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To all people to the presents shall come, Greeting.
Know ye, That I Thomas Hix of Newport in the County of Newport in the colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations & yeoman.
For and in Consideration of the Sum of Eleven Hundred Pounds lawfull money to me in hand before the ensealing hereof, well and truly paid by Benjamin Barton of Warwick in the country of Providence in the colony of Rhode Island in aforesaid the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge, and my self therewith fully satisfied and contented, and thereof, and of every part and parcel thereof, do exonerate, acquit and discharge herein the said Benjamin Barton his heirs, executors and administrators for ever by these presents, do freely, fully and absolutely give, grant, bargain, sell, aliene, convey and confirm unto him the said Benjamin Barton heirs and assigns for ever a certain messuage farm or tenement lying and being in Towesetteck in Swansey [Swansea] in the county of Bristol in the province of the Massachusets [Massachusetts] Bay in New England containin in the whole about seventy acres be it more or less [?]ing six [?]olls & about two thirds of a lott as followeth (viz) three lotts laid out in the right of James Brown where the dwelling has & lands number 98.99.100. bounded on the south with a highway 2 rods wide on the west with a [?] of 3 rods wide and on the north with a way of 3 rods wide bounded on the east with the land of John Cole now in the possession of John Brown there is a way of a rod wide through that lott number 100 also two lotts laid out in the right of Jeremiah Child number 66. by lying on the south side of the coss highway against said house bounded north on said way & bounded east on the h ighway leading down said neck south on the land of Jacob Chase and west on the lott number 84 and the two thirds of a lott laid out in the right of John Thurber Junior: lying and joyning on the west side bounded east on said 2 lotts of Childs and north on said crossway west on the land of Thomas Kinnicut and south on said Chases land the northwest corner being heap of [?] by said way: and the one [?] of two lotts laid out in the right of Hezekiah Luther number 89 & 90 being the north half of said lotts bounded north on said cross highway bounded easterly with a lott number 88 in the possession of Thomas Kinnicut laid out in the right of woodbury & west on a lott number 91 pertaining to John Marten and south on the remaining half of said 2 lotts on according to the bounds in the deed from Hezekiah Luther of said lotts late owner of said lotts reserving thereunto together with all house outhouses edifices buildings orchards fences & [?]acements thereof.
To have and to hold the said granted and bargained premisses, with all the appurtenances, priviledge and commodities to the same belonging, or in any wise appertaining to him the said Benjamin Barton his heirs and assigns for ever: to his and their only proper use, benefit and behoof for ever. And I the said Thomas Hix for my self my heirs executors and administrators, do covenant, promise and grant to and with the said Benjamin Barton his heirs and assigns, that before the ensealing hereof, I am the true, sole and lwful owner of the above-bargained premisses, and am lawfully seized and possessed of he same in my own proper right, as a good, perfect and absolute estate of inheritance in fee simple: And have in my self good right, full power, and lawful authority, to grant, bargain, sell, convey and confirm said bargained premisses, in manner as aforesaid: And that the said Benjamin Barton his heirs and assigns, shall and may from time to time, and at all times for ever hereafter, by force and virtue of these presents, lawfully, peaceably and quietly have, hold, use, occupy, possess and enjoy the said demised and bargained premisses, with the appurtenances free and clear, and freely and clearly acquitted, exonerated and discharged of, from all and all manner of former or other gifts, grants, bargains, sales, leases, mortgages, wills, entails, joyntures, dowries, judgements, executions, or incumbrances of what name or nature soever, that might in any measure or degree obstruct or make void this present deed.
Futhermore, I the said Thomas Hix for my self my heirs, executors and administrators, do covenant and engage the above demised premisses to him the said Benjamin Barton hi heirs and assigns, against the lawful claims or demands of any person or persons whatsoever, fo ever hereafter to warrant, secure and defend by these presents. In witness whereof I the said Thomas Hix have hereto set my hand & seal the twenty ninth day of June A.D. 1731 in the fifth year of his majesty's reign: And Abigail Hix the wife of the said Thomas Hix in token of her free consent to this bargain & sale and of her full relinguishment of her right or dower & power of thirds or jute[?] in the presinse [?] the said Benjamin Barton her heirs or assigns hath also her[?] set her hand and seal
Thomas Hix
The mark of Abigail Hix
Signed sealed & delivered by Thomas: Hix in the presence of John Bosworth
[?] Howland
Signed sealed & delivered by Abigail Hix in the presence of:
[?] Collins
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Bristol June the 29th 1781
Then personally appeared said Thomas Hix the subscriber to the within writen instrument. And acknowledged the same to be his voluntary act and deed.
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Bristol ss recored July 19: 1731
And this deed is recorded in the 20th book folio 161 by Samuel Howland Reg[?]Type
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Hix to Barton
July 19 1731Type
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