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