The instrument's own words
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his Heirs and assigns forever In Witness Whereof The sd Joseph Soule
and Alice Soule their Sole Heirs have set their Hands and Seals ye Eleventh Day of
March in the 32 year of his Majestys Reign George ye 2nd King over Great
Britain we Domini 1759-
Signed Sealed and
Delivered In presence
of Meribah Perry
Mary Gifford
(Joseph Soule seal @
Alice Soule seal @
Jos Soule & his Wife Alice Soule pl. solemnly
appeared in Charlestown Kings County and
acknowled the above Instrument to be their
act & Deed hands & Seals the Same Day year
above Written before me
Peleg Goss justice of the peace
The above Deed was recorded
June ye 7th 1760 by John Champlin Town Clerk
To All People to whom these presents Shall
come I Thomas Kinnegot of Charlestown in the County of Kings
County & Colony of Rhode Island & Ct Geni and Chief Sachem of the
Narragansett Tribe of Indians Send Greeting know ye That
I The Said Thomas Kinnegot for & in consideration of the
Sum of one Thousand pounds current money of the Colony pl
recid the Sd Sum in Hands before the sealing hereof well and suf
fy paid by Benjamin Howes of Charlestown aforesaid Yeoman
the Receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge and by myself
there with fully satisfied contented and paid and therefore
of every part and parcel thereof to enumerate acquit and
discharge the Said Benjamin Howes his Heirs executors
and Admins forever thereby by these presents Have
given granted and conveyed Sold all and appur tenances
and confirmed and by these presents do fully full
and absolutely give grant bargain Sell all alien and appur
convey and confirm unto him the said Benjamin Howes
his Heirs and assigns forever one certain Traverse piece
of Land situate Lying and Being in Charlestown
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of the said containing by Estimation One hundred and a Half
of the Same more or Less Butted and bounded as Followeth Beginning
at a White oak Tree which is Benjamins Brownes North West Corner
and from Thence West until it Comes to a Line made for a Fence
on Through the Land called the Coke's low Land Thence South
77 1/4 Degrees East, until it Comes to a Stump with a Notch on
it by the Brook called the Manning Brook Bounded Souther
ly by said Brook Easterly partly by the aforesaid Benjamin Brownes
Land and partly by said Brownes Land to gather with all the improvements
unto Tenements ways Waters Hereditaments thereunto belonging and
Appertaining To Have And To Hold the said granted and
bargained Premises with all the Appurtenances privileges
and Com modalities to the Same belonging or in any way appertaining
unto him the said Benjamin Hoxie his Heirs and Assigns forever
to his and their only proper Use Benefit and Behoof forever
and I the said Thomas Narragansett, for me my Heirs Executors
and Administrators do Covenant promise and grant to and with
the said Benjamin Hoxie his Heirs and Assigns that as of
before the Enscribing parts of this Indenture I am the true sole and lawful
Owner of the above bargained premises and am lawfully
Seized and of possession of the Same in my own proper right
as good perfect and absolute state of Inheritance in fee
Simple And have in my own Name good right full power
and lawful Authority to grant bargain Sale convey and
confirm the said bargained premises in Manner as aforesaid
Said And that the said Benjamin Hoxie and his Heirs and
assigns shall and may from time to time and at all times
forever hereafter by Force and virtue of these presents
Lawfully peaceably and Quietly Have Held Occupy possess
and Enjoy the said demised and bargained Premises with
the Appurtenances free and clear and freely and clearly acquitted
and discharged and aspharged of and from all Manner of Tenures
or other Gifts Grants Bargains Sales Leases Mortgages wills
trusts probabilities Dowries Judgments Executions or Incumbrances
of what Sort Nature Shade or what sight many Measure
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n Degree absolute & make Void this present Deed
Furthermore I the said Thomas Nonegreat for my Self
my Heirs Executors and Administrators do covenant and
Engage the above named predecessor to him the said Benja
min Hoxie his Heirs and his assigns against the Lawfull
Claims & Demands of any person in whatsoever whatsoever
ever to warrant Secure and Defend by these presents
In Witness Whereof I have here unto set my hand and
Seal this twenty Second Day of may in the Thirty
Third year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George
the Second King of Great Brittain & Be in the year
of our Lord one Thousand Seven Hundred and
Sixty
Sign'd Seals & Delivered Thomas Nonegreat seal
In the presence of
Peleg Cross
of John Hellen
Kings County Ss:
Personally appeared the subscriber
Thomas Nonegreat the subscriber
Written and Acknowledged the abov
Instrument to be his act & Deed
Before me
The above Deed was Peleg Cross Just Peace
Recorded June the 17 1760 of John Champlin Town Clerk