanton of Charlestown in County of washington for the better & good
will I Bring to my son my Heir Joseph Stanton do grant all the Right and Title with share
of Two Certain Tracts of land bounded as follows one Tract Bounded as follows
Beginning at a stump of wall measuring a chain Through Dividing Survey, will to
the North West Boundary westerly & Easterly by the S. Field Northway on the Land of [illegible]
Also will it connect to the County Road Three chains westerly to the parts aforesaid
bounds the other Tract bounded as follows Northly Bounded on the land of [illegible]
Partly westerly northwesterly & Easterly by the fence more stands One Tract of land
Lying along the County Road Three Chains By the House of the little meadow and
For the Life of Joseph Stanton the Privilege of having a Moore in the north part of the Town
Now in my Possession During Natural Life in consideration of which I have Statedly’s’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’
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One Thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty Two, signed, sealed and
delivered In Presents
Off: Poly Hossey
William Gardner
Joseph Stanton
To all People To whom these Presents shall come Greeting
Know ye that Joshua Card of Charlestown in Washington County State of
Rhode Island Yeaman, that for ye Consideration of the Love & Good will
I have & Bear to my son Achur Card of Prov Town in State above d
I hereby in Consideration of whom I Acknowledge my self thou fully satisfied
Yeaman, in Consideration of whom I Acknowledge my self thou fully satisfied
Contract & Paid Me by the Present agent & Discharge him here after Card, his
Descendants & heirs I do by the Presents Give Grant Bargain & Sell unto him the
S. Achur Card his heirs & Assigns one certain Tract of Land lying &
Being in the Charlestown being about Fifty Acres more or less
or more & in Width & Length as follows Beginning at Polland Road and
I have my Stak & Post, thence North West by the Rigge Road to a Stake &
hence then East 12 Acres, North One Hundred Forty Eight Rods & Poles
To a Black Oak Tree south 37 & Degree north Joseph Hoppin’s land
bounded, southerly Partly by the Road Land & Partly by St Paul’s Pasture
boundedly & westerly by the Grantor’s land. To Have and To Hold all
the above Described Premises with all the Privileges & appurtenances there on
or thereon belonging or in many other appertaining unto him the S. Achur Card and
his heirs & assigns forever Without any use or trust or benefit to the Grantor & the
S. Joshua Card Do forevermore my heirs Descendants Do Covenant Promise
Grant to with S. Achur Card his heirs in all things and that Before the Expiring
hence of I am the true & lawful owner of the above Described Premises &
am Lawfully seised of the same in mine own right as a Good Estate of
Inheritance in fee simple and have in myself Good Right Full Power &
Lawfull authority to Give & Dispose of the same in manner & form of bound
& that S. Achur Card his heirs & assigns shall more & forever From this Day
onwards by these Presents Have hold Possess & Enjoy the aforesaid Land
of all Inconveniences whatsoever Furthermore I the S. Joshua Card Do
agree my self my heirs Descendants Do warrant of all Claims or Demand until
Permit & Do Warrant Defend & secure the same against the lawfull
Claim of any Person What soever unto him the S. Achur Card his heirs &
assigns Forever In Witness Whereof I have set my hand & seal
this 21 day of may 1783. Signed Sealed & Delivered in the Presents
Off: Augustus Harmon
Thobias Stoker
Joshua Card & Co
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