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Whereas Susan Kenyon widow of Aaron Kenyon late of Hopkinton in the County
of Washington & State of Rhode Island declares she has a right of Dower in certain
Real Estate lying in Charlestown in the County of Washington aforesaid said Real
Estate lying being the same which James Kenyon of sd county Kenyon deeded to Samuel Kenyon
by deed dated February 11th 1801 and said Real Estate is now in possession of Aaron Kenyon
aforesaid widow of perished Rhode Island late of said Charlestown deceased
Therefore know all men by these presents that I Mazon Green of Hopkinton
now aforesaid Guardian of the Person and Estate of the said Say Tenjoy Kenyon widow
as consideration of ten dollars for each year during the natural life of the said Susan
Kenyon widow to me or my heirs or to be paid by the said Susan Kenyon widow as
aforesaid & in the same proportion for parts of years of the life time of the said
said Susan Kenyon widow by these presents remise release & forever
quitclaim all her right of dower and power of thirds of the said Say Tenjoy Kenyon
widow in and to the real estate aforesaid unto the said Susan Kenyon
widow her heirs & assigns forever
And I the said Mazon Green in consideration of the sum of above stated
of Dower do by these presents bind myself my heirs Executors and Administrators
unto and to pay unto the said Mazon Green as Guardian as aforesaid or to any
other Legal representative or the natural life of said Say Tenjoy Kenyon two dollars for
each and every year and each part of a year of the said Say Tenjoy Kenyon widow
on the first 1st of December annually during the term aforesaid & in
the same proportion for any part of a year
Furthermore in the understanding of the parties and we do mu-
tually bind ourselves as follows to wit that in case default be made
in the annual payments of the sum two dollars a year and that de-
fault continues for the term of one year after the same shall become
due & payable Then the above release of Dower to the said Susan Ken-
yon shall be null and void and the said Say Tenjoy Kenyon shall be once
titled to her dower in the premises as if this release had never
been made
To the witness whereof the parties aforesaid do hereunto set their
hands & seals this 14th day of March in the year 1853
Executed in presence of
Welcome Posner
Bradford Kenyon
Susan Kenyon L S
Mazon Green L S
Recorded March 19th 1853
By Charles lowers Cl k
Know all men by these presents that I John B Browning of
Charlestown county of Washington State of Rhode Island for and in
consideration of the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars to me paid by
Welcome A Hosrie of Mottistry in the County and State aforesaid the
receipt whereof I hereby acknowledge do hereby remise release and
forever quitclaim unto the said Welcome A Hosrie his heirs
and assigns forever all the right title and interest which he have in
a tract of land containing four acres bounded as follows beginning
at the North West Corner of the Mill lot then running a straight
line to the South easterly direction until it intersects the East line of
said Hosries land then Easterly and Southerly as said Hosries
line runs to the first mentioned bounds
To have and to hold the said described premises to him
the said Hosrie his heirs and assigns forever to his and their use
forever
In Witness whereof I hereunto set my hand and
seal this 24th day of March 1853