The instrument's own words
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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 record July 18th 1842 at 3 o'clock PM
and recorded by George R. Lawson Clerk
To all people to whom these Presents shall come, I Charles
S. Bennington for myself, my heirs and assigns, William the Executor, John R. Congdon &
Mary of [illegible] wife of said John G all of Newport & Joshua G.
Wright of Charlestown all in the county of Bristol in the state of
Rhode Island, and 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 pay in hand before the presence of our house
well and fully paid by happenstan C. Button of North Dighton
county of Bristol state of Massachusetts hereinafter called the
grantee the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged and are
hereby fully satisfied settled cleared and paid thereof and of
every part thereof subject however to covenants assign and discharging the
said grantee his heirs executors administrators and assigns forever by these
presents given grant conveyed granted released and sold signed sealed and
conveyed and transferred and by these presents do fully and
absolutely give grant bargain sell and convey in fee simple convey land
confirmed unto the said grantee his heirs assigns forever
only undivided part of certain lots 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 date of
said Pawtucket East by the line on the highway south by land of the heirs of
Henry Neally Southly North East by land of owner Henry Butler & others or
otherwise the same may be construed containing eighty five
acres more or less, also one undivided part of another lot of parcel
of land lying in Charlestown beginning at the Northeast 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. Farrington 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 Brookland line
thence southly by said Brookland land to the first mentioned distance
containing fifty five acres more or less also one undivided
part of a saltmarsh lying in the town of Charlestown aforesaid
containing ten acres approx the same more or less bounded Northly
Southly by the salt pond Easterly by the beach & Southly
by land of the heirs of Edward Wilcox Also one undivided p
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part of one other lot of land & the buildings thereon standing situated
in the town of Charlestown & Gratty in the town of Westerly in the county
of Kent aforesaid bounded Northerly by land of George N Taylor and the
enclosure Easterly on land late of Mr Niles north by the salt pond
Westerly by land of Oliver Dole & however otherwise the same may
be bounded or described containing one hundred acres be the same however
or else the same being all the right title & interest inherited by us in the
estate of our late father DeWitt Reynolds deceased To have and to
hold the said granted & bargained premises with all the appurtenances
privileges and commodities to the same belonging or in any wise
appertaining to the said grantee his heirs and assigns forever to the
said grantor for his only use benefit and behalf forever & we the
said grantors for our and our heirs executors and administrators do covenant
promise and grant to and with the said grantee his heirs and assigns
that we and they be and the same hereafter forever are the true sole and
lawful owners of the above bargained premises and are the fully
seized and possessed of the same in our own proper right as bona
perfect and absolute state of ownership in fee simple and
have full good right full power and lawful authority to grant bargain
sell convey and confirm the said bargained premises in manner as
aforesaid And that the said grantee his heirs and assigns shall
hold and may from time to time and at all times forever hereafter by fee
and void of any troubles presents lawfully peacefully and quietly have hold
use possess enjoy and giving the said demised and bargained premises
with the appurtenances free and clear and perfectly and clearly acquitted
separated and discharged of any and all maners of tenure
or the gifts grants bargains sales deeds mortgages wills entails jointures
doweries preemption executions & manucaptions whatever name or
nature whatsoever that in any measure or degree obscured a make
void this present deed.
Furthermore we the said grantors for ourselves and our heirs execute
and administrators do covenant and ensure the above demised premises
to the said grantee his heirs and assigns against the lawful claims
or demands of any person or persons or otherwise forever to remain
secure and defended by these presents.
And we having E Pendelton wife of said Joseph R Pendelton Mrs
Ellen R Pendelton wife of Mr H W Reynolds & Grant for the purpose of
said H W Reynolds in consideration of the said sum paid as aforesaid do
hereby release and forever quitclaim unto the said grantee his heirs and
assigns all our right of seizure in and to the aforesaid premises.
In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals
this Sixteenth day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and twenty eight.
Signed sealed and delivered
in presence of
Henry White [illegible] witness
Signatures of the Pendeltons & Reynolds
H W Reynolds
E Pendelton
Mrs Ellen M Reynolds Lsd
H W Reynolds
J R Pendelton
Charles Lee Pendelton Lsd
& Collan R Reynolds
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Joseph G. Pendleton L.S.
Martha E. Pendleton L.S.
John Perry Grandall L.S.
Mary S. Grandall L.S.
Wm H. Pendleton L.S.
Alice J. Pendleton L.S.
John E. Garvitt L.S.
Francina H. Garvitt L.S.
Date of Rhode Island sc)
Washington co ss Jen. Newsteadly this 16th day of January,
AD 1878 Charles Lee Pendleton, Joseph G. Pendleton, William H.
Pendleton & John Perry Grandall, personally appeared before me
and acknowledged the foregoing instrument by them signed to be
their free and voluntary act and deed at the same time place
Mary S Grandall wife of said John Perry Grandall also one of
the subscribers to the foregoing instrument personally appeared before
me & saying she gambled privately & apart from her husband here
me & saying she gambled privately & apart from her husband here
after having said instrument shown & explained to her she being
so apart declared the same to be her voluntary act deed & that she did
not wish to retract the same Henry Whitefield
Notary Public
Washington co sc Jen. South Kingstown in said county on this 19th day of
January AD 1878 John E. Garvitt sc scribes to the foregoing instrument
and acknowledged the same to be his free and voluntary act and
deed Before me Oliver D Clarke Justice
Washington co sc Jen. South Kingstown in said county on this 19th day of
January AD 1878 then personally appeared Francina H Garvitt
wife of said John E Garvitt one of the subscribers to the fore going
unbrought after being examined privately and apart from her
said husband by me one and after having said instrument shown
and explained to her she being so apart declared the
same to be her voluntary act not and that she did not wish to retract
the same Before me Oliver D Clarke Justice
Date of Rhode Island sc)
Washington co ss Jen. Newsteadly this 6th day of April AD 1878
Joseph G Reynolds personally appeared before me & acknowledged
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the foregoing instrument by him signed to be his free & voluntary
act & deed, at the same time & place, then Mr Reynolds wife of
said Joseph h Reynolds also one of the subscribers to the foregoing
instrument personally appeared before me, and being by me examined
properly, a part having her seal husband & wife having said instrument
shown & confirmed to her by me, the being, so she declared the same
to be her free & voluntary act & deed & that she did not wish to retract
the same. Neunny Whipple Notary Public
Recorded in Medery, May 2d 1879 in Land Courtense
Book 20 p 20 24 page 80 f 110 p 111 Witness said La Cornes Town Clerk
Received for record August 1st 1882 at 11 o clock AM
and recorded by George La Cornes Town Clerk
Know all men by these presents that I Brother to Michael
of the Town of Kingstown in the County of Washington state of Rhode
Island for and in consideration of the sum of Six hundred & fifty
dollars gold and silver paid to me by Hen Henry DeGrasse & Mary the Gson this wife
of Charlestown in said county state the receipt whereof is
hereby acknowledged by me, do give grant bargain sell
convey and confirm unto the said Hen Henry DeGrasse & Mary their heirs
and assigns forever, two certain lots of land situated in said town
of [illegible] first lot contains three rods by 20 rods with a dwelling
house & other buildings thereon, bounded on the Northwest
corner at a stake & stone fence running 20 rods of course, in land of the
heirs of Dennis Green desc 20 rods to a stake & stone fence thence a
diagonal south easterly course to a stake & stone fence thence southly to
a heap of stone by the highway, hence North easterly by said way, the
to the place of beginning the other East is bounded as follows
beginning at the Northwest corner of the first mentioned last thence
running north easterly bounded North easterly by said fence mentioned last thence
by lake of Joshua Moore till it comes to said fence north east corner
hence running North easterly bounded Northly by land of some Moore till
it comes to the highway hence running South easterly bounded south easterly
by the highway till it comes to the south fence hence bounded
by said parcel whose lot till it comes to the highway hence running
North easterly bounded South easterly by the highway till it comes to
a pile of stones & heap of stones by said road hence North easterly by a stake
fence bounded easterly by land of Cyrus Watson till it comes to land
of Vernon Cornis marking said Cornis land where said Watson more
interests it thence bounded Northly bounded Northly by land of said Cornis
till it comes to land of Thomas A Green and the heirs of Dennis Green
thence in a north easterly direction bounded Southly & Eastly by land
of said Thomas A Green & heirs of Dennis Green to the place of
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