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bargained premises, with the Priviledges and appurtenances to the Same
belonging unto him, the said Samuel Cross his Heirs and Assigns forever
to his and theirs only proper use Benefit and behoof forever, And
Furthermore the said Rebecca Congdon doth for the Consideration
afore mentioned yield up and surrender unto the said Samuel Cross his
Heirs and Assigns forever all her right of Dower and Dowser of
Tenure of in and over the above described Premises that is to say in
all the Right of the said Lot ceded to the said Thomas and Sarah
and hereby conveys
In Witness whereof the said Rebecca Congdon hath hereunto
set her Hand and seal as Administratrix as aforesaid and likewise
in her own Name this Eleventh Day of April in the year of
our Lord one thousand seven Hundred and Eighty three And in the
Seventh year of American Independence
Signed sealed and Delivered
present of
Mary Congdon
James Congdon Jr
Washington R. at Charks town the 11th of April 1783
We the foregoing Justices of the Peace do hereby certify that Rebecca Congdon signed to the above instrument
recorded this day of May 1787 we acknowledge the same to be true voluntary act and
1787 by Chas. f. judge.
Clerk
Dated with her Hand and Seal thereto affixed
before me James Congdon Jp at Place
To all People to whom these presents shall come I June Card of Charls
town in the County of Washington and State of Rhode Island Spinster doth for and
in consideration of the Sum of one Hundred and Fifty five dollars money to me in hand
paid by Samuel Cross of the said town and State of the same before said
the receipt whereof I hereby acknowledge assigning conveying selling transferring
contracted and paid have granted bargained and Sold to the said party purchas
bargain all other estates convey assort convey and Comnments unto the said Samuel Cross his
heirs and assigns for ever a certain tract of land in Rhode Island lying and being
in Charls town in the County of Washington and State of Rhode Island
containing by Estimation forty acres be the Same more or less and is site
d and bounded as followeth viz beginning at the Northly of the said Samuel
Cross's lot easterly on Ephraim Brown's southerly on the sd Samuel Cross
and westerly on Deetes a root brook that being all the land that hath descended
to her from her father William Congdon late of Charls town decd
To Have and to Hold the said granted and bargained
premises
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Premises with all the Due privileges and appurtenances there unto belonging on
my wife's appertaining unto the said Samuel Croft his heirs and assigns for her
as a free Inheritance in fee Simple and Indenture Said Anne Card be forced and
by virtue of an act of the general assembly of the province of Rhode Island and
Province they presents made in Providence in the County of Providence the 28 day, witnessing
granted and improved the said Anne Card for sell and convey the same future
once and for all but had by force and by virtue of those laws I the said Anne Card have
on my own right full power and sufficient authority to sell and convey the
same in manner as aforesaid and that the said lands are free from all
Encumbrance of every nature and kind And I do hereby for myselfing
heirs sequesters and administrators forever warrant with the Samuel Croft his
heirs and assigns for ever the granted and bargained premises and both
prompts to warrant secure and defend the same against the lawful claims
and demands of all persons whomsoever above seen In Witness whereof I have set
unto my hand and seal this fourteenth day of March in the year of our
lord one thousand seven hundred eighty one
[inserted text]: the words between the seventh and the nine are twenty are proportion
the things the word some containing between the sixteenth and the [illeglett] and
the twenty first time one thousand seven hundred eighty three between the twenty
eight and twenty ninth month before the Signing and Sealing
Signed sealed and Delivered In
Presence of
[Signature]
[Signature]
[Signature]
Anne Card (seal)
March 14 1781
To all people to whom these presents shall come greeteth Rebecca Congdon of Charls
Town in the County of Washington widow of William Congdon late of
Charls Town Do hereby for the Consideration of Eighteen pounds paid to me in
hand paid by Samuel Croft give release and surrender all my right of owner
and Dowries of thirds in and unto all the Lands contained in the above deed
Signed by my Daughter Anne Card unto the Samuel Croft his
Heirs and assigns for ever In Witness whereof I have set
to my hand and seal this fourteenth day of march one thousand seven
hundred eighty one
Handed & Sealed for her
Signed sealed and delivered in presence of
[Signature]
[Signature]
[Signature]
Rebecca Congdon (seal)
March 14 1781
Washington County to Bewarey’s [illegible] appear’d the same day the above writing
Anne Card and Samuel Croft Rebecca Congdon My’s [illegible] to me acting as a deed before
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(John Colbourn Justice Peace)
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