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9/15/1891 · DEED · book 12 page 294 doc 5249

From BABCOCK ALBERT S life, BABCOCK LAUTIE A life
To SNOW FREDERICK W life, MINER HARRY T life
Consideration one hundred dollars
Premises none · Tract bounded North by Atlantic Ocean, near land of Job E. Coffin (Cohassetstone)

Back — where this land came from

This instrument states no source of title that we have read yet.

The grantor's earlier acquisitions, by name — the man, not necessarily this land

◀ 1890 · DEED · BABCOCK WELCOME B; BABCOCK MARY R → BABCOCK ALBERT S · book 12 p 223
◀ 1890 · DEED · BABCOCK DANIEL L; BABCOCK ELIAS L; BABCOCK WELCOME B; CRANDALL SARAH E → BABCOCK ALBERT S · book 12 p 185
◀ 1889 · DEED · BABCOCK DANIEL L; BABCOCK ELIAS L; BABCOCK WELCOME B; CRANDALL SARAH E → BABCOCK ALBERT S · book 12 p 64

Forward — where this land went

The grantee's later conveyances, by name — the man, not necessarily this land; the one that cites this deed as its source is the land

▶ 1898 · DEED · SNOW FREDERICK W; SNOW ALICE M → MINER HARRY T · book 13 p 417
▶ 1905 · DEED · MINER HARRY T; MINER LOUISE G → MINER CLARENCE G · book 15 p 152

Bounded by

Hopkins

The instrument's own words

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294 State of Rhode Island ss Washington & In Cohassetstone this 8th day of September Ad 1891 George T. Ennis personally appeared before me and acknowledged the within instrument by him signed, to be his free and voluntary act and deed. George G. Larue Notary Public Received for record Sept 8, 1891 at 8 o'clock PM and returned by George G. Larue Notary Public Know all men by these presents that I Robert D. Babcock of Hopkinton State of Rhode Island do hereby sell convey and assign unto Frederick W. Brown and Henry H. Brown of Cornwall State of Connecticut their heirs and assigns forever a certain piece of land situated in the Town of Cohassetstone County of Washington State of Rhode Island and bounded and described as follows viz Beginning at the Southeast corner of land belonging to Job. E. Coffin his heirs being lot No 2 and a continuation of said lots running Easterly along the [illegible] State of Providence County of Providence In witness whereof I George G. Larue Notary Public do hereby certify that appeared before me and declared himself to be the party who executed the foregoing instrument and acknowledged the same to be his act and deed sealed the 8th day of August Ad 1891 rounded seal 2d hr By George G. Larue Notary Public [illegible] To All people to whom these Presents shall come, I Gilbert D. Babcock of Hopkinton, County of Washing State of Rhode Island hereinafter called the grantor Send Greeting Know you, that I the said grantor for and in consideration of the sum of Twenty five ($25.00) Dollars to in hand, before the sealing hereof well and truly paid by Frederick W. Brown and Henry H. Brown of Cornwall County of Tolland State of Connecticut hereinafter called the grantees, the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge, and am therewith fully satisfied, contented and paid, and thereof all and every tract and parcel thereof, do remise release and discharge the said grantees their heirs, executors and administrators forever, by these presents; have given, granted, bargained sold, aliened, enfeoffed, conveyed and confirmed and by these presents do fully, freely and absolutely give, grant, bargain sell alien enfeoff, convey and confirm unto the said grantees their heirs and assigning forever, A certain tract or Parcel of land situated situated in Cohassetstone sick as called in the Town of Cohassetstone, County of Washing and State of Rhode Island, and bounded and described as follows viz Beginning at the Southeast corner of land belonging to Job. E. Coffin his heirs it being lot No 2 and a continuation of said lots, running Easterly along the
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sea shore, bounded North by the Atlantic Ocean, 50 feet to a point about 12 feet East from a rock marked A Thence Northerly following a line parallel with the East line of said Hopie's and 60 feet from said Hopie's land line to a point 30 feet South from the fence as now standing, Thence Easterly 50 feet Thence Northly about 50 feet to the Northeast corner of said Hopie's land, Thence along said Hopie's land, following the same direction about 12 feet to the front of Beginning Also a right of way to travel in foot or with beasts from the North side of the lot herein conveyed by way of the path reserved for a road which extends thus Be the West side of a wall now standing 10 feet wide and Extending Easterly to the highway near the mill. Reserving all reserved rights now belonging to the farm and owned by the Shantor. to have and to hold, the said granted land bargained premises, with all the appurtenances privileges and commodities to the same belonging or in any wise appertaining to the said granted their heirs and assigns forever to them and their only purpose use benefit and behoof forever. And I the said grantor for myself and for my heirs executors and administrators do hereby remise and grant to and with said grantees their heirs and assigns, that all at and before the enrolling hereof I am the true, sole and lawful owner of the above bargained premises, and am lawfully seized and possessed of the same in my own proper right as good, perfect and absolute estate of inheritance in fee simple, and have in me good and right full power and lawful authority to grant bargain sell convey and confirm the said bargained premises in manner here apparent. And that the said grantees their heirs and assigns, shall and may from time to time, and at all times forever hereafter, free and void of all these presents, lawfully, peaceably and quietly have, hold, use, occupy, possess and enjoy the said devised and bargained premises, with the appurtenances, free and clear, and freely and clearly acquitted, concerted and discharged of and from all and all manner of former or other all grants bargains, sales leases mortgages wills titles jointures dowries judgments executions and encumbrances, of what name in what sense soever, that might in any measure or degree obstruct or make void this present deed. Furthermore I the said grantor for myself and for my
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296 heirs, executors and administrators, do covenant and engage the above demised premises to the said grantees their heirs and assigns against the lawful claims or demands of any person or persons whatever, forever to warrant, seize and defend by these presents. And I Jeantrie A. Babcock wife of the said Albert S. Babcock in consideration of the kind paid as aforesaid do hereby release and forever quitclaim into the said grantees their 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 31st day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety one. Signed, sealed and delivered in presence of Charles Lo. Lovell Albert S. Babcock L.S. Walter L. Goodrich Jeantrie A. Babcock L.S. State of Rhode Island &c County of Washington &c In Richmond this 31st day of August AD 1891 Albert S. Babcock personally appeared before me and acknowledged the foregoing instrument by him signed to be his free and voluntary act and deed L.S. John L. Kennedy Notary Public Received for record Sept. 15, 1891 at 10 o'clock am and recorded by George Lo. Lorres Town Clerk Know all men by these presents That I Samuel L. Conniss of the town of Hopkinton in Washington County and State of Rhode Island, in consideration of one hundred dollars paid me by Joseph Turk of the City and County of Providence in said state the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge to have duly given, grant, bargain, sell and convey unto said Joseph Turk, his heirs and assigns forever a certain tract or parcel of land situate in the town of Hopkinton town in said Washington County, near Providence...

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