PRESTON DEEDS, BK 2, PG 25 DAVISON, HAWKINS Submitter: Jan Wilson Ramos Date Submitted: 30 Jul 1998 *********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ct/ctfiles.htm *********************************************** Thomas Davison Peter Davison and Gorg halkin To all Christion people to whom these presentes shall com Know ya that where as we Thomas Davison Peter Davison & Gorg Halkins all of preston in the county of New London in ye coloney of conecticot in Newengland have formerly purchesed a pece of Land Lying in preston a bove sd of Daniell mason of stonington and this a bove sd Land is bounded as foloweth bigining at ye west corner at a white oak tree marked standing before john Guiles dore and from thence runing a southwardly cours by ye Land of samuell sterry untill it comes to a read oak tree marked then turning eastwardly and Runing to a white oak tree marked standing in a hollow then turning a Northerly course & runing by ye Land of john Guile to ye first mentioned Bound which Land being Now devided & bounded each mans divition is as followeth and I Thomas Davison doe take my davition as followeth Begining at a white oak tree marked it being ye Northwardly corner of ye whole tract of Land a bove mentioned ther runing westwardly coarse by ye Land of john Guile to a stoke & heape of stones then turning & runing on a southwardly coars upon a straight devisionall Line betwen ye Land of Gorg halkin and ye Land now mentioned towards a white oak tree marked a Little within Thomas Davisons Land untill it coms to ye divisionall Line betwen ye Land of Thomas Davison Gorge halkins and ye Land now mentioned then turning and runing on an easterly coars by ye Land of Thomas Davison to a read oak bush marked then turning and runing on an Northwardly coars by ye Land of Ephraim herick to the first bound mentioned of the Devision - - and I Gorg halkin do take my davision as follweth Beginning at a white oak tree marked it being ye westwardly corner Bound of hole tract of Land a bove mentioned then runing an eastwardly coars by ye Land of john guile to a stake & heape of stone then turning a southwardly coars & runing by ye land of Peter Davison until it coms to ye _eos Line ye parts Ye Land of Thomas Davison & Peter Davison & ye Land now mentioned then turning westwardly coars runing by the Land of Thomas Davison untill it meets with ye Line that parts ye Land of samuell sterey & ye Land of Thomas Davison & ye Land of gorg halkins then turning Northwardly & runing by ye Land of samuell sterey untill it coms to ye first bound mentioned of this divition wee Thomas Peter Davison & gorg halkins do by thes present oun our selves fully sattisfied and contented with our Division as thay are above Layed out butted and bounded & Do here by these present fully freely & absolutly quit all maner of claim or claimes to or any part of ye above mentioned Land except our oun Divitions as thay are a bove butted & bounded we do by these presents all so bind our selves our heires executors administrators assigns ye wee &/or thay shall never hereafter molest not hinder etch other from a peacable quiat ocupying & injoying of etch others devision as thay are above butted & bounded as in wittnes of our full consent to all above written & in confirmation of ye same wee have mutually sett to our hands & seals this Ninth of December in ye yere of our Lord one thousand seven hundred & three signed sealed & delivered in ye presents of us wittnesses Gorg U halkin his mark Thomas Davison Peter Davison Preston dated Ebenezer ____ Ephrim herrick Thomas Davison & Peter Davison & Gorg halkin appered & acknowledged the a bove written instrement to be there free act & Deed be fore me jonathan Tracy justis of peace December 9 1703 This instrement entred December 26 1705 by me jonathan Tracy Recorder (transcribed by Janette Wilson Ramos 30 Jul 1998 preserving original punctuation, spelling, & syntax)