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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.