The instrument's own words
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the Second, King of Great Britain &c and in the year of
our Lord one thousand seven hundred and sixty, June
Signed Sealed and Thomas Kennegrut, seal
delivered in presence of
Sarah Taylor
King County
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appeared the Subscriber Thomas
Kennegrut the date above written
and acknowledged the above Instrument
to be his act and Deed before me
The above Deed was recorded
By Taylor J Yeaman
June 9th 1760 by John Champlin Town Clerk
To all People To whom this Present Shall Come Greeting
Know ye That I, Joseph Soul of Buckman in Kings Coun
ty in the Colony of Rhode Island &c Yeoman for and in con
sideration of the Sum of one hundred and twenty seven
Spanish Milld. Dollars & one Quarter Dollar to me in hand
before the Engr. Justice Hereof well and sufficiently paid by Stephen
Hope of Charlestown in the county and colony aforesaid and upon
receipt thereof I do hereby acknowledge and say myself
there with fully Satisfied and contented and paid her for some
tenanted Bargain Set out all and every shift and
and conform unto the above Named Stephen Hope his here
Executor administrator and assigns a certain Tract
or Parcell of Land situate lying and Being in the Town
of Charlestown aforesaid Containing by estimation thirty
seven acres of Land be it some more or less bounded
followeth Viz: Northerly on Land of Benjamin [illegible]
Easterly partly on Land of Jno Hall junr & partly on
Land of Joseph Hanton Southerly partly on Josph Plant
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Land and partly on y^e highway Westerly partly on Simeon
Cvando & Land and partly on Benjamin Howes Land & Benja
min's Land I bought of the Said Stephen Rose, to have and
to hold & Said Granted and Bargained Premisses with all the
Houses Fencinges and Priviledges Profit and appurtenances
to the same Belonging now appertaining and unto him the
Said Stephen Rose his heirs and assigns to his and their Use pro
per Use Benefit and Behoof forever and I the Said Josep
h Soul’s for my self my heirs Hereby do acknowledge and signe the
Premise and Grant to and with the said Stephen Rose his
heirs and assigns that Before the Enpalling hereof I am the
Sole and Lawfull owner of the above Bargained Premisses and
am Lawfully Seised and possessed of the Same in my own right
as perfect and absolute Estate of Inheritance in fee Simple
having in my Self and Right full power and lawfull
authority to Sell and Dispose of the Same in manner
aboused and that the Bargained Premisses and every part
and parcell thereof is absolutely free and Clear of and from
all manner of former Claims & Grants Bargains Sales and Lea
ses Mortgages Wills Intests Trusts Judgments Execution
Incumbrances and Patents furthermore I the said Joseph S
for my self my heirs hereby execute administrator and assigns Do
Covenant and Engage to above Bomised Premisses unto
Said Stephen Rose his heirs and assigns, against the
Lawfull Claims challenges or Demands of any Person or
Persons Claiming or Challenging of the Same Shall and
Secure and Defend by these presents forever hereafter
Further more it is agreed by the Grantor and Grant
ee that if the Said Joseph Soul his heirs Executors domefics
or Assigns Shall in memory after the Decease of the said
Stephen Rose and his Attorney pay unto the her
Executors and administrators or assigns of the said Step
hen Rose the Sum of one hundred and Twenty Seven Dollars
& one quarter as above Specified in due Thorough Resolution
Their with Mon This Deed Shall be Null and void and of none
Effect wherafter to
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Remain in full force & Virtue In Witness Whereof I the
Said Joseph Soul have here set My hand and Seal this
28th Day of December in 1751st year of his majesties reign
George the 2nd King overn Great Britain &c A D 1751
(the words) & signs in me month & Bell so there
Sign'd & Seal'd (Interlined before Signing and Sealing)
Delivered in
presence of
Robert Letter
Benjamin Howe
The above named Joseph Soul
appeared in charleston on 28 day and
year above written and acknow ledged
The above written to be his act and
The above Deed was Deed hand and Seal be before me
Recorded June 6 Beny Haskie Justices of the peace
1760 by me John Champelin Town Clerk
To all People whom these presents Shall come
Greeting &c Know ye that I Joseph Soul of Neckmondon
in the County of King County and Colony of Maryland yoman
for and in consideration of the sum of one thousand Pounds in Hand
paid and paid in full currency of y^e said sum of and Tenor a me in
hand before of Signing hereof well and truly paid by the
said Jonathan of Dartmouth in the county of Bristol and in the
Province of the Massachusetts Bay State of North’s hereof
I Do hereby Acknowledge and my Self there with fully satis
Contented and paid Have Given Grant Bargained sold alien
ed & Effected conveyed and confirmed and do by these presents
fully fully and absolutely Give Grant Bargain sold alien
ed Effect Convey and Confirm unto y^e above Named Joseph
Maubon her Heirs Executors adminit & assigns a certain
Tract or parcel of Land situate Lying and Being in city of
Charleston aforesaid Containing By estimation thereby
Seven acres of Land be the same more or Less Bounded as foll
south Northly upon Land of Benjamin Howe easterly