2/10/1869 · DEED · book 9 page 323 doc 4214

323 To all People to whom these Presents shall Come. Mr. Simeon Berry and wife Mary A. Berry, Silas A. Berry, Caleb W. Willcox and wife Catherine W. Willcox and Alfred Berry and wife Hannah A. Berry of South Kingstown in the County of Washington and State of Rhode Island Greeting. Know That We, that the said Simeon Berry, Silas A. Berry, Caleb W. Willcox, Catherine W. Willcox, Alfred Berry and Hannah A. Berry for and in consideration of the sum of [illegية] in hand before the executing hereof well and truly paid by the said Boaz Briggs of Charlestown in the County of Washington and State of Rhode Island do hereby acknowledge and say, that we have fully satisfied and contented and paid and thereof of and every part and parcel of thereof do execute and assign quit claim and discharge him the said Boaz Briggs for and to his heirs, executors and administrators appurtenances free and clear give grant bargain sell and alien conveyed convey and convey and by these presents do freely and fully absolutely give grant bargain sell and convey convey and confirm unto the said Boaz Briggs for his heirs and assign forever the undivided one tenth part of the premises called or part of the farmhouse on the boarding house situated in said town of Charlestown and known as the Shaker house the home house containing about sixty acres bounded North by lands of the heirs of Samuel A. Berry lands of Joseph and Philip J. Brightman southeasterly by lands of Benjamin G. Wilcox, Gideon and Percival Billington Marshall and Wetherby by Promontory point, with two small islands in said point, Also about seventy acres of Marsh, bounded North by Charlestown coast, East by land of Isaac Parsons, South by the sea and West by lands of Boaz Briggs, Also about sixty acres of wood land bounded North by land of [illegible] South by land of [illegible] bounded North by land of of the heirs of Joseph Marshall and West by Changed Berry, measuring and extending until the said Simeon Berry and Silas A. Berry, to convey one hundred one tenths, the said Caleb Willcox and Catherine W. Willcox one tenth and the said Alfred Berry and Hannah A. Berry one tenth of said dozen land premises 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 way appertaining to him the said Boaz Briggs for his heirs and assign forever to have and hold and they only and proper heirs and defects hereof before. And we the said Simeon Berry, Silas A. Berry, Caleb W. Willcox, Catherine W. Willcox, Alfred Berry and Hannah A. Berry our successors and administrators do covenant promise and grant that we heirs and assigns shall and at any time and at the before executing hereof that the true lawful and absolute owner having premises and our heirs lawfully and sealed the possessor of the same in our own proper right and full good and perfect absolute estate of inheritance of the single and have warranted the premises and our heirs shall and will warrant the premises and our heirs shall and will warrant the premises and our heirs and assigns shall and may from time to time and at all times from the present form of these presents lawfully possess and hold the premises and our heirs and assigns shall and may from time to time and at all times from the present form of these presents lawfully possess and hold the premises and our heirs and assigns shall and may from time to time and at all times from the present form of these presents lawfully possess and quietly enjoy the aforesaid discharged and exempt of all and from all manner of form or tenure of office grants leases mortgages wills estates jointures doweries judgments executions and encumbrances of what nature soever either with any measure or degree or let-out- or void this present deed. Furthermore say the said Simeon Berry, Silas A. Berry, Caleb W. Willcox, Catherine W. Willcox, Alfred Berry and Hannah A. Berry do hereby covenant promise and grant that we heirs and assigns shall and will warrant the premises and our heirs and assigns shall and will warrant the premises and our premises to him the said Boaz Briggs for his heirs and assign against the lawful claims or demands of any person or persons whatever forever to warrant secure and defend them. In witness whereof we hereunto have set our hands and seals Huntington town in the State of Rhode Island this 23 day of January, AD 1867 Signed Sealed and delivered In presence of H. J. Broman Simeon Berry L.S. Silas A. Berry L.S. Caleb W. Willcox L.S. Catherine W. Willcox L.S. Alfred H. Berry L.S. Hannah A. Berry L.S. [illegible] H. J. B.

324 State of Rhode Island County of Washington ) Ss. In South Kingstown in said County, on this the 18th day of January A.D. 1869—That Zebulon Almon Perry one of the subscribers to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged the same to be his free and voluntary act and deed. At the same time and place Amy A Perry wife of said Zebulon Perry, also one of the subscribers to the foregoing instrument being examined by me privately and apart from her said husband after having said instrument shewn and explained to her she, having so apart declared the same to be her voluntary act and that she did not wish to retract the same Before me Ph. S. Braman Justice of the Peace State of Rhode Island County of Washington) Ss. In South Kingstown in said County, on this the 18th day of January A.D. 1869 That personally appeared Caleb W Whittell one of the subscribers to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged the same to be his free and voluntary act and deed. At the same time had before me Catherine M Whittell wife of said Caleb W Whittell, also one of the subscribers to the foregoing instrument being examined by me privately and apart from her said husband after having said instrument shewn and explained to her she, having so apart declared the same to be her voluntary act and that she did not wish to retract the same Before me Ph. S. Braman Justice of the Peace State of Rhode Island County of Washington) Ss. In South Kingstown in said County, on this the 18th day of January A.D. 1869 then personally appeared Hilbert M Perry one of the subscribers to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged the same to be his free and voluntary act and deed. At the same time had before me Hannah E Perry wife of the said Hilbert M Perry also one of the subscribers to the foregoing instrument being examined by me privately and apart from her said husband after having said instrument shewn and explained to her she having so apart declared the same to be her voluntary act and that she did not wish to retract the same—Before me Ph. S. Braman Justice of the Peace Received for Record Feb. 10th 1869 at 11 o'clock A.M. and recorded by Caleb Cross Town Clerk