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Know all men by these presents, that we Lafayette Godfrey, and Lucinda Godfrey
his wife and John P. Burdick's heirs and administrators in this state; residents
of South Kingstown, in and in
consideration of the sum of one hundred dollars to be paid by Mary Burdick of
Charlestown in the county of Washington and state of Rhode Island to wit, we
acknowledge, have renamed released, and forever released, and passed and release
whereof we do hereby acknowledge, have renamed released, and passed and release
and by these presents do remise release and forever quit claim to the said
Mary Burdick her heirs and assigns forever as the right title interest
liberty claims and demand whatever we have have or of right ought to have
or claim in and to a certain lot of land of farm situated in said Charlestown
containing one hundred and ninety four acres more or less and bounded as
follows beginning at the North west corner thence running South the East
wall of land of Hezekiah Burdick till it comes to a large maple tree thence
easterly by land of Nathan P. Stedman and the lp. [illegible] road and
till it comes to the said same stone boundary and said road till it was in
the north west corner of the lot of land of Charles White thence [illegible]
thence Easterly by road till it comes to a certain stump thence
easterly by land of E. C. [illegible] and said Indian land till it comes
to the house Croadwell's southeasterly corner of same then north
and easterly by land of H. [illegible] till it comes to corner of
Crosby's road then north east by said road till it comes to the
road run West and then north west by said road till it comes to the
first mentioned event To have and to hold the same unto all the
right privileges and appurtenances there or thereunto appertaining to
the said Mary Burdick her heirs and assigns forever And we the
aforementioned Lafayette Godfrey, Lucinda Godfrey, and John P. Burdick
for ourselves, and for our heirs assigns and administrators do covenant
with the said Mary Burdick her heirs and assigns, that we will
warrant and defend forever the aforementioned premises to the said Mary Burdick
her heirs and assigns forever against the lawful claims and demands
of all persons claiming by herself or under us and S. Catherine
Burdick wife of the aforementioned John P. Burdick in consideration of the
sum paid as aforesaid do hereby quit claim to the said Mary Burdick her
heirs and assigns all our right of tenure in the above granted premises
In Testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals This 23d
day of June in the year of our lord one thousand eight hundred and
seventy three
Signed sealed and delivered Lucinda M. Godfrey L.S.
in presence of Lafayette Godfrey L.S.
George W. Godfrey John P. Burdick L.S.
Horatio Bates Catherine Burdick L.S.
State of Rhode Island ss In
[illegible]
This twenty third day
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at time in 1823, that John & John S' Bendick and Lufayette Gidley personally
appeared before me and acknowledged that the within instrument by them
signed to be their free and voluntary act and deed—and at the same time
Emeline Gidley wife of the said Lufayette Gidley, being examined privately,
and apart from her husband and having said instrument shown and explained
to her by me, declared that she to be her free act and deed and that she
did not wish to revoke the same.
Horatio Wales
Justice of the Peace
Recorded for Record June 27th 1823 at 2 o'clock PM
and Recorded by Charles Lowe Town Clerk
Know all men by these presents, that we Benjamin Greene peace and Eliza G.
his wife his heirs Charlotte County Washington and State of Rhode Island
or as and in consideration of the sum of twenty pounds sterling to us paid by Green
Bard & his heirs and assigns the receipt whereof we do hereby acknowledge by these
presents released remised and forever quitclaimed and by these presents do remise
release and forever quitclaim unto the said Green Bard his heirs and assigns
forever all the right title interest privilege space and claim and demand whatever
we have have or of right ought to have or claim in and to a certain tract
of land situated adjacent and abutting in Charlotte County containing by estimation
a few acres more or less and is bounded as follows (beg)
beginning at a Stone and stakes at the Northwest corner of the
of the Quantities thence westerly bounding smoothly on land of the Quantities to the
of the plant, thence southeasterly bounding smoothly on land of the Quantities to the
of the plant, thence southeasterly bounding smoothly on said upland, and running partly
on a berry bramble or partly by fence to a large maple tree thence on
a straight line to the place of beginning
To have and to hold the same with all the rights, privileges
and appurtenances thereto or thereunto appertaining to the said Green
Bard his heirs and assigns forever. And we in the aforementioned Benjamin
Greene and Eliza G. Greene for ourselves and for our heirs executors and
administrators or covenants with the said Green Bard his heirs and assigns
that we will warrant and defend the aforementioned premises to the said
Green Bard his heirs and assigns forever against the lawful claims and
demands of all persons claiming by right, marriage or uterine us.
In Testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals
this 13th day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and twenty three
Signed Sealed and delivered
in presence of
Charles Lowe
Mary A. Lowe
Benjamin Greene L.S.
Eliza G. Green L.S.
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