The instrument's own words
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Know all men by these Presents, That we Thomas A.
Andrews and Penelope Andrews his wife of Penit. RI, heirs
at law of Jonathan the late dweller of Charlestown RI deceased,
for and in consideration of the sum of five dollars to us paid by
Benjamin B. Green of Charlestown RI the receipt whereof we
do hereby acknowledge, have remised, released, and forever
quit claimed, and by these presents do remise, release, and forever
quit claim, unto him the said Benjamin B. Green his
heirs and assigns, forever, all the rights, title, interest, property,
claim and demand, which we now have, or of right ought
to possess, reclaim, and to a certain piece of land situated in
Charlestown aforesaid containing by estimation two acres be
the same more or less and bounded Northerly by the highway,
Easterly by the heirs of Jesse (or cakes) Southwesterly and Westerly
by land of Thomas A. Andrews or whoever therefore bounded,
with a dwelling house and other buildings thereon standing,
meaning and intending hereby to convey to the said Benjamin
B. Green all the estate which the said Jonathan the aforesaid
acquired by deed from some [illegible] Administrator in the
estate of Samuel Perry deceased, and recorded in said
Charlestown, to have and to hold the same,
with all the rights privileges and appurtenances thereunto
appertaining to him the said Benjamin B. Green his Heirs
and Assigns, forever, And we the aforementioned Thomas A.
Andrews and Penelope Andrews our selves and our
Heirs, Executors and Administrators do covenant and for ever
warrant and defend the aforesaid premises to the said
Benjamin B. Green his Heirs and assigns, forever, against
the lawful claims and demands of all persons claiming
by, through or under us. In Testimony Whereof we have
hereunto set our hands and seals this Fourth day of October
in the year of our lord One thousand eight hundred and
seventy six,
Signed sealed and delivered
In presence of
Wm H Moore
Oliver P Brown
Thomas A. Andrews SS
Penelope Andrews SS
State of Rhode Island )
County of Kent ) ss In Narrwick in said
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280 County, on this, Fourth day of October AD 1816, the above
named Thomas A. Andrews, personally appeared before me
and acknowledged the following instrument, by them signed,
to be his free and voluntarily act and deed; and then there
there the above named Penelope Andrews, also personally
appeared before me, and being, by me examined privately
and want from her said husband she acknowledged
the same instrument, shown and explained to her by
me, to be her free and voluntary act and deed, and
declared to me that she did not wish to retract the same
Wm H. Sloane
Justice of the Peace
Received for record Oct. 1st 1816 at 11.30 AM
and recorded by Charles Cross Town Clerk.
Know all men by these Presents That I Benjamin
D. Grine of Charlestown County of Washington in the State
of Rhode Island for and in consideration of the sum of one
dollar to me paid by Mary S Grine wife of George P
Grine of said Charlestown the receipt whereof I do hereby
acknowledge have furthermore fully satisfied contented &
paid, have remised released & forever quitclaimed, and
by these presents do remise, release & forever quitclaim
unto the said Mary S Grine her heirs & assigns forever
all the right title interest property lately claimed & demanded which
I now have, or of right ought to have, or claim, in & to
a certain lot of land situated in said Charlestown
containing by estimation two acres the same more
or less, and bounded Northerly by the highway,
Easterly by the Berry Road (as the called) Southerly &
Westerly by land of James O Kenyon or whoever brands
with a dwelling house other building thereon, meaning
intending to convey to the said grantee all the Estate
which I purchased of the heirs of Jonathan He Bond
except the following reservation commencing at the
Northeast corner near the School House & running
Westerly on the highway twenty five feet thence southerly
parallel with the East wall until it reaches the pond
To have & to hold the same with all the rights
privileges & appurtenances thereunto appertaining to