The instrument's own words
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State of Rhode Island &c
County of Washington ss
I in Hopkinton in said county
on this 24th day of June AD 1887 then personally appeared
Samuel F. Babcock, Nelson B. Babcock and Mary R.
Babcock and severally acknowledged the foregoing instrument
to be by them signed to be their free and voluntary act and deed,
Before me Edward G. Condall
Notary Public
State of Rhode Island &c
County of Washington ss
I in Hopkinton in said county
on this 24th day of June AD 1887 then Daniel G. Babcock
and Elias G. Babcock to me well known as the persons
they represent themselves to be personally appeared
before me and severally acknowledged the foregoing
instruments by them signed to be their free and
voluntary act and deed.
George W. Olney Notary Public
Received for record Nov 5th 1887 at 12 1/2 o'clock P.M.
and recorded by George G. Cross Town Clerk
To all people to whom these presents shall come,
We Samuel F. Babcock, Nelson B. Babcock and Elias
G. Babcock all of Hopkinton, County Washington, State
of Rhode Island hereinafter called the grantors, send greetings
Know ye that we the said grantors for and in consideration
of the sum of one dollar ($1) and other value to us in hand paid by
the subscribing hereby of well and truly paid by Daniel
Babcock of Hopkinton, County Washington aforesaid, hereinafter
called the grantee, the receipt whereof we do hereby
acknowledge and are therewith fully satisfied contented
and paid; and of these and of every part and parcel hereof thereof
do remise, release, acquit and discharge the said grantee his
heirs, executors, and administrators, forever by these
presents; have given, granted, bargained, sold, aliened,
enfeoffed, conveyed and confirmed, and by these presents
do fully, fully and absolutely give, grant bargain sell,
alien, leasehold, convey and confirm unto the said grantee
his heirs and assigns forever, all those three quarter undivided
(undivided) are certain lot or parcel of land situated in
the town of Hopkinton, County of Washington, State of
Rhode Island, bounded & described as follows, beginning
at the Southwest corner of the lot herein conveyed, and
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The southeast corner of lot No 7 marked and shown on
"Plan of cottage sites จำนวน containing Point" on file in the
town clerk's office in said town, thence Northerly bounded
westly by lot No 7, 42 feet to a stake thence inside angle
99° 30' to the lot 8 57 feet to a stake thence 90° 51' to the last
28 feet to a stake thence 106° 27' to the lot 86 feet to the first
mentioned corner thence with an angle 79° 12' to the left 10 feet
to first line Containing by delineation 2826 square feet be
the same more or less To have and to hold the said
granted and bargained premises with all the appurtenances
privileges and commodities to the same belonging or in any wise
appertaining to the said grantee his heirs and assigns forever
to him their and their own proper use benefit and behoof forever
And we the said grantors for ourselves and for our heirs executors
and administrators do covenant promise and grant to and with
the said grantee his heirs and assigns that at or before the
enrolling hereof we are the true loyal and lawful owners of
the above bargained premises and are lawfully seized and possessed
of the same in our own proper right as good perfected and
absolute estate of inheritance in fee simple and have in us
good right full power and lawful authority to grant bargain
sell convey and confirm the said bargained premises in the
manner aforesaid And that the said grantee and his heirs
and assigns shall by force and virtue of these presents lawfully
forever hereafter by force and virtue of these presents lawfully
peaceably and quietly have hold use occupy possess and
enjoy the said demised and bargained premises with the
appurtenances free and clear land freely and clearly acquitted
released and discharged of all and all manner of claims
tenure or other gifts grants deeds bargains sales leases mortgages
bills wills estates jointures doweries judgments specials and
incumbrances of what name or nature soever that could
in any measure by degree obtained or made void this present deed
Furthermore we the said grantors for ourselves and for 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 whatsoever forever to warrant lease
and defend by these presents Right now we R. Babcock
wife of Welcome R. Babcock and Martha J. Babcock wife of Elias
L. Babcock in consideration of the said sum aforesaid
do hereby release and forever quitclaiming unto the said grantee
his heirs and assigns all our right of dower in and to the
aforegranted premises
In Witness whereof we have
hereto set our hands and seals this 19th day of September
in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and eighty seven (1887)
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Signed, sealed and delivered
in presence of
Harriet M. Le Carpentier
Edward G. Custall
Ella J. Babcock
witnessed by R. Babcock
John own Kenyon
witness Elias Lo. Babcock
witness Edward [illegible]
witness Martha J. Babcock
Samuel F. Babcock L.S.
Welcome B. Babcock L.S.
Henry R. Babcock L.S.
Eliza Lo. Babcock L.S.
Martha J. Babcock L.S.
State of Rhode Island ss
County of Washington
In Hopkinton this 19th day of September
Ad 1887 Eliza Lo. Babcock personally appeared before
me, and acknowledged the foregoing instrument, by her
signed, to be her free and voluntary act and deed.
John S. C. Kenyon
Notary Public
State of Rhode Island ss
County of Washington
In Hopkinton this 22nd September
Ad 1887 then Samuel F. Babcock and Welcome B.
Babcock, to me personally known as two of the signers
of the foregoing instrument came and acknowledged
the said instrument to be their free and voluntary act
and deed.
Before me
Edward G. Custall
Notary Public
Received for record Nov 5th 1887 at 11 o'clock AM
and recorded by George C. Bone Town Clerk