12/26/1859 · DEED · book 8 page 306 doc 10970

506 Know all men by these presents that we Rebecca R. Burdick & Ephraim Burdick of Charlestown in the County of Washingtons and State of Rhode Island for and in consideration of the sum of ten dollars paid in our hand by Josias S. Shaw of said Charlestown the receipt whereof acknowledge having hereby remise release and forever quitclaim unto the said Josias S. Shaw his Heirs and Assigns forever all the right title and interest which we have been of himself of a certain tract of land lying in said town called at said town known as the [?] acres more or less and known as Lowland Lot of Charlestown containing [?] acres more or less and known as Lowland Lot of Charlestown extending from the North side of the Highway bounded on the North by a highway and on the South by the land of Ephraim Burdick and on the East by a highway and on the West by the land of Ephraim Burdick it being the same lot that we said grant to them the said Ephraim Burdick during his natural life and after his decease to his Heirs and Assigns by some Indenture made between us and our Wife and Father dated April 18th 1822 and recorded in said Charlestown records therefore hence and to hold the same with all the rights privileges and appurtenances thereunto belonging to him the said Josias S. Shaw his Heirs and Assigns forever - In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this 27th day of February 1859 In presence of Nathaniel B. Cross Charles Cross Joshua R. & Burdick Ls Ephraim Burdick Ls Washington St Charlestown Fel 4th 1859 Personally appeared Joshua R Burdick and Ephraim Burdick signers and declared themselves to be the makers of the foregoing instrument and solemnly acknowledged the same to be their free act and deed Before me Charles Cross Town Clerk Received for Record Dec 29th 1859 at 52 minutes past 8 Oclock P M Recorded Dec 26th 1859 by Chas Cross Clerk Charlestown December 26th AD 1859 We hereby certify that Benjamin Cross of Charlestown in this County of Washington do hereby declare that we are former possessor quiet and actual possessor and open owner of a certain piece or parcel of swampy land situated in said Charlestown bounded as follows viz starting commencing at a spot marked with running mortar Northward a straight line through a straight to a large maple tree standing on the shore of the pond belonging to the said Benjamin by this swamp fence bordering the land of Benjamin Cross and any and any Montgomery fence bordering the swamp northwards till it reaches the monuments the point starting on boundary boundary on boundary and describe it continuing Northward [?] more or less unto Benjamin Montgomery and to his wife and heirs before her marriage was Amy Perkins who now holds the premises aforesaid by virtue of a certain Mortgage deed dated the 26th day of September AD 1859 which said premises surrendered and included in said Mortgage Ally G Griffin Josiah G Griffin ZEF-3-11 State of Rhode Island Washington Co Charlestown December 26th AD 1859 Then the forenamed Benjamin Cross freely offered appeared acknowledged the above surround to have been voluntarily done by him Before me Joseph G Griffin Justice of the Peace Received for Record Dec 29th 1859 at 11 Oclock P M Recorded Dec 26th 1859 L G Cross