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at time in 1823, then John & Frederick and Lysinelette Godfrey personally
appeared before me and acknowledged that the written instrument by them
signed to be their free and voluntary act and deed—and at the same time
Lysinelette Godfrey wife of the said Lysinelette Godfrey, being examined privately,
and apart from her husband and relatives having said instrument shown and explained
to me, by me, declared the same 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 and Eliza G.
his wife residents of Charlestown County Washington and State of Rhode Island
of us and in consideration of the sum of twenty pounds sterling to us paid by Green
Bard & his successors 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 privileges claims and demands whatever
we have have or of right ought to have or claim in and to a certain tract
of land situated and located in Charlestown containing by estimation
a few acres same the same more or less and is bounded as follows being
beginning at a Stone and stakes at the Northwest corner of the
said land
Justice fence westerly bounding smoothly on land of the Quantities to the
said land, fence easterly bounding smoothly on land of the Quantities to the
said land, fence southerly bounding smoothly on said upland, and running partly
by some marshes & partly by fences to a large maple tree thence once
in a straight line to the place of beginning
To have and to hold the same with all the rights, privileges
and appurtenances 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 otherwise
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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State of Rhode Island &p
Washington ss
Before me Benjamin Reason personally appeared before me and acknowledged
the within instrument by him desired to be his free and voluntary act and
deed. And Eliza P. Reason wife of the said Benjamin Reason, having be-
me examined fairly and openly from her box hearing and seeing instrument
shown and explaining to her & her dy her signed, declared the same to
be her free act and deed from which she did not wish to retract.
Charles Coxon Town Clerk
Received for Record June 13th 1843 at No. 4 Court St. M
and Recorded by Charles Coxon Town Clerk
Know all men to whom these presents may concern that we
Hannah Sprite widow of Joseph Sprite deceased, Elizabeth
Sprite Joseph G. Sprite & Hannah Sprite Sprite Guardians to and
for Clara E. Sprite Lydia A. Sprite & Arminda Sprite
all of the town of Westerly County of Washington, State of Rhode
Island and surrounding Territories, for and in consideration of
the sum of fifty dollars paid us by Frank Burdick of the
town of Washington in said County aforesaid, the receipt whereof
we do hereby acknowledge by these presents do grant, bargain,
sell and convey unto the said Frank Burdick to him
his heirs and assigns forever, one certain tract or piece of land
lying and being in the town of Charlestown in said County
aforesaid containing one acre reserving the right of passing across
said lot with horses and otherwise to us our heirs and assigns
forever, butted and bounded as follows (viz) beginning at the
South East corner of said lot of a shrub on the ground thence
Westerly by the beach to land of Sprites thence Northerly bounded
Westerly on Sprites land to make one acre, thence Easterly to
and Fartherly on Sprites land to the first mentioned shrub
To have and to hold the above described premises with
all the privileges and appurtenances thereunto belonging to
him the said Frank Burdick to him his heirs forever
And we the Signatories for ourselves our heirs executors and
administrators do covenant unto the aforesaid Frank Burdick
that we have good right to sell and convey the same as aforesaid
and that we will defend the same to the said Frank Burdick
his heirs and assigns forever against all claim right or
under us
In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands
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