The instrument's own words
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We all people to whom these presents shall come: Greeting
Know ye that Elizabeth Cross, Charles E Cross, Alfred W Carey,
Sarah & Carey his wife, Martha J Cross and Susan H Cross of
Lebanon) in the County of New London and State of Connecticut
for divers good causes and considerations moving especially for the
sum of two thousand dollars received to our full satisfaction of
Joseph H Cross and George W Cross of Portsmouth county of
Washington state of Rhode Island have by these presents released and
give quit claim and by these presents for ourselves our
heirs fully clearly and absolutely release remise and forever
quit claim unto the said Joseph H Cross and George W Cross the
full and preciseable possession and seisin to me and their
heirs and assigns forever all such right title let interest
and demand whatever as the said Joseph H Cross and George W ought
to have in or to the real estate whereof they Cross late of thorels
town in said county of Washington deceased had possessed and
seized) situated in said aforementioned town all the appurtenances
and privileges thereunto belonging or in any way appertaining,
References for a particular description being here to fore made and
to the Land Evidence Records in said Town of Portsmouth and also
we hereby release unto said parties all the right titles and interest that
we now or may hereafter have in or to the personal Estate of said
Cross to save and to hold the above described personal and real
Estate unto the said Joseph H Cross and George W Cross &
their heirs and assigns to the only use and behalf of the said Joseph
H Cross and George W Cross and their heirs and assigns forever
So that neither we the said Charles E Carey Martha J Sarah
H Cross and Alfred W Carey nor their heirs nor in the name right or
any power or person for us in no way or by any way or means hereafter
have claim challenge or demand any Estate right title interest
of in or to the premises or any part thereof but from all and every
action right estate title interest and demand of the same shall be utterly excluded
and void forever by these presents
In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and Seals
this Eighteenth day of April in the year of our Lord 1853.
Signed Sealed and delivered
In presence of
L Wright Cross [sig]
J Henry Hill [sig]
Henry H Abell [sig]
Eliza Abell [sig]
Elizabeth Cross L S
Charles E Cross L S
Alfred W Carey L S
Sarah E Carey L S
Martha J Cross L S
Susan H Cross L S
State of Connecticut
New London County ss April 8th 1853
Personally appeared Elizabeth Cross
Charles E Cross and Susan H Cross signed and sealed of the foregoing
instrument and acknowledge the same to be their free act and
instrument and
before me
Henry H Abell Justice of the Peace
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Worcester County
On the Eighteenth day of April one thousand eight hundred and
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After the swear at worcester in the County of Worcester aforesaid before me personally
came Alfred W. Barry and Sarah B his wife and Martha B Cross and decently
acknowledged that they had executed the within Deed poll for all the purposes
therein mentioned and the said Sarah B on a private examination separately and
apart from her husband acknowledged that she executed the same freely and without
any force or compulsion of her husband and at the same time there also appeared
before me Wright Cross being lawfully sworn give evidence and say that he was
acquainted with Alfred W. Barry and Sarah B his wife and Martha B Cross
and knew them to be the persons described in & who executed the seals to whose
witness they were present and making such acknowledgement which is to me satisfactory
evidence of these facts
Henry Hill — A commissioner in & for
(L.S.) Massachusetts appointed by the Governor of Rhode Island & Providence Plantations
to take the acknowledgement of Deeds & etc
Recorded May 17th 1853
By Charles Cross I b clerk
I Randall Sisson of Charlestown Rhode Island hereby do re
liver to Elisha R Potter of Shucktuckingtown owner of the Estate of Edward
Willcox and peaceable possession of a tract of land situated in Charlestown containing
one hundred & forty acres more or less bounded southerly by the highway that
is land of J B By the highway West on land formerly Edward Willcox being the
same mortgaged by Robert Hoyne as executor assigned to said Willcox
and by 2 shillings acknowledged
To hold the same for the purpose of foreclosure
Charlestown May 23 (1853) Randall Sisson
Charlestown May 23 1853 We certify that the said Randall Sisson
died in our presence deliver to the said Elisha R Potter for the said purpose
possession of the premises described & the said Elisha make peaceable &
open entry thereon & took actual possession thereof
Christopher R Champlin
Augustus Burdick
Charlestown Rhode Island May 23 1853 Randall Sisson acknowledged
the foregoing delivery to be his voluntary act & deed
Before me Joseph H Griffin Justice of the Peace
Recorded may 25th 1853
By Charles Cross I b clerk