The early records of the town of Providence, Vol. XXI, 1600s, Part 9

Author: Providence. Record commissioners. [from old catalog]; Rogers, Horatio, 1836-1904, [from old catalog] ed; Carpenter, George Moulton, 1844-1896, [from old catalog] ed; Field, Edward, 1858- [from old catalog] ed; Clarke, William E., d 1912, [from old catalog] ed; Hayden, Daniel F., 1856-1909, [from old catalog] ed; Brennen, William G., d 1909, [from old catalog] ed; Pelkey, William C., [from old catalog] ed
Publication date: 1892
Publisher: Providence, Snow & Farnham, city printers
Number of Pages: 146


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Set our hands & Scales this Thirteenth day of January in the Eleventh ware of the Reigne of our Sovereign Lady Anne, Queene of Great Brittan, &c; And in the yeare of our Lord one Thousand Seven hundred & Twelve or Thirteen.


Signed Sealed & delivered


in the presence of us William Tirpin Richard Waterman JJun':


Providence in Road INland Colony The day & veare aboveSd the abovenamed Mrs Alier Dexter and her Son JJohn Dexter, personaly appeared & acknowledged the abovewritten Instru- ment to be their free and voluntary act & derde, before mo Rich- ard Waterman, Justice. ( Recorded february y" 26th: 1719 13: ? Tho : Olney Clerk.


Alice Q Dexter L. S. her @ mark John Dexter. L. S.


[252] Relaid Ninty Eight Acres & three quarters of land to Zachariah field which Sd land had been laid out formerly but the bounds being lost & the Said land Measured over Againe is bounded as followeth, Ten acres of Sd land Bounded on the South East Wardly Corner with a Stake, the Southwest Corner a heape of Stones, the North Westwardly Corner a long Stone Set up on End in the Ground, & the North Eastwardly Corner a White Oake Tree marked Standing downe by a Small River that Runneth through Sd land ; And Sixty Acres of Said land lieth adjoyneing to Said Ten Aeres, bounded on the North Eastwardly Corner with yr afore Mentioned Stone being the North Westwardly Corner of Sd Ten Acres, & Rangeth South Eastwardly With So Ten deres to a heape of Stones being a South West Wardly Commer. of Said Ten acres, & from thence to Range Still SouthEastwardhy to a White Oake Tree marked being a South EastWardly Corner and from Said White oake to Range South WestWardly to a Greene Oake Tree Marked being a South Wardly Corner, & Trom Sd Greene Cake to Range West Wardly to a Pine Tree marked being a South West Corner: from thence to Range North- Wardly to a greene Oake Tree Marked being the North Westwardly Corner. & from thener to ye first bound being the aforesd Stone Set up on end : And Twenty Aeres & a quarter bounded on the North Corner with a Pine Stake &


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Stones laid about it, & from thence to Range South WestWardly to a White Oake Tree Marked being a WeStWardly Corner, & from Sd White Oake |10 Range| Sonthwardly to a Pine Tree marked being a Southwest Wardly Corn- ner, & from Sd Pine to Range EastWardly to a Stake & Stones laid abont it, & lieth adjoyneing to land that belongeth to ReSolved Waterman, & from Sd Stake lo Range North WestWardly to a Greene Oake Tree being a North- East Corner, & from thence to the Pine Stake firStMentioned; And five Aeres bounded on the Southwest Cornner with a Pine tree marked & Rangeth North WestWardly to a Pine Tree marked being the North West Corner, & from thence to Range East or North EastWardly to a Pine tree marked he- ing the NorthEast Corner, & from thence to Range Southwardly to a heape of Stones being a South East Corner & from thence to Range West Wardly to the aforeSd Pine tree on ye South West Cornner.


The aboveSd land lieth adjoyneing Every Parcell Each to Other in one body as may appeare by the bounds; Laid Out July ye 7º 1709; ? > me Thomas Olney jun' : Sur Veior


Recorded March ye 2nd : 1712/1s: { Tho: Olney Clerk. /


[253] TO All Christian People before whome this deede of Sale Shall Come Richard Arnold JJohn Arnold jun' : & Thomas Arnold jun' : all of Provi- dence in the Colony of Roade Island & Providence Plantations in New Eng- land Sendeth Greeteing. KNOW Yee; That wee the Said Richard Arnold John Arnold & Thomas Arnold for and in Consideration of the Sum of two hundred Pounds of Current Money of New England by us in hand already Received and well & truely Paid by Elisha Smith of the Same Towne & Col- ony aforeSaid, the Recept whereof Wee do hereby acknowledge, & ourSelves therewith fully Satisfied Contented & Payd; have Given Granted bargained & Sold Ationed Enfeoffed Conveighed & Confirmed, and do by these presents fully, freely Clearely & Absolutely Give Grant Bargaine & Sell Alien En- feoffe Conveigh & Confirme unto him the Said Elisha Smith & unto his Heirs Executors Administrators & ASsignes forEver certaine lands & Tenements Scituate lieing and being in Providence aforesd & Adjoyneing on both Sides of the fresh River called WanaSquatuckett River, & is the place whereon the Said Elisha Smith NOW dwells; the Said land was laid out upon two Rights (viz) Twenty two acres Was taken up upon the Right of Richard Prey, & twelve acres upon the Right of John ClaWSon, & was laid adjoyne- ing & the outSide bounds are as ffolloweth: * [begining] being bounded on the NorthEaSterne Cornner with a white Oake tree marked & on the South- East Cornner with a Red Oake tree Marked Standing upon the banke on the East Side of the River the northwest Cornner being a Small Rock with


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Stones laid about it. & from Sd Rock to Range Southward unto a white Oake tree Which is a North Easterne Corner of land which was laid out to James Angell, And from Said white Oake tree Still to Range Sowthward to a black oake free marked & then to turne East & be Northward the Said lands was laid out by the Righteone foote pole With Some alowance for badd land ; The Said land together with the dwellinghonse & jthef one halfe of the Mills Standing thereon, fences, buildings Orchards fruit & fruittrees Timber Wood trees herbage, Grass Stones water & WaterCources and all other & Singular the Privilidges Proffitts benefitis & Appartenances within the Said bounde rs Contained, Excepting a High Way that is laid through the Said land which leadeth towards Wyunkheage, & also a Small percell of land & Privelidge that Wee have already Sold unto Thomas Sivere of Said Providence as t' deede beareing date the Twenty Sixth day of March in the yeare one Thousand Seven hundred & Eleven. Reference thereto being had will appeare; To have & to hold Said Thirty foure acres of land (be it More or less, (Excepting what is before Excepted ) with the dwellinghouse & the one halfe of the Said Mills, with all the Privelidges to the Said halle belonging unto him the Said Elisha Smith & unto his Heirs Executors Administrators & ASsignes, and unto his & their owne proper USe & bchoofe free & Cleare forever, & freely & Clearely aqnited Exonerated & fully discharged from us the Said Richard Ar- nold, John Arnold & Thomas Arnold our Heirs Exeentors *[&] Administra tors & ASsigues, and of & from any other or former Bargaines Sales Gifts Grants Mortgages Leases Wills Intailes, Joyniers Dowers Thirds or Incum- brances of What Nature or terme Soever; And the Said Richard Arnold John Arnold & Thomas Arnold doth Covenant, Promise Grant & agree to & with the Sd Elisha Smith in manner & forme following, that is to Say, that Wee the Said Richard Arnold John Arnold & Thomas Arnold at & before the Signeing & Executeing of these presents & untill the delivery heroof, we were the Right true and lawfull owners of all the abovegiven & granted Prem isses, & that wee had in ourSelves full Power and lawful Authority to bar. gaine Sell & dispose of the Same in Manner & forme as is above Exprest with- out any Condition alterati on por| limitation of uses, or other thing that may alter Change Evacuate or make Voyd this present deede of Sale: And Emediatly After the delivery hereof the Said Elisha Smith his Heirs Ex- eentors Administrators or ASsignes are and forever thereafter Shall be In- veSted with the Said lands dwellinghouse & the one halfe of the Said Mills & Privelidges aforeSaid as with a 'Real, true, and Perfect EState of Inheri- tance in ffee Simple forever: And the Said Richard Arnold John Arnold & Thomas Arnold do further Covenant & Promise that Wee the Said Richard Arnold John Arnold & Thomas Arnold our Heirs Executors Administrators


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& ASsignes Shall & Will warrant & forEver defend the Said lands with all the Priveledges Proffitts benefitts & Appartenances thereto belonging. and also the dwellinghouse & the one halfe of the Said Mills & [ 254 ] and Prive lidges to the Said halfe belonging unto him the Said Elisha Smith |his[ b[ ] Heirs Executors Administrators or ASsignes against the lawful Challenge (Iaime or demands of any person or persons What Soever; In Witness & for Confermation of all the above Written Wee the Said Richard Arnold John Arnold & Thomas Arnold have hereUnto Set our hands & Seales this fourteenth day of May in the Tenth yeare of the Reigne of our Sovereigne Lady Anne, Queene of Great Britian, &c. Anno: Domini: one Thousand Seven hundred & Eleven.


Signed Sealed & delivered in the Presence of us the mark of Solomon Thornton ; Daniell field.


Memorandum. before Signeing & Seoleing, that wee the abovenamed Richard Arnold lohn Arnold & Thomas AArnold do also by these presents for the Consideration above- Sd pass over unto the above- Sd Elisha Smith his Heirs & ASsignes forEver all the land that the Towne hath or Shall alow in lew of the aboveMentioned High Wayes. Richard Arnold L. S. John Arnold L. S. Thomas Arnold L. S.


Providence in Roade Island Colony, the day & yeare above&d the above- named Richard Arnold John Arnold & Thomas Arnold personally ap- peared & acknowledged the above the abovewritten Instrument with the Memorandum to be their Tree and voluntary act and deede; before me Richard Waterman Justice of ye Peace. i


Recorded March ye 11th, 1712/13: > Tho : Olney Clerk.


TO all Christian People before whome this deede of Sale Shall Come Mal- aChy Roades of Warwick in the Colony of Roade Island & Providence Plan- lations in New England ESqr. Sendeth Greeteing; KNOW Yee, that I the Said Malachy Roades for & in Consideration of Nine Pounds of Current Money of NEW England by me in hand already Received and Well & irnely paid by Phillipp Phettiplace of Providence in the Colony aforeSd, the Recept whereof I do hereby Acknowledge & myselfe therewith fully Satisfied Con- tented and Paid, have Given Granted bargained & Sold. Aliened Enfootfed


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Conveighed & Confirmed, And do by these presents fully freely Clearely & Absolutely Give Grant bargaine & Sell, Alien Enfeoffe Conveigh & Confirme unto him the Said Phillipp Phettiplace, and unto his Heirs Executors Ad miniStrators & ASsignes forever Thirty aeres of land, Seitnate & living in Providence aforeSaid ; the Which Thirty Veres of land is not yet laid out but is to be taken up on the Easterne Side of the line Called the Seven mile line in Said Providence, and to be taken by the Sixteene foote & halfe Pole upon the account of alowance that the Proprietors of l'antuxett are to have in Providence lands in Ine of lands that Providence Men have taken in Pan- tuxett land ; To have & to hold the Said Thirty acres of land with all & Singu- lar the Privelidges Proffitts benefitts & Appartenances thereunto be belong- ing unto him the Said Phillipp Phettiplace & unto his Heirs Executors Ad- miniStrators & ASsigues unto him & their owne Proper USe & behoofe free & Cleare forever: And freely & Clearely Aquitied Exonerated. & fully dis charged from me the Said Malachy Roades muy Heirs Exeentors AAdministra- lors & ASsignes, and off & from any Other or former bargains Sales Gifts Grants. Mortgages Leases Wills Intailes Joynters Dowers Thirds or Incum- brances of What Nature or terme Soever ; And the Said Malachy Roades doth Covenant Promise Grant & agree to & with the Said Phillipp Phettiplace in Manner & forme following, that is to Say, that I the Said Malachy Roades at & before the Signeing & Executeing of these presents & untill the delivery hereof were the Right true & Jawfull Owner of all the aboveGiven & Granted PremiSses, and that I had in My Selfe full Power and lawful Authority 10 Bargaine Sell & dispose of the Same in Manner & forme as is above Exprest Without any Condition Alteration or limitation of USes or other thing that may Ater Change Evacuate or make Voyd this present deede of Sale; And Emediatly after the delivery hereof then the Said Phillipp Phettiplace his Ileirs Excentors Administrators or ASsignes are & forEver thereafter Shall be inveSted with the Said lands & Premisses as with a Reall true & Pertitt EState of Inheritance in ffee Simple; And the Said Malachy Roades doth further Covenant and Promise that I the Said Malachy Roades My Heirs Ex. centors Administrators and ASsignes Shan & Will Warrant & forever de- fend the Said Thirty Acres of lands and Privelidges aforeSaid unto him the Said Phillipp Phettiplace his Heirs Executors Administrators & ASsignes against the lawfull Challenge Claimes or demands of any Person or Persons that Shall Calime Intrest therein. or Title thereto by any meanes | 255 ] WhatSoever; In Witness and for Confirmation of all the above Written, 1 the Said Malachy Roades have bereunto Set my hand and Seale this fourth day of february in the Eleventh yeare of the Reign of our Sovereign Ladey Anne Queene of Great Britian, &C: Anno: Domini, one Thousand Seven Hundred & twelve, or Thirteene.


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Signed Sealed & delivered in the presence of us Peter Greene jun" tolm Yates junt: Trian Davis


Malachy Roades L. S.


Providence in Roade Island Col- ony ; The day & veare aboveSd, the abovenamed Malachy Roades Personally Appeared and Acknowl- edged the above Written InStru- it to be his free & Voluntary act & deede; before me Richard Waterman Justice of Peace.


Recorded March ye 13º : 1712/13: [ Tho: Olney Clerk. /


1661


This deede Made this fift day of february in this present yeare one Thou- Sand Six hundred & Sixty one declareth unto all Persons that I William Car- penter of Pautuxet in the NarraganSet bay within the TowneShipp of Provi- dence in New England, Good Considerations Moveing me hereunto have Granted Given & passed away from MySelfe, & by theSe presents do Give Grant & Pass away from MySelfe unto my ConSen William VinSent a Par- cell of land Containeing of Sixty & four acres; The which land is Scituate living & being WeStwardly from the aforeSd Towne of Providence about three Miles distant, & betweene the River called WanaSquatuckett River, & the land of Richard Burdin of Portsmouth; this Said land lieing all in one Parcell; 11 being to the quantety of Sixty & foure acres, be it More or less; foure Acres of this land being meaddow, or low Swampyland in the luie of Meaddow, lie- ing at the west End thereof ; the Said Parcell of land The Said Parcell of land bounding on the East with the Common, on the West With the Common. on the North With the land of the aforeSaid William Carpenter, and on the South with a Highway: Moreover With this aforementioned land I do also freely give unto my aforest CouSen William VinSent a full Right of Com- moning in all the lands belonging the aforeSaid Towne of Providence So farr as the Townebounds are Set by the Towne, which is Seven Miles upon a West line from foxes Hill unto the End of the Said line I do Gye my Sd CouSen a full Right of Commoning in all the lands Equall with any one of the Number of the Purchassers in the aforeSaid Towne of Providence: This Right of Commening did in the Originall belong unto Sinkly Westcott NoW | Inhabi- tanti of the Towne of Warwick, but Was passed away from the Said Stukly Westcott all on the South Side of the aforeSd WanaSquatnket River unlo Sammell Bennett of Providence, & was passed away from Sd Samuel Bennett unto myselfe; And all on the North Side of the Said River did the Said Stukley West Westcott pass away from himSelle unto his Son Amos West- cott, and was by the Said Amos WeSicoft passed away from him unto my-


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Selfe: All which aforementioned Parcell of land, in forme & Manner accord ing unto the bounds prefixed. with all the Said Right of Commoning, and all the appartenances belonging unto the Said lands. I Say I have freely passed away from mySelfe & from my Heirs into my aforeSaid Consen William Vin Sent, With all My Right IntreSt & Title therein to be his one in as ample a Manner as Ever it did or ought in Right to belong unto me, both for himSelfe & his Heirs To have & to hold as his or Either of their True Proper & lawfull Right & Inheritance forever, quietly & Peaceably to Enjoy U'Se Possess. Bar- gaine Sell Give or anywayes make away all the Premisses & every part & Par- cell thereof, withont at any time the hindrance MoleStation Trouble or Con- tradiction of me the Said William Carpenter or of my Heirs Excentors Ad- miniStrators or ASsignes, or of any other Person. Either for by through or Under me; In witness thereof I do horennto Set my hand & Seale the day & veare above Written.


Signed Sealed & delivered in the presence of us lohn Sheldon Ephraim Carpenter ;


William Carpenter L. S.


Recorded March the 13th, 1712/13: ?' Tho: Olney Clerk. ,


[ 256 ] Be it kNowne unto all People by these presents, That I William Krech of #['is'] the Towne of Providence, in the Colony of Road Island & Providence Plantations in New England for & in ConSion of the full & just Sum of fifteene Pounds fourteene Shillings & Sixpence Current Money in hand already Well & truely Paid unto me by John MathewSon of the Towne of Providence in the Colony aforeSaid the Recept Whereof I do Owne & acknowl. edge. have Granted Bargained Sold Enfeoffed Aliend. AASsigned & Passed Over by these presents unto the Said John Matheuson, to him his Heirs Ex. eentors Administrators & ASsignes forever, a Parcell of land Containeing forty Acres, the which was given to me by my father George Keech, And is Seitnate living & being within the TowneShipp of Providence aforeSaid & on the Norwest Side of MaSwaSaent Pond, & bounded by the Said Pond, & on the North East with a lot which my Sd father gave to his Son Benjamin Koech. & on the NorWest With MaSwaSeent great Meaddow. & on the South- West With my Sd father his owne land: With all & Singular the Priveliges and Appartenances to the Said forty acres of land belonging, and all the ES. tate Right. Title. Intrest, USe. Property Possession Claime & Demand What- Soever of me the Said William Keech in or to the Same or any Part thereof To have & to hold the Said forty Acres of land as aforeSaid unto the Said John MathewSon, his Heirs Exeenfors Administrators & AASsignes forever, to the only Proper USe & behoofe of the Said John MathewSon his Heirs Ex-


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eentors Administrators & ASsignes forever, And that the Said John Mathu- Son his Heirs Exeentors Administrators & ASsignes by force and Vertue of theSe presents Shall from the day & time of the Signeing Sealeing and de. livery hereof, & from time to time & at all times hereafter fore Ver Stand & be lawfully SeiSed to him his Deirs Expentors Administrators & ASsignes of & in the Bargained Premisses & Every part thereof, of a good Sure lawful AbSolite & Undefeazealle Estate of Inheritance in ffee SiMple; freely and Clearely aquitted & discharged off & from all & all Manner of former & other bargains Sales Gifts Grants Mortgages Assignments & Power of thirds; Or otherwise by me the Said William Keech Sufficiently both by me my Heirs Executors & Administrators| Saved & kept harmeless off & from all # [& all] lawful! Claimes whatSoeVer: and the aboveSaid bargaine & Sale Only to Stand in force; The which I the Sd William Keech my Heirs Excentors & Administrators Shall & will forever Warrant & defend by these |presents] Alwayes Provided, and Nevertheless, if that I the aboveSaid William Keech Shall & do. Either I my Heirs Executors AAdministrators or ASsignes be- tweene the day of the date of these presents & the Twentyeth day of febrnay the which Shall be in the yeare of our Lord one Thousand Seven Hundred & Sixteene ( the which will be just foure years time) well & truely, at the dwelling of the Said John Mathuson in Said Providence, Pay or Cause to be Payed unto the Said John MathewSon his Heirs Executors AdMinistra- tors or ASSignes, or to his or their lawfull Attorney the full & just Sum of fifteene Pounds fourteene Shillings & Sixpence Current Money, the which if the Same be accordingly perforMed and done then this abovewritten Instru- ment Shall be Wholy null Voyd & of none Effect ; and Shall become & be as if it never had been made; but if Otherwise, it Shall then against Me My Heirs. Exeentors & Administrators Stand in full force Power and Verine: In Witness of the Premises I the Said William Kecch have hereunto Set my hand & Seale the Twentyeth day of ffebruary Anno; Domini: one Thou- Sand Seven hundred & twelve.


Signed Sealed & delivered in the presence of ns- The : Olney Sent: Tho: Olney, Weaver:


William Keech L. S.


Providence in Roade Island Colony the 19th day of March Anno: Dom,-1712 13: Personally appeared the above Named William Keech & acknowledge the a- bove Written InStrom': to be his Vol- entary act & deede; before me) Richard Waterman Justice. Recorded March ye 20th 1712/13: ' Tho: Olney Clerk. /


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TO all Christan People to Whome these presents Shall come Nemchiah Sheldon of Pantuxet in Providence in the Colony of Roade Island & Provi- dence Plantations in New England, Sendeth Greeting: Know se; That Whereas JE William Carpenter of Pantuxet aforeSaid did Give into my Honor father John Sheldon (deceased) a Privelidge in his lands in Said Pantuxet, both for fenceing Timber & firewood & feeding for Cattle; And the Said William Carpenter haveing Since by Will bequeathed unto his Son Tim- othy Carpenter of Pantuxet aforoSaid Part of his Said Pauluxett lands : Therefore 1 the Said Nehemiah Sheldon for & in Consideration of the Sum of Ten Pounds Current Money of New England by me in hand already Re- ceived, & well & truely paid by Timothy Carpenter aforeSaid, have Remissed. and Released, and de by these [ 257 ] these presents for me my Heirs Execu- tors Administrators and ASsignes or any other Person or PorSons that Shall pretend to Claime under my aforeSd deceased father John Sheldon. all & every part of the aforeSaid Privelidge or Privelidges Which falls to be, or Monghi be Claimed in that Part of the Said William Carpenters land which he in his lasi Will & Testament Gave unto his aboveSaid Son Timothy Carpenter aforeSaid; And the Said Timothy Carpenter his Heirs Executors Adminis. trators or ASsignes Shall or May from time to time & at all times hereafter I'Se Injoy & Possess all & Every part of the aforeSaid Privelidges as falls now to be within the Said Timothy Carpenters land by Vertne of the afore. Said Will, Without any interruption or Molestation of me the Said Nehe. miah Sheldon my Heirs Exeentors Administrators or ASsignes, or any other Person or Persons that Shall Claime Intrest therein or Title thereto by Vertic of the Said Gift or Grant that was made from the aforeSaid William Carpenter to my father John Sheldon aforeSaid; In Witness, and for Con firmation of all the above Written I the Said Nehemiah Sheldon have hereunto Sei my hand & Seale this Eleventh day of March in the twelfe yeare of the Reign of our Sovereign Lady Anne Queene of Great Brittan, &c: Anno, Dom- ini, one Thousand Seven hundred & twelve, 'or Thirteene :|


Signed Sealed & delivered in the presence of ns Thomas Man Richard Waterman.


Nehe Miah Sheldon L. S.


Providence Roade Island Colony y day & yeare aboveSaid. PerSonaly appeared the abovenamed Nehemiah Sheldon and acknowledged the abovewritten Instru- ment to be his Voluntary act & deede : before me Richard Waterman. Justice.


Recorded March y" 21 : 17/18: T' The: Olney Clerk.


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KNOW all Men by theSe presents that I Benjamin Wight of Providence in the Colony of Roade Island & Providence Plantations * [in New England] &c; for & in Consideration of Sixteene Pounds of Good & Current Money whereof full Satisfaction I have in hand already Received of Moris Brock of the Same Towne & Colony aforeSaid, have Bargained Sold Aliend Enfeoffed made & Passed over from Me My Heirs Executors Administrators & AS- signes one hundred Acres of land lieing and being in that part of the Towne- Shipp of Providence which was agreed to belong to the Proprietors of WeS- quodnieke. It being that land that I bought of Zachariah Roades as by a deede may be Seene upon Record beareing date the fourth day of October 1702; Which Said huNdred Acres of land, be it upland or lowland within the Said WeSquodnicke Claime: I the aforeSaid Benjamin Wight have bargained Sold Aliened Enfeoffed Made & Passed over from Me My Heirs Executors Administrators & ASsignes unto the aforeSaid Moris Brock his Heirs Execu- tors Administrators and ASsignes To have and to hold the Said hundred Acres of land, and to be for his or their Proper USe & behoofe forEver; Clearely & freely Exonerated aquitted and discharged & Said Moris Brock Invested & Possessed of the premises, and other Wise by me the Said Ben- jamin Wight My Heirs Executors AAdministrators & ASsignes, the Said Moris Brock his Heirs Executors Administrators & ASsignes Shall be forEver War- rantized defended Saved and kept harmeless from any lawfull Challenge Claime or demand of any Person or Persons what Soever in or to the above- bargained Premisses, Moreover I the Said Benjamin Wight My Heirs & AS- signes yeilds & ReSignes up to the Said Moris Brock his Heirs Heirs & AS- signes forEver, all my improvements Possession where I improved Severall yeares by Vertue of a deede from Zachariah Roades beareing date the twenty fourth day of October 1702 as aforeSaid, which Said hundred Acres of land is Scituate lieing & being at a Meaddow Called the flaggey Piece about a mile & quarter up the Brooke which Sd Wights CorneMill formerly Stood upon, as by my improvements in the Said Meaddow there may appeare: Witness Whereof I have hereunto Set my hand & Seale this Twenty Second day of March in the yeare of our Lord one Thousand Seven hundred & Eleven, or Twelve




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