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Know all men by these presents That we Frances E. Blake,
Ethan Lo Gorandall Martha Lo Gorandall wife of said Ethan Lo Gorandall
John A. Gorandall & Frances Lo Gorandall wife of said John A Gorandall,
all of Hopkinton in Washington County State of Rhode Island, for
divers good causes and considerations thereto moving, especially for
one dollar, reserved to our full satisfaction of said John A Gorandall and
Jane Lo Gorandall both of Charlestown in said Washington County,
give grant bargain promise remise released and forever quitclaimed and do by
these presents forever remise release and forever quitclaimed, release and
forever remise and release unto the said releasees all and to them their heirs and
assigns forever all such right and title as the said releasees or their heirs and
assigns have in or to a certain lot of land vacant, situated in said town of Charlestown
with house, barn out house & other improvements thereon, situated about two
miles from the Railroad station of Warwick, being the homestead of
Matthew Gorandall the father of the grandors & families of the grantors
the same containing about eight acres. the said Martha Gorandall &
Frances Lo Gorandall hereby release & forever quitclaiming unto the
said releasees & their heirs to assign their right of dower in & to
the aforesaid premises for the consideration aforesaid,
To have and to hold the above described premises unto them the said
releasees in equal shares their heirs and assigns to the only use and
behoof of the said releasees their heirs and assigns forth so that
neither we the said releasers or any one in our name on our behalf shall
or will presume claim or demand any right or title to the premises or
any part thereof first of first and every one of them shall by these presents
be stopped and forever barred. In witness whereof
we have hereunto set our hands and seals this 22nd day of October
A.D. 1883.
Signed sealed and delivered
in presence of
L. G. Benny
S. B. Hood.
Frances E. Blake L.S.
Ethan Lo Gorandall L.S.
Martha Lo Gorandall L.S.
John A. Gorandall L.S.
Frances Lo Gorandall L.S.
State of Rhode Island
Washington County ss
Personally appeared Frances E. Blake,
Ethan Lo Gorandall & John A. Gorandall, in Hopkinton in said
County, on the 24th day of November A.D. 1883 before me signer and
sealer of the foregoing instrument, and acknowledged the same to be
their free & voluntary act and deed, before me
& Alanson Gorandall Notary Public
Received for record May 5th 1884 at 4 oclock P.M.
and recorded by Isenfe la Cross Town Clerk