The instrument's own words
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To all People to whom these Presents shall come I Abel
S. Babcock of Rockville, county of Washington in the 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 one hundred ($100.00) dollars to me in hand before
the executing hereof, well and truly paid by Enoch M. Vore of
Westglide County of Washington state of Rhode Island hereinafter
called the grantee, the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge
and am therewith fully satisfied, contented with said paid, and
thereof and of every part and parcel thereof, do separate,
acquit and release the said grantee his heirs, successors
and administrators forever by these presents have given,
granted, bargained, sold, alienated, assigned, conveyed and
confirmed, and by these presents do freely, fully and
absolutely give, grant bargain sell alien convey
convey and confirm with the said grantee his heirs and
assigns forever, A certain lot or parcel of land situate at
Uxbridge in Charlestown, County and State aforesaid together
with dwelling house and wagon shed thereon standing and
bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the south
east corner of said lot at a point on the highway 26 feet
south from the boundary wall between lands of the grantor
and J. M. Kenyon, thence Northerly along said highway
26 feet to said boundary wall thence Westerly along the line
of said wall bounded Northerly by land of said Kenyon until
it comes to the end of the wall near the river, thence southerly
along the line of the old breach 15 feet thence Easterly in
a direct line about 130 feet to a point in the wall 3 feet west
from the old apple tree & about 18 feet south from the boundary
line between grantor & Kenyon, thence Southeasterly about
75 feet to a corner of the garden wall, thence Easterly along
the wall to another corner of wall 3 feet North from a large
Rock, thence Southeasterly following a direct line about 110
feet to a point at the corner of the wall west of the crib,
and 25 feet South from the boundary wall between grantor
and said Kenyon, thence Easterly following a line 28 feet
from said boundary wall along about 50 feet to the first
mentioned boundary or place of beginning, Reserving to the
owners and occupants of the Babcock farm of which this was
a part the right to travel on foot or with teams and to use
the laneway as it now runs from the highway to the barn
lot, also to go to and from the spring between this lot and
the salt pond by way of the farm and to use the water pore
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450 said spring for any and all purposes. Containing by estimation
1/4 ac be the same more or less. To have and to hold the
said granted and bargained premises with all the appurtenances
privileges and commodities to the same belonging or in any wise
appertaining to the said grantee his heirs and assigns forever
to them and their only proper use, benefit and behoof forever.
and I the said grantor for myself and for my heirs, executors
and administrators, do covenant, promise and grant to and with
said grantee his heirs and assigns, that and before the executing
hereof I was the true sole and lawful owner of the above bargained
premises, and am lawfully seised 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 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 this time to time, and at all times forever
hereafter, by these presents, truly peacefully
peaceably and quietly have, hold use, occupy, possess and
enjoy the said demised and bargained premises, with the
appurtenances free and clear and freely and clearly
acquitted released and discharged of and from all and all and all
claims of former or other grants, grants, bargains, sales leases,
mortgages, wills, entails, forfeitures doweries, judgments executing
and encumbrances of what name or nature whatsoever, that might
in any measure or degree disturb or make void the present deed.
Furthermore I the said grantor for myself and for my
heirs, executors and administrators, do covenant and engage the
above demised premises to the said grantee his heirs and assigns
against the rightful claims or demands of any person or persons
whatsoever forever, to remain a secure and defend by these
presents. And I Dorothea A. Babcock wife of the said
Albert S. Babcock in consideration of the sum of paid as
aforesaid do hereby release and forever quitclaim unto the
said grantee his heirs and assigns, all my right of dower
in and to the aforesaid granted premises.
In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands
and seals this twentieth day of June in the year of our lord
one thousand eight hundred and ninety three.
Signed, sealed and delivered
In presence of
Paul B. Trish Albert S. Babcock Ss.
Geo. H. Olney Dorothea A. Babcock Ss.
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State of Rhode Island etc
County of Washington Id
In Hopkinton this 20th day of June AD 1893
before me Albert S. Babcock to me well known personally appeared
before me, and acknowledged the foregoing instrument by him
signed to be his free and voluntary act and deed.
Isco. H. Olney
Assistant Public
Received for record June 26 1893 at 9 oclock A.M.
and recorded by George G. Lowse Town Clerk
Know all men by these presents that we Elias
& Babcock's Mary R. Babcock, William & Sarah Crandall and
Sarah & Crandall his wife & in right of said Sarah all
of Hopkinton, County of Washington State of Rhode Island
and Daniel La Babcock of Richmond, county and State
aforesaid, in consideration of the sum of Fifty (50$)
Dollars to be paid by Joseph Serwall Elias of Westerly
County of Washington State of Rhode Island the receipt
whereof we do hereby acknowledge have remised, released
and forever quitclaimed, and by these presents do remise,
release and forever quitclaim into then the said
Joseph Serwall Elias, their heirs and assigns, forever,
all the right title, title, interest property claim and
demand, which we now have, or a right ought to
have, or claim in and to a certain that of parcel of
land situate in Hopkinton, county and State aforesaid
it being a part of the Pradick Beecham lot he called
& containing by estimation 10 acres the same one &
here described in deed from George Thurston Atter,
to Jared Babcocks dated the 20th day of February AD
1830 as follows: "Beginning at the Northwest corner
of said lot thence Northerly on the highway to a stake
on the North side of the Road wall bounded Easterly on
the Midlow thence to a stake on the North side of a stone
wall, Southerly on Wilson Barney Burdick's land & Ephraim
Burdick land & Westerly on Ephraim Burdick's land to the
first mentioned bound however otherwise bounded or
reputed to be bounded" reserving from this lot a certain
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