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and person which shall evoke Claiming or to Claim by or under them their
or any of them forever hereafter In Witness whereof the said Gideon Hoxie Sherif
of as aforesaid have hereunto set my hand & Seal ye Eight Day of October
on the second Year of his Majestys Reign George the Third King of Great
Britain &c anno Domini 1762
Signed Sealed & Delivered
Gideon Hoxie Sherif
in the presence of
Joseph Gonsal
Silas Helme
the above Deed was
Recorded Decr 9th 1760 John Coburn Clerk State
Kings County to wit, October the 8th 1762
Personally Appeared the above subscriber
Gideon Hoxie Sherif and acknowledged the
aforegoing Instrument to be his in his Capacity his
per act, & Deed before Me Chas. Brandal Justice of the peace
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To all people to whom these presents shall come
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of the Kingdom of Great Britain and Chief Sachem of the Narragansett Indians
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110 the fifth from Shore shore running from Shore from shore in the east stream of S Brook
ing by Joseph Kingston's land until it comes at the great Cedar tree which is the south
ly boundary by J. Cedar Stamp as the upland now is until it comes to the old Oak
Champen Land Bounding Westerly good Champen Land until it comes to the
Face beach New home of Slum River until it comes to a white Oak in the
River which is Burgesses Mansion South west Corner and is bounded North
ly by J. New North ly by J. Burgesses Mansion Land & Partly by Burgesses
Halls land to the first Mentioned Bound with the terms of the said Grant
for as the entire Edge of the Grain swamps To Have And To Hold the said
land and bargain possession with all the appurtenances privileges and privi
leges to the same belonging in any way appertaining to him termed the
Knoutle his Heirs and assigns forever to his and his only proper Use And Purpose
and Behalf of for ever and I the said Thomas Kingston engage for my self some a
Executor and admin Strator Do promise and grant to and with the
said Daniel Knoutle his Heirs and assigns that at and before the enforce
ment hereof I am the sole Sole and lawful owner of the above bargain Premises
am lawfully Seized and possessed of the same in my own proper Right
and good perfect and absolute Estate of inheritance in fee simple and
in every Way full Right full Power and lawful authority to grant to
bargain sell Deed Convey and confirm the said Bargained Premises
in Tenancy for off and that the said Daniel Knoutle his heirs and
assigns shall and may from time time at and at all Times for
hereafter by force and virtue of these presents lawfully Peacefully
quietly by the same have had use occupy possess and Enjoy and
the said Demised and bargained premises with all the appurtenances
free and clear and fully and clearly acquitted exempted and free
of and from all and any claims of tenure of other gifts grant Bargain
Sales leases Mortgages etc entails Junior Devisees Judgments debts
or any encumbrance of what Name or Nature Soever that may in any
measure or Degree Affect them or in Case that this Present Deed
be found void the J. Thomas Kingston for my self Heirs residues and
rectors over do covenant and engage defend amended women to the said
Knoutle his Heirs assigns the lawful Claim or Demand of any and
person whatsoever for ever to warrant Secure and defend they their
wife and Mary wife to the J. Thomas Kingston’s Seal for the be
deration aforesaid fully and willingly give Good upon Surrender
right of Dower & Power of Theirs of in and unto the above Demised
Premises with them & said Daniel Knoutle his Heirs & assigns fore
In Witness whereof we have hereunto set our hand & Seals the
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Twentyseventh Day of September and in the Second Year of his Majesty
Riggy, George the Third by the Grace of God King of Great Britain
Amoy Domini 1762
The Ninegred [signature]
Signed Sealed & Delivered
in the presence of
me Mary x Welch
Joseph Crondal
The above Deed was
Recorded Dec the 10th 1762
by John Champlin Court Clerk
Kings County [illegible]
Personally appeared the Subscriber Thomas Ninegrat
my wife his wife, the Date above Written and acknowledged
the above Instrument, to be their free act and Deed
Before Joseph Crondal Justice of said Peace
To All People to whom these Presents Shall Come Greeting Know all
that I, Thomas a Ninegrat, Chief Sachem of the Narragansett Indians, For my
self and my Successors heirs of the Town of Coventry found of Narragansett Country of the
Colony of Rhode Island to me in hand Accordance will and fully paid before the
Enacting By Order State of Charlestown in Kings County of Colony of Rhode
Island England Common the Great whereat I thereby Acknowledge and agree my self thereof the
fully Satisfied Contented and paid in the money and Every Pound paid the
these lands to be forever quit and Quiet and the shares said Land shall be Ever
these presents Given granted promised Sealed and delivered Confirmed
& confirmed and by these presents do fully and absolutely grant to
again said Alloy in perpetuity Convey and Confirm unto him the Said Land described
in this Deed and pieces or Lots of Land situated in [illegible]
round the bay being on the east side of a Highway otherway Other lying on the west side
of said Highway Thomas Crondal being by a statement over Book, In act as the Same
or piece of Land described as following Beginning at a stake of the South and Corner
of the premises and of the South East Corner of that land that John Young formerly
dwelt in George Ninegrat, from thence Running Northerly bounding by
of the Land that John Young George of George Ninegrat, until it Comes to a
to the North East Corner of that land, thence Running Easterly bounding by
North by Road through Young land until it Comes to and passes through back
only by the Highway then goes South Eastward on the Land in the East, boundary and follows
these bounds until it Comes to the first Mentioned Stake or stake the [illegible]
Contain by Estimation about one hundred Acres of Land bounded as
follows Westly by the aforesaid Highway Northerly by George Young
Land with the South East Corner thereby that about the Said Boundary running
from George land from the North East Corner between the South and west at therefore
line toward the first Mentioned Bound and Bound in the last lot heretofore
mentioned a Said Stake until it Comes to the aforesaid Highway, to
To Have And To Hold the said Two Hundred Acres of land with all
the appurtenances privileges and commodities to the Same Belonging
or in any way appertaining unto him the Said Lloyd State his Heirs
and assigns forever to him and their only proper Use Benefit, and Behoof.