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To all People to whom these Presents shall Come.
I, Mary A. Baggs, widow now residing in Hopkinton, County of Washington in the State of
Rhode Island aforesaid hereinafter called the grantor
Send Greeting. Know Ye, That I the said grantor
for and in consideration of the sum of
Ten (10) dollars to me
in hand before the sealing hereof well and truly paid by
Samuel L. Baggs wife of William H. Baggs of Hopkinton aforesaid hereinafter called
the grantee whose receipt whereof I acknowledge and save fully contented and paid; and of thereof and of every part and parcel
thereof do execute acquit and discharge the said grantor here
heirs, executors and administrators forever by these presents; have granted bargained sold aliened conveyed and confirmed; and
by these presents do freely fully and absolutely give grant bargain sell aliened convey and confirm unto
the said grantee
his heirs executors and administrators in Consideration said quantity of Money, and assigning property
Two hundred acres of land situated in Hopkinton said County of Washington bounded and
described as follows to wit. The first line runs by direction east 90 (90) acres the same
line runs west, with a dwelling house barn and other buildings thereon standing and
is bounded as follows commencing at the southeasterly corner of said tract by the highway,
thence running southeasterly by the tract of the house of George W. Baggs and partly on lines
of Thomas W. Crane and running east to the Southeast corner of said tract, thence Vertically on
said line to a stake thence north west to a stake thence North westernly on the line of Catherine Thompson while the
same course on said Catherine's land to a stake thence Easternly on a Castley corner on said
Champelions land to a fence, thence Easterly on a fence, thence Easterly on said Champelions land to said brick
Stone Castley on said brick lock to a highway thence southeasterly on said highway to the high
way first mentioned thence Northwesterly on that mentioned highway to the corner first mentioned.
The second tract is a wood lot and contains by estimate forty (40) acres the same
more or less and is bounded as follows to wit. commencing at the North Castley corner on
some piece of land bought by the highway, thence running southeasterly to the highway on land of W. C.
Sauer thence Northwesterly on said highway to land of house of Stephen D. Stevenson and partly on
those Northwesterly on said Stevenson's land to fence of the house of Benjamin Benedict whereas
those Easterly on said Benedict's land to the corner first mentioned.
Giving and the same estate granted to the grantee by her late husband pemon fitted, Gardeners Water
in and by his will and Testament.
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 executors and administrators forever.
And I the said grantor do bargain sell and assign forever to the said grantee his
heirs executors and administrators forever. And I the said
do covenant promise and grant to and with the said grantee his
heirs and assigns that at the time of and before the sealing hereof I have the sole free and lawful owner of the above granted
premises and am lawfully seized of the same in the some proper right as a good perfect and absolute owner of inheritance
in fee simple and that the said grantee his
own good right full and perfect husbandry to grant bargain sell convey and confirm the said land
premises in manner as aforesaid and that the said grantee his
heirs executors forever by force and virtue of these presents hereby possessably and
quietly have hold occupy enjoy and enjoy the said bargained premises with the appurtenances free and clearly and freely and
quietly occupied secured and enjoyed of all and from all man and manner of future or other grants gifts bargains leases mortgages or
wills estates claims demands suits executions and conveyances of what name or nature whatever shall in any manner or degree obstruct
or make void this present deed.
Furthermore I the said grantor myself and my
heirs executors and administrators do covenant and engage the above demised
premises to the said grantee his
heirs and assigns
against the lawful claims or demands of any person or persons whatever forever to warrant secure and defend by these presents
in so far as I am warranted hereby I have done my act hand seal and this Testat day of May eighteen
hundred and eighty one (1881)
Signed sealed and delivered in presence of Mary A. Baggs L.S.
Geo. W. Crane, Esq. County Court
State of Rhode Island
County of Washington ss.
In Hopkinton this 13th day of March A.D. 1881, Mary
A. Baggs personally appeared before me, one acknowledgment the foregoing instrument by her signed
to be her act and actuary and act deed
Geo W. Crane Notary Public
Recorded in land evidence book 1880 to 1887 at 11 o'clock A.M.
and recorded by Charles Crane Town clerk
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