The instrument's own words
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404 Know all men by these Presents That we Henry
O'Reilly and Ruth A. O'Reilly on the said Henry O'Reilly of the town of Kingston
County of Washington and State of Rhode Island and for and in consideration
of the sum of five dollars paid by Jonathan H. O'Reilly of the said
Kingston County & State apprise that we the said h. & r. o'reilly
wib. by these presents remised, released and forever quitclaimed
and by this present do remise, release, and forever quitclaim
unto the said Jonathan H. O'Reilly his heirs and assigns forever
all the right title interest property claims and demands which we
now have or ever had or right ought to have or claim in and to one undivided
one fourth part of five tracts of parcels of woodland situated in South Kingstown
in said state. First tract containing by estimation four acres more
or less and is bounded as follows viz. Beginning at the Northeast corner
at a stake and stones running southerly on land of James of Samuel
Ward & land formerly belonging to Elias Channing Thence Westerly on
land formerly belonging to Welcome B. Bessette Thence Northerly on
land of Ephraim Once late Adam Almonte Thence Easterly to a stake &
stones to the Northeast corner on land of Henry slurry Thence or however
otherwise bounded, second tract containing by estimation five
acres One hundred & twenty three rods and it bounded as follows
viz. beginning at a pine tree north some eight poles which is Colleton
to Lardner Southwest corner said fence Thence South sixty three degrees
East Point five rods to a stake & stones bounded late belonging
to Colleton Lardner deed, thence South twenty six degrees West twenty
seven rods to a stake Thence North 68 West 90 rods to stake &
stones Bounded on East by land belonging to Jonathan B. Browning
& William R. Browning deed bounded on the South on land of
Joseph the Defendant, South 20 East 22 rods to the first mentioned
Browning bounded on East land late belonging to Matthew B. Browning
& William R. Browning deed, or stones otherwise bounded
Third tract containing estimation seventeen and one half acres
more or less & is bounded as follows viz. beginning at a stake
& stone near the highway, bounded Southerly by said highway 23
rods to land belonging to Asa Risher Thence Westerly bounding
Northly on land belonging to Simon P. Greene Thence
Southerly bounding Easterly on street bounded 29 rods
and sixteen links to a stake & stone above built, Thence Easterly
bounding Southerly on land of Henry P. Greene to said first
mentioned stake & stone by said highway or however otherwise
bounded, Fourth tract containing by estimation four acres more or less
& being swampy land & is bounded as follows viz. Northerly on land
of Jeff Belashke late deed Easterly on land Westerly on the
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land of John Healy Esqr Heirs & descendants ly bordering on land of Jacob Perry's
heirs however otherwise bounded. That is the meaning to convey
this undivided fourth of said swamp land to be divided according
to quantity by lottery & the said four tracts belonging to our Honored
Father late of St. Kingston dist.
to Have and to hold the same with all the rights, privileges and
appurtenances thereunto appertaining, to the said Jonathan
Healy, his heirs and assigns forever. And we the aforementioned
Horatio G Healy & Ruth A Healy his wife for ourselves and for
our Heirs executors and administrators do covenant with the said
Jonathan L Healy, his heirs and assigns forever that we will warrant
and defend the aforementioned premises to the said Jonathan L
Healy, 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 14th day of February in the year of our Lord One Thousand
Eight Hundred and twenty Eight.
Signed sealed and delivered
in presence of
Charles Ross
George Colowse
Horatio G Healy L.S.
Ruth A Healy L.S.
State of Rhode Island, SS
Washington
in Charlestown in said County,
this nineteenth day of February A.D. 1828, the above named
Horatio G Healy & Ruth A Healy personally appeared
before me, and acknowledged the foregoing instrument by
them signed, to be their free and voluntary act and deed.
Charles Ross
Justice of the Peace
Received for record April 23, 1827 at 10 oclock A.M.
and recorded by George Colowse Deputy Town Clerk