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To all People to whom these Presents shall come We Jason
& Greene of Charlestown, and Hannah Greene of the same Town,
county of Washington in State of RI hereinafter called the grantors
send Greeting Known that we the said grantors, for and in
consideration of the sum of fifty dollars hs in hand borne
by the executing these presents well and truly paid by Josiah G Greene of
Charlestown aforesaid hereinafter called the grantee, the receipt
whereof we do hereby acknowledge, and are hereunto fully satis
contented and paid, and thereof and thereby fully barred and thanked these
do signate, acquit and discharge the said grantee his heirs
executors and administrators forever, by these presents give grant
granted bargained sold alienated enfeoffed conveyed and confirmed
and by these presents do freely fully and absolutely give grant
bargain sell alien enfeoff convey and confirm unto the said
grantee his heirs and assigns forever, one lot of marsh land
situated in said town containing three acres more or less bounded
North partly by the lot of fuel wood and partly by land of Stephen
H. Foster, Easterly by the lot of Henry & Daniel G Tucker, South
by land of Geo M and Robert H Hopkins and land of said Jason
G Greene ourselves the same may be bounded.
To have and to hold the said granted and bargained premises
with all the appurtenances privileges and commodities to the same
belonging in any way appertaining to the said grantee his heirs
and assigns forever to his and their only proper use benefit and
behoof forever, and we the said grantors for ourselves our heirs
executors and administrators do covenant promise and grant to
and with the said grantee his heirs and assigns that at all and
before the executing hereof we and the true sole and lawful owner
of the same our own proper right as and perfect and absolute
estate of inheritance in fee simple and have in ourselves good
right full power lawfull authority to grant bargain sell
convey and confirm the said bargained premises in manner as
aforesaid, and that the said grantee his heirs and assigns
shall and may from time to time and at all times forever hereunto
by his force and right of these presents lawfully reenterly possessly and
quietly have hold use occupy possess and enjoy the said denied
and bargained premises, with the appurtenances free and clear
and fully and clearly acquitted liberated and discharged of all
kinds and full all and all manner of tenures or other gifts grants
bargains sales leases mortgages wills entails jointures grants
assignments executions and incumbrances of what name or nature
soon that might in any measure or degree obstruct or make
void this present deed. Furthermore we the said grantors
for ourselves our heirs executors and administrators do covenant
and engage the above described premises to the said grantee his
heirs about assigns against the lawful claims or demands of
any person a persons forever to warrant secure and
all find by these presents. And I Amarantha G Greene
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wife of the said Jason P. in consideration of the said sum paid as
aforesaid, do hereby release and forever quit claim unto the said
grantee his heirs and assigns, all my right of dower in and to
the aforementioned premises
In Witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands
and seals this tenth day of December in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and eighty five
Signed, sealed and delivered
In presence of
Charles Converse
Samuel Greene
George L. Converse
Jason Percene L.S.
Pamarantha C. Percene L.S.
Hannah Percene L.S.
State of Rhode Island &c &c
County of Washington ss
I in Charleston this 10th day of
December A.D. 1885 Jason Percene & Hannah Percene
personally appeared before me, and acknowledged the
foregoing instrument by them signed, to be their free
and voluntary act and deed. George L. Converse
Notary Public
Received for record Dec. 10th 1885 at 5 o'clock which fee
and recorded by George L. Converse Town clerk
Whereas, the Honorable Board of Probate of the town
of Charleston, on the fifth day of November A.D. 1883, by its decree
of that date authorized me Charles Converse, Executor of the estate
of Henry Chapman late of said Charleston deceased to
sell at public auction, all the right title and interest which
the said Henry Chapman at the time of his decease had
in and to a certain lot or tract of land situated in said Charleston
containing fifty acres and one hundred and two rods
and is bounded on the North by the land of heirs of Rum Lee and
their Indian land East by land of Parcells Michael and on
the North and West by a boundary line marked on the maps of
the Indian Reservation on file in the Town clerk's office of
said Charleston as the Indian Road. Referred to said
maps being hereby had for a more particular description of
the same.
And I now therefore, run all men aware that I
said Rahables lease in my capacity as executor as aforesaid
for and in consideration of the sum of five dollars ($5.00)
to me paid in my capacity as executor as aforesaid by
John Lyndon of said Charleston, the receipt whereof
I hereby acknowledge, he being the highest bidder therefore
at a public auction duly and legally notified and held in
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