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Know all men by these Presents that I Welcome Troper (Admin-
istrator with the will annexed on the Estate of Samuel Kenyon of
Charlestown deceased) by the authority conferred on me by the Honble court
of Probate of said Town and the provisions of said Will and for and in
consideration of the Sum of one hundred and eighty nine dollars and
consideration of the Sum of one hundred and eighty nine dollars and
twenty cents (89 3/4) to me in hand paid before me by Joseph & Baggs and Morgake
delivry receipt well and timely paid by said parties at a publick auction
at Kingston in the State of Rhode Island held at a publick auction
of the Estate hereby conveyed however on the thirteenth day of november 1794
of the State hereby conveyed however on the thirteenth day of november 1794
the above mentioned I the above under signed have granted Bargained
Sold and conveyed and by these Presents in my said capacity grant
Bargain Sell Convey and confirm unto the said Joseph & Baggs and
Samuel Kenyon and confirm unto the said Joseph & Baggs and Morgake
Kenyon their heirs and assigns all the said Estate namely title
to the house and premises and by the said Samuel Kenyon at range
Town of his deceased hand in and two tracts of land lying in said Charlestown
and the two considerations above probably two hundred and two thousand
forty two and two more lots the first Bounded on the north by the north
lands of Samuel Kenyon deceased on the east by the House of the Honble
Millers lot and on the west by the heirs of Joseph Tucker lot on the South by the Upper lands
of Morgake Kenyon and on the west as the following land Bounded on the
north by the heirs of Samuel Kenyon land Bounded on the east by the
north by the heirs of Samuel Kenyon land Bounded on the east by the
rowen as the heirs of Samuel Kenyon land Bounded on the south by the
Samuel Kenyon farm both on the following Kenyon land both on the
Kenyon land to have and to hold the above described premises with all the
Privilege and appurtenances thereunto belonging to them the said Joseph
& Baggs and Morgake Kenyon their heirs and assigns forever to them only
and their heirs and assigns forever.
And I the said Welcome Troper do covenant with the said Joseph & Baggs
and Morgake Kenyon their heirs and assigns that I have good right and
lawful authority to sell and convey the Premises aforesaid in manner
as aforesaid.
Of which witness I hereunto in my said capacity set my hand
and seal this thirteenth day of July 1796
Signed, sealed and delivered in the presence of
John Stanton
Welcome Troper Admin. & Et.
Witnessing for
State of Rhode Island to wit
Charlestown July 13 1796 Personally appeared the above named
Welcome Troper Administrator with the will annexed on the Estate
of Samuel Kenyon and acknowledged the above instrument by him
signed to be his voluntary act
Refer me John Stanton 1st Clerk
Recorded Aug 13 1796
By John Stanton 1st Clerk.
Know all men by these Presents that I Joseph & Baggs of Charl-
town in the County of Washington in the State of Rhode Island for and in
consideration of the Sum of one hundred dollars to me paid by Morgake
Kenyon of the Town bounded and State aforesaid the receipt whereof I do
hereby acknowledge to hereby remise release and forever quit claim
unto the said Morgake Kenyon his heirs and assigns all own claim
on the south Side and inducts I have in and contain to certain lot of land lying in part of
said Town and described by John Stanton surveyor lying in part of
said Town and described by John Stanton surveyor lying in part of
said Town and described by John Stanton surveyor lying in part of
the Samuel Kenyon farm To wit Lot n 4 lying South of the Ball Road
containing 4 Acres 2 Roods 32 Rods Lot n 2 9 Acres 3 Roods and
8 Rods lying at n 45 w 20 Ans 1 Rood and 8 Rods Bounded and fully
described by said Plat
To