The instrument's own words
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Know all men by these presents that we
William Henry Hazard and Sarah Maria Hazard wife of
and William Henry Hazard, both of the Town of Charlestown
in the county of Washington and State of Rhode Island in
consideration of one dollar and other good and valuable
consideration paid by William P. Sheffield Jr of the city
of Newport and State of Rhode Island aforesaid, the
receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, do hereby give,
grant bargain sell and convey unto the said William P.
Sheffield Jr and his heirs and assigns forever all that
certain lot or parcel of land situate in said Town of Charlestown
and bounded and described as follows: (viz) Easterly on
land of the common heirs and others here, the line being
staked out boundary on land of the Lonsdale family the
same being fenced presently on encompassing Pond; westerly
the brook leading from the Spring known as Wakefied or
Sheffield, containing ten acres of land more or less; intending
hereby to convey all the right title and interest of these
grantors therein, including what was purchased from Ester
Watson, as well as what was inherited by said Sarah Maria
Hazard from her mother Hannah Thomas.
To have and to hold the granted premises unto all
the privileges and appurtenances thereunto belonging to the said
William P. Sheffield Jr and his heirs and assigns, to their
own use and on her behalf forever. And we do hereby, for ourselves
and on our heirs executors and administrators covenant with the
said grantee and his heirs and assigns, that we are lawfully
seized in fee simple of the granted premises, that they are free
from all encumbrances male and suffered by us or either of us
that we have good right to sell and convey the same as aforesaid
and that we will and on our heirs, executors, and administrators
shall warrant and defend the same to the said grantee and
his heirs and assigns forever against the lawful claims and
demands of all persons claiming by through or under us. And
to the consideration aforesaid of the said Sarah Maria Hazard
also do hereby release unto the said grantee and his heirs
and assigns all right of hers to both dower and homestead in
the granted premises. In witness whereof we the said
William Henry Hazard and Sarah Maria Hazard, have hereunto
set our hands and seals this twenty ninth day of March in the
year one thousand eight hundred and eighty six.
Signed sealed and delivered
in presence of
G. Prescott Babble William Henry Hazard L.S.
(his mark)
Sarah Maria Hazard L.S.
State of Rhode Island
Washington S.S. Charlestown, March 29th 1886.
Then personally appeared the above named William
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Henry Hogard and acknowledged the before written instrument to
be his free act and deed, and afterwards on the same day
personally appeared the above named Sarah Mariah Hogard wife
of said William Henry Hogard jointly and apart from her
said husband and being first examined by me and having the
before written instrument by her signed shown and explained
to her by me, she being so apart declared said instrument
to be her free voluntary act and deed and that she did not
wish to retract the same.
Before me A. Prescott Baker
Notary Public
Received for record March 30th 1886 at 10 o'clock A.M.
and recorded by George LaRose Town Clerk
I know all Men by these presents, That we
Emmiie Crumb widow of Jonathan Crumb deceased, and
Olive P. Crumb both of Westcott, county of Washington, a
state of Rhode Island for and in consideration of the sum
of twenty five dollars to be paid by Alexander D. Crumb
of said Westcott, the receipt whereof here by do hereby acknowledge
have remised, released, and forever quitclaimed, and by these
presents do remise, release and forever quitclaim unto him
the said Alexander D. Crumb his heirs and assigns
the said Alexander D. Crumb his heirs and assigns
all the rights title, interest property, claim and demand
in which we or either of us now have, or of what right have to
claim or in and to all entering the real estate Improvements
thereon, being & being in the town of Charlestown in the county
state of Rhode Island, of which the said Jonathan Crumb late
of said Charlestown died, seized possessed, however the
same may be named & described. To have and
to hold the same with all the rights privileges and appurtenances
thereunto appertaining To him the said Alexander
D. Crumb his heirs and assigns forever. And we the
aforenamed Emmiie Crumb & Olive Plumb for ourselves
and for our heirs, executes and administrators do covenant
with the said Alexander D. Crumb his heirs and assigns
that we will warrant and defend the aforesaid premises
to the said Alexander D. Crumb his heirs and assigns
against the lawful claims and demands of all persons
claiming by him through or under us or either of us.
In token whereof we have hereunto set our hands
and seals this 29th day of March in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and eighty six.
Signed, sealed and delivered
in presence of
William Hoxsey
Olive P. Plumb L.S.
Emmiie Crumb L.S.
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