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3/12/1761 · DEED · book 2 page 43 doc 13220

From LEWIS SARAH life, LEWIS GEORGE life
To WELCH CHARLES life
Consideration one Hundred and fifty Pounds
Premises Two acres · piece of salt marsh with a Small Beaver Dam (Charlestown)
Also on this page: RELEASE YOUNG ALFRED L EST · RELEASE GREENE STEPHEN A EST

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This instrument states no source of title that we have read yet.

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Follow forward ▶ 1962 · MORTGAGE · FIVE SEASONS HIDEAWAY OF CHARLESTOWN #112 → DRAZEN LUMBER CO · book 38 p 560
“join in witness to a deed to said [?] dated May 11th 1843 and recorded in a deed book”
cites this instrument as its source · read by gemma

The grantee's later conveyances, by name — the man, not necessarily this land; the one that cites this deed as its source is the land

▶ 1762 · DEED · WELCH CHARLES; WELCH MARY → GORTON JOHN · book 2 p 92

Bounded by

Stephen Saunders · Stephen Saunders · William Welch · William Welch

The instrument's own words

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(488) 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

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