The instrument's own words
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224 Know all men by these presents that I Beniah own Kenyon
of Charlestown in the State of Rhode Island and for and in consideration of
the sum of two hundred dollars to me paid by Obadiah T Collines of
Richmond in said State the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge, have
renunced, released, and forever quitclaimed, and hereby, and by these presents do
remise, release and forever quitclaim unto him the said Obadiah T Collines his
heirs and assigns forever, all the right title, interest property, claim and
demand, which I now have or ought have or right to have, or claim, in and to
one chain lot or parcel of land situated in the town of Charlestown in
said State, in the village of Easttown, bounded and described as follows
commencing at the Southeast corner of said lot at the Northeast corner of a
lot owned by William D Cross on the highway, and running southeasterly on
said highway six and a half rods to a lot owned by Jonathan Luckett and wife have
instantly bought recently row to a land owned by Offer M Money, thence southeasterly
six rods to the Northeast corner of a lot owned by said Cross, thence southeasterly
by said Cross lot ninety rods to the place of beginning and containing
three fourths of an acre (3/4) being the same lot conveyed to me by
deed from Jonathan J. Cogswell and recorded in said Charlestown book 1
to page 446 in said Charlestown To have and to hold the
same, with all the rights privileges and appurtenances thereto appertaining
to him the said Obadiah his heirs and assigns forever. And I Annie D.
Kenyon wife of the said Beniah lo in consideration aforesaid do hereby
release unto the said Obadiah his heirs assigns all my right of dower in
to the above described premises. In testimony whereof we have
hereunto set our names and seals this nineteenth day of March in the year
of our lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty four (1884)
Signed, sealed and delivered
In presence of
Albey C. Barber
W. R. G. Sanfitts Jr
Beniah Lo Kenyon L.S.
Annie D. Kenyon L.S.
State of Rhode Island ye
Washington Co. ss
In Richmond in said county, on this
nineteenth day of March Ad. 1884 the above named Beniah Lo Kenyon and
Annie D. Kenyon personally appeared before me and acknowledged that the
foregoing instrument, by them signed to be their free and voluntary
last and deed.
W. R. G. Sanfitts Jr
Notary Public
Received for record March 27th 1884 at 11 oclock AM
and recorded by George Lo Lows Town Clerk
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