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KNOW ALL MEN by THESE PRESENTS, that I, Caleb E. Kenyon, of the City of Cranston,
County of Providence, State of Rhode Island, hereinafter called the Grantor in consideration of
the sum of Ten ($\$10.00$) Dollars, to me paid by John E. Woodmansee Jr. and Virginia R. Woodmansee,
his wife, both of the Town of Charlestown, County of Washington, State of Rhode Island hereinafter
called the Grantees, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, do hereby give, grant, bargain,
sell and convey unto the said Grantees, as JOINT TENANTS and not as tenants in common, and their
heirs and assigns forever.
That certain tract of land located in the Town of Charlestown, R. I.,
in the village of Colleton, described as follows: Beginning at a point in the
southwesterly line of Road to west of Roger Williams Junction which point is in the south-
westerly corner of land now or lately owned by W. D. Cross, thence westerly on
said road to the farmland of Henry Sabbeek, thence southeasterly bounding said farmland
northerly on southeastly on said Kenyon land to land now or lately of John Tucker, thence southern
northerly bounding said farmland to the southwesterly corner of land of Y. P. Providence and Boston
Railroad, thence easterly on land of W. D. Providence and Boston
Railroad, thence northeastly on said Railroad land to land of Y. P. Providence and Boston
Railroad, thence northeasterly on land of Y. C. P. Wilcox to the highway leading
to the Village of Cranston, thence southeasterly on said road to land of
of Henry E. Sabbeek and junction of road leading to said village and road leading to
railroad station, thence southeasterly on said road to land of Y. P. Providence & M.
Railroad, thence northeasterly at right angle to said road W. N. Y. H. & Railroad land
bounding easterly on Railroad land to the southeasterly boundary bounding southerly on
said Babbook land 40 rods to a rock heaped about 395 feet northerly on the
highway and the highway leading to Carolina Station; thence northerly with the
main highway to the intersection of the main highway on way to lately of John Tucker,
thence westerly on boundary said intersection on said Hartley Walton land; thence
northerly bounding said intersection on said Babbook land, thence southeasterly on land
formerly of W. D. Cross to point of beginning.
Meaning and intending to convey to said named grantees the property as
conveyed to Dean E. Kenyon from his father Caleb E. Kenyon by deed recorded in said Charles-
town in Deed Book 12 at Page 446 subject to easements and right of way of
record, Excepting from the above described premises a strip of land 20 rods in width from
Kenyon to the following named parties by deeds as recorded in said Charlestown:
N. Y. W. M. H. & Railroad in Deed Book 12 Page 446; The First Congregational
Trustees recorded in Deed Book 14 Page 289; Catholic Church Trustees as recorded in
Deed Book 14 Page 289; Catholic Church Trustees as recorded in Deed Book 15 Page 182;
Hartley Walton as recorded in Deed Book 17 Page 59.
The above grantor being the only heir at law of Edwin A. Kenyon, deceased.
TO HAVE AND TO HOLD, the aforementioned premises, with all the rights, privileges and
appurtenances thereto belonging, unto and to the use of the said Grantees, as JOINT TENANTS
and not as Tenants in Common, and their heirs and assigns, forever.
And I the said Grantor do, hereby for myself and for my heirs, executors, and adminis-
trators, covenant with the said Grantees and their 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 Grantees and their heirs and assigns, shall by these presents at all times hereafter
peacefully 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 Grantees and
their heirs and assigns forever against the lawful claims and demands of all persons.
And for the consideration aforesaid, I, Vida M. Kenyon do hereby release all my right
of dower in and to the said granted premises unto the said Grantees and their heirs and assigns
forever.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto set our hands and seals this 9th day of November
in the year of our lord one thousand nine hundred and forty-four.
Executed in the presence of
Astrid D. Leidsman
(DOCUMENTARY STAMPS, $1.10)
STATE OF RHODE ISLAND )
County of Providence )
In Cranston on the 9th day of Nov. A. D. 1944 before me personally appeared the above
named grantors Caleb H. Kenyon and Vida M. Kenyon, his wife, both of them to me known and known by
me to be the parties executing the foregoing instrument, and acknowledged said instrument, by them
executed, to be their free act and deed.
ELEANOR D. SKOGLUND, Notary Public
Received for record November 10th, A. D. 1944 at 2:30 o'clock, p. m., and recorded by
Town Clerk
CALEB H. KENYON
VIDA M. KENYON
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