The instrument's own words
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The 17th day of May AD 1898 before me personally appeared
Deborah E. Clarke to me known and known by me to be the
party executing the foregoing instrument and the acknowledged
said instrument by her to be his free act and deed
George E Clarke
Notary Public
Received for record May 20 1898 at 10 oclock AM
and recorded by George Belong Town Clerks
Know All Men that I Thomas A Barber of
Hopkinton County of Washington and State of Rhode Island
in consideration of one hundred dollars ($100) to me paid by
John D. Kenyon of said Hopkinton the receipt whereof I do
hereby acknowledge do hereby give grant bargain sell and
convey unto said John D Kenyon his heirs and assigns
forever, a certain lot of land situated in the town of
Charlestown County and state aforesaid I being lot No 6
six on a plat of land conveyed by deed from Samuel T
Potter & others to said Thomas A Barber dated dated
1880 and recorded in Land Evidence of said Charlestown
Book 101 page 533 and also the plat is recorded in said
Land Evidence Book Ch 10 page 539 to which deed and
plat reference is hereby made. Also a one eighth (1/8)
undivided interest in a street running through said
tract from land of said Samuel T Potter & others to
the sea said street being twenty five (25) feet wide and
bounded on the East by lot No 2 and on the West by
lot No 3 as shown on said plat. the said John D Kenyon
his heirs and assign to be holder for one dollar ($1) the
expense of keeping said street and gate or gates therein
in repair To have and to hold the said granted and
bargained premises with the privileges and appurtenances
thereof subject to the conditions of said deed from Samuel
T Potter & others to Thomas A Barber receiving also
to said Thomas A Barber his heirs and assigns a right
to peaceably pass and repair at all times along the
streets laid out on said plat for the common use of all
the purchasers of lots upon the said tract to him the said
John D Kenyon his heirs and assign forever, and I
the said Thomas A Barber for myself my heirs executors
and administrators do covenant with said John D
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Kenyon his heirs and assigns that I am lawfully seized
in fee of the premises that I have good right to sell and convey
the same to said John D Kenyon to hold as aforesaid and
that I will warrant and defend the same to said John D,
Kenyon his heirs and assigns forever against the lawful
claims and demands of all persons. And I Sarah
J. Barber wife of said Thomas A Barber in consideration
of the aforementioned sum paid to my husband do hereby
release and forever quitclaim all right of owner to said
lots. In witness whereof we set our hands
and seals this 13th day of October in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and eighteen.
Executed in presence of
Thos A Barber L S
S. P. Brooks
Sarah J. Barber L S
State of Rhode Island ye
Washington Sc
On this thirteen this 13th day of October
AD 1818 then Thomas A Barber personally appeared
before me and acknowledged the foregoing instrument
by him signed, to be his free and voluntary act and
deed.
Edward H. Loomis L S
Notary Public
Received for record May 31 1898 at 11 30 o clock pm
and recorded by George Colman Town Clerk
I KNOW All men by these Presents, that we
Mary & Briggs (widow) Joseph & Horiah Survey A Horiah
his wife in right of said wife Asa H Horiah & Jane J
Horiah his wife in right of said wife all of Colchester
R.I. William B. Briggs of Kingston let and J. Henrietta
Langworthy guardian of the estate of Maria P. Langworthy
duly authorized by the court of Probate of said colchester
Simington let in consideration of the sum of fifty dollars
to be paid by James Gonslay of Tiverton Rhode Island
the receipt whereof acknowledged do hereby remise
release and forever quitclaim unto the said James
Gonslay his heirs and assigns forever all the right title
interest property claim and demand which we
now have or in right ought to have or claim in and
to a certain lot of land situated in said colchester