The instrument's own words
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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
The 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 4 or more 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 & Connie C. Skeleton & the sum of [illegible] Pennsylvania in
the State of Rhode Island namely called the grantee
Bend Skeleton Know ye 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
witnessof we do hereby acknowledge and are herewith fully
satisfied contented land paid; and they and of every
part and parcel thereof, do grant acquire and discharge
the said grantee their heirs, executors and administrators
forever by these presents, have given, granted, bargained,
sold, delivered, conveyed, conveyed, and conveyed, and
by these presents do freely, fully and absolutely give,
grant bargain, sell, alienate, convey, 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
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being and lying in the town of North Kingston 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 Brown brings Eastly by land of Billing D. December
Southerly by land of Smith Slater and Westerly by the land of
heirs of Isaac Babcock and the said land or some otherwise
described and described, I do here and
fold, the said granted and bargained premises, with all the
appurtenances, privileges, and conveniences, to the said grantee her
or in any wise appertaining to the said grantee her heirs
and assigns forever to have and hold and their only proper
use, benefit and behalf forever, And we the said grantor
for ourselves our heirs, executors and administrators, do covenant
promise grant and grant to and with said grantee her heirs and
assigns, that at and all times the succeeding hours we are the true,
sole and lawful owner of the above bargained premises and
are lawfully seized and possessed of the same in our
proper right as 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 as
aforesaid, And that the said grantee her heirs and
assigns shall and may from time to time, and at all
times forever hereables, as fore and notice of these present
lawfully, peaceably and quietly have, hold, use, occupy,
possess and enjoy the said devised and bargained
premises, with the appurtenances free and clear and
freely and clearly, acquitted, quitclaimed and discharged
of and from all and all other of former or other
its grants, grants, sales, leases, mortgages, wills,
curtails, promises, donnies, judgments, executions and
encumbrances, of what name or nature soever, that
might in any manner or dignity obstruct or make void
this present deed, except a mortgage of twenty five
hundred dollars held by P. S. Banker.
Furthermore we the said grantors for ourselves our
heirs, executors and administrators, do covenant and
engage the above described 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, we have hereunto set our hands
and seals this 24 day of July in the year of our lord
one thousand eight hundred and ninety five.
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Signed sealed and delivered
in presence of
George G. Lawton
W. H. H. Hielden L.S.
Jennie E. Hielden L.S.
State of Rhode Island and the
county of Washington to
do.
In North Kingstown this 8th day
of July A.D. 1895 William H. Hielden personally
appeared before me, and acknowledged the foregoing
instrument by him signed to be his free and
voluntary act and deed, and then and there came the
above named Jennie E. Hielden wife of said William
H. Hielden also personally appeared before me
and was by me examined privately and said from her own
knowledge and belief to be fully and adult I showed and
explained to her the foregoing instrument by her
signed, and she acknowledged the same to be her
free and voluntary act and deed, and declared to me
that she did not wish to alter the same. George G. Lawton
C. Notary Public
Received for record July 30/95 at 3 oclock PM
and recorded by George G. Lawton town Clerk
To all People to whom these Presents shall come: I Digital
D Peabody of Hopkington, County of Washington, State of
Rhode Island hereinafter called the grantor Send greetings
Know... that I the said grantor for and in consideration
of the sum of One Hundred 800 Dollars to me in hand
paid hereby grant bargain sell and fully paid by
said grant the following hereof, well and fully paid by
said grant Leang, by Providence, Providence rho, Rhode
Island hereinafter called the grantee the receiver of
the same acknowledge, and am thereby fully satisfied
contented and paid, diced thereof, and of every part and
piece thereof, do renounce, acquit and discharge the said
grantee his heirs, executors and administrators, forever by
these presents: have given, granted, bargained, sold
winded enclosed, conveyed and confirmed, and by
these presents, do fully, fully and absolutely give, grant