The instrument's own words
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To all people to whom these presents shall come, We Jonathan & Keziah Huggins of North
Providence in the county of Providence and state of Rhode Island (both married to Keziah)
Jonathan & Keziah Brinnell and Mariah Brinnell wife of said Nicholas Brinnell of Hopkinton in
the County of Washington in said State, in said Mariah now very sick Executor
Thereas we that is to say said Jonathan & Keziah Huggins, Catherine & Keziah Nicholas
and Mariah Brinnell for and in consideration of the sum of fifty dollars
to us in hand paid by the late Lewis Huggins of
Hopkinton in the County of Kent and state of Massachusetts the receipt whereof
we do hereby acknowledge and are therewith fully satisfied contented and paid
and thereof and of every part and piece thereof we covenant agree and discharge
forever the said Lewis Huggins his Heirs Executors and administrators forever by
these presents grant bargain sell alienate convey and confirm convey
and by these presents grant bargain sell alienate convey and confirm
convey and bargain sell alienate convey and confirm unto the said Lewis Huggins his Heirs
and assigns forever one full and undivided half part of one lot of brown swamp land
containing twenty acres and over is not surveyed between one lot or share of the
same made by Joshua Brown to Samuel G. September 23rd 1812 side lines are
etc in the town of Charlestown in the said county of Washington and one line
now as follows beginning at the Northeast corner of said lot thence running south
$\frac{1}{2}$ east eighty rods bounding westerly on lot no 2 from thence a West $\frac{1}{2}$
$5^{\circ}$ east eighty rods bounding westerly on lot no 3 from thence a West $\frac{1}{2}$
north forty rods bounding westerly on the creek flowing thence South $\frac{1}{2}$ east
eighty rods to a White Maple tree standing in the brown swamp on lot no 3 from thence
eighty rods to a White Maple tree standing in the brown swamp bounding easterly and
east corner forty rods to the south west part corner bounding westerly on
said creek thence north eighty rods to the place first mentioned’
The above premises with all appurtenances thereunto belonging were by deed dated
to the Executors the late Lewis Huggins by deed dated October 9th 1815 and are
recorded in the county Registry of Deeds in North $\frac{1}{2}$ page 271 the
half part of said seven acres brown swamp land was devised to our late Wife and Testament of
the late Father Brinnell court case before the Hon. State Court
our Father Brinnell which said Will was probate before the Hon. State Court
of said Charlestown and by them established and is recorded in the Probate
Province of said Charlestown and by them established and is recorded in the Probate
of said Charlestown and by them established and is page 58 & 39 and which premises
devised to us the brothers as the Heirs
In witness whereof we the said Keziah and Jonathan Huggins premises with all
the appurtenances privileges and conveniences to the same belonging as and
appurtenances of the said Lewis Huggins his Heirs and assigns forever
providing to the said Lewis Huggins his Heirs and assigns forever
to this end only for the use and benefit of said loved forever forever. And we the said
Jonathan & Keziah Huggins Catherine & Keziah Nicholas and Mariah
Brinnell for ourselves our Heirs Executors and Administrators do covenant
bargain and promise to and with the said Lewis Huggins his Heirs and assigns
of and to the end that the said Lewis Huggins his Heirs and assigns forever
are the true sole and lawful owners
of the above described premises and are lawfully seized and possessed of
the same and from our proper right as your good perfect absolute estate of inheritance
same simple freehold and home in a good right full honors and lawful inheritance
city to grant bargain sell convey and confirm the said premises together with
manner as aforesaid that the said Lewis Huggins his Heirs and assigns
shall have and may from time to time and at all times forever hereafter by
force and virtue of these presents fully peaceably and quietly have hold
use occupy possess and enjoy the said aforesaid and bargained premises with all
the appurtenances there of clear and free and clearly acquitted quieted secure
there are discharged and of our free will and all manner of claims on other
gifts grants bargains sales leases Mortgage wills entails foreclosures
conveys payments executions and inheritances of what nature or whatever
nature that might in any measure or degree obstruct or make void the
present Deed Catherine mother one we said Jonathan & Keziah
one & Keziah Nicholas Brinnell and Mariah Brinnell for ourselves and
for our Heirs Executors and Administrators do covenant and engage the
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above demise premises promises to indemnify the said Lewis Kenyon his Heirs and Assigns
against the lawful claims or demands of any person or persons whatsoever
forever to warrant seise and defend the these premises Hand & Seal of
Kenyon the receipt of the above named Jonathan C Kenyon for and in consideration
of the payment of part of said sum of money paid my said Trustees as witnesses
of the conveyance of certain quit rents unto said Lewis Kenyon and to his Heirs and
Assigns all my right title of House and piece of land in and to the above described
premises
In Testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands and Seals this
twenty day of March in Eighteen hundred and seventy nine (1879)
in presence of
S. Hopkins Martin
Witness to the signature of
Jonathan C Kenyon
Thomas Coons
Joseph L Bagge
Witness to signature of Susanna
Anne Maria Grinnell
DMC Stedman
Providence sc
On this the City of Providence
March 26 th ad 1879
Personally appeared before me Jonathan C Kenyon
subscriber to the above instrument and acknowledged the same
to be his free and voluntary act and deed
S. Hopkins Martin Justice of the Peace
Washington st. at Richmonds the 29 th day of March AD 1879
Personally came the within named Catherine C Kenyon and acknowledged
the signed the same to be her voluntary act and deed hands and seal
before me
Thomas Coons Justice of the Peace
State of Rhode Island) ss
County of Washington)
I certify that Nicholas Grinnell at Smithfield Washington D 29 1879
I certify that Nicholas Grinnell this day acknowledged the
within written foregoing instrument to be his free act and deed
having of the same terms Maria Grinnell wife of the said Nicholas
Grinnell being examined privately and apart from her said husband
and having had the instrument explained to her she acknowledged
the same to be her free act and deed from which she does not
wish to retract
DMC Stedman Pub Notary
Recorded March 8 th 1879
By Charles Cross Town Clerk