The instrument's own words
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To all People to whom these Presents shall Come,
I Amos P Greene of Charlestown, County of Washington in the
State of Rhode Island, hereinafter called the grantor
Send Greeting. Knowing That That the said grantor [illegible] for and in consideration of the sum of
One Dollar to me in hand however the ensuring hereof well and truly paid by
Isaac Taylor of South Kingstown in the County and
State aforesaid spirits handwriting hereinafter called the grantee
the receipt whereof I do hereby Acknowledge and Satisfacthwith fully satisfied contented and paid, and thanked of every part and parcel
therefore do execute assign and acknowledge the said grantor [illegible] his
heirs, executors and administrators forever by these presents; Have given granted bargained sold alienated conveyed and confirmed; and
by these presents do remise release and foreverly give grant convey and confirm unto the said
grantee his heirs and assign forever
Two hundred acres of land situated in said Charlestown, the first part
contains fifty acres more or less lying with a dwelling house horse & other buildings
thereon bounded Northly and Eastwardly by property of land of Gray & Lee
partly on a field of Millon the said Gray & partly on a land of Green & Greene
by the highway Street partly on a highway & partly on a land of
Kenyon & others Southwardly partly on a highway & partly on a land of
said William the l. & partly on a land of said Green land, the
second part contains forty acres more or less bounded Northly partly
on a highway & partly on a land of certain Public Reserve, Eastwardly by land
of William R. Land count partly by land of said William the l. Greene
& others, partly on a highway, by said Land bounded North partly by a highway,
or however whetherwise otherwise or may be bounded, the
last part of wood marshland situated in said Charlestown, containing twenty
six acres more or less bounded Northly on a land of his heirs of
said Gray lying on the East side of the line of his heirs of Jonathan Nearly
on the South by lying on the heirs of the heirs of the Gilpah and whether the
by land of the heirs of Isaac Gray or however otherwise bounded
So have and to hold the said granted and bargained premises with all the appurtenances privileges and commodities to the
grantee in his belonging or in any way appertaining to the said grantor his heirs and only proper use benefits & beheld forever. And I the said
grantor
do covenant promise and agree to with the grantor his heirs and assigns forever to the ensuring hereof that the true sole and lawful owner right as opposed absolute state of inheritance
premises and are lawfully seized and possessed of the same in every own proper right as opposed and absolute state of inheritance
is simply and fairly in me; and that the said grantor good right full power and lawfully authority to bargain sell convey grant release and confirm the said bargained
premises and do the same And that from this time and at all time forever hence forward by force and virtue of these presents lawfully peaceably and
quietly do have hold occupy use enjoy and possess the said demised and bargained premises with the appurtenance free and clear from and freely and
fully appertaining to the said grantor his heirs and assigns forever from all former titles rights interests claims demands suits
estates judgments dowries joint tenures encumbrances and grants of whatever name or nature whatsoever they may might in any measure or degree obstruct
or make void this present deed of grant forever and for ever two hundred twenty acres
the said grantor his heirs executors and administrators reference to be handed
Furthermore [illegible]
premises to [illegible] his heirs executors and administrators do covenant and engage the above demised
against the lawful claims or demands of any other person or persons whatsoever to warrant forever and secure and defend by these presents against the
from all such claims and demands
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this
18th day of October one thousand eight hundred and seventy six.
Signed sealed delivered and delivered
In presence of
[illegible]
Amos P Greene L.S.
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This 19th day of October A. D. 1876, Amos P. Greene personally
appeared before me and acknowledged the foregoing instrument
by him signed to be his free and voluntary act and deed.
Cherrell Cross
Justice of the Peace
Received for record Oct 19th 1876 at
noon of the 18th and recorded by Cherrell Cross Clerk
Know all men by these presents that I George W Cross of Charlestown in the county
of Washington and state of Rhode Island for and in consideration of the sum of one hundred
and fifteen dollars to me paid by George W. Cross and Mary A. Ward of Charlestown hs. James
S. Ward of Charlestown R. S. Reynolds for my services in the settlement of the estate of Samuel S. Hunger
and Richard H. Ward of Charlestown late of North Smithfield wife of Samuel S. Hunger
and of Charlestown late Mary A. Hopey wife of George W. Cross of Charlestown late
and Harriet H. Moss wife of William A. Ross of Westerly all the receipt
whereof I do hereby acknowledge have renamed released and forever quitclaimed unto the said
buy their presents their heirs and assigns forever all the right title set
property claim and interest which I have or have of right to have
or claim in or to a certain lot of land situate in Charlestown R. I.
containing forty acres more or less his with a dwelling house and other buildings
thereon bounded Northly by a highway Eastly bounded by land of Julia
A. Downing Southly by land of George W. Cross and Pantaleon B.
Wardly by small Brook westerly of Charlestown Pond Also one other lot of land
in said Charlestown containing two acres more or less with a dwelling house &
all other buildings thereon bounded Northly by Charlestown Road Southly
by a line running from the Pond Road to the south brook Eastly bounded by land of
Benjamin Moorehouse and westerly bounded by land of Christopher Barnes and the small
Brook aforesaid or above described otherwise bounded limiting the right of the said R. S. Ward
in and to the above described parcel of land conveyed to me by Clement S. Ward
Deputy Sheriff by deed dated October 13th 1816 and subsequently by deed Aug 9
1849 George W Charlestown page 120 otherwise termed have granted
I do grant and sell to hold the same with all the right privileges and appurtenances
thereunto belonging to the said grantees their heirs and assigns
forever therefore I bind myself and my heirs executed and authorized to covenant with the said grantees their heirs and
assigns that I will warrant and defend the aforementioned premises furnished to the
said grantees their heirs and assigns forever against the lawful claims and
demands of all persons whomsoever lawfully to enter more
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 25th day of
September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy seven
Signed sealed and delivered
In presence of
Cherrell Cross
(Witness)
George W Cross L.S.
State of Rhode Island ss
Washington Co. In Charlestown this 25th day of September A. D. 1877
then George W Cross personally appeared before me and acknowledged the
within instrument by him signed to be his free and voluntary act and deed
Cherrell Cross
Clerk
Received for Record Sept 28th 1877
at 4 o'clock PM and recorded by
Chas Cross Clerk
The page as recorded
