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To all people to whom these presents shall come, We Welcome A Horsie and Mary Ann Horsie
wife of the said Welcome of Northfield in the county of Washington and state of Rhode Island
said Providence District know ye that we the said Welcome A Horsie and Mary Ann Horsie for
our own consideration of the sum of fifty dollars to us in hand before the uttering hereof well
and truly paid by William Colcock of Charlestown county and state specify the receipt
thereof we by these presents acknowledge and are thereupon fully satisfied instructed and paid
and thereof all and every of our rights requests assets and discharges invest the said
Welcome Colcock his heirs executors and administrators forever by these presents here
given grant bargain sell alienate uttermost conveyed and confirmed they have by these
presents fully and lawfully sold given granted bargain sold alienate uttermost convey and
confirm unto the said Welcome Colcock his heirs and assigns forever, a certain
lot or parcel of land situated in Collockton aforesaid comprising eighty acres more or
less be the same more or less and is some of the land over flow from Pemaquid and Welcome
A Horsie brought of fellow boundary having then to their needs of said lot for a particular
description of the same said land is enclosed within the boundaries of said Charlestown
descriptions of the same said land is enclosed within the boundaries of said Charlestown
here to hold the said grants and bargains forever in those tracts with the
appurtenances privileges and conveniences to the same belonging or any other appurtenances
say to have the said heirs executors and assigns forever to the said heirs their only purpose
since he hath and heretofore has’d the said grants for answers and warrants administrators
to covenant promise and grant to and with the said William Colcock the
heirs and assigns against all and every the bounding here as reputable and
lawful possessors of the above bargained premises and against all other persons
of the same and over our own right property good project and title for all eternity to grant
in her simple and have in our good and lawful right forever and more for a warranty to grant
bargain sell convey same and confirm everything in the same unto him and his heirs forever
in the year 1862 said Welcome Colcock his heirs and assigns shall have and enjoy from in and
forever and to them forever forever described by a poll and notice of these presents limited
forever particularly observed they have both signed and sealed the said indenture and
bargain and sale instrument with the appurtenances of the same freely and clearly
bargained premises and with the appurtenances of the same freely and clearly
appertained conveniences and with all members of form of
other gifts grants bargains sales alienations entails estates premises tenements
improvements buildings and conveniences of what manner or nature whatsoever
improvements buildings and conveniences of what manner or nature whatsoever
any manner or estate of tenement or animal wide or big this present deed
witnesseth that the said boundaries for answers and for our heirs representatives and
administrators covenant engage that the above described premises be limited to the
C Colcock his heirs and assigns against the further claims or demands of any person whatsoever
as tenants forever to covenant promise and confirm by these presents
The above witnessed our hand and seal witnessed our hand and seal at Northfield in the
day of March At 1862
By these presents of
Witnessed
Witnessed
Welcome A Horsie L.S.
Mary A Horsie L.S.
State of Rhode Island
Washington Co
Northfield March 3 1862
then personally appeared Welcome A Horsie & Mary Ann Horsie his wife
and acknowledged the foregoing instrument to be their free act and deed to be their free act
and with the said Mary Ann having been examined by me privately and apart from her said
husband and having said instrument shown & explained to her by me she being duly declared
Married for Anne April 1 1861 the same to her free act but that she did not wish to
retract the same
Saml D Cross Court Clerk
O L Clark M and
Survive the Cross
Town Clerk
Before me
Saml D Cross Court Clerk