The instrument's own words
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Know all men by these presents that I Desmond Taughon of Charlestown in the
county of Washington and state of Rhode Island and free an Consideration of the sum of
One Thousand Dollars paid me now in hand by William Compton of Charlestown in the
county before said county and State aforesaid, the true heir of
his said father, I do hereby grant leave and quit claim all my right title and interest
in the said Lot No 5 Lot of land situated in said town of Charlestown by indentation from
due to the town road or lot with a dwelling house and pasture land and other improvements
and conveyances located in the said Town of Charlestown Municipality and boundary of
Ocean State To the person or persons to whom the said grant and lease provide with
all the privileges and appurtenances thereunto belonging to them their heirs and assigns for
their heirs and assigns forever to them and their heirs and to the said Dan Taughon for myself
my heirs however and assigns administration to concord with the said Dan Compton and heirs
Their heirs and assigns as then lawfully belongs to me on the premises that they have
their heirs and assigns insurance and declare the same to be forever alone and separate from the
Their heirs and assigns against the leasehold claims of any persons claiming by the
Through or under me and my ancestors Long after the said Dan Taughon for the
said Compton’s heirs successors presents quit claim and forever under the said William Compton
any other Matters Their heirs and assigns forever all my right title and power of search and
power of search in any manner under the premises
In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 22 day of July 1840
Signed Sealed and delivered in presence of
Matthew Shaw
Henry L. Tang
Desmond Taughon
Cynthia King
Charlestown July 25th 1841
Personally came before me within hours Dan King and Cynthia King his wife and declare
related to the delivery endorsement of the above Signed to be their free voluntary act & deed
for the purposes therein mentioned
Approved May 21st 1841
By Hon Hunter Town Clerk
John Hunter Town Clerk
Know all men by these presents that I Daniel Taughon have a resident of the Town
of Narragansett in the state of Rhode Island on the 21st of November 1840 for Daniel Taughon formerly of the
Town of Newport State of Rhode Island I declare in hereby constitute and appoint Thomas
Taughon of Narragansett in the county of Providence State of Rhode Island during
my life over and on my name body to hold the lease in any manner convey a lease of land
mobile settlements and what may be lease houses docks wharves and lands long on the Town
of Narragansett in the county of Washington state of Rhode Island as I substitute
I do now appoint for me and my successors here to the said convey to sell Give or present
for and for their heirs loving or assign to the said convey to sell Give or present
his act and administer also and in my name to sell Release settle and others convey and deed
or the conveyance for the use or purpose of the Conveyee party such deeds clauses and terms
Any other covenants as I may at any instance declare them that the said Conveying acting and
confirming and alluring the deed acted in or this manner convey and release to make
before other releases and deliveres by any means unless concerning the premises
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal his hand only 21st day of November
in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty signed delivered in
presence of
Dancon Roberts
E. O. Thromington
Daniel Taughon
Narragansett November 29th 1841 Personally appeared before me Thomas Robert sign
off one my Matthew Roberts the said Daniel Taughon had exhibited the above instrument to be after his full letter of
alleged Thu acknowledges the said hand as his hand and seal his date letter of alley is his profession all and
deed for the purposes therein mentioned
Thomas Hall J P
Recorded May 29th 1841 By John Hunter Town Clerk