5/17/1853 · DEED · book 8 page 15 doc 10631

15. 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

16 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