The instrument's own words
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State of Rhode Island ss
Washington Co
On this twenty second day
of February AD 1887 Alvah Taylor personally appeared and
acknowledged the foregoing instrument by him signed to be
his free and voluntary act and deed, also at the same time
and place presently appeared mary Lodevell wife of
Daniel Lodevell and by me being summoned fully and
apart from her said husband, and having said instrument
shewn and explained to her by me, she being so aforesaid
declared the same to be her free and voluntary act and
deed, and that she did not wish to retract the same,
deed, and seal.
Before me Edward B Dowdell
Notary Public
Received for record March 1/8/87 at 11.30 oclock A.M.
and recorded by George G. Cross Clerk
Know all men by these presents That I Amos P
Greene of Charlestown, County of Washington in the state
of Rhode Island, for and in consideration of the sum of
one dollar to me paid by James B. Greene of Charlestown
in the county of Washington, & state aforesaid, the receipt
whereof I do hereby acknowledge, have remised released
and forever quitclaimed, and by these presents do remise,
release and forever quitclaim, unto the said James B.
Greene his heirs and assigns forever, all that right title
interest property claim and demand, which I
own have, or of right ought to have, to claim, or claim in and to
one undivided half of three certain tracts of land situate
in said Charlestown, the first tract containing seven acres
more or less with a dwelling house and other buildings
thereon standing and is bounded as follows, Northerly
partly on land of Green land partly on land of William
H. Lord & partly on land of Henry S. Greene Easterly
partly on the highway and partly on land of Henry S
Johnson, and Southerly partly on highway and partly
on land of said William H. Lord and Westerly on land
of said Green land the second tract contains forty
acres more or less and bounded Northerly partly on
highway and partly on land of Rachel Roberts Easterly
by land of William H. Lord Southerly by land of
said land and Westerly partly by land of said Wm H. Lord
and partly by highway the third tract contains twenty
six acres more or less, bounded Northerly on land of the
heirs of Jacob Perry Easterly on land of the heirs of Nathan
Southerly on land of the heirs of Asa Smith and Westerly on
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land of the heirs of Jacob Perry, a however otherwise either
of said tracts may be bounded, To have and to
hold the same with all the rights, privileges and appurtenances
thereunto appertaining to him the said James B. Greene his
heirs and assigns forever, And the aforementioned Anne
P. Greene for herself and to her heirs, assigns and administrators
do covenant with the said James B. Greene, his heirs and assigns
that i will warrant and defend the aforesaid premises
to the said James B. Greene his heir and assigns forever,
against the lawful claims and demands of all persons claiming
the same by trough or under me, And I James B. Greene imft
of the said town of Greene in consideration of the sum paid
as aforesaid do hereby release and forever quitclaim unto the
said grantie his heirs & assigns all my right of Dover in
to the aforesaid premises
In Testimony Whereof we have hereunto set our hands and
seals this 21st day of February in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and eighty seven.
Signed, sealed and delivered
in presence of
George G. Lowes
Novella E. Farnsworth
Anne Percene L.S.
Nancy M. Greene L.S.
State of Rhode Island sc
Washington sc
I, in Charlestown in said county on
this 21st day of February AD 1887 the above named Anne
Percene personally appeared before me, and acknowledged
the foregoing instrument to be her free and
voluntary act and deed,
George G. Lowes Notary Public
Received for record Feb. 23rd 1887 at 2 oclock P.M.
and recorded by George G. Lowes Town Clerk