The instrument's own words
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easing or demands of any person or persons whatsoever fore ever to warrant
seize and defend by these presents
The foregoing we have hereunto set our hands and seals This
twenty seventh day of April AD 1873
Signed sealed and delivered
In presence of
Charles Cross
Philemon Kenyon
State of Rhode Island and [illegible]
County of Washington ss
on this twenty seventh
day of April AD 1873, Margaret G. Kenyon personally appeared
before me and acknowledged that the instrument by her signed
to be her free and voluntary act and deed Signed Hand and sealed This
one the same day also the above named Ruth L. Kenyon wife
of said Margaret G. Kenyon personally appeared before me and
having been examined privately and apart from her said husband she
acknowledged the instrument signed and sealed as by me shown and
explained to her to be her free and voluntary act and deed and
stated and declared to me that she did not wish to obstruct the same
Received for deed April 27th 1873 Charles Cross
Recorded for deed April 27th
1873 at 9 o'clock P.M. and recorded
by Charles Cross Town Clerk
To all people to whom these presents shall come Greetings I Joseph 'Ic.
Cross of Charlestown in the County of Washington and state of
Rhode Island send Greetings Whereas that I the said
Joseph 'Ic. Cross for and in consideration of the sum of one
hundred dollars in hand before the executing hereby well and
truly paid by George G. Bindrich for of Charlestown aforesaid
the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge and am hereby etc
fully satisfied contented and paid and there of and every part
and parcel thereof the servants agents and employees of the said
George G. Bindrich for his heirs executors and administrators
forever by these presents have given granted bargained sold
aliened assigned conveyed confirmed and by these presents
do fully purely and absolutely give grant bargain sell alien
endow convey and confirm unto the said George G. Bindrich for
his heirs and assigns forever a certain lot of land situated
in said Charlestown containing one half an acre and
bounded and described as follows beginning at the highway
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and at the South West corner of the burial ground thence northerly bounding westerly bounding
South westerly to a said highway dip side north thence Northerly bounding Westerly on [illegible]
granite and the place of George W. Moore deceased Clarson roads and eleven rods
thence Easterly bounding Northerly on said Lower east eight rods to said
burial ground thence Southerly bounding Easterly on said burial ground to
the place of beginning. — 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 service appertaining unto him the said George G.
Burke for his heirs and assigns forever, in true however, and upon the
express conditions and for the purposes herein heretofore declared and for no
other purpose or use whatever that the said George G. Burke for his heirs
or assigns shall and will upon and at the request of the Trustees
of the first Baptist Church and Society at Cove's Mills in said Charlestown
whenever the same shall have been created a corporation by the General
Assembly of the state of Rhode Island execute and deliver to said Church and
Society their successors and assigns a good and sufficient deed of the
same premises hereby conveyed and securing warrant and assure the
same to said Corporation free from all encumbrances.
And I the said grantor for myself my heirs, executors and
administrators do covenant promise and grant to and with the said
grantee his heirs and assigns that at and in love the executing hereof
I am the true sole and lawful owner of the above bargained premises
and lawfully seised and possessed of the same in my own proper
right as just perfect and absolute estate of inheritance in fee
simple and that I have and may good right full power and lawful authority
to grant bargain sell convey and confirm the said bargained premises
in manner as aforesaid and that the said grantee his heirs and
assigns shall and may from time to time and at all times forever
hereafter by this deed and virtue of these presents lawfully and presently
and quietly have hold use occupy possess and enjoy the said demised
and bargained premises with the appurtenances free and clear and
freely and quietly seised and possessed and discharged of and free from all
and all manner of former or other gifts grants bargains sales leases
mortgages wills estates jointures doweries judgments executions and
encumbrances of what name or nature soever that might in any
measure or degree obtrude or molest this present deed.
Furthermore I the said grantor for myself 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 whatsoever forever to
warrant secure and defend by these presents.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and
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seal this 22d day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and seventy three
Signed, sealed and delivered
in presence of
Abel P. L. Turner Joseph H. Cross L.S.
Charles Cross
State of Rhode Island etc
Washington County ss
I, Charles Cross
Justice of the Peace
In Charles town this 22nd day
April A.D. 1873 Joseph H. Cross personally appeared before
me and acknowledged that the foregoing instrument be his own signature
to be his free and voluntary act and deed
Charles Cross
Justice of the Peace
Received for Record April 22d 1873 by T. Baker A.M.
and Recorded by Calebates Cross Town Clerk
To all people to whom these presents shall come—I Henry Whipple of
Westerly in the County of Washington or State of Rhode Island etc. being Secretary
of the Board of Trustees of the [illegible] against William Gringeser of Charles town in
said County at the suit of Joseph P. Belknap of Richmond in said County
by me the said Henry Whipple on the 22th day of November A.D. 1871
seized on all the rights title & interest which the aforesaid William
Gringeser had on the 1st day of October A.D. 1872 at 8 the clock in the
forenoon (that being the time of the attachment on the original writ)
and to a certain tract of land & the improvements thereon situated
in said Charlestown containing by estimation one fourth of an acre more
or less & bounded Northly, easterly and westerly on lines of the "Coastline Mile
Co." southerly on a Street or passage & westerly on land of John Duffy
or however otherwise bounded and abuts, and whereas on the first day of the
May A.D. 1876 all the Estate, right, title, interest & property of the said William
Gringeser in this premises aforesaid was by me the said Henry Whipple sold
at public auction for the satisfaction of the said Connection to Joseph P.
Belknap of Richmond in said County who was the highest bidder for the
sum of seventy one dollars which the said Joseph Belknap hath fully
paid well and truly to me the said Henry Whipple.
Now know ye, that by these presents of the love and will in such case
made and provided I the said Henry Whipple and consideration of the sum
of Money paid me as aforesaid do by these presents bargain and sell assign &
set over unto the said Joseph P. Belknap his heirs and assigns forever
all the Estate, right, title, interest, property, freehold & inheritance of
the said William Gringeser of it in to the said premises or aforementioned at
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