The instrument's own words
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id 81
To all Parties to whom these presents shall come Greetings
that I Daniel Stanton of Charlestown in said county in my proper right and in place of the said owners
or [illegible] executors of my son Jedidiah Stanton deceased of the town in which he lived and resided
and also my son Daniel Stanton of ye town of North Kingstown in said county desiring to avoid the
further expense of several lawsuits in the General Court he hereunto makes it his act and deed to convey
and transfer to my son Daniel Stanton his heirs and assigns if you ever a claim a right or part
of the said land lying and being in the town of Charlestown of the containing by estimation
about 100 acres more or less of the said land lying and being in the town of Charlestown [illegible]
of the said land lying and being in the town of Charlestown [illegible] bounded by [illegible]
and by [illegible] and by [illegible] and by [illegible] bounded and by running north and south
and not to gather with all of people’s houses and mills etc etc and to appertain unto the said
appertaining to land and to the said [illegible] and to the said [illegible] and to the said [illegible]
the same Delivering my said son Daniel Stanton the this deed to be for his use and benefit
to him and his heirs properly and permanently and forevermore and that he and his heirs forevermore
have the land and enjoy the same and may from time to time use all the trees and forests
after the Quality and Diversity thereof with full power to occupy possess and enjoy the above
Described land and further will that their appurtenances be and the same not cut
any Manner of lime [illegible] and Daniel Stanton of the said Daniel Stanton
this deed or any other part of a Patent or Will whereas to me in my House
by my Sign Seal or Process and further for witness of the said Daniel Stanton
have here unto set my Seal hand and seal the seventeenth Day of
in July seventeenth 1744 of the year of our Lord Reign George the second
being of Great Britain the [illegible] 1744
Signed Sealed & Delivered Daniel Stanton (seal)
Presently of
Thomas Daunt [illegible]
J. Joseph Stanton [illegible]
the subscriber Daniel Stanton personally
appeared in said town this [illegible] Day and year above
written and acknowledged it after reading the instrument
to be the act and deed of the said Daniel Stanton
there results before me
Joseph Stanton Justice
The above Deed is Recorded this
18th Day of April 1744 by Lion & Clan Clerk
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