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his heirs and assigns, that we will warrant and defend the aforesaid premises
to the said George F. Burdich his heirs and assigns forever, against
the lawful claims and demands of all persons claiming by title or
under me.
In Testimony whereof we have hereunto set our
hands and seals this 31st day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and eighty four.
Signed, sealed and delivered
In presence of
Frank M. Tillingshast
George Burdich
Leabel B. Hopkins ls. s.
Mary E. Hopkins ls. s.
State of Rhode Island
Washington sc
I, in Westerly in said county, on this 31st day of
May A.D. 1884 the above named Leabel B. Hopkins personally appeared
before me, and acknowledged the foregoing instrument by him signed to
be his free and voluntary act and deed and then and there the above named
Mary E. Hopkins also personally appeared before me, and being by me
examined fairly and apart from her said husband the being so apart
acknowledged the same instrument whom she explained to be by me, to be
her free did voluntary act and deed, and declared to me that she did not
wish to retract the same.
Frank M. Tillingshast
Attorney Public
Received for record May 31st 1884 at 2 oclock PM.
and recorded by Isyphous Corn town clerk
Know all men by these presents that I Bowen Briggs of Cohan-
ton Rhode Island administrator on the estate of Bowen Briggs late of said
Cohanstons deceased, by virtue of authority vested in me by the court of
probate for said town of Cohanstons and for and in execution of the sum
of one thousand and three dollars to pay me my said Abby Ho Bliven my
wife I Bowen Briggs of said cohanstons the being the highest bidder at a pub-
lic vendue of the estate hereby conveyed on the 18th day of November 1783 the
receipt hereof I do hereby acknowledge as thereby in my said capacity,
grant bargain sell and convey unto his said Abby Ho Bliven her heirs
and assigns forever, all the right title and interest which aforesaid said Bowen
Briggs at the time of his decease had in and to a certain farm situated in
said Cohanstons, bounded as follows. On the North by land late of
Gardner Cornwell deceased and land of Gordon Ho Hopkins; on the East
by land of the heirs of Perry Healy deceased, and land of Thomas that
and others; on the South by land of Col. John R. Cornwall last on the West
by land of Thomas P. Shoen and heirs of Perry Healy deceased containing
by estimation one hundred and fifty acres more or less.
If to have and to hold the aforesaid premises with all the
privileges and appurtenances thereof to the said Abby Ho
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their heirs and assigns forever to her and their only use benefit
and behalf.
And in witness whereof I have hereunto in my said capacity set my hand
and seal this 16th day of November A.D. 1883.
By presence of
George Lowross Bowen Briggs
administrator S.S.
State of Rhode Island ss
County of Washington ss In Charlestown on this 16th day of
november A.D. 1883 Bowen Briggs personally appeared before me and
in his capacity of administrator as aforesaid acknowledged the foregoing
instrument by him signed to be his free act and deed.
George Lowross
Town Clerk
Received for record June 4th 1884 at 10 o'clock A.M.
and recorded by George Lowross Town Clerk
To All people to whom these presents shall come: be
George F. Davis and Mary E. Davis (wife of said F. Davis) of
Richmond, County of Washington in the State of Rhode Island,
send Greeting. Know ye that we the said George F. Davis and Mary
E. Davis hereinafter called the grantors for and in consideration of the
sum of one hundred dollars to us in hand before the sealing
hereof well and truly paid by George A. Johnson of Richmond county
and State aforesaid, the receipt whereof we do hereby acknowledge and
are hereby fully satisfied contented paid and paid their and every
part and parcel hereof the documents agree and discharge the said George
A. Johnson his heirs executors and administrators forever By these presents
their grant bargained bargained sold sold aliened conveyed and
confirmed and by these presents expressly fully and absolutely gives
grant bargaining selling aliening conveying and confirming unto the said George
A. Johnson hereinafter called the grantee his heirs and assigns forever
a certain tract of land situated located in the aforesaid town containing
forty five acres more or less described as follows starting by the highway
cottaway by land of heirs of Jason P. Phenix, George S. Johnson and
said G. Johnson extending westerly by land of Harrison Johnson and Danny S.
Brown southerly by land of Stephen Clarke & others or whoever the
same may be otherwise bounded. To have and to hold the
said granted and bargained premises with all the appurtenances
privileges and immobilities to the same belonging or in any wise
appertaining to the said grantee his heirs and assigns forever to his
and their own proper use benefit and behalf forever. And we the
said grantors for ourselves and for our heirs executors and administro
rs covenant promise and grant to and with the said grantee his heirs
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