The instrument's own words
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To all People to whom these Presents shall come, we
Welcome B. Babcock, Elias S. Babcock of North Kingston and
Daniel S. Babcock of Richmond and William H. Randall
and Sarah E. Randall and in the right of said each of
North Kingston all in the County of Washington, State of Rhode
Island hereinafter called the grantors, Send Greeting.
Know ye that we the said grantors for and in consideration
of the sum of fifteen hundred and eighty dollars
to us in hand received before the sealing hereof well and
truly paid by Albed S. Babcock of North Kingston, County
of Washington State of Rhode Island hereinafter
called the grantee the receipt whereof we do hereby
acknowledge, and are therewith fully satisfied, contented
and paid; and these of and of our own free and plain free will
do spontaneously, acquit and discharge the said grantee his
heirs, executors and administrators forever, by these presents
have given, granted bargained, sold, claimed enclosed forged,
conveyed and delivered, and by these presents do fully,
fully and absolutely give, grant bargain, sell, alien,
enfeoff convey and confirm unto the said grantee his
heirs and assigns forever, one certain tract or parcel of
land situated on Dumont Point in the town of
Charlestown, County and State aforesaid together with
a dwelling house and all other buildings thereon standing
and known as the Jacob Babcock farm, butted and
bounded as follows, Beginning at the North East
corner of said farm at the end of an old wall near
a spring thence S 45° W 155 feet to a corner of a
wall, Thence S 65° 30' W 93 feet to a corner of the wall, Thence
S 40° E 238 feet to the center of a highway, Thence S 41° 40' W
823 feet to a cross cut on the wall bounded Easterly by
the lands of William H. Kenyon & wife and farm house
Thence S 80° 57' W 556 feet to a cross cut on the wall by
the land of George B Carpenter Thence S 59° W 1418 feet
Thence S 54° 07' W 133 feet to a corner of the wall Thence
S 22° W 168 feet to a hand wall, Thence a continuation
of said line to the Sea, bounded on the south by lands of
this grantee, Arthur Innes, Arthur Concy, George B
Carpenter, Sea Briggs Martha Wells, Thomas Burden
Penrose Randall wifes soph John D. Kenyon William
Llonche wifes and Mary Dean smithy, Thence S 22° E on
a continuation of the said last named to the Sea
Thence a westerly direction Bounded on the South by
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the sea, to the southeast corner of land now owned by
George E. Keosie being lots 1 & 2 on a "Plan of Lot
Leaseage Sites at Providence Planting Dist." by the Babcocks Brothers
and dated March 2nd 1817 which plan is on record in the Town
Clerk's Office in said Town of Charlestown thence Southly
100 feet, thence Westerly course 102 1/2 feet to the Southeast
corner of lot No. 8 now owned by Elias R. Babcock and
shown upon said plan thence Easterly and in continuation
of the North line of lot No. 8 fifty feet to a stake thence
Southly 30 feet to a stake, thence Westerly 87 1/2 feet to the
Southeast corner of lot No. 5 thence Southly 4 feet to stake
thence with an angle 18 1/2° to the left 134 1/2 feet to a stake
at the Northeast corner of lot No. 10 shown upon said plan
now owned by Geo. R. Rice runs, thence a Westerly course
bounding the Southly side by the land of said Rice runs to the
breach or channel thence Southly by said breach to a
point in a continuation of the south line of lots No. 11 &
12, thence Easterly bounded Southly by lot No. 12 to the
Southeast corner of said lot thence Southly bounded by
lots 12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19 to the Southeast corner of lot No. 19
thence Westerly to the aforesaid breach thence Northeasterly
following the channel of the old breach as called to a
point "P" the line of the old wall first named thence S.
55° 00' E to the end of the wall near the spring or point
of beginning, containing by estimation 50 acres be the
same more or less, together with all the same rights and
privileges now belonging to us Also one certain
lot known as the "City lot" situated in said Charlestown
and containing by estimation 20 acres be the same more
or less, and bounded as follows Easterly by land formerly
owned by William Pease, Southly by land formerly
owned by Samuel Darwin, Westerly by the Sheffield land
Northly by the land of the heirs of Samuel Tiles and
others, said lot being conveyed to Jared Babcock by
deed from Joseph R. Deans and dated Jan. 19, 1814
specifying the lot sold by Jared Babcock to Samuel
Babcock by the deed dated June 10, 1841, of all of which deeds
and future references is hereby had for a more full and
particular description of the premises herein conveyed,
To have and to hold, the said granted and bargained
premises with all the privileges aforementioned and
commodities to the same belonging, in any way wise
appertaining to the said grantee his heirs and assigns
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forever to them and their only proper use, benefit and behalf
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 and before the making hereof we are the true, sole
and lawful owners of the above bargained premises and are
lawfully seized and possessed of the same in our own proper
right be good, perfect and absolute estate of inheritance in
fee simple; and have in so good right, full power and
lawful authority to grant bargain, sell, convey and confirm
the said bargained premises in manner as aforesaid,
And that the said grantee his heirs and assigns shall
and may from time to time, and at all times forever
hereafter by his 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, and clean, and fully
and clearly acquitted, exonerated and discharged of and
from all and all manner of former or other quit rents,
bargains, sales, leases, mortgages, wills, entails, jointures,
debts, judgments executions and encumbrances, of
what nature or degree utmost, that might in any
measure or degree obstruct or make 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 whatever, force to warrant, secure and
defend by these presents. And we Mary R.
Babcock wife of Welcome and Martha J. Babcock wife
of Elias, and Martha B. wife of Daniel Babcock, in
consideration of the sum mentioned as aforesaid, do hereby
release and forever quitclaim unto the said grantee
his heirs and assigns all our right of dower in
and to the aforesaid premises.
In Testimony whereof have hereunto set our
hands and seals this seventh day of August eighteen
hundred and ninety
Signed, sealed and delivered
in presence of
Margaret H. Hodge Welcome B. Babcock L.S.
Eliza Babcock Mary R. Babcock L.S.
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188 Survey J Babecock Elias L. Babecock L.S.
m. Althea Grandall Martha P Babecock L.S.
Samuel L. Babecock L.S.
Martha B. Babecock L.S.
Sarah E. Grandall L.S.
William L. Grandall L.S.
State of Rhode Island }
County of Washington } In Hopkinton this twenty
day of August AD 1890 Melanie B. Babecock, Henry R.
Babecock, Elias L. Babecock, Martha J Babecock, Samuel
L. Babecock, Martha B. Babecock, William L. Grandall
and Sarah E. Grandall, personally appeared before me
and acknowledged the foregoing instrument, by them
signed to be their free and voluntary act and deed seal
Albert S. Babecock
Notary Public
Received for record Aug 9 1890 at 9 oclock A.M.
and recorded by George own Cross Town Clerk
Know All men by these Presents, that I Shake
Hobden of Charlestown in the County of Washington and
State of Rhode Island for and in consideration of the
sum of one dollar paid me by Charles Lowe of said
Charlestown, the receipt whereof I hereby acknowledge
to hereby remise, release and forever quitclaim unto
him the said Charles Lowe his heirs and assigns
forever, all the right title and interest which I know
have in and to a certain tract of land situated in said
Charlestown, bounded on the North by land formerly of
Thomas Rogers on the East by a highway on the South
by land of the heirs of James M. Patterson and on the West
by land of Philip Baker or however bounded, for a
more particular description reference is hereby made
to the plat of the Indian Reservation on file in the
Town Clerk's office in said Charlestown, To have
and to hold the same with all Privileges and
appurtenances to the same belonging to him the said
Charles Lowe his heirs and assigns forever. In
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