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administrators shall warrant and defend the same to the said grantee
and its successors and assigns forever against the lawful claims
and demands of all persons. And for the consideration
aforesaid I Emma D. Kenyon wife of Edwin A. Kenyon aforesaid
do hereby release all my right of dower in and to the said
granted premises unto the said grantee and its successors
and assigns forever. In witness whereof, we have
hereunto set our hands and seals this fifth day of April in
the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety eight.
Signed and sealed in presence of
Adoniram J. Launing
Edwin A. Kenyon L.S.
Emma D. Kenyon L.S.
State of Rhode Island
County of Providence
In Providence on the sixth day of April AD
1898 before me personally appeared Edwin A. Kenyon and
Emma D. Kenyon to me known and known by me to be the
parties executing the foregoing instrument and severally acknowledged
said instrument by them executed to be their free act and deed.
Adoniram J. Launing
Notary Public
Received for record May 3d 1898 at 11 oclock A.M.
and recorded by George Blossom Town Clerk
KNOW ALL MEN by these Presents, That
I, Charles Burdick Jr of Charlestown in the County of
Washington State of Rhode Island hereinafter called the
grantor in consideration of one Hundred dollars to me
paid by Grace Burdick Jr of Charlestown aforesaid hereinafter
called the Grantee, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged
and hereby give grant bargain sell and convey unto the
said Grantee and his heirs and assigns forever, a certain
tract or parcel of land with all the improvements thereon,
situate in said Charlestown containing by estimation eight (8)
acres be the same more or less and bounded as follows namely first
commencing at the Southeast corner of said lot where the line
between said lot and the Shore road so called comes
to the Salt Pond. Thence running Southerly bounded
Easterly on said Shore road lot to the sea thence westerly
bounded Southerly on the sea to land of Joseph Brightman
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Thereafter Northwardly bounded Westwardly on said Brightmans land to
the above mentioned Salt Pond, thence Eastwardly bounded Northwardly on
said Salt Pond to the corner first mentioned or however otherwise
the same may be bounded. Reserving all sea rights and
privileges to this grantor his heirs and assigns with a privilege of
crossing said land to procure the same. Said land being the same
premises conveyed to this grantor by Duncan Austin by his
deed bearing date Dec 30 1817 and recorded in Land Evidence
records of said Charlestown in Book 2nd page 477 and 478
To have and to hold the aforesaid premises, with all
the privileges and appurtenances thereto belonging, unto and
to the use of the said Granville and his heirs and assigns
forever. And I the said grantor do hereby, for myself and
for my heirs, executors and administrators, covenant with
the said Granville and his heirs and assigns that I own
lawfully seised in fee simple of the said granted premises
that the same are free from all encumbrances that I have
good right full power and lawful authority to sell and
convey the same in manner as aforesaid; that the said
Granville and his heirs and assigns shall by these presents
at all times hereafter peaceably and quietly have and enjoy
the said premises, and that I the said grantor will, and my
heirs, executors and administrators shall, warrant and
defend the same to the said Granville and his heirs and
assigns forever against the lawful claims and demands
of all persons. And for the consideration aforesaid
I Gertrude Burdick wife of said Granville do hereby
release all my right of dower in and to the said granted
premises unto the said Granville and his heirs and assigns
forever. In witness whereof we have hereunto
set our hands and seals this 1st day of January in the
year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty eight,
Signed and sealed in presence of
George Colesse Charles Burdick L.S.
Gertrude Burdick L.S.
State of Rhode Island
County of Washington
In Charlestown on the 1st day of January
AD 1888 before me personally appeared Charles Burdick and his
wife Gertrude Burdick his wife to me known and known by me
to be the parties executing the foregoing instrument and they
severally acknowledged said instrument, by them executed, to be their
free act and deed.
George Colesse
Notary Public
Received for record Bray 1888 vol 2 page 478
and indexed by George Colesse Notary Public