SMITH TO HAWKINS, COVENTRY DEEDS, BK 1, PG 225 Coventry Deeds, Tolland County, Connecticut Submitter: Jan Wilson Ramos Date Submitted: 14 Jul 1998 *********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ct/ctfiles.htm *********************************************** To all Christian people to whom this deed of sale shall come greeting Know yee that James Smith of Coventry in the county of Harford & colony of conneitcut in Newingland for and in ye consideration of five hundred pounds to mee paid or secured to be paid by george Hawkins of coventry in the same county aforesd the Receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge my self fully satisfied contented and paid Hass therefore given granted Bargind sold Aliened enssealled confirmed and by these presents do fully fairly and absolutely give grant bargin sell alien ensseall and confirm unto the sd george Hawkins his heirs exectrs & Adminst for each one lottment of land in the township of coventry the 4 homlot being the 41 lott as they were drawn for and ye first divition joyning to it the homlot and divition makes sixty acres is bounded west upon a highway east upon the pond North upon undivided land and south upon land of george Hawkins aforesd with all ye buildings & fences and Singular the other divisions Laid out as of this shall or may be Laid out to the same belonging or any ways pertaining to sd H____ and to it do ___ ye now granted premises with the appurtanances unto ye sd george Hawkins his heirs exectrs adminr - and asigns for ever and to his and theires only proper use Benifit & Behoof for ever and I the sd James Smith do heareby covenant with the sd george Hawkins his hiers & asigns up to the time of the ensealing and Delivery of these presents I am the ___ Lawfull owner of the above granted premises have good Right Full power and Lawfull athoryty to sell and Dispose of the same as is above ____vised and of the sd george Hawkins his heirs exscrs adminrs and asigns shall and may by force and will of these presents have hold use ocupy and ________ the above granted premises as agend perfect estate of inheritance In fee simple free and clear clearly ackquitted and discharged of and from all and or manor of offer and form grants Bargins sales Leases morgages Judgements ___________ lilles(?) troubles charges and Incumbrances whatsoever And make ____ or suffered to be I am by me the sd James Smith of any ____ before of any fine before the ensealling heareof and further I the sd James Smith do heareby covenant & engage for my self my heirs executrs adminstrs To warant and Defend ye sd granted Land and premises against all Lawfull ___ claims _____________ for confirmation I the sd James smith have sett heare my hand and seale this twenty fifth day of January Anno Dom 1721/ 2- James Smith LS signed sealled & dd In presence of us Roger _____cott Elizabeth _____cott ______ January 26 - Anno Dom 1721/2 - personally appered James Smith subscriber to this______ written instrument and ackknowledged the same to be his free act and Deed Commandr Roger _____cott atest The above written _____ copy of the original instrument _______ __________ March 2 1721/2 (Transcribed by Janette Wilson Ramos 14 Jul 1998 preserving original spelling, punctuation, & syntax. Note this was from a very poor Xerox copy & extremely difficult to read)