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To all Christian People to Whom these presents shall come greeting -
Know ye That I Jonathan Kingen of Charlestown in Kent County and Coy[?]’s plot
a Land in New England German for and in consideration of the sum of Fourteen hundred
and five hundred Pounds of current Money of New England of the Doctor to me
in hand before the sealing here of these presents and further by Benjamin Harrington
of Canterbury on [illegible] in County of Warwick in the Company of New England
the Receipts whereof I do hereby Acknowledge and in full Satisfaction thereof
Contended and have Given granted promised Relinquished and forever quit and serene
I do and by these presents freely fully and Absolutely grant quit bargain sell
Alien convey and Confirm unto Above Named Benjamin Harrington therefore his
Heirs Executors Tenants and Assigns forever a Certain Tract or parcel of land
Situate lying and being in the Town of Charlestown above port containing
by Estimation one Hundred Acres be the same more or less bounded
as followeth Viz First Beginning at a Stake in the North West corner of it
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Hereafter to Warrant Seize and Defend in witness and confirmation Whereof
I have here unto set my hand and affixed my Seal this thirty first day of March in
Twenty Seventh Year of the Reign of George the Second King of Great Brittain
and in the Year of our Lord one thousand Domini 1754 [signature]
Sign Seal & Deliverd
in Presence of
Amos Green
Simeon Derry
Jonathan King [mark] his Mark
King County: the above named
Jonathan King personally appeared
this Day and Date hereof and acknowledged
the above Instrument Deed to be his Solemn act
Action Deed with his hand and seal
Here to affixed
Before Stephen Richmond Justice of Peace
The above and foregoing Instruments was Recorded
this 23d day of January 1755 By Robt Potter Town Clerk
To all People to whom these presents Shall come That I Job land
South Kingstown in King County and in my Capacity of Freehold Land in New England
I come in said Greeting Knowly that I of my free Will and on consideration of my love
and good will and Affection which I have had to my son forward my son farmland
at North Kingstown and Colony above he have fourni and branched out their
presence do hereby Release and Absolutely give Grant unto my son
John land his Heirs and Assigns forever Like one Message or tract of land
Situate Lying and Being in the Common between west it a place known by
Name of the Great Hook and it Being apart of my farm containing by
Estimation four Acres Parte Acres Bound and bounded as follows Beginning at the
North East corner of said Land and So Northward Northly on the Land which formerly
Belonged to John W Kingston which William Gifford now lives on until he
comes to the South West corner and then by East on the Pond and’s Cedar swamp
southly to the more North Parte Acres Northly on Land of the Grantors Roots
Eastern end until he comes to Job land Land and from there Northarly
until he comes to Job land more Northward Northly and so the fencing and fences
on said Land to the North West corner and so Granti and granted precisely off
the Appearances Privileges of common to James Belonging in any
Way offen staining I summon John and his Heirs and Assigns forever no more
Who own proper Improvement it will Not over fences see and Clear from me my
Heirs or Assign forever and I Job land further do grant to my son John land to forever
grant to & with John Card his Heirs and Assigns that until the En-