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To all People to whom these presents shall come—
Know ye That I John Champlin of Charlestown in the County of
Kent County & Colony of Rhode Island in New England a yeoman for and in
consideration of the sum of Fifty Pounds Lawful money to me in Hand before the
Executing hereof well and truly paid by Thomas Shearman of the Town and
County Colony aforesaid upon the receipt whereof I do hereby Acknowledge my
self to be fully satisfied paid and Contented have given Granted Bargained
and aliened conveyed and confirmed and by these presents do certify fully and
give grant bargain sell alien Convey and confirm unto the d Thomas Shear
man his heirs receivers Administrators & Assigns forever a Certain Tract
of Land lying and being in Charlestown aforesaid being salt Meadow contains
ing Ten Acres be more or less bounded as follows Beginning Easterly on
John Congdon's Marsh Northerly on the salt Creek Westerly on a salt Creek
that was John Hawkes Determined bounds southerly by the Coast path
that leads from William Wells's Island and by the name of sheaves Island unto
John Congdon's Marsh To Hold the d Granted Marsh and Commons
with all the Appurtenances thereto belonging as in any way appertaining there
unto to him the said Thomas Shearman his Heirs and Assigns forever for his
and their only proper use Benefit and before forever and the said John
Champlin for my Heirs receivers Administrators do Covenant promise and
Grant to and with said Thomas Shearman his Heirs and Assigns that at and at
before the executing hereof Same the true and lawful owner of the aforesaid
Premises and am duly seized and perfect and seised of the same in my own proper
right as a good and perfect and Absolute Deed of Inheritance in
Fee Simple having in my own right good right full power and Lawful Authority
to sell and Dispose of the same in any manner and form as aforesaid that
The same and every part thereof is absolutely free and clear from all manner
of former gifts grants sales mortgages or any other Incumbrance whatever
Furthermore I the said John Champlin for me my Heirs receivers and
Administrators do Covenant and engage the aforesaid Premises unto him
the said Thomas Shearman his Heirs and Assigns against any and all
Claims & Demands of any Person or Persons whatever forever hereafter
to warrant seise and Defend In Witness hereof I have hereunto set my
Hand and Seal this Ninth Day of September in the Sixth Year of the
Majesties Reign George the Third of Great Britain A.D. 1769
Signed Sealed and Delivered in Presence of
Robert Potter
Jon Hazard
John Champlin
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Personally appeared the Underscribr the day and year within written
and acknowledged the above and within to be his Act and Deed Hand and
seal there unto affixed. Before me Stanton York justice of the Peace.
The above and foregoing Deed of Bargain and Sale was Recorded
the Twenty first Day of September A.D. 1769.
James Congdon. T. C.
To all People to whom these Presents shall come I Thomas
[illegible] of Charlestown in the County of Kings County and Colony of Rhode Island & Prov
Yeoman send Greeting, Know ye that I said Thomas [illegible] for and in Consider
ation of the sum of ten pnds Lawful Money to me in Hand before the Due making
hereof well and truly paid by Christopher Champlin of Charlestown in the County
and Colony aforesaid said Pay the Receipt whereof i do hereby acknowledge and imply
Herewith fully satisfied contented and paid, and thereof the every Part and quarter
Thereof do separate severed sign and discharge the said Christopher Champlin his Heirs
Executors, and Administrators forever by these Presents All those bargain
said annexed appurtenanced conveyed and transferred, and by these Presents do freely
fully and absolutely give grant bargain sell then assign convey convey and assign for ever, One certain plot of
land situate lying and being within Charlestown containing by Bounds it Bounds
about Three Acres the same more or less bounded as followeth Abutting on fellowship Abutting
Bounded by Land belonging to the Grafter Easterly southerly and Westerly, Bounded
on the North Side to the Main and to the Hole and to the said grant by Bargain and sale with
all the Appurtenances, Privileges and Commonalities to the same belonging or in any
wise appertaining to him the said Christopher Champlin his Heirs and assigns for
forever to his and their only proper Use Himself, his Heirs and for ever, and I the said
Thomas [illegible] for my Heirs, Executors and Administrators, covenant promise
to grant and to yield the said Christopher Champlin his Heirs and assigns that
al above described Hereof sam the true sole the lawful Owner of the
above bargain Premisses and am lawfully seized and possessed of the same
own proper right as a good perfect and absolute Estate of Inheritance in the same
and have in myself full Right full Power, and Lawful Authority to grant bargain
Sell, convey and confirm the said bargain Premisses in Manner aforesaid
And that the said Christopher Champlin his Heirs and assigns shall and may
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