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April AD 1893 Josephine Spames personally appeared
before me, and Acknowledged the foregoing instrument by
her signed to be her free and voluntary act and deed.
Edgar D. White
Notary Public
S.S.
Received for record April 10 1893 at 10 oclock A.M.
and recorded by George own Brown Town Clerk
Know all men by these Presents, that we
Francis T. Brightman and Georgiana A Brightman his
wife, both of Westerly, County of Washington and State
of Rhode Island for and in consideration of the sum
of Fifty dollars well and truly paid by Ezra Cozzens and
Margarets Cozzens his wife both of Quincy in the
State of Massachusetts the receipt whereof to hereby
acknowledge, by these presents do give, grant bargain
sell, convey and confirm unto the said Ezra Cozzens and
Margarets Cozzens his wife their heirs and assigns
forever, a certain tract of land lying and being in the
Town of Charlestown in the County of Washington and
said State of Rhode Island, bounded and described
as follows Beginning at the North East corner of the
lot owned by the heirs of Perry Healy deceased on the
highway running Easterly from Brunells Rocks
so called, and running Southerly alongside of said
Healy lot seventeen rods, thence Easterly seven rods,
thence Northerly seventeen rods, to the highway, thence
Westwardly along the said highway seven rods to
the first mentioned bound, containing one hundred
and nineteen square rods, To have and to hold
the said granted and bargained premises with all the
privileges and appurtenances to the same belonging
or in any wise appertaining to the said grantees their
heirs and assigns forever. And we the said grantors
for ourselves our heirs, executors and administrators,
do covenant to and with the said grantees their heirs
and assigns, that at and before the enlealing herey
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448 ave are the lawful owners of the above bargained premises,
and are seized and possessed of the same, in our own proper
right as good, perfect and absolute estates of inheritance
in fee simple, and have in us good right to sell and
convey the said bargained premises, in manner as aforesaid.
And that the said demised and bargained premises
with the appurtenances are free from all encumbrance,
of what name or nature soever, that might in any
measure or degree obstruct or make void this present
deed. Furthermore we the said grantors for our
ourselves & our 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 whatsoever,
forever to warrant save and defend by these presents.
In Testimony whereof we have hereunto set our
hands and seals this 22 day of April AD 1893.
Signed, sealed and delivered
in presence of Francis S. Brightman L.S.
William Hossey Georgiana A. Brightman L.S.
State of Rhode Island ss
Washington Co
I, in Truly this 22 day of April AD 1893
Francis S. Brightman personally appeared before me
and acknowledged the within instrument by him
signed, to be his free and voluntary act and deed.
And then and there on the same day, also the above
named Georgiana Brightman wife of said Francis J.
Brightman personally appeared before me, and being
by me examined orally and apart from her said
husband, she acknowledged the within deed, which
was by me shown and explained to her to be her
free and voluntary act and deed, and declared to me
that she did not wish to retract the same.
William Hossey
Notary Public
Received for record May 16 1893 at 11.30 o'clock AM,
and recorded by George L. Barnes Town Clerk
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