The instrument's own words
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To all People to whom these Presents shall Come.
George A. Connris of Richmond, County of Washington in The
State of Rhode Island situated, hereinafter called the grantor
Send Greeting. Know Ye, That I the said grantor
for and in consideration of the sum of
one thousand
in hand before the executing hereof well and truly paid by
Nathaniel R. Hampshire of Charlestown in said
County of Kent hereinafter called the grantee
the receipt whereof I hereby acknowledge and furtherly satisfied contented and paid of, and pared of every part and parcel of
thereof do execute assign and discharge the said grantee his
heirs, executors and administrators forever by these presents grant bargained alienated sold conveyed conferred and
by these presents do freely fully and absolutely give grant bargain sell alien convey and confirm unto
the said grantee his
heirs and assign forever
A certain lot of land situated in said Charlestown with an
a dwelling house other buildings thereon standing containing
fifty rods more or less & bounded as follows Beginning at the North
east corner of said lot from said Hampshire’s Rhode Province turning
southerly by the line dividing his saying to cedar stump, thence westerly by
said boundary until it meets the boundary formerly owned by Chandler
thence South westerly by said boundary and Merkins boundary until it comes
to the river, thence by said river until to the place of beginning or
otherwise there bounded. Reserving a space where the
burial ground is now located on the premises above described
not exceeding one quarter of an acre with a right of way to
& from the same at all times, also a right to build a fence
around the same.
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 grantee his
heirs and assign forever to his use and properly used benefit and behalf forever. And I the said
grantor do covenant promise and grant to the said grantee his heirs executors and administrators
do covenant promise and grant to the said grantee his heirs executors and administrators
that I the said grantor do forever warrant to my self my heirs executors and administrators
that the said grantee his heirs and assign at that age and premises of the same in any own proper right as a good perfect and absolute estate of inheritance
in fee simple and many in more convenient manner that I the said grantor by grant bargain sell and confirm the said granted premises
rightfully seised and possessed of and that the said grantee his heirs and assign shall have from time to time at all times forever however by virtue of these presents forever with all appurtenances true and free and
quietly have hold use occupy possess enjoy and prefer the same in all manner of things from all manner of torbance or other sales grants bargains lease mortgages writs
estates jointures dowries judgment executions or conveyances of what nature or sort whatsoever in any manner or degree obstruct
or make void this present deed. The reservation aforesaid
Furthermore I the said grantor my heirs executors and administrators do covenant and engage the above described
premises to the said grantee his heirs and assign forever
against the lawful claims or demands of any person or persons whomsoever whatever nature or form these presents specify
And I Louisa Connris wife of the said George A. Connris in consideration
of the sum aforesaid as aforesaid do hereby release and forever quit claim
unto the said grantee his heirs and assigns, all my right of dower in
and to the aforementioned premises. In testimony Whereof we have
hereunto set our hands and seals this seventh day of October eighteen
hundred and seventy seven. Geo. A. Connris Seal
Signed Sealed and delivered in presence of Louisa Connris Seal
George A. Connris
Mary T.kaggle
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244 State of Rhode Island, Gs
For Charlestown, ss. This 7th day of
April AD 1877 George N. Emis personally appeared before me and
acknowledged that the foregoing instrument had been signed sealed to be his
free and voluntarily act and deed aforesaid.
Charles Caylor
Justice of the Peace
Received for record Dec. 31st 1877 at 9 oclock Am.
and recorded by Geo. G. Loose Depty Town Clerk
Revenue Stamps
1.60
This indenture made this eleventh day of May in the year one thou-
sand eight hundred and eighty eight between Patrick Barnicle of Charlestown and Simon A his
wife Anna B Williams, Harriet B Palmer, Cordelia Billington Billings and May
be the other parties of the first parts and Oliver D Clark of Charlestown
of Rhode Island county of the same part Witnesseth that the said parties of the
first part and in consideration of the sum of fifty dollars lawful money of the
United States of America to them duly paid by the donee hereof having bought and
sold and in these presents grant and convey to and convey to said party of the second
part his heirs and assigns forever the following described piece of land
of land situated in Charlestown county of Washington state of Rhode Island
and bounded and described as follows namely Northerly by the post road
so called Easterly Southerly and Westerly by land formerly owned by John Clark
deceased now belonging to Oliver D Clark the grantor hereof said lot
containing about five acres more or less the tract or parcel herein described
and conveyed was set off in lot to the late Anna Billings deceased in the
allotments of the Estate of her father the late Bedford Williams said lot
the title to the same is vested in us the said Benjamin Barnicle, Anna B
Williams, Harriet B Palmer, and Cordelia Billington Billings the children and
heirs at law to the Estate of the late Anna Billings deceased as aforesaid
with the appurtenances and all the Estate title and interest of the said
parties of the first part Whereas the said parties of the first part do hereby
covenant that they agree with the said party of the second part that at the
time of the delivery hereof the said parties of the first part were the lawful
owners of the premises above granted and seized thereof in fee simple
absolute and that they will warrant and defend the above granted premises
in the true and peaceable possession of the said party of the second part
his heirs and assigns forever For as witness whereof the said parties of
the first part have hereunto set their hands and seals the day and
year first above written
Signed and delivered in presence of Benj Barnicle L S
David Meadon Susan A Barnicle L S
Christopher McAtone Anna B Williams L S
Edward Nelson Witness for Harriet B Palmer L S
Everet Nelson Witness for Cordelia Billington Billings L S
Walter Nichols Witness for Mary WP Billings L S
Cordelia Billington
and Mary M Billings
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