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Know all men by these Presents That I Charles P.M.
Wheeler of East Greenwich in the County of Kent in the State of
Rhode Island for and in consideration of the sum of Eight hundred
& fifty dollars to me paid by my wife Amanda Wheeler of Johnston
County of Washington and State of Rhode Island the receipt
whereof I hereby acknowledge, have granted, released, and
forever quitclaimed and by these presents do remise release, and
forever quitclaim unto her the said Amanda J. Wheeler and all
theirs and assigns forever, all the right title interest property
claim and demand which I own have or of right ought to have
or claim in and to a certain tract or piece of land situated in Johnston
County of Washington and State of Rhode Island, bounded and
described as follows to wit bounded southerly by the road
easterly by land now or formerly of the heirs of Thomas Hopkins
deceased and land of Bowen Brooks adjoining by Mill brook and
land of Bowen Brooks Easterly by the Tax brook and land
of Joseph M. Green with here labeled if’s with Layer and land of
Heirs of Brightman Grandell with a drive way passing through
the same from the road on the north as following by description All
one hundred acres be the same more or less being the same
premises conveyed to this grantor by deed from Daniel H. Converse
Administrator with the Will annexed of the estate of Benjamin M.
Wheeler late of Johnston in the County of Washington and State aforesaid
dated January 28th 1818 and recorded by land evidence of said Johnston
from Book No 10 Page 439 & 441 as to said deed is hereby had and
made and more have and to hold the same with all the high
privileges and appurtenances thereunto appertaining to the said
Amanda J. Wheeler and her heirs and assigns forever. And I the
aforementioned Charles P.M. Wheeler for myself and for my heirs executors
and administrators do covenant with the said Wills J. Grandell
and her heirs and assigns that will warrant and defend the
aforesaid premises to the said Wills Grandell and her
heirs and assigns forever against the lawful claims and demands
of all persons claiming the same through or under me. And I Amanda
J. Wheeler wife of said Charles P.M. Wheeler in consideration of the
said sum aforesaid as aforesaid do hereby release and forever quitclaim
into the said Wills Grandell her heirs & assigns all my right of
Dower in and to the aforementioned premises. In testimony
whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this twenty ninth
day of January in the year of our lord one thousand eight hundred
and eighty three,
Signed sealed and delivered Charles P.M. Wheeler L.S.
in presence of
Edward Sandhop Amanda J. Wheeler L.S.
State of Rhode Island ss
Kent ss
In East Greenwich in said
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county, on this twenty sixth day of January AD 1883, the above named
Charles P. W. Wheeler personally appeared before me, and acknowledged
the following instrument by him signed to be his free and voluntary
act and deed
do S. Edward Staples per
Notary Public
Received for record Jan. 29th/1883 at 9 oclock AM.
and recorded by George L. Corrose Town Clerk
Know all men by these Presents that I Elisha H. Cogshall
of Charlestown, County of Washington State of Rhode Island in
consideration of the sum of Eight Hundred dollars to me paid by
Charles P. W. Wheeler of East Greenwich, County of Kent State of
Rhode Island the receipt of which I do hereby acknowledge to
hereby give, grant, sell & convey to said Charles P. W. Wheeler his
heirs & assigns forever a certain tract or parcel of land with dwelling
house thereon, situated in said Charlestown, containing by estimation
one acre (more or less) and bounded as follows, Long Beginning at
the NW corner of said tract of land by a stone of lines of lumen Kenyon
thence running southerly on said tract of land by line of Charles Rappell at
thence running southerly on said tract of land by line of Charles Rappell west
thence running southerly on said tract of land by line of Charles Rappell west
Westly on lines of John Rappell forty seven rods & eight feet to a
stone lot set in the ground thence Northwesterly on said land of Rappell
land by a edge title tree forty rods to Westcott Brook as follows, thence
North easterly by said brook forty rods to line of lumen Kenyon thence
North easterly by said brook forty rods to the corner first named,
with a privilege to the said Wheeler & his heirs & assigns to cut timber at
any & at all times forever for the purpose of heating water, sand storing being
digging about forty feet southerly from the cedar tree above named
the granted his heirs & assigns are to make & forever maintain
the stone fences on said tract or parcel adjoining the land of the
said Charles Rappell aforesaid,
To have and to hold the said
same with all the privileges & appurtenances thereunto belonging to him
the said Charles P. W. Wheeler his heirs & assigns forever.
I said Elisha H. Cogshall aforesaid for myself heirs,
executors & administrators of covenant with said Charles P. W. Wheeler
his heirs & assigns that I am lawfully seized in fee of said
premises that they are free & clear from all encumbrances that
I have good right to sell & convey the same to aforesaid Wheeler
to hold as aforesaid & that I will warrant & defend the same
to said Wheeler his heirs & assigns forever against the lawful
claims & demands of all persons. Ind Public Notary
wife of aforesaid Elisha H. Cogshall and in consideration of
the sum paid as aforesaid do hereby release and forever
quitclaim to said Wheeler his heirs & assigns all my rights
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