The instrument's own words
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Whoes heirs and Assignes shall enjoy for ever here after by peace and Quiet
of these Parts by lawes lawfuly made & established Know ye that I do Convey & Convey
and do joyn the same with the Appurtenances Free and Clear of all encumbrances
of former or other what so ever for grants Benjamin Greenes suit & claim’s
in whatever it further more the said Amos Green for himself his heirs his
successors & Assigns doth covenant & Engage the Above and Before Described
Premises with the Appurtenances to him the said Benjamin
for same. Premises with the Appurtenances to him the said Benjamin
shall hold his Heirs and Assignes against s all, the lawfull Claims of any per-
son what so ever forever here after to all ends, secure and Defend and indemp-
nify the said Amos Green, doth by these presents freely and
voluntarily give yield up and I surrender all her Right of Possession
power of these lands of in into the hands of Benjamin Hall & his heirs and Assignes for-
ever with him the said Benjamin Hall his heirs and Assignes forever
In Witness where of we have hereunto set our Hands and Seals of
us the day of 24th of February in the year of the Reign of
George the Third Henry of Great Britain AD 1761
Sign: Seal: & Deliv’d
In Due form of
Henry Hall
Simeon Derres
The Seal & Deliv’m this Deed in presence
of us the 4th of March 1761
Simeon Derres
The above Deed was recorded
March 31 Day 1761
Jonathan Tourville
Amos Green personally
appeared in Charles town the thu-
Day of march 4th & declared him-
the above and within written Deed
to be his act and Deed handwritten
Before Job Day Justice of the pea
To all Christian souls who shall in know ye that I Simeon Clerk of the church
of North
Kingstown in the colony of Rhode Island standing knowing & void in the
said federation of’s five Thousand & five Hundred & Twenty Pounds twenty shill
of Money & lading, the delivered to me in home & by my hand & by your Grace
in writing in the Council and coming before said Reverend I the
there, I do here by acknowledge & my self there with full power & lib-
Credited paid & paid & there, of every part and parcell hereof
& Moreate acqui’s Des Hare the said Amos Green as his heirs
Executors and adminis. forever by these presents hath l
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devised Piece of and for ever gain, Claimed by the present
[illegible] & his heirs & assigns both by Law & by name he left
got for gain, claim un & also more over of char Letenbury in the said
[illegible] in consideration in his full and peaceable posses
[illegible] to take his heirs and assigns in forever all such Right & Estate
the heirs and Demand what soever : & the said Lemons
had not right to give unto a certain Town tract, or perches land
[illegible] and being in Certain lot two, in Kings county,
in the Town of [illegible] and Containing by Estimation, three
Hundred acres and more But it is bounded as follows with Tres [illegible]
a rock with stones borderly [illegible] piece Running East, 37 degrees in
[illegible] with the lines of [illegible] running north a South line crossing
the North path & Bounding partly upon Joseph Grace's, and by
or Joshua Cadds and both by Thomas Greenes, Land & Bounded
Northerly or North to a Stake with the stones a bout Three Thousand
[illegible] great land Thence Running West, 3 [illegible] degrees South to
a [illegible] Black oath Face mark with my five Files & from thence
Running to the first mentioned Corner which is Joseph
Grace's North East Corner ---
To have & to hold the said granted & her aine premises for with all
its appurtenances privileges & commodities to the same Belonging & in
any wise appearing Lawful to whom the said Lemons given his heirs & as
signs power to inherit and on their premises for ever Be it known before
the said Lemons commit for my self my heirs executors & Assigns
more over do promise and promise and grant to and with the said given his
and assigns forever & before the recording hereof I am the True &
Lawfull owner of the above Bargain premises & am lawfully
seized & possessed of the same in mine own proper right as a good &
free & absolute Estate of Inheritance unless in time & have in my
own right full power & Lawfull authority to Shortly to Grant Bargain
sell convey & confirm the said premises as in Manner as
afore said they the said Lemons given his heirs & assigns shall have & may form
time to time in all times for ever here after by force and Virtue
of these presents have fully peaceably have had use occupancy possess
Enjoy he so I Demise premises with the aforementioned
pre and Clear and freely and Clearly acquitted exonerated &
Discharged of and from all manner of former or
Gifts Grants Bargains Leases mortgages with Entails Endow
ries Donaries Judgments Executions & Inconumbrance of what
Name & Nature Soever whatsoever in any manner & Degree
by grace or some on side this present Due further more I the said Lemons
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(29) Come before this my self my heirs executors administrators Deben
uant, and engage the above Do indemnify and hold him the said amos Green the
heirs & assigns & any other persons or persons whatsoever Claiming
by form or under one them or any of them Shall & Will warrant &
for Ever Defend by these present
and Elizabeth Clark the Wife of the one by the said Simeon Clark Doth
by these presents freely willingly give up and Surrender and rele
night of Device & power of dower to the above described
simon for his unto him the said amos Green his heirs and assigns forever
In as full Right as the said Simeon Clark have here unto setten
hand and seal this 4th Day of march in the first year of the Reign
of our Sovereign Lord George the third by the Grace of God Thing over
great Britain &c AD 1761
Signd Sealed & Delivered
in the presence of
Joseph Hoxeel
John Webster
the above Deed was as
recorded april 18th
1761 John Champain town
Kings County by Jo
Personally appeared the above Subscribed
Simeon Clark in Court upon the Jurys Declaration
witness & acknowledged the above written Instrument
to be his & Voluntary act & Deed hand & seal
here unto as of fixed before me
John Webster Justice of Peace