The instrument's own words
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Lists of Houses Second
County of Washington
In the town of Westerly the 2d day of August, 1749
Appr before me firstnamely George the Toddent, and Nancy, h
Daughter his wife by me sworn and examined by me as the witness
according the following statement and they solemnly swear and
and declared by their oath’s’ that there for more than years
they have lived
George Toddent
Received for reading and signed by me, the 2d of August 1749
and returned by me George [signature] [signature]
N. 1706 [illegible] I George Toddent, first have
George W. The balat [illegible] and Nancy the Toddent his wife as named range
the hand and right s of said landage, the 3d October 1750, county
of Washington state of Rhode Island in consideration of the
sum of seventy five dollars to have and hold by John the Whittened
his heirs and assigns, and heirs forever of the house and
loty and lands, the parcel of land is located north west corner
on her border, release and full warranty to have
the said John Whittened and his heirs forever from this date
and subsequent forever, north side near the beach probably
sloping when bounded, which run now down, on the north side
to have it align, and at a certain point by the road is bounded
said house and lot together with all buildings, ponds, gardens
trees fruits of the same, lumber and fences
beginning at said find and at the end of the wall between
what is called "Home farm" and "North farm" "House"
In the way along be east wall 100 feet to a stake in the ground
thence westerly at right angle south east, 100 feet
to a stake in the ground, thence southerly then east to meet with
said wall 200 feet to a stake normal right boundary
bounded, bounded and bounded by lines of [illegible]
boundary they had first marked with a boundary stone of gray
with letters on root marked land of [illegible] and
East bound to said wall
To have and to hold the same, with all the rights,
privileges and appurtenances thereunto belonging and pertaining
and of all and every part of the said land and premises
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bind me the afore named George[s] H. Webster and Mary D,
Webster for ourselves and for our heirs, speculators and assigns,
albeit, do covenant with the said John N. Burdick not unless
P. Langdon their heirs and assigns that we will warrant unto
against the aforementioned premises unto the said John N. Burdick
and said P. Langdon their heirs and assigns forever, against
all other persons claiming any right or title to the same by
the laws of the state and commonwealth of ri
Stamp or under seal
In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands
and seals this 31st day of August in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and ninety one,
Signed sealed and delivered in presence of
George L. Moore,
Geo[rge] H. Webster
Mary D. Webster
State of Rhode Island
County of Washington
Before me a Justice of the Peace on the 31st day of August
A.D 1891 appeared George H. Webster
and Mary H. Webster to me known, and known them to be
the parties executing the foregoing instrument, and they
acknowledged said instrument by their signatures, to be
their free act and deed.
George L. Moore
Johnny Richard
Received for record Sept 1, 1891 at 7 o'clock A.M.
and entered by George L. Moore Clerk
To All People to whom these Presents
shall come, I Gilbert J. Newcomb of Hopkinton, County
of Washington, State of Rhode Island hereinafter called
the grantor send greetings Know ye, that I the said
grantor for and in consideration of the sum of forty dollars
to me in hand paid before the executing hereof and full
and justly paid by Elizabeth Donahue of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, State of Pennsylvania hereinafter called the grantee,
the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge, and am therewith
fully satisfied considered and paid, and thereof and of
every part and parcel thereof do speculate, acquit and
discharge the said grantee her heirs, executors and assigns
tors, forever by these presents have given granted bargained,