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Know all men by these Presents that we Mary Clarke
of the town of North Kingstown Charles D. Chase and Martha S. Chase of Hopkinton
all in the county of Washington Viz for and in consideration of the sum
of ten dollars of lawful money of the states paid to us by George W. Moore of Charlestown in the
County and state aforesaid the receipt whereof we do hereby acknowledge
had received, released and forever quitclaiming, and by these
presents do remise, release lind forever quitclaim unto the said
George W. Moore his heirs his heirs also assigns, forever, all the right
title privilege right claim and demand which we now have
or of right ought to have, to claim and in to a certain piece of land
situated in said Charlestown containing by estimation one acre
or the same more or less with a cottage house thereon
and is bounded as follows: beginning at the southeast
corner of the lot hereby conveyed thence running southeasterly, bounding
on the lot of James & Samuel Green to the said Three running Northeasterly
bounded collectively on the day sixty (60) feet to find Samuel’s lot
by the Right of Way on the day, bounded on the North by the lot of Horace Chase
bounding northeasterly bounding Northeasterly on said hallway’s lot to a stake and
thence Easterly, bounding on the lot of Samuel Green
to the place of beginning. it is however likewise the same may
be bounded, the same being subject to the reservation in deed from
Samuel Green to William De Long and Mary Clarke of the
above described premises dated April 1787 and recorded in
Book No 10 Page 589 Evidence records in Charlestown pages 487
488. To have and to hold the same, with all the rights
privileges and appurtenances thereunto appertaining, to him
the said George W. Moore his heirs and assigns forever.
And we the aforementioned Mary Clarke, Charles D. Chase and
Martha S. Chase for ourselves and for our heirs, executors and
administrators, do covenant with the said George W. Moore his
heirs and assigns, that we will warrant and defend the aforesaid
premises, to the said George W. Moore his heirs and assigns forever
against the lawful claims and demands of all persons claiming by
through or under us, our lawfully witness of have hereunto
set our hands and seals this fifteenth day of July in the year of our
Lord, one thousand eight hundred and eighty two
Signed sealed and delivered
in presence of
Charles Coons
Mary Clarke L.S.
Charles D. Chase L.S.
Martha S. Chase L.S.
State of Rhode Island ye
Washington ss
Charlestown in said county, on this fifteenth
day of July A.D. 1882 the above named Mary Clarke and
Charles D. Chase personally appeared before me, and acknowledged
edged the foregoing instrument, their names signed to be their free
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and voluntary, set and deed: and then and there the above named
Martha A. Rhoads ales personally appeared before me, and being by me
examined privately, and apart from her said husband acknowledged
the same instrument, shown and presented 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 Boyce
Justice of the Peace
Received for records July 18th 1842 at 3 o'clock PM
and recorded by Hodge R. Lawson Clerk
To all people to whom these Presents shall come, I Charles
B. Coxwell for myself, Jointly and Severally with William the Executor, John R. Congdon &
Mary of Maryland wife of said John P all of Newport & Joshua G.
Wright of Charlestown all in the county of Bristol in the State of
Rhode Island, & Joseph B. Reynolds of Pawtucket in the State of
Rhode Island her wife hereafter called the grantors, do hereby Grant Release
that my the said grantors for and in consideration of the sum of
three hundred dollars to me paid, in hand before the execution hereof
well and fully paid by happenstan C. Button of North Dighton
county of Bristol Massachusetts hereinafter called the
grantee the receipt hereof be the same by me acknowledged and are
hereby fully satisfied cleared settled and paid and of and for
every part of said product forever to convey assign and discharge the
said grantee his heirs executors administrators and assigns forever by these
presents give grant convey release and by these presents do fully
conveyed and conveyed, and by these presents do fully and
absolutely give grant bargain sell and convey in fee simple convey
conferred unto the said grantee his heirs and assigns forever,
only undivided half of certain ties of land lying in the town of
Charlestown & Newport in the county of Bristol in the State of
Rhode Island the first of which is bounded on the North by the line of
Parties Parcel’s East on the highway South by land of the heirs of
Henry Neally Northly South West by land of some Derby Neally others or
otherwise the same may be construed containing about fifty five
acres more or less, also one undivided part of another lot of parcel
of land lying in Charlestown beginning at the North East corner of
land of Cullers Hall and thence South 23 1/2 West 37 chains 25 links
to land of Joseph Newcomer & land of George M. Forman on the
North far enoughly so that a parallel line with the South line will make
fifteen acres thereof Thence East a straight line to some Brackland line
thence Southly by said Brackland line to the first mentioned bound
containing fifty five acres more or less, also one undivided
part of a saltmarsh lot lying in the town of Charlestown aforesaid
containing ten acres about the same or more of less bounded Northly
Southly by the salt pond Easterly by the beach & Southly
by land of the heirs of Edward Wilcox Also one undivided l
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