The instrument's own words
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Know all men by these Presents that we Jason G.
Green & Nancy Green of Charlestown and Wm G. Coanchan and
Hannah Heanchan his wife of Westerly, all of the County of Washington
and State of Rhode Island aforesaid knew that of Game P. Green late of
said Charlestown deceased, and for and in consideration of the sum of
one thousand dollars to us paid by Samuel Green of said Charlestown
son at one of the heirs of said deceased The except wherefore we have
hereby acknowledged, have remised, released and forever quitclaimed
and by these presents do remise release and forever quitclaim
unto the said Samuel Green his heirs and assigns forever,
all the right, title, interest property, claim and demand,
which we have have, or of right ought to have, or claim, in
and to a certain farm situated in said Charlestown known as the
homestead farm of said Jason P. Green deceased, containing
by estimation fifty acres be the same more or less, bounded as
follows beginning at the Northwest corner at the Northwest
corner of the school house lot by the highway Thence Southly
bounding Westerly on said highway to land of William H. Coan
Thence running S S E Northly bounding Westerly on said laces
land to land of Phoebe King Thence Easterly bounding Northly
and Southly bounding Easterly on said Kings land to land of
the heirs of Dennis Kenyon deceased Thence Easterly bounding
Northly & Westerly by said Kenyons land to land of
William Freeman to the highway Thence Southly bounding
Easterly by said highway, to the house lot formerly belonging
to Amos Green Thence Westerly, Southly & Easterly around
said house lot to said highway again Thence Southly and
Westerly following said highway to the southeast corner of the
school house lot Thence around said school house lot to the
place of beginning. Also a certain lot of salt marsh
land situated in said town containing thy acre more or less
bounded North on the Body East on the South by the Rockfish Line
from line South by the sea & West by land of Ruth L.
Kenyon. Also a lot of swamp land situated in said town
containing two acres more or less bounded South by land of
Hope Rice Colack East by land of Elizabeth A. Fisher South by
land of Maria Kenyon & West by land of Joseph R. Newman
B Blood or however otherwise of said tracts may be bounded
To have and to hold the same with all the rights privileges
and appurtenances thereto appertaining to him the said
Samuel Green his heirs and assigns, forever. And we the
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aforenamed Jason Green, Henry J Green, William L
Carnshaw and Hannah L Carnshaw for ourselves and for
our heirs, Executors and administrators do covenant with the
said Samuel Green, his heirs and assigns, that we will
warrant and defend the aforesaid premises to the said
Samuel Green, his heirs and assigns forever against the
lawful claims and demands of all persons claiming by
title right or under us And we Annah ha Le Green wife
of said Jason Green and Mary Le Green wife of
said Henry J Green in consideration of the sum paid as aforesaid
do hereby release to said Samuel Green all our right of
dower in the aforesaid described premises,
In Testimony Whereof we have hereunto set our hands,
and seals this fifth day of February in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy one.
Signed, Sealed and delivered
in presence of
Charles Lewis. Jason Green L.S.
Annah ha Le Green L.S.
Henry J Green L.S.
Mary Le Green L.S.
William L Carnshaw L.S.
Hannah L Carnshaw L.S.
State of Rhode Island
Washington Co. In Charlestown in said county
on this fifth day of February 1871 the above named
Jason Green and Henry Green personally appeared before
me and acknowledged the foregoing instrument by them
signed to be their free and voluntary act and deed, and then
And there the above named Hannah L Carnshaw also person
ally appeared before me and being by me examined privately
apart from her husband 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
Charles Lewis
Justice of the Peace
Washington Co. Charlestown April 11th 1879
Then William L Carnshaw personally appeared
before me and acknowledged the following instrument by
him signed to be his free and voluntary act and deed
Charles Lewis
Justice of the Peace
Received for record April 11th 1879 at 1 oclock P.M.
and received by Lehas Lewis Town Clerk
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