The instrument's own words
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Know all Men by these presents that I, John M. Burdington
of town of Westerly, Washington County State of Rhode Island, weaver
called the hearte in consideration of the forty Dollars to me paid by
one lucy, burtness, her heir Wife residing in Kent county massachussetts, weaver
called the hearte, the receipt of whom is hereby acknowledged do hereby
give grant bargain sell and convey unto the said hearte, and
her heirs and assigns forever, a certain lot or parcel of land
situated at East Street, South easterly in the town of Westerly state
State of Rhode Island, bounded and described as follows, to wit,
commencing on a grove point at the south west corner of land
owned by hannah thurston measuring forty feet more or less, thence
easterly forty feet thence southerly sixty feet more or less, thence
westerly forty feet to a post made of loquining on the south
it is bounded by land of hannah thurston, on the westerly fence thurston
in the North by the public highway, on the East by land of
hearte, or however otherwise the survey may be construed and
described. To have and to hold, the aforementioned
premises, with all the privileges and appurtenances there unto
belonging, with and to the use of the said hearte, and her heirs
and assigned forever. And the said granton, do hereby, for
myself and for my heirs, executors and administrators, covenant
with the said hearte and her heirs and assigns that I am
lawfully seized in fee simple of the said granted premises
that the same are free from all encumbrances, that I have
good right full power and lawful authority to sell and convey
the same in manner as aforesaid, that the said hearte and her 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 with my heirs, executors and administrators warrant
repurant and defend the same to the said hearte and her heirs
and assigns against the lawful claims and demands of
all persons. And for the consideration aforesaid I,
grant s Panderston wife of John M. Burdington do hereby release
all my right of dower in and to the said granted premises unto
the said hearte and her heirs and assigns forever
In my witness whereof, we have hereunto set our hands and
seals this 12th day of December in the year of our lord one
thousand nine hundred and thirteen
Signed and sealed in presence of
Frank A. Woodner John M. Burdington [seal]
Louise E. Burdington [seal]
State of Rhode Island
County of Washington
In Westerly on the 12th day of December
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Actr 1913 before me personally appeared John M Bruddington
and Amelia A Bruddington to me known and known by me to be
the parties executing the foregoing instrument and voluntarily
acknowledged said instrument by them executed to be their free
act and deed. Frank H Gardner
Notary Public - BB
Received for record Sept 3 1913 at 9 oclock A.M.
and recorded by George L Brooks Town Clerk
Know all MEN by these presents, That I John
M Bruddington of Town of North Kingstown, Washington County, State
of Rhode Island hereinafter called the Grantor in consideration of
Forty Dollars paid to me by Lucy J DeLine Pittsfield, Berkshire
County, State Massachusetts hereinafter called the Grantee,
the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged do hereby give,
grant bargain sell and convey unto the said Grantee,
and her heirs and assigns forever, a certain lot or parcel
of land situated at Jamestown, East Beach in the town
of Northkingstown, State of Rhode Island bounded and described as
follows to wit: "commencing at a given stake on the
North side of the sandy road and of thence to the South east
corner of land owned by Grantee, thence Northerly forty feet;
thence Easterly forty feet; thence Southerly forty feet; thence
Westerly forty feet to place and point of beginning,
Bounded on the South by the sandy road, East by the lot
Brantor, on the North by Brantor, on the East by Pelactor
or however the same may be bounded and described,
The Grantee shall have a right of way to the Road,
To have and to hold the aforementioned premises,
with all the privileges and appurtenances thereunto belonging,
unto and to the use of the said Grantee and her heirs and
assigns forever,
And I my said Grantor do hereby warrant
for myself and t- my heirs executors and administrators
forever with the said Grantee and her heirs and assigns
That I am lawfully seized in the 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