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9/21/1769 · DEED · book 2 page 407 doc 13478

From PARK JOSEPH life
To PARK JOHN life
Consideration natural Love and affection
Premises Thirty Acres and fifteen Roods · Tract of land bounded by highway and Horse Hill (Charlestown)

Back — where this land came from

This instrument states no source of title that we have read yet.

The grantor's earlier acquisitions, by name — the man, not necessarily this land

◀ 1756 · DEED · GOSPEL CO → PARK JOSEPH · book 1 p 376

Forward — where this land went

The grantee's later conveyances, by name — the man, not necessarily this land; the one that cites this deed as its source is the land

▶ 1788 · DEED · PARK JOHN; PARK ABIGAIL → HOXSIE THOMAS · book 3 p 542
▶ 1798 · DEED · PARK JOHN; PARK SARAH → TAYLOR NATHAN · book 4 p 236

Bounded by

Benjamin Park · Joseph Willcox · Joshua Babcock

The instrument's own words

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To all People to whom these Presents shall come Greeting Know ye That I Joseph Park of Charlestown in the County of Kings County Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations Clerk, for diverse cause and Consideration moving me therefore moving, more especially for the natural Love and affection which I bear unto my son John Park, do freely give and grant unto him and said John Park of certain Tract of Land situated lying and being in Charlestown aforesaid containing Thirty Acres and fifteen Roods be the same more or less Butted and Bounded as followeth Being Beginning at the Highway running West to the middle of the south arm of Horse Hill and to the Northside with an equal Privilege in the way mean and Kitchen, from thence North to East to a peaked rock in the East side of the path above my Barn five Chaines, with an equal Privilege to pass and repasse to the House upon my Land, and reserve unto myself and others the same Privilege, upon the Land I give to him, and also an equal Privilege in the Well, and from North West North East seven Chaines west seven chaines to a heap of stones upon the glade, from there North thirty degrees and thirty Minutes west fourteen Chaines till it strikes the Land which I give to my son Benjamin Park, from there south sixtyfor degree and thirty minutes west to a white Oak Tree in the Corner betweens the Land of Joseph Wittows and the Land of the Donors, from thence bounded by the Land of sd Wittows till it strike the corner of the land of jordan Patrick Esq the bounding upon the land of said Patrick till it comes to the highway thence bounded by the highway to the first mealed Bound To have and to hold the above granted Premises with all the Appurtenances thereto belonging unto the said John Park his Heirs and assigns forever to his and their own proper use and benefit and Behalf and that I the said Joseph- Park by this Present Recall declare myself to have full right and Authority to dispose of the same in manner and form aforesaid and that the sd John Park shall and may forever here after of all homes have Quiet possession and enjoy the same given and granted Premises without any Molestation whatever In Witness whereof the said Joseph Park have hereunto set his Hand and Seal this ninth day of august in the ninth Year of the Reign of his Majesty King George the Third A.D. 1769 Joseph Park Seal In Council of Joseph Park Oliver Gray King's Court Clerk J. Babcock Recorded August 9th 1769 The whom Under Sever Moore and Joseph Park Personally appeared and ackn owledged the within written gift to be his free Act and Deed Hand and seal Before me Oliver Gray Justice of the Peace The above Deed was recorded 4 f day Aug 9 1769 J. Congdon 62

The page as recorded

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