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Know all men by these presents that I Joseph L. Willeox of Webster,
dorm in the County of Washington and State of Rhode Island for and
in consideration of the Sum of fourteen hundred and fifty dollars to me
paid by Charles E. Potter of Webster in the County and State aforesaid
the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged have given granted conveyed
and sold and by these presents do grant convey bargain and sell unto
unto the said Charles E. Potter one certain piece of land of the
defines and being in the town of Colleton District south entering boundary line
house, barn and other outhouses marked with stones entering boundary line
more or less, and is bounded as follows beginning at the East point of
the Northeast corner of the premises aforesaid westerly boundary bounded
on hand belonging to William Moore Northward bound to the said Charles E. Potter
Eastward bounded Southward on East side of Colleton road bounded to the West
thence Northwesterly bounded East on said Colleton road bounded to the West
road thence southerly bounded East on said Potter’s on south side road to
the place of beginning. To have and to hold the above described and
granted premises with the privileges and appurtenances thereunto belonging
for himself and his assigns forever. And I the said Joseph L. Willeox do further
hereby and in these presents declare that I do covenant indemnify and
of these presents my heirs executors and administrators to do covenant indemnify
the said Charles E. Potter and his heirs and assigns that I am lawfully seized
in fee of the premises and that I have and hold the right to sell and convey
the same in manner as aforesaid and I will covenant to warrant the same
unto the said Charles E. Potter and his heirs and assigns to be free from
all encumbrances except the rights of Dower and power of thirds of the wife
of Joseph Willeox likewise that I do warrant full right to sell and to the
same and promise to defend the same unto the said
Colleton & E. Potter and his heirs and assigns against the lawful claims and
demands of all persons whatever with the indemnities hereunto reserved
Jane C. Olive E. Willeox wife of the said Joseph L. Willeox do by virtue
of these presents and for the consideration paid my said husband to promise
failure and forever quit claim unto the said Charles E. Potter and his heirs
assigning all her right, title and power of thirds in and to the premises aforesaid
witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this 21st day
day of December 1861
Signed and sealed
in presence of
Joseph H. Griffin
Joseph L. Willeox L.S.
Olive E. Willeox L.S.
Washington Sc Charleston Dec 21th 1861
Personally came before me Joseph D. Willeox and Olive E. Willeox
his wife and acknowledged the preceding instrument by them signed
to be their free and voluntary act Joseph H. Griffin Justice of the Peace
Received for Record Dec 28th 1861
of 7 October P.I.O and
Recorded by Chas Cass T.Clk