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158 November 4th 1871 George S Stanton personally appeared before
me and acknowledged that the within instrument to him signed to be his free and
voluntary act and deed Daniel H Cross Town Clerk
Recorded for Record December 28th 1871 at 8 1/2 o'clock P M and handed by Daniel H Cross by Obadiah Cross
Know all men by these presents that I Obadiah Holden of the town of Charlestown in
the county of Washington of the state of Rhode Island for and in consideration of the sum of
one hundred and twenty dollars to me paid by my daughter Lydia M Doyle of Narragansett
merchant and Roland Bernard of East Greenwich State of Rhode Island the receipt whereof I
do hereby acknowledge have granted released and forever quitclaimed by and through
these presents to the same release forever quitclaimed unto the said Lydia M Doyle &
Roland Bernard their heirs and assigns forever all that certain piece of land situated
claim and demand with all the rights appurtenances thereunto belonging
to a certain lot of land situated in said town beginning at a point bordering by
acres more or less and bounded as follows beginning at a point 3 1/2 poles S 45 W
from the S corner of said Obadiah Holdens home thence N 28 E 10 chains
to the corner of the lot of James T Young 20 chains to a stone on the line to
thence N 20 E 8 chains to a heap of stones thence S 89 E 5 1/2 chains to a
stake near the edge of the ocean and thence S night along the sea line to the
edge of the water thence said line north thence down to a nail driven into a block
of stone called the boundary stone’s line back to the heap of stones thence by said
line returning to the nail driven into a block of stone nail marked with the letters O H
all the other part containing equivalent acres more or less and home and house and outhouses
the said land recorded and registered here by hand of George W Narragansett with
by the handwriting which the said instrument to be the true form of the letter house as the
Obadiah Holden and my rights in said estate are derived from Nathan Gown W Thomas
land south Charlestown Office Alfred Cross’s wife of Arnold A Bell at his time of
said home Block’s by deed from them to Father J Cook and Navy Father J Cook by
deed from my dead father dated 1867 yet may the also by deed of Survey dated Dec 12d
1858 together with all the rights privileges claims shares etc to hold and to
have unto all the rights privileges and appurtenances thereto belonging or annexed
appertaining to the same said Lydia M Doyle & Roland Bernard their
heirs and assigns forever And of the aforementioned Obadiah Holden for myself and
for my heirs executors and administrators do covenant with the said Lydia M Doyle &
Roland Bernard their heirs and assigns forever that I will and warrant and
defend their peaceful possession of the said Lydia M Doyle & Roland Bernard their
heirs and assigns forever against the lawful claims and demands of all persons
claiming by title strength or manner etc Obadiah Holden
Signed Sealed and delivered in presence of Martha Holden wife of said Obadiah
Obadiah Cross John Holden Obadiah Holden L S
Martha Holden L S
Washington December 18th 1866 Personally
appeared I Obadiah Holden and Martha Holden his wife and formally
acknowledged the within instrument the terms signed to be their free
act and deed Before me
Obadiah Cross Town Clerk
Recorded for Record Jan 1st 1867 at 1 o'clock P M and handed by Obadiah Cross D. B.
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