The instrument's own words
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our hands and seals this twenty fourth day of October in the
year of our lord one thousand eight hundred and fifteen,
signed and sealed in presence of
Abata F. Remington
Unnie Melitha Wheeler LS
Caroline Wheeler LS
Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
County of Bristol
In Attleboro on the 28th day of October
1815 before me personally appeared Unnie Melitha Wheeler and
Caroline Wheeler to me known, and known by me to be the parties
executing the foregoing instrument we severally acknowledged
had acknowledged by their special act to be their act and deed,
Frank L. Barberof
Notary Public LS
Received for deed Nov 30 1815 at 2 oclock PM
and returned my mortgage to Jesse Tome Clerk
Know all MEN by these presents, That We
Lehek J. Greene of the town of Richmond, and J. Fannie
Lelake of the town of South Kingstown, both some being
in the County of Washington and State of Rhode Island, named
now are hereinafter called the grantors in consideration
of the sum of one ($1) Dollar and other good and
valuable consideration to our paid by Manuel J. Deis
and Mary A. Deis his wife of the city and county of
Providence in the said State of who are hereinafter called
the grantees, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged,
do hereby give, grant, bargain, sell and convey unto
the said grantees, and their heirs and assigns forever,
Three (3) certain lots of land which are described as
follows, the first tract contains Three Hundred and
thirty five (335) acres, be the same more or less with a
dwelling house, barn and other buildings and improve-
ments situated thereon, which is situated partly in
the Town of Charlestown and partly in the Town of
South Kingstown in the said County and State and
which is bounded on the North by the "Post Road"
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so called, on the East partly by land of Josiah Lee Cashman and partly
by land of James H. Lover; on the North by Seven Hill Brook, so called until
a corner to land of Edward A. Browning, thence around land s called said
Edward A. Browning until it comes to said Seven Hill pond again, bounded
on the North south east and North by land of the said Browning, thence
on the North again by said Pond until it comes to land of the heirs of
the late Stephen A Browning, thence on the next partly by land of the
said heirs of Stephen A Browning, partly by land of William G Berry
and partly by land of Levin Arnold, thence on the North and West
by other land of said Levin Arnold until it comes to the place of
beginning at the southwest corner of the said tract at the said
Post Road. Together with two (2) islands which are situate in the
said Pond, the bigger being known as the one and the other Watson land,
the second tract consists of seventeen (17) acres of wood land be
for the same more or less, situated in said South Kingstown, and
for a description and boundaries see deed of lead from
Stephen Frabon et al to Ruth Kenyon, August 28th 1841,
the third tract consists of twenty (20) acres of wood land be
for the same more or less, situated in said South Kingstown, and
for a description and boundaries see deed from
heirs of Samuel Seaton in Book 40 at page 187, two and
1/2 acres of the South end of the said third lot was deeded to
Obadiah Greene in George N. Ward, Collector of Taxes June
5 1863, and the aforesaid corner, the remainder of this
tract and the other two islands belong to the said Colman J Greene
and S. Fannie Clarke as sole owners. For a more particular
description reference may be had to the record of a mortgage
in said South Kingstown from Herald K Kenyon and Ruth L Kenyon
(in right of said Ruth) to Fannie Colman in Book 40 pages
57, 58, 59, 60. The said Ruth, after the death of the said
Hazard, gave a lead of possession to the estate of James G.
Greene, recorded in Book 40, at page 23, in said South Kingstown
and the said Obadiah Greene and S. Fannie Clarke are the
only heirs at law of the said estate. Or however other
said three tracts may be bounded or described,
To have and to hold, the aforementioned premises, with
all the privileges and appurtenances thereunto belonging,
unto and to the use of the said grantees and their heirs
and assigns forever. And we the said grantors, or
hereby for ourselves and for our heirs, executors and
administrators, covenant with the said grantees and
their heirs and assigns that we are lawfully seized
in fee simple of the said granted premises, that
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the same are free from all incumbrances excepting such
rights of way as two spot or have heretofore existed,
that we have good right, full power and lawful authority to
sell and convey the same in manner as aforesaid, that the said
said grantees and their heirs and assigns shall by these
presents at all times hereafter peaceably and quietly have
and enjoy the same premises, and that we the said grantors
will, and our heirs, executors and administrators shall
warrant and defend the same to the said grantees
and their heirs and assigns forever against the claims of all persons,
terms and demands. We hereby covenant
that each grantor is a single man and S. Faulkner Clarke aa
widow.
In witness whereof, we have hereunto set our hands and
seals this 9th day of November in the year of our lord
one thousand seven hundred and seventy (1770)
Signed and sealed in presence by
Joseph E. Dauphier
Josiah J. Greene DS
S. Faulkner Clarke DS
Reserve
Stamp
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State of Rhode Island
County of Kentish town
In Richmond on the 9th day of November A.D.
1770 before me personally appeared Josiah J. Greene and
S. Faulkner Clarke to me known and known by me, to be
the parties executing the foregoing instrument and each
then acknowledged said instrument, by them executed, to
be their free act and deed.
Joseph E. Dauphier
Notary Public
Received for record December 4th 1770 at 2 45 oclock AM,
and recorded by George C. Cross Town Clerk