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Know all men by these presents that I Herkiah Kenyon of Charlestown, County of Washington and State of Rhode Island Governor, free
reserving to myself, heirs and descendants one area of from four equal parts
of land on the line of the tide in the Northwestern corner of the lands to
be herein after described, to be used and occupied for the purpose of
a house grove acres for that purpose only—give convey and
transfer of the sum of five hundred dollars to me in hand before executing
and delivery hereof and sum partly paid by Homeland G. Herkiah of
South Kingstown in the County of Washington, convey and
grant bargain sale aliense convey and confirm and convey and
by these presents give grant bargain sale aliense convey and confirm
unto the said Homeland G. Herkiah and assigns forever
all the estate and remainder of a certain lot or piece of land lying in
Charlestown aforesaid, adjoining by estimation, but precisely, as follows: beginning at the south
west corner of a fence boundary as follows, to wit: beginning at the south
west corner thereof at a New wood stake, from the North west corner of
said lot run North forty seven degrees west three hundred twenty
chains and thirty rods to lands of Thomas South westerly forty degrees North
three chains and twenty rods to Intersecting stone wall bounding property
of the land of the same from North east and easterly by stone boundary
line to land belonging to Silas Crane, boundary North and easterly
by stone boundary line a trace, and by a line belonging to the heirs
of Stephen Mitchell extending to a highway, thence running westerly by fence
intersecting to a fence boundary line, thence the Northeastern corner of the
conveyed premises running South east and easterly to the first
mentioned stake and returning the same write otherwise to boundary
of Homeland G. Herkiah and the boundaries and convey premises, to know the
said Homeland G. Herkiah and his heirs and assigns forever, with all the
privileges and appurtenances affiliated to the same, together with the right
to take and occupy any and every piece of property estate of inheritance,
and the right to the water mill, water course, and may the said Homeland G. Herkiah and
his heirs and assignses as tenants in common and as the said Homeland G. Herkiah and
his heirs and assignses, as the sole and under the meaning, hereby I the am the
sole and lawful owner of the said conveyed premises, and I have the right to
give and convey the same and convey premises, to convey them to him, and to hold it as
of inheritance—the the premises are free from incumbrances, and that I shall from
warranty and secure the same to him and then again the lawcase
claims and demands for the same in claimer the same. And furthermore
I shall make payment of the said Herkiah, in and for the aforesaid consideration
given and promised up to him the said Homeland G. Herkiah and his
and assigns forever, all right of owner as owner of premises in the foregoing
bargain and convey premises. In witness whereof I have hereunto set
my hand and seal this 22 day of October 1846.
In Presence of
Warner Millick
Nancy Millick
(Signed) Herkiah Kenyon [L.S.]
Susan Kenyon [L.S.]
Washington DC, at Richmond 23 day of October 1846.
Personally came Herkiah Kenyon, signer and sealer of the within
and foregoing instrument and acknowledged the same to be his free
act and deed and hand and seal thereunto affixed.
Before me
James Pollard
Justice Peace
Recorded Sept. 11 1847 by M.W. Perry Cl. Court.
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