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State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Washington County
Town of South Kingstown
Court of Probate
I, Howard B. Perry, Clerk of the Court of Probate
in and for said town of South Kingstown, do hereby certify, that
I have compared the foregoing copy of the record of the last will
and testament (as proved by said court May 11, 1875) of Anna
Nella late of said town of South Kingstown deceased, with the
original record thereof in this office and have found the same
to be correct in every particular therefore
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and
affixed the seal of the said Court of Probate this 18th day of
July in the year of our lord one thousand eight hundred and
ninety six.
Howard B. Perry
Clerk of the Court of Probate
L.S.
Received for record July 24, 1896. at 9-15 oclock A.M.
and recorded by George G. Coons Town Clerk
To All People to whom these Presents shall come, G
Samuel Peckham of Westerly, County of Washington in the
State of Rhode Island, hereinafter called the grantor
send Greeting Know ye, That I do grant and for and in
consideration of the sum of Four Hundred & Fifty Dollars
to me in hand, behalf the ensuing hereby well and truly
paid by John T. le Lean & Selina & his wife both of
Providence City County of Providence & State of Rhode Island
hereinafter called the grantees the receipt whereof I do
hereby acknowledge, and am herewith fully satisfied, contented
and paid, and thereof and of every part and parcel thereof
do remise acquit and discharge the said grantees John T
& Selina le Lean, their heirs executors and administrators
forever by these presents granted, granted, bargainned,
sold, allowed et cetera fully, fully and absolutely give, grant,
bargain, sell, alien, lease, offset, convey and confirm unto the
said grantees their heirs and assigns forever, a certain tract
or parcel of land situate in Unovesting Beach so called
in the town of Charlestown County and State as first above
written & bounded & described as follows viz: Beginning at
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228 The South West corner of the lot herein conveyed & at the North
East corner of lot No 11 owned by Stephen Peckham, thence
running Easterly bounded on the North by land of said
Stephen along said Peckhams line to the highway. Thence
Northly and North easterly along the line of said highway
to the old Breach channel as called, thence Westerly in a
direct line to the North west corner of lot No 19 at a point
45 feet South from said Stephen Peckhams North east cor-
ner, thence Southerly 49 feet to the beginning, meaning
& intending to convey the lot bought of Obadiah I. Barber by
deed dated October 18 1892 & recorded in said town of Charlestown
in Book No 12 page 405. 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 grantees
their heirs and assigns forever, to them and their only proper
use, benefit and behoof forever. And I the said grantor for
myself and for my heirs, executors and administrators do
covenant promise and grant to and with said grantees their
heirs and assigns that at and in and before the ensuing day of June
the true, sole and lawful owner of the above bargained premises
and am lawfully seized and possessed of the same in my
own proper right as 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 in manner as
aforesaid. And that the said grantees their heirs and
assigns shall and may from time to time, and at all times
forever hereafter by these presents lawfully
peaceably and quietly have, hold use occupy possess and
enjoy the said demised and bargained premises, with the
appurtenances free and clear, free and clearly acquitted,
exonerated and discharged of and from all and all manner of
former or other grants, grants, bargains, sales, leases, mortgages,
wills, entails, jointure, dowries, judgments executions and
encumbrances of what name or nature sever, that might in
any measure or degree obstruct or make void the present deed.
Furthermore I the said grantor for myself and for my heirs,
executors and administrators do covenant and league the above
demised premises to the said grantees their heirs and assigns against
the lawful claims or demands of any person or persons whatsoever
forever to warrant secure and defend by these presents.
Said I Henry G. Peckham sole heir of the said Samuel Peckham in
consideration of the sum paid as aforesaid do hereby release and
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forever quitclaim unto the said grantees their heirs and assigns all my
right of dower in and to the aforementioned premises;
In testimony whereof, we have hereunto set our hands and seals
this twenty ninth day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and ninety six.
Signed sealed and delivered
In presence of
Arthur E. Vose
Enoch N. Vose
Samuel Peckham Lss,
Mary E. Peckham Lss
State of Rhode Island ss
County of Washington Sc
I, Enoch N. Vose Notary Public in and for the said State and County do hereby certify that this twenty ninth day
of July AD 1896 Samuel Peckham & Mary E. Peckham
personally appeared before me and acknowledged the foregoing
instrument they there signed to be their free and voluntary act
and deed; and then and there the above named Mary E.
Peckham wife of the said Samuel also personally appeared
before me and being examined by me privately separate and
apart from her said husband acknowledged and declared the
foregoing instrument they there signed and explained to her by me
to be her free and voluntary act and deed, and that she did
not wish to retract the same.
Enoch N. Vose
Notary Public Lss.
Received for record July 31 1896 at 9:15 oclock AM
and recorded by George B. Lowe Town Clerk
Know All Men by these Presents, That I
George H. Ward (unmarried) of the City of Portland, County of
multnomah and State of Oregon, in consideration of fifteen
Hundred ($1500) dollars to me paid by Philip E. Sisson of
the town of Charlestown, County of Washington and State of
Rhode Island, have bargained and sold and, by these presents
do grant bargain sell and convey unto the said Philip E.
Sisson, his heirs and assigns, all the following bounded
and described real property situated in the town of Charlestown
County of Washington and State of Rhode Island to wit:
A certain lot or parcel of Land bounded and described as
follows On the North by the Post Road, on the East by
land of John R. Browning, on the South by land of George H.
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