The instrument's own words
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Know all men by these presents that Welcome Barnes of Sterling in the county of
Westmoreland and State of Connecticut for and in consideration of the summing fifty
dollars paid and by Anthony Holcomb of Charlestown in the County of Sterling then
and State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations the receipt whereof I do acknowledge
hereby grant bargain sell and convey grants bargaining sell and convey unto the said
Anthony Holcomb his heirs and assigns forever any certain house part & parcel of
land lying in Charlestown in the county of Sterling then and State of
Rhode Island and Providence Plantations containing by estimation
one acre of land be the same more or less her house in better as follows to wit
following namely commencing at the northwest corner of Anthony Holcomb's house
not now existing running a straight line thence northeasterly by Anthony Holcomb's
wall wall wall by road lot roll shelter a North line continuing Easterly towards owning
Contiguity by the north wall till it comes to the highway thence Southerly thence
to Anthony Holcomb's house then thence Westerly to first mentioned fence line
I do than have to take the same grants and bargain foregone with premises
the privileges and appurtenances thereunto belong to the said Anthony Holcomb
his heirs and assigns forever to his heirs and assign their heirs and successors forever
And the said Anthony Holcomb is to build as the house at the North answer and
lot any in do the desired fence wall and save lot in to keep in repair on air
And I the said Welcome Card name here for myself my heirs executors and
administrators do covenant with the said Anthony Holcomb his heirs
and assigns that I do and will fully secure in his peace of the said premises
that they are free of all incumbrances of all persons
And I do waive my release of with my said Welcome Barnes for the consideration
aforementioned no acquire with my said Husband and children wife and
successors all my right of tenure and claims to the said Anthony Holcomb
his heirs and assigns forever
In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal to
this 14th day of March AD 1857
Signed sealed and delivered in
presence of as to witnesses
Charles Cross
Martha B. Cross
Welcome Card L$
Lois Card L$
Washington L. (Charlestown) March 14th AD 1857
Personally came Welcome Cross before me notary of the foregoing
instrument and acknowledged the same to be his free and voluntary
act and deed Before me
Charles Cross Town Clerk.
Recorded March 18th 1857
By Chas Cross T. Clerk
State of Rhode Island
In General Assembly, October Session AD 1859
Whereas the Petition of Nicholas Vincent near and abraham t. benson
of Residence in the County of Washington praying in certain reasons
therein stated that the said t. benson be authorized and empowered
to convey with his said successors in the said land any conveyance of a certain
piece of Real Estate held by the said real lands in his right several
in the Town of Charlestown and bounded as follows to wit westerly by
lanes of Longingford Sucker and edge Delug Sucker Northeasterly on
lanes of Legley Heisterly bounded by lanes of Charles Case and daughterly
by rights of the Public Highway
And whereas it revealed that the prayer of said Petition be granted
and that the said t. benson be and is hereby authorized and
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empowered to join for said Husband in the Sale and conveyance of
the said Real Estate; and that any Deed or Decent of the same appearing
ten by the said Sarah and Sarah B. Bennett shall be as good
and effectual to convey the interests of the said her said Estate as
if she at the time of said conveyance had been of the full age of
21 years. Recorded said Sale for her made witness’s presence thereof
one hundred years. Proceeded said Sale be made witness’s presence thereof
in accordance under the direction of this Town Council of the Town of
Charlestown. True Copy—Witness A. Potter, Secy.
At a Town Council held in Charlestown on the 23rd day 1853
voted That the proceeds of the sale mentioned in the within
act be levy direction of said Town Council deposited in the savings bank
for the use of the within named Sarah B. Bennett who she shall
arrive at the age of twenty one years Witness Chas Cross Clerk
Recorded March 15th 1854
by Charles Cross Clerk
To all people to whom these Presents shall come hello
We Sarah B. Bennett by virtue of authority granted by the Act of the Gen
Council Assembly at their Session December 6 1852 and Nicholas Allen
cent in right of piece of Land called lots of Springfield County of Washington
any State of Rhode Island called Lots (Springfield)
Know ye that we the said Sarah B. Bennett and Nicholas Allen
cent for our sole and consideration of the sum of ten hundred and
twenty five Dollars to us in hand before the ensuing premises of well
and truly paid by Christopher H. Brandle of Charlestown in
said County and State first aforesaid who made hereby acknowledges
and agree and are henceforth fully satisfied contented and paid
thereof and of every part there of the same aforementioned
discharge hind the said Christopher H. Brandle the above executors
and administrators forever by these presents give granted
and bargainised sold released conveyed and confirmed by
bargain sale all together until forever conveyed and confirmed by
these presents of freely fully absolutely grant bargain
sold released sold conveyed and confirmed unto him the said Christopher
Brandle the Grandlee and his assigns forever all the right title
and interest of the said Land namely one undivided one fourth
of three tracts or parcels of Land situated in said Charlestown the first
tract consists as estimates one hundred and six acres more or less
more or less with the tree lining thereon standing and bounded as follows
east by a Southwesterly line of land of Caleb Kennedy bounded by land of
Kenneth S. Kennedy bounded by land of Caleb Kennedy partly by land of
Ralph Kennedy witness partly by land of
Benjamin Sucker acres partly by land of Silas Sucker
the other tracts are Marsh land with her tide columns by estimation
four acres be the same more or less the first lot is bounded
Southerly by land of Joseph Cross Southerly by land of George
Browning Southerly by land of Benjamin Sucker Water ly bounded
Northwesterly by land of Samuel Rogers the other lot is bounded Southerly by land
of William Kennedy Northwesterly by land of Jesse Babcock lastly by land of the heirs of George Clark
of Narragansett Southerly by land of Benjamin Sucker & westerly by land of
Honora Green heirs or Honora above described the said tracts may be
hereinafter the same bring the share of the said tracts in the Estate of
her late Common father Decrease
To have and to hold the same granted and bargained premises