11/20/1840 · DEED · book 7 page 26 doc 10237

Et c. Against the lawful claims of all persons claiming by through or under me and also I Elizabeth Whitford, wife of the said Benjamin for the consideration paid my said Husband, grants, yields up and surrender all my right of dower and power of Murdy on any to the above described premises; to form the said suitably Selling his heirs and any to the aforementioned forever. In Testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands, and seals, this 5th day of March, in the year of our Lord one thousand, eight hundred, and forty Signed sealed and delivered In presence of Said Brain Philip Brain Benjamin Whitford L.S. Elizabeth Whitford L.S. Then on Demand this 7th day of March, 1840 came Benjamin Whitford and acknowledged the within to be his act seal and deed hand and seal Before me Philip Brain Justice Peace. Recorded Nov 20 1840 By John Stanton Town Clerk. Know all men that I Josiah Burdick of Charlestown in the County of Washington in the state of Rhode Island, in consideration of the sum of three hundred Dollars paid me by Christopher Champion of said Charlestown county and after appraising the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge to be fully good grant bargain sell convey and assure unto the said Christopher Champion his heirs devisees and assigns forever all the right title and interest I have in and to the farm called the Bodley farm located in said Charlestown containing two hundred acres more or less Marked northly on the Old Road easterly on Hanks Roads borderly to the north by the land of Christopher Champion with the privilege and appurtenances thereunto Now and to the end to the said Christopher Champion his heirs and assigns forever, and I the said Josiah Burdick do covenant and agree with the said Christopher Champion that I will warrant of the said Christopher Champion farm in fee simple as long as the said Josiah Burdick of said Charlestown Which was conveyed to the said Josiah Burdick from Joshua Champion and his sole ancestor and defend the same to him and his heirs and heirs and assigns forever and I Abigail Burdick wife of the said Josiah for the heir and assigns forever and I Abigail Burdick wife of the said Josiah for the above consideration do hereby quit my and surrender forever quit claim to all the right of dower and power of Murdy on the same to the said his heirs of Joshua Champion but his heirs and assigns forever. In Testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this 13th day of October 1840 In presence of Joshua Champion Isaiah Burdick L.S. Abigail Burdick L.S. State of Rhode Island Washington Co. at Charlestown on the 13th day of October 1840 Presently came Isaiah Burdick and Abigail Burdick and acknowledged the within written instrument by them signed to be their voluntary act and deed hand and seal Before me Joshua Chase Justice Peace. Recorded Nov 20: ad 1840 By John Stanton Town Clerk.