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Know all men by these presents, that I Benjamin Barton of Warren in the county of Bristol in the state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantation gentleman in consideration of the sum of forty five dollars to me in hand well truly paid by Benjamin Barton Jr of Warren aforesaid before signing and sealing hereof 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 a certain piece of ceder swamp lyling and being in the westerly part of Monwhague Swamp in Rehobeth in the county of Bristol in the commonwealth of Massachusetts containg by estimation two acres and ten rods be the same or more or less bounded as follows beginging at a maple tree which is the southwest corner of Charles Masons cedar eightteen rods to a cedar stake for a corner thence easterly by said Masons Swamp about twenty thence rods to a piece of slake for a [?] thence northerly eight rods by the land belonging of late to the heirs of David Barny deceased to a pine stake for a corner then westerly by said heirs land the heirs of Coln Peleg Slades land about twenty three rods to stake thence southerly five rods and thence westerly four rods to a stake and thence southerly about eight rods to a stake these lines by Aron [?] land thence southerly about thirteen rods with Joseph Bullocke swamp to a stake thence easterly with[?] heirs of Jhonothan Hortens swamp about eleven rods to the first mentioned corner.
To have and to hold [th]e same to the said Benjamin Barton Jr his heirs and assigns to his and theire 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 covey the same to the said Benjamin Barton Jr. to 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.
In witness whereof, I h[ave] hereunto se[t] my hand and seal this thirteenth day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred an[d] 20 and of American Independence the
Signed, sealed, and delivered in presence of us,
Benjamin Barton, James Sisson, Hail M. Sisson
Received this deed for record 18 at o'clock noon
Witness T. Clerk.
This deed is recorded in page of Book No. of Land-Evidence, for
Witness T. Clerk
Bristol ss. Warren March 16 [18]20
Then the above named Benjamin Barton personally appearing, acknowledged the above-written instrument to be his voluntary act and deed before me,
James Sisson
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Bristol [?] March 16 1820 then received and recorded this deed in the 107 Book of Land records in page 459 [?]
[?] James Williams Register
Benjamin Barton to Benjamin Barton Jr
March 16 1820
paid
Rehobeth
