The instrument's own words
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and seals this 19th day of December A.D. 1847.
Signed, sealed and delivered
in presence of
Geo. W. Berry
Enoch W. Vars
Edwin G. Vars L.S.
Libyl S. Vars L.S.
State of Rhode Island
Washington Sc
I Notary Public this 19th day of
December A.D. 1847 Edwin G. Vars & Libyl S. Vars his
one personally appeared before me and acknowledged
the foregoing instrument by them signed to be their free
and voluntary act and deed. And then and there on
the same day also the above named Libyl S. Vars wife
of said Edwin G. Vars personally appeared before me
and being by me examined privately and apart from her
said husband the acknowledged the nature of the deed which
was by me shown and explained to her, to be her free
and voluntary act and deed, and declared to me that
she did not wish to retract the same.
Enoch W. Vars Notary Public
Received for record January 6th 1848 at 5 o'clock P.M.
and recorded by George W. Brown Town Clerk
Know all men by these Presents, that we Samuel
F. Babcock, Welcome B. Babcock and Elihu S. Babcock all
of North Kingstown, County of Washington and State of Rhode Island
and Daniel S. Babcock of Rhode Island in said county hereinafter
called the grantors for land in consideration of the sum of Fifty
Five dollars ($55.00) to us paid by George W. Keene of North Kingstown
foregoing hereinafter called the grantee the receipt whereof we
do hereby acknowledge, do hereby give, grant bargain sell all and
convey into the said grantee his heirs and assigns forever,
two (2) certain lots or parcels of land situate in Charlestown in said
county of Washington and described and bounded as follows, to wit:
the first tract comprises lots numbered 1 and 2 on a plot of
marsh "Plan of storage slips surveying 200 feet" on file in
the Town clerks office said storage slips be described, and is
bounded as follows, to wit: southerly and easterly by other lots
of these grantors, southerly by the Atlantic Ocean, and westerly by lot
not numbered 3 on the aforementioned plat. The second tract
is a triangular piece of land joining the above described tract
on the East side the west of and is bounded as follows to wit:
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commencing at a stake at the Southeast corner of the above mentioned
lot number 1; Thence running northerly on land of these granting
to a stake set in line with two stakes one on either side of the first
hereinabove described tract, mean the northerly and thence of as shown in
said plat, at a point twenty (20) feet eastward from the stake
on the easterly side of said lot number 1; Thence the same southerly
comes a straight line from the place of beginning to the Ocean,
thence westerly on the Ocean to a point in range with the
easterly line of said lot number 1; Thence northerly on said lot
number 1 to the first named stake and corner. Describing and
reserving however to the said grantors their heirs and assigns
forever the named premises to be called, or said premises, with
the right at all times to enter when the premises and take
and carry away all seaweed that may be landed thereon.
To have and to hold the said granted and bargained
premises with all the rights privileges and appurtenances
thereof (except as aforesaid) to him the said grantee his
heirs and assigns forever, and the aforesaid grantors his
or ourselves bid for our heirs, successors and admini tra tors
by covenant with the said grantee his heirs and assigns
that we are lawfully seised in fee of the premises, that
they are free of all encumbrances that we have good
right to sell and convey the same to said grantee to
hold as aforesaid and that we will warrant and defend
the same to the said grantee his heirs and assigns
forever against the lawful claims and demands of
all persons, except as aforesaid.
And one Mary P. Babcox wife of said Welcome B. Babcox
Martha J. Babcox wife of said Elias B. Babcox and
Martha B. Babcox wife of said Daniel L. Babcox in
consideration of the said sum of money paid on said
insurance as aforesaid do hereby release and forever
quitclaim to said George E. Page his heirs and assigns
forever all our respective rights of dower in and to the
above described and granted premises.
In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands
and seals this 14th day of June eighteen hundred
and eighty seven. (1887)
Signed, sealed and delivered
in presence of
Mrs. W. G. Olney witness to
entries to signature of G. E. Babcox
Edward G. Randall witness to
signatures of E. B. & M. B. B.
Ella J. Babcox
Mary E. Danghally
witness to M. J. Babcox
George E. Randall witness to
signature of Daniel L. Babcox
Samuel L. Babcox L.S.
Welcome B. Babcox L.S.
Mary P. Babcox L.S.
Elias B. Babcox L.S.
Martha J. Babcox L.S.
Daniel L. Babcox L.S.
Martha B. Babcox L.S.
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State of Rhode Island ve
County of Washington sc
In North Kingstown in said county on
this 30th day of June A.D. 1887 then Elias D. Babcock to me well
known as the person he represents himself to be personally
appeared before me and acknowledged the foregoing instrument
by him signed to be his free and voluntary act and deed.
Geo. W. Olney
Notary Public
State of Rhode Island ve
Washington sc In North Kingstown on this 26th day of July
A.D. 1887 then Welcome B. Babcock and Samuel F. Babcock
personally appeared and severally acknowledged the foregoing
instrument by them signed to be their free and voluntary
act and deed.
Before me
Edward H. Courtenay
Notary Public
State of Rhode Island ve
Washington sc In North Kingstown this 30th day of
July A.D. 1887 then Daniel D. Babcock personally appeared
and acknowledged the foregoing instrument by him signed
to be his free and voluntary act and deed.
Before me George E. Courtenay
Notary Public
Received for record January 10th 1888 at 11 o'clock A.M.
and recorded by George L. Coase Town Clerk
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