6/8/1784 · DEED · book 3 page 419 doc 13053

In my own right as a good Estate of Inheritance and good right to Sell and Dispose of the same as aforesaid, and that the same is free from all Manner of InclassName what ever, and do off hereby for myself my heirs Executors and administrators, Covenant with the Said Nathan Tillinghast his heirs and Assigns the granted and bargained premises and appurtenances against the lawfull Claimn and Demands of all Persons whom forever to warrant and forever Defend, In Witness Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this twenty fourth Day of may in the Year of our Lord one Thousand Seven Hundred Eighty four. Signed sealed & Delivered In Presence of William Gorke Jonah Hagard Peleg Lewis. L.S. and Amey Lewis wife of the sd Peleg Lewis the same Day above Written For the Consideration above stated, surrender and yield over and forever quitclaims all her Right of Owner and Power of third in and unto all the Land contained in the Deed above Said and In Presence of us— Amy Lewis L.S. Caleb Brandal Charlistown Washington County ss Personally appear'd the within Subscriber Peleg Lewis on the 30th Day of may 1784— and acknowledged the foregoing and within Instrument to be his act and Deed hand & Seal hummus office Before Peleg Cross Just. Peace Recorded may the 30th 1784 John Chappel [illegible]

47 Whereas Joseph Johnson late of Charlestown in the County of Washington State of Rhode Island &c. Yeoman deceased, did in and by his last will and Testament, give his Heirs at law namely Job, Jared, and Obadiah, a certain Part of Land lying in said Charlestown, containing about eighty eight acres, with a Dwelling house thereon to be equally divided between them according to your will, and quality, which was duly proved and recorded, in the Clerk's Office in Charlestown, several years ago and therefore may fully appear Now Know ye that the said parties have agreed to divide the said Land and for each Person to hold his Fourth part in Severalty, And for the purpose aforesaid and for the Consideration of the Job Johnsons proprietary Right in the remaining Three fourth Parts of s Land, by certain boundaries & Pieces of parcellage herein given. We the said Job Johnson, Jared Johnson, and Obadiah Johnson have remised, released and by these presents do forever quit claim unto the said Johnson Johnson in his actual possession and Possession now having all our right Title and Interest in a certain Tract of Land, Containing by Estimation about Twenty two acres be the same more or less and I the North East Part of the aforesaid Tract of Land, beginning at a notch, and Stones in the Line between said Land and West Street, and to run West until it come to a stake and Heap of Stones which is the North West Corner of the said Job Johnsons Lot and the South West corner of this Tract of Land; thence to run North West until it come to Theodory Johnsons Land it bounded Northerly partly on s. Theodory Johnsons Land and partly on a Highway, Easterly, on s. Samuel Brandols Land and to the first mentioned bounds. To have and to hold the said Premises to him the said Johnson for his heirs and Assigns forever, so that neither We the said Job Johnson, Jared Johnson, and Obadiah Johnson, nor any other Person claiming by or under us shall have any Right, title or Interest thereto shall forever hereafter be utterly defeated and barred by this Present. In Witness whereof we the said Job Johnson, Jared Johnson, and Obadiah Johnson have hereunto set our Hands and Seals this third Day of October, in the Seventh Year of American Independence A.D. 1783 [Signed] Job Johnson Jared Johnson Obadiah Johnson

Signed, Sealed & Delivered In Presence of Thos Hull James Congdon Job Johnson [seal] Jared Johnson [seal] Elisha Johnson [seal] Washington Co. ss. At Charlestown the Day of [illegible] personally came before me, Job Johnson, Jared Johnson, and Elisha Johnson and ack- nowledged that this Instrument was their voluntary Act & Deed with their Hands and Seals thereto affixed before me James Congdon Just peace Recorded Jun 16th 1874 by me John Champlin Ct Clk To all People to Whom these Presents shall Come Greeting Know ye That { Henry Stanton of Charlestown in the County of Washington in the State of Rhode Island & Georgia, Have for and in Consideration of the Sum of Seventy Seven Pounds five Shillings Lawfull Money come in hand Received Before & Compounding Thru Wall and Truly paid by Augustus Stanton of Charlestown in said County Whereas the Tenures whereof I do hereby acknowledge my self Thoroughly fully satisfied & Contented and Agreed that and by these Presents absolutely fully Voluntarily give grant Bargain & Sell, unto the above named Augustus Stanton his heirs heirs forever all that Piece of Land, one Certain Great Meadow or Piece of Land called and known as the Forge, one Certain part of certain Strate land being in town of Charlestown aforesaid contain ing by Estimation Forty five acres be the same more or less Butted and Bounded as follow (reg) Beginning at Hobell Cor- ner North east corner above adjoining Augustus Stanton from there Running southeasterly to Robert Congdon Southeast corner from there Running southerly till it Comes to Christopher DeForrest North Carried over