4/7/1740 · DEED · book 1 page 38 doc 13531

To all Christian people by these presents 18th day of August 1748 witnesseth that Anna Jane daughter of Seth Knowles known by me being of age and residing in the town of New London in the province of Connecticut granteth that she hath given for and in consideration of the sum of seven pounds of lawful money of the colony of Rhode Island to her father Seth Knowles of the town of North Kingston in the said colony her father and her other brother of the said town for her love and affection towards them and for their care of her since her father's death and for their good will & spirits of love toward her August 1748 she hath given her father Seth Knowles her right title interest & claim in and to all that piece of land also known as the pasture of her mother Catherine who died in the town of North Kingston said land being bounded by the south with the land of Catherine Knowles and to the east by her father's land as it is now known and bounded by the north with the land of Catherine Knowles and to the west by all those bounds and landmarks already known and established by purchase and conveyed by deed to her father Seth Knowles and to her brother John Knowles and to her father by a conveyance made by Seth Knowles and to her father as an heir at law to the premises & granteth to have & to hold the piece or parcel of the premises with all the privileges appurtenances thereunto belonging in any manner whatsoever to her father Seth Knowles and his heirs forever to the intent that the said Seth Knowles have and hold the same for himself and his heirs and assigns lawfully forevermore and for the purpose of this present deed of gift she hath given her father Seth Knowles full power and authority to do and execute all such acts and deeds as may be necessary to convey the said premises unto him and to his heirs forever. In witness whereof she hath set her hand and seal the 18th day of August 1748 In the town of North Kingston in the colony of Rhode Island. Signed sealed and delivered in the presence of me and the seal affixed to the deed of gift by Anna Jane daughter of Seth Knowles Manus’s [signature] & John [signature] witnesses I certify that the above is a true copy of the original deed of gift dated August 18th 1748 by Anna Jane to her father Seth Knowles in the town of North Kingston in the colony of Rhode Island signed sealed and delivered in the presence of me and the seal affixed to the deed of gift by Anna Jane daughter of Seth Knowles William Small Secretary of State Entered the above deed the 22nd day of August 1748 by order of William White The witnesses signature’s below are perfectly identical and are exactly the same as they appear on the original deed within certified to be his handwriting and seal fixed with his hand and seal on August 18th 1748 before me William Small Secretary John Jasper [seal] Anna Jane [seal]