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7/14/1862 · DEED · book 8 page 407 doc 11080

From PIERCE THOMAS A life
To ENNIS GEORGE N life
Consideration two thousand dollars
Premises about four acres · lot of land called Borton's lot village (Charlestown, Borton's lot village)

Back — where this land came from

This instrument states no source of title that we have read yet.

The grantor's earlier acquisitions, by name — the man, not necessarily this land

◀ 1862 · DEED · MONEY JOHN W; HAZARD ROWLAND G; HAZARD CAROLINE N → PIERCE THOMAS A · book 8 p 406
◀ 1853 · DEED · HAZARD ROWLAND G; HAZARD CAROLINE N → PIERCE THOMAS A · book 8 p 25
◀ 1847 · DEED · HAZARD ROWLAND G; HAZARD CAROLINE N → PIERCE THOMAS A · book 7 p 270

Forward — where this land went

The grantee's later conveyances, by name — the man, not necessarily this land; the one that cites this deed as its source is the land

▶ 1863 · DEED · ENNIS GEORGE N; ENNIS LOUISA → ENNIS VARNUM · book 8 p 458
▶ 1876 · MORTGAGE · ENNIS GEORGE N; ENNIS LOUISA → PECKHAM HAZARD · book 10 p 236
▶ 1876 · DEED · PIERCE THOMAS A; PIERCE THANKFUL G; ENNIS VARNUM; ENNIS GEORGE N; ENNI → PIERCE THOMAS A JR · book 10 p 243
▶ 1877 · DEED · ENNIS GEORGE N; ENNIS LOUISA → CHAMPLIN NATHAN H · book 9 p 243
▶ 1885 · MORTGAGE · ENNIS GEORGE N; ENNIS LOUISA → KINGSTON SAVINGS BANK · book 11 p 288
▶ 1891 · MORTGAGE · ENNIS GEORGE N → HOLDEN HENRY A; NICHOLS MARY L · book 12 p 292
▶ 1898 · DEED · ENNIS GEORGE N → KENYON JOSEPHINE; KENYON GILES P · book 13 p 433

Bounded by

Pierce

The instrument's own words

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407 Know all men by these presents That I Thomas A Pierce of Charleston in the County of Washington and State of Rhode Island for cause in consideration of the sum of two thousand dollars to me paid by the said George A Lorris of Wickford in said County the receipt whereof witness I do hereby acknowledge have remised released and to forever quitclaimed and by these presents do remise release and forever quitclaim unto the said George A Lorris his heirs and assigns forever all the right title interest property estate and demand which I now have or of right may have or claim in or to a certain lot of land in said town of Charleston called Borton's lot village containing about four acres of land with for an above mentioned boundary on the South about twenty rods westerly on the side Shoreland by Pierce about six rods Northerly on road side north and southeasterly on side Shoreland by Pierce by a parallel line to the North boundary four hundred feet the last line to be a right angle with the first line as the lot now appears by deed to George A Lorris South Lot & Case and Pierce Lot as now formed and it is hereby made a condition of this deed that no distillery liquors or other such use be made or kept for sale on the premises hereby deeded that the last line of the lot now excepted save the three rods North of the one hundred decades shall be in the same right now have been observed as the last line there hereby provided that said Lorris his heirs and assigns shall make and maintain at his own cost the ditch on the side of the lot hereby conveyed conveyance of all the rights privileges and appurtenances thereof or thereunto appertaining to the said Lorris his heirs and assigns forever and I the aforementioned Thomas A Pierce for myself and for my heirs executors administrators hereby do covenant unto the said Lorris his heirs and assigns that I will warrant and defend the aforementioned premises to the said George A Lorris his heirs and assigns forever against the right lawful claims and demands of all persons claiming by through or under me In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this fourteenth day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty two Signed sealed and delivered in presence of Thomas G Griffin Joseph H Griffin Thos A Pierce L.S. Washington Sc Charleston July 14th 1862 Personally came before me Thomas A Pierce and acknowledged the within and preceding instrument to be his signed to be his free and voluntary act and deed Joseph H Griffin Justice of the Peace Paid for record July 14th 1862 at 1.00 Office Clerk S M Received by Charles Cross Clerk

The page as recorded

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