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Know all men by these presents that we Jesse S. [illegible] & Hannah S.
Reynolds wife of said Jesse both of Charlestown in the county of Washington and
State of Rhode Island Providence & Joseph S. Maynard of South Kingstown in said County
and State in consideration of the sum of twenty two hundred dollars paid
in hand by William D. Cross of said Charlestown the receipt whereof is
hereby acknowledged do hereby give grant bargain sell and convey
unto the said William D. Cross a certain lot of land with a dwelling
House shop and other buildings thereon standing situated in the village
of Carolina Mills in said Charlestown and bounded as follows:
Easterly by the public road southerly by land of John Hatch
Westerly by land of John slurry or whoever
the same may belong bounded and containing one acre
of land - to have and to hold the above granted premises
to the said William D. Cross his heirs and assigns to his heirs
there to have and hold forever And we the said Jesse S. Reynolds &
Hannah S. Reynolds and Joseph S. Maynard for ourselves
and our heirs executors and administrators do covenant with the
said William D. Cross and unto his heirs and assigns that we are
lawfully seized in fee simple of the aforementioned premises that they
are free from all encumbrances that we have good right to sell and
convey the same to the said William D. Cross and to his heirs and
assigns forever as aforesaid and that we will and our heirs executors
and administrators well warrant and defend the same to the said
William D. Cross and to his heirs assigns forever against the
lawful claims and demands of all persons
In witness whereof we the said Jesse S. Reynolds & Hannah
S. Reynolds and Joseph S. Maynard have hereunto set our hands
and affixed our seals this thirty first day of April in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and twenty two 1822
Signed sealed and delivered
in presence of
Oris Cole
M. S. Green
Jesse B. Reynolds Lss
Hannah S. Reynolds Lss
Joseph S. Maynard Lss
State of Rhode Island
Washington County SS April 28 1822
When personally appeared the above named
Jesse B. Reynolds Hannah S. Reynolds and Joseph S. Maynard and acknowledged
the foregoing instrument by them signed to be their free act and deed
and at the same time said Hannah S. Reynolds being her by me examined found
and upon her oath from her said husband and the contents meaning and signing of said instrument
explained to her expressly said that she agreed said instrument freely and voluntarily
without compulsion of her said husband and that she desired to be a party to the same
Witness William B. Green Notary Public
Received for Record April 28th 1822 and Recorded by La Cross & Co.
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