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12/14/1878 · DEED · book 10 page 432 doc 4592

From CROSS SAMUEL H ADMINISTRATOR life, WILCOX BENJAMIN F ESTATE OF life
To BRIGHTMAN JOSEPH life
Consideration forty one dollars
Premises toluene acres · tract of land bounded by Salt Pond and river (Charlestown)

Back — where this land came from

probate Benjamin G. Wilcox
“administrator under the Will annexed on the estate of Benjamin G. Wilcox”
no book and page cited; the source is named, not recorded here
read by: gemma

Forward — where this land went

The grantee's later conveyances, by name — the man, not necessarily this land; the one that cites this deed as its source is the land

▶ 1881 · DEED · BRIGHTMAN JOSEPH → BRIGHTMAN PELEG T; BRIGHTMAN LUCY K · book 11 p 2

Bounded by

Boatwright · Gray

The instrument's own words

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432 Know all men by these presents that I Samuel M. Lowe of Bristol County of Washington & State of Rhode Island Providence, administrator under the Will annexed on the estate of Benjamin G. Wilcox late of Charlestown in the county & state aforesaid deceased, in virtue of authority vested in me by the Court of Probate for said county of Charlestown here by do sell convey & transfer one sum of forty five dollars to our friend Joseph Brightman citizen of the town & county of Bristol, the bequest of a particular section of the estate hereby conveyed on the 15th day of November Ad 1888, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged hereby in my part specially grant sell convey & transfer into house land unto Joseph Brightman his heirs & assigns forever all the right title & interest which said Benjamin G. Wilcox at the time of his decease had & to a certain tract of land parcel of land the same being more or less being in Charlestown aforesaid containing by estimation toluene acres be it the same more or less, bounded as follows (beg) bounded by the Stay Westerly by land once of formerly of Northwest Balance Northward by the the Salt Pond, Easterly on land formerly of Butterworth & Gray & Southern by Lowers the at the river may be or is hereafter or is late owned by said Benjmn G. Wilcox, deceased. To have & to hold the same premises with all the privileges & appurtenances there to to him said Joseph Brightman his heirs & assigns forever. And I do hereby covenant agree & voller the said Joseph Brightman his heirs and assigns that I am and am empowered by said Court to sell the same That in every respect of right I have at all times conformed to the decrees of said Court of Probate & the laws of the State in the possessor that I have good right to sell as aforesaid that I will warrant and defend the same against the lawful claims of all persons claiming by tenure or through me or under me & that said Benjamin G. Wilcox died seized of said premises. In witness whereof I have hereon in my own hand respectly set my hand & seal this 12th day of November Ad 1888 In presence of Jesse W. Coli Working for the then Personally came Samuel M. Lowe as administrator under the will annexed of the Estate of Benjamin G. Wilcox late of Charlestown deceased & acknowledged the foregoing instrument to be his act seal in his said capacity to the free act and deed Declared for Record Dec 14th 1878 at W. North A. M. and Recorded by Charles Cross Town Clerk Samuel M. Lowe [illegible] with will annexed of the Estate of Benj. G. Wilcox deceased L. S. State of Rhode Island in Bristol, Dec 12 1888 Before me Jesse W. Coli Notary Public

The page as recorded

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