The instrument's own words
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188 So all People to whom these Presents shall come I
Carl Hydron of Pittsfield, Berkshire County in the State of
massachusetts hereinafter called the grantor, Send Greetings:
Know Ye That I the said grantor for and in consideration
of the sum of one dollar from me in hand before the executing
hereof, well and truly paid by Harold W Brush hereinafter
called the grantee the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge
and with them fully satisfied entered and paid paid and
thereof, and of every point and parcel thereof do renounce
acquit and discharge the said grantee his executors and
administrators forever by these Presents, have given granted
bargained sold alienated enfeoffed conveyed and confirmed
and by these presents do sell fully and absolutely give
grant bargain sell alienated enfeoffed convey and confirm
unto the said grantee his heirs and assigns forever,
a certain tract of beach land situated in East Greenwich town, County
of Washington, State of Rhode Island, containing 2800
square feet bounded as follows, beginning at the highest
part of the beach bank line eighty feet parallel from the
southeast corner of road of Narragansett & North Cove
easterly along said beach line forty feet thence southerly
seventy feet and thence westerly eighty feet thence northerly
seventy feet to the place of beginning, bounded, Northerly,
Easterly Southerly and Westerly by land of Billings D McNamee,
granting unto said grantee his heirs and assigns a right
to pass and repass either with teams or on foot over the
premises of Billings D McNamee to the yacht harbor conveyed
as a right of way four feet wide to pass on foot from said
boat to the beach and also a right to take water from the
well on the farm of Billings D McNamee for use on said lot.
To have and to hold the said granted and bargained
premises, with all the appurtenances privileges and conveniences
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 behoof forever. And I the said
grantor for myself and for my heirs executors and administrators
etc covenant promise will grant to and with said grantee his
heirs and assigns, that at all and before the ensuing yearly anniversary the time still and lawfully owner of the above bargained
premises, and am lawfully seized and possessed of the same
in my own proper right good perfect and absolute
estate of inheritance in fee simple and have in myself
good right full power and lawful authority to grant
bargain sell convey and confirm the said bargained premises
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in manner as aforesaid. And that the said grantor 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, hold, possess, use, enjoy forever, and enjoy the said demised and
bargained premises, with the appurtenances free and clear, and
fully and clearly acquitted, exonerated and discharged of and from
all and all manner of tenure of other quits rents, grants, bargains, sales,
leases, mortgages, wills, entails jointly and severally, duties, judgments, executions
and encumbrances, of what name or nature ever, that might in
any manner or degree obstruct or make void this present deed.
Furthermore the said grantor for myself, my 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 whosoever, forever
to warrant secure and defend by these presents. And I
Beda M. Hayden in consideration of the sum paid as aforesaid
do hereby release and forever quitclaim unto the said grantee
his heirs and assigns, all my right of dower in and to the
aforegranted premises. In testimony whereof, we
have hereunto set our hands and seals this fourteenth day of
March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety six.
Signed, Sealed and delivered
in presence of
Carl Hayden Sel
12exa M. Hayden Sel
State of Massachusetts
County of Berkshire
March 14th, 1896.
In Pottersfield this 13th day of
Carl Hayden personally appeared before
me, and acknowledged the foregoing instrument by him
signed to be his free and voluntary act and deed; and then
that the above named Beda M. Hayden wife of said
Carl Hayden also personally appeared before me and being
examined by me privately, separately and apart from her said
husband acknowledged and declared the foregoing instrument
her own and explained to her by me to be her free and
voluntary act and deed, and that she did quit and release
the same.
Henry Ryan
Justice of the Peace.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Berkshire SS
I Henry W. Taft clerk of the
Superior Court of said county of Berkshire, the same being a
Court of Record, do hereby certify that Henry Ryan signature
whose name is endorsed to the certificate is proof of
acknowledgement of the annexed instrument and that his
witness was at the time of taking said acknowledgement.
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a Justice of the Peace within and for said Commonwealth duly authorized
by the laws of this Commonwealth to take and certify the acknowledgments
and proof of deeds, to be recorded in this Commonwealth that the he
resides in said County that I am well acquainted with the hand-
writing of the said Jeffrey D Byrne and wholly believe that his signature
due to this certificate or proof or acknowledgment is genuine; and
I certify that the said instrument is executed and acknowledged
according to the laws of this State. In testimony whereof
I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court at
Pittsfield this 12th day of March A.D. 1890
[signature] J.T. Light Vice P
L.P.
Received for record March 18th 1890 at 9-30 oclock A.M.
and recorded by George B. Conne Town Clerk
To all People to whom these Presents shall come; I
Henry B. Bishop of Pittsfield County of Berkshire in the State of
Massachusetts hereinafter called the grantor, Send Greeting.
Know ye, that I the said grantor for and in consideration of
the sum of one dollar to me in hand, before the ensuing seal
will and truly paid by Beda M. Coffin of Pittsfield
Mass, hereinafter called the grantee the receipt whereof I
do hereby acknowledge, and am therewith fully satisfied,
contented and paid; land thereof and of every part and parcel
thereof, do concede assign, quit and release the said grantee her
heirs executors and administrators forever, by these presents,
have given granted bargained 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 her heirs and
assigned forever, a certain tract of beach land situated in
Jamestown County of Washington in the State of Rhode Island
containing 38 or square feet bounded as follows: beginning
at the northwest part of the beach cove and eighty feet Easterly
from the southeast corner of land of Warren M. Leavitt thence
Easterly along said beach sand forty feet thence Northerly
seventy feet thence Westerly forty feet and thence Northerly
seventy feet to the place of beginning, bounded Northerly,
Easterly Southerly and Westerly by land of Billings &
Macomber, granting unto said grantee her heirs and
assigns a right to pass and repass either with teams or on
foot over the premises of Billings & Macomber to the beach lastly