The instrument's own words
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104
Signed, sealed and delivered
in presence of
[illegible] L. Corlewis
[illegible] Hopkins
Eunice S. Sive Lcl
Eunice Card Lcl
State of Rhode Island
County of Washington
In witness whereof this 19 day
June 1873 Eunice S. Sive and witnesses appeared
before me, and acknowledged the foregoing instrument
to be his will and sealing act and
deed.
[illegible] Hopkins
[illegible] [illegible] Lcl
Received for record June 1, 1874 at 9 oclock A.M.
and entered by George W. Moore town clerk
To all People to whom these Presents shall come;
Know all men by these presents that first of May 1874 I, M. H. Kenyon
of the town of Charlestown in the State of Rhode Island
hereinafter called the grantor, Send Greeting Whereas know ye
that I the said grantor do give in consideration of the
sum of one dollar to me in hand before the executing
hereof well and fully paid by Eunice E. Sive late
hereinafter called the grantee the receipt whereof I do
hereby acknowledge and herewith fully is hereby contented
and paid; and therefore of and of every part and parcel
henceforth, do execute, depict and convey the said grantee
her heirs, executors and administrators forever by these
presents; have given granted, bargained, sold alienated,
assigned fully and confirmed, and by these presents
sufficiently, fully and absolutely give grant bargain sell,
alienate, gift convey and confirm unto the said grantee
her heirs and assigns forever. All the right title
and interest I have in and is a certain lot of land with
the buildings and improvements thereon, being and lying in
the town of Charlestown in the County of Washington and
State of Rhode Island. Containing by estimation sixty
five acres be the same more or less and bounded
Northerly by land of Dorcas Briggs, Easterly by land of
Bilding D. December, Southerly by land of Sarah [illegible]
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and mentally by the kind of heirs of Jared Babcock and the South
Part or however otherwise bounded and described
To have and to hold, the said $\text{y}^d$ united and bargainied premises
with all the appurtenances, privileges and commodities is the
same belonging, or in any wise appertaining to the said $\text{y}^d$ united
for his name and assigns forever to have and hold and theirs only
proper use, benefit and behoof, forever. And the said $\text{y}^d$ united
for his heirs, executes and administrators does covenant premise
and grants to and with said $\text{y}^d$ united her heirs and assigns
that he, sole
and lawful owner of the above bargainied premises and he is
lawfully seized and possessed of the same in his own proper
right in ways, perfect and absolute estate of inheritance in fee
simple; had power in his good right full power and lawful
ability to bargain, bargain, sell, convey and confirm the
said bargainied premises in manner as aforesaid. And that
the said $\text{y}^d$ united 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, receive, possess and enjoy the said conveyed
and bargainied premises, with the appurtenances free and
clear, and voidly and entirely exempted, convened and
released of all sums of money all manner of power and
other gifts, grants, bargains and sales, leases, mortgages, rolls
enfeoffs, presents, covenants, assignments, executions and encum=
brances, of what manner or nature soever, that might in any
measurable or degree obstruct or make void this present deed
except a mortgage of twenty hundred dollars held by
P. B. Barber.
Furthermore, I the said grantor
for myself and my heirs, executors and administrators do
covenant and agree to convey and assign the above demised premises to the
said $\text{y}^d$ united 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
forever. I William $\text{y}^d$ Thrasher $\text{y}^d$ Henry as wife of said William H. Kynon
in consideration of the sums paid as aforesaid, do hereby
release and forever quitclaim unto the said $\text{y}^d$ united her
heirs and assigns, all my right of dower in and to
the aforesaid premises,
In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands and
seals this first day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and ninety five
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106 Signed, sealed and delivered
In the presence of
[illegible] Chester
Annie O'Prester
Wm H. Kenyon L.S.
Susan H. Kenyon L.S.
State of Rhode Island
County of Washington ss
Before me Notary this first day of July
A.D. 1895 Wm William H. Kenyon personally appeared before
me and acknowledged the following instrument his sign
and signed to be his free and voluntary act and deed,
C. T. L. Wheeler
Notary Public
Received 42 ac. acres July 2nd 1895 at 4.30 oclock P.M.
and recorded by George Cross Town Clerk L.S.
To all People to whom these Presents shall come,
Know all men by these presents that we William H.
Skeleton & Annie C. Skeleton & the sum of [illegible] Pennsylvania in
the State of Rhode Island namely called the grants
Send Skeleton Know etc. that We the said grantor for
and in consideration of the sum of one dollar to us in
hand and before the making of these presents truly paid by
Susan H. Kenyon in right of Mrs Wm H. Kenyon of said
[illegible] hereinafter called the Grantee the receipt
witness of we do hereby acknowledge and are herewith fully
satisfied contented hand paid; and they and of every
part and parcel thereof, do grant acquire and discharge
the grant grantee their heirs, executors and administrators
forever by these presents, have given, granted, bargained,
sold, leased, enfeoffed, conveyed, and confirmed, and
by these presents do freely, fully and absolutely give,
grant bargain, sell, alienate, release, convey and confirm
unto the said grantee their heirs and assigns forever
All the right title & interest I hold in and to a certain
lot of land with the buildings and improvements thereon