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To all People To Whom these Presents shall come,
Job Johnson of Charlestown, in the County of Washington & State of Rhode
Island &c Gentleman send Greeting Whereas that I the sd Job Johnson
for and in Consideration of the Sum of Twenty Five Pounds of Lawful
Money, to me in hand before the executing hereof, well and Truly
paid by Job Johnson of Norwalk in the County of New London and State of
Connecticut Gentleman, the receipt whereof, is hereby acknowledged &
and that the sd Job Johnson is thereby fully satisfied Contented & Paid
and therefore out of my own Proper Cost and Expense do Convey Bargain,
& Sell, alienated Enfeoff, Conveyed & Confirmed, and do hereby fully,
and absolutely Give, Grant Bargain Sell Alien Enfeoff Convey & Confirm
unto the sd Job Johnson, to his heirs and Assigns forever this
one certain Tract of Land, with Part of a dwelling house thereon lying
and being in Charlestown aforesaid Containing by Estimation about Eight
acres Be the same more or less, and it is with the East part of the piece
of Land which Did belong to my honored father Joseph Johnson late of Charls
town Deceased) Bounded Easterly on Samuel Coffin's land &c Southerly
partly on the Indian Lands, & partly on Isaac Saunders Land, & Westerly
partly on the Marshes or Mounts or it between Isaac Saunders Land
& Ward's part of Land lately belonging to sd Joseph Johnson Deceased &
to turn One North through the middle of the house between the old part
and Part of sd house, then to turn the same Course twenty two Hop top
from said house to a Stake in Stones, from thence Due East until
from said house to a Stake in Stones, from thence Due East until
it comes to said Samuel Coffin's Land, with that Part of sd house
that standeth on sd Premises. To have and to hold the above
Described premises with the Part of a dwelling house, and all the
Privileges and appurtenances and Commodities thereunto belonging
or any ways appertaining to him the sd Job Johnson and to his heirs &
Assigns for Ever. As a good Ready full and absolute & State of Warranty
for himself, the single, and the said Job Johnson for himself his heirs Oyo?
and heirs? Do Covenant, Promise, and Grant & Bind with the Warranty
from his heirs and Assigns that before the executing hereof
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I am the True Sole & Lawfull Owner & Possessor of the Premises aforesaid &
have in my own Right full Power & Lawfull authority to Dispose of the
same & promise assured and that the Premises aforesaid are free and Clear,
and truly & Clearly acquitted from all and all manneres of Incumbrances of
What name & Nature soever, that might in any measure or Degree affect
=rut or make void this Present Deed, Furthermore I the said Ye. Sh. [illegible]
for my person my heirs, Execut & Admrs do engage the above Demised
Premises to Warrant Seize & Defend, from the Lawfull Claims & Demands of
all persons whomever to him the said John Johnson for his heirs & Assigns for
ever and Anna wife of the said Job Johnson for the Consideration afore
said doth Surrender of her all Right of Descent & Power of thirds of the
above Granted & Demised Premises, unto the said John Johnson for his heirs
& Assigns forever. In Witness whereof we have hereunto set
our hands & seal this third day of July AD 1704.
Signed Sealed & Delivrd
In Presence of
Poly Cross
John Champlin
Sarah Grandal
Delight Allen
Job Johnson L.S.
Anna Johnson L.S.
Washington County ss
In Charlestown Personally appeared the within
Subscriber the Day and Date first written within, acknowledged
the within & foregoing Instruments, to be their Voluntary Act & Deed
hands and Seals thereunto affixed.
Before Me Poly Cross Just. of the Peace
Recorded August the 24th AD 1704 by me John Champlin S.th
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