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Know all men by these presents That J. Shead Executor
of the town of Richmond county of Washington and state of Rhode Island
administrator of the estate of Josephine Dixon late of the town of Charlestown
in the said county of Washington deceased by virtue of authority vested in me
by the court of probate for said town of Charlestown and for and in consider
ation of sum of ten dollars ($10.00) to me paid by Andrew Dixon of the
said town of Charlestown the principal heir at law relatedly conveyed
on the thirty first (31st) day of July A.D. 1725 the receipt whereof is
hereby acknowledged as fully valid grant sell and convey unto him
the said Andrew Dixon and his heirs and assigns forever all the right title
and interest which said Josephine had in all the time of her tenure
paid in and to our undivided one half interest (1/2) in and to a certain
lot of land and with all its and other improvements meets particularly described
which is situated in the town of Charlestown in the county of Washington and
the state of Rhode Island which comprises one acre and one half
which is bounded on the north by way of her house garden on the east line
runs bound on the south by way of road of public use and on the west
by way of road of public use which is now known as the bound way
be owned or abandoned and said property cover and appure to
and with said land whatever has been held and owning thereat that it shall
be informed by the court ordered to make roads through that it shall
be according to the will desired of the said Josephine’s heirs however
given to me in relation to the said parcel thereof And that presents to
the sole purpose I do grant for the perpetual application of the premises
of said parcel according to land
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this
thirty first (31st) day of July A.D. 1725.
In presence of
[Signature]
[Signature]
Jospeh Sheave administrator of
of the estate of Josephine Dixon
State of Rhode Island
county of Washington
At Charlestown on the 31st day of July 1725 before me
personally appeared Sheave administrator of the estate of
Josephine Dixon to be sure known on me witness to the
person appearing the following writing meant and signed Then after sworn and
with statement made by him admitted to be his act and deed both
personally and as administrator of the said estate
[Signature]
[Signature]
Received for record august 2 / 1725 at 4 jcy scan thin
and recorded by George [Signature]
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