The instrument's own words
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To all People to Whome these presents shall come Greeting know ye
That I David Pelley of Charlestown in Kings County & Brittany of Rhode Island
Proprietor for the Sum of and Consideration of the Sum of Three Hundred Fifty Eight pounds
Six pence lawful Money of the same to me in hand Well and truly paid Before the
Execution hereof by Nathan Lewis of Charlestown in the County of Kent
have made the Receipt whereof I hereby Acknowledge grant and convey my
said Parcel of land situated bounded and described and paid the share of land being a
part of that for certain several Remainder Quiet and discharge said Nathan Lu
his Heirs Successors Assigns & such forever Give granted & Bargained sold
aliened Enfeoffed Conveyed & Confirmed unto him the sd Nathan Lewis &
his Heirs & Assigns forever as to the said Parcel of Land lying & Being in the Town
of Charlestown above sd County by Estimation Surveyors Surveyed as follows Beginning at Two White
Bushes by the South east corner of the Rumney road near some Digges Cave east
nineteen chains forty four links to a heap of stones
North 73 Degrees East & chains 30 links to a Great stone land to a stake
8 chains North West 10 Degrees West 8 chains 30 links to an Arbor
near the North on the Drum stream Side of the Ridge that is over the River
the great Mountain Range & to the Have and to Hold all the sd Demesne & App
tenances With all the Right Appurtenances to the Same Belonging or in any
appertaining unto him the sd Nathan Lewis his Heirs & Assigns forever to
them only proper Use Benefit and Behoof for ever and the Same Being
my Self my Heirs Execution & Remainder Sole tenement and land to the sd
Lewis his Heirs & Assigns void and until the Enduring forever and the Same
void & Lawfull Parcel of all the Before Begun Demesne and Land Lawfull
Seized and possessed of the same in any right as a good and valuable for sale
I Underscribe the Sd See complete handing in my self Full Right to sell and
Dispose of the same and that the sd Nathan Lewis his Heirs and Assigns
Shall and may for ever hereafter have hold use and Enjoy the same
free and Clear from any Manner of lien Charge Grant Burden Claim void or
Other Embracence Whatever Superiour more the sd I David Pelley sd
By signing my self and my Wife Eyed and solemn Deternment and Engage all the
Before Mentioned premises unto him the sd Nathan Lewis the Heirs and Assigns
against the Law with Claims or Demands of any Person or Persons
Witnesses forever however to lubricate secure & Do I and Mary
Pelley Wife of I David Pelley with hereby freely & deliberately void and
consign and Surrender all hold Right of Descent and Power of Title
of in and unto the afore Begin premises unto him the sd Nathan Lewis
his Heirs & Assigns forever in Witness Whereof we have here
unto Set Our Hand and Seals this Twenty Eight Day of October
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in the Third Year of the Reign of George the Third King over (138)
Great Brittain and in the Year of Our Lord Anno Domini 1763
Signed Sealed and Delivered
in my Presence off
James Pettys
Samcon Perry
David Petty
Mary his Petty
& Mack
Kings County Js
June the 17th 1763 then Subscriber
Personally appeared and Acknowledged
this in Instrument to be his act and Deed
Hand and Seal be forme William Petty Justice of the Peace
the Above Deed
Was Record September 2 1763
Joh Hampton Town Clerk
To all People to whom these Presents Shall Come
Robert Knowles son to Daniel of South Kingstown in the County of
Kings County Colony of Rhode Island & Providence Husbandman
Send Greeting Whereas that I the sd Robert Knowles for and in
Consideration of the Sum of one Hundred and Forty Five Pound
current money of New England paid to me in full before the Executing
hereof will & had by Wilson Browning of South Kingstown in the
Kings County and Colony aforesaid a Yeoman The Receipt Whereof
I do hereby acknowledge and of my self of the same with fully paid full and complete
and paid and hereby and of every part and parcel thereof do acquit
acquit and discharge the sd Wilson Browning his Heirs executors
and Assigns forever By this Present indenture fully Grantedly and absolutely
I have given Granted to bequeath to assign all land improved (proved) and
Confounded By the heirs Residents to be fully paid and absolutely given
bargain and Selling in fee simple convey and confirm with warranty
W. Browning his Heirs and assigns forever One Certain
Tract March and upland situated Lying and Being in that Town