Deed from Benjamin Barton to Benjamin Barton, Jr

Name/Title

Deed from Benjamin Barton to Benjamin Barton, Jr

Entry/Object ID

2025.02.25.03

Description

Deed from Benjamin Barton to Benjamin Barton Jr.

Made/Created

Date made

Sep 9, 1817

Time Period

19th Century

Place

State/Province

Rhode Island

Region

Northeast

Continent

North America

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Location

Front of item

Transcription

Know all men by these presents, that I Benjamin Barton of Warren in the County of Bristol in the State of Rhode Island & Providence Plantations yeoman in consideration of the sum of four hundred and seventy two dollars to me in hand well and ruly paid by my son Benjamin Barton Jr. of said Warren .... yeoman the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge, do hereby give, grant, sell and convey unto the said Benjamin Barton Jr. his heirs and assigns forever one certain tract of land situate in said town of Warren, and is bounded as follows, viz, beginning at the Northeast corner thereof by the road or highway and running southerly and bounding easterly by land of Benjamin Bosworth to land which I have this day sold to Samuel Butterworth thence turning and running westerly and bounding southerly by said Butterworth land to land of Thomas Burden, thence running northerly and bounding westerly by said Burdens land to the raod or highway, thence running easterly and bounding northerly by the highway to the first mentioned corner, containing about thirteen acres be the same more or less, together with all the privileges to the same belonging. To have and to hold the same to the said Benjamin Barton Jr his heirs and assigns to his and their use and behoof forever. And I do covenant with the said Benjamin Barton Jr. his heirs and assigns, that I am lawfully seized in fee of the premises, that they are free of all incumbrances, that I have good right to sell and convey the same to the said Benjamin Barton Jr & hold as aforesaid and that I will warrant and defend the same to the said Benjamin Barton Jr his heirs and assigns forever, against the lawful claims and demands of all persons. And Hannah Barton wife of said Benjamin Barton doth hereby [illegible phrase] and forever quit claim all her right of dower and power of thirds in the aforesaid premises. In witness whereof, we have hereunto set our hand and seals this ninth day of September in the year of our lord one thousand eight hundred and seventeen and of American Independence the Benjamin Barton Signed, sealed, and delivered, in the presence of us, Samuel Butterworth, Samuel Randall Received this deed for record Sept 9 1817 at 5 o'clock afternoon, and recorded the same in Book No. 6 of Land-Evidence for Warren page 352 Witness, Samuel Randall T. Clerk Bristol sc. Warren Sept. 9, 1819 Then the above named Benjamin Burton personally appearing, acknowledged the above-written instrument to be his voluntary act and deed before me, Samuel Randall T. Clk [Clerk]

Type

Inscription

Location

Back of item

Transcription

DEED Benjamin Barton to Benjamin Barton Jr. Recorded - 352 - No6

Lexicon

Getty AAT

Concept

deeds

Dimensions

Height

13-3/4 in

Width

8 in

Location

Location

Box

Document Box 14

Room

Director's Office

Building

George Hail Free Library

Date

February 25, 2025

Notes

File Folder 13

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Benjamin Barton

Create Date

February 25, 2025

Update Date

June 29, 2026