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To All People to whom these presents shall come, I Thomas Honeycutt of
Charlestown in Kings County Colony of Rhode Island and Chief Sacham of the Narrag
ansett Indians Send Greeting Whereas I, That, I the said Thomas Honey
cutt, for and in consideration of the sum of the full and exact Sum of Ten Thousand
Pounds Currency, Money of new England all of good Tone in Money to be paid before the
signing here of all and truly paid by Charles Honeycutt of the Town aforesaid
on the Nature of the Sachem of the Narragansett Indians the receipt whereof
I do hereby acknowledge, and my self hereby fully satisfied contented and
paid, and thereof and of every part and parcel thereof, do execute, aquit and
discharge The Said Charles Honeycutt, his Heirs Executors and administrators forever
bargained by these presents Therefore given granted bargained and sold and conveyed
conveyed and confirmed and by these presents freely fully and stably to
give grant bargain sell and employ entirely convey and confirm unto him the said
Charles Honeycutt for his Heirs and Assigns forever one Certain Tract of parcel of
land situated lying and being in the said town aforesaid containing by estimation
Three Hundred Acres of land in the same manner of lot That is to say three hundred
the acres aforesaid Tract being Bounded as followeth beginning at a Rock with Hemlock
therein Running North 38 Degrees North with Forty Chains to theory of Stones thence
North 29 Degrees West 52 Chains to some Small blackbush Bushes which was
the Thomas Ford's Northwest corner Thence there North 39 Degrees South Forty Chains to
a small Blackbush Tree marked therefore and Thence to the first mentioned
corner the Three Hundred Acres to be precise Mensure and adjoining to the a further
Hundred Acres on the North & Northeasterly side there of and is bounded as followeth
Beginning of the afore mentioned the first of stones thence running North 39 Degrees
West 51 Feet Chains to a Small Blackbush and thence to Extend Easterly 40 Feet
to make up the 3. Equality of one Hundred acres and to run on the Eastward side
with the same Course of the said Two Hundred Acres the aforesaid Two Hundred acres
being now enclosed by a Smoken Toddal
To Have And To Hold the said granted and bargained premises with all the
appurtenances privileges and Commodities to the same belonging and in any
wise appertaining to him the said Charles Honeycutt his heirs and assigns
forever to be his and their only proper Use profits and Benefits and before forever And I the said
Thomas Honeycutt for my self my heirs Executors and administration d
covenant promise and grant to and with the said Charles Honeycutt his heirs
and assigns that as and as before the sealing here of I promise the and therefore
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Owner of the above bargained premises and am lawfully seized and possessed
of the same in my own genuine Right, as a good perfect, and absolute tenant
Inheritance in fee simple and have in my self good and right, full power,
Lawfull authority Warrant grant sell convey and confirm the said bar
premises in manner as aforesaid and that the said charles Hennegras his heirs
and assigns shall or may from some time to time and at all Times forever have
by force and virtue of this present safe securely and quietly Have
Use occupy possess and enjoy the said demised and bargained premises
with the Appurtenances free and clear and freely and clearly acquitted
rated and discharged of and from all Manner of former or Other Any Manner
Bargains Sales Leases Mortgages will Executes contours Donners Judgments
Executions or Incumbrances of what Nature Soever that might in any
Measure or Degree otherwise, or in what void this present Deed
Further More, I the s Thomas Hennegras firmy say my Heirs,
tors and Administrators in covenants and engage the above demised Prem
to him the said charles Hennegras, his heirs and assigns against the Lawful
Claims or Demand of any person or persons what soever, Securely
defend by these presents. In Witness whereof I the s Thomas Henne
gras, have hereunto set my Hand & Seal this Twenty fifth Day of
and on the Thirty Third year of his Majestys Reign George the second
King of Great Britain America Anno Domini 1760
Signed Sealed & Delivered
In the presence of
Giles Russell
Joseph Grandol
Hing County st
Personally appeared the subscriber Thoma
Hennegras in the date above written and declared
the above In testimony to be his act and Deed
me Joseph Grandol Justice of the peace
The above Deed was recorded September the 18th Day 1760
Thos Champlin town Clerk