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Know all men by these presents that we Samuel Ward and
Mary Jc Ward (in right of the said Mary) of Charlestown in the
County of Washington and State of Rhode Island in consideration of
my [?] I hundred dollars to us just hand advanced aforesaid by Jonah
D Ward of said Charlestown the receipt whereof we hereby
acknowledge have granted promised quit claimed bargained sold and
and hereby grant give grant bargain sell convey and confirm unto
the said Jonah D Ward His heirs and assigns forever a certain
tract of land lying in said Charlestown containing by estimation
with all trees on the same more or less with a dwelling house and
other buildings thereon standing also and bounded Westward and
Northward by Parson's field Eastly on Carolina's Mill
or the Charlestown road bounded Southly by Maypole's pasture
or boundary of the said lot to be bounded
To have and to hold the said land with the said privileges and
appurtenances thereof to His heirs His heirs and assigns forever and
the premises for Samuel Ward Executor and Administrator to
concurren[t] agree with the grants of His Heirs Executor Administrator
and Assigns that the said Grantee and the said sole sale and
lawful owner of the demised premises seized and possessed thereof
in their own right in fee simple and in good right and appurtenant
power to sell alien convey the same in such manner whatsoever that
the Grantee His heirs and assigns shall have and enjoy the same hereby
by force hereof here presentable and lawful possession and enjoyment
of said premises free and clear of all other grants sales deeds and
conveyances; and that the Grantor His Heirs Executors and
Administrators further the said premises to the said Grantee His heirs and
Assigns against the lawful claims and demands of all persons
to the date hereof will forever warrant defend and repair
Signed Sealed and delivered on this seventeenth day of August
AD 1860
In presence of
Charles Cross
Saml A Church
Samuel Ward LS
Mary Jc Ward LS
Washington Sc Charles Cross J Clerk Aug 7th 1860
Personally came Samuel Ward before and acknowledged the
instrument and acknowledged the same to be his free act and deed
And Mary Jc Ward also signed and sealed of the outlined instrument
being of sound mind and spirit free from His influence and being
said instrument explained to her she acknowledged the same to
be her free and voluntary act and deed from which she does not
wish to retract I before me
Charles Cross J Clerk
Received by Samuel Aug 7th 1860
ol 7 Octob 4 M
Recorded Sept 15 th 1860
by Charles Rovere J Clerk