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Warrant Seure and Defend and Mary Pilly Wife of the said William
Pilly Only they these presents freely and willingly give yield and
surrender all Her Right being Down and Owner of The lot of land
The above Described unto him the said Jonathan Thompson for
shown and witnesses forever in Witness whereof we
have hereunto set our Hand and seal offixed our seals this 30 Day of
January in ye 25 Year of the Reign of George the 2nd King over Great
Britain etc and in the year of our Lord one Thousand seven
Hundred and fifty one D 1751.
Sign Seal & Deliv / William Pilly (seal)
/ Mary Pilly (seal)
In Presence of
Charles Pilly
Simeon Berry
O personally appeared in S Richmond
this Monthly Eight Day of August in the ye
1754 William Pilly and acknowledg
the above instrument to be his act and
Deed his hand and seal before me
recorded March 10 1764.
John Chamberlin Town Clerk Sam [illegible] Justice of the peace
To all People To Whom these presents shall come Greeting
Know ye that I George Lewis of Richmond in Kent County
Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations have granted Indentureation of
of one Hundred and forty Pound Current money of New England
to me in hand well and truly paid before the Execution of this
by Charles Welch of Charlestown in the County aforesaid on 5 Labur
The Receipt Whereof I do hereby acknowledge and my Self there as
fully Satisfied Contented and paid and tender and free of Every Bond
and parcel there do hereby Remise release quit and of her all right
Suid Charles Welch his Heirs Forever Down and heirs forever
by these presents have Given Granted Bargained Sold and leases
fully and absolutely give grant Bargain Sell a time
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Enfeoff Convey and Confirm unto him the sd Charles Welch
his Heirs and assigns forever a Certain piece of salt marsh Containing
by Estimation about Two acres with a Small Beaver Dam bounded
on the North by a wall on a Creek on Stephen Stephen [illegible]
on the West by a brook on William Welch Land northerly on
a Court path and Easterly on a slash or Short of Water as for
East as the East part of sd Beaver Island to the mentioned Line
being situated in Charlestown To Have and To Hold
the sd Demised and Bargained premises with all the appurtenances
priviledges and Commodities to the same belonging or in any wise
appertaining to him the sd Charles Welch his Heirs and assigns to
their only Proper Benefit and behalf of forever & the sd
George Lewis for himself his Heirs Executors and admin
doth covenant Grant and release with the sd
Charles Welch his Heirs and assigns that before and until the
Executing & Delivery of these presents he the True declared lawful
Owner of all the Premises granted & Bargained in a proper manner and stand
fully signed & possessed of the same in his own proper Right and
justest and absolute estate of Inheritance in fee simple and
both in some full good right full powers and lawful Authority
To sell and dispose of the same in so manner as aforesaid &
that the said Charles Welch his Heirs and assigns shall and may
from time to time and at all times forever here after by force and
Virtue of these presents Have Hold Occupy possess and Enjoy the
Above Demised and Bargained premises with the appurtenances here
To be clear and clear and privately and Entirely Equitted Exonerated and
Discharged of any and all form manner of former and these gifts grants
Charges liens Leases Mortgages Wills Satisfies Jointures Decrees Judgements
Executions or Incumbrances whatsoever Furthermore the sd George Lewis
for himself his Heirs Executors whatsoever furthermore
the said George Lewis for himself his Heirs Executors & admin Doth
Covenant and Engage the Above Demised & Bargained premises
With all the appurtenances thereunto belonging to him the sd
Charles Welch his Heirs and assigns against any and all lawful Claims and
Demands of any person or persons whatsoever forever hereafter
To warrant Secure and Defend & Sarah Lewis Wife of
George Lewis doth hereby freely yield up and Surrender all her rights
of Dower and fourths of thirds of in and unto the before Demised
premises unto him the said Charles Welch his Heirs and assigns
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forever In Witness Whereof we have hereunto set our hands
and Seales the fifth day of September In the Thirty fourth
of the Reign of George the Second King of Great Brittain
Annoy Domine 1760
Sign. Seal & Deliverd
In Presence offe
John Corne George Lewis Seal
Someon Derry
Ezekiel Smith Sarah S Lewis Seal
Norman Binley mark
the above Deed was registered
March 12th 1767
John Champell Clerk
The Within Named George Lewis
personally appeared the 12 Day of
September A 1760 and acknowledg'd the
write within in Written to be his act and
Deed hand and seal
Before Pot Taylor Justice of the Peace
To All People to Whom These Presents Shall Come
That I Thomas Newrigat of Charlestown in the County of Kent
county and Colony of Rhode Island & Providce [illegible]
of the Name gave Greeting Peace to all these Whereas
Thomas Newrigat [illegible] for and Consideration of the sum of
Nine Hundred Pound Current Money of the colony aforesaid be
denom in one in hand before the expiration of the whole of and fully
by Joseph Hingstone of Charlestown the county and colony fore
mentioned
The receipt Whereof I do hereby acknowledge and
my self herewith fully satisfied contented and paid you & i them
and of every part and Parcel thereof do solemnly agree and dispo
the said Joseph Hingstone his Heirs executors len and Domining for
by these Presents forever granted bargained sold aliened gift
conveyed and by these presents do fully
and Absolutely give grant bargain sell alien convey
confirm unto them the said Joseph Hingstone their heirs and
forever a certain Tract or Parcel of Land situate lying and
Charlestown aforesaid and containing My [illegible] acres more or less
Acres more [illegible] more or less Bounded as followeth
[V] Beginning at a Brook Near said Joseph Hingstone North East
three Boundry North westerly forty by said ford and partly
by a mill brook until