9/8/1870 · DEED · book 9 page 442 doc 4276

442 Know all men by these presents that I Isham L Williams of Stonington in the county of New London and State of Connecticut for and in consideration of the sum of twelve thousand dollars to me in hand paid well and truly paid by George Harris of Providence in the town of Providence and state of Rhode Island except the receipt whereof I do hereby all and singular have given granted bargained sold conveyed and confirmed and by these presents do sell grant bargain sell convey and confirm unto the said buyer forever in tenure erectum tenument for forever a lot of land lying and being in the town of Johnston in the county of Washington and state of Rhode Island known as the "lockhampton farm" situated in the buildings thereon standing and conveyed and described as follows viz starting firstly by the Wallstone pond and partly by the orchard land conveyed to George Harris of Providence land partly by land of Hodge-Leigh of Johnston the boundary by the Wallstone and Johnston pond and partly by the Wallstone pond partly by the land late owned by John Dexter deceased and partly by land of Samuel Dexter deceased hereon or however the same may be or be bounded containing by estimation some hundred acres all the same more or less the premises aforesaid however conveyed subject to a lease to his son John Harris the aforesaid lease which expires on the 25th day of March 1841 after which the premises above described shall pass to and from the said son George Harris and to hold the said granted and bargained premises with all the appurtenances privileged and accustomed to the same belonging in or annexe appertaining to deliver the said buyer George Harris for his heirs and assigns forever and their heirs and assigns forever his heirs servants and lawful heirs And I the said Isham L Williams for myself my heirs executors and administrators do covenant promise and grant to and with the said George Harris his heirs and assigns that I have lawfully set and procured of the above bargained premises for myself in fee simple right and good and absolute estate of inheritance simple simple that the said lot of land good real and lawful title city to bargain sell convey will convey and confirm the said bargained premises and more to afford will that all persons who at any time hereafter shall claim of what nature or relieve diverse what right may imagine reserve or claim whatever in male void this present deed quiet the title and possessor against all and I will and my heirs executors and administrators shall covenant and defend the same to him the said buyer George Harris his heirs and assigns against the lawful claims or demands of all persons whatever occasion upon the said lease and reservation aforesaid And I George L Williams with the seal of said Isham L Williams acknowledged execution of the sum paid as aforesaid do hereby release and forever quitclaim unto the said buyer George Harris his heirs and assigns any right of tenure in and to the aforementioned premises For testimony hereunto have hereunto set our hands and seals this sixth day of September 1838 Signed sealed and delivered in presence of Isham L Williams L S Wm P Oldfield N H Pendleton George P Williams L S State of Connecticut County of New London Stonington sixth day of the 18th of September 1838 before me Notary public in and for said county the state aforesaid personally appeared Isham L Williams and George P Williams his son and declared acknowledged the foregoing instrument to them signed and sealed to be their free and voluntary act and deed and said George P Williams of the same last bar George Williams their son by me examined said their act and deed a part of their free hand have had the same L. S. arrangement being known them and solemnly to have done’s have also depicted the same to be his free and voluntary act and deed and the said George P Williams his son by me examined said their act and deed a part of their free hand whereby these documents are signed and bound affected my notary public [illegible]

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