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change the same; as the sole dessposser, & most Rightfull in- hireter there of; Jn Wittnese whereof I doe hereunto sett my hand and seale This Eight day of December in this present yeare, one Thousand Sixe hundred and Seauenty
Signed, Sealed & delivered
in the presents of vs
William Carpenter
John Sayles
Henery 3F ffowler Enroled Aprill the Twenty and one,
his marke 167i Enroled by and with the Townes
John Shelden Consent, {' mee John Whipple jun' Clerke of ye Towne of providence :
[80] The Enrolmente of Deed Signed and Sealed by Tho: Olney Sen' : as ffolloweth
Be it knowne unto all pepole by these presents that I Thomas olney of providence in the Colloney of Roade Jsland & provi- dence plantations in new England sen' : upon serious & good Considerations haue ffreely Giuen granted, made ouer & Con- firmed, And by these presents doe ffreely giue grant make ouer and Confirme, unto my sonn, Thomas olney inhabetant of the Towne and Colloney aforsayd a certaine peece of meadow Con- taineing of about one acre and halfe (be it more or less) it be- ing part of it salt meadow and part of it fresh meadow it be- ing a part of my first share of meadow which I received of the aforesayd Towne of providence, as I was one of the num- ber of the purchassers: The which peece of meadow is scit- uate lieing and being on the north side of the salt Water which is the mouth of wanasquatuckett Riuer and also lieing about halfe a mile Westwardly from the aforsayd Towne of
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providence, and | on | the west | side | and adjoyneing to a high hill or hummuck called the Great poynt, The sayd mea- dow Bounding on the Easterne, & nofr|therne parts with the upland, and on the southerne, and westerne parts with the aforsayd water or mouth of wanasquatuckett River: The which aforsayd peece of meadow I say I haue with all my Right Jntrest and title therein ffreely and ffully Given made over and passed away both from myselfe my heirs Exsecutors Administrators and Assignes, unto my aforsayd sonn Thomas Olney, both for himselfe his heirs Exsecutors Administrators and Assignes, to have and to hold as his or Either of theire true proper and Lawfull Right and inhiritance for Ever, quietly to injoy without at any time the hindrance Lett or molestation of or by mee the sayd Thomas Olney my heirs, or Assignes, or of any person Either ffor By through or under mee Jn witt- nese wherof I doe here unto sett hand | and | seale; The ffoer- teenth day of March in the yeare one Thousand six hundred sixty Nine
Signed sealed and Delivered, in the presents of vs
Thomas Olney sen' :
Nathaniell Waterman
John Whipple jun' :
Enroled by and with the Townes Consent Enroled Aprill the: 22th: 167i ₱r mee John Whipple jun' Clerke of the Towne of providence,
[81] The Enrolment of a Deed Signed & Sealled by Robart Collwell as ffolloweth
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To all peole before whome this deed of sale shall come: Robert Collwell formerly inhabetante of the Towne of provi- dence sendeth greeting Know yee that I Robert Colwell, formerly inhabetant of the Towne of providence, in the Col- loney of Roade Jsland & providence plantations in New Eng- land; But now resident on long Island, under the Government of his Highnesse the Duke of Yorke: for a valuable Consid- eratyon in hand already well and truly payd unto mee by Richard Arnold in habetant of the aforenamed Towne of provi- dence in the Colloney aforsayd, the recept of which I doe owne & acknowledg, and doe hereby aquitt & discharge him, his heirs, Exsecutors, Administrators, & Assignes, of the same Have Bargained, Sold Aliened, Enffeoffed made over, & Con- firmed unto the sayd Richard Arnold, And by these p'sents doe Bargaine Sell, Alien, Enffeoffe make over & confirme unto the sayd Richard Arnold all the right Jntrest & Title that I have, or that doth any ways belong or appertaine unto mee, within the limitts, libertyes, & juerisdiction of the aforsayd Towne of providence of meadows, upland, & Comoning : both of what is devied, & what is yett to be deuied; That is to say a five & Twenty acree right, reaching so farr as the seaven mile, line which was sett by the aforsayd Towne of providence. of which Right there is already layd out a howse Lot Containe- ing of five acres lieing in the neck and at the head of a Lott which I the sayd Robert Colwell formerly sold unto Roger mawrey (formerly) inhabetant of the aforsayd Towne of provi- dence, only a highway betweene Jt bounding on the north with land which once belonged to Anna Smith, & formerly did be- long to John Smith the mason; bounding on the south with the Land of Lavrance Wilkenson, & on the East End with
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the Land of Lavrance Wilkenson, on the west End with a high way, on the south East Corner with a white oake stumpe; on the north East Corner with an old dead black oake tree, on the norwest corner a stake, & on the south west corner a stake ; Also sixteene acres of upland lieing norwestward from the aforsayd Towne of providence, & about two miles distant & westward from moshasick river. Bounding on the north East Corner with a black oake Tree, on the south west Corner with a stumpe of an Ash tree standing by a brooke side, on the south East Corner With a small Ash standing just at the meeting of two Brooks one of the brooks running out of John Browne his meadow; the other coming out of the woods from the westward ; Bounding on the Easterne Corner with a white oake tree; & on the side betweene the Easterne, & South East- erne a Burch tree standing | just | by the Brook side; Also two percells of land more adjoyneing to the sayd sixtene acres, one percell thereof adjoyneing to the sayd Land on the nor- westerne part of it; And the other percell adjoyneing to the south Easterne part of; the northwesterne percell, Bounding on the south westerne Corner with an Elme tree. standing by the aforsayd brook side which runneth from the westward, & so to runn from the sayd Elme, north Eastward unto a black oake standing on the north Easterne Corner of the aforsayd sixteene acres of Land, The other percell lieing on the south Easterne part of the sayd sixteene acres, bounding on the south End with a walnutt tree standing by a brooke side, & so to range northward to the place where a sawpitt latly was in being, & from the sayd sawpitt to range northward to a black oake tree which is the southerne Corner of my meadow; The which two aforsayd percels of land were layd out unto to make
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up what was wanting of a Lott which I formerly bought of John ffenner ; both percells being | in | qua|n|tety about one acre ; Also a percell of low swampy Land & meadow layd out unto mee in lew of all my Right of meadow from the aforsayd Townes of providence, Jt lieing and being on both sides of the aforsayd Brook which runneth out of John Browne his meadow ; it being about fiue acres (be it more or lesse) Jt bounding on the north Easterne End with the meadow of John Browne, on the southwesterne End with part of the land aforenamed; on the south Easterne side with the Comon ; and on the northerne side partly with the Comon, & partly with the aforesayd six- teene acres of Land. The south Easterne Corner by a White Oake tree, standing upon the upland, on the north Easterne Corner with a Maple tree, standing by a brooke side; Bound- ing on the south Easterne Corner with a black oake tree, on the south westerne Corner a Chessnutt tree standing upon the banke, Through which aforsayd sixtene acres of Land, & also that percell adjoyneing to the south Easterne part of it, there was by the serveiors a fufficient Cart Way allowed to goe and come to, & from the Woodes towards observation meadow [82] All which aformentioned percells of Lands & meadow (the aforsayd Cartway only Excepted) in forme and maner ac- cording to the Boundes prescribed with all my Right, intrest, & title therein, with all other my Right of Landes meadowes & Comoning Which doth any ways belong or apertaine unto mee. within the libertyes of the Towne of providence as afor- sayd, I say I Have & by this instrument Doe with all the ap- purtenances therento belonging make over, & passe away both from my selfe my heirs, Exsecutors Administrators And As- signes, unto the sayd Richard Arnold, both for him selfe his
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Heirs, Executors, Administrators, & Assignes. To Have and to Dold as his or Ether of theire true, proper & Lawfull | Right | & inhiretance for ever. at all times quiett and pecably to en- joy, vse, & possesse the same & Euery part therof with out the hindrance, Lett mollestation or trouble of or by me the sayd Robert Colwell my Heirs Exsecutors, Administrators or As- signes, or of any other person Either, for, by, Through, or un- der mee ; And that the sayd Richard Arnold, Doth at this pres- ent day of the signeing & sealling here of stand truely & Law- fully seized & possessed, with the premises & Euery part & percell there of of a good sure, Absolute, Lawfull & undefeaz- able Estate of Jnhiritance in fee simple ; without any conditions, limitations, use, or any other thinge to passe alter or Change the same; And I doe by these presents firmly Bind myselfe, my Heirs, Exsecutors & Administrators. at all times to saue keepe harmeless & defend the sayd Richard Arnold his Heirs, Exsecutors Administrators & Assignes from all hindrance, Jn- cumbrances, troubles molestations, Rights Titles, or claimes which shall, or may at any time, arise, or be layd uto the afor bargained premises, or any part there of by vertue of any other Bargaine, sale, Jmbazelment, Gift, or mortgagge, at any time made done, or comitted by mee the sayd Robert Colwell, or of, or By any other person Either ffor, By, Through, or under mee; or from any claime of Dowrey Joynture Thirds or Jn- tayles. Un Dolittnesse Gothereof I doe hereunto sett my hand and seale the one and Thirtieth day of December in the yeare one Thousand, Six hundred, and seaventy
Memorandum whereas it is aboue Exprest that the sayd ffive acres of swampie land & meadow was layd out unto mee in lew of all my right of meadow from the
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aforsayd Towne of providence, it is intended only upon the account of the ffirst deuision
Signed Sealed, and Delivered
Jn the presents of vs John Browne
The marke
of X Robert
Epenetus Olney
Colwell
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Enroled Aprill the 22th: 1671 Enroled ' mee John Whipple jun' Clerke of the Towne providence Enroled by and with the Townes Consent
[83] Here followeth the inrolment of a Deed which Epe- netus olney Received of this Towne of providence as an Asur- ance of his purchase Right of land and Comoning which sayd deed according to order was signed and sealed, by William Carpenter Assit & John Wipple jun': Towne Clerke, Jn the name, & behalfe of the ffree inhabetance of the Towne of provi- dence,
Be it knowne vnto all people by these presents, That wee the free Jnhabetantes of the Towne of providence, in the Colloney of Roade Jsland, and providence plantations in New England Haveing at our Towne meeting orderly mett upon upon Law- full warning granted unto Epenetus Olney Jnhabetant of the Towne, and Colloney aforesayd, a full Right of Land and Com- oning in the Lands belonging to this Towne of providence as his purchasse Right, Equall with any one of the number of the purchassers; as also haveing in hand already received the full summ of his purchasse Money, Doe at this our Towne meeting
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being orderly Assembled together upon Lawfull warning Rat- teffie and Confirme the same unto the sayde Epenetus olney to be his owne proper and Lawful Right, both for him selfe, and his heirs for ever; the sayd Lands being already ordered layd out according to our Towne order in seuerall percells, as ffol- loweth (Vizlt) a home share of land Containeing of five acres, lieing and being within that Tract of Land called the neck ; and a litle way Eastward from the East end of the row of howse lotts which are in the field first laid out in the aforsaid Towne of providence; & towards the north Easterne Corner of the sayd field ; the sayd Land lieing the length of it East and west; it being in length forty poles, & in breadth twenty poles; it bounding on the East part with the Comon; on the West part with a high way, on the north part with a high way ; & on the south part with the land of Thomas Harris junior; Also six Acres of land lieing and being in the aforsaid Tract of land called the neck and neere unto the Coave called the farther Baylies Coave, Jt bounding on the Easterne part partly with the land of Thomas olney sen': & partly with the Land of Thomas olney jun Jt bounding on the westerne part with the Common, on the northerne part with a high way: & on the southerne part with a high way, Jt bounding on the south Easterne Corner with a walnutt tree marked on fowre sides the which tree is the south westerne Corner bound of the aforsayd Thomas olney junior his land ; on the north Easterne Corner with a black oake Tree marked on fowre sides, the which tree is a norwesterne Corner of the land of the aforsayd Thomas Olney Sen'; bounding on the northwesterne Corner with a black Oake Tree marked on fowre sides; on the south west- erne | Corner | with a white oake Tree marked on fowre sides ;
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Also five Acres of land lieing and being about two miles dis- tant from the aforsayd Towne of providence, westwardly, and about halfe a mile distant from the place called Wanskuck southwardly ; Bounding on the East part with the land of Thomas olney Sen'; on the west part with the Comon; & on the north part with the Common; on the south part with the land of Thomas olney Sen'; it bounding on the north Easterne Corner with a black oake Tree marked on fowre sides; on the north western Corner with a white oake Tree marked on fowre sides ; on the south westerne Corner with a white oake Tree marked on fowre sides; and on the south Easterne Corner with a white oake tree marked on fowre sides; Also a percell of meadow lieing and being in that meadow called observation meadow the sayd percell of meadow being the said Epenetus Olney his first share, it being in Estemation Three acres (be it more or less) Jt bounding on the westerne part with the Land of Thomas olney junior (that is to say his meadow:) on the south Easterne part with the meadow of Samuell Bennitt; on the |nor|westerne, on the northerne, the north Easterne, and Easterne part with the upland ; a black oake tree being marked standing on the Easterne side of the said share of meadow; the which tree is a boundes betwene the said Epenetus olney his meadow ; and the saide Samuell Bennitt his meadow ; bound- ing on the southerne part with the sayd Epenetus olney his sec- ond share of meadow; Also a percell of land for a second share of meadow, it being part meadow, part swampe, and part up- land, it being in quantety aboute fowre acres (more or less) it lieing and being on the southerne part of the aforsayd first share of meadow; Jt bounding on the East part, on the west part, & on the south part with the Common; and on the north
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part with the aforsayd first share of meadow; on the south Easterne Cornner bounded with [84] a walnutt Tree marked on fowre sides; and on the southwesterne Corner a walnutt Tree marked on fowre sides Also sixty acres of land, and Twentye acres of Land in one percell, lieing and being at, or about the place called Caucaunjáwatchuck Bounding on the southwesterne part, partly with the land of John Angell, and partly with the Common, on the north Easterne part with the land of Thomas olney Sen'; on the norwesterne part with the Common, and on the south Easterne part with the Common; the sixty acres bounding on the south Easterne Corner with a white oake Tree marked on three sides, and so to range south westward to a white oake Tree marked on three sides the which Tree is a Corner Tree of John Angells land and also a south- westerne Cornner of the said sixty acres; and from the said white oake to range norwesterne to a Chessnutt tree which is a Corner tree of John Angells Land and also a norwesterne Corner of the sayd sixty acres ; and so to range northward to a white oake Tree marked on Two sides the which is a north- ward Corner; & from the sayd northward Corner Tree to range north Eastward to a white oake Tree marked on three sides ; the which Tree is the north Easterne Corner of the sayd sixty acres of Land ; The aforsaid Twenty acres bounging on the norwesterne Corner with a white oake Tree marked on three sides ; the which Tree is a north Easterne Corner of the aforsaid sixty acres; and so to range north Eastward to an other white oake Tree marked on three sides; the which is a north Easterne Corner of the sayd Twenty acres; and so to range south Easterne to a walnutt tree marked on Three sides the which is a south Easterne Corner of the said twenty
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acres ; and from the sayd walnutt Tree to range southwestward to a white oake Tree marked on three sides; the which white oake Tree is a south westerne Corner of the said Twenty acres of Land; and also a south Easterne Corner Tree of the afor- said sixty acres of Land; The said sixty acres; the twenty acres, and the aforsayd six acres bearing measure by the Eigh- teen foote pole; The which percells of Land aforenomenated are what belongs to a purchase Right in the first deuission ; All which aformentioned percells of lands, in forme and man- ner according to the bounds prescribed with all the appurte- nances thereunto belonging, as also with a full Right of Com- moning through out the Lands belonging unto the aforsayd Towne of providence, Equall with any one of the number of the purchasers ; with all the appurtenances, vses, Benneffittes, Commodeties proffittes and privelidges belonging to a Right of Commoning ; Wee the aforsayd free Jnhabetantes (in whose power the disspossall of lands is) doe owne and acknowledge to be the true, proper, and Lawfull Right of the saide Epene- tus Olney, both to him, his Heirs Exsecutors, Administrators or Assignes, for Ever ; And that the said Epenetus olney Doeth at this present day of the signeing, and sealeing heereof stand truely and Lawfully seized and possessed with the sayd Lands, and Euery part, and percell there of ; of a good, sure, Lawfull, Absolute, and indefeazable Estate of Jnhiritance in fee simple ; as the true and most Rightfull Jnhiriter there of; and that the said Epenetus olney his Heirs Exsecutors, Administrators, and Assignes shall at all times quietly, and peacably Enjoy, vse : and possess all and every part and percell of the aforsayd Landes; and Commoning with out the hindrance, Lett, Trouble Contradiction, Expulsion, Eviction, suite or molestation, of, or
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by us the aforsayd ffree Jnhabetantes, or of, or by any person Either ffor, By, Through, or under us; And that Wee doe by this Instrument Establish, Rattiffie, & Conffrime the sayd Lands and Commoning, and Every part and percell thereof unto the said Epenetus Olney his Heirs Exsecutors, Adminis- trators, & Assignes; And doe by these presentes Bind oure selves; and those which shall succeede us in desspossing and Enjoyeing of Landes (which hath benn granted by those who have benn Lawfull despossers of the sayd landes to them within the aforsaid Towne of providence or that shall for the fuiture be lawfull granted forth) to [85] to secure the said Epenetus olney his Heirs, Exsecutors, Administrators, Assignes, from all Rights, Claimes, Jntrestes Titles, which at any time shall be made, or layd unto the premises or any part, or percell thereof, by the aforsayd Towne of providence in gennerall or of, or by any person or persons in perticular, as Claimeing by vertve of any Bargaine, grant, or donation, formerly made, done or Committed, by us the aforsayd ffree Jnhabetantes; or of, or By any person or persons Either for, by, Through; or under us, As also from any person Claimeing, or makeing Title by vertue of any former possession, or Enjoyment, of the sayd landes or any part or percell thereof, This being the reall act, and deede, of us the aforsayd free Jnhabetantes.
Un wittnese Therof wee doe cause our gennerall Assisstant, and our Towne Clerke on our behalfe hereunto, to sett theire handes and seales.
William Carpenter Assisstant
Signed, sealed and Delivered this Twentieth and seaven day of July: 1670
John Whipple jun' : Towne Clarke :
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Enroled by and with the Townes Consent Aprill the : 24th : 1671 Enroled # mee John Whipple junior Clarke of the Towne of providence
Vpon | the | sixt day of Januarey in the yeare: 1670: or 71 : Laid out unto Thomas olney sen' : upon the account of Land which hee bought of mr Roger Williams which formerly belonged to John Clausen the which also formerly belonged to Thomas Slow; Twenty acres, of Twenty & five acres of Land which hee the sayd Thomas olney bought of the sayd Roger Williams, The which land was allowed of by the Towne, & granted to be Exchanged; The said land Twelve acres therof being layd out on the Easterne or south Easterne part of Thirty acres of land lieing neere to the place called westcotts hoggs styes which was layd out unto the said Thomas olney in the Right of William Arnold; it being the one halfe of the said William Arnold his sixty acres; The said Twelve acres of Land also lieing & being upon the north ward north East & Eastward part of the said Thomas olney his meadow | lieing | upon smalbrook; The said Twelve acres of land also being Bounded on the norwesterne Corner With a stake, the which stake is an Easterne corner Bound of the aforsayd thirty acres of Land And from the said stake to range away south East ward to a white oake Tree marked on two sides standing upon a Brow or Ridge of a hill which lieth betweene Richard pray his meadow which formerly was Thomas Wallings; and the Brooke which runneth from the north Eastward into the afor sayd peece of meadow belonging unto the sayd Thomas olney ; And from the said white oak tree to range south westward to a black oake tree standing neere unto small brook and from the
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sayd black oake : to Range the same Course unto the aforsayd Smalbrook the sayd black oake being marked on fowre sides, The said Twelve Acres also bounding on the northerne and north Easterne part with the Common, & on the Easterne & south Easterne part with the Common ; on the norwesterne, & on the westerne part with the aforsaid Thirty acres of Land on the southerne & south Westerne part, partly with the aforsd peece of meadow belonging to the said Thomas olney, and partly with the aforsd thirty acres of Land; The other part of the sayd Twenty acres, which is Eight acres; Layd out, part of it on the westerne side of the sayd Thomas olney his hun- dred acres of land lieing at, & about the place bearing the name of westcots hogg stye on the southerne part of the | said | west side, & partly on the south westerne End of the afornamed thirty acres of land ; Jt Bounding on the northerne part with five acres of land belonging to the sayd Thomas Olney [86] on the Westerne, & south Westerne part with the Common, on the Easterne and north Easterne parts, partly with the aforsaid hundred acres; & and partly with the afor- sayd Thirty acres; Jt bounding on the norwesterne Corner with a black Oake, or as some call it a greene oake tree marked on fowre sides the which tree is the southerne or south westerne corner bound of the aforsaid five acres of land; and from the sayd Tree to range away south ward unto a Chestnut tree marked on two sides, the which is the south westerne Cor- ner boundes of the said Eight acres of land; and from the saide Chestnut tree to range away south Eastward to a black oake Tree standing on the south side of that part of smal- brook which Cometh out of that swampe by Daniell browne his meadow; the which black oake tree is A southerne Corner
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bound of the aforsayd thirty acres of land which was layd out in | the | right of William Arnold ; And also a south Easterne Corner bound of the sayd Eight acres ; The which sayd Twenty acres of land beareth measure by the Eighteene foote pole
Layd out ' Thomas olney | jun' | serveior ;
Recorded by the Townes order; Recorded Aprill the: 25th: 1671 ₱ mee John Whipple jun' Clark of the Towne of providence
Vpon the : 17th: day of November in the yeare 1670; Laid out unto John Joanes upon the account of Exchange three acres of Land, it lieing in two percells; that is to say, two acres lieing in the Valley neere to baylies Butts it Bounding on the norwest Corner with a greene oake tree, Also on the south west Corner with a greene oake tree; Bounding on the East side with the land of Epenle|tus Olney, on the west side with a high Way, on the north End With a high Way and on the south End with the Common, The north East corner bounding with a black oake Tree; which is the norwest Corner of Epenetus Olnys Land aforsaid; Jt lieing in Breadth Eight poles, and in length fortty poles, and to range from the southwest Corner tree; south Eastward untill it meete with Epenetus Olneys Land aforsaid; Also one acrer of Land betweene the Great swampe, & a percell of Land belonging to John Browne, Jt being at the uper End of an arme of the great swampe East- ward from the Towne old field; Jt bounding at the fowre Cor- nes with a Rock or stone at Each Corner Jt haueing som al- lowance for Rocks the said Land all beareing measure by the Eighteene foote pole; Layd out ₱ mee Thomas Olney jun' serveior Recorded by order of the Towne, Recorded Aprill the: 25 : 1671 : ₱ mee Jo": Whipple jun' Towne
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