The instrument's own words
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Know all men by these presents, that I
Stephen F. Macdonald of the town of North Kingstown County
of Washington, State of Rhode Island in consideration of the
sum of ten (10) dollars to me paid by Harold Albert Falconi
and Emma Madeline Falconi his wife both of the town of
Charlestown, county of Washington, State of Rhode Island the
receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, do hereby remise, release
and forever quitclaim and convey unto them the said Harold Albert Falconi
and Emma Madeline Falconi his wife their heirs and assigns
forever all the right title title interest property claim and
demand which I do have or of right ought to release, or
claim, in and to a certain farm situated in Charlestown,
county of Washington State aforesaid containing eighty (80)
more or less acres with dwelling house and other
buildings thereon bounded as follows, commencing
at the Southwest corner of the Saw mill now owned by
Charles Greene, thence westerly by the highway to land
formerly of Charles Inman now owned by Nathan E. Nathanway
thence Easterly by said Nathanway land and land formerly
of Thomas P. Poland to enclose land thence Northeasterly by
said Indian land to land formerly owned by Provost
Nathanway, now owned by David G. Mills, thence westerly to the
Brook, thence by the brook to the pond thence on said pond
to the Northeast corner of land of said Charles Greene
and thence Southerly and thence westerly on land of said
Greene to the first mentioned corner, being the same
premises embodied to this conveyance as seen from George
R. Moore administrator of the estate of Henrietta Perry
on record in said Charlestown, in land Evidence Book
No 14 of page 166, Also two other certain tracts of
land situated in said Charlestown, containing thirty
(30) acres more or less, which two tracts together are
known as the homestead farm of George Browning
deceased. The first tract is bounded as follows, on
the North by land of the heirs of Charles Inman
on the East by land of said land heirs on the South
and West by the highway leading to the Sawmill,
The second tract is bounded as follows, on the
North by land formerly of Benjamin G. Cornwall,
on the East by the above mentioned highway
on the South by land formerly of Thomas P. Poland
and on the West by the Indian cedar swamp, or
however either of said tracts may be bounded,
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240 Being the same premises conveyed to this grantor by deed from
Hulls M. Leach dated Sept 18th 1797 and recorded in the records
of Land Evidences of the town of Narragansett in Book 18 page
129. To have and to hold the same, with all the
rights servings and appurtenances thereunto appertaining now
and to the use of the said grantees their heirs and assigns
forever, and I the aforementioned grantor for myself and
for my heirs executors administrators as covenant
with the said grantees their heirs and assigns that I will
warrant and defend the aforesaid premises with the
said grantees their heirs and assigns forever against the
lawful claims and demands of all persons claiming by,
through or under me. and I Katherine M.
Macdonald wife of the said Alexander J Macdonald by
in consideration of the sum paid as aforesaid do hereby
release and forever quit claim unto the said grantees
their heirs and assigns all my right of dower in and to
the aforesaid premises.
In testimony whereof we have set our
hands and seals this 17th day of June in the year of our
Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty five (1785)
Signed and sealed in presence of
John P. B. Pierce Alexander J Macdonald SS
Katherine M. Macdonald SS
State of Rhode Island
County of Washington
In North Kingstown on the 17th day of
June AD 1785 before me personally appeared Alexander
J Macdonald and Katherine M Macdonald his wife
both well known to me known and known by me to be
the parties executing the foregoing written indent and they
acknowledged said instrument by them executed to be
their free act and deed.
John P. B. Pierce
Notary Public
Received for record June 17, 1785 at 2 oclock PM
and recorded by George B. Cross Town Clerk
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