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8/24/1896 · DEED · book 13 page 235 doc 5501

From LEWIS NANCY W life, LEWIS CHARLES C life, BROWN FRED H life, BROWN ANNA W life
To BROWNING JOSEPH L life
Consideration one dollar and other valuable considerations
Premises about one acre more or less · lot known as the devisnt Burping Ground (Charlestown)

Back — where this land came from

This instrument states no source of title that we have read yet.

Forward — where this land went

The grantee's later conveyances, by name — the man, not necessarily this land; the one that cites this deed as its source is the land

▶ 1896 · DEED · BROWNING JOSEPH L; BROWNING EMMA A → BROWNING JOHN B · book 13 p 284
▶ 1910 · DEED · CORNELL CHARLES; MACDONALD JOHN N; BURDICK GEORGE; HOXSIE PERRY G; NAR → HOXSIE HARRY A · book 16 p 328

Bounded by

herrone · Alfred lewis · George H. Traud

The instrument's own words

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secure and defend by these presents. And I, Lantie A. Babcock wife of the said Albert S. Babcock 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 aforementioned premises. In witness whereof, we have hereunto set on our hands and seals this eighteenth day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety five Signed sealed and delivered In presence of Elmer E. Kenyon Albert S. Babcock L.S. Lantie A. Babcock L.S. State of Rhode Island ss County of Washington do In Hopkinton on this 18th day of June 1895 Before me appeared Albert S. Babcock to me well known as the person he represents himself to be personally appeared before me, and then acknowledged the foregoing instrument by him signed, to be his free and voluntary act and deed. Elmer E. Kenyon Notary Public Received for record August 20 1896 at 9.30 oclock A.M. and recorded by George Lelowse Town Clerk Know All Men by these Presents That we Nancy M, Lewis of Westerly, County of Washington State of Rhode Island beloved mother of Joseph H. Lewis late of said Westerly deceased, Fred S. Pommery and Anna M. Pommery his wife of the City of Boston in the State of Massachusetts and Tobias H. Lewis of said Westerly in consideration of the sum of one dollar and other valuable considerations to us paid by Joseph L. Pommery of the town of Charlestown in the county of Washington in and said State of Rhode Island the receipt whereof we do all hereby acknowledge lodge has remised, released and forever quitclaimed, and by these presents do remise, release and forever quitclaim unto the said Joseph L. Pommery his heirs and assigns forever all the right title, interest property, claims and demand which we may have, or a right ought to have or claim in and to a certain lot or parcel
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236 of land lying and being in the said town of Charlestown, containing about one acre more or less, known as the devisnt Burping Ground and bounded as follows, Northerly by land of Robt. Howes and Adfest loother, Easterly by land of George B. Frank, Southerly by the Post Road and Westerly by land of the First Baptist Church, lower mill and land of the town of Charlestown known as the bottom Parcel lot or however otherwise bounded. Said parcel of land is to be used for the purpose of the sepulture of the dead and for no other purpose whatever. To have and to hold the same for the purposes aforesaid with all the rights privileges and appurtenances thereunto appertaining, to him the said professor G. Browning his heirs and assigns forever. And we the aforesaid Grantors for ourselves and for our heirs executors and administrators, do covenant with the said Grantee his heirs and assigns, that we will warrant and defend the aforesaid premises unto the said Grantee his heirs and assigns forever against the lawful claims and demands of all persons claiming by through or under us. In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this 16th day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety five. Signed sealed and delivered In presence of Milber F. Brown William Hodgey Fred H. Browning L.S. Anna M. Brown Browning L.S. Harvey M. Lewis L.S. Charles La Levis L.S. State of Massachusetts County of Suffolk Se In Boston this 16th day of October AD 1895 Fred H. Browning personally appeared before me one and acknowledged the foregoing instrument by him signed to be his free and voluntary act and deed, and then and there the above named Anna M. Brown wife of said Fred H. Browning also personally appeared before me and was by me examined privately and apart from her said husband and while so privately and apart she read 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 retract the same. Milber F. Brown Notary Public L.S. State of Rhode Island & ve County of Washington Se In Providence this 18th day of October 1895 Harvey M. Lewis & Charles La Levis personally appeared before me and solemnly acknowledged the foregoing instrument by them signed to be their free and voluntary act and deed. Before me William Hodgey Notary Public L.S. Received for record on 1895 at 4-30 p.m. by [illegible] Clerk and recorded for George Clarke Town Clerk

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