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11/24/1894 · DEED · book 13 page 54 doc 5404

From COREY JOHN L life, COREY M FANNIE life, COREY JOHN A life, COREY ELIZA A life
To MACDONALD JOHN N life
Consideration thirteen Hundred (1300) Dollars
Premises 330 acres · A dwelling house, barn, and a cedar swamp (Charlestown, Indian Cedar swamp)

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

◀ 1894 · DEED · COREY JOHN L; COREY M FANNIE → COREY JOHN A · book 13 p 53
◀ 1894 · MORTGAGE · MACDONALD JOHN N; MACDONALD J ETTA → COREY JOHN A · book 13 p 57

Forward — where this land went

The grantee's later conveyances, by name — the man, not necessarily this land; the one that cites this deed as its source is the land

▶ 1910 · DEED · CORNELL CHARLES; MACDONALD JOHN N; BURDICK GEORGE; HOXSIE PERRY G; NAR → HOXSIE HARRY A · book 16 p 328
▶ 1911 · DEED · MACDONALD JOHN N → MACDONALD J ETTA · book 17 p 124
▶ 1920 · DEED · MACDONALD JOHN N; MACDONALD J ETTA → NELSON ANNA; NELSON GABRIEL · book 19 p 303
▶ 1894 · MORTGAGE · MACDONALD JOHN N; MACDONALD J ETTA → COREY JOHN A · book 13 p 57
▶ 1895 · MORTGAGE ASSIGNMENT · MACDONALD JOHN N; COREY JOHN L; COREY JOHN A → FIRST NATIONAL BANK · book 13 p 92
▶ 1933 · DEED · MACDONALD JOHN N; MACDONALD JULIA ETTA → MACDONALD CORA E · book 25 p 362
▶ 1944 · DEED · MACDONALD JOHN N → ROBERTS HELEN E · book 29 p 182

Bounded by

Benjamin R. Crandall · George M. Ennis

The instrument's own words

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54 In testimony whereof have hereunto set our hands and seals this third day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety four. Signed sealed and delivered in presence of John S. Cooney L.S. Bev. H. Olney att. to p.b. Wm. Fannie Cooney L.S. Olive C. Olney att. to p.b. State of Rhode Island ss County of Washington ss In Hopkinton This third day of November AD 1894 then John S Cooney to me well known personally appears before me and acknowledged the foregoing instrument by his signature to be his free and voluntary act and deed. Geo. H. Olney Notary Public Received for record Nov. 24, 1894 at 10-40 oclock A.M. and recorded by George G. Corney Town Clerk To all People to whom these Presents shall come, We John S Cooney of Hopkinton and John S Cooney of Charlestown both in the County of Washington and State of Rhode Island hereinafter called the grantors, Send Greetings Know you, that we the said grantors for and in consideration of the sum of thirteen Hundred fold (1300) Dollars to us in hand paid before the ensuing witness of well and truly paid by John the Macdonald of Charlestown aforesaid, hereinafter called the grantee the receipt whereof we do hereby acknowledge, and are therewith fully satisfied, contented and paid, and thereof and of every part and parcel thereof do renounce assign and discharge the said grantee his heirs, executors and administrators forever, by these presents, have given, granted bargained sold, altered, suffered, conveyed and confirmed, and by these presents do fully full and absolute give, grant bargain, sell, alien, suffer, convey and confirm unto the said grantee his heirs and assigns forever, Certain tracts or parcels of land situate in Charlestown aforesaid described and bounded as follows to wit: The first track contains by estimation three hundred (300) acres the be same more or less with a dwelling house barn and other buildings and improvements thereon
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and is bounded as follows to wit: on the North and East by a highway on the South by land of Benjamin B. Crandall and the Cedar swamp and on the West by land of George T. Ennis the second tract is a cedar swamp and contains by estimation thirty (30) acres be the same more or less and is bounded as follows to wit Easterly by lands lots of Isaac Collins and Charles A. Durgin westerly by the Indian Cedar swamp as called Velvetly by land of George T. Ennis and northerly by the tract above detailed Excepting and reserving however from said premises as follows the lumber burnt lot therefore thirty (30) feet square with the right of passing to and from the same at all times with teams or otherwise all right which now exist or shall exist of the Cedar swamp lots on the South of the premises hereby conveyed to draw cedar and other wood in the same and to carry away said Cedar and other wood else the right to run the mills of the grantor who they now are and to draw logs to and take and carry away the products thereof and to take and carry off said hills with the shanties lumber refuse slate cordwood the pipes in the rivers wells and the stones on said premises which have been broken out provided however that the right to run said mills and to carry away the same and the said chattels shall not extend beyond the term of ten years from the day of the date hereof 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 his and their only proper use benefit and behalf forever And we the said grantors for ourselves and for our heirs executors and administrators do covenant promise and grant to and with the said grantee his heirs and assigns that at and before the executing hereof we are the true sole and lawful owners of the above bargained premises and are lawfully seized and possessed of the same in our proper right at good perfect and absolute estate of inheritance in fee simple and have in ourselves good right full power and lawful authority to grant bargain sell convey and confirm the said bargained premises in manner aforesaid And that the said grantee his heirs and assigns shall and may from time to time and at all times forever hereafter be force and virtue of these presents lawfully peaceably and quietly have hold use occupying possess and enjoy the said demised and bargained premises with the appurtenances free and
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56 clear, and freely and clearly acquitted, exonerated and discharged of and from all and all manner of former or other gifts, grants, bargains, sales, leases, mortgages, wills, entails, quitclaims, doweries, Judgments, executions and encumbrances of what name or nature howsoever, that might in any measure or degree obstruct or make void the present deed as aforesaid. Furthermore, we the said grantors for themselves and for their 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 whomsoever, forever to warrant seise and defend by these presents, And we Olga A. Corey wife of the said John A. Corey and Mrs Fannie Corey wife of the said John L. Corey in consideration of the sum paid as aforesaid, do hereby release and forever quitclaim into the said grantees his heirs and assigns, all my rights of dower in and to the aforementioned premises. In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this fourteenth day of November in the year of our lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety four AD 1894. Signed, sealed and delivered in presence of Geo. H. Olney to [illegible] seal John A. Corey L.S. The deed is delivered to E.H. John L. Corey L.S. Olga A. Corey L.S. Olive S. Milnor to M.E.C. Mrs Fannie Corey L.S. State of Rhode Island County of Washington ss I, H. Hopkinson in said County on this fourteenth day of November AD 1894 the above named John A. Corey and John L. Corey to me well known as the persons they represent themselves to be, personally appeared before me and then acknowledged the foregoing instrument by them signed to be their free and voluntary act and deed Geo H. Olney Notary Public Received for record Nov 24 1894 at 10-40 oclock A.M. and recorded by George Co. Corliss Town Clerk

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