The instrument's own words
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This Indenture Made the Second Day of January in the Year of our Lord 1769
George the Third King of Great Britain Etcetera between Thomas Clarke of Charlestown in Kings County
and Colony of Maryland gentleman of the one part and William Clarke of the same Town he is the
son of the said Christopher Clarke party late deceased of the other part Witnesseth that the said
Thomas Clarke for the Price of Five Hundred Pounds currency to him in Hand paid by wim Clarke at the
time of this Execution hereout of the Right whereby he claimed to have Land lying between Schleyes and
Jane Fourth Departed disjoined the said Wim William Clarke his Heir and Assigns forever by these Presents
give grant and devise the said Great piece of arable and valuable Composition then there in occupied
and moreover Each Garden Housees and Outbuildings and various Orchards and Compass and
have Appertained Great Great piece Relative Pasture and various Lowlands and Common until the
Boundaries of William Clarke in the Actual Possession and enjoyment and being About Sixty Acres
of Land lying in Charlestown aforesaid upon a Book Recorded in the Courthouse
District in following as follows Beginning at a Notch by the
Highway at the Southeasterly corner of Land belonging to William Browning thence North
by North East by the Highway until it comes to the Edge of a swamp then to W. D. corner of Land there
to an Oak then a straight line North 37 degrees West to a shrub then to a Line
to a Cedar Stake and then North East 26 degrees West which is then by the Lake to
a Black Walnut tree several rods on the west line then North West to the middle
of a stream thence North West then plaines to a piece of swamp in West Line of the
Land that William Clarke of Charlestown aforesaid bought of Nathaniel Watson
of the same Authority and then Line then under until it comes to William Browning's
Land to the first Mentioned Mark then bounded on South by Thomas Clarke's Land
and Southly on West and North East garden of Land bounded Eastward towards more or
less and is bounded as follows Beginning at the North East corner of Land that William
Clarke bought and a great piece of Premises at a stake then North 35 degrees North West
then South East Line to the West of a youth a little to the Southeast of a stake and piece of swamp
thence North West 30 degrees East until it comes to Land belonging to Thomas
Clarke by Bettsons and then North 66 1/2 degrees to a white of all the more and thence
to East by 8 chain and Knotline then by a stone boundary to Land to which
Oak tree mentioned above then East by plains Land 10 chains to the Highway and from
thence Southerly by the Highway until it comes to a first mentioned Land etc. D. corner
The other piece of said Land is adjoining said Woodland Land in Charlestown
about Forty Acres more or less bounded as follows Beginning at the North East
Corner of the Premises above being South East corner of Land that William Clarke
bought of Dolly Copps and from thence Running Eastly a straight
Line by a path until it comes to a Black oak tree marked on the border
standing in the Corner of Henry Addams Land and then to a Rock and then to Northward of
said thence Northerly by Henry Addams Land about 15 poles to a stake
and heap of stones North 22 East 8 chain by a stone boundary to a stake
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Land to expand those Six Rods by the Said William Clarke Land to the first water
Course do together with all its appurtenances there in or thereunto Belonging D
To Have and Hold all the aforesaid and aforesaid Lands as mentioned abov
and aforesaid together with the appurtenances unto the Said William Clarke his Heirs
and Assigns to him only amply Given and Bequeathed of the Said William Clarke his
Father and coprime Forerunner so that He and Rebecca Clarke on her heirs
may any other person or persons go between him or them or in his or their hand
a claimant or in the same Right either of him or them State Title by any
means or means Whatever at any time or times hereafter have some Claiming Do
and Right Right Title all in Providence Co in the Province County Granted
Dated the 21st day of June 1761 shall hence and forever the same More as stated
and Declared you of every one More Sincerely For Witness Hereunto the Said Joshua
Clarke Signed Sealed wrote his Hand and Seal hereunto Dated the Day gy
Upon the Said William Clarke & Rebecca Clarke being of the age of 21 years Clarke gy
Consideration againe of 5 Dollars by these presents Remised and the Right of Down in y
before mentioned Providence unto the Said William Clarke his Heirs and Assigns for
Ever Witness my Hand and Seal Date first William Willen
Signed Sealed and Delivered
Jo. Greene of us
Rob Clarke
John Greene
Joshua Clarke (seal)
Rebecca Clarke (seal)
Charlestown in Kent County St Rhode Island
Appeared & acknowledged Joshua Clarke & Rebecca Clarke their signatures and acknowledged
the above and Witnessed the same to be the Act and Deed in Land and that
there with Office 7 Day and Date first Willen
Before [illegible] Justice of the peace
The above and William Willen Deed Was Recorded the 7th Instant
1769 By Jos. Greene
The page as recorded
