5/31/1847 · DEED · book 7 page 263 doc 9893

265 KNOW all men by these presents that I Mary Ann Croft Administratrix on the Estate of John Croft late of Portsmouth on the County of Newport on the Sta of Rhode Island woman doe by virtue of the Authority vested in me by law and in consideration of the sum of One Hundred Dollars paid me by Ruth Lackton of Charlestown in the County of Washington for the sole aforesaid the Right whereas I do hereby acknowledge grant devise bargain and sell to her and to be by these Presents in my said capacity grant bargain and sell to her the said Reuben Lackton her heirs and assigns forever all the right title a Interest the said John Croft bore at the time of his death in a certain tract of land lying on the town of Charlestown containing Thirty acres more or less and bounded as follows beginning at a Rock with a bone enter south East both fence of Ruth lackton and from thence South west ten degrees thirty Seven chains and Sixty five links to a heap of Stone from thence South twenty two and a half degrees West one pace and fifty links to a stake near Mashawet with some running westerly bounding her property on the field Macking’s bounding from thence running Northerly bounding her property on the field about twenty nine rods to a berth tree running Northerly in the middle stream said Rock about one hundred and one rods more a bolt from thence Part from the edge of said Rock about one hundred and one rods more a bolt from thence Part from the East 20 South from thence east and twenty five links to a black oak mark East Ten links with stone about it from thence by Straight line to the first mentioned black Oak Rock and bounding on limits of Joseph Jobson and her house of land of Thomas Newport and to all the To have and to hold the above grant premises together with all the Privileges and Appurtenances thereunto belonging to the said Reuben Lackton his heirs and assigns forever I the said Mary Ann Croft do covenant and warrant the Property Lackton his heirs and assigns that I have good right to sell and convey the Property aforesaid in manner aforesaid and the said premises against the claims of all persons lawfully claiming by purchase or under premise to warrant and defend Its contents eternally I have hereunto set my hand and seal The twentieth day of May One Thousand Eight hundred and eighty four party seal Signed and sealed in presence of [signature] Mary Ann Croft [seal] Mary Hope [signature] Mary Hope 82 Perpetuants May 26th 1887 Then personally appeared Mary Ann Croft as above named and in her said Capacity acknowledged the above written instrument by her signature to be her act and deed Before me [signature] John Perry Notary Public Recorded May 31st 1887 By John Hampton T. Clerk Know all men by these presents that I Reuben Lackton of Charlestown in the Towning of Mashawet State of Rhode Island in consideration of the sum of one hundred and Twenty four Dollars to me in hand paid by George R Brindley of the Town, bore and site aforesaid the Right whereas I do hereby release relinquish desist and fore quit claim unto the said George R Brindley his heirs and assigns forever all the right Title and Interest which I augmented by Deed from Mary Ann Croft Administratrix on the Estate of John Croft late of Portsmouth on the said 20th day of May 1884 in the following described land lying South of Mashawet Pond as follows Bound on the South by said Anne and on the North south East by Indran land off bring then her then to said Mary Ann Deed for a more particular description of down thereunto To have and to hold the above described premise to him the said George R Brindley his heirs and assigns forever to him and their own proper use and behalf forever.