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7/12/1760 · DEED · book 2 page 16 doc 13202

From YORK MARY life, YORK EDWARD life, YORK ELISABETH life
To DAVIS JEDEDIAH life
Consideration one Thousand day thousand & a dozen pon Current Money of New England
Premises Forty one acres · Tract of land (Charlestown)
Also on this page: RELEASE MALLOY JOSEPH M EST · RELEASE ROBERTS CLARA D EST

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▶ 1778 · WILL · DAVIS JEDEDIAH → DAVIS JEDEDIAH · book 3 p 277

Bounded by

Samuel Hanton · Daniel Hanton · Daniel Saunders · Daniel Saunders

The instrument's own words

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To all D people To Whom these presents shall come greetings, Know ye that I, Edward York of North Kingstown Iron in the County of Kings County and colony of Rhode Island Mariner for & in consid eration of the full and Just Sum of one Thousand day thousand & a half per Current Money of New England and the tenor to me in hand before the Executing and Delivery of these presents well and truly paid by Jedidiah Dawes of Hopkinton in Kings County colony aforesaid Yeoman the receipts whereof I hereby Acknowledge and give my there with fully Satisfied Contented and have given granted Bargained conveyed transferred Conveyed Confirmed and further presents do fully fully and absolutely give Grant Bargain sey convey Sell alienate convey & confirm unto him the sd Jedidiah Dawes his Heirs & assigns forever one certain Tract or parcel of Land situate lying and Being in Charlestown in the County colony aforesaid containing by Estimation Forty one acres fully Butted and Bounded as followeth, Beginning at a Hedge & Stones by the contrary Road which is the Southeast corner of this tract from thence North 18 Degrees West, until it come to Samuel Hanton Land to a heap of stones thence West 21 Deg rees South 18 Chains & 40 links to a heap of Stones thence East 21 Degrees East 55 Chains & 97 links to the corner of a Stone wall thence South 44 Degrees West, to sd Road thence Bound southerly by sd Road westerly by the Grantors Northerly by Samuel Hanton Land & partly by Daniel Stanton’s Land westerly by Daniel Saunders Land To Have and Hold The Granted and Bargained Premis with all the profits privileges and appurtenancies to the same belonging or in any way appertaining unto him his heirs Executors Adminis trators & assigns forever To his and their only proper use benefit and Behoof forever And I the said Edward York for myself my Heirs Executors and administrators Do covenant Promise and Grant, and will with the J Jedidiah Dawes his heirs Executors Administration etc the full and free Executing and Delivery of these presents, Jam the true Sole and lawful owner of the above Bargained premises and am lawfully Seized and
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seised of the Same in mine own proper Rights as good parcels and absolute Estate of Inheritance in Fee simple and have on my own good Right full proof and lawfull authority to give and Dispose of the same in every manner as aforesaid And that the Bars named premises and every parcel thereof is able to be free and Clear off from all manner of former presents or other gifts grants Bargains Sales leases mortgages etc all entails Jointures Dowries Judgments Executors or other Incum brance of what name Nature forever That no person on Measure or Degree of trust shall void this present Deed Furthermore I the Dwrd york for my Heirs Executors and Administrators do covenant and engage the above Demised premises unto them the sd Judith Jarvis her Heirs Executors Administra tors & assigns against & by the lawfull Claims challenges or Demands of any persons claiming or Challenging the Same Shall and Well warrant secure and Defend by these present And Mary york wife to the said Dwrd york Both for the corp oration of their selves yield up surrender all the right of Enjoyment and power of chords of man unto the above Demise premises unto them the sd Judith Jarvis her Heirs and assigns for ever In Wit ness whereof we the Dwrd york and Mary york have here unto set our hands & Seals the Eight Day of February and in the Thirty Third year of his Majesties reign George the second King of Great Britain Anno Domini 1760 Sealed and delivered signed presence It is to be understood Joseph Monton That dwrd york Joseph G randol Joseph G randol his heirs and assigns to have a Convenance way which through the premises to pass and repass with a cart to Cart wood and shore things to be moved enclosing with Leave Damage to the premises written before Signing & sealing G benzed Morton John Cox things Course ly to personally appeared the within Suffered Dwrd york the Late written written and acknowledged the within Instrument to be his act and Deed before me Joseph G randol justice peace
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Elizabeth york widow Doll horse, assign conveyed and surrender all her right of seisin and power of the of me and unto the within granted land and appurtenan there unto belonging unto ye within named Jos: duth, Sav his heirs and assigns forever and ye [illegible] where of have hereunto set my hand and Seal ye 7th Day of April 1760 Susannah Reynolds Elisabeth Reynolds the foregoing Deed was recorded July 12 Day 1760 John Champin Town Clr Elisabeth X york mark

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