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Assigns for ever and the Said Henry Stanton do hereby by Covenant and language be and
bind with the Sd Gardner Stanton and his heirs and Assigns that at all and before the Surrendering
hereof I have the Sole Sole and lawful Power and Command in my own right as an Absolute
Stat of Inheritance in per Se’ for the Said that I have Good right & Title to the same
in Manner as above stated the Sd Gardner Stanton and his Heirs and Assigns shall all ways
and May forever thereby by force and Effect of the Present Instrument lawfully peaceably and
Quietly have and hold the said lands fields bogs and marshes bog and marshes the same fore and all
Mortgages or intents of whatever Nature whatever Power that might in any Manner or
Degree affect or make Void the Present Instrument. And furthermore I the Sd Henry
Stanton do say all and any Heirs &c the Grand and forever Covenant unto the
Sd Gardner Stanton his heirs and Assigns to the full extent to Sell and Convey whatever
Share in the above stated land the Sd Estate whereby the Sd Henry Stanton have
hereditary dut by our lands and estates the seventeenth Day of April In the year of our
Lord one thousand seven hundred and Eighty seven
In Presence of
Robert Congdon
Given Stamp pr
Henry Manton. ED
Washington County April 17th 1787
Personally Appeared Henry Stanton and acknowledged the above
described Instrument to be his Act & Deed before me
[Signature] Pile Cog. Jst Justice Peace
Recorded this 18th Apr 1787
By me [Signature] Poly [illegible] & [illegible]
To all People to whom these presents shall come Greetings that Whereas Moses Hale of Providence
in Washington County Yeoman for and in Consideration of diverse sums of money’s One Quarter
Lot Sale and Twenty four Shillings paid by Henry Ephson of said town a Yeoman before the Conveyance of
the Executore Legat & Discharge the above named Henry Ephson for his true and lawful consideration
for the same That he fore’ have to given granted bargained and sold forever unto the said
Confirmed this by this present Indenture fully fully and Absolutely gave grant and convey all that estate
And conform unto the said Henry Ephson by this Indenture Signed and sealed in one Indenture that of
Land situate lying and standing in Charlestown containing in all some four hundred acres of land
all the said Land now possesses (164) Beginning at an old stake at the length of the land on the
North side by the Engine West four chains and Eighty rods to a stone house thence continue
Degree East eight Chains dire two links thence South 80 & East four Chains along river runne
Degree East eight Chains dire two links thence South 80 & East four Chains along river runne
Links thence to the first Mentioned bounds Bound Northly east and Eastly on the
Belongings of other Men on the Northly land districts on the Grantors lands or another
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Wife Refused to be bound ye SC Johner and to hold the sd Grand and bargained
Premises with all the Appurtenances his privileges and Commons do hereby to the same belonging or in
any Way Appertaining to him the sd Thirdly Shyphen his Heirs and Assigns for ever
& in the said in Only benefit And behoof for ever and the sd Said shall for
one my heirs forever unties and a Denominations the Covnant and promise and Grant to the
sd Thirdly Shyphen his Heirs and Assigns that about and before the Omnipotents I confess I am
the sole and Lawfull owner of the acres bargained Promised and am Lawfully seized
And possessed of the same in my own right and a good right and absolute & estate of Inhertance
as in a complete and clear in my own name good right to full power and Lawfull
Authority to grant Bargain and sell Covnant & Convey the said Bargained Premises in
Manner as above said And that the said Thirdly Shyphen his Heirs and Assigns shall
and may from time to time and in all times for ever have and enjoy by these and Future
of this present lawfully peacefully & Quietly have full Liberty Rights and Enjoy the
said Demise and Bargained Premises with all the privileges and Appurtenances from
all and any faults and Quietly and for the Covnant to the sd Thirdly Shyphen and from all Manner
of forms or other Giffes Signatures Sales Mortgages Wills Estates jointure Dowries
as assignments to Execution or Indentures of what Name or Nature soever that might
in any Manner or Degree of Debt or more be Void the present bargain Said Thirdly Shyphen is the
sd Thirdly shall for all my heirs Executor S. Dominions Covnants to Covnant &
Engage the above Bound Premises to have the sd Thirdly Shyphen his Heirs and Assigns
against all the Lawfull Claims or Demands of any Person or Persons whatsoever
forevers to warrant and defend by this present the Furthermore I Elizabeth
Hall Wife to the aforesaid When Hall and also Hannah Hall Wife to a above Said
Abode Hall for the Consideration above use and both of us the grade of all others rights of
Sewer and possess of thirds in the house bargained & Premises In witness Whereof we
have hereunto Our hands and seals this 23 Day of June 1706
Signed sealed and Delivered in
Presence of us Witnesses ---
Adam Hall [illegible]
Rachel Hall [illegible]
A hodes Hall [seal]
Hannah Hall [seal]
Elizabeth Hall [seal]
Personally Appeard the Subscriber A hodes Hall and Acknowledged
the a bodes Written to be his Voluntary Act and
Ded Hand and Seal before me
York Stanton for Asstiant
Recorded this Des May 28. Ad 1787
By Pileg Cross Jr Town Clarke
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