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Know all men by these presents That I Elizabeth [?] the poor widow of Benjamin [?]
in the town of Rolland [?] in the county of [?] State of [?] do hereby covenant in
perpetuity to give [?] hundred dollars to me paid by her daughter Elizabeth Morten as
consideration of fifty [?] acres of land lying in the town of Westerly, in
the county of Kent, State of Rhode Island, in the said State of
Rhode Island the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge to be truly paid to me,
and for this consideration I do hereby sell grant bargain and sell the said farm
and messuage containing about [?] acres in the said town in the part of the said farm
which I have and belong to me but not including any part of the said farm which
I have in trust that I may sell it for the benefit of my son and daughter let me know
that I reserve to myself the right to use my doors and windows and right of way
over the said land and also have limited access to the said land for the purpose of
maintaining my garden and other improvements made upon the said land and also
reserve to myself the covenant between him and me and Benjamin H. Stilley of
Charlestown. He now and here to fore in term to him the said
Benjamin H. Stilley’s heirs and assigns in an ample manner and suit able to the
said land which he held until ending only for some
time in the same manner I have conveyed my [?] for a term this 25th day
of October in the year 1849
[Signature]
Elizabeth H. Morten
[Marginalia/Notes]:
Deed recorded and admitted to record
Town Clerk's Office
Westerly, R.I.
[Signature]
W. S. [?] for
Rolland [?] County 25th day of October 1849 & fees $1.75
and return notice given to the party to be his act and seal
Deposit me
[Signature]
[Name] Reg. R.I. 1849
[Date] July 25th 1849
[Signature]
Know all men by these presents that I John Stilley of Westerly in
the County of Washington State of Rhode Island in consideration of
a sum of two hundred dollars to me paid by Benjamin H. Stilley of Charlestown
in the County same State upon the receipt whereof I do hereby sell grant
and convey absolutely to him residue estate and free priority quit claim and
into the said Benjamin H. Stilley his heirs and assigns forever all that
the right title and interest I have and unto me certain tract of
land called the salt meadow in said Charlestown containing by estimation and
over the same the same more or less boundary by boundaries in the town of the same
between Benjamin H. Stilley and Elizabeth H. Morten by the deed of the same
land and meadows by the last fence and other boundaries the same may be
limited to him that part of the farm on the said tract previously owned by the
said parties late of said salt meadow discovered that was due to me as my right
to the same by the Committee appointed for that purpose
do hereby and to hold the said land described premises with the appurtenances
to him and to hold the same forever unto the said Benjamin H. Stilley his heirs
and assigns forever and whereas by the last will and testament of Benjamin
Stilley the deceased it was stated or however of a half share of the said salt
meadow to be divided into lots or however of a half share of the said salt meadow
and assigns forever to the said Benjamin H. Stilley his heirs and assigns for
an annual rent of twenty dollars payable to the Clerk of the court who was for the
time being probate court. I do hereby covenant that the said salt meadow is free
unencumbered to Benjamin H. Stilley against all claims and demands for accordance
of any remnant title or right since prior to the 20th day of March last
and furthermore that I have executed this instrument being sane and over 21 years of age
and of my own free will and accord
Signed sealed and delivered in the presence of me
John Foster Stilley
Witnessed at Westerly in said County this 21st day of July
1849
[Signature]
William C. [?] Pub. Notary of State