The instrument's own words
page 1
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 York 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 York, 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 saying
page 2
Beach so called, bounded and described as follows:
to wit: Beginning at a cross, cut in a wall stone twenty
one (21) feet Northly from a cross, cut on a stone in
the corner of a wall, thence S 35° 9' W 90 feet to
stake and stones twenty (20) feet south of a line wall,
thence S 33, 20 E 529 feet to stake and stones by the
edge of Beach Brook bank, thence a continuation of said
line to the sea, thence Easterly by the sea about 200
feet to the line between said lot and the Pendleton
farms so called, thence N 49° 45' W 426 feet to a
mark on a large rock, thence N 42° W about 230
feet to point of beginning, containing by estimation
one (1) acre more or less. Also a right of way to pass
and repass with teams carriages and on foot over the
land of Albert G. Peabody along the line of the
wall to the corner of the E. G. Carpenter's lot thence
to and through the gate now owned by Carpenter and
others to the highway. To have and to hold
the said granted and bargained premises with the
privileges and appurtenances thereof to him said
Joseph Clark his heirs and assigns forever. And I
said Samuel P. Ennis for myself his heirs assigns
and administrators do covenant with said Joseph
Clark his heirs and assigns, that I and lawfully
seized in fee of the premises, that they are free
of all encumbrances, that I have full right to sell
and convey the same to said Joseph Clark as aforesaid
and the same to said Joseph Clark his heirs and assigns
forever, against the lawful claims and demands of
all persons forever to warrant and defend.
And I Mary Jo. M. Ennis wife of the aforementioned
Samuel P. Ennis in consideration of the sum paid
my said husband as aforesaid do hereby release and
forever quitclaim to said Joseph Clark his heirs and
assigns forever, all my right by dower in and to the
above described and charged premises.
In witness whereof we have hereunto set on hands
and seals this 17th day of September AD 1891.
Signed sealed and delivered
in presence of
E. G. Kendall Samuel P. Ennis L.S.
George Woodhouse Mary Jo. M. Ennis L.S.
page 3
298 State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations,
Washington County Ss.
In Ashfield in said County, on this
17th day of September AD 1891 then personally appeared
Samuel P. Cummins and acknowledged the foregoing
instrument by him signed to be his free act and
deed.
Before me
Edward H. Lundell
Notary Public
Received for record Sept 21, 1891 at 9 oclock A.M.
and recorded by George Closs June Clerk
To All People to whom these presents shall come,
We Frances Lucker, Joseph B. Lucker, Hattie B. Lucker of
Charlestown, Herbie L. Hoster & Annie F. Hoster his
wife of Westerly, John E. Rose & Emma J. Rose his wife,
Geo G. Larkin & Hannah own Larkin his wife of
Kingston all in the county of Washington in the state
of Rhode Island in the right said Annie F. Hoster,
& Hannah own Larkin, hereinafter called the grantees, send Greetings
to know that, we the said grantors for and in consideration
of the sum of seven thousand and fifty ($7,050)
Dollars to be had and paid before the ensuing harvest, well and
truly paid by John L. Coy of Ashfield in the county
and State aforesaid hereinafter called the grantee to
receipt whereof we do hereby acknowledge, and are
herewith fully satisfied contented and paid, and they,
and every part and parcel thereof do generally, acquit
and discharge the said grantee his heirs, executors and
administrators forever, by these presents have given,
granted, bargained sold, alienated enfeoffed, conveyed and
confirmed, 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 a certain farm located in said town of
Charlestown with all the buildings and improvements
thereon, containing by estimation three hundred acres be
the same more or less, bounded on the South and East by
a highway, South by land of Benjamin T. Brandall and
The page as recorded
