The instrument's own words
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To all people to whom these Presents shall Come.
We Charles W. Hemings of the town of Warwick of the county of New Dungeon & state of
Rhode Island being of sound mind and memory do hereby make our will and testament and appoint
Washington in the county of Washington in the state of Rhode Island hereinafter called the Grantee
Send Greeting How That We the said Grantors
hereby declare to be
for and consideration of the sum of in hand and for the consideration of the ensuing letter well and truly paid by
George W Clarke of said Washington hereinafter called the Grantee
the receipt whereof we as above hereby acknowledge and a-forementioned fully satisfied contented and paid; and therefore of the every part and parcel
thereof do execute assign and declare the said Grantors his
heirs executors and administrators forever these by presents have granted bargained sold alienated conveyed and confirmed; and
by these presents do fully handle and absolutely give grant bargain sell and confirm convey and confirm unto
the said Grantee his heirs and assigning forever
One certain tract or piece or parcel of Land situated in the town of Washington
containing more or less [?] acres and bounded as follows: viz
commencing at a post on the Northerly side of the highway running
between Wingate's Mills and Champlin's Mills so called where a stone wall
crosses said highway at right angles on the south part whence she departs
other lands of these parties running on the Southerly side of said highway run
from one of the [?] of the [?] along the border of the city lying
the premises hereby conveyed thence Westerly along the Northerly side of
said highway for [?] rods thence North Westerly [?] ft to
roots of some Costly [?] running North Westerly [?] ft to
the point of a place [?] running South Easterly [?] ft to
North Easterly by said highway
Westerly and Northerly by the lands of these parties and Easterly by
said highway conveyed this day to one Mr. Burdick his heirs declared from
these premises said tract or parcel hereby conveyed as delineated in
said County of Washington
To have and to hold the said granted and bargain premises with all the appurtenances privileges and commodities to
the same belonging or in any wise appertaining to
the said Grantee his heirs and assigns forever to his only proper use benefit and behold before and forever. And we the said
Grantors
do covenant promise and grant to the said Grantee his heirs executors and administrators
do covenant promise and grant to the said Grantee and on behalf of the considering wave in the true sole and lawful owner of the above granted
premises and are lawfully seized and possessed of the same in our own proper right as to a good perfect and absolute estate of inheritance
in fee simple and have a right to dispose of it. And that the said Grantee his right good full power and lawful authority to grant bargain sell convey and confirm the said granted
premises to himself and his assigns. And that we the said Grantors
heirs and assigns shall and may from time to time and at all times forever hereafter by force and virtue of these presents lawfully possess and
quietly have hold use occupy enjoy and possess the said demised and granted premises with the appurtenances free and clear and freely and
truly to the said Grantee his heirs and assigns discharged of us and then all and manner of other persons or further gifts grants bargains sales leases mortgages wills
estates jointures dowries judgments executions and conveyances of what none or nature whatsoever to forever warrant secure and defend by these covenants
or make void this present deed.
Furthermore we the said Grantors
do covenant for our heirs executors and administrators do covenant and revogue that the above demised
premises to
the said Grantee his heirs
against the claims or demands of any person or persons whatsoever forever to warrant secure and defend by these covenants.
And I Samantha C.A. Hemings wife of the said Charles W. Hemings in consideration
of this deed present as aforesaid do hereby release and forever quitclaim unto
the said Grantee his heirs and assigns all my right of dower in
to the aforementioned premises
In Testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands and Seals
this twenty the day of April eighteen hundred and seventy four.
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Signed sealed and delivered
in my presence of
[illegible]
Heny. P. Crawford
Charles H. Kenyon L.S.
Ozeline S. Kenyon L.S.
George S. Kenyon L.S.
Hannah S. Kenyon L.S.
Dawn E. Kenyon L.S.
Certificate of Acknowledgment
State of Rhode Island & Prov. Washington ss
In this Municipality this 11th day of April A.D. 1875 Charles H. Kenyon
personally appeared before me and acknowledged that the foregoing instrument
he had signed and agreed to be his free and voluntary act and deed
[illegible] Notary Public
State of Rhode Island
Washington ss
In this District in said county this twenty-fourth
day of April A.D. 1875 George S. Kenyon, Hannah S. Kenyon &
Dawn E. Kenyon personally appeared before me and severally acknowledged
that the foregoing instrument which they signed to be their free & voluntary act and
deed
E. S. Littlebridge
Executed for taxes late 1875 etc etc etc both sides
Sum received by Chas Cross Town Clerk
Know all men that I Cornelia A Holden wife of the within
named Joseph N. Holden for the consideration thereunto past my respected husband
and witnesseth more by this deed present quitclaim all my right of dower and
powers of thirds in the toilets conveyed in and over that other deed, which
bears date the 15th day of January A.D. 1867 and is duly recorded in
the Records of said state in the town of Charlestown, book 50 page
164, to Hezekiah Holden of Charlestown in the county of Washington
and state of R.I. to him and his heirs and assigns forever
In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand and seal that the
day
Apt 1867
Cornelia A Holden
Executed in presence of
[illegible] Senator
State of Newport
Lincoln County ss
before me the subscriber personally appeared Cornelia A Holden wife
of Joseph N. Holden to me known to be the same person described in and
who executed the foregoing instrument and acknowledged that she executed
the same and that said Cornelia A Holden on a private examination by me
apart from her said husband acknowledged that she executed the same freely
and without any fear or compulsion of her said husband
Wm L. Hammond
Justice of the Peace
Recorded Jan 11th 1867
By Chas Cross Town Clerk
[For deed of J. N. Holden see page 164]
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