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Know all men by these presents that I YehezKiah Kenyon of Charl-
town, county of Washington and state of Rhode Island, for and in
consideration of the sum of twenty five Dollars to me in hand before the
sealing and delivery hereof well and truly paid by Robert Clark the
county, and state aforesaid. The receipt whereof is hereby acknow-
ledged have given granted bargained sold assigned conveyed an
estated have given and by these presents give grant bargain sell
conveyed & assigned convey confirm unto the said Robert Clark his heirs and
assigns forever a certain lot or parcel of land lying in Charlestown af-
said containing two and a half the same more or less Bounding on the
east by land formerly owned by Isaac Moore decd Bounding on the
North by Savina
Tuck's line extended called until bounding to land of Samuel Moore then
running a southeasterly course by said March lands to the South end of an
old stone wall then by the pasts thence east bounding south by lands of the p
rister and Benjamin Thomas land until coming to line of the late Sa
Moore land as aforesaid.
To HAVE AND to hold the Same to the said Robert Clark his
heirs and assigns forever with all the privilege and appurtenances there
unto or unto the Same belonging to him and his heirs forever useful and
beneficial forever and the said YehezKiah Kenyon for myself my heirs
country and administrators do covenant to and with said Robert Cl
his heirs and assigns that as and until the sealing and delivery hereof
am the true sole and lawful owner of the premises conveyed have for
right just power and lawfull power to convey the same to him to
hold as aforesaid that the premises are free of all incumbrances and the
I will forever warrant seise and defend the Same against the lawf
claims or demands of all persons claiming the Same. And further
I YehezKiah Kenyon wife to the said YehezKiah in consideration as herein before
expressed give and surrender all my right of dower and power of
hands of me or unto the said Conveyed premises as aforesaid to him the s
Robert Clark his heirs and assigns forever.
In Testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hand and Seals this 20
day of March A.D. 1837 in presence of
Hazard Doty
Samuel Doty
YehezKiah Kenyon (L.S.)
Susan Kenyon (L.S.)
Washington Co. at Richmond day and date above written personally
came YehezKiah and Susan signe and Seals to the foregoing instrument and
acknowledged the Same as his and her act and deed hand and Seal
thereunto affixed before me
Samuel Potter Justice Peace
Recorded March 22nd 1837
By John Lawton Cl.
Know all men by these presents that I Joseph Cross of Charlestown
county of Washington state of Rhode Island for and in consideration of
the Sum of four Hundred Dollars to me well and truly paid by Quinton
Chappell of Charlestown county of Washington aforesaid the receipt whereof
with I hereby acknowledge to be by the said purchase bargain sell and re
transfer and assign to the said Quinton Chappell his heirs and assigns
for ever all the right title interest property claim and demand in
a certain lot of land lying and being situate in Charlestown aforesaid contain
ing by estimation forty five acres more or less buttered and bounded as
follows Northerly on land of Quinton Chappell Easterly on lands of the
heirs of Lewis Kenyon Southerly on land of Joseph Cross and westerly
on Postgraduate Brook.