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11/14/1893 · DEED · book 12 page 489 doc 5352

From KENYON JOHN S life, KENYON ALICE H life
To ROSE EDWIN P life
Consideration One Hundred and fifty (150) Dollars
Premises one acre · tract bounded by highway and land of Emma G Rose and Groll H Hope (Charlestown)

Back — where this land came from

This instrument states no source of title that we have read yet.

The grantor's earlier acquisitions, by name — the man, not necessarily this land

◀ 1891 · DEED · KENYON CHARLES H; KENYON HANNAH G; KENYON SUSAN E; KENYON EMELINE N → KENYON JOHN S · book 12 p 275
◀ 1890 · MORTGAGE · CORNELL CHARLES; CORNELL SARAH F → KENYON JOHN S · book 12 p 211
◀ 1890 · MORTGAGE · ROSE EMMER D; ROSE EDWIN P → KENYON JOHN S · book 12 p 216
◀ 1884 · MORTGAGE · BURDICK EMMA J; BURDICK ALBERT → KENYON JOHN S · book 11 p 229

Forward — where this land went

Follow forward ▶ 1955 · DEED · WELLS ANNA; WELLS HARRY; ROSE EDWIN P EST → GREENE MARGARET M; GREENE SILAS A · book 34 p 472
“conveyed by deed of John S. Kenyon... recorded in the Land Evidence, said Town of Charlestown, in Book No. 12, at Page 489”
cites this instrument as its source · read by gemma

Bounded by

Emma D Rose · G W Hicks · H Hicks · A L Hicks

The instrument's own words

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and administrators, do covenant and engage the above demised premises to the said grantee her heirs and assigns, against the lawful claims or demands of any person or persons whatsoever, forever to warrant, secure and defend by these presents. In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand and seal this 18th day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety three, Signed, sealed and delivered in presence of George la Converse Billings D. Macomber L.S., State of Rhode Island, ss County of Washington ss In Charleston this 18th day of August A.D. 1893 Billings D. Macomber personally appeared before me and acknowledged the foregoing instrument by him signed to be his free and voluntary act and deed, George la Converse Notary Public Received for record Nov 19th 1893 at 4-20 o'clock PM. and recorded by George la Converse Town clerk To All people to whom these presents shall come I John S. Kenyon of Richmond, County of Washington, State of Rhode Island hereinafter called the grantor, Send Greeting, Know all that I the said grantor for and in consideration of the sum of two Dollars to me in hand before the sealing hereof well and truly paid by Edmund P. Rose of Charlestown in said county and State hereinafter called the grantee, the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge, and am herewith fully satisfied contracted and paid, and thereof and of every part and parcel thereof do separate, segregate, quit and discharge the said grantee his heirs, executors and administrators forever by these presents; have given, granted, bargained, sold aliened, enfeoffed, confirmed 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 tract or parcel
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430 of land situate in said town of Charlestown and bounded and described as follows: commencing at a stone bound on highway at Southeast corner of land owned by Emma G Rose, thence Easterly bounding along said highway to the four corners thence Southerly along the highway to land of Groll H Hope, thence Westerly along said G.H. Hope's land to a stone bound, thence Northwesterly along said Hope's bound to the point of beginning, and containing one acre be the same more or less. To have and to hold, the said granted and bargained premises, with all the appurtenances, heritages and commodities to the same belonging, in any way appertaining to the said grantee his heirs and assigns his, forever, to his and their only proper use, benefit and behoof forever. And I the said grantor for myself and, my heirs, executors and administrators do covenant premises and grant to and with said grantee his heirs and assigns, that it and before the executing hereof I am the true, 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 my right 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 time to time, and at all times forever hereafter by force and virtue of these presents, lawfully, peaceably and quietly have, hold, use, occupy, possess and enjoy the said devised and bargained premises with the appurtenances free and clear, and fully and clearly acquitted, exonerated and discharged of and from all and manner of former or other gifts, grants, bargains, sales, leases, mortgages bills, bonds, promises, judgments, executions and encumbrances of what name or nature soever, that might in any measure or degree obstruct or make void this present deed. Furthermore I the said grantor for myself, my heirs, executors and administrators do covenant and engage the above devised premises to the said grantee his heirs and assigns against the lawful claims & demands of any person or persons whatsoever, forever to warrant defend and defend by these presents. Signed Alice H. Kenyon wife of said John S. Kenyon in consideration of the sum aforesaid do hereby release and forever quitclaim unto the said grantee his heirs and assigns, all my right of dower in and to the
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aforegoing granted Premises. In Testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this eleventh day of November in the year of our Lord one Thousand eight hundred and ninety three, Signed, sealed, ratified and delivered In presence of A. J. Cushing H. W. Remington John S. Kenyon L.S. Alice H. Kenyon L.S. State of Rhode Island ss County of Providence sc On Premises this eleventh day of November A.D. 1893 before me, a Notary Public in and for said state appeared and acknowledged the foregoing instrument, by him signed to be his free and voluntary act and deed, L. S. [illegible] J. Cushing [illegible] E. Isham Public Notary Received for record Nov 11th 1893 at 1.45 o'clock p.m. and recorded by me clerk. [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] To All People to whom these Presents shall come, I Albert S. Babcock of Johnston, 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 One Hundred and fifty ($50.00) Dollars to me in hand paid before the executing hereof, well and fully paid by William White and Isabella Wilson both of Richmond, County and State aforesaid, hereinafter called the grantees the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge, and run therewith fully satisfied, contented and paid, and therefore, out of every part and parcel thereof do grant, assign and discharge the said grantees their heirs, executors and administrators forever, by these Presents, have given, granted, bargained, sold, aliened, enfeoffed, conveyed and confirmed, and by these Presents do fully, freely and absolutely give, grant bargain sell, aliene, enfeoff, convey and confirm unto the said grantees their heirs and assigns forever, A certain tract or parcel of land situate at Johnston [illegible] called in the town of Johnston, County of Washington [illegible] [illegible] [illegible]

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