The instrument's own words
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476 executors and administrators, do covenant and engage the above
denomined premises to the said grantee his heirs and assigns
against the lawful claims or demands of any person or persons
whatsoever, forever to warrant seise and defend by these
presents. In testimony whereof we have hereunto set
our hands and seal this thirteenth day of September A.D. 1873
Signed, sealed and delivered
in presence of
Thomas A. Reynolds
& hobb
Hannah Kelly L.S.
Catherine Kelly L.S.
State of Rhode Island
County of Kent
I, in Exact Greenwich this thirteenth day of September
A.D. 1873 the above named Hannah Kelly and Catherine
Kelly personally appeared before me and acknowledged the
within instrument by them signed to be their free and
voluntary act and deed.
Thomas A. Reynolds
Notary Public
Received for record Sept 27th 1873 5 o'clock P.M.
and recorded by George S. Moore Town Clerk
To all People to whom these presents shall come, I
Albert S. Babcock of Hopkinton, County of Washington in the
State of Rhode Island, hereinafter called the grantor
send Greeting. Know ye that the said grantor for and in
consideration of the sum of one hundred (100) dollars to me
in hand before the executing hereof well and truly paid by
Alexander H. Gammon of Westerly, County of Washington in the
State of Rhode Island hereinafter called the grantee, the
receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge, and in consideration
fully and sufficiently entered and paid, and thereof out of
every part and parcel thereof do hereby assign and convey
discharge the said grantee his heirs, executors and administra-
tors by these presents, have given granted, bargained,
paid signed, conveyed confirmed granted confirmed, and by
these presents be freely, fully and absolutely give, grant
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bargain, sell, release, remise, convey and confirm unto the said
grantee his heirs and assigns forever. In certain parcels of land in Farewell
of town situate in Jumonbury, near the town of columbian
county of Washington and state of Rhode Island bounded and bounded
is described as follows. That No. 1 Beginning at the north west
corner of the lot here conveyed at a point near the wall thence
Easterly on the highway about two feet is a stake in the ground
thence Southerly bounded bounded Easterly by land of grantors 115 feet
to an old wall thence Westerly by said wall is a marker
about 10 feet thence Northerly in a direct line to the first
point mentioned. Lot No. 2 Beginning at the north east
corner of the first lot at a point 5 feet south from a stone
wall thence in a continuation of the east line of the first lot thence
Westerly in a continuation of said line to the sea thence Northerly by
the sea 150 feet to the northeast corner of lot named first
former and above thence Northerly by timber & shrubs bounded land
is a point 30 feet south from the aforesaid wall thence
Easterly following a line 30 feet south from said wall
to the point of beginning. Reserving all sea weed rights
and privileges now belonging to the Herwood farm or called
owned by the grantors Granting also to the said Grantee
the right of way to pass with carts 4 feet from the
south end of the second lot herein described over land
across the shut or shortly to the highway
near the wall.
The same and to void 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 his and their only proper use benefit and
behoof forever. And I the said grantor for myself for
my heirs executors and administrators do covenant promise
agree grant and to with said grantee his heirs and assigns
that he and before the ending hereof I the line
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 right full power and lawful authority to grant
bargain sell convey convey and confirm the said bargained
inheritance in manner as aforesaid. And that the said
grantee his heirs and assigns shall and may from
time to time and at all liberties forever hereafter by force
and virtue of these presents lawfully peaceably
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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, remised
and discharged of and from all and all manner of former
or other gifts, grants, bargains, sales, leases, mortgages, wills,
entails, jointure, dowries, judgments, executions and encumbrances
of what name or nature soever, that might in any measure
obstruct or make void this 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 lawful claims or demands of any person
or persons whatsoever, forever to warrant and defend
by these presents.
And I Leontine A. Babcock right
of the said Albert S. Babcock in consideration of the sum
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 aforementioned premises,
In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands
and seals this ninth day of October in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and ninety one,
Signed, sealed and delivered
In presence of
John L. Kenyon
H. E. Colman
Albert S. Babcock L.S.
Leontine A. Babcock L.S.
State of Rhode Island, ss,
County of Washington Sc
In Richmond this 9th day of October
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.
"John L. Kenyon"
Notary Public L.S.
Received for record Sept 30 1893 at 9 o'clock A.M.
and recorded by George Colman Town Clerk