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6/14/1881 · DEED · book 9 page 281 doc 4199

From PIERCE THOMAS A JR
To PIERCE THANKFUL G life
Consideration one dollar; forty dollars ($40.00)
Premises none · [illegible] premises (East Greenwich, Kent County)

Back — where this land came from

This instrument states no source of title that we have read yet.

The grantor's earlier acquisitions, by name — the man, not necessarily this land

◀ 1876 · DEED · PIERCE THOMAS A; PIERCE THANKFUL G; ENNIS VARNUM; ENNIS GEORGE N; ENNI → PIERCE THOMAS A JR · book 10 p 243

Forward — where this land went

The grantee's later conveyances, by name — the man, not necessarily this land; the one that cites this deed as its source is the land

▶ 1898 · DEED · PIERCE THANKFUL G → FRIENDSHIP LODGE NO 16 IOCF · book 13 p 450
▶ 1910 · RELEASE STANDARD · PIERCE THANKFUL G → KNOWLES JOSEPH J; ARNOLD WILLIAM P; WEEDEN JOHN E; CARMICHAEL MANUFACT · book 17 p 8
▶ 1911 · MORTGAGE ASSIGNMENT · CRANDALL JAMES H; MECHANICS SAVINGS BANK; NIANTIC SAVINGS BANK; PIERCE → · book 17 p 46

The instrument's own words

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281 To all People to whom these Presents shall Come. I Jonas Al a [illegible] of East Greenwich in the County of Kent and State of Rhode Island Send Greeting. Know Ye, That I the said Thomas R Rice sr for and in consideration of the sum of one dollar in hand before the execution hereof well and truly paid by Morley [illegible] of [illegible] in the County [illegible] the receipt whereof I hereby acknowledge and with the fullest satisfaction completely paid and performed of and every part and parcel thereof execute and discharge the said Thomas R Rice sr herein, executors and administrators forever by these presents; have given granted sold assigned conveyed and confirmed and by these presents do freely and absolutely give grant sell convey and confirm unto the said heirs and assigns forever [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] 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 [illegible] for [illegible] properly her benefit and behoof forever. And I the said [illegible] my heirs executors and administrators do covenant promise and grant to and with the said [illegible] and their heirs the enclosing forever I the true sole and lawful owner of the above described premises and premises possessed of and possessed of the same in my own proper right a good perfect and absolute estate of inheritance is free and simple in my [illegible] And that I have good right full power and liberty authority to grant sell convey and confirm the said granted premises unto the said [illegible] heirs and assigns my and from time to time and at all times now forever by virtue of these presents lawfully peaceably and quietly have and occupy use possess enjoy and the said denied and bargained premises with the appurtenances there free and cleary and quietly occupied exempted and discharged of and from all maner of and manner of other or give grants rents leases mortgages with all other [illegible] executions and encumbrances of what nature or manner whatsoever shall in any manner or degree obstruct or make void this present deed. Furthermore I the said [illegible] heirs executors and administrators do covenant and engage the above denied premises to the said [illegible] heirs and assigns against the claims demands or demands of any person or persons whatsoever forever to warrant secure and defend by these presents. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this [illegible] day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] Thos A. Pierce Jr. L. S. State of Rhode Island County of Kent [illegible] in East Greenwich
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282 [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] Recorded for record free 1st Nov 1848 at 12 o'clock the [illegible] Public and entered a Service of [illegible] Town Clerk Know all men by these presents that I Brown Mattson of Hopkinton in the County of Washington state of Rhode Island select for and in consideration of the summing firstly forty dollars ($40.00) to me paid by foran Troake of Charlestown in said county of Washington the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge have remised released and forever quit claimed and by these presents do remise release and forever quit claim the said foran Troake his heirs and assigns forever all my right title and interest property estate and claim of all right or rightware to bear or obtain in and to a certain lot of land with all the improvements thereon situated in Charlestown aforesaid extending one acre by allotment be the same area or less and bounded as follows to wit commencing at the Northerly corner of said lot by the highway thence running southeasterly on the boundary of the grantees a stone and stone boundary on said granite boundary line to a boundary stone in the wall thence southeasterly on said wall to granite boundary line to a boundary stone in the wall further southeasterly on said wall to the corner of the first aforementioned said the said lot his heirs and assigns forever at his their ever last will and testament or their heirs forever from this date a grant and sell forever [illegible] stone boundary wall between said lot and the lands of the Granter and shall forever more join the same To have and to hold the same with all the right privileges and appurtenances thereon or thereunto appertaining to the same the said foran Troake his heirs and assigns forever and after the aforesaid Brown Mattson released for myself and for my heirs executors and administrators do covenant with the said foran Troake his heirs and assigns that I will warrant and defend the above described premises to the said foran Troake his heirs and assigns against the lawful claims state and demands of all persons claiming by through me more And I Mary Mattson wife of said Brown Mattson in consideration of said sum said my said husband do hereby remise release and forever quit claim to said foran Troake his heirs and assigns forever all my right of dower in and to the granted premises In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seal this twenty ninth day of August in the year of our lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty eight (1868) the write and forer quit claimed signed first attested Signed sealed and delivered In presence of Geo. H. Olney Mary A. Mattson Brown Mattson LS mark Mary Mattson LS mark State of Rhode Island seland ye Washington be [illegible] In Hopkinton this twenty ninth day of August AD 1868 Brown Mattson personally appeared before me and acknowledged the within instrument by him signed to be his free and voluntary act and deed Geo. H. Olney Public Notary Received for Record August 31st 1868 and recorded by Charles Cross Town Clerk

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