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To all People to whom These presents Shall Come greeting
Be it Known that I, Edward York of North Kings town in
Kings County & Colony of Rhode Island Narragansett, For and in
Consideration of the sum of and just sum of Three thousand
Hundred Pound current money of sterling land and
on home in hand before the Ensealing and Delivery of
these presents well and truly paid by J. David Davis of
Hopetown in the County and Colony aforesaid a good and
The Receipt, whereby I hereby acknowledge and am safe
therewith fully Satisfied contented and now Have
given granted Bargained Empraised Said aforesaid money
-and by these presents do freely full and absolutely
give grant Bargain and release all alien & Convey
unto him the J. David Davis his Heirs and assigns
forever one certain Tract of Parcel of Land situated
lying and being on Charlestown in the County and Colony
aforesaid containing by Estimation Thirty Six acres in the
Same more or less Butted and Bounded as Follows to wit
Southerly by the salt pond Easterly by Thomas Stanton
Land & Northerly by the country road as the fence now stands
in the South side of said road Westerly by Land in possession
of John Larkin in the fence now stands where the division
was made by a Jury That Divided J. John Larkin & Benj
Larkin Land and the above Tract being a part of the Land there
assigned by J. Jury to Benj a Larkin
To have and To hold the said Granted and Bargain
premises with all the profits Privileges liberties Franchises
and appurtenances to the Same belonging or in any
wise appertaining unto him the J. David Davis his
his heirs and assigns forever to his other on proper
use benefit and Behalf of for ever And the I do bind
gook for myself my Heirs Executors & administrators
to Coven confirm premises bargain and with the one u
-each Davis his heirs and assigns that it and to be fore
for sealing hereof am the true owner of the above
Bargained premises and am now seised & possessed of
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the Same in mine own proper right, as a good Estate of Inheritame
and have in my self good right, & full powe and authority, to
Sell & Dispose of the Same in manner as above said and that the Barga
in premises and every part and parcel thereof is absolutely free
and clear of all and from me & under me my heirs and assign
forever Furthermore I Edwd York give remise of all Right
by way administration to for ever name and bring the above said
premises unto him that I dedicate Said his Heirs executors
dominion & against all lawfull Claims & Demands
of any Incumbrance from me or under me my heirs by
way of administration forever hereafter And Mary York wife
to the Edwd York both for the Consideration above said,
give and surrender all her right of Dowry and [illegible]
of in and unto the above Domd we promise us unto the
a.d.d.ich Davis his Heirs and a signs forever in Witness
where of we the Edwd York & Mary York have here
unto it their seals and Seals this eight Day of February
and in the thirty third Year of his Majesties Reign Gd
orge the Second King of Great Britain and Irelandon
1760.
Edwd York
signed Sealed & Delivered
In presence of
Joseph Stanton
Joseph Gandol
Benijer Slown
John son
Mary York (seal)
Honourable & Corporales
declared that the subscribers
Edward York the Date
above written and to attestage
the in Courm’y be heard
and Deed before me Joseph
Gandol Justice of peace
The above Deed was recorded of 12 Day of Feby 1760
by me John Champlin
Town Clerk
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