The instrument's own words
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To all People to show these Presents shall Come,
Greeting Of. Know ye that I Elisha Thingon of Charlestown in the town
nty of Washington, and State of Rhode Island & Prov. For and in consideration
of the Sum of twenty Pounds Lawful money to me in hand Paid by Nathan
Thingon of the same Town and County above, The receipt where
of I Do acknowledge myself aforesaid thus fully satisfied Contented and
Paid, I have for ever remised released and forever quit claimed and
Confirmed unto the sd Nathan thingon, all my right Title Interest
Property Challenge of Demand In vacation or ever had or ought to have
Property Challenge of Demand In vacation or ever had or ought to have
in and unto a certain Tract or Parcel of Land situate lying and being,
in the above sd Charlestown containing Twenty acres be the same or
more or less It Being and bounded as follows (viz) Southerly on the
Boundary Road or highways way partly on said late belonging to
George The Purchase his heirs assigns in possession of Nathan Taylor, and his
heirs and assigns Northly on Joseph Clark's land, and Partly on the land be
longing to Nathan Thingon's land, bounded on there to
among thingon land Easterly upon Nathan Thingon land, bound on there to
the first mention bounds, all the land which I had of my Father Daniel
Thingon Except Ten acres I set to my Brother Amos thingon or
To have and to hold the sd Remised & Released Premises
With all the Priviledges and appurtenances to the same belonging or in
With all the Priviledges and appurtenances to the same belonging or in
any wise appertaining unto the sd Nathan Thingon, on his heirs and assigns
any wife claiming unto him & to his heirs only Proper Wife benefit & behoof for ever
So that Neither the I Elisha Thingon or any heirs heirs executors or assigns
So that Neither the I Elisha Thingon or any heirs heirs executors or assigns
or assigns for me or those finders shall or will have claim Challenge
or Demand any of abide right Title Interest in or unto the hereby
Released Premises, or any part or Parcel thereof That shall and will be
for ever henceforth by force & Tenor of these Presents Released and
Delivered by these Presents. Furthermore more I the sd Elisha thingon
Do Warrant Seize and Defend, all the Above sd Remised Premises
In Witness Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal this
Ninth day of march D 1784
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Signed Sealed & Delivered
in Presence of us—
W. Hay
& Ann Thompson
John Thompson Elisha Kingyon L.S.
Washington p. at Charlestown the 7 Day of March D 1784
Personally appear’d the above subscriber to wit Elisha Kingyon & acknowledg’d right
the above and foregoing Instrument to be his act and Deed hand and seal
thereunto affixed before me— Peleg Cross Just Peace
Recorded March the 7 day D 1784— John Champin T. R.
To all People to whom these Presents Shall Come Greeting
Know ye that Joseph Stanton of Charlestown in ye County of Washington in t.
& State of Rhode Island Husbandman & Gardner Stanton of ye County above
Husbandman For and in consideration of One Hundred Pounds Lawfull money
in Silver or Gold Equivalent there and to the by these Presents Freely & absolute
ly Convey grants and Discharge all and every Titles Rights and Saboeff off in units
three Certain Tracts of Land situated lying and being in the town of Charlestown and
County into every Stanton of ye said Charlestown my certain bounded as followeth namely
one or a Tract or Lot of Land Contains 11.1. Acres more or less & is bounded
as followeth (with) beginning at ye southeast corner of the [illegible] of Joseph’s path
going and altered to the lot of Moore & Henry Stanton from there Running Westerly by
the County road until it comes to a Stand I gave to my son Isaac Stanton Westerly by
Westerly Bounding on ye Said I gave to my son Theodore Stanton westerly Bounding on
this Said Land to extending south bounding on ye bound of ye
Joseph Stanton gave to his two Sons Melbore Stanton & Henry Stanton westerly
ly bounding on ye Male Road The other Parcel or Tract of Land Containing ten
Acres butter & bounded as followeth the beginning at ye end of a stake with a stone above
it, at ye northeast Corner of a lot where daughter Stanton Standed there by the path
thence Running Southly on ye wall now standeth it to ye end of the wall thence
Running Southly by ye path that Lead to Christopher Babcock so far as to make the
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