The instrument's own words
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Know all men by these Presents that we John A. Wilcot
and Sarah A. Wilcot his wife and in her right of dower of South Kingstown
Washington County Rhode Island, for and in consideration of the sum
of one dollar in hand paid by Amos Wells wife of said South Kingstown
in the County and State aforesaid the receipt whereof we do hereby
acknowledge have remised released and forever quitclaimed and
by these presents do remise release and forever quitclaim unto
the said Amos Wells his heirs and assigns forever all the
right title interest property claim and demands which we or
our heirs may have or of right ought to have or claim in and to a
certain piece of parcels of land both situated in the town of
Southkingstown in said Washington County the first being known
as the homestead farm of Glen Joseph Stanton deceased and
more recently as the Homestead farm of George A. Stanton
containing eighty acres more or less with a built house & her buildings
thereon standing the second tract or parcel of land being known
as the "ox acre lot" & bounded Northly on land of Joseph H. Seiffon
Easterly on land developed of Sea Beach deceased Southerly on
land of Henry Ward both’d & Westerly on the highway or
wherever similar extent of each parcel of land is bounded Being
the same premises which the present Grantor holds by right of
conveyance of the same from Amos Wells Attorney of Newport length
to Sarah A. Wilcot bearing Date October 1 1786 by reason of land
Evidence records in said Registry in Book 10 of page 266
267 268 & 269 reference thereto being hereby had & image &
which together with the deed conveyance & receipts therein
referred to are hereby made part of the present conveyance for
a more minute & precise description of the premises hereby
conveyed
To have and to hold the same with all the
rights privileges and appurtenances pertaining to them
the said Wells his heirs and assigns forever And we the aforementioned
grantors for ourselves and for our heirs executors and administrators
do covenant with the said Wells his heirs and assigns that we will
warrant and defend the aforementioned premises to the said Wells
his heirs and assigns forever against the lawful claims and demand
of all persons claiming the same through or under us
In Testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands and
seals this 19th day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and eighty one (1881)
Signed sealed sealed and delivered
in presence of
Benj. M. Case [illegible] John A. Wilcot L.S.
Sarah A. Wilcot L.S.
State of Rhode Island re
County of Washington re
County on this 19th day of May A.D. 1881 before me the above named
Sor South Kingstown in said
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John A. Wilcox subscriber to the foregoing instrument personally appear
ed before me, and acknowledged the foregoing instrument to be his sincere
& true free aged voluntary act and deed and then and there the
above named, Sarah A. Wilcox wife of the said form A. Wilcox she
subscriber to the foregoing instrument also personally appeared before
me, and being thus independently privy apart from her sole
husband acknowledged the same instrument from her self and explained
to her by me she being so appeal to be her free and voluntary act and
deed and declared that she did not wish to retract the same.
Benjo W. Basey Notary Public
Received for record June 6th 1841
at 11 o'clock A.M, and recorded by George Calom Town Clerk
H.M.T.D. ULL. Mlex, in these Presents Know All Men by these Presents That I J. Williams R.
Dany of Charlestown, County of Washington in the State of Rhode
Island for sum of money to me in hand paid by the below to be paid
by my Heirs Exchange & said Release in the below’s to the figure
that I hereby do forever remise release and forever quit claim into
and by these presents remise release waive waive and forever quit claim into
the same paid, E. Church her heirs and assigns forever all that piece of
night title interest property solely in my name and towards which I now
have or ever had any right title or interest in and to a certain lot of
land situated in said town. described as a following house House House
standing in and described as follows beginning at the
Highway leading from South Court house to salt pond and running
Eastward bounding on land of [illegible] one hundred
feet Northly bounding on land of [illegible] Easterly in said house land
to land of Charles Olney’s on a line fixed by survey Northly boundary
to land of Charles Olney’s land and line finished fixed to the highway
thence Southly departing the boundary by said highway to the place
of beginning with the trees Pine tree and Knot Pine tree bounding
on the West side of said premises to have and to hold the
home with all its rights privileges appurtenances and appurtenances herunto
appertaining to her the said Mary E. Church her heirs and assigns
forever What the premises & Meantions I do covenant for myself and
for my heirs executed and administrators to covenant with the
said Mary E. Church her heirs and assigns that I will warrant
and defend the aforesaid premises to the said Mary E. Church
her heirs and assigns against the lawful claims and
demands of all persons whomsoever by through or unmeyme
For the testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal
this 2d day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and eighty one.
Signed sealed and delivered
In presence of
George La Courte William Ha Sady Lss
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