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Know all men by these presents that I Ira Kenyon of Charlestown
County of Washington & State of Rhode Island in Consideration of fourteen dollars
to be paid to me by Stephen Burdick of Hopkinton County and State aforesaid
the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge, do by these presents Remise,
release and forever quitclaim unto and to the said Stephen Burdick, his heirs
estate and assigns forever all the right title and interest which I have and belong
unto me certain lot of land lying in Charlestown aforesaid containing by
estimation twenty three square rods, be the same more or less boundaries
descriptions as follows to wit Beginning near said Stephen Burdick farm
thus running northerly the stream of the River in a course as to strike
just right east west of the bank wall, s distance of one hundred and ninety
feet from the base latitude south a half foot to a stone set in the
ground from hence south westerly one hundred and eighty two feet to a stone set
in the ground but fifty feet easterly from the Place of Beginning Thence
Westerly fifty feet to the line of said property Beginning Thence
I have and by these presents do grant and convey the premises with the privileges
and appurtenances thereunto unto the said Stephen Burdick, his heirs and
assigns forever — And Almina Kenyon wife of the said Ira in
consideration of the sum of money paid to me my husband as aforesaid
do forever quitclaim all my right of Dower and power of thirds in
and to the said remised premises unto the said Stephen Burdick
his heirs and assigns forever.
In Witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals
this 27th day of September AD 1853 Ira Kenyon LD
Executed in presence of
Nathan R Lewis Almina Kenyon LD
Stephen Lewis
Spencer Daggett
Almina Kenyon
State of Rhode Island & P
in Hopkinton I S Att Hopkinton on the 28 th day of September AD
1853 formally appeared Ira Kenyon Subscribed and sealed the for-
going instrument and acknowledged the same to be his free act and Deed
before me
Stephen R Lewis Town Clerk
Received Oct 19 th 1853
By Chas Cross Town Clerk
Know all men by these presents that we Penelobe Mistcott
and Nathanial C Mistcott in our right of the said Penelobe of Providence
& Eva Nutting annie Nutting Nutting in our right of the said Eliza and
Henrice Nichols of Smithfield all by consideration of the sum of Twenty four dollars
to be paid in fully to Jake M Millery of Charlestown County of Washington &
State aforesaid the receipt whereof the same is hereby acknowledged, have remised
relased and quitclaimed and by these presents do remise release and forever
quitclaim unto and to the said Jake M Millery his heirs and assigns all
the right title interest property and claim of right to be belonging to
virtue of our being heirs at law to the Estate of Joseph Nichols late of
Nicholsville in said state aforesaid Deceased of us or to a certain parcel of
lot of Land lying in said Charlestown aforesaid containing by estimation
seven rods be the same more or less boundaries as follows Beginning at the
Stranger Rail Road fences and bounds westerly by lands of Rowland
& Hazard and southerly by land of Obadiah Kenyon's Estate & northerly by
a highway or however the same may otherwise bound reference to the
Deed of Joseph Nichols as of Record will appear of the Same