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358 KNOW ALL MEN by these presents that I, William N.
Battins Jr. of South Kingstown, County of Washington and State of
Rhode Island aforesaid hereinafter called the Grantor in consideration of ten
dollars to one thousand Ivy E. Edward Burke of said South Kingstown, hereinafter
called the Grantee, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged indeedly
give grant bargain sell pass and convey unto the said Grantee, and his heirs
beens and assigns forever, a certain tract of land situated in the
Town of Charlestown in said county and state containing thirty
three acres more or less and bounded as follows: beginning at the
Post Road at the Northeast corner of said road and at the Southeast
corner of land of Joseph M. Pennell; thence Southerly bounding
Easterly by land of said Pennell to land of Robert S. Taylor and unto
thence Easterly bounding Southerly by said Robert S. Taylor and unto
thence Southerly bounding Easterly by said West Land for three hundred
and thirty seven feet, thence Southerly bounding Easterly by said
West Land for three hundred thirty three feet, thence Northerly bounding
by said West Land one hundred thirty seven feet to land of said
Joseph M. Pennell; thence Northly bounding Easterly by land of
said Pennell to the said Post Road; thence Easterly bounding Southerly by
said Post Road to land formerly of Chas L. Harris and cross corner of his roads
and highways; thence Northly bounding Easterly by said Harris and
Grantee's to land to the said Post Road; thence Westerly bounding Southerly
by said Post Road to the place of beginning or some otherne boundary bounded,
Reserving however to said Robert S. Taylor and his heirs their heirs and
assigns the right of way conveyed in a deed from his grantor
to said Robert S. Taylor and his wife, dated September 18th 1926, and
on record in said Charlestown. I have and do hereby the
aforementioned premises, with all the rights privileges and appurtenances thereto belonging unto the use of the said Grantee,
and his heirs and assigns forever, and I the said Grantor, do
hereby, for myself and my heirs, executors and administrations,
covenant with the said Grantee and his heirs and assigns that
I am lawfully seized in fee simple of the said premises hereafter
that the same are free and clear from all incumbrances except the reservations
aforesaid, that I have full power and right full power and lawful authority
to sell and convey the same in manner as aforesaid; that the said
Grantee and his heirs and assigns shall by these presents at all
times hereafter peaceably and quietly have and enjoy the premises
and that I the said Grantor will and my heirs, executors and
administrations, shall warrant and defend the same to the said
Grantee and his heirs and assigns theirs against the lawful
claims and demands of all persons except as aforesaid.
And for the considerations aforesaid I Jesse W. Battins uncle of
the said William N. Battins Jr. do hereby release all my
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right of doors in and to the raid granted premises unto the raid granted and
his heirs and assigns, forever.
In witness whereof, we have hereunto set our hands and seals this 24,
day of September in the year of our lord one thousand eight hundred and
forty eight.
Executed in the presence of
George La Connor
William N. Batten Jr. LS.
Jessie V. Batten LS.
State of Rhode Island
County of Washington
On this twenty fourth, day of September, AD 1848 before
me personally appeared William N. Batten Jr. and Jessie V. Batten to one
whom it appeared to me to be the parties executing the foregoing instrument,
and they acknowledged said instrument, by their seal executed, to be their free
act and deed.
George La Connor
Notary Public.
Received for record Sept. 29, 1848 at 11:45 o'clock PM
and recorded by George La Connor. Tom Clark
KNOW ALL MEN by these presents, that I Mary
Ophelia Phillips Utility of North Kingstown, County of Washington and state of
Rhode Island in consideration of the sum of four dollars to me paid
by Jno T. H. Prendergast of Westerly, in said county and state, the
receipt whereof I hereby acknowledge, do hereby remit, release and
forever quitclaim unto the said Jno T. H. Prendergast his heirs and
assigns forever, all the right title, interest, property, claim and demand
which I have, has, or might have to, claim, or demand, in and to a
certain knot of beach land situated at Dumwiddies in the town of
North Kingstown in said county and state containing 400 square feet
and bounded as follows beginning at the northeast corner of said
knot of a beach in the beach bank and forty feet west from the
southeast corner of a piece of land of Conrad S. Harris; thence southerly
parallel with said Harris's land and forty feet from the same one
hundred feet to a stake in the ground; thence westerly forty feet
to a stake; thence northerly one hundred feet to a stake at the
beach bank; thence easterly forty feet to the place of beginning
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