The instrument's own words
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346 Know all men by these presents That I William
E. Hiscox of Charlestown in the county of Washington and State
of Rhode Island in consideration of the sum of Eight
Hundred dollars to me paid by Daniel D. Hiscox of said
Charlestown the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge
have remised, released and forever quitclaimed, and by these
presents do remise, release and forever quitclaim unto him
the said Daniel D. Hiscox his heirs and assigns forever,
all the right title well and property claim and demand,
which I now have or of right ought to have or claim in
and to a certain tract of land situated in said Charlestown
containing by estimation the hundred and fifty acres be
the same more or less, with a dwelling house and other
buildings thereon and is bounded on the North and East
by a highway, on the South partly by land formerly mine
by Abraham Allen, and partly by land of the heirs of
Obadiah Benedict, and on the West by land of George W.
Kenyon, or however otherwise bounded,
To have and to hold the same, with all the rights,
privileges and appurtenances thereunto appertaining to
him the said Daniel D. Hiscox his heirs and assigns forever,
And I the aforesaid William E. Hiscox for myself and
for my heirs, executors and administrators, do covenant
with the said Daniel D. Hiscox his heirs and assigns, that
I will warrant and defend the aforesaid premises with
to the said Daniel D. Hiscox his heirs and assigns forever,
against the lawful claims and demands of all persons
claiming by, through or under me
And I Mary
A. Hiscox wife of the said William E. Hiscox in consideration
of the sum aforesaid, do hereby release and forever
quitclaim unto the said grantie his 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 eighth day of March in the year of our lord one thousand
eight hundred and ninety two
Signed, sealed and delivered
in presence of
Samuel Lovett
William E. Hiscox Lsd.
Mary A. Hiscox Lsd.
State of Rhode Island ss
County of Washington sc
Charlestown this eighth day of
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March 4th 1892 William E. Hiscox personally appeared
before me, and acknowledged the foregoing instrument, by him signed
to be his free and voluntary act and deed.
Charlesy Lawes
Justice of the Peace
Received for record April 6th 1892 at 10 o'clock A.M.
and recorded by George Lawes Town Clerk
Is all People to whom these Presents shall come I
Albert S. Babcox of Hopkinton, County of Washington State
of Rhode Island hereinafter called the grantor, send Greeting,
Know ye that I the said grantor for and in consideration of
the sum of Fifty ($50) Dollars to me in hand before the
executing hereof, well and truly paid by William B. Still of
Hopkinton, County of Washington, State of Rhode Island
hereinafter called the grantee, the receipt whereof I do hereby
acknowledge, and am herewith fully satisfied, contented and
paid, and thereof, and thereof, all and parcel thereof do
covenant assign and release the said grantee his heirs, successors
and administrators forever by these presents, have given, granted,
bargained, sold, covenanted, conveyed and confirmed,
and by these presents do fully, fully and absolutely grant,
grant, bargain, sell, alien, convey, convey and confirm
unto the said grantee his heirs and assigns forever
A certain lot parcel of land situate at Downingtown
in the town of East Greenwich, County and State aforesaid and
bounded & described as follows viz: Beginning at the South
west corner of the lot having runned and at the South east
corner of lot owned by Hiller Pendrick, thence running
Eastesterly fifty feet (50 feet) to a stake in the ground,
thence Southesterly on a line parallel with East line of Hiller
Pendrick lot to the Sea, thence Westerly twenty five (25 feet)
to the South east corner of lot of said Pendrick, thence Northerly
along the lines of said Pendrick to the first named line and
point of beginning.
Reserving only all reserved rights
and privileges belonging to the Babcox farm owned by
the grantor,
To have and to hold, the said
granted and bargained premises, with all the appurtenances
privileges and commodities to the same belonging, or
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