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John Champlin
Lyda Welch
Catharine X Welch
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Washington Do sit South Kingstown February 20 1787
Personally appeared the subscriber Mr. Henry Welch and as know ledge
the above and afore written Deed to be his fee Act and Deed Hand
and Seal thereunto affixed Before Beckham Justice Peace
Record the Feby 21 1787 by me John Champlin T. Clrk
1787
To all people to whom this Presents shall come
Know ye that I Joseph Stanton of Charlestown in the County of South-
kington Yeoman, for and in Consideration of the sum of Three Hundred
Pounds lawful money to me in hand paid and Sincerely Paid by him
any Stanton of the same Charlestown Gentleman the Receipt Whereof I do
Acknowledge my self there with fully Satisfied Contented and Paid do the
Leave tennis and forever quit claim unto him the Sd Henry Stanton
his Heirs and Assigns for Ever any and my Right Title Interest Property
I Claim Should or ought to have unto and Concerning Three Tracts or
Parcels of Lands Situate lying in the town of Charlestown One of sd
Tracts Contains by Estimation Eighty Acres in the same more or less
and is bounded & bounded as followeth Viz Beginning at the South
corner of Lands to Christopher Babcock and the Lands the
Granter formerly Sold to George Babcock runs South East Decade from there
Running South Eleven Degrees and a Quarter East ninety Eight Rods to a
Stake with stones about it running sd Babcock southeasterly from frontier
Running East Eleven Degrees and Quarter north ninety Eight Rods to a
Black Oak Tree marked on four sides it being the Bound sd Babcock southeasterly
from there Running Eleven Degrees and Quarter East thirty three Rods to a
Stake with stones about it being Joseph Stanton southeasterly
from there Running Directly by the Country Road one Hundred
and thirty two Rods to a Stake with stones about it from there
Running north Eleven Degrees and a Quarter east one Hundred and
rods
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and ninety four Rods to a black Oak Tree marked on four sides, from there
a straight line to the first mentioned Bounds one of the other of sd Town
of Land contains by Estimation sixty five acres more or less Butted and Bun
bounded as follows northerly on the Country Road easterly on Joseph Stanton
Part & part on a cove southerly on a Salt pond & westerly Bound on a
Brook that runs from a spring within four rods of the Country
Road, then running northerly 10 Degrees East to the Country Road
the other of sd Tract of Land contains by Estimation seventy acres and is
bounded as follows West Northerly on the Country Road at the Bound
of a stone wall three running southerly by the path that runs
from sd Country Road near Hadway's Pasture, So land belonging to
Christopher Babcock Bounding on y & by South- so far South that on
East & West line from s South to Joseph Stanton Land Ground for one
half Deal will make board Twenty acres, this last Lot being that which
I formerly Gave to sd Joseph Stanton performance having been had to
the Boundaries thereof, and of which I have left os. of the s Garden site
To Have and To Hold the above s Grantor & Bargain and
Premises with all the Privileges and appurtenances unto the bargainee
or in any off appertaining, until from the s Henry Stanton his
Heirs and Assigns for beer’s beer, Heirs and their over Proper use and
Behoof for beer, and I the said Joseph Stanton Do for my self my
Heirs, Executors and Adminstrators covenant promise and Grant
to and with the s Henry Stanton his Heirs and assigns in manner &
form following that he or they by force and virtue
of this Present, have full Power plumply possess & Enjoy this sum
as fully and as absolutely as I myself did or might have Done
Before the Date hereof In Witness Whereof I have written with
my hand and seal this Twenty first day of Octr 1704
Of Presence of
Effraham
Saml. Segar
Joseph Stanton Ls
Recorded Octr the 26 1704 At me John Clarke S. C. L.
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Washington To JS D South Kingstown February 25th D 1704
Personally appeared the within Subscriber Joseph Stanton and acknow ledged
the within written Deed to be his Voluntary act and Deed with his hand
and Seal thereof signed Before Beckham Just Peace
Recorded February 25th D 1704 By John Champlin T. Clrk
To all People to whom these Presents shall come I Stephen
Allen of Newport in the County of New London State of Connecticutt had late of
Charlestown in the County of Washington State of Rhode Island & Providence Plant
ation American sand greeting Whereas that I the sd Stephen Allen for me and in Con
sideration of the sum of Two Hundred and fifty Dollars to me in hand be
fore the delivery hereof, well and Truly Paid by Jonathan Magard Charles
town in the County of Washington State of Rhode Island & Providence Plantation the receipt of
which I do hereby acknowledge my self fully satisfied Concluded and Paid; and there
of, and every part hereof and hereunto, I do covenant acquit & Discharge him the
sd Jonathan Magard his Heirs and assigns forever by these Presents
HAVE Alien granted bargained and sold aliened enfeoffed Conveyed and confirmed
and by these Presents, do Fully fully and effectually give, grant bargain
Sell, alien enfeoff, Convey and Confirm unto him the sd Jonathan Magard his
Heirs and assigns forever, one Certain Tract of Parcel of Land situated lying
in town of Charlestown containing by Estimation ninety three acres be
the same more or less, bounded on the North by [illegible] East on the
That the sd Land Southly on a high way leading to the sd city Johnson
Land, Northly on James Peckham Land until it comes to a pair of Trees
that go out of sd Border Land into some Peckham Land and so few trees’
and West Part to them to a Brook which runs about 10 from it then Northly unto
a nice stone Wall and so to them as the wall turns to the middle of a small
Brook and to him as the Brook turns until it comes to James Peckham Land
& so bounded on Peckham Land until it comes to the Land belonging to the
Heirs of Deubin Johnston and on S. Land until it comes to the afo sd Lot of
first mentioned. Together with all the Privileges and Appurtenances thereunto
Belonging.
Belonging
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