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set my hand and seal this seventh day of November in the year of our
lord, one thousand eight hundred and eighty four.
Signed, sealed and delivered
in presence of
Prattie Kenyon
Jos. Coomes.
Caroline X Reynolds L. S.
her mark
George C. Loomis
Town Clerk
State of Rhode Island, sc
Washington sc In Charlestown in said county, on this
7th day of November AD 1884 the above named Caroline Reynolds
personally appeared and sworn before me, and acknowledged the foregoing instrument
by her signed to be her free and voluntary act and deed.
George C. Loomis
Town Clerk
Received for record January 17th 1885 at 10 o'clock AM.
and recorded by me on behalf of George Loomis Town Clerk
Know all Men by these Presents, That we Jonathan Mason
& William Mason both of Westerly in the county of Washington and State
of Rhode Island, surviving partners of the late firm of the Mason family
which firm was composed of the said Jonathan Mason, William
Mason & Charles Mason late of said Westerly deceased, & Tolerance
Mason of said Westerly, the son and one of the heirs of said Charles
Mason deceased, & Ruth M. Mason of Westerly the daughter of said
Charles Mason deceased, & Fred H. Ashby to Abby M. Hobart his
wife both Citizens of the State of Alabama. The last three acting
by their attorney the said Tolerance Mason duly authorized by
Letter of attorney under their hands & seals dated the 4th day of
September AD 1881 & duly acknowledged & recorded in the records
of land evidence in said town of Westerly, reference theres to & to
the deed thereof being hereby made for more in and consideration of
the sum of fifty Dollars to us well and truly paid by Riley J.
Brightman of Charlestown in said Washington County the receipt
whereof is by hereby acknowledged have received released and
forever quitclaimed and by these Presents remise release and
forever quitclaim unto the said Riley J. Brightman his heirs
and assigns, forever, all the right title, interest property claim
and demand which we now have, or ought to have or claim or entail
in and to a certain tract of land being in said Charlestown,
containing by estimated seventy four acres more or less, bounded
on the Northerly by lands of the late Joseph Macouber. Samuel
Burdick & O. D. Holcombe Westerly by lands of the late Joseph
Macouber southerly by lands of said Macouber, Oswald A. Branch
& Horace R. Burdick and Easterly by lands of Edward V. Wilcox
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Thomas Nespie & Samuel Burdich, or however otherwise the same may be
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conveyed. The premises hereby conveyed are the same premises conveyed
to La mason & his hey by Ethan Bendellon & wife by their deed dated June
1871 & recorded in the land records of said town of South Kingstown in
said Book No 10 at pages 411 & 412 reference being hereby made & said
to said deed for a more particular description of the premises.
To have and to hold the same with all the rights privileges &
appurtenances thereto appertaining to him the said grantee his heirs &
heirs and assigns forever. And we the aforementioned grantors for
ourselves and for our heirs executors and administrators do covenant
with the said grantee his heirs and assigns, that we will warrant
and defend the aforementioned premises to the said grantee his heirs
and assigns forever against the lawful claims & demands of all
persons lawfully having, through or under us, claim. And we further
do hereby certify the wife of said Jonathan Mason & Sarah
Mason of said Nesfield the wife of said William Mason & Emma A
Mason of said Nesfield the wife of said Colerance Mason, in
evidence of the same hand & be dispensed, do hereby release & forever
quitclaim unto the said grantee his heirs & assigns all our right
of dower in and to the aforementioned premises. In testimony whereof
we have hereunto set our hands & seals this 14th day of January
1884 the said Ann M Mason & Fred L Hecker & Abby M Hecker
acting as by their said Attorney le Colerance Mason.
Signed, Sealed & delivered
Presence of
N. Fred D. Kelly
George H. Wells.
Jonathan Mason L.S.
William Mason L.S.
le Colerance Mason L.S.
Ann M Mason by her attorney
Colerance Mason L.S.
Fred L Hecker by his
attorney le Colerance Mason L.S.
Abbie M Hecker by her
attorney le Colerance Mason L.S.
Alice E Mason L.S.
Mortified M Mason L.S.
Sarah Mason L.S.
Emma A Mason L.S.
Witness to Sarah Mason mark
State of Rhode Island ss
Washington Co In Nesfield on the 14th day of January
AD 1884 then personally appeared before me, the above named Jonathan
Mason, William Mason & le Colerance Mason & acknowledged the
above instrument by them signed to be their free voluntary act &
deed, the free voluntary act & deed of every one of them.
At the same time & place the said le Colerance Mason the attorney
of the said Ann M Mason, Fred L Hecker & Abby M Hecker also
personally appeared before me & acknowledged the above instrument
by himself signed & executed in his said capacity to be the free voluntary
act & deed of the said Ann M Mason, Fred L Hecker & Abby M Hecker
the free voluntary act & deed of every one of this said instruments.
Recorded for record June 1885 at 9 o'clock le Colerance L. Wells
and read by le Colerance Mason. 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