The instrument's own words
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To all People to whom these presents shall come Greeting. Know ye that I Joseph
Hanton of Charlestown in Kings County & Colony of Rhode Island in New England
do hereby for Divers good Cause and Consideration but more Especially for and
Consideration of a Valuable Sum to me in hand paid Thereunto having
Remised Released and forever Quit Claimed and by these Presents for them
self and his Heirs dC. freely fully and Clearly Release Relieve Release and
forever Quit Claim unto my Brother Daniel Stanton of the Town County &
Colony aforesaid Stanton and his Peaceable Possession & Heirs together & his
Heirs forever All such real Estate Title Interest and Demand whatever
oft he or his Heirs had or may have my Brother Daniel Stanton is now in the Poss
essio of for that way and Did belong to my Brother Samuel Stanton Deceased
session of for that way and Did belong to my Brother Samuel Stanton Deceased
by Reference may be more fully had by a Draft and Disposition made by
More overage To Have and To hold the aforesaid Lands as aforesaid with all y^e
profits Privileges & Immunities to the venue belonging or in any ways appur
taining. Unto him for the said Daniel Stanton his Heirs Deceptions and his
his heirs and thy Other Parties Benefit and Decree forever is that he
The said Joseph Stanton or his Heirs nor any of them or any other Person
or Person for him or them or in his or their name or stead paying of them
Shall or will by any ways or means hereafter have Challenge or Demand
any Estate Title Interest and Demand of it in or to the aforesaid any
part thereof from all and Every Right Title Interest and De
mand of any part or Parcel thereof they and Every of them shall be utterly
Excluded and Barred forever by these Presents from any Action whatsoever
In Witness whereof I have here set my hand and Seal this 16th Day
of July and in the Twenty Sixth Year of his Majesty King George the
second King of Great Brittain Annoy Domin 1757
Joseph Hanton Seal
Signed sealed & Delivered
In Presence of
Joseph Lashin Jos
Joseph Crandal
The above Deed was recorded
the 31st Day of December 1757
by G^d Town Clerk
Kings County ss
Personally appeared the within named
Jos Hanton the Date within Written &
acknowledged the within Instrument
to be his act & Deed hand & Seal before
me Joseph Crandal Justice