The instrument's own words
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280 KNOW All MEN by these presents, That I Joseph
mays, of the Town of Charlestown, in the County of Washington
and State of Rhode Island in consideration of the sum of ten
dollars and this valuable consideration to me paid by Joseph
mage of Richmond, in said County, the receipt whereof is
hereby acknowledged, do hereby remise, release and forever
quit claim unto him the said Joseph mage his heirs and
assigns forever, all the right, title, interest, property, claim and
demand which I now have, or of right ought to have, or claim
in and to a certain lot or parcel of land located in said
Charlestown, with a dwelling house and other improvements
thereon, bounded and described as follows: namely Beginning at
the North westerly corner of said the rest running North westerly
One hundred and thirty (130) feet thence in a South easterly
course one hundred ten (110) feet thence in an Easterly
course one hundred eight (108) feet thence North easterly about one
hundred and fifty feet to the point and place of beginning,
bounded North ly by the bushing, North westerly by land now or
formerly of Walter R. Gorton South westerly by land now or formerly
of John Doherty and Easterly by the highway, or however
otherwise bounded, and being the same property conveyed to
John Doherty by George Morris, attorney by deed dated this
30th day of March AD 1807 and recorded in Land Evidence
record of said town of Charlestown in Book MH at page
108, also a certain lot or parcel of land, situated
in said Charlestown known as the Forrest land, and
bounded on the North by land formerly of John Doherty,
also formerly of Thomas Rogers Easterly by the highway,
South westerly by land formerly of James H. Hurlburn, also
formerly by land to nails unknown on the West by land now
or formerly of the heirs of Pelig Tucker, or however otherwise
bounded, and being the same land and premises
conveyed to said Joseph mage by John Doherty by deed
dated the 20th day of January AD 1811 and recorded in
Land Evidence record of said town of Charlestown in Book
NJ at page 26, to which deed and the record thereof
reference is hereby made and had,
To have and to hold the same with all the
rights, privileges and appurtenances thereunto belonging
unto and to the use of him the said Joseph mage his
heirs and assigns forever, And I the aforesaid
Joseph mays for myself and for my heirs,
executors and administrators do covenant with The
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said Joseph maltby, his heirs and assigns is that I will warrant and
defend the aforesaid premises unto the said Joseph maltby his heirs
and assigns forever, against the lawful claims and demands -
of all persons claiming by, through a under me.
And I, Mary Mayes, wife of the said Joseph Mayes in consideration
of the sum aforesaid to me paid, do hereby release and forever
quit claim unto the said Joseph Maltby, his heirs and assigns,
all my right title of here in and to the aforesaid premises.
In testimony whereof, we have hereunto set our hands and
seals this 15th day of August in the year of our lord one
thousand seven hundred and fifty seven
Signed and sealed in presence of Joseph Mayes S.S.
Harry B. Ligert Mary Mayes L.S.
Reserve Stamps
St.
State of Rhode Island
County of Washington
On this day, on the 15th day of August A.D. 1757-
before me personally appeared Joseph Mayes and Mary
Mayes his wife each of them known and known by me to be
the parties executing the foregoing instrument, and they
severally acknowledged said instrument mark by them executed
to be their free act and deed
Harry B. Ligert Mary Mayes L.S.
Received for record August 17, 1757 at 9 o'clock AM
and recorded by George La Connor Town Clerk
KNOW ALL MEN by these presents, That I,
Anna H. Kenyon wife of Lewis Kenyon of the town of
Hopkinton in the county of Washington and State of Rhode
Island, in case consideration of the sum of one dollar and
valuable consideration to me paid by Margret T. Burdick
wife of Silas L. Burdick of Stamford county of Fairfield
State of Connecticut the real property where in is hereby acknowledge
do hereby remise, release and forever quit claim unto
her the said Margret her heirs and assigns forever, all
the right title, interest property, claim and demand, outlined: