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One Thousand Seven hundred and Eighty three. 1783.
Signed Sealed & Delivered { Asa Champlin
in Presence of { Elizabeth Jenkins
Peleg Croft { Mary Thompson
Simon Babcock { Hannah Thompson
{ Thos Thompson
Washington County ss
at Charlestown the twenty
Day of October 1783 { Saml Thompson
{ Mary Champlin
Personally appeared the above
Subscribers & acknowledged the above and foregoing Instrument to be their act
and Deed hands and seals thereunto affixed before me Peleg Croft J. Peace
Recorded April 17th 1784 by me John Champlin clk
To all People to whom these Presents shall Come, We George
Champlin & Robert Champlin both of Newport in the County of Newport
Merchants Gent. knowing Moreover ye that we the said George Cham-
plin & Robert Champlin for and in consideration of the sum of two hun-
dred and thirty Seven Pounds lawful Money,
to Each of us in hand & lawfully Paid by Chris Champlin of said Newport
Effet, the receipt whereof is by the said George and Robert and each of us do
hereby acknowledge and that we are and each of us are henceforth fully content
satisfied and Paid Have given granted bargain sell hereby conveyed & cession
veyed and confirmed and we the said George Champlin & Robert Champlin
Do by This present Each for our self and our heirs fully freely and
absolutely Given Grant bargain sell alien convey convey and confirm
unto the Chris Champlin his Heirs and assigns forever All that undi-
vided Part portion right Title Interest claim and Demand of mine in and to the
Real Estate set which Jesse Champlin late of Charlestown in the
County [carried over]
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County of Washington Gentleman Deceased intestate possessed of spread of which
the said Jesse in his Life Time held or might have held
or lawfully force and virtue of the last Will & Testament of Col. Chris
Champion late of Charlestown Deceased and which aforesaid Real Estate
consists of two tracts or Parcels of Land with the Buildings provided
and all the belonging and appurtenances lying in S Clarke
appurtenances to the same belonging and aforesaid lying in S Clarke
known to be Northward & South ward of the counting load and which aforesaid Lands
premises and appurtenances were in the Life Time of the sd Jesse held as
tenancy in common with the Grantee To Have and to hold all
that our undivided part portion might still in trust claim and demand
of in and the aforesaid Lands premises and appurtenances with the common
rights and privileges to the same belonging to my Heirs appertaining
unto him the said Chris Champion his heirs and assigns forever and
to his and theirs to be proper use benefit and be held forever — or fully
amply and effectually to all intents purposes and contrarians What ever
as we our heirs might own or could have held the Same of this Present
Deeds of bargain and sale had not been made and executed
And we the said George Champion & Robert Champlin as for our selves
and each of us our Executors and administrators & heirs whereby of them
Covenant Grant agree to and with Husband Christopher his Heirs & assigns
that of and before the executing of these Presents We are seized of two ninth
parts of the said Real Estate which said Jesse died seized of in eight and
by virtue of the last Will and Testament of said Christopher Deceased
as Brother and Heirs of the said Jesse Deceased intestate and that the
Christopher shall forever hereafter have had and hoped the same two
ninths parts of all said Lands premises before herein Granted or intended
to be Granted unto him the said Christopher Champion his Heirs unbroken
forever against the claims of any Person or persons who was claim to hold the
Same and that the said Lands premises and appurtenances are free and
clear of any kind of encumbrances of any nature kind or greatly
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What ever saving and excepting the right of Power which hannah the
late wife of the said john may challenge in the premises. — And ruth
the wife of $\text{g}$ George and Lydia the wife of $\text{r}$ Robert for and in consider
ation of the sum aforesaid, and the further sum of Five Shillings to each
station of them Paid Have and by these Presents do fully freely and absolutely
apornote acquit and discharge the above stated and premises from
any claim or right of Power which they might ought or could hereafter
Claim or Challenge in the same. In Witness whereof the said George
Champlin & Ruth his wife, Robert Champlin & Lydia his wife have set
their Hands & Seals this 8th Day of September in the Year of our Lord
one thousand seven hundred & eighty three. 1783
John Willbour
Robert Lellebridge
Geo. Champlin L.S.
Robt. Champlin L.S.
Ruth Champlin L.S.
Lydia Champlin L.S.
Newport September 8th 1783. — Personally appeared Geo. Champlin, Ruth
his wife and Robert Champlin, Lydia his wife and Solemnly acknowledged the
above written instrument to be their Voluntary Act and deed.
Before Robert Lellebridge J. Peace.
The recorded in April 27 1784. by me John Champlin T. R. k
Whereas Joseph Johnson Late of Charlestown in the County of
Washington State of Rhode Island Ye Yeoman deceased, did in
by his Last will and Testament, Give his four sons namely john
Job Jared and Elisha, a Certain Tract of land, lying in $\text{a}$ [illegible]
John, containing about sixty Eight acres, with a dwelling
house thereon to be equally divided between them according to
quantity & Quality which will was Duly Proved and executed
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