The instrument's own words
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To all People to whom these Presents shall Come.
I Byron B. Kenyon of the town of Charlestown, county of Washington
State of Rhode Island
Send Greeting. Know All Men That I the said Byron B. Kenyon and in consideration of the sum of
fifty dollars to me
witnesseth William S. Degas of the town of North Kingstown County and State
of the aforesaid who by hereby acknowledge and that thereby fully satisfied and paid and of every part and parcel
thereof do exempt and acquit and discharge Know all the William S. Degas his
heirs, executors, administrators forever by these presents have given granted bargained sold alienated conveyed and confirmed and
by these presents do freely and fully absolutely give grant bargain sell alien enfeoff convey and confirm unto
the said
William S. Degas his
heirs and assign forever
all my right title case and interest in and unto a certain lot
or piece of land situated near the Carolina Rail Road Station
in the town of Charlestown County and State aforesaid being
bounded and described as follows to wit commencing at the
East side of a building owned by said Degas of the Providence
and Stonington Rail Road Company's line fence most norring
Northwesterly eighty eight feet to a stone marked M thence Northwesterly
one hundred and forty four feet to a stone marked M thence
Northwesterly one hundred and six feet to the Rail Road line fence
opposite and stone marked C thence easterly one hundred
and eighty four feet along said line fence to this place of
beginning and thence South by the Rail Road aforesaid
on the East North West by the land of the Grantor or
hereafter otherwise the same may be bounded and enclosing
fifty five and nine tenths (55 9/10) square poles be the same more
or less and the Grantor reserving all the wood standing thereon
or east and the Grantor to build and maintain a lumber standing line fence
or stone
To have and to hold the said granted and bargained premises with all the appurtenant privileges and commodites to
the same belonging or in any wise appertaining to his aforesaid said William S. Degas his
heirs and assigns forever to him and them their proper use benefit and behoof Forever. And I the said
Byron B. Kenyon with my heirs executors administrators and administrators
do covenant promise and grant that any and all the before mentioned premises with all the local lawful seisin of the above bargained
premises or some other proper right in good perfect and absolute estate of inheritance
in fee simple and free from any good right full power and lawful authority to grant bargain sell convey and confirm the aforesaid land
premises in manner as aforesaid And that the said William S. Degas his
heirs and assigns shall and may from this day forward quietly peaceably and freely enjoy the rights of these presents hereby peaceably and
freely and forever and enjoy the said land and premises granted by this indenture grant free and clearly and free and
quietly acquired emancipated and discharged of and from all of all manner of forever or other gifts grants bargains leases indentures mortgages will
covenants jointures dowries judgments executions and conveyances of what name or nature overt nor night in any manner or avenue or degree distant
or void make valid this deed.
Furthermore I the said Byron B. Kenyon
for myself my heirs executors administrators do covenant and agree the above demised
premises to hold clear and free William S. Degas his
against the lawful claims or demands of any person or persons hereafter warrant to remove seise and defend by these presents
heirs and assigns
I And Dora P. Kenyon wife of the aforesaid Byron B.
Kenyon am inconsiderable of the sum aforesaid paid my said
husband as aforesaid he hereby release and forever quit claim to
said William S. Degas his heirs and assigns further all my
right of pleasure in and to the aforementioned granted premises
for witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands
and seals this fourth day of April one thousand eight
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[Marginalia:
Certified
copy of
Record
Book 18 p 130
by me
Registrar of
Land Evidence]
witnessed and sealed
Signed Sealed sealed and delivered in presence
George W. Rossie [illegible] Witnesses to field mine
M. S. Green
Washington st. In East Providence town in county of
of Providence [illegible] on this fourth day of April 1840. Now personally
appeared Cyprus B. Kenyon says he desired to be joined to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged
the same to be his free and voluntary act and deed. Before me
[Signature]
[Signature]
[Signature]
Miller Notary
Know all men by these presents that I Samuel Davis of East Providence
in the county of Providence and state of Rhode Island for and in consideration
of the sum of ten dollars received hereof to me in hand by August A. Benedicts 2d of
East Providence the receipt whereof I acknowledge here agreement acknowledged
and forever confirmed as well by these presents as by any other release and forever
quitclaim into the hands of the said August A. Benedicts 2d his heirs and assigns forever
all the right title interest property claim and demand which I have or
of right ought to have or claim or demand unto and to a certain lot of land lying on
said East Providence containing by estimation four acres more or less with a dwelling
house and her other buildings thereon bounded North by land of Henry G. Boyd and
the highway bounded East by land of the heirs of Samuel & Mary W. Boyd
West by the [illegible] Hill road and land's land's land's land's land's land's land's
land's land's land's land's land's land's land's land's land's land's land's land's land's land's land's land's land's land's land's land's land's land's land's land's land's land's land's land's land's land's land's land's land's land's land's land's land's land's land's land's land's land's land's land's land's land's land's land's land's land's land's land's land's land's land's land's land's land's land's land's land's land's land's land's land's land's land's land's land's land's land's land's land's land's land's land's land's land's land's land's land's land's land's land's land's land's land's land's land's land's land's land's land's land's land's land's land's land's land's land's land's land's land's land's land's land's land's land's land's land's land's land's land's land's land's land's land's land's land's land's land's land's land's land's land's land's land's land's land's land's land's land's land's land's land's land's land's land's land's land's land's land's land's 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