The instrument's own words
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266. To all People to whom these Presents shall come. That
I, John S. Kenyon of the City and County of Providence in
the State of Rhode Island hereinafter called the grantor, Said Grantor,
knows by these presents, That I the said grantor for and in consideration of
the sum of one Dollar to me in hand, before the executing hereof
well and fully paid by Elizabeth Augusta Fisher of Charlestown,
County of Washington in said State hereinafter called the grantee,
the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge, and am therefore fully
satisfied, contented and paid; and Witness of and every sort of hand and
perfect deed, do execute assign and discharge the said grantee
her heirs, successors and administrators forever by these presents,
have given granted bargained sold, alienated conveyed, conveyed,
and confirmed, and by these presents do freely, fully and
absolutely give grant bargain sell alien convey and
confirm unto the said grantee her heirs and assigns forever,
A certain tract or parcel of land with all the improvements
thereon situated in said Charlestown and bounded and described
as follows, Beginning at a point at the southeast corner of some
of John Kelly on the highway leading from Kenyon to Thames
hence running Easterly along said highway ten Rods and
holding the norths of ten rods and standing back southwesterly
sixteen rods, and containing one acre of land, being a portion
of the same conveyed to this grantor by Ex. H. Kenyon seal
June 8th 1791 and recorded in the records of Land Evidences
of said Town of Charlestown in book 12 at pages 275
et sequens,
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 grantee her heirs and assigns forever, to her and
their only proper use, benefit and behalf forever, And I the said
grantor for myself and my heirs, devises and administrators
Do covenant promise and grant to said grantee,
her heirs and assigns, that at all and before the executing hereof
I am 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
tenure 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 grantee her 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 have, hold, use, occupy, possess and enjoy the said
demised and bargained premises, with the appurtenances
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free and clear and fully and clearly acquitted, exonerated and
discharged of and from all and all manner of former or other
gifts, grants, bargains, sales, leases, mortgages, wills, entails, jointures,
doweries, judgments, executions and encumbrances, of what name or
nature soever, that might in any measure or degree obstruct or
make void this present deed. Furthermore I the said
grantor for myself my heirs, executors and administrators do
covenant and engage the above described premises to the said
grantee her heirs and assigns against the lawful claims and
demands of any person or persons whatsoever, forever to warrant
secure and defend by these presents.
And I Alice H. Kenyon wife of said John S. Kenyon in
consideration of the sum paid aforesaid, do hereby release and
forever quitclaim unto the said grantee her heirs and assigns
all my right of dower in and to the aformentioned premises,
In Testimony whereof, we have hereunto set our hands and
seals this sixteenth day of September in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety six,
Signed, sealed and delivered
in presence of John S. Kenyon L.S.
A. J. Cushing Alice H. Kenyon L.S.
State of Rhode Island sc
County of Providence ss
On Providence this 17th day of
September AD, 1896 John S. Kenyon and Alice H.
Kenyon known to me and known to be the parties who
executed the foregoing instrument personally appeared
before me and Acknowledged the foregoing instrument, by
them signed to be their free and voluntary act and deed,
A. J. Cushing
Adonisans Notary Public
Received for record Oct 22 1896 at 6-30 oclock P.M.
and recorded by George W. Cross Town Clerk
The page as recorded
