The instrument's own words
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48 State of Rhode Island and
Washington
In Ch Westerly in said County on this 23d day
of May AD 1777 personally came before me William
le Lewis and Jane L Lewis his wife, who it me were
known and known to me to be the persons who signed the
following instrument and declared acknowledging said
instrument to be their free act and deed.
Before me G. Durand & Connoll
Notary Public
Received for record July 29 1777 at 3-30 o clock P.M.
and entered by George G. Green Town Clerk
No 1176—All of All of All by these Presents, that we
Abram Johnson and obey J. Johnson and in right of the said
Obey a wife to the both of the town of Westerly, county of Washington state
of Rhode Island, and hereinafter called the Grantors grant convey
and consideration of the sum of five hundred dollars to us
paid by James H Kenyon of Westerly, county of Washington
state aforesaid and hereinafter called the Grantee, the receipt
whereof is hereby acknowledged to be sole grants bargain
sell and convey unto the said or aunts and his heirs and
assigns forever, one certain tract or parcel of land called &
known as the Carterhouse (and must all navigate little and
virtuous in a record book called the Phrases book) being
a part of a certain east of land known as the Heeder land
situated and lying in the town of Westerly, county of
Washington state of Rhode Island on the North side of
and opposing the East Road & Kings Factory road as
called bounded and described as follows: 1st book beginning
at the southeast corner of this lot on the north side of the
Road aforesaid and at the southeast corner of the land
owned by Collins and Greene, thence easterly bounded southerly
by the East Road 88.2 feet to a rock with a heap of stones
on, thence southeasterly in a direct line to a heap of stones on
the West side of the old Indian path by land of this Grantee,
bounded westerly by the Primes Land thence southerly bounded
easterly by branched Land to land of Collins and Greene
thence again southerly bounded easterly by land of
Collins and Greene to the first mentioned bound or corner
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containing by acrimonious 15½ acres be the same more or less,
the 2½ acres situated to the west of the above described and but
of King's Factory land, annexed and described as follows,
Beginning at the Southwest corner of this lot at a heap of stones
and a Cedar pole, thence Northerly bounded West by the
land of three gentry and known as the Cedar line and east by a
part of the Western land above named to a heap of stones and stake by
branced land, thence Easterly bounded Northerly by boundaries and
40 feet to a heap of stones on the West side of the Old Indian road,
thence Southerly bounded Easterly by the Canister land and above
ascribed to the west and height of stones aforesaid thence westerly
bounded Southerly by the Kings factory land 130 feet more or less,
to the point or piece of owning containing by acrimonious 17
acres be the same more or less, bearing and intending to convey
all our interest in this indented last mentioned piece of land
called the Pines land, I have and is sold the story and
premises, with all the privileges and appurtenances thereunto
belonging unto and to the use of the said sampler and his heirs
and assigns forever and we the said sampler do hereby -
of ourselves and for our heirs executors and administrators all
covenant with the said sampler and his heirs and assigns
that we are lawfully seized in fee simple of the said piece of land
premises; that the same are free from all incumbrances
excepting an undivided interest in the Pines land, and that we
have good right full power and lawful authority to sell
and convey the same in manner as aforesaid; that the said
granted and his heirs and assigns shall have these premises
at all times hereafter peaceably and quietly have and
enjoy the said premises, and that we the said granted
will and our heirs executors and administrators shall warrant
and defend the same to the said granted and his heirs and assigns
forever against the lawful claims and demands of all persons
except the Pines land above said,
In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and
seals this 5th day of August in the year of our lord two thousand
eight hundred and ninety nine, 1899.
Signed and sealed in presence of
Jed. M. Webster Abraham Johnson L.S.
Charles E. Johnson Abbey T. Johnson L.S.
Rhume Dorsey
State of Rhode Island
County of Washington
at Charlestown on this 5th day of
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50
August 4th 1879 before me personally appeared Abram Johnson
and Cora F. Johnson opposite and apart from her husband,
who be known and known by me to be the parties appearing
the foregoing instrument and they both acknowledged said
instrument by their own expressed, to be their free act and deed.
John Dr. [illegible]
Stevens [illegible]
Received for recording Aug 5th 1879 at 5 o'clock P.M.
and recorded by George [illegible] [illegible] [illegible]
KNOW All Men by these Presents, that
I Welcome Le Tuxer of Richmond, County of Washington
and State of Rhode Island hereinafter called the Grantor
in consideration of the sum of Seventy five dollars to me
paid by Vangie Le Louence wife of Walter R. Louence of
Charlestown in said County and State hereinafter called
the Grantee, the receipt hereof is hereby acknowledged, do
hereby give, grant bargain sell and convey unto the said
Grantee and her heirs and assigns forever, a certain
lot of land situated in said Charlestown and County of
Washington containing by estimation half an acre more
or less bounded as follows: Easterly by a highway, Westerly
by the land of Henry & Della [illegible], Southerly by land of Elias F.
Kenyon and Northerly by land of Nathan E. Chace, however
a Moreover remarked, reference is hereby made to a deed from
Eugene B. Louence to Welcome Le Tuxer recorded in Land
Evidence Book 19 page 49, to have and to hold
the aforementioned premises, with all the privileges and appurtenances
thereto belonging unto and to the use of the said Grantee
and her heirs and assigns forever,
And I the said
Grantor do hereby for myself and for my heirs, executors and
administrators Endeavor with the said Grantee and her
heirs and assigns that I am lawfully seized in fee simple
of the said granted premises, that the same are free
from all incumbrances that I have good right full
power and lawful authority to sell and convey the same
in manner as aforesaid; that the said Grantee and her
heirs and assigns shall by these presents at all times
henceforth peaceably and quietly have and enjoy the
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