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To all Christian people to whom these presents shall come Robert Lawton of Portsmouth in the county of Newport in the colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations in New England, sendeth greeting.
Know ye that I the said Robert Lawton (yeoman) for and in consideration of the sum of one hundred and twenty pounds in good and lawful bills of public credit of New England to me in hand at the ensealing and delivery of these presents well and truly paid by Benjamin Dursie of Freetown in the county of Bristol in the province of the Massachusets [Massachusetts] Bay in New England Gent: the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge and own my self therewill fully satisfied and contented. Have given granted bargained sold aliened conveyed and confirined and by these presents do freely fully and absolutely give grant bargain sell alien convey and confirm unto hm the said Benjamin Dursie his heirs and assigns for ever one half share right or a sixtieth part of a certain tract of land -- lying and being in Pocasset Purchase in the township of Tiverton in the county of Bristol and province aforesaid both divided and undivided which said tract of land is bounded as followeth vizt -- westerly upon Wautuppa Pond northwesterly upon Freetown northerly upon Middle-borough easterly upon Rochester and southerly upon Dartmouth. Reference being had to the proprietors record of Tiverton for the boundaries of the several lotts of land already laid out in said purchase, which said half [share or] sixtieth part is derived from the twelfth share of land in said Pocasset Purchase with all and singular the rights liberties profits priviledges commodities and appurtenances whatsoever unto the half share of land belonging or in any wise appertaining. To have & to hold the said granted and bargained premises unto him the said Benjamin Dursie his heir sand assigns and to his and their only proper use benefit and behoof for ever, and I the said Robert Lawton do here by avouch that at the time of the ensealing and executing of these presents I am the true sole and lawful owner of the above bargained premise and am lawfully seized and possessed of the same in my own proper right as a good perfect and absolute estate of inheritance in free simple having in my self good right full power and lawful authority to grant bargain sell alien [?] convey & confirm the said granted & bargained premises in manner as abovesaid, and that the said Benjamin Dursie his heirs and assigns shall and may by force and virtue of these presents lawfully peaceably and quietly have hold use occupy possess and injoy for ever hereafter all the above granted and bargained premises the which being free and clearly acquitted exonerated and discharged at the time of the ensealing hereof from all and every other former gifts grants bargains sales leases mortgagesType
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wills entails joyntures dowries judgements executions and also from all and every other incumbrance whatsoever which may or can by any lawful ways or means obstruct or make null and void this present sale. Moreover I the said Robert Lawton for my self my heirs executors and administrators do further covenant and ingage to defend the said Benjamin Dursie his heirs and assigns in the quiet and peaceable possession of all the above granted and bargained premises against the lawful claims or demands of all and every other person or persons whomsoever.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and fixed my seal this twenty first day of September in the eight year of his majesty's reign George the Second, King of Great Brittain [?]o anno Domini 1734.
Robert Lawton
Signed sealed & delivered in the presence of us
John Earl
William Sanford
County of Newport ss
Robert Lawton the subscriber to the above written instrument personally appeared in Portsmouth on the day of the date thereof and acknowledged the same to be his voluntary act and deed hand and seal thereto set
Coram William Sanford Justice [?]:
Bristol ss recorded February 24th: 1734 and this deed is recorded June 23rd book folio 339: 34
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Robert Lawton granted Captain Benjamin Dursie Grantee
February 24: 1734
