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I Hannah Clark wife of Mason Clark do hereby discharge Joseph W. Wilcox
his heirs executed and Administrators from all right interest claims and recovery
which I have in and to a certain familying in East Greenwich st by virtue of
a Mortgage Deed given by the said Joseph Wilcox and dated December
8 1843 and recorded in Book 7 of Land Evidence in Charlestown page
439 & 436 in consideration of having received the full amount of the principal
and interest of the said Mortgage which I hold against the said Joseph
W Wilcox and successors said Mortgage
Witness my hand and seal this 11th day of November 1858.
In presence of
Charles Corbin Hannah Clark
[Signature]
Know all men by their services that I Thomas Johnson of
Charlestown County of Washington State of Rhode Island do agree to acknowledge
of the sum of four hundred and seventy five dollars paid me by Ezra G
Sickham of Warwick County and State aforesaid The receipt whereof I hereby
acknowledge also that I have granted sold conveyed berry and confirm
unto the said Ezra G Sickham his heirs assigns direct heirs bargainers sale only and
title and interest which is our undivided half of the certain tract of variety of
land situated in said Charlestown known as saltwater the first lot contains
forty acres more or less with dwelling house Barns is bounded on the south
by land of James and Sarah Sarah Johnson on the east and south by the
road and on the west by land of Nathaniel Sickham and James Johnson
The second lot contains one hundred and one acres more or less and is
bounded north land and east front swampers by wood land by the wetting fence to call on
the north by the Sergeant's Brook on the east by Whiting fence to call on
the south by land of Samuel and Nathaniel Sickham and land of Party Line
and on the west by the road or however otherwise bounded It being the only
of all that form of parcel of land conveyed to me by Samuel columnspan of said
Warwick by Deed bearing date of February 19th 1837
To have and to hold the above described premises with all the privileges
and appurtenances belonging to the same to the said Ezra G Sickham for
his heirs and assigns forever And I also said Thomas Johnson for myself
my heirs executed Administrators and Assigns do covenant with said Ezra G
Sickham his heirs and assigns that I will warrant and defend the premises in fee
and munurances & that I will warrant and defend the same to the said Ezra G
Sickham his heirs and assigns forever against the lawful claims and demands of
all persons In witness whereof I here have set my hand and seal
at Charlestown aforesaid the this second day of April 1857
In presence of
A. G. Gardner Thomas Johnson LS
J. M. Rhode Sarah Johnson LS
Rhode Island
Warwick So April 2 1857 - Personally appeared the
above named Thomas Johnson signed and seal of the above area acknowledged
the same to be his [illegible] act and deed Hand and seal
Before me P Salary
P Salary
On the same day formally appeared Sarah his wife and for
considerations above mentioned do give up and surrender all claim or right
of premises that I mortgaged in said described premises - In witness whereof
I voluntarily set my hand and seal without fear or compulsion
Before me M G Gardner
P Salary
Recorded for Record Aug 1st 1858 at 13 O Clock M
Recorded Aug 1st 1858 by Chas Cove Clerk