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5/29/1784 · DEED · book 3 page 415 doc 13051

From POTTER SAMUEL life, DAVIS WILLIAM life, CASE IMMANUEL life, SEGAR SAMUEL life
To SMITH JAMES life, ALDRICH JOHN life, WINSOR ZENAS life
Consideration two hundred and seventy Dollars
Premises about Three Acres · Lot Number one with house and buildings (Charlestown)

Back — where this land came from

deed Geo: Hazrd Pickham
“Geo: Hazrd Pickham did by his certain Deed poll... convey & confirm unto the aforesaid directors in trust”
no book and page cited; the source is named, not recorded here
read by: gemma

The grantor's earlier acquisitions, by name — the man, not necessarily this land

◀ 1774 · DEED · POTTER ROBERT ESTATE → BROWN BERIAH JR; CROSS PELEG; CASE IMMANUEL · book 3 p 154

Forward — where this land went

The grantee's later conveyances, by name — the man, not necessarily this land; the one that cites this deed as its source is the land

▶ 1784 · DEED · SMITH JAMES; WINSOR ZENAS; ALDRIDGE JOHN; WINSOR UNIS; SMITH NANCY; AL → PERRY SIMEON · book 3 p 423

Bounded by

James Thingon · Eliz Brandal · Robert Jones · Robert Jones · Samuel

The instrument's own words

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215 S.t. South Kingstown. Personally Appeard Jonathan Perry and Mercy his wife, and acknowledgd the above Instrument by them subscribed to be their Act & Deed this thirteenth Day of April 1702. Before Saml Perry Prst of the Peace Recorded May the 29 d 1702 by me John Chubbs clk. Be it known to all Persons to whom these Presents shall come That the General Assembly of the State of Rhode Island assent at their Session held in Newport in said State on the Second Monday of June AD 1702, granted a lottery for the disposing of the Real Estate of George Hazard Pickham lying in Charlestown in the County of Washington, and did appoint Immanuel Case & Samuel Seagar Es- quires & Samuel Potter Gentleman of South Kingstown in y County of Washington, and William Davis of Newport in the County of Newport Esquires Directors for the furtherfull management of the same, And Whereas the said Geo: Hazrd Pickham did by his certain Deed poll bearing date the sixth day of February in the Year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty three give grant bargain Sell alien and convey & confirm unto the aforesaid directors in trust all his houses Land Buildings & appurtenances lying in said Charlestown, to be appropriated to and for the use of those who should be fortunate in the Draw of y Lottery, I do have and to hold said Land & premises with all the privileges y appurtenances to the same belonging or appertaining to them the said for the use aforementioned- Now Know ye that Thomas Lena Wensor, James Smith & John Aldrich all of Smithfield in the County of Providence Yeoman were jointly and equally Named & holders of the
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416 Ticket Number two thousand one hundred and forty which aforesaid Number was fortunate & drew the lot number one with the house & Buildings thereon Wherefore we the Immanuel Case, Samuel Legar, Samuel Potter, & William & Davis for and in Consideration of the premises, Hereunto moving, HAVE and by these Presents for our parcels, due fully & fairly grant alien transfer and Convey & confirm unto the Tenas Minor, James Smith, John Aldrich & the Boundary & confirm unto the Tenas Minor, James Smith, John Aldrich & the each of them, & their & each of their Heirs & assigns as Tenants in common the Lot Number one or a parcel of land containing about Three Acres, be the same Nor or a Lot bounded & described as follows, Northerly partly on a highway, Westerly more or Less bounded & described as follows, Northerly partly on a highway, Westerly partly on [illegible] thirteen, Easterly, partly on a Fresh pond, or have other partly on lot number thirteen, Easterly, partly on a Fresh pond, or have other side bounded & reputed to be bounded Together with all & singular the house Buildings & appurtenances to the same belonging a appurtenant There To Now And unto the aforesaid Land premises & appurtenances unto them the said Tenas Minor, James Smith, John Aldrich & to their & each of their Heirs & assigns as Tenants in Common, in as full ample & effectual manner ner as we ourselves might enact or could have by force & Virtue of the before Vested Deed, hereby Given & Granted unto them their heirs & assigns all the right Title interest & tote properties of Claim on the said George Hogdon [illegible] Concerned the use of in stand Lot Number one as in term desire Described For String Witness the we have here set our Hands & seals this Tenth Day of April 1783 Seals of deed In presence of William Channing Nicholas Barton James Congdon Immanuel Case Saml Legar Saml Potter William Davis Washington to wit South Kingston april the 11 1783 personally appeared Immanuel Case, Saml Legar, Saml Potter, William Davis and ack nowledged the above and above written Instrument to be Voluntary acts & Deeds. Before Beckham Just Peace
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Washington [illegible] May 19th 1784. - Then Personally appeared late, strain Seager, signer to the above written Instrument and acknowledged the same to be his voluntary act & deed writ with his hand & Seal thereto affixed Before James Congdon junr. Just. of the Peace Recorded May 29th ad 1784 per me John Champflin Clrk To all People to Whom these Presents shall come, I Polly Lewis of Charlestown in the county of Washington yean an Land Gouting Know ye that I the said Polly Lewis for and in consideration of the sum of two hundred and eleven Dollars to me in hand Paid by Nathan Tington, of the same Town & County before said, both of the State of Rhode Island it the Twenty 1st of the month of May I do hereby acknowledging my self fully paid and do Have Given Granted & Sold plain enough convey and confirm unto the sd Nathan Tington his heirs and Assigns forever, a certain Tract of Land situate lying and being in Charlestown in the county of Washington, containing by estimation half an Acre of Land in the same more or Less and in Butted and bounded as followeth (orig) Northerly & Easterly on land belonging to the heirs of James Tington, southerly on land lately belonging to Eliz Chandall, now in possession of Robert Jones, and westerly on Pescucket River the remainder being had to the Deed of the Grantor which he holds void & by from Eliz Chandall To have and to Hold the said Granted and Bargained premises and Privileges with the appurtenances unto the sd Nathan Tington his heirs his assigns forever and I the sd Polly Lewis for myself my heirs, Executors and administrators do hereby warrant avouch himself to be the sole and Lawfull owner of the bargain premises, and am Lawfully Seised and Possessed thereof

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