6/4/1867 · MORTGAGE DISCHARGE · book 9 page 53 doc 3970

To all People to whom these Presents shall Come. I John Duffy, of East Greenwich, in the County of Kent and State of Rhode Island Send Greeting. Know Ye, That I the said John Duffy, for and not in consideration of the sum of One Hundred dollars in hand before the conveying hereof well and truly paid by James L Ward of Richmond in the County of Washington, the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge and say therefore fully satisfied contented and paid; and thereof and of every part and parcel thereof do remise acquit and discharge him the said James L Ward his heirs executors and administrators forever by these presents grant convey confirm and forever convey and confirm unto the said James L Ward his heirs and assign forever by these presents do freely and fully forever give grant bargain sell alien convey confirm unto James L Ward his heirs and assign forever a certain tract of land lying in Barrington, in the County of Washington, for containing by estimation Eight acres, in the same more or less with a dwelling house and other building thereon standing, and is bounded as follows viz. Westly by Tenachkeet, and Northly on Tenachkeet, River Easterly on land of Caroline Mills et al and Southly on land formerly owned by Rebekah Brown, or otherwise the same may be bounded. On this sixth day of August 1866 I received of John Duffy the full amount of the above mentioned bond both principal and interest and I hereby discharge the same full and final Witness my hand and seal Witness in presence of Henry C Barber John Dodds James L Ward L S Recorded June 4th 1867 by Richard Cross J. C. M.C. To have and to hold the said granted and bargained premises with all the appurtenances privileges and commodities to the same belonging or in any way appertaining to the same belonging all the said James L Ward his heirs and assigns forever to his and their only proper use benefit and behoof forever. And I the said James L Ward my heirs executors and administrators do covenant promise and grant to the said and to his heirs and assigns at the foreforesaid term a true and lawful seisin of the above bargained premises and same are lawfully seized and possessed of the same in my own proper right lawful and perfect absolute and estate of inheritance in fee simple fully and have in my own right good full power and full authority to grant bargain sell convey and confirm the said bargained premises in fee simple forever. And I the said James L Ward heirs and assigns shall may from time to time and at all times forever hereafter by force and virtue of these presents lawfully possess and quietly and quietly have full use occupancy and enjoy and enjoy the said demised and bargained premises with the appurtenances free and clear and freely and clearly and fully and entirely without any manner of let suit trouble interruption claim demand right title interest option gift remedy warrant or any other entails jointures dowries judgments executions and encumbrances of what name or naturesoever that may occur or happen at any time or occasion or make void this present deed. Furthermore I the said John Duffy my heirs executors and administrators do covenant and agree the above demised premises to have the said James L Ward his heirs and assigns against the lawful claims or demands of any person or persons whatever forever to secure them serene and quiet by these presents. And I Julia Duffy wife of the foreground said Duffy, in consideration the sum aforesaid paid my husband he hereby release and forever grant demise to said James L Ward the heirs and assigns forever all my right of dower power and profit in the above described grant and premises. The condition of the above written deed is that if I the said John Duffy my heirs successors or administrators shall fail to pay to said James L Ward his heirs executors administrators brokers or assigns the sum of One Hundred Dollars on the fifth day of September next without interest and also One Hundred dollars on the 24th of April next