12/26/1859 · CERTIFICATE · book 8 page 306 doc 10971

506 Know all men by these presents that we Rebecca R. Burdick and Ephraim Burdick of Charlestown in the County of Washington and State of Rhode Island for and in consideration of the sum of ten dollars paid in our hand by Joel S. Shaw of said Charlestown the receipt whereof acknowledge hereby remise release surrender and forever quitclaim unto the said Joel S. Shaw his heirs and assigns forever all the right title and interest which we have been of himself of house and dwelling late of said town known as the corner lot of land lying in said Charlestown containing one acre more or less and bounded South by the Charlestown state road bounded North by the path leading from the Highway to a house belonging to the heirs of Ephraim Burdick it being the same lot that we said grant to him the said Ephraim Burdick during his natural life and after his decease to his long heirs now James Burdick mv and his heirs the Wife and Testament dated April 18th 1822 and recorded in said Charlestown records therefore hence and to hold the same with all the rights privileges appurtenances and conveniences to the said Lorsque belonging to him the said Joel S. Shaw his heirs and assigns forever In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this 27th day of February 1859 Signed sealed and delivered In presence of Nathan R. Cross Charles Cross Joshua R. & Burdick Ls and 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 Found Clerk Received for Record Dec 29th 1859 at 52 minutes past 8 Oclock PM 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 inhabit this day do in our presence freely grant quit and actual possession and open entry of a certain piece or parcel of swampy land situated in said Charlestown bounded as follows viz commencing at a spot marked with running mortar North east North east a straight line through a straight to a large maple tree standing on the shore of the pond although not by this swamp paths following the ramp of Benjamin Cross’s path and Amy Manchester’s fence following the ramp until it reaches the point of starting on boundary bounded on boundary bounded on describe it continuing North west by a line more or less unto Benjamin Manchester 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 Joel S Shaw Joseph G Griffin 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 PM Recorded Dec 26th 1859 L G Cross