The instrument's own words
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To all People to whom these Presents shall come, I, John
Kenyon of the town of Richmond, County of Washington in the
State of Rhode Island newly created call'd the g governor, lend declaring,
Know ye that I the said governor do and in consideration of
the sum of ten dolars to me in hand before the executing
hereof, will and hereby bind my body Frederick on Linnell of
Charlestown, county and State aforesaid, newly created call'd
the g state, the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge
and am therewith fully satisfied contented and paid;
and therefore, and of every part and parcel thereof, do hereby,
grant and relinquish the said white his heirs, executors
and administrators forever his these presents, have given,
granted, bargained, sold, aliened, enfeoffed, conveyed and
confirmed, and by these presents do freely, 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 of land situated in
the town of Charlestown bounded and described as follows:
beginning at a point in the highway at the Southeast
corner of land of George W. islands thence running northerly
on said land electric (60) feet rods, thence easterly
on about (50) rods to land of Isaac S. Kelly, thence southerly
on line of said Kelly (16) sixteen rods to the highway,
thence westerly on said highway to point of beginning,
said parcel of land containing by estimation one half
acre being a part of the estate bought by the grantor
from Charles & G. Lawson et al about 1801 and recorded
in Book 12 Page 273, 274, 277. In land records of
the town of Charlestown. To have and
to hold, the said granted and bargained premises with all
the appurtenances, furniture and conveniences to
the same belonging, or in any wise appertaining to
the said granted his heirs and assigns, forever is here
and further only however true, convenient and without force,
And the said grantor for his heirs, successors and
administrators, does covenant promise and grant to
and avoid said grantee his heirs and assigns that at
and before the executing hereof was the true, sole and
lawfull owner of the above bargained premises, and
had lawfully seized and possessed of the same in his
own proper right as good perfect and absolute estate of
whertenance in fee simple; and have in my good right
full power and lawful authority to grant bargain sell
convey and confirm the said bargained premises in manner
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118 as aforesaid That the said grantee his heirs and assigns
shall and may from time in time and at all times
quietly possess and enjoy the premises hereby conveyed,
peaceably and quietly have notion use occupy possess and
enjoy the said land and appurtenances premises with the
appurtenances free and clear and freely and clearly
quitclaimed conceded and discharged of and from all
equities considered and discharged of and from all
and all manner of power or other gifts grants bargains
which way mortgages mills entails priorities doweries
prejudgments recalls ins and incumbrances of what name
or nature soever that might in any measure or degree
obstruct or make void this present deed.
Furthermore the said grantor and his heirs execute
and agree or do covenant that he his heirs the above
conveyed premises to the said grantee and assigns
warrant the quiet enjoy or remunerate and any person or
persons whatsoever forever to warrant secure and defend
my face presents and Alice L. Kenyon
wife the premises in consideration of the sum paid as
aforesaid all hereby secure and forever quitclaim unto
the said grantee his heirs and assigns all my right of
power in and to the premises premises.
In testimony whereof we have set our hands
and seals this 18th day of June in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and ninety five.
Signed sealed valid and delivered
In presence of
J. L. Dockmond
is both signatures
Conie L. Kenyon Lsd
Alice L. Kenyon Lsd
State of Rhode Island ve
County of Kent ss
On March 18th 1895 day of June 18 1895.
John L. Kenyon personally appeared before me and acknowledged
the preceding instrument as his wife she did not to be his wife and
the same true and just find then and there the above named
Alice N. Kenyon his wife also personally appeared before me and being
examined by me finely separate and apart from her said husband
acknowledged and declared the foregoing instrument their names and affirmed
acknowledged and declared the foregoing instrument their names and affirmed
to her by me to be her free and voluntary act and deed and that she did
not wish to retract the same. James L. Dockmond
Notary Public
Received for record July 26 1895 at 9 oclock A.M.
and recorded by George Gomes Town Clerk
The page as recorded
