The instrument's own words
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To all People to whom these Presents shall Come.
Know that I Almoria Kenyon of Charlestown in the County of Washington in
the State of Rhode Island, hereinafter called the grantor
Send Greeting. Know Ye, That I the said grantor for and in consideration of the sum of
Thirty nine Dollars in hand before the executing hereof well and truly paid by
Albert Benedict of Newport in the County and state aforesaid
hereinafter called the grantee of the first part
the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge and/or the same fully satisfied and contented and paid ; and thereof of and every part and parcel
thereof do covenant accept and discharge
the said grantor his
heirs, executors and administrators covenant and promise by these presents have given granted bargained and sold assigned enfeoffed conveyed and confirmed ; and
by these presents do firmly fully and absolutely give grant bargain sell assign release convey and confirm unto
the said grantee his
heirs and assigns forever
a certain lott of land lying in Charlestown aforesaid containing by the es-
timation thirteen poles square, bouts be the same more or less and bounded as
follows beginning at a right angle set in the ground at the southeast corner of
of Stephen Buckland's land and thence the south line of the lot runs by convex
lines running easterly through boundary bushes, in an east line from her boundary
land to another stake set in the ground at the southeast corner of the lot then
Stephen Buckland's boundary line runs westward Easterly twenty three feet bounding
Northwestern lot of the grantor to another stake set in the ground
hence Northwestly running westward Easterly on land of the grantor one hundred
and seven feet and six inches to another stake set in the ground thence
Westward bounding Northwesterly on land of the grantor twenty six feet to
the first mentioned boundary or stone - All it by its metes bounds on as pieces
condition of this deed that the grantor his heirs and assigns shall
make and free forever maintains a halfway fence on the line between the
said boundary fence and lot of the grantor. The said grantee his
heirs and assigns shall and forever have the right to pass through and then the lot body
connected to the road so long as it is open or over the same the making and
maintaining a good and sufficient path and convenient gate or doorway in the same.
To have and to hold the said granted and bargained premises with all the appurtenances privileges and commoditites to
the same belonging in or any wise appertaining to
the said grantee his
heirs executors and administrators in the present and before forever. And I the said
grantor his
heirs and assigns
do covenant promise and grant to the said grantee his
heirs and assigns that of the premises above described have the true sole and lawful owner of the above described
premises and promise and lawfully seized and possessed of the same in paving only proper right a good and perfect absolute estate of inheritance
to the simple and have in full good right power full and lawful authority to grant bargain sell convey and confirm the said bargained
premises and promise and every part thereof to the said grantee his
heirs and assigns shall and may from time to time and at all times forever hence forward and forever in the use of these presents lawfully and
quietly have hold occupy possess and enjoy the said desired and bargained premises with the appurtenances free and clear and freely and
unencumbered of and from all and every manner of claim and demand of all manner of force or other salts give grants bargains leases mortgages wills
estates jointures dowers dower-rights and encumbrances of whatsoever nature or sort manner over nature that ought in any measure or degree abstract
or make void this present deed.
Furthermore I the said grantor his
heirs executors and administrators do covenant and engage the above described
for myself my heirs and assigns
premises to
the said grantee his
heirs and assigns
defend the said claim demands or any manner of persons whatsoever forever to warrant secure and defend by these presents.
And I Almoria Kenyon of the said jurisdiction in consideration that the said
sum paid as above do hereby release and forever quitclaim unto the said
grantee his heirs & assigns all my right of Owner in and to the above
granted premises. In Testimony whereof i have hereunto
set my hand and seal this sixteenth day of August eighteen hundred
and seventy six.
Signed sealed and delivered
in presence of
Elizabeth Hope
Almoria Kenyon
Almoria Kenyon L.S.
Almoria Kenyon L.S.
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State of Rhode Island & Prov. In Charlestown strs
16th day of August A.D. 1876 I Ra Kenyon personally appeared
before me the undersigned acknowledged the foregoing instrument and my signature, to be his free and voluntary act and deed,
Charles Coyne
Recorded for record March 28th 1877 John Calek
at 4 o'clock A.M. by M. r. recorded by Charles Coyne documentalist
Know all men by these presents that I George A Stanton of Charlestown
in the State of Rhode Island in consideration of the sum of two hundred dollars to be
paid me by the Fidelity Savings Bank in Woonsocket Rhode Island to bargain and sell and
assign to said Bank their successors and assigns a certain lot or parcel of land
situated in said Charlestown containing by estimation eighty seven square more
or less with a dwelling house and other improvements thereon standing and
the same tract of land leased by Joseph Stanton to George A Stanton by lease
dated Jan 24th 1865 and renewed in land evidence book of Charlestown
No 43 page 98 said lease having this time been renewed to said George A Stanton
as by said deed will appear reference is made to the lease before mentioned being
here made part of a full description of the premises hereby conveyed to said Savings
Bank. I do here grant and hold the said premises provided that said borrowed money
the privileges and appurtenances thereof to the said Fidelity Savings Bank their
successors and assigns forever and I do hereby covenant with the said Savings
Bank that the above described premises are free from all incumbrances what
ever that I will warrant and defend the same to the said Savings Bank their suc
cessors and assigns against the lawful claims and demands of all persons said
in consideration of the sum paid as aforesaid do hereby release and forever quit
claim to the said Savings Bank their successors and assigns all my right
of ownership in and to the aforesaid premises
The conditions of this deed is such that whereas the said George A Stanton
has executed his negotiable promissory notes to said Savings Bank for the amount
and made payable to the said Savings Bank on certain dates herewith and
some days September and other dates for the term of
some fifteen hundred dollars which notes are anticipated to renew from
time to time either for the whole amount of the same or for a part thereof.
Now therefore if the said George A Stanton or any other person for my
self shall paid said notes and all renewals of the same at maturity according
to the tenor thereof then this deed shall be void otherwise shall remain in
full force. Furthermore I the said George A Stanton do hereby appoint
Simon F Perry Treasurer of said Savings Bank or his successor or his designate in said
office my attorney irrevocable with full power of substitution and revoca
tion to sell at public auction said premises at any time after said
notes or notes shall become due and remain unpaid for the space of two
days first giving notice thereof for at least three weeks in some public
newspaper published in the town of Woonsocket and upon such sale shall in
my name or in his name execute good and sufficient deed or deeds of said
premises with the usual covenants of warranty to as to not in the purchase
or purchases made in such sale the premises and from me collect and
secure the purchase money and after paying all the costs and expenses of
such sale and all other dues first pay to said Savings Bank to pay their
residue to me or my heirs and assigns hereby ratifying all things which
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Both of the witnesses to the Will, Henry Edward Dawson and Edith R. Dawson are present
and after being duly sworn stated that they were present at the time of the signing of the Will
and that they both signed the Will in the presence of each other and in the presence of Lilias W.
Nock and that they signed said Will at her request and that at this time said Lilias W. Nock,
declared this as and for her Last Will and Testament. And that at the time of the signing of
said Will, Lilias W. Nock was then of full age and sound mind.
and an affidavit of Edwin B. Tetlow, the named Executor in said Will stating that he had
caused notice of the hearing to be sent for the Probate of said Will by registered mail to the
sole heir-at-law of said Lilias W. Nock, is received and ordered filed.
And no person appearing to object thereto said instrument is thereupon adjudged to be
proved and the same is approved, accepted and allowed as for the Last Will and Testament of Lilias
W. Nock, deceased; and It Is Ordered that such the same be recorded.
AND IT IS FURTHER ORDERED; that Letters Testamentary issue to Edwin B. Tetlow of the City
and County of Providence and State of Rhode Island, he being named as Executor under the Will; he
first giving bond without surety for the due performance of said trust.
Leander Smith (L. S.)
Deputy Probate Clerk
Received for Record April 6th, A. D. 1955 at 3:00 o'clock, P. M., and recorded by
[Signature]
Town Clerk
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, EDWIN B. TETLOW, of the City of Warwick,
County of Kent, State of Rhode Island, in my capacity as Executor of the Will of Lilias W.
Nock, late of the Town of Wickford, County of Washington, State of Rhode Island, deceased,
by virtue of and in exercise of the power of sale conferred upon and vested in me as such
Executor in and by said Will and every other power me hereunto enabling and in consideration
of the sum of Ten Dollars ($10) to me paid by STANLEY W. MADISON, of the Town of Exeter, County
of Washington, State of Rhode Island, hereinafter called the Grantee, the receipt whereof is
hereby acknowledged, do grant, give, bargain, sell, convey unto the said Grantee, his
heirs and assigns forever:
Those two (2) certain tracts of land bounded and described as follows:
Parcel 1, being a certain tract of land situated in the Town of Exeter, in the
County of Washington and State of Rhode Island aforesaid, containing twenty-two (22) acres
more or less, and bounded and described as follows:
northerly on land now or formerly owned by or formerly of the heirs of Robert Gardner, deceased;
easterly by land now or formerly of the heirs of John March, southerly on the highway, and
westerly on land now or formerly of John March, or however bounded or described, conveyed to Axel
Nock by deed from Thomas W. Nock, dated May 14th, 1865, duly recorded in the Records
of deeds in Town of Exeter, Vol. 2, Page 154, and further will and testament of Axel
Nock proved by deed of ripeness in Probate Court, and described by deed from Edwin
Atlow heir-at-law of mother of Axel Nock, dated September 11th 1908, and recorded in Book of deeds in Town of
Exeter Vol. 21, Page 31, heir and administrator of said Martin A. Nock being the only heir-at-law
of said Axel Nock, deceased, and being the same land as contains conveyed to
Axel Nock by deed from Thomas W. Nock dated May 14 1915 and recorded in the Records
of Land Evidence of the Town of Exeter in Deed Book No. 22, Page 176.
Parcel 2, being a certain tract of land located in the Town of Charlestown, in the
County of Washington and State of Rhode Island, containing forty (40) acres,
more or less, bounded as follows:
northerly by land formerly owned by Samuel Perry; easterly by land formerly of
George H. Ward and partly by land formerly of Edward T. Burdick; southerly by
land of Asa Church and westerly by land now or formerly of Arthur W. Peckham,
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