The instrument's own words
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To all People to whom these Presents shall Come.
We Eliron Stirkham and Franklin Albros of Richmond and
Wode Coke of Charlestown Washington County Rhode Island
send Greeting. Know Ye That we that the said Stirkham,
Albros and
Coke
one dollar to be paid in hand before the executing hereof well and truly paid by
said Joseph B. Tucker of Charlestown in said County and State
the receipt whereof we here by hereby acknowledge and of ourselves fully satisfied contented and paid; and of thereof and of every part and parcel
thereof do remise release acquit and discharge the said Joseph B. Tucker
heirs executors assigned sole heirslet received conveyed and confirmed; and
by these presents do freely fully and absolutely give grant bargain sell enroll convey and confirm unto the said
Joseph B. Tucker
heirs and assign forever
a certain lot of land in said town of Charlestown in the village of Charlestown
Mills, as enclosed and described as follows, beginning at
a spruce at the North East corner of the lot of land where said
Tucker now lives and owned by him and running easterly in a line
within the Northly line of said Tucker's land 25 feet and southerly There
South Northly solely one foot to a stake in a line in the Easterly line
of said Tucker's land, thence Northly by and with said Tucker's land
(56 feet) fifty six feet and right north to point of beginning
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Revenue stamp
50.00
To have and to hold the said grant and bargained premises with all the appurtenances privileges and commodities to
the same belonging or in any wise appertaining to the said Joseph B. Tucker
heirs and assign forever to him the said Joseph B. Tucker
their only proper use benefit and behoof forever. And we the said
Stirkham, Albros and Coke
our ourselves our heirs executors and administrators
do covenant promise and grant to and with the said Joseph B. Tucker
covenant promise and grant to and with the said Joseph B. Tucker
that he and his heirs and assign shall at all times that be and at all times the ensuing hereafter have the true sole and lawful seisin of the above bargained
premises and are lawfully seized and possessed of the same in our own proper right as good absolute and absolute inheritance
in fee simple and free and with good right full power and authority to bargain grant sell convey and confirm the said bargained
premises to him and his heirs and assign forever
heirs and assign forever shall and may from time to time and at all times forever hence forward by virtue and force of these presents freely peacefully and
quietly hold use occupy possess and enjoy the said bargained and granted premises with the appurtenances free and clear and freely and
clearly and quietly without any let suit trouble or demand of any man or all men forever or other gifts grants bargains sales leases mortgages wills
estates jointures dowries judgments executions and conveyances of what nature or matter so ever that might in any measure or degree obstruct
or make void that present deed.
Furthermore we the said Stirkham, Albros and Coke
our heirs executors and administrators do covenant and engage the above demise
premises to the said Joseph B. Tucker
heirs and assign
against the lawful acts and demands of any person whomsoever forever to warrant secure and defend by these presents
And we Eliron Stirkham Franklin Albros and Wode Coke spouse of Franklin
Albros and Rhode Coke wife of said Coke in consideration of a sum paid to us
our ourselves do hereby release and forever quit claim our right title and interest to Joseph B. Tucker
our right of tenure in and to the above granted premises And we Franklin Albros and Rhode Coke spouse of
Stirkham in and to the consideration of one dollar to be paid by Franklin Albros to Tucker
do hereby release and forever quit claim our right title and interest whatsoever as
mortgage or otherwise in to the aforesaid granted premises By which we have
absolute sale and title to the aforesaid transfer this day of April 1831
In presence of M. S. Gown Eliron Stirkham L.S.
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178 Washington Co. State of Rhode Island in the county therein
1867 day of June 1867 then personally appeared Steven
of the town of North Kingstown otherwise called Steven
and acknowledged the foregoing instrument my hand and seal
to be his Presence and beletiding of it and deed
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Know all men by these presents that I George W. Moore Guardian to the
person and estate of Samuel P. Beldock, by virtue of a license granted to the
Executor of the estate of town of Charlestown on the 21st day of Oct 1865 for and
in consideration of the sum of two thousand five hundred and eighty dollars $2580.00 to
me paid by Alfred A. Bundock and Horace M. Bundock their heirs and assigns the highest bidders
at a public auction lawfully called notice thereof and held on the premises on the 5th day of November
1866, the accept acceptance of the same acknowledged, have remised released and
forever quitclaimed and by these presents remise release and forever quitclaim unto
the said Alfred A. Bundock and Horace M. Bundock their heirs and assigns forever
all the right title and interest properly claimed and owned während directed to
Beldock had at the time of his death sold and to forever enter into a parcel of
land lying in the town of Charlestown, county of Kent State of Rhode Island Which
the said lot contains by estimation forty seven perches square more or less bounded on the
North by lands of [illegible] and Joseph Beldock and house of Ann Robbins, and south
Beldock Estate by the Charlestown Road, bounded on the Eastern side Watery
by trees of Ann Robbins with dwelling house and other buildings thereon extending
about ten rods length M. [illegible] containing by estimation forty acres for the whole
more or less. Thus the said parcel of land containing by estimation forty acres
about twenty acres the said person has lived on all of which of them all of which
to the said Samuel P. Beldock by the last will and testament of Samuel Goundless
I here cause to hold the said parcel with all the rights privileges and appurtenances there
annexed appertaining to the said Alfred A. Bundock and Horace M. Bundock their heirs and assigns
forever And to the hereby covenant and agree to warrant and to hold the said Alfred A. Bundock and
Horace M. Bundock their heirs and assigns forever against all any right of owner claim
to make sale thereof Alfred A. Bundock & Horace M. Bundock individually by Beldock for the
consideration paid as aforesaid do hereby release and quitclaim to the aforesaid Alfred
and Horace M. Bundock their heirs and assigns forever all our right claim and
to the aforementioned premises In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hand
and seal this 1st day of January Ad 1867
In presence of
Charles Cross
Peter Grosse
Revenue Stamp
$2.00
George W. Moore Guardian L.S.
Mrs Hannah E. Beldock L.S.
Washington, Va
Charlestown Jan, 1st Ad 1867
Personally appeared George W. Moore Guardian to Samuel P. Beldock and in
this capacity of Guardian as aforesaid acknowledged the foregoing instrument by his hand
signed to be his free act and deed
Before me
Charles Cross Justice of the Peace
Received for Record Feb 1st 1867 at 11 oclock A M
and Recorded by Chas Cross C. Clerk
Merry A. Bundock L.S.
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Sarah A. Eagle L.S.
Noah Landgard L.S.