The instrument's own words
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Know all MEN by these presents that we Gideon Card and Mary
Ann Card his wife both of them born of Charlestown in the County of Washington
and State of Rhode Island for our and in consideration of the sum of ten shillings
one peppy paid to us in hand by Philip G. Card of said town these presents
witness that we hereby acknowledge have remised released and forever quit
claim to the said Philip G. Card forever all our rights titles
and interests whatever in the following piece of land situate in said town
to have and to claim and to have two certain parcels of land situated in said
Charlestown on the home stead of the late Stephen Card deceased
being both within the South road and bounded as follows beginning at the wall
of the North part of the home stead running by the wall until it comes
to the road running by the road running by the wall until it comes
thereafter in a northerly direction until it comes to the boundary of the lot of
Northly by the road until it comes to the North east corner of the same thence northerly
until it comes to land of George A. Card and bounded as follows beginning at the
it comes to land of Mr. Robert Card then Northerly on the boundary
of the North west line of the home stead until it comes to the corner of the
meadow manner by said Philip G. Card Northerly on the boundary of the
meadow manner by said Philip G. Card northerly on the boundary of the
home stead until it comes to the North west corner of the home stead
thence land on the south side of the home stead then Northerly on the boundary
by some line until it comes to land of Samuel Card then Northerly on some line until it comes
to Samuel's lot etc etc etc then Northerly on some line until it comes
to the first mentioned home stead bounded by the road to the first mentioned home stead
the tract North of the first lot being adjoining to the home stead form
the boundary of the first lot bounded as follows beginning at the south east corner of said
boundary as follows beginning at the south east corner of the home stead
on the meeting house road until it comes to Joseph Murchison's lot then westward
thence north until it comes to Samuel Card's land then northerly on the boundary that runs
from said land to Priscilla Card then northerly on some line until it comes
to land of Samuel Card then straight eastwards northerly on said land
until it comes to the wall of the home stead then East by the wall
and the wall now stands until it comes to the spirit the wall’s boundary
and to the first mentioned home stead on the other hand of the home stead
runs in the North West corner as follows beginning at the south east corner
runs in the North West corner as follows beginning at the south east corner
of the home stead to the road and running northerly by the road until it comes
to land of Joseph Murchison then westward then Northerly on said
land until it comes to land of garden Brown Card northerly on said boundary
land until it comes to said Robert Card then Northerly by the road
land until it comes to the first mentioned home stead or however otherwise of said lands
may be described here above land and the improvements thereon being
in tenure in the right of sole May legacy and furthermore according to his from the
said Stephen A. Card deceased
To have and to hold the same with all the rights privileges
and appurtenances thereto or thereunto appertaining to him the said
Philip G. Card his heirs and assigns forever Amen as to the agreement Gideon and
Mary Ann for ourselves and for our heirs executors and administrators have set our
seals to the only seal Philip G. Card his heirs and assigns the will
convey and dispose the aforementioned premises promised to the said Philip
his heirs and assigns forever against the bought claims and demands
of all persons claiming by through or under us
In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals the
twelfth day of April in the year of our Lord one Thousand Eight hundred
and fifty four
Signed Sealed and delivered in presence of Gideon Card L S
Charles Bess
Henry G Card Mary A Card L S
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Warrington St. Charlestown St. Charlestown April 11th 1855
Personally appeared before me Town Clerk and acknowledged the within instrument to
be her free act and Deed and that some time since Mrs. Anna Brown wife of the said
bound having examined privately and apart from her husband Wardman and knowing said
instrument explained to her action legume that the Signer and Seals was intended
mean absent any fear or compulsion from her husband and that at the time
not wish to execute this deed.
Charles Cross Town's Clerk
Recorded April 11th 1855
By Chas Cross T.C.
Know all men that I Henry Champlin (of South Kingstown) in Rhode Island
in consideration of the sum of One hundred dollars paid me by Zephaniah Kingman
in consideration of the sum of One hundred dollars paid me by Zephaniah Kingman
of Charlestown in said State the receipt of which I acknowledge by hereby giving grant
bargain sell and convey every square inch of the land’s Kingman his Heirs and Assigns forever
a certain lot of Land in the Town of South Kingstown containing half an acre more or
less bounded West on the King’s highway North on the line of Phil H. Clarke East
on lines of Boundary of S. Kingman & others South on line of David Kingman & others
otherwise described being the lot of Land of s. Kingman in furtherance of Kingman & others
all buildings & improvements thereon Subject however to the conditions in the Deed from
said Kingman
do have and hold the same to said Kingman his Heirs and Assigns
forever
Save I reserve a right of way for the Owner for some consideration here by
releasing to the said Kingman his Heirs and Assigns all my right of Ownership in the said
premises And I do hereby appoint Henry Champlin for myself my Heirs executors and
Administrators to covenant & engage to warrant the same to said Kingman his
Heirs and Assigns from any lawful claims of all persons claiming by things
or other means of acquiring of course the conditions herein referred to)
Witness our Hands & Seals March 30th Ad 1855
Executed and delivered in presence of
y J. Pincock
Henry Champlin L.S.
Elizabeth X Champlin L.S.
(the mark)
The Deed was read to
Mrs Champlin by me
C. R. Potter
County of Washington
Town of South Kingstown March 30th Ad 1855
Henry Champlin & Elizabeth his wife acknowledged the foregoing to be their free
act and Deed their Hands & Seals wrote
Before me C. R. Potter Justice of the Peace
Returned April 11th 1855
By Chas Cross T.C.