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To all People to whom these presents shall come it is known That I Edward York of North Kingstown in
Providence County of the Colony of Rhode Island New England Greeting. Know
that I the Edward York aforesaid in Consideration of the sum of Twelve Pounds
Pure current money of the Colony aforesaid Given to me in hand before the
Executing hereof witness only by Jedidiah Davis of Hopkinton in the
County and Colony aforesaid named The receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge
and my self thereof fully satisfied and indemnified and Paid and Third aforesaid and
of every Part and Parcel thereof Do execute assign and Discharge the said
Davis his heirs Executors and Administers forever by these Presents Hallo I
Edward York Bargain sold Aliened Conveyed and Confirmed by these
Presents perfectly fully and absolutely Give Grant Bargain sell Aliened
Convey and forever to him the said Jedidiah Davis his heirs and assigns
forever that certain Tract or Parcel of Land situate lying and being in
Kingstown in the county of Kingstown and Colony of Rhode Island aforesaid
containing by Estimation Thirty two acres and a half of land in this
manner or less Butted and bounded as followeth Beginning on the boundary of the County
running Northerly until it comes to Samuel Taylor Land that his
gave him Bounded Southerly on Land belonging to Jedidiah Davis that his
running East moreless and a half degree north Easten line and intersection
to a heap of stones I believe the north west Corner of the aforesaid Lot the
running Southwesterly to a heap of stones Which was the north east Corner
of this Lot then running Easterly to a heap of Stones which is the south
East Corner of the Lot then Lot running South to a heap of stones then running
Easterly to Thomas Taylor Land and then it runs a heap of stones then running
on the North East end of the Middle road then South then East to a heap of stones
One hundred and four feet and then East to a heap of stones bounding road in the Lot then
South eleven and a half degrees East to a heap of stones that is on the
side of a running Brook at the boundary of the County then running Northerly on the
Brook to the Land of Samuel Taylor then North East by degrees North East by degrees North East
bound it to the North East Corner of the same belonging or in any manner appertaining
to me the said Edward York hereby Do convey forever to the his heirs Executors and assigns
the heirs forever Possessed and the said Davis gave to me the said Edward York
to be my only Present and to with the said Davis his heirs Executors and assigns all
the Executing hereof for the true lawful and sufficient Consideration of the above Bargain
Remises and an Unlawfully limited and Expressed of the same in my own name or in the name of
a good Report and Evidence full of substance in all homes and in any manner of
good Right Full Power and Lawful an Entity to grant convey forever and to
the Bargained Premises in moreover agree and that the aforesaid Davis do
and Alien Males may continue to him and state and all some forms hereon for ever
to be fully and Entirely Securely and safely and clearly free and unencumbered
to the said Davis and Bargained Granting with the Due Warranties and Claims and for
ever Quiet Enjoyment Discharged and Discharged of and from all manners of forms
other than Grant Bargain sell Lot Mortgage Quit Claim Satisfaction Debt or any
Indebtedness of that name or nature whatever that might in any manner be
of effect or obstruct the Quiet Possession of the said Brook for the
heirs Davis during Procurement and Convey the above Premises then
Jedidiah Davis having his Lawyer against the aforesaid Claim or demand of any
or brown whatsoever is desired and Demand by these presents and hereunto
Elizabeth York widow between 18 of July 1787 and Mary York his wife do hereunto
surrender all the right of Divers Power off the said we have once more for ever
in all the above Bargained namely in the above Jedidiah Davis has
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and Assign forever. In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands &
seals this, twelfth Day of march and in the first Year of his Majesties Reign,
George the Third of Great Brittain Etc etc and in the Year of Our Lord 1761
Signed Sealed & Delivered
In Presence of
Martha Jones
Ephraim Gardner Jr
Edward York -
Edward York - Seal
Elizabeth X York Seal
mark
Mary York Seal
The foregoing Deed
was delivered the 5th Day
of January 1768
by Jno Hopkins his lawyr
Kings County & North Kingstown march 27th 1768
Personally Appeared the above mentioned Edw York &
his Mother Elizabeth York and his wife Mary York
and Acknowledged the said Instrument to be
their own free & Voluntary Act & Deed with their hand,
and seals, thereunto Affixed before me
Eph Gardner Jr
To all People whom these presents shall come, I James Congdon of Charlestown in ye
bounds of Kings County & Colony of New England & German own Greeting. Know ye that
I the said James Congdon for Consideration of the sum of Three Thousand Nine hundred
& Odd pounds Current money of said Colony of me handed over to me in hand before the
Cecataining less of well and sufficient paid by Robert Poller of the Town County &
Colony aforesaid Therefore I hereby acknowledge and declare by acknowledge and
my very henceforth fully canceled and void and paid and hired and
every Part and Parcel thereof & covenants acquit & discharge him the
and Robert Poller his Heirs Creatures and Omnidominister forever by these
presents. Have given granted bargained sold aliened apposed and conveyed
and Confirmed and by these presents effect fully and Absolutely give and grant
bargain sell and convey alienly convey and confirm unto him the Libert
Robert Poller his Heirs and Assigns forever One Certain Tract or Parcel of Land
situate lying and being in the town of East Greenwich opposite Captaining by
estimated Withy Therefore the Land & her Plot be or more or less by pulled and
rounded a followd With Beginning at the lake and Stone by a shore Well of
North side of the Country Road and being the northeast Corner of the Tract
from thence Northward Twenty Chains in Chain and Fifty Links be a stake of Stone
about five from thence West Six Degrees North Seven Chains Clear and survey’d
into a sheaf of wheat with a free Marking stone near by thence North 34 Degrees
west 60 Chains to the Country Road named Road Bounden, southerly by the
country Road to the first mentioned and bound Eastly by the Greater
Land Northly by John Thrasher Land Westly by Robert Poller his
and Assigns 10 acres & 1/2 rod. the said granted and Decreed and convey
in any Way what Appurtenances Privileges and Commodities the same be belonging
or in any way Appertaining to him the Robert Poller his Heirs & Assigns
forever to his and their only proper use Benefit and behoof forever.
and I the James Congdon for my self my Heirs Executors & Administrators
do Covenant promise and grant to and with the said Robert Poller his
Heirs
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