The instrument's own words
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Know all men by these presents that we Samuel & Babcock
Welcome B Babcock both of Newporting and Daniel Lo Babcock of
Richmond all of the county of Washington State of Rhode Island. for
and in consideration of the sum of [illegible] one dollar well and truly
paid by Elias Lo Babcock of Westerly county and lets of aforesaid
the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged by these present do give
grant bargain sell convey and confirm unto the said Elias Lo Babcock
this our heirs and assigns forever all the and right title interest we have in
and to a certain lot of land and parcel of land situated in the town of Charlestown
near Narragansett Beach said lot being in the rear of lot No 5 of
"Plan of Lotts Estates" titled by the Babcock brothers in the town
clerks office in said town and is bounded and described as follows
Beginning at the North east corner of the lot herein conveyed and
the South east corner of lot No 5 bounded by this grantee thence
Easterly and a continuation of the grantors breadth line 18 1/2 ft
to a stake in the ground thence 108' 0" Right 30° feet to a stake this
line being parallel line to the front line of lots No 6-7-8-9
so far as pictured linear thence 73' 3" Right 89° feet to a stake &
thence diverging from the center of lots No 5-6 108' 0" Right 30° feet
to the corner first mentioned conveying by estimation 2552
sq feet be the same more or less
To have and to hold the
said granted and bargained premises with all the privileges and
appurtenances to the same belonging or in any wise appertaining
to the said grantee his heirs and assigns forever And we the
said grantors for ourselves and for our heirs executors and
administrators do covenant to and with the said grantee his
heirs and assigns that at and at and before the sealing hereof we are
the lawful owner of the above bargained premises and are
seised and possessed of the same in our own proper right
as good perfect and absolute estate of inheritance in fee simple
and have in us good right to sell and convey the said bargained
premises in manner as aforesaid And that the said
demised and bargained premises with the appurtenances
are free from all encumbrances of what nature or
sort soever that might in any measure or degree obstruct or
made void this present deed it being hereby understood that
we are an undivided 3/4 interest in said lot which we are
hereby conveying Furthermore we the said grantors
for ourselves our heirs executors and administrators do
covenant and engage the above demised premises to the
said grantee his heirs and assigns against the lawful claims
or demands of any person or persons whoever forever to
warrant secure and defend by these presents do against
the 3/4 interest And we Mary Babcock the wife of Welcome
B Babcock and Martha Babcock the wife of Daniel Lo Babcock
in consideration of the sum paid as aforesaid hereby
release and forever quit claim unto the said grantee his
heirs and assigns all our right of dower in and to the
aforegranted premises In Testimony whereof
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we have hereunto set our hands and seals this twelfth (12) day
of September AD 1847
Signed, sealed and delivered
in presence of
E. G. Goundall
Kenneth M. Carpenter
H. L. Babeveck
A. H. Ecclesion Mpd.
Lucy J. Babeveck
Samuel L. Babeveck L.S.
Welcome B. Babeveck L.S.
Mary R. Babeveck L.S.
Daniel S. Babeveck L.S.
Martha R. Babeveck L.S.
State of Rhode Island ss
On this thirteenth (13) day of Septem
ber AD 1847 Samuel L. Babeveck and Welcome B. Babeveck personally
appeared before me and acknowledged the within instrument
to be their free and voluntary act and deed.
Edward G. Goundall
Notary Public
State of Rhode Island ss
On Richmond this fourteenth (14) day of Septem
ber AD 1847 Daniel S. Babeveck personally appeared before me
and acknowledged the within instrument by him signed
to be his free and voluntary act and deed.
A. H. Ecclesion Mpd.
Notary Public
Received for record September 16th 1847 at 12 oclock pm.
and recorded by George G. Lowe Town Clerk
Know All men by these presents that we Samuel L.
Babeveck, Welcome B. Babeveck and Elias Lo. Babeveck of Newport
and Daniel S. Babeveck of Richmond all of the counties of
Washington and state of Rhode Island and known hereinafter
as the grantors, in consideration of thirty dollars paid to by
John W. and Annie E. Burrington of Westerly county and
state aforesaid whose name is called grantee the receipt hereof
we do hereby acknowledge, do give, grant bargain, sell and
convey unto the said grantee theirs and assigns forever,
a certain lot or parcel of land located in Charlestown county
and state aforesaid and marked 17 on a plat on file in the
Town clerks office Charlestown R.I. said lot is marked "The
cottage site Due surrounding Point" said lot is bounded a floss
northerly by lot No 18 easterly by other lands of these grantors
southerly by lot No 16 and westerly by the beach. To have
and to hold the said granted premises with all the rights fruits
and appurtenances belonging there to the said granted here
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