10/22/1855 · DEED · book 8 page 118 doc 10756

To all people whom these presents shall come it Joseph Hoxie prop[rie]tor of the town of Charlestown County of Washington and State of Rhode Island signed & sealed Know ye that i the said Joseph Hoxie pro[prie]tor for and in consideration of the sum of one dollar in hand received the ensignce hereof and said truth paid by John W R Baker Judge William Rhodes Clerk Thomas Daniel Lewis Clerk & Past[o]r Isaac Clark Third J Rogers of Richmond and William Marchant to and Jane Clerk of Blackstone Butillians com- mittee of the Baptist Church of Richmond the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged and am therefore fully satisfied contented and paid and in consideration of the premises i do hereby grant bargain sell and convey and confirm unto the said committee their Heirs and Assigns for- ever a certain lot of land situated in said town of Charlestown bounded as follows beginning at the center of a post in the Pastureland fence thirty three feet from the West line on the east side of the Shipping lane leading from the bay over the pasture to Blacks Mills to the south east running North Seventy Five and one half Degrees West two chains twenty five links to a Stake side of the Pastureland With said fence Three six Degrees East two chains to a Stone heap North Seventy four and one half Degrees East two chains ave twenty five links to a Stake near a Small Apple tree then South East Twenty Degrees West two chains to the first mentioned Bounds And it is hereby made a condition of this Deed that the said lot shall be used in a Meeting house for only and unless a Meeting House is erected on the said lot within three year from the date of this Deed the said lot shall revert to the grantor and the grants shall be null and void all the time forever the said lot between the said grantor the toward West and toward West Not the grantor and East over the Highway To forever to hold the said land bargains and premises with all the appurtenances priviledges and commodites to the same belonging or any way appertaining to the same the said committe their Heirs and Assigns forever to them and their heirs only in pure and simple fee and both of forever and I the said grantor promise to myself my Heir Successors and Administrators covenant promises and grant to and with the said Committee their Heirs and Assigns that at and for the conveying here above I am the true sole and Lawful owner of the above bargained premises and am rightfully seized and possessed of the same in my own proper right as good property and absolute estate of inheritance as I do lawfully and have in my own good right full power Lawful authority to grant bargain sell convey and confirm the said bargained premises in manner as aforesaid and that the said committe their Heirs & Assigns shall and may from time to time and at all times forever repose by force and virtue of these presents Said fully peaceably and quietly possess hold use occupy receive possess and enjoy The said premises without any interruption from the offerances free and clear and fully and clearly acquitted exonerated discharged and of and from all any claims rights demands of former its grits bargains sales leases Mortgages Wills Entails jointures Doweries Judgments Executions and incumbrances of what name or nature whatever most that if any mea ur or device disturb or make void this present Deed Furthermore I the said Joseph Hoxie for myself my Heirs Executors and Administrators do covenant and engage the above depyred premises to them the said Committe their Heirs and Assigns against the Lawful claims or demands of any person or persons whosoever forever to warrant secure and defend By these presents

117 Ane I Ann Hoxsie wife of the said Joseph Hoxsie for the consideration paid me by my Husband do hereby releasing and quitclaiming unto the said committee their Heirs and Assigns all my right of dower and power of thirds etc to the above described tenements The Witnesses whose names appear hereunto set our hands and seals this eighth day of October 1855 one thousand eight hundred and fifty five Signed sealed and delivered in presence of J. H. B. Patrick C. B. Olden Joseph Hoxsie L.S. Ann Hoxsie L.S. Washington Co Richmond October 8th 1855, Personally appeared Joseph Hoxsie Signer and Sealer of the foregoing instrument and acknowledged the same to be his his voluntarily act and deed Before me J. H. B. Patrick Justice of the Peace Recorded Oct 22 1855, by Chas Conn C lrk Know all men by these presents that whereas Francis Torrey the city and county of Newport State of Rhode Island name of inhabitant of Prov tcy of said Newport deceased Guardian of the numerous Heirs and estates of Margaret Torrey, wife of Isa Torrey, Thomas & Ann Frances Torrey all persons under 18 yr of twenty years one girl all children of Sarah inhabitant of Prov and tcy by an order of the Court of Probate of said city of Newport made and passed on the eighteenth day of June in the year eighteen hundred and fifty two a certificate whereof is annexed hereto and referred to as annexure A was appointed and empowered in his said capacity as Guardian to make sale and public auction of all the interest of said numerous and all of said minors in and to a certain farm situate settled in the town of Charlestown in the County of Washington in said State thus bounded by a stone wall running through by are late land by some fence, House space further in said State And whereas i said Francis Torrey Guardian as of said hearing given the Notice of sale by said Guardian in sufficient time and the aforesaid Torrey Premises found suitable and ready to be sold publically furnished in the State of RI for some convenience prior to the sale and having given notice by said votes of said Court of Probate all the inhabitants of the eighth day of september eighteen hundred and fifty five provided said sale be made publically by public auction all the interest of said minors in and to said premises in and to openly known former longshore man particularly referred to William J Browning of said Charlestown more particularly described in Annexure B of said Charlestown more particularly described in Annexure B of said Charlestown sum including the consideration for the right of Dower of the said Fraids Torrey in and to said farm which was the at the same time and place being the highest bidder there Now therefore it is that I the said Francis Torrey Guardian of the persons and estates of said Minors namely Margaret A Torrey Olivia Torrey, Thomas & Ann Frances Torrey all aforesaid by virtue of the power and authority as appointed and as empowered in the consideration of the sum of twelve thousand three hundred and fifty five dollars including the consideration for the right of dower of the said annuities paid by the said William J Browning the said craft is hereby acknowledged to be by these presents granted Quit Claim and conveying to the said William J Browning his Heirs and Assigns forever