2/13/1890 · DEED · book 12 page 143 doc 5167

by me they being as aforesaid acknowledged and declared unto me that said instrument was their free and voluntary act and deed and that they did not wish to retract the same Adamson Cushing Notary Public. Date of Connecticut County of New London ss Springfield Jan. 14/1890 Personally appeared Eastman B. Simonds and Jennie Simonds husband wife signer and sealer of the within foregoing instrument and acknowledged the same to be their free act and deed. Before me Innes A. Pendleton Notary Public Received for record January 16th 1890 at 2.30 P.M. and recorded by George B. Groves Town Clerk Know all men by these presents, That I Sherman B. Beard of South Kingstown R.I. in consideration of seven hundred (700) dollars to me paid by Hezekiah W. Beard of said South Kingstown R.I. the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged do hereby give grant bargain sell and convey unto the said Hezekiah W. Beard his heirs and assigns forever, a certain tract of land situate in Charlestown in said state containing seventy three acres more or less, with a dwelling house, Barn and other improvements thereon, bounded Easterly on lands of R.A. Holloway, North by Stephen Searle and Henry S. Greene, Southerly and South westerly on the highway leading from Whitefield to Shambots, by way of Tucker's Town, so called, and in land of Jean P. [illegible] westerly and South westerly on the highway leading from the aforesaid highway to the Turner mill by way of Zachary's Bridge, and on land of said Jean P. [illegible] and Anthony on lands of said Jean S. Greene, and R.A. Holloway, or honors bounded. The herein bargained premises being the same this grant or holds by Luts deeds from Joseph Beard, one being recorded in Book No 9 Page 85 of the records of said Charlestown for recording deeds of real

144 estate, and the other in said book at p. 237. To all of which reference is hereby given, however described, To have and to hold the said granted and bargained premises, with all the privileges and appurtenances thereto belonging to the said Herbert B. Beard, his heirs and assigns, forever, in their own use and behalf forever. And I the grantor for myself, my heirs, executors and administrators do hereby covenant with the grantee his heirs and assigns that I have lawfully seized in fee simple of the herein granted premises that they are free from all incumbrances, that I have good right to sell and convey the same as aforesaid, and that will and my heirs, executors, and administrators shall warrant and defend the same to the said grantee his heirs and assigns forever, against the lawful claims and demands of all persons, Ethel M. Beard & Mary E. Beard wife of said Herman B. Beard for the consideration paid as aforesaid do hereby release into the said grantee his heirs and assigns all my right of dower in and to the aforegranted premises. In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals Jany. 4th AD 1890 Signed, sealed and delivered in presence of H. B. Perry George A. Whaley Herman B. Beard L.S. Mary E. Beard L.S. State of Rhode Island ss County of Washington ss In South Kingston, we January 4th AD 1890 Herman B. Beard and Mary E. Beard his wife personally appeared before me, and acknowledged the foregoing instrument by them signed to be their free act and deed. Howell B. Perry Notary Public Received for record Feb. 13th 1890 at 10:30 o'clock A.M. and recorded by George Co. Lowes Town Clerk