The instrument's own words
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72 the said William Ko. Kenyon his heirs and assigns That
I will warrant and defend the aforesaid premises to
the said William Ko. Kenyon his heirs and assigns forever
against the lawful claims and demands of all persons
claiming by, through or under me. And I Sarah
Barber wife of said Peleg S. Barber in consideration
of the sum named as aforesaid, do hereby release and
forever quitclaim unto the said grantee his heirs
and assigns all my right of dower in and to the
aforesaid premises. In testimony
of which we have hereunto set our hands and seals
this 6th day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and eighty nine,
Signed, sealed and delivered
in presence of
Charles Ferris Peleg S. Barber L.S.
Sarah Barber L.S.
State of Connecticut etc
County of New London
In Storrington this 6th day of
March AD 1889 the above named Peleg S. Barber personally
appeared before me, and acknowledged the foregoing
instrument by him signed to be his free and voluntary
act and deed.
Charles Ferris
Notary Public
Received for record March 15th 1889 at 10 oclock A.M.
and recorded by George Ko. Boss Town Clerk
Know All men by these presents that whereas
Gordon Ko. Keeper of the town of Charlestown in the
county of Washington and State of Rhode Island did
on the sixteenth day of June AD 1880 make and execute
his certain deed of mortgage of that date to Abby Co.
Griffin of Westerly in said County of certain real
estate situate in said Charlestown, hereinafter particularly
described, for the purpose of securing the payment of a
certain promissory note made by the said Gordon Ko.
Keeper bearing even date with said deed of mortgage
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and made payable to the said Abby Le Griffon or order on
demand for the sum of nine hundred and forty five
dollars. And whereas the said Gordon H. Haskell by the
same deed of mortgage did authorize and fully empower the
said Abby Le Griffon, at any time in case default should
be made in the payment of the said note or of the interest
due thereon and such default should continue for the term
of ten days to sell at Public Auction the premises mortgaged
first giving after the expiration of said term of ten days twenty
days notice of said sale in one of the public newspapers
printed in said Newestby and on sale thereof in his own
name to make, execute, seal, acknowledge and deliver
to the purchaser or purchaser hereof any deed or
deeds that might be necessary to vest a full purchase
or purchaser a full and absolute estate in fee simple
in and to said Premises. And whereas default
was made in the payment of the said promissory
note and such default did continue for more than the
term of ten days and whereas the said Abby Le Griffon
did advertise the said premises for sale at Public
auction in the Monthly Narragansett Weekly one of the
public newspapers printed in said town of Newestby for
more than twenty days prior to the day of sale and after
the expiration of said term of ten days in all respects
according to the terms of said deed of mortgage. And
whereas at the Public Auction held in pursuance of
said advertisement reference having had to the same
on the 23rd day of February AD 1879 William H Kenyon
of Bridgefield Connecticut being the highest bidder for
the said premises did become the purchaser thereof
Now therefore Know all That I the said Abby Le
Griffon for and in consideration of the sum of Eleven
hundred and seventeen $ dollars to be paid to me by
the said William H Kenyon, the receipt whereof I
do hereby acknowledge (said sum being the amount
bid by him for the same) do by these presents by
virtue of the power conferred upon me by said deed of
mortgage above mentioned, give, grant bargain, sell,
convey and confirm unto him the said William H
Kenyon, his heirs, executors, administrators and assigns
forever, the undivided one half part of certain lots
tracts or parcels of land with the buildings and improvements
thereon, lying and being in said town of Newestby, containing
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by estimation sixty five acres be the same more or less and
bounded Northerly by lands of Bowen Briggs. Easterly by lands
of Billings, D. Macumber, Southerly by land of Sarah H. Hatch
and Westerly by land of the heirs of Jared Babcock and the
salt land, and otherwise bounded, being the same
premises described in the deed of Mortgage above mentioned
from said Gordon H. Hosier to said Abby B. Griffin & s.f.
recorded in the records of Mortgages of real estate in said
Northampton in Book B 111 pages 377 and 385.
To have and to hold the said premises with all the
privileges and appurtenances to the same belonging to him
the said William H. Kenyon his heirs, executors administrators
and assigns forever. In witness whereof I have
hereunto set my hand and seal this 27th day of February
A.D. 1889.
Signed sealed and delivered
in presence of
Charles H. Fennil
George H. Wells.
Gordon H. Hosier
by his attorney Abby B. Griffin & s.d
Date of Rhode Island &
Washington S.C
I M. Westerly on this 27th day of February
A.D. 1889 Then personally appeared the above named Abby
B. Griffin Attorney of Gordon H. Hosier and acknowledged
the above deed had been executed in her said capacity to
be the free and voluntary act of the said Gordon H. Hosier
and her own free and voluntary act as well,
Before me Geo H. Wells Notary Public.
Date of Rhode Island &
Washington S.C
I Abby B. Griffin of lawful age on oath
depose and say that the foreclosure advertisement a copy
of which is hereto annexed was by me published in the
Westerly Narragansett Weekly five (5) times on the following
dates January 24th and 31st and February 7th 14th and 21st
that said sale was made by Public auction on the premises on
the 25th day of February A.D. 1889 at 12 o'clock noon
Abby B. Griffin
Sworn and subscribed to this 27th day of February A.D. 1889
Before me Geo. H. Wells Notary Public.
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Mortgagee's Sale,
will be sold at Robert's Auction on Monday February 25th
Act 1889 at 12 oclock noon, in the Premises, by virtue of a
power of sale contained in a certain deed of mortgage made
and executed by Gordon Ko. Rossie bearing date June 16
Act 1886 and recorded in Book No 11 at pages 279 and
380 of the Records of Mortgages of Real Estate of the Town of
North Kingstown in the State of Rhode Island, for recording
mortgages of real estate. The conditions of said deed of mortgage
having been broken; all and singular the premises conveyed
by said deed of mortgage viz: the undivided one half
Part of certain lots, tracts or parcels of land, with the
buildings and improvements thereon, lying and being in
said Charlestown, containing by estimation sixty five acres
or there abouts, now bounded northerly by land
of Former Bridges, easterly by land of Billings, southerly by land
of Sarah Heath, and westerly by land of
the heirs of Jerry Galecees and the salt pond, or however
otherwise bounded, being the same property described
in the deed of mortgage aforesaid, reference to said mortgage
deed being hereby had and made. The owner of the
Mortgagee, who hereby gives notice of her intention to
bid upon the above described premises at the sale thereof
or any postponement or adjournment thereof.
Dixon and Brown
Attorneys for the Mortgagee,
Westerly R.I. January 21st 1889.
Received for record March 15. 1889 at 10 oclock A.M.
and recorded by George B. Cross Town Clerk.
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