The instrument's own words
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Know all men that I Joseph Covell of Charlestown Rhode Island in
consideration of my sons George W Covell, Samuel J Covell, Stephen R Covell
& William D Covell Esqs of said town having agreed & undertaken to pay all the
debts which I now partly owe amounting to about seventeen hundred
Dollars but be the same more or less & for divers other good and valuable
considerations do hereby give grant bargain sell and convey unto the
said George Samuel Stephen & William their persons and assigns all the
right title and interest of mine how a and to have now and to contain
forty acres of land in said Charlestown where I now live and where formerly
belonged to my father Samuel Covell containing two hundred and fifty acres
more or less and bounded Northly by lands of Jonathan Chappell
East on land of heirs of Lewis Henry & heirs of Henry Green South
on land of James G Green Robert Clark heirs of Samuel Gavitt
& Wm Gale & Nat on Basquet river or however otherwise bound
dead & also all my right title and interest in and to three tracts of
lands lying between the outlets of West Covell's Home & all
other or my lands land I may own in said town however bounded
referred here back to the Records for further descriptions thereof
with all buildings & appurtenances to it attaching that knowing that I
Ruth Covell wife of the Grantor for said considerations do here
release to said George Samuel Stephen & William their persons & assign
my right of dower in the premises
250 Have and hold the same to said George W Covell
Samuel J Covell Stephen R Covell & William D Covell their persons
in me absolute forever and it is understood by the parties that in
the tract of two hundred & fifty acres here conveyed there is a part
of my sister Sarahs right which I have not purchased and that
George W Covell now owns there an undivided third parts of one lot
included within the bounds above
In testimony whereof we have here to set our hands & seals this
eighth day of January 1854
Signed sealed and delivered
in presence of
Robert Clark
Joseph T G Griffin
Joseph Covell L.D.
L.S.
Washington St Cha Charlestown January 9th 1854
Personally came before me Joseph Covell and acknow ledged the proceeding
instrument to be by him signed to be his free and voluntary act
Joseph T G Griffin
Justice of the Peace
Received Jan 24th 1854
by Chal Covell Clerk
Know all men that we George W Covell, Samuel J Covell, Stephen R
Covell, & William D Covell sons of Joseph Covell of Charlestown Rhode Island
in consideration of our said father having this day conveyed to us the lands
herein after described & for all other goods & valuable considerations as hereby
give grant bargain sell and convey unto the said persons and assigns for
and during the term of the natural life of said Joseph Covell the following
manner tracts of land in said Charlestown namely one tract of land
containing two hundred and fifty acres more or less bounded Northly
on land of Jonathan Chappell East on land of the heirs of Lewis heir
you & heirs of Henry Green South on land of James G Green Robert
Clark William Card & heirs of Samuel Gavitt & Nat on Basquet river
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Brook or however otherwise known as, also three tracts of marsh land
in said Town lying between the out lots of Charlestown town being the
same Estates that they conveyed to his honored said father with all buildings
and appurtenances excepting from this conveyance the tavern within
said premises which was before mined by George W Cross one of the Grantors
herein to advance and note The same to said Joseph Cross & his assigns
forever To have and to hold the same of the natural life of said Joseph & with the right
to re enter the premises in case void more from time to time as the Grantor
may think the same was in the family
In Witness our hands or seals this ninth day of January A D one
thousand Eight Hundred and fifty four
Executed in presence of
Robert H Clark
Joseph H Griffin
George W Cross L S
Samuel J Cross L S
Stephen B Cross L S
William D Cross L S
Washington Co
Charlestown January 9th 1854
Personally came before me George W Samuel J Stephen B &
W William D Cross and acknowledged instrument by them signed
to be their free and voluntary act
Joseph H Griffin
Justice of the Peace
I This indenture or Lease made and executed by & between Joseph
Cross of Charlestown in the County of Washington state of Rhode Island &
George W Cross, Samuel J Cross, Stephen B Cross, William D Cross Sons
of said Joseph Cross Witnesseth that the said Joseph Cross here in consideration
of the sums received heretofore contained do hereby give and to forever let my natural life
Real Estate lying in said Charlestown adjoining to the back of the Dwelling house to have their
excepting the East half of the body of the Dwelling house to have their
executed signatures & annexes above said George W Samuel J
Stephen B & William D Cross agree to furnish the said Joseph Cross during his the may
and Health to Cross his wife a comfortable living such as he may
desire & need whose sufficient is to be for curing the brow of his said
Josephs natural life & to furnish proper nursing & attention in sickness
to have the privilege of keeping a horse and oats for their incidental purposes
as may be necessary or of the may desire
In Witness our hands or seals this 9th day of January 1854
Joseph Cross L S
George W Cross L S
Samuel J Cross L S
Stephen B Cross L S
William D Cross L S
In Presence of
Robert H Clark
Joseph H Griffin
Washington Co
Charlestown January 9th 1854
Personally came before me Joseph H
Cross & acknowledged the foregoing
instrument to be his free and voluntary act
Joseph H Griffin
Justice of the Peace
Received Jan 26th 1854
by Elias Cross L S