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warrant and defend the aforesaid premises to the
said Nelson B Vars his heirs and assigns forever against
the lawful claims and demands of all persons claiming
by thorough or under me. I Sybil S Vars wife of
of the aforementioned Edwin C Vars in consideration of the
above sum paid to my said husband do remise release
and forever quitclaim unto him the said Nelson B Vars
his heirs and assigns forever all my right of dower in
unto the aforesaid premises and quitclaim premises
In Testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands
and seals this nineteenth day of December in the year
of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy
Signed sealed and delivered
In presence of Edwin C Vars L.S.
Thos H Reabey [illegible] Sybil S Vars L.S.
State of Rhode Island to
Washington Co Ss I Pew Westerly this
nineteenth day of December A.D. 1870 That Edwin
C Vars personally appeared before me and acknowledged
the within instrument by him signed to be his free
and voluntary act and deed
Thomas H Reabey
Public Notary
Received for record Dec 21st 1870 at 10 oclock A.M.
and recorded by Charles Cove Town Clerk
Now all men by these presents that we George
H Ward of Charlestown R.I. Samuel P Kenyon and
Lucinda S Kenyon his wife and Richard H Ward of
Plainfield let Cot. Henry M Kelly and Sarah A Kelly his
wife of Lebanon Cot. George H Converse and Abby P
Converse his wife of Storming Cot. Charles C Vars and
Sybil S Vars his wife and William D Vars and Harriet
N Vars his wife Westerly R.I. and James L Wood
of Richmond R.I. for and in consideration of the sum
of Fifteen Hundred Dollars ($1500.) to us paid by Eliz
D Wood and Mehetabel A Wilson of Richmond R.I.
the receipt whereof we do hereby acknowledge do hereby
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remise release and forever quitclaim unto them The said
Peleg E Sisson and Mehetabel A Sisson their heirs and
assigns forever all the right title interest property claim
and demand which we now have or of right ought right to have
or claim in and to a certain lot of land situated in
Charlestown R.I. known as the Ocean house lot containing
about two acres be the same more or less and is bounded
on the North partly by lands of Benjamin Macomber and
partly by land of Chase on the East by Cross Hive
Brook as he is called on the south by the Charlestown Pond
and on the West by a lane running from Cross Hive
to said Charlestown Pond with a house known as the
Ocean House thereon standing To have and to hold the
same with all the right privileges and appurtenances
to the same belonging to them the said Peleg E Sisson
and Mehetabel A Sisson their heirs and assigns forever
And we the aforementioned Grantors for ourselves our heirs
executors and administrators do covenant with the
said Grantees that we will warrant and defend the
aforedescribed premises to the said Grantees their heirs
and assigns forever against the lawful claims and
demands of all persons claiming by through or under
us and we C Amanda Ward wife of said George
H Ward and Julia C Ward wife of said James D Ward
for the consideration paid as aforesaid do hereby release
to the said Grantees their heirs and assigns forever all
our right of dower in and to the aforest described premises
In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and
seals this 31st day of December A.D. 1870
In presence of
Fillmore Cross George H Ward L.S.
Iso S Lovegrove C Amanda Ward L.S.
William Dyer Richard H Ward L.S.
Samuel P Kenyon L.S.
Lucinda G Kenyon L.S.
G D Spencer Henry M Kelly L.S.
S S Hill Sarah A Kelly L.S.
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Huneford G Kenyon
F. W. Shipfield
Abel Tanner
Williams B Sucker
Williams D Vars L.S.
Harriet M Vars L.S.
Charles C Vars L.S.
Abby P Vars L.S.
Geo H Hoxsie L.S.
Mary P Hoxsie L.S.
Junus E Ward L.S.
Julia E Ward L.S.
Revenue Stamps
6137
State of Rhode Island County of Washington
In Charlestown this 27th day of December 1870
George N Ward personally appeared before me and
acknowledged the foregoing instrument by him signed
to be his free act and deed
Charles Cross
Justice of the peace
State of Connecticut Windham County Town of
Plainfield January 5th A.D. 1871 then personally
appeared Samuel P Kenyon and Lucinda G Kenyon
and signed the foregoing deed and acknowledged
the same to be their free act and deed
Before me
William Dyer
Justice of the peace
State of Connecticut Windham County Town of
Plainfield Jan 5th 1871 then appeared Richard H Ward
and signed the foregoing deed and acknowledged the same
to be his free act and deed
Before me
Caleb Bennett
Justice of the peace
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State of Connecticut New London County $\text{S}$
Lebanon January 7th 1871 personally appeared Henry H.
Kelly, signer and sealer of the foregoing instrument and
acknowledged the same to be his free act and deed
Before me Geo I Spencer
Justice of the Peace
State of Rhode Island $\text{S}$
County of Washington $\text{S}$ In Charlestown in said
County on this 16th day of January 1871 Sarah A.
Kelly personally appeared before me and being examined
separately and apart from her husband, and having the
foregoing instrument shown and explained to her by me
she being so apart (and to which she has subscribed her
name) acknowledged the same to be her free act and
deed from which she did not wish to retract
Charles Cross
Justice of the Peace
State of Rhode Island $\text{S}$
Washington $\text{S}$ In Westesterly this nineteenth day
of January A.D. 1871 personally appeared William
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State of Connecticut County of New London
in Stonington in said County on this the 21st
day of January A.D. 1871 then personally appeared
George H. Coomes 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 Mary P. Coomes wife of said George H. Coomes
also one of the subscribers to the foregoing instrument
being examined by me present and absent from her
husband after having said instrument
shown and explained to her by me she being so
that declares the same to be her voluntary act
and that she did not wish to retract the same
Before me
L.S. Francis S. Higgins
Notary Public
Washington Co So In Richmond in said
County on this third day of February Ad. 1871
then personally appeared James L Ward one of the
subscribers to the foregoing instrument and acknow-
ledged the same to be his free and voluntary
act and deed Before me Abel Turner
Justice of the peace
Reed for Record Feby 8th 1871 at 12 oclock No
and recorded by Charles Cross Town Clerk
Know all men by these presents that we
George H. Ward of Charlestown R.I. Samuel P. Kenyon
and Lucinda G. Kenyon his wife and Richard H. Ward
of Planfield Ct. George H. Coomes and Mary P. Coomes
his wife of Stonington Ct. Shands G. Ware and Abby G.
Ware his wife and William G. Ware and Harriet G. Ware
his wife of Westerly R.I. and James L. Ward of Richmond
R.I. and Henry G. Kelly and Sarah A. Kelly his wife of
Lebanon Ct. for and in consideration of the sum of Eighty
Dollars to us paid by Edward S. Burdick of Charlestown
R.I. the receipt whereof we hereby acknowledge have