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Know all MEN by these presents That I Edward Farnham of Narragansett, in Cohassetque
County & State of New-York grant release & quitclaim unto Simon Moore residing in
Narragansett by virtue of the Legislature of the State of Rhode Island & Providence
& under
the direction of the Court of Probate by the town of Charlestown in said
Rhode Island & Providence, in consideration of the sum of fifty five dollars paid one
by me in hand & sign of this instrument by said Rhode Island state do hereby give grant
bargain sell & convey unto said Simon Moore his heirs and assigns all the right title &
interest which I have or may have right along & against the whole lot size & interest of
my share in the town of Narragansett in said town of Charlestown in said
Rhode Island being one hundred acres more or less or more or less and
appertaining thereto all buildings houses fences gardens orchards or more or less and
appurtenances thereunto belonging the South boundary line being true line and
bound with the land of Edward Farnham the North boundary line with the land of
Simon Moore the Eastern boundary line with the land of Simon Moore the Western
boundary line with the land of Edward Farnham the North boundary line with the
property of Simon Moore’s father Henry Moore’s heirs and assigns of the predicate premises
by Simon Moore’s ancestors the said David Farnham his heirs forever belonged to the
Simon Moore & said Moore to the town farming settlement belonging to forth farming
said Moore being one of the family settlement of Simon Moore descendants’ offspring
said Edward, which action was one of five siblings of Benjamin Clark
do, who was one of the siblings of Rhode Island state Clark do, and where words
are as appropriate entitled to the share in the State of Rhode Island & Providence
Clark state title and hold of said Howard with all his belongings and appurtenances
to traps and hold the same to said Simon Moore his heirs and assigns forever
and I said Edward and my heirs executors & administrators
covenant & agree with the said Simon Moore his heirs & assigns whatever that I have here
unto right to sell as a principal & that I will warrant & defend the same
to said Simon Moore his heirs & assigns against the lawful claims of all persons
claiming by, through or under me the said wants
Witness my hand & seal this 8th day of August AD 1864
Executed in my presence of
Edward Moore and
William Riley
(Revenue Stamps)
$0.50
State of New-York
Chautauqua County, SS.
On this 8th day of August
1864, before me, personally came Edward Farnham to me the known to be the
residueal descendant in his who executed the untoward conveyance and
acknowledged that he executed the same
Simon Moore Justice of the Peace
State of New-York
Chautauqua County, Clerk’s Office
I hereby certify that Prior’s Revenue Stamp proof of acknowledgment present to them was at the
said of the same date of the same time in the town and in said County, and
only and truly and solely to the same, and that I am well and truly
witness to his hand writing, and more further, that his signature to said
instrument is genuine and that the State instrument is accurate and acknowledged
recorded in the books of the State instrument in said County, Stationery, and hereby
here beneath set my hand and affixed the seal of said County and the
Court thereof this 1st day of September 1864.
Sidney Jones Clerk
Entered for Record Oct 28th 1864 and filed
To Charles Lewis Town Clerk