The instrument's own words
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To all People to whom these Presents shall Come,
I Samuel S Tucker of South Kingstown in the County of Washington and
State of Rhode Island
Send Greeting. Know Ye, That I the said Samuel S Tucker
for and in consideration of the sum of
two dollars
in hand before the executing hereof well and truly paid by
Joseph A Chubbs and Albert Chubbs both of South Kingstown in the County
and State aforesaid
the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge and state myself contented and paid of every part and parcel
thereof do covenant acknowledge and declare the said Joseph A Chubbs and Albert Chubbs for their
heirs, executors and administrators forever by these present; have granted allowed sold conveyed encumbered and conveyed; and
by these presents do freely frankly and absolutely give grant bargain sell convey aligned enforce convey and confirm unto
the said
Joseph A Chubbs and Albert Chubbs for their
heirs and forever
a certain lot of beachs land situated in their Chubbsstown containing by
estimation one acre and a quarter some more or less and is bounded in the
North by land of the Planter on the East by land of James A Newtons
on the South by this sea and on the West by land of the Grantees
said lot to extend Norththerly from the Southeaster edge of the growing
beach grass twenty rods and in a parallel line therewith.
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 wise appertaining to the said Grantees their
heirs and assign forever to their their only proper use benefit and behoof forever. And I the said
for myself my
heirs executors and administrators
do covenant promise and grant to and with the said Grantees their
on the true said and lawful owner and lawful conveyer of the above belonged
premises and estate and that I lawfully held and possessed of the same in my own proper right is good perfect and absolute estate of inheritance
in fee simple and in every way unrestricted good right power full liberty and authority bargain sell convey and confirm the said bargained
premises to manner as aforesaid And that the said Grantees their
heirs and assigns forever to force and virtue of these presents lawfully presently and
quietly hold occupy use possess enjoy the said conveyed and bargained premises with the appurtenances free and clear free and free
duly acquired exempted and discharged and from all and sum manner of forever of other gifts bargains sales mortgages wills
entails judgments executions executions and encumbrances of what sort or nature seeming that might in any measure or degree obstruct
or make void this present deed.
Furthermore I the said Grantor
for myself my
heirs executors and administrators do covenant and agree the above demised
premises to
the said Grantees their
heirs and assigns
against the lawful claims or demands of any person or persons whatsoever forever to warrant and defend by these presents their
heirs and assigns forever
Caroline Tucker wife of the Grantor in consideration of the sum aforesaid as aforesaid do hereby
release and forever quitclaim into the said Grantees their heirs and assigns all my right
of dower in and to the aforesaid premises I in Testimony aforesaid I we have
hereunto set our names and seals this 29th day of September Eighteen hundred seventy
Signed sealed and delivered
in presence of
Frank Cross
George A Cross
Samuel S Tucker L.S.
Caroline Tucker L.S.
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State of Rhode Island &c
Washington Co Ss In Charlestown this 11th day of September 1873
Samuel D. Feeley personally appeared before me and acknowledged the
witnessed instrument by his hand signed to be his free and voluntary act and deed
Signed, sealed and delivered in Presence of
[illegible] & [illegible] P. M. and Recorded
by Charles Comes Town Clerk
Charles Comes Town Clerk
Know all men by these presents that Bradford Bliven Guardian to this person on
and estate of Caleb Babcock late of Watchet County of State of Rhode Island and
Province Narragansett, by virtue of a license from the Court of Probate of the town of Watchet,
for and in consideration of the sum of three hundred and fifty dollars paid me by Robert D.
Pickham and Caleb S. Pickham of Watchet County of the State of Rhode Island and
their receipt hereof I do acknowledge by these presents do grant sell and convey
unto the said Robert D. Pickham and Caleb S. Pickham their heirs heirs and
assigns forever one certain lot or parcel of land situated lying and being in
the town of Watchet containing three hundred and zero feet wide north and south
and bounded as follows viz beginning at the south corner of lot no 3 and running
and at the corner of Robert D. Pickham's land, runs easterly and bounded by
say Eliza S. Pickham's land till it comes to the granted land, then runs Northerly
and bounded by granted land till it comes to Sam Billings land, runs Westerly and
bounded by the Billings land till it comes to Robert D. Pickham's land, runs
land, runs Southerly and Westerly as to the first line stands to the first
mentioned boundary I do grant and hold the above granted premises with all
the formalities and appurtenances thereto belonging hereby and for ever argue
appertaining to the said Robert D. Pickham & Caleb S. Pickham to
them, their heirs and assigns forever, and I Bradford Bliven Guardian
covenant and agree with Robert D. Pickham and Caleb S. Pickham to
them their heirs and assigns forever that, I am lawfully seized in fee of
the premises above stated, that I have good right to sell and convey the same as expressed
in fee simple to them their heirs and assigns forever all right title and intent
of Caleb Babcock late in and unto the above described premises
or in other words of I hereunto set to my hand and seal this 5th day
of January A.D 1866
Signed Sealed and delivered
in presence of
Courland M. Bliven
Katherine M. Bliven
Bradford Bliven Guardian
Stamp
$0.50
State of Rhode Island
Washington Co Watchet January 10th 1866
Personally appeared Bradford Bliven Guardian, signer and sealer
of the foregoing instrument and acknowledged the same to be his free
act and deed Signed Sealed and delivered
before me
Benjamin York Public Notary
Received for Record March 20 1866 at 10 o clock A.M and
recorded by Charles Comes T. Clerk