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99 Know all men by these presents that we Mary M Ward
and Samuel Ward both of Charlestown in the County of Washington and
and State of Rhode Island for and consideration of the sum of sixty five
Dollars paid as aforesaid by Rowland G Maynard of South Kingstown in said County
and State, the receipt whereof we hereby acknowledge to have really received
release and forever quitclaim unto the said Rowland G Maynard to himself
his Heirs and Assigns forever all our right title and interest in and
to a certain lot of Land lying in said Charlestown containing by estimate
one acre the same being more or less and is bounded Northerly on the road
River Road, Easterly by Land of said Rowland G Maynard and Westerly
by Land of the Grantor, or however otherwise bounded marking a frontage
for the same.
To Have and to hold the same with all the Privileges
and appurtenances to the same belonging to him the said Rowland
his Heirs and Assigns forever
The Witnesses whereof we have set our Hands and Seals this 29
day of March 1855
Mary H Ward LS
Samuel Ward LS
George W Ward
Charles Coons
Washington Ct Charlestown March 29th 1855
Personally came Samuel Ward and acknowledged the foregoing indenture
ment by his hand signed to be his present act and Deed And of the same
time Mary H Ward his wife having been examined privately and apart from
their said Husband and having desired uninterruptedly confessed to her
acknowledgment that she did sign the same without any fear or compulsion
and that she did not wish to retract the same
Before me
Charles Coons Town Clerk
Received May 30 th 1855
By Charles Coons C Clerk
Know all men by these presents that we Thomas A Kenyon
& Rebecca R Kenyon of South Kingstown in the County of Washington and
State of Rhode Island for and consideration of the sum of one hundred and
fifty Dollars to us paid by Samuel Foley of Charlestown in said County
and State, the receipt whereof we hereby acknowledge to have hereby release
and forever quitclaim unto the said Samuel Foley his Heirs and
Assigns forever all that right title and interest which we have in
and to a certain piece of land partly in Charlestown and partly in South-
Kingstown being the farm on which Thomas A Kenyon now lives, namely
to convey to the said Samuel all the right and title merged to that
Rebecca by her deed from Benjamin Congdon dated April 14th 1811 and
a part of the undivided one eighth part of some land belonging to
Benjamin Congdon late of Lopez in the State of Maine described
said land contains two hundred and twenty acres and is bounded
Northerly by the first rate quality partly by Thomas A Kenyon
Westerly by Land of Stephen B Matson and partly by Land of Samuel
Foley bounding the Salt Marsh and Northerly by Land of Stephen
Benjamin Durand & others and Sou Easterly
To Have And to hold the same with all the Privileges
and appurtenances to the same belonging to him the said Samuel
his Heirs and Assigns forever The Witnesses whereas we have
set Our hands and Seals this 9th day of April 1855