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To all People to whom these Presents shall Come.
I Job L. Green of Hopkinton in the county of Kent Washington State of Rhode Island
Send Greeting. Know Ye, That I the said Job L. Green
for and in consideration of the sum of
two thousand & fifty dollars
in hand before this executing deed well and truly paid by
the said J. L. Hopkins and Abby J. Hopkins, his wife of Glocester in the state
of Rhode Island
the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge and, through fully satisfied contented and paid; and there of and every part and parcel
thereof do execute and acquit discharge and
the said Job L. Green & Abby J.
heirs executors and administrators forever by these presents have grant bargained sell aliened conveyed and confirmed; and
by these presents do freely fully and lawfully give grant bargain sell aliened convey convey and confirm unto
the said Job L. Green & Abby J.
heirs and assign forever
the undivided 1/2 share of a certain farm or tract of land located in the town
of Charlestown, R.I. with a dwelling house, barn & other improvements
thereon and containing by estimation one hundred acres more or less, and
being the same estate late owned by my honored father, Job Green, late
of Charlestown, deceased, for boundaries reference is hereby lead to
the deeds & records of the same to said Job Green
Meaning and intending hereby to convey all my interest in
said farm be the same more or less
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 Job L. Green & Abby J.
heirs and assign forever to them their only proper use benefit and behoof forever. And I the said
Job L. Green
do covenant promise and grant to and with the said Job L. Green & Abby J.
premises and term are lawfully seised and possessed of the same in true lawful and soleful owner and proper right & good perfect and absolute estate of inheritance
in the simple and have in me same good right full power and liberty authority to grant bargain sell convey and confirm the said bargained
premises and term and do hereby remise release and forever quit claim to the said Job L. Green & Abby J.
heirs and assigns might and may have from time to time and at all times forever hence forward by these and virtue of these presents lawfully peaceably and
quietly hold occupy use enjoyment and enjoy the said bargained and premises with the appurtenances free and clear and freely and
strictly acquitted exonerated and discharged of and from all or other all manner of tenure or other gifts grants bargains leases mortgages wills
or encumbrances whatsoever except examinations and encumbrances of what nature or sort whatever that might in any manner or degree abash
or make void this present Deed.
Furthermore I the said Job L. Green
for myself for my heirs executors and administrators do convey and cobage the above described
premises to the said Job L. Green & Abby J. and their heirs or persons whatsoever to occupy seise and defend by these presents
against the said Job L. Green & Abby J. and their heirs and assigns
In witness whereof I have hereunto
my hand and seal this 19th day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and twenty six (1826) Job L. Green S.S.
Signed, sealed & delivered in presence of
W. S. Green S.S.
S. S.
of State of Rhode Island at Richmond This 19th day of January A.D. 1826. Meow
the foregoing have formally appeared before me and acknowledged
the foregoing to be his act and deed
S. Clarke V. Notary Public