The instrument's own words
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assigns, against the lawful claims or demands of any
person or persons whatsoever, forever to warrant secure and
defend by these Presents.
And I Abby Lo. Laber wife of said grantor in consideration
of the sum said is aforesaid, do hereby release and forever
quitclaim unto the said grantee his heirs and assigns,
all my right of dower in and to the aforementioned premises.
In Testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands
and seals this 14th day of December A.D. 1888.
Signed, sealed and delivered
in presence of Henry M. Laber L.S.
George Ke Loose Abby Lo. Laber L.S.
State of Rhode Island sc
Washington sc
In Charlestown this 14 day of
December 1888 Mr Henry M. Laber personally appeared
before me and acknowledged the within instrument
by him signed to be his free and voluntary act and
deed,
George Ke Loose
Notary Public
Received for record Dec 14 1888 at 4 oclock P.M.
and recorded by George Ke Loose Town Clerk
Know all men by these Presents That we Thomas
R. R. Wells and Jeannette A. Wells wife of said Thomas R.
of North Kingstown in the county of Washington and State of
Rhode Island, for and in consideration of the sum
of one dollar shell and truly paid by Ivany Lo. Devoll
wife of David S. Devoll of Charlestown county and
State aforesaid, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, by these presents do give, grant, bargain, sell,
convey and confirm unto the said Ivany Lo. Devoll her
heirs and assigns forever, A certain tract of land
situated in said Charlestown, formerly the property of
Job Laber deceased, containing thirty acres more or
less With half a dwelling house and half a corn house
thereon standing, being the West half of the dwelling
house and the North half of the corn house and
bounded as follows Beginning at a small
gate at the Post Road, thence a Northerly course
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Through the center of the chimney in said house, Thence
the same course Northerly until it comes to a stone in a
wall marked "B" at the southwest corner of Edward
Wilson & Samuel Layfon lot, Thence Northeasterly as the wall
now stands until it comes to Abrah Layfon's land, Thence
northerly on said Abrah Layfon's land until it comes to
Josifh Smith land, Thence Easterly and Southerly on said
Smith land until it comes to the Bashroad, Thence
Easterly on said road to the first mentioned bound stake,
or however otherwise bounded, Reserving to ourselves
our heirs and assigns the burying ground on the premises
hereby conveyed 33 & 1/2 ft. by 44 ft. in area.
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 grantie
her heirs and assigns forever, And we the said grantors
for ourselves our heirs executors and administrators do covenant
to and with the said grantie her heirs and assigns that at
and before the executing hereof we were the lawful owners
of the above bargained premises and were seized and
possessed of the same in our own proper right as good
perfect and absolute estate of heritance in fee simple,
and have in ourselves good right to sell and convey the
said bargained premises in manner as aforesaid, And
that the said devised and bargained premises with the
appurtenances are free from all encumbrances of what
kind or nature soever that might in any measure or
degree restrict or make void this present deed,
Furthermore we the said grantors for ourselves our heirs
executors and administrators do covenant and engage the above
devised premises to the said grantie her heirs and assigns
against the lawful claims or demands of any person or
persons whatsoever forever to warrant secure and defend by
these presents. In testimony whereof have
hereto set our hands and seals this 31st day of december
Ad. 1888
Signed, sealed and delivered
in presence of
George E. Lovell
Mary E. Lovell
Thomas R. Wells L.S.
Kenneth A. Wells L.S.
State of Rhode Island & the
Washington Sc
In Cohassetlum this 31st day of
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December 1848 Thomas R. Melle personally appeared before
me and acknowledged the within instrument by him
signed to be his free and voluntary act and deed. And
then and there on the same day also the above named
Hearnit A. Melle personally appeared before me, and
having be examined privately and apart from her said
husband, acknowledged the within 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.
George Herkward
Notary Public
Received for record January 3rd 1849 at 11 o'clock A.M.
and recorded by George C. R. [illegible] Town Clerk
Know all Men by these Presents That I
Keany Greany of the City and county of Worcester
and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, unmarried,
in consideration of the said dollar and other consid-
erations paid by Jennie Greany of said City and
county sister of said Keany the receipt whereof
is hereby acknowledged, do hereby remise, release,
and forever quitclaim unto the said Jennie Greany
a certain ticket of land with the buildings thereon
located in the Town of Charlestown County of
Washington State of Rhode Island, laid out
and delineated as lot No 1 (one) or a certain plat
entitled "Jordanian Reservation east side" surveyed
and plotted by Mr. S. Peirce, and recorded in records
of land evidence in said Charlestown being the same
tract of land with a house thereon purchased by
Benjamin Thomas from the State of Rhode Island at
Public auction July the 12th AD 1842 of the lands of the
Narragansett Indians of Rhode Island, containing twenty seven
1/2 (27 1/2) acres and conveyed to said Thomas by deed
from State of Rhode Island by Samuel Clark Sec Genl
Treasurer dated August 11th 1842 and recorded in
records of land evidence of Charlestown Book 11
pages 129 and 130 and purchased by George Carmichael
of Benjamin Thomas by deed February 2nd AD 184[illegible]
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